Twenty Million For the Shoals Is Agreed Upon
Washington May 18 conferees reached a definite agreement on the army bill. The plan includes a standing army of 206000 enlisted men, a federalized national guard of 425000, elimination of the federal volunteer army, a nitrate plant costing 20140000, four seven year terms in the regular army, and a government nitrate plant to be funded by Panama canal bonds. Four major generals and nineteen brigadiers added to the general officers. The national guard grows by 800 per district and the double oath of allegiance is approved.
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International News Service
Washington
Senate
House
Plattsburg
National Guard
Berman Attacks Verdun Break Under French Fire
French and German forces fought heavily along the Meuse in Verdun and surrounding sectors last night. French assaults on Hill 287 Douaumont and Thiaumont farm faced stiff German fire, while German counterattacks east and west of the Meuse were repulsed with heavy artillery duels and two hostile aircraft shot down.
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Paris
Meuse
French War Office
Verdun
Douaumont
Thiaumont Farm
Verdun Front
Avecourt Wood
Hill 304
Berlin
German War Office
Germany Uneasy On Lansing Note
Amsterdam reports considerable unease across Germany over Secretary Lansing's remarks on Anglo American relations and the blockade dispute. The German press questions interpretation of the statement and seeks official clarity from Ambassador Gerard.
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Germany
Lansing
United States
England
Zeitung
James W. Gerard
Gerard
Great Britain
Premier Asquith Reviews British Troops in Dublin
London May 13 Gen Sir John Maxwell led a review of British troops in Dublin. Premier Asquith attended the ceremony to confer with officials and obtain firsthand information on the uprising in the Irish capital.
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International News Service
London
Dublin
John Maxwell
Ireland
Asquith
Mexican bandits raid Texas farm near Laredo
Mexican bandits raided Ambrose Johnson’s farm on the American side of the Rio Grande about 26 miles northwest of Laredo. They set fire to a schoolhouse at Leyndecker, Johnson fired with a rifle as the bandits drove away his horses. The raiders fled back into Mexico.
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International News Service
Laredo
Texas
Ambrose
Johnson
Rio Grande
Leyndecker
Mexico
Drive on Salonika May Be Under Way
Athens May 13 The German lines in Macedonia have begun to advance and it is indicated that the long expected drive against Salonika by Austro German and Bulgarian forces may already be under way. A Bulgarian force of 36 000 supported by German Austrian troops is reported marching southward.
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International News Service
Athens
Macedonia
Salonika
New Decatur Chamber of Commerce Forms At Assembly
Enthusiasm marks Friday night meeting at the Decaturs assembly room as 36 join to organize a chamber of commerce for New Decatur. Temporary leaders elected, a naming committee named, and a report planned within a week.
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Surance
Robert T. Sheppard
Decaturs Daily
Sheppard
Chamber of Commerce
A. G. Patterson
F.C. Payne
New Decatur
Samuel Blackwell
Muscle Shoals
H. R. Davis
E. C. Nix
J. L. Gunter
Jack Dillehay
R. T. Sheppard
J. J. Kuhn
Sam Spielberger
R. F E. Chandler
W. R. Shelton
I. J. Kane
W. A. Curry
L. A Neill
Jim Crow
Hil Mullin
A A. Hardage
T. A. Bowles
W. R. Smith
Clean Up and Paint Up Campaign Declared for Decaturs
A joint proclamation by Mayors A A Hardage of New Decatur and James A Nelson of Decatur calls for Monday May 15 to start a Clean Up and Paint Up drive. Citizens urged to tidy homes and yards, paint where needed, remove trash, and use metal containers for waste with street department aid.
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A. A. Hardage
New
James A. Nelson
Decatur
New Decatur
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Street Department
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Mayor City Decatur
Morgan County Republicans Fire Back at U S Foreign Policy
The Morgan County Alabama Republicans declare a platform denouncing the Democratic foreign policy, condemning incursions at the Texas border and Mexico, government waste, and proposing a return to protectionist economics to aid American workers and industry.
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U. S
Morgan County
Alabama
Republican Congress
United States
High Seas
Mexico
Texas
New Fence for City Cemetery Brings Major Improvements
City Cemetery in Decatur is being beautified with 1.25 miles of welded wire fence and galvanized posts set in cement. Grounds are mowed and weeds removed, the chapel will be painted, and a concrete approach base added. Work progresses under John D. Wyker and T. Royer after prior funding shortages.
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City Cemetery
Decaturs
Tyncrete
Execution Scenes Foretold as Carranza Forces Try 73 Villistas
El Paso reports indicate Carranza troops will hold firing squad executions in Juarez next week to prove order. Seventy three Villistas arrested in El Paso face military trial after evidence links them to uprising plans. Border unrest continues as Gen Scott heads to Washington and Gen Funston returns to San Antonio, with calls for patience and preparedness amid potential withdrawal.
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International News Service
el Paso
Carranzista
Juarez
United States
International Bridge
Carranzas
Juarez Cuertel
Scott
Washington
Funston
San Antonio
Mexico
Washington Awaits Gen Scott Return
Washington on May 13 prepared for a quiet period as the Mexican situation rested on the pending return of General Scott to the capital. No further action was planned until he arrived. details continued on Page Two.
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Washington
Scott
International News Service
Kennedy Wins by 3000 Votes In Garrison Finish
Montgomery Alabama May 13. Reports from counties show Sam Kennedy elected to a second term as president of the Alabama Public Service Commission with an indicated 3000 vote majority. Graves announces Kennedy lead after a strong showing. second choice vote count not needed. E D Smith defeats Burr by over 7000 votes. Delegates at large to the national convention include Rushton White Denson Michael Pelham for court of appr.
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International News Service
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Ala
Alabama
Sam P. Kennedy
Alabama Public Service Commission
Bibb Graves
Democratic Executive Committee
Kennedy
E. D .Smith
Borden Burr
Rushton
White
Denson
Michael
Pelham
Court of Appr
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