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Newspaper
Mobile Tribune
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1918
Page
8
Paris reports from June 4 say German attempts to push into Paris were stalled. French forces push gains along the Aisne and Marne fronts, retaking Favorelles and Soissons area positions while repelling renewed German assaults. Choisy changes hands after a bloody battle.
American troops join French forces to repel German assaults near Neuilly and along the Marne. Germans cross river at one point but are driven back with heavy losses. Across the Aisne to Ourcq, Germans seize Pernant and La Poterie as French falter briefly under strong attacks. An American counterattack on the Champagne front breaching the German line could disrupt the offensive.
Mrs. Peter Joseph Hamilton and her daughter Carlotta, Mobile residents and relatives of Judge Peter Joseph Hamilton, were aboard the New York Porto Rico liner Carolina when it was feared torpedoed off the American coast. A telegram from Peter Hamilton of New York confirmed Mrs. Hamilton’s presence. relatives await word on whether they were among eighteen passengers landed at Lewes, Delaware.
The customs office confirmed on Tuesday that Mobile port remains open and has not been ordered closed despite reports that enemy submarines targeting American shipping near the Jersey Coast were moving toward the Gulf of Mexico.
Sheriff W H Holcombe reported a drowning in Three Mile Creek near Spencer's mill on Telegraph road. No name or further details were released. deputies rushed to the scene to investigate the incident.
Government report on cotton crop condition to May 25 shows 82.3 percent of normal. Indicates prospects for a bumper crop with strong yields nationwide. The International News Service filed the dispatch from Washington on June 4.
Members attended the Knights of Columbus Hall meeting where officers were chosen. The election date will be announced later.
London reports from the British official war office that German artillery is extremely active in the Albert and Serec sectors. The dispatch notes intensified bombardment as World War I operations continue across the front.
Birmingham editorials recount a Mobile Register refusal to publish a letter from F Forney Johnston opposing a federal amendment. Johnston defends constitutional principles and links amendment support to autocracy, arguing self determination should remain intact and criticizes cries for protective censorship.
The War Department released its official casualty list naming three killed in action two died of wounds six from disease nineteen from accident. Eight severely wounded one slightly hurt and one taken prisoner. Sidney Scales of Stone Mountain Georgia died from disease and Jim Roberts of Athens Alabama was severely wounded.
Washington June 4 Section Chief Otis of the Resources and Conservation Division of the War Industries Board announced the heads of the industrial zones to supervise the placing of war work M. W. Bush president of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce heads that zone
City hotels and restaurants must abstain from wheat in any form for two days per week under an order by J H Brockamp chairman of the hotel and restaurant men. Wheat products will be allowed on Monday and Wednesday each week.
About 1,800 workers at the Silvis shops of the Rock Island railroad struck at noon to press for a 75 cent an hour minimum and overtime pay. They demand a revised wage award, prompting appeals to Director General McAdoo. The walkout halts work at the railway’s largest shop, affecting national transportation.
Mayor Lyons rejected a Crawford plan and approved a substitute to fund the Mobile Public Library at $50 monthly, dropping the issue amid debt concerns. The commission also okayed a $15 405 contract for May dock work and awaited reports on the Lehan detective agency bill. The session adjourned to 3 pm for the mayor to testify in a separate case.
Thomas Nash, painter, released on bond after being held on $250 bond to await the federal grand jury action next November on charges of making statements that would tend to create disloyalty and disrespect toward the U.S. government.
Police Sergeant Charles Schreiner and Detectives M. Rabby and Robert Holmes were badly hurt during a chase of a speeding car on Government street. The pursuit ended when Rabby car veered to avoid the other vehicle, overturning and injuring all three officers. Schreiner remains hospitalized. Rabby returned to duty despite a facial wound.
Navy officials warn submarine threats may reach the Gulf of Mexico after U boats reportedly pushed from Delaware and New Jersey waters. Patrol boats are chasing them while authorities tighten precautions to guard Mobile Alabama and New Orleans Louisiana ports from Cuban and American routes.
June 4 report confirms a German submarine shelled lifeboats of the New York and Porto Rico liner Carolina. A motor lifeboat reached Cape Mary, survivors landed at Lewes, Delaware, by a British steamer. Officials note nine vessels known to be attacked off the American coast, with several ships missing or saved and cargo losses including sugar shipments.
Washington officials state German submarine actions in American waters have failed to stop overseas movements. They pledge continued transport protection and vow no halt in transport swings as U-boat threats persist, with possible future aims toward Mexico and routes from Mexico to Europe.
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