Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-10-10
British Completely Capture Strong Strategic Position and Advance
About 7uo Miles, Baggg Over 1000 Prisoners French ake Gain
of Mile and Quarter and Are Masters of Several important VILLAGES
VANGUARD BEGINS ARRIVING FOR
STATE PATRIOTIC CELEBRATION


service, the American Red Cross,
Woman's Christian Temperance I'm
ion, the Suffrage league, New Mexico
Federation of Women's Clubs, Daugh-
ters of the American ReVolution-Wa
Exhibition hall, Occidental building.
State food commission, agricultural
agents, financial agents, home eco
nomics demonstrators-Re Reading room
Commerce building.
Four Minute Men, Motor Minute
Men--Lobby Commerce building
9 4, m.-Opening of amusements on
Gold avenue
1880 a. m.-Grand Patriotic street
parade.
Governor Lindsey and staff, entire
state war organization and auxiliaries,
the First New Mexico infantry, Col.
e. c. Abbott commanding; autos fur
nlshed by New Mexico Motor Minute
Men.
Afternoon.
p. m.-Traction park. Frontier
sports by TEX Austin and aggrega-
ton of world champions including
Sam J. Garrett champion all around
cowboy of the world; jim Massey.
worlds champion bulldogger; Jim
Wilkes, worlds champion broncho
buster; Leonard Stroud, worlds cham
pion trick and fancy rider; Red Atkin-
son, New Mexico champion steer rop-
ing and bulldogging from automobile;
Allen Holder, worlds champion goat
roper.
Evening.
p. m.-Opening of War Exhibit
hall.
p. m,-Storming The Trenches"
Good shows GOOD music. Lots of
noise. Plenty of fun. Clean and
wholesome. Indian dances.
Former Governor Mcdonald is
deeply interested in State Patriotic
week. He was called to Santa fe
Tuesday but will return to Albuquer
que this morning and will remain here
during the ontlre program. 1t is the
governor s. opinion that Patriotic week
Will ultimately prove a big asset 10 the
state of New Mexico.
Joe Hannum of the committee on
War Exhibit hall at the Occidental
building, THIRD street ard Gold
avenue, reports that every foot OF
space IN the area assigned, so by l00
reet, has been taken.
The labor unions have delegated
representatives u AID Director Sellers
in starting off tile street parade TINS
morning promptly ana IN order. NO
Secular organizations will march IN
the paraues. Only the war workers,
through their various organizations,
will march. Capt. Charles S. W mite
OF the Motor Minute Men asks for
zoo cars to handle the crowd.
There is a real Ferris wheel INSTALL
ed at Fourth street and Gold avenue.
This is the western boundary of The
trenches. here is cnance tor peo-
pie to get up in the world and take
broad view of things.
The center of The Trenches is
at 1hird street and Gold avenue. The
main entrance is through the arch IN
third street, between Central and Gold
avenues.
The activity al the Chamber OF
Commerce would indicate that 1t is
the center of the city for all prac-
teal, important purposes. Secretary
Tombs is one of the busiest men IN
New Mexico. Yesterday the Com
mercial club purchased fifty addition
al flags to complete the decoration OF
the Chamber of Commerce building.
In the big patriotic parade today
the Hoover workers, who really are
all in the employ of Uncle Sam, will
wear u distinct uniform.
On Thursday the big day for mill
tary athletics, arrangements have
been made for distributing prizes to
every soldier who enters the contest.
This considerate recognition has been
made possible by the activity of o. A.
Matson and his industrious commit
tee and the corporation of Albuquer-
que merchants.
Donald McGregor, the Scotch giant,
who is eight feet two and one-half
inches tall and weighs 427 pounds,
and Baby Alma, the Australian giant
ess, who is six feet ten inches tall and
weighs 5SS pounds, are to be seen IN
The Trenches" Donald plays six
musical instruments and speaks seven
different languages. and Baby Alma,
who is only Is years old, Is fair, fat
and funny.