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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-17
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council of these delegates &lrro,-
the agreement by several lu1tr ,.
votes to fifteen. The first act of the
new government NJ. Kerenski d'
clarod, has been the immediate pub
lication of a decree of fun amnesty
Continuing the dispatch adds, the
minister of justice said:
our comrades of the second and
fourth dumas who were banished lille
gally to the tundras of Siberia will br
released forthwith. In my jursdiC-
ton are all the premiers and minis
ters of the old regime. They will an
swer before the law for all crimes
against the people"
SHOW them no mercy" many
voices in the crowd exclaimed.
Comrades" added NJ. Kerenski.
"regenerated Russia will not have
recourse to the shameful methods
utilized by the old regime. without
trial, none will be condemned. All
prisoners will be tried in open court
Comrades, soldiers. citizens: All
measures taken by the new govern
ment will be published. Soldiers
ask you to cooperate. Free Russia
now Is born and none will succeed In
Wrestling liberty from the hands Of
the people. DO not listen to the
promptings OF the agents OF the old
regime. Listen to your officers. Long
| live free Russia"
The speech was greeted by storm
| of cheering s.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-17
REVOLT ORIGINATED WITH
DUMA PROGRESSIVES

London, March 16.-From an au.
thority closely In touch with Russian
official circles, it is understood, says
the Reuter- correspondent at Copen-
hagen, that the revolution originated
rather with the progressive members
of the duma than with the people.
This probably was because the pro-
Eressives were convinced that the
hated minister of the interior. Proto
popoff, was about to make himself
dictator, and thus the last hope of req
ulating the foodstuffs and carrying
out other reforms in the way desired
by the progressives would disappear.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-17
CONFERENCE HOPES
TO AVERT STRIKE

New York, March 16.--Three Of
the four members of the national
council of defense appointed with
the sanction of President Wilson TO
act as mediators in the hope of
avoiding the nationwide progressive"
railroad strike called to begin at 6
O'Clock tomorrow night, went into
conference at l0:30 o'clock tonight
with the chiefs of the four railroad
brotherhoods. Franklin X. Lane, Sec
retary of the interior, arrived in the
city at o'clock, and Secretary of
Labor Wilson nearly an hour later.
Daniel Willard, president of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad had preced-
ed them. No one knew at what hour
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor the
fourth mediator, would arrive.
1t was the purpose of the defense
Continued on Page Twol
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-17
CARRANzA CAN
GET No HELP IN
UNITED STATES
Administration Is Not to Par
tiCipate in Any Attempt to
Bring Peace by Embargoing
Supplies to Europe,

Washington, March 16.-The Unit
ed States sent to General Carranza to-
day formal notification that it cam
not participate in his proposed Pan
American concert to cut off NUM-
tions and food shipments to the Euro
pean belligerents with a view to fore
ing peace.
The reply is understood to point out
that such move would have no JUS
tification in International law 1t is
going forward through Ambassador
Fletcher at Mexico City and will not
be made public until delivered.
Friendly in Tone.
Officials emphasized tonight that
although the note refuses flatly to CO.
operate in General Carranza's plan,
it is friendly in tone and avoided any
statement which might give offense to
the defacto government. From this it
is inferred that the communication
does not reflect the suspicion of
German influence behind the propo-
sal which has been general among
officials here and was accentuated by
revelation of the effort to align Mex
leo with Germany against the United
States.
Better Feeling Shown.
In many quarters here the belief
prevails that softening of General
Carranza's attitude toward this gov
ernment has followed the withdrawal
of the American troops and the ex-
posure of German intrigue in Mexico,
Editorial comments in Mexican
newspapers are pointed to also as
showing a better feeling toward the
United States. and the reception ten
dered Ambassador Fletcher has been
gratifying to officials here.
Soon after it was received a month
ago General CarranZa's proposal was
acknowledged by the state depart
ment in note neither approving nor
the proposal. Officials
have not revealed whether any furth-
er communication prompted today's
reply. Neither has it been disclosed
whether General Carranza has replied
to the American inquiry for such fur
ther information as Mexico might
have regarding Germany's machina-
tions against the United States.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-17
STUDENT AMBULANCE
CORPS GOES TO FRONT
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Paris, March 16.-Section XIV of
the American field ambulance, COM
posed of students of Leland Stanford
university left today for the trench
fighting front. The section is in
command of A. r. Muir, of Phila-
delphia. Others of the section are Jo-
seph II. Eastman, Edward B. Gordon,
Reuben l.. Litchfield, Will ]. Loeb
and Walter r. Malm, all of Sar Fran
cisco, and Harold G. Blote, of Oak
land Louis Vaughan Cady, of Los AL
tos. Vernon f. Caughell, of Fresno;
Donald r. Fox, of Pasadena; Rey-
mond F.. Gibson. :. of Macon, Ga; Will
liam II. Honens and Otis !. Strong
both of Alberta, Canada; George M.
KYLE and John C. Platt, both OF Port
land, Ore: John X. Morris, of Clover
dale, Calf; Allen II. Nichols and Carl
A. Randau, both of Palo Alto, Calf;
Leslie Shipway, of Santa Cruz, Calf;
Roland H. Spears of Santa Monica.
Calf; Walter B. Shook, of Berkeley,
Calf, and Murray E. Tucker, of Den
ison, Tex
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-17
OBREGON REVOLT
|N,MEX|CO NOW
THOUGHT LIKELY
Activity Of Friends, Close to
General Recently Resigned,
Causes Rumor to Be Re-
garded With Seriousness.

Ell Paso, Tex, March 16.----unusual
activities among the group of former
Mexican federal generals, coupled
with the operations Of men known to
be close to Gen. Alvaro Obregon, have
caused the United States governmenl
officials to take seriously the rumorj
and reports of a new political move
ment in Mexico, led by Obregon,
which have been in circulation hcr.
since last night.
The appearance of supposed Obre-
gon agents here and in Juarez follow
ing the resignation of Obregon a.
minister of war. and the crossing Of
a number of former federal general
along the Sonora Chihuahua line, hDs
caused the secret agents here to be
come unusually active in shadOwirg
the movements of the men believe
to be behind the new revolutionarv
movement on the border.
Sonora for ObregoD.
A former general of Obregon's STAFF
has been seen frequently in Ell Paso
and in Juarez in conference with
civil and military officials of the
CarranZa government. Another agent
has been operating west of here and
reports from Sonora tonight say the
entire state is ready to go over to
Obregon in the event he appears in
the field against Carranza.
Carranza officials here and de
facto commanders in Juarez continue
to insist that Obregon is intensely
loyal to Carranza and is only retiring
from his provisional cabinet because
of i'll health. Rumors of other chang
es in the Carranza cabinet, including
the replacing of several ministers
friendly to Obregon. with men close
to Carranza, has tended to strengthen
the report of dissension within the de
fGcto government.
What Part Felix Diaz and Villa will
play in the new movement is consid
cred here as problematical. Diaz has
become unusually popular in Sonora,
which is known as "Obregon's state"
and a well-defined Felicista move
ment has been discovered there.
Villa, it is believed here, while will
ing to become party to a triumvirate
against his old enemy, Carranza. will
not be considered because of his past
deeds and unpopularity with the
United States The German question
has been injected into the situation.
1t was said here tonight.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-17
MANAGERS APPROVE
EFFORT TO STOP TROUBLE

New York, March 16,--The follow
ing telegram was sent to President
Wilson tonight by the railroad man
ayers committee:
''In sympathy with the spirit of
your message, the national conference
committee of railroads will cooper.
ate with the committee of the national
council of defense insan earnest effort
to avert the national calamity which
would result from an interruption Of
railroad traffic"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-17
THE WEATHER
FORECASTS:
RUSSIAN EXILE is.
PLEASED WITH REVOLT

London, March 16.-Prince Peter
Kropatkin, the Russian revolutionary
leader, who has been an exile in Eng
land for many years, in commenting
on the news from Petrograd, said to-
day:
Il am delighted with today's news
from Russia. The struggle against
autocracy has been relentlessly car
ried on for a half century. Now
consider the fall of the autocracy as
final.
After victory is gained by the ma
ton the efforts OF Russia will have
to be directed TO getting rid Of the
Germans and establishing free and
independent Poland. United as it is
in the army and has been for the last
two and half years, the Russian ma
ton will win the war and help the
Germans | hope, to free themselves
from the Hohenzollern yoke"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-17
ROMANOFF DYNASTY
ENDED IN RUSSIA

Petrograd, March 16 (via Lon
don. emperor Nicholas abdi-
Gated at midnight last night on
behalf of himself and the heir-ap-
parent, Grand Duke Alexis, in
favor of Grand Duke Michael
AleXandrovitch.
At 2:30 o'clock this afternoon
Grand Duke Michael himself alb
dicated, thus bringing the Ro-
manoff dynasty to an end.
The government, pending n
meeting of the constitutional as
sembly, is vested in the executive
committee of the duma and the
newly chosen council of minis
terS, A manifesto to this effect
was issued by the duma commit
tee today and it will be tele-
graphcd to the general army
headquarters this evening.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-17
REWARD Of $1,000
FOR RETURN Of
PEARL NECKLACE
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tsr MORNING JouRSaL SPECIAL IEAsso ~,ssl
Los Angeles, March 16-Police were
asked today to aid in the recovery of
a pearl necklace valued at approx
mately 100000. which was reported
as stolen from Mrs. Frank Sullivan
Smith of New York.
The necklace consisted of sixty
seven pearls. said to be perfectly
matched. given to Mrs. Smith by her
father. Smith is president of the
Shawmut Mining company and the
Shawmut Coal and Coke company.
The necklace was missed by Mrs.
Smith Wednesday upon her return to
the suburban hotel where she and her
husband have been staying, from an
afternoon tea in a downtown hotel.
A reward of $1,000 was offered to-
day for information leading to recov-
cry of the necklace.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-17
PUT OUT SOCIALIST
FOR STORMY SPEECH
tsr MORNING JousnAL SPECIAL LEASED WIRE

London, March 16.--The German
submarine campaign and military des-
potism were denied and the German
peace offer of last December char
acterized as ridiculous in a stormy
speech by Deputy Hoffman, socialist,
in the Prussian diet after Chancellor
Won Bethmann-Hollweg had delivered
his speech promising international
political reorganization and reform Of
the franchise after the war, accord
ing to a Berlin dispatch transmitted
by the Central News correspondent
at Amsterdam.
Deputy Hoffman, after being thrice
called to order, was forced to leave
the chamber.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-17
FINNISH RAILWAY LINE
BLOWN UP IN PLACES
tsv MORNING JOURNAL srsei.l LxAsxp w,ssi

London, March 16.-An Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Stockholm
quotes the Aftonbladet as stating that
the Finnish railway lines have been
blown up at several point and that
train service between Haparanda.
Sweden and Tornea, on the Finnish
side of the border. has been suspend
ed for more than a fortnight Hugo
Quantities of goods are stored at tho
former place.
Finnish troops, the dispatch odds
refused to obey orders from the lr'c
govcrnwon' 70 proceed to pctrog,ed
"r3 2 lrrH number Of thcm are sup.
porting thq now government
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-17
Trenches on Front of 5000
Yards Are Captured and St,
Pierre-VaaSt Wood Is Conn.,
pIeteIy Taken,
BAPAUME AND PER0NNE
POSITIONS MENACED
Maude's Forces Advance Rap
idly From Bagdad While
Russians Are Driving To-
ward MeSopotamia.
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Continuing their attack on the Ger
man lines in the center of the Somme
region in France, British troops have
gained further successes Almost all
fof the st. Pierre-Vaast wood, the
scene of previous heavy battles be-
tween British and German forces, has
been occupied, says the official state
ment from the British war office.
German trenches on a front of 5000
yards north and south of the wood
also were taken, the communication
adds. The st. Pierre Vaast wood lies
about midway between Bapaume and
Peronne and it's occupation by this
British would increase the menace to
these strong points in the German de-
fense. The wood dominates the out
lying positions north of Peronne.
German Attack Rcpulsed.
A German attack on British post
northeast of the Somme was repulsed,
London says. Berlin reports numer-
Gus German raids on the Ancre, Som
me and other sectors in France, from
which prisoners were brought in.
French troops continue to advance
on both sides of the Avre. In Cham
payne the French carried out sur
prise attack east of the Butte de Sou
ain.
Fighting Near Monastir.
Renewed activity in Macedonia.
near Monastir, is reported by Berlin,
which says the French We're success
fui in ertsring German trenches but
~ only os.s point, 1eine "be:den of
elsewhere. Between Lakes ochrida and
Presba, it is added, French attempts
were repulsed.
While the British troops are ad-
vancing up the, Diala river from Bag
dad, Russian troops have occupied
height west of Kermanshah Persia.
British forces have taken Bakubah,
thirty miles northeast of Bagdad and
on the main road TO Kermanshah.
The Turkish forces continue their
retreat up the right bank of the IT.
girls from Bagdad.
Air Raid on English Coast.
German airships have renewed their
attacks on southeastern England
London announces, and bombs have
been dropped on the county of Kent.
a German airplane previously had
dropped bombs on Westgate.
Another British torpedo boat de-
stroyer has been sunk as a result OF
striking a mine in the English chan
mel. 1t is believed that twenty nine
members Of the crew were lost.
Freedom i'm Russia.
Far-reaching reforms in Russia are
promised the people as result of the
revolution A constitutional assembly
based on universal suffrage, abolition
of all social, religious and national re-
strictions, and amnesty for all politi-
cal and religious offenses, are included
in the program of the executive COM
mittee of the duma. which consti-
tutes the provisional government. The
removal of social, religious and ma
tional restrictions would give freedom
to the Jews in Russia. Liberty OF
speech and OF the press and universal
suffrage in communal election also
are contemplated.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-17
STATE OF OHIO READY
TO HAVE MARTIAL LAW

Columbus, O., March 16.-GoVernor
Cox today issued a statement saying
the state of Ohio was ready for any
emergency in connection with the
threatened strike and that if it be-
comes necessary to avert a food fam
inc or to give the president of the
United States that cooperation in a
crisis which he deserves Il will make
martial law-the law of the state
take over the railroads and run them"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-17
Albuquerque, New Mexico, Saturday, March II, 1917

hand down its decision on the oonsti-
tutionality of the law has been gem
orally condemned.
So far as any attempt by strikers to
interfere physically with the opera
ton of the railroads is concerned, in
the celebrated "DebS case" the Unit
ed States supreme court, in most
sweeping terms, unanimously declar-
ed the federal government has widest
powers to prevent physical obstruc-
tions at least to interstate commerce
and transportation of the mails.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-17
HENRY C. HALL NEW
HEAD OF COMMISSION
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Washington, March 16.-Commis-
sioner Henry c. Hall was elected
chairman of the Interstate Commerce
commission today.
Mr.. Hall was appointed to the COM
mission by President Wilson in Janu-
ary, 1914, to fill the unexpired term
of Charles A. Prouty, resigned, and
had personal supervision of the com
missions divisions of law and INQUIRY,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-17
See Only Dollar Mark.

Salt Lake City. Utah, March 16.-
"Are our souls rotted?" Can we
see only the dollar mark in the skye"
These are excerpts from Theodore
Roosevelt's letter to Utah's appeal for
funds to help, Belgium, which was
made public today through the Rocky
Mountain club Hoover fund.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-17
BERLIN GIVES RELIEF
SHIPS CONDUCT PASSES

'oS soNNiNo JooHNAL sVsStI IsAsso W'Nsi
New York, March 1.-THE COM
mission for relief in Belgium Is in re-
ceipt of cables saying that German
authorities are now able to communi-
cate with all submarine commanders
and, that as from the 18th instant the
commissions shipping will be posi-
lively safeguarded If following the
northern route. Six of the commits
sion's steamers which have been held
at Rotterdam pending completion of
the necessary preliminaries, sailed for
the United States at midnight with
German safe-conduct Spasses contain
ing absolute guarantees against sub
marine attacks.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-17
RUSSIA HENCEFORTH TO
BE FREE GOVERNMENT

London, March 16.-Addressing
thousands of soldiers and civilians
from the gallery of the lobby of the
duma, Deputy Kerenski, the new
Russian minister of justice, says a
Reuters dispatch from Petrograd
dated today, announced that the pro-
visional government took office by
virtue of an agreement with work
mems and soldiers delegates. The
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Petrograd, March 16 (via London)
To-day Russia appeared to be in a
fair way toward solving the greatest
problem with which, perhaps, any ma
ton was ever confronted. Order H.
growing with incredible rapidity out
of the chaos Of the last week and the
new government, gathering up the
broken thread of national and munich
pal life, is striving to set the organi-
zation of the country in motion so
that the conduct of the war will suf-
fer as little as possible from the revo-
luton.
Business Is Resumed.
The members of the new ministry
already have assumed their posts and
the government buildings, empty and
deserted for four days, again are open
for official business. The banks, all
the commercial and financial houses.
and some Of the factories have re-
sponded to the new governments ap-
peal, opened their doors and exnrea 500
Willingness to do everything II their
bower to effect as quick recovery as
possible from the paralysis Of the last
week. The soldier-polcemen are
guarding the streets in place of the
old gendarmes.
Hundreds of messages have been re
oeived from all over the country de-
claring the allegiance of important
cities and fortresses to the new re-
gime.
No Opposition Anywhere.
Moscow, Kharkov, TsarItsyn and
Fologda formally have Acknowledged
the new government, and so far as is
known, not Il single section OF the
country stands out for the old order
Of things. Supported by unanimous
vote, the present government is in
reality a government of the people.
According TO the latest information,
the executive committee of the duma
and the committees of soldiers and
workingmen's deputies have reached a
full agreement, or at least have de-
ctded temporarily to waive all minor
differences until the meeting of the
constitutional assembly which will de-
eide just what form the new govern
ment of Russia will take.
Meanwhile, it is reported that the
government Of the country will rest
for three months in the hands of a
committee of twelve. and it is stated
that the monarchy, for the time being,
will be abolished.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-17
Food Question Most Important.

London, March 16.--The British
government regards the production of
food of greater importance at the
nrosent time than the sending of ad-
litonal men to the army Chancellor
Bonar Law said today, in response to
questions in the house of commons,
the cabinet had informed the war Of
flee and the board of agriculture that
this was its view.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-17
GRAND DUKE TAKES
SUPREME COMMAND

London, March ia Reu-
ter's Pctrograd dispatch says
that prior to his abdcation, the
Russian emperor transferred the
supreme command OF the Rus
sian armies to Grand Duke Mich
> olas.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-17
DUMA COMMITTEE TO RULE
RUSSIA F0R THREE MONTHS
W|THG6i w.. ::22:!G'I.AlNCF !'.AlNCF OF
MONARCHY IN ANY FORM
MANY CITIES AND FORTRESSES
TELEGRAPH THEIR ALLEGIANCE
TO THE NEW GOVERNMENT

No Opposition Is Discovered Anywhere to Revolution Which
Overthrew Gar Nicholas and Started Great Empire on
Road to Republic or Parliamentary Control; Preparations
to Push War With Greater Vigor Are Being Made and
Business Everywhere Is Becoming Normal, Following
Radical Change of Early Days of Week. Constitutional
Assembly Is to Be Called to Determine Future of Nation.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-17
WILLARD AND GOMPERS
ALSO ARE DELEGATES
BrotherhoodS Are to Be Asked
to Postpone Strike, if One
Cannot Be Averted, Until
Emergency Passes.
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NO STATEMENT TO
BE ISSUED BY LANE

New York, March 17.-Secre-
tary Lane sent word from the
conference room at 2:2O o'clock
that the brotherhood men had
left but that the mediators were
still in conference with the man
ayers. He said no further state
ment would be made tonight,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-17

ri SSIl Lin ELY TO
BECOME REPUBLIC

PctroSrad, March 10 (via Lon
don, March 17.)-Unless i'm
probable events occur Russia
has today become a republic.
" The outcome depends on how
the manifesto is received by the
six million soldiers at the front.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-17
INTERNED RAIDERS ARE
MOVED TO NEW PLACE

Philadelphia March 16.--The in
termed German commerce raiders.
Kronprinz Wilhelm and Prinz Eitel
Friedrich, were today moved to a new
position in the Philadelphia navy
yard. The moving was without Incl
dent. The crews of the ships lined
the rails and silently watched three
tugs tow the cruisers tc their new
berths
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-17
Denver Man ,tnno,ei.

Chicago, March 16.-H. II. Rolaff
of Denver was elected president of the
Sugar Manufacturers association at
its final session here today. Twenty
men representing investments of
$100,000,000 in the sugar industry
We're present.