Chains Clank as Bandit Leaders Come to Camp
Two chiefs who led a recent raid are captured and brought to the camp as bandit leaders are secured.
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1916
Page
1
Americans Outwitted Them Marathon Prisoners Courted
Lieut. Col. Nap ivndad Alverez and Manuel viorres, Mexicans captured after a raid on Van Zandt, were brought to Marathon. They were manacled together, chained by the neck to a wagon wheel, and handed to a deputy sheriff after being guarded by Eighth Cavalry men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
Napivndad Alverez
Manuel Viorres
Eighth Cavalry
Pershing Redistributes Troops for Safety Amid Rearming
Advices from the front indicate Pershing will realign forces in the area between Casas Grandes and Namiquipa after two long code messages. Twenty two truck loads of ammunition reached the border two days ago and were sent southward again today, as routing confusion hampers troop realignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carranza
Casas Grandes
Namiquipa
Gen. Pershing
Texas Militia Heads to Border under Funston Command
Texas militia moves to the border under General Funston. The Second regiment leaves at daylight for Harlingen in the Brownsville district. The Fourth departs Saturday for Eagle Pass. The Third is split between Harlingen Mercedes and San Benito. Headquarters stay at Harlingen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News
San Antonio
Texas
Funston
Harligen
Brownsville
Eagle Pass
Harlingen
Mercedes
San Benito
Texas Brigade
Baker Will Punish Texas Militiamen
Secretary of War Baker announced a plan change for the 116 Texas militiamen who refused border duty. They will be court martialed for violating the Dick militia law by not answering President Wilson's call. Previously punishment under the Ham-Chamberlain bill was stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington
Baker
Texas
Gen. Funston
Wilson
Ham-Chamberlain
Revival Meetings At Church Of Christ On East Jackson Street
Evangelist T. Q. Martin of Winchester Kentucky and former Odessa Bible College president begins a series of services at 11 a.m. next Lord's Day. The Church of Christ extends a welcome to all attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church OF Christ
East Jackson Street
T. Q. Martin
Wincheser
Odessa Bible College
Potter Bible College
Bowling Green
Wilson says as 9 can aid peage in future
Washington May 25 In a conference with Representative Hensley of Montana President Wilson reportedly said the United States will not plead the cause of any single belligerent when it moves to seek peace in Europe He added the government cannot offer its services for peacemaking at present
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Washington
Hensley
Montana
United States
Europe
L N Officials to Attend Y M C A Dinner
L and N officials will attend a Y M C A fellowship dinner at the Louisville Y M C A tomorrow at 8 pm. Willard F. Cox of Lowsville chairs the committee and serves as assistant superintendent of motive power for the L and N railroad. He is an official in the First Baptist church of Louisville and is expected to speak on Christian work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard F. Cox
Lowsville
Louisville
Oldacre's Attorney Moves for Rehearing to Save Him
Hal Long, attorney for Levi Oldacre, says he will seek a rehearing in the case after the supreme court in Montgomery affirmed the death sentence. If the appeal fails, Oldacre, a negro charged with murdering Louis Brown, faces execution at Morgan County Jail on June 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Long
Levi Oldacre
Oldacre
Supreme Court
Montgomery
Morgan County
Louis Brown
Mass formation under Verdun siege drives huge casualties
Across a 20 mile front between Avecourt wood and Fort Douaumont heavy fighting leaves a curtain of corpses and massive German losses. French and German forces trade attacks around Douaumont Camieres Haund remont and Dead Man's Hill with constant artillery and trench clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Paris
Avecourt Wood
Fort Douaumont
Verdun
Haudremont
Meuse
Cumieres
Haundremont
Douaumont
Dead Man's Hill
Hardware Men Visit Decatur Industries
The Alabama Retail Hardware association delegates toured the Decatur Cornice and Rooting Company plant and the Louisville and Nashville railroad shops during a convention visit. They expressed satisfaction with Decatur's industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Retail Hardware Association
Seamans
Decatur Cornice and Rooting Company
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Decaturs
Johnson Pleads Guilty in Auto Assault Case
Morgan county court records show Jack Johnson, a Black chauffeur, pleading guilty to assault with an auto for striking Julian Strickland a white boy on Moulton Street. Judge Wert fined him $1. a civil suit for damages by Strickland Sr. proceeds. Other local cases included pistol and whiskey offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Johnson
White Boy
Morgan County Law and Equity Court
Julian Strickland
Thomas W. Wert
Second
Germany Takes Charge of Entire Meat Market
Berlin reports the government has taken over the empire's entire meat supply. Distribution will be handled by the meat bureau under the new food dictatorship. A census will determine price scales and distribution rules before announcements are made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
German Empire
Yea
Destruction of Italian Steamers by U Boats Declared
Rome reports three Italian steamers sunk by hostile submarines Levanco 3713 tons Washing ton 2819 tons Birmania 2215 tons. Passengers and crews of the ships were saved, according to the ministry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Rome
Levanco
Washington
Birmania
Italian Front Lines Shift as Allies Sink In Vein of War
Vienna reports Italian forces retreating into Italian soil between the Adige valley and San Martino have formed a new line north of Arsiero and Asiago about 8 miles inside Italy. About 26 000 Italian prisoners were taken in the last seven days as Austrian Hungarian artillery and infantry advance. In the Carnic Alps the artillery duel grows, signaling broader infantry action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Vienna
Adige Valley
San Martino
Arsiero
Asiago
Teutons
Carnic Alps
Militia Guards Mobile Jail as Mob Fails to Gather
In Mobile Alabama on May 25 three militia companies guarded the Mobile county jail from midnight to dawn after reports of a mob forming. A white woman was assaulted the previous Friday by a Black man who escaped. Seven people were arrested, two with guns, as authorities protected the area. the suspect Moses Cunningham remained at large. The arrestees face unlawful assembly charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Mobile
Ala
Holcomb
Moses Cunningham
Casement Indicted for High Treason in Arms Plot
Sir Roger Casement and Daniel Julian Bailey were formally indicted in London on high treason for attempting to smuggle arms into Ireland for rebels. Baron Reading outlined the crown’s case as rare for a grand jury to be summoned for such a grave crime. Arraignment will occur in the high court, with trial set to open June 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
London
Sir Roger Casement
Daniel Julian Bailey
Ireland
Baron Reading
England
High Court of Justice
Officers Named by Hardware Men and Meeting Ends
High school will award diplomas to eleven pupils at Mason ic today. K. Fe Moss of Crawfordsville Indiana will be speaker of evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic
K. FE. Moss
Crawfordsville, Ind
Final Commencement at New Decatur High School Tonight
Eleven graduates receive diplomas at the Masonic theatre led by R. E. Moss of Crawfordsville who will deliver the oration Victory Through Adversity. The event features music by the orchestra and a closing prayer by Dr. Livingston T. Mays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Theatre
R. E. Moss
Crawfordsville
Ind
Moss
Livingston T. Mays
Central Baptist Church
Races at Courtland Begin June 15
Local sportsmen report races set for June 15 at Harvey Gilchrist farm in Courtland continuing Mountain Home events. All horses from Mountain Home will compete along with a few others. Races start at 1 o'clock with no admission charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Gilchrist
Courtland
Mountain Home
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Alvarez
Villa
George B. Wiscezerek
Pershing
Y.M.C.A. Dinner
Decaturs Industries
Donard Strickland
The
Law and Equity Court
Rollin Garth
Viola Black
Nolle
Sam Burnett
Dick Rogers
G. T. Wylie
J. M. Harris
Walter Sharpley
Dublin
Berlin
Roger Casement
Habsberg
Sweden
Gladys Barnes
Gladys Braun
Josephine Bibb
Katherine Campbell
Ruth Little
Bert Murphree
Hubert Ross
Ethel Rhinehart
Trixie Scheer
Robert Stinson
Butler Warren
New Decatur High School
Ralph W. Cowart
Reynolds
J. T. Carter
Hubert Stinson
Rosa Lee Walston
Alabama Retail Hardware
Association
Mont
Gomery
H. C. Dowling
Ozark
B. Martin
Bessemer
Presi
W. L. Harlan
Atlanta
Vention
Samuel Blackwell
Tennessee
Morton
A. E
Second Avenue
Capt.Blackwell
North Alabama
Muscle Shoals
Capt. Blackwell
Phus
Tennessee River
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