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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1917
Page
2
The Carlsbad press notes its editor and manager as part of a published notice dated April 1, 1917, asserting post office filing and copyright under the Associated Press. It reserves exclusive republication rights for news credited to it or AP content, including local dispatches.
The editor acknowledges with thanks Vector's appointment as a delegate to the dry farming congress. He notes no expense was provided and the trip would cost more than a bean thresher, arguing his efforts are better spent improving bean crops and getting them to market, wondering if all bean threshing editors would be honored similarly.
Santa Fe reports Attorney General Patton ruled governor Lindsey can use war emergency funds to suppress bootlegging at Alba and enforce liquor laws. The decision also allows removal of county and city officers to support law enforcement and traffic safety efforts amid ongoing public order concerns.
After a long wait, Carlsbad residents stepped out to light showers that brought relief. About an inch of rain fell, with minimal westward spread. On Monday a heavier rain near Dark Canyon Wells and near the Vineyard Stock Farm capped the weather event.
El Paso Sept. 17 Col H G Sickel district commander received a report that only twenty one men remained in the Columbus camp of the alleged I W W members deported from Bisbee. Fifty of the deported men left for the west during the day.
A Clovis New Mexico incident reports a man and his wife killed in a gasoline explosion following a midnight gas request. The Duke farm accident occurred twenty miles northwest of Clovis after a passing auto party sought fuel. The husband died soon after, the wife died within twelve hours from burns and shock.
Dr. Black, who had been in Monument a few days making arrangements to relocate to Carlsbad, returned yesterday.
The article describes Riga as a Baltic port near Petrograd, a brewing and manufacturing center with a 600000 population half Germanic, seat of the Baltic governor, founded in 1201, a Hanseatic League member by 1282, and noted for landmarks like the cathedral with a vast organ and the 440 foot St Peter's Church spire. It also mentions cultural sites and Riga's polytechnic institute with over 1500 students.
Two brothers M. Wogeman and another sibling are spending a few days in the valley while traveling to Salt River Valley. They hail from Brookeville Iowa and are surveying the area during their journey.
Albuquerque Sept. 16 NM State University will maintain its dormitory and dining hall system for the coming college year with no increase in student costs. University fees, room, board and incidental charges will total 200 dollars, the lowest annual cost among dormitory schools in the United States. A new Purchasing Agent will oversee buying to keep room and dining hall costs unchanged.
Washington dispatch reports another brutal chapter in German prisoner camp tortures. A Russian deserter tunneling from the Antwerp Rosendaal frontier describes brutalities starvation and death in a western front battalion now under 600 survivors. He cites small rations of bread turnip soup and occasional horse meat, with invalid camps for the wounded and a fear by officers of repatriation.
In Bisbee and the Warren district the I W W activities fade after 140 Columbus exiles are arrested since Wednesday. Officials report many intend to leave for Los Angeles or other California cities. Those arriving from Columbus are processed for vagrancy, facing 90 days in jail, while belongings are retrieved under guard.
A veteran recounts harsh treatment of prisoners including starvation, beatings, prolonged suspension, and near lethal torture. He notes his own battalion, once 1,000 strong, reduced to 950 by coercive measures before his escape.
Malcom McGregor of Van Horn Texas arrived in town today to conduct business engagements and meet local contacts. He is engaging with regional firms and planning further meetings this week.
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