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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-07
STEAMERS CRASH
IN HEAVY FOG
AND ONE SINKS
Unidentified British Froighter
CoIIideS With Passenger
Boat Near Norfolk; Fate Of
Passengers Unknown,

Norfolk, Va. oct. G-An unidcnti-
fled British freight steamer was SUM,
in the outer hurbor tonight in col
nsion with the Chesapeake Steamship
compuny's hay liner city OF Norfolk
outward bound from thia port for old
Point Comfort ana Baltimore VIII
passengers
Tho collision. due 10 o. heavy for on.
ycloping the hurbor, occurred Off Sew
olIs Point. about four mites north oi
Norfolk The Baltimore iR roturning
to nor pier whether or not lhorc
wus any loaa Of lirc has not been ps.
ccrtaincd
Reports from Old Point comfort
lust across from SowolIs Point. were
th1t tho how of tho passenger liner
Was partially carried nwny aud that
acycrm pcrn1us on board were bndly
injured Jhc p9aacqgcLs were said- 70
Iayu boon trunafrrrod 10 The pl1 Do-
miniou river steamer pocahont1a for
Norrolk
captain Hand ana the crew NJ tho
UlwlUood were tnltcu or bp mnll
boora lowered ~ the cIty of Norfolk.
the river Hoamor rocnhouluH aud oih.
err pron which woro pumlug FIrlocn
minutes after being struck by the
British ship had settled ON the bottom
boo thirty feet of wulnr
Most OF the uooly 100 p1HHcuTow
ON the City Of NorrolE woro at dinner
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-07
Troops of the Kaiser With the
Assistance Of the AuStro-
Hu0garjaOS, Administer De-
feat 10 the Enemy
FIGHTING CONTINUES
IN D0BRUDIA REGION


Turning against Rumauiaus who
had been advancing steadily iu east
cu TransylyauIu Austro. Hungarian
and German troops have defeated fHe
invaders docisiyrly uloug 30 uf,v mile
front. North of Fogama 70 the iue
ton of the Iomorod and Au rivers
the Rumanions are IN retreat pursued
by Toutonic troops
The successful ropulsc or lho in
Naders ON the southern end of the
line was at the hands of General Won
Falkenhalu former chief Of the Ger
man general staff aud who only last
week routed the tumanlans around
ucrmannstudt and drove them back
TO their own frontier North of Reps
The Austro-Ilungariuns recapturcd po.
sitlons ana took more than 1000 pri8-
oners. Bucharest admits that the Ru-
manian troops In eastern TuusyNauiu
have been Withdrawn before attack
by superior forces in the rcgion OF
Fogarus,
In Dobrudju, heavy fighting con
tnues. with Bucharest RECORDING
progress tor the Russians and Ru
maniaus In The center and on thoi
left wing
While General Bruasiloff apparent
~ has ceased, at least for the moment
his attacks against the Austro-icr
man lines in Volhynia, west of Lutsk
hc continues southwark his assault
with great intensity against the posi-
lons of the Tcutonic allies Eunrdiu
the approaches to petrogrud, result
cd in the taking of positions soutl
Of Brzczny ana the capture Of 50
prisoners Berlin, however, declare
that All Russian attacks In Galict
have been rcpulsed. and that the Aus
tro-Gcrmous have taken l,20O pfla
oners
IN Macedonia the armies Of thu
entente uIIos continue TO advance
The .ard ~h troops tBat crossed .t.'
sDruma northeast Of Sulonillt have
taken the town of Ncyolycn whct
was evacuated Boy the dcfcudcra 8outl
of Monasllr, Serbia, violent rFhtlni
is reported boy Paris.
Tho arIllcry continues active or
the sommc front IN l'raucc accprdlnr
to the reports from the war offices oI
an the bclligcronts
a delayed report from Constants
NOBLE lclls Of the rOut of troops north.
west Of lpmadau, Persia. IribeHmon
in lspahan, says Con4tanlinoplo, have
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-07
ALLEGED MEMBERS OF
SYNDICATE INDICTED

New York. oct 6-llNc men and
q woman were Indicted here today m
the federal grand jury m,csugauou
into the operations ut "thc white slave
Matchmaking syndicate" They are
ehorgcd with Matchmaking Edward
H. West. vice president of the &. a.
y'frgr T,a ~ tnitco company of"ths
city uud Chleaeo, out of $4,000. The
indictments accuse the men with Inn.
pursouauuE government officers while
the Womms part 1t is churod was
TO lure West from Chicago to W.
cttN
Mir West told the graud Jury that
Whilc he was at a hotel with the wom-
am, the men forced their way IN and
threatened to arrest him for violation
of the Mann white slave net and that
tbcv accepted pupoucd mlhy TO
ltt him 20.
The woman uuda Goldman. atlas
Alice Williams is u custody, as are
william Butter Homer r. French aud
james christian AN mmcd as defend
ants Two other men are tugit.yes
from justice
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-07
President Plans to Make Sec
ond Purely Political Speech
Of His Campaign at Shadow
Lawn This Afternoon,
ELECTION MAY HINGE
ON INDEPENDENT VOTE
He viii Seek to Show That
the Democrats, More Than
the Republicans, Deserve
Support of These Voters,
ER(-s-


Crestline, O., oct. 6.-President
Wilson plans to make the second
purely political speech of his cam
paign at Shadow Lawn tomorrow aft
ernoon before members of the Wood
row Wilson Independent league. Re
turning from Omaha, Neb., he will ar
rive at Long Branch at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning
The president is known to believe
that the coming election will be de-
cided by independents, and he will
make an especial appeal to them. The
meeting tomorrow also will be attend
ed by a group of progressives. The
president will seek to show that be-
cause of its legislative achievements
the democratic party, more than the
republican party, deserves the support
Of progressive and independent
voters.
Telegrams were received by the
president today praising his selection
of Major General Goethals, George
Rublce and E. +. Clarke as members
Of the eight-hour board. 1t was stat
Cd authuritatively that he chose Gem
eral Goethals because Of his admins
tratiye ability and his acquaintance
ship with railroad problems; Mr.
Clarke because of his service on the
Interstate Commerce commission and
former connection with the railroad
hrotherhoods, and Mr.. Rublee be-
cause Of his belief that he has an
analytical mind.
The run through Iowa, Illinois, OHIO
and Indiana today was made with but
few stops. Mr Wilson was told to-
night of published reports that Ann
bassador Gerard, now en- route home
from his post in Berlin, was bringing
suggestions that the United States
make a new move for peace. The
statement was authorized that the
president knew of no such mission.
Count yos .8erpstorff, the German
ambassador, has an engagement to see
the president Monday to present a let
ter from the German emperor on Po-
lsh relief,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-07
THE TRUTH ABOUT
MEXICO IS TOLD
BY SENATOR FALL
Texan Who Represents Sun
shine State III Upper House
of Congress Gives Us the
Facts in the Case,

New YORK oct 6.-lh 4" prepared
speech entitIed, Ihe lruIh Aoou'
Mexico uhileu states senator Al
bert Is. ran OF New MEXICO, at d re-
publican meeting mere tohlgnt ue-
nounced President wilson poley 10
ward the helghDofihs fepup'Ic' ne
declared that every American VINO
really KNOWS ahythihs OF tne true
conditions IN Mexico knows that Gar
rama S absolutlsm' despite wilson :
support, is tottering to a talL
senator ran quolcu o' 'e"5'" 'o'',
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-07
Can the Leopard Change It's Spots?

What to hope II of govern
mept t expected the candidates
* republican ticket?
use are no unicd of
established records These records before the of the
state monument their mcffcnca garng against
their IN, power.
Under republican az a ebh
than of
tcall the
blight the development and the business the
hindecd
ambition
1T WAS ONLY WHEN THE OLD CROWD WAS THROWN OUT
or OFFICE THAT THE STNrE OF NEW MENICO BEGAN rO
REACH TRUE DENEI OPMENT.
asked to power.a whose
nercncy tccn unm,takaby dmon
differently elected ti, they did when they held office
before The leopard does change his
voters who want TO
continue the path Of dccomcn and progress and
the democratic tcketno because they democrats
they clearly shown their ability TO fill the
: they
william G. Mcdonald able
candidate
Mcdonald policies
: pledge ~ A.
B. ticket
be them
81 am q
TRUST THE OLD CROWD. THE LEOPARD CANNOT
SPOTS.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-07

Won BERNST0hFF SAYS
THE REPORT is UNTRUE
.0nIy Specific Action by One
of the MedJators VIII Bring
About Any Efforts Of This
Country tOu Peace,
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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-07
DETROIT POLICE TO
HAVE BONUS SYSTEM
IsY uoHHIHa JOURNAL sFGciNL LEhsE0 ~ISHi

Icy AoHhlha JOURNAL sFAClhI IHhHEb ~'NAl
Detroit, oct G-James Couzens,
Detroits mulu-millonaire police COM
missioner, today announced the es-
tablishment Of a bonus system for
members of the Detroit police force,
The bonus, provided personally by Mr..
Couzens, will amount to about $4,000
annually 1t is believed to be the
first of its kind in the United states.
Mr.. Couzens receives $4,000 from
the city as police commissioner. He
said today that his salary Will form
part Of The bonus, which will be paid
out at regular intervals, probably ev-
cry three months. A record OF the et-
ficiency of each member of the de-
partment will be kept and distribution
of the bonus VIII be based to a great
extent upon this record.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-07
DENVER JUDGE TRIES
THREE CASES AT ONCE


Denver. oct. 6-Judge George ="
Allen. Of the First division Of district
court set new record here today uy
holding three trials at once.
Leaving attorneys TO argue 20
jury in the courtroom. ne had COM
menced a case in chambers when u
was found an important witness was
absent. While the witness was beng
summoned the Judge heard another
brief case.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-07
DRY LAW ENFORCEMENT
IS URGED BY LANDRITH
rsr MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL ls.sso was

Des Moines, Ia.. oct. G.-Ncceasity
Of dry law enforcement was urged
upon Iowans today by Ira Landrith,
prohibition vice presidential candi-
date. as the special dry train moved
eastward through the state.
Long. long ago" he said here,
when Theodore Roosevelt was yet
in office and had not become a
noisome pcstlential party scold he
uttered the immortal truth The
worst evil in any community Is unen-
forced law Law enforcement is not
d political issue. He who opposes the
enforcement Of law is not politician
-he is an anarchist
T. r. Hanly. the presidential cane
dtdate. confined himself 10 discussing
the national issue.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-07
New scheme for War loan.

Ottawa ont, oct 6.-It has been
decided to make use of 1000 branch
offices Of the Canadian bank in the
next domestic war credit The plan
Is TO allow an individual to open a
savings account with the understand
ing that when it reached a modest
amount, probably $40, the account
VIII be turned into a war saving GER
uIicate, paying possibly per cent.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-07
WASHINGTON IGNORANT
OF PEACE RUMORS

Washington. oct eff Ambassa-
dor Gerard is returning to the United
States on a mission other than to
spend q belatcd vacation, officials Of
the state department disclaim any
knowledge Of it. The statement has
been authorized that no preparations
for the discussion Of peace through
diplomatic channels have been made
and that all Information gathered
here seems to indicate that such o.
move would be inadylsable as well as
futile.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-07
Bandits Raid Ranch.

Preside. Tex. oct 6-MeXican
bandits raided the ranch Of O French
Mexican named Fleaut, and killed
both Fleaut and a Mexican boy in ms
employ, according to O report arriving
here today from san Carlos. a town
some miles down the Rio Grande
from here on the Mexican side The
bandits were trying 70 drive of the
cattle from the ranch near san car
los when they were detected by F'sa-t
who resisted with arms
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-07
u, S, LAUNCH RAMMED
BY A HUGE SW0RDFlSH

Galveston. Tex. oct. G.-The Unit
I'd states engineering launch &aeces
vas rammeG bE a f.f'@oH-tO0t ord
fish yesterday Nh.I- In the inlercoaat-
al canal. between Caney creek and
the Brazo= river according 10 capt
George Pr-ndargast. commodore oi
the engineers dredging fleet who was
on the lalur when The attack oc-
CURED. A bs hole vas made IN the
launch hei1v the water line. but she
has kept al -
The fish w2s shot and hauled
aboard Tn sword sur@i fifteen
feet In l@HEta G. lEaln Pr-lLsrza =
said
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-07
JACKSON PARK MYSTERY
Is FINALLY SOLVED

Chicago, oct. 6.-The bruised body
Of a woman found in Lake Michigan
off Jackson park, Wednesday night,
was Identified today as that of Miss
Marie Gruenwald
Miss Gruenwald, it was said, came
eral months ago. She was a house
keeper employed in the Miller house
Of Northwestern university. She dis
appeared Tuesday afternoon. The
revelation that Miss Gruenwald was
worried over an unfortunate love ar
fair practically convinced the police
the she committed suicide.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-07
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.

or twenty-four hours, ending at
m. yesterday
NaAimum temperature. 81 degrees;
''.'iiimu. e.. range. IS: temperature
al p m, 70. south wind. clear.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-07
THE WEATHER
THE WEATHER FoRECAsT.

Denver. oct. 6.-New Mexico: sat
urday and probably Sunday fair. not
much change in temperature.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22
A CALL FOR Mr.. ROOSEVELT
Use His Influence to Stir House
and Senate.

FL Paso, Tex, Jan. IA telegram
to Theodore Roosevelt, appealing to
him to use his influence with congress
to bring about change in the policy
of this government that so far has re-
fused to exercise its paternal duty
toward American life and property
abroad, was circulated here today for
signatures. 1t was proposed to send
it to him later.
Persons with interests in Mexico
were not permitted to sign it.
A plan to form a regiment, composed
of a thousand American mining men,
to enter Mexico and run down the
bandits responsible for the massacre
of Americans at San YsabeI was form
ulated at a meeting here last night
At the meeting it was decided to
present. the plan to officials Of the de
facto Mexican government with view
of getting the sanction of the Car
rama government.
Many Americans, it was said. have
started to join the force and foreign
mining corporations have offered to
supply arms and ammunition.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22
WILSON OPPOSED TO DRAFT
Military Service, Chairman Hay
Tells House Committee.

Washington, Jan. 13.- President
Wilson is opposed to compulsory mill
tary service, Chairman Hay told the
house committee on military affairs
yesterday.
Assistant Secretary of War Breck-
enridge told the committee the plan
for the organization of the continental
army would be more satisfactory to
the war department if enlistment were
made compulsory instead OF voluntary,
but admitted that the president dis
sentS.
Secretary Garrison presented to
Congress the administration plans for
strengthening United States coast for
tifications. He urged the house appro-
priations subcommittee to adopt the
proposed program Of spending 80 mill
ion dollars in the next four years, and
20 million dollars annually on the sea
coast defenses.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22
RESPONSIBILITY ON CARRANzA
Storm Breaks in Congress Over the
Murder of 1e Americans in Mex
ico-Action Demanded.

Washington, Jan. 13.-Congress was
swept by a wave of impassioned indig-
nation today over the killing of nine
teen American citizens by Mexican
bandits near Chihuahua. Demands
for action came from minority mem
bers and while the administration
leaders coun>e1led PATIENCE. even Sen
ator Stone, chairman of the senate
that if Carranza, after a fair trial,
failed to protect foreigners in Mexico.
Intervention was inevitable.
The atmosphere was surcharged
with excitement when the senate and
house met and the storm broke quick
Iy. Senator Sherman, Republican of
Illinois, introduced a resolution to ex-
press the sense of congress that there
should be intervention by the United
States and Pan-American nations IN
less General Carranza could comply at
once with a demand that he protect
the lives and property of foreigners. In
the house, Representative Dyer Of Mis-
souri, offered resolution asking Pres
ident Wilson if he did not think the
time had arrived to abandon Watchful
waiting and invade Mexico.
The resolutions were not acted upon,
both being referred to the foreign af-
fairs committee. But there was
aroused by the latest Mexican atrocity
a general spirit Of resentment that
most conservative leaders found it diff
fcult to restrain. Senators Gallinger
and Borah, on the Republican side in
the upper house, echoed the terms of
the Sherman resolution, which de-
clared that the Carranza government
appeared pOwerIess to cope with the
lawlessness in Mexico and declared
Intervention the only alternative I'M
less PREPARATION for the Chihuahua out
rage were speedily made and the de
fac;o government showed itself capa-
BILE OF controlling the situation.
Senator Stone urged patriotic sup
port of the president and patient for
bearance until the experiment of try
ing out the Carranza government
should prove a failure.
eff Carranza proves himself inefh-
cient, however, he added, eff he is
unable to punish criminals and to in
sure safety to foreigners in Mexico,
think with Mr. Borah that there is
only one thing to do and that is to go
down there armed and intervene"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22
A RIOT At Ell PASO
United States Soldiers Called
Out to Disperse a Body of
Armed MexicanS.
CITY NOW UNDER MARTIAL LAW
Texans Show Great Resentment Over
Recent Massacre of Americans
Mexicans Ordered Away.

FL Paso, Jan. 14--Martial law has
been declared in FL Paso.
At II o'clock last night number
of armed Mexicans gathered in the
lower part Of the city a detachment
CT the DTovost guard of soldiers from
Fort Bliss was sent to the vicinity.
-Four companies Of the Sixteenth In
fantry were ordered to take charge in
the downtown district after it was ap-
parent the police were powerIess to
check the crowds. Lines of troops
four abreast swung through the
streets and established sentries on the
corners and in the middle of the
squares.
The crowds thinned out when orders
were issued that no one appear on the
streets without a permit
Numerous Street Fights.
Resentment over the massacre in
Western Chihuahua Monday by Mexi-
can bandits of eighteen foreigners,
mostly Americans, fared up in FL
Paso tonight when numerous street
fights between soldiers and Mexicans
broke out. From railway quarters
came reports of fighting, in which
knives were used. American soldiers
from Fort Bliss participated.
Shortly before midnight the police
reserves were called out and ordered
to keep the crowds moving. Ambu-
lances raced through the streets and
physicians were called to various
quarters. Early in the evening four
soldiers cleaned OUT a saloon in their
search for Villa adherents. Later a
squad of fifty soldiers started through
FL Paso street, one of the main
streets, looking for Mexicans."
Advised Mexicans to Flee.
Police at the hotels sought cut Mex
leans and advised them for their own
protection to leave. Meanwhile a
number of former Villa officers and
other Mexicans rounded up today and
tonight, were deported. Among them
were Miguel Diaz Lombardo, former
foreign minister in the Villa cabinet;
Gen. Manuel Banda, Gen. Juan Prieto,
two brothers of Gen. Manuel Medina
vietia, Villas former chief Of staff,
and twenty others. They left for Cali
fornia
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22
TOOK U. S. SOLDIER OFF SHIP

New York, Jan. 15.-Albert Clark, a
private in the Fifth United States In
fantry, was removed from the steam
ship Santa Marta at Jamaica by Brit
ish neutrality officer, according to
passengers who arrived here on the
steamer Santa Marta today. After be-
ing detained ashore several hours
Clark was allowed to return to the
ship and proceed here. :
Clark, who had served nineteen
months in the Canal Zone, was pro-
ceeding to Washington under orders
to report to the adjutant general, and
was in full uniform when he was tenn
porarily removed from the Santa Mar
ia, which flies the American flag. :
This is said to be the first time a
United States soldier has been re-
moved under similar conditions from
an American vessel since the. War OF
1872. ~--
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-22
MEXICANS KILL II AMERICANS
Mining Men Taken From Train in
Chihuahua by Villa Bandits, Strip
ped and Shot.

Ell PasO, Tex, Jan. 12.-Seventeen
persons, all believed to have been
Americans, were killed by Mexican
bandits yesterday, after being taken
from a Mexico Northwestern train
fifty miles west of Chihuahua and
stripped of their clothing, according
to message received here tonight by
H. c. Myles, British vice-consul here,
from British Consul Scovell at Chihua-
hua City.
The train on which the Americans
were travelling from Chihuahua City
to Cusihui Piachic, Chihuahua, carried
thousands of dollars in currency and
a large quantity of supplies sent by the
American Smelling and Refining Com
pany to its mines in Cusihuiriachic.
1t is believed here that all the fif-
teen American mining men known by
means of a check on Mexican pass
ports to have been in Chihuahua City
were on board the looted train.
Thomas NJ. Holmes, the only known
survivor, said, however, in his brief
telegram giving the first news of the
raid, that he counted seventeen Amer
leans taken from the train.
1t is supposed the bandits belonged
to the forces of Gen. Jose Rodriguez,
Villa supporter, known to be operating
in Chihuahua against the de facto gov
eminent. Almost Immediately after the
first news of the raid was received
censorship was imposed between Jua-
rez and Chihuahua City by the Carran-
"a officials. This action was taken, it
was said, until the story could be
verified from official Mexican sources"
According to the brief message re-
ceived here, the train bearing the
Americans was stopped by the bandits
at Kilometer 68, about fifty miles west
of Chihuahua City. The Americans
were taken from the train, stripped
and lined up along the cars for execu-
ton. Holmes, it is said, was on the
extreme end of the line. AS the firing
squad detailed by the bandit leader
took position, it is reported Holmes
broke away and fed into the desert.
With feet and body cut and bleeding
from the stones and sharp cactus he
ran without looking back until he no
longer heard the whistle of bullets or
the sound of firing.