Seven Hundred Registering in Mobile Today
More than seven hundred young men in Mobile city and county register with local draft boards as required by law for men 21 since June 5 1917. Registrations occur at 7 a m to 9 p m with boards located in the federal building and officials named registrars for each board.
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Mobile City
Federal Building
Old Post Office
Federal Court Room
County
George H. and
Lyman Toulmin
Toulminville
Thomas B. Alman
Whistler
I. J. Whitley
J. W. Glover
Plateau
Kaiser Leaders Stripping East Front for Men
Germany pulls two thirds of troops from the eastern front to the west and replaces them with Austrian units. The Prussian diet sends a Reichstag proposal to admit long imprisoned persons into the army to form special regiments.
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Kaiser
East Front
Stockholm
Germany
Ukraine
Reichstag
Cigar Makers Win Increase for Local 219 Members
Cigar manufacturers in Mobile granted Local No. 219 an extra dollar per thousand on all jobs after a Sunday meeting. A committee was appointed to request the raise and secured the wage increase following their visit.
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Mobile
Yankee gunners fire Germans in head and heart
American officers report in Lorraine that most German dead were shot through the head or heart after fighting in the Luneville sector. The attacks aimed to capture prisoners for information and to harass American lines, drawing reinforcements from Picardy. No Americans were taken prisoner, with about 70 Germans killed or wounded.
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Lorraine
Lunevile
Picardy
French Army bans alcohol in war zone
Paris June 5. A decree from French authorities forbids selling or consuming alcoholic drinks in the war zone. Violations will be strictly punished.
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Paris
Pake of Mobile Receives Commission in Army
H B Pake of Mobile has received news from his son Lieutenant Bertram H Pake of his promotion from second to first lieutenant. Lieut Pake trained at Camp Pike Arkansas and was well known locally before enlisting. Friends are pleased by his success as an army officer.
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H. B. Pake
Mobile
Bertram H. Pake
Lieut
Jzjo Ysi
JO Stunpviz
Stoney Cers
Camp Pike
Ark
Young Pake
Bois de Pretre
Verdun
Former Cop Fined After Assault Verdict in Circuit Court
John Duff former policeman was fined 50 for assault and battery after a circuit court jury found him guilty. The incident involved an assault on Mayor Pat Lyons on October 5 at Dauphin and Royal streets shortly after Duff left the police force.
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John Duff
Pat J. Lyons
Dauphin
Royal
Ater Duff
Castoria and Its Safe Use for Infants and Children
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil Paregoric Drops and Soothing Syrups. It has no opium morphine or narcotics. Used for over thirty years to relieve constipation flatulency wind colic and diarrhoea and to regulate the stomach and bowels aiding digestion and natural sleep. The Children’s Panacea The Mother’s Friend carries the signature of Chas. H. Fletcher and has been supervised since infancy. Counterfeits and imitators are dangers to infant health.
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Astoria
Chas. H. Fletcher
Albert W. Kahl
Buffalo
N. Y
Gustave A. Eisengraeber
St. Paul
Minn
E. J. Dennis
St. Louis
8. A. Buchanan
Philadelphia
J. I. Simpson
Chicago
Ill
Trave
R. BE. Eskildson
Omaha
Neb
L. R. Robinson
Kansas City
Edwin F. Pardee
New York City
N. B. Sizer
Brooklyn
The Cultivation of Corn and Peanuts
Extension Service Auburn outlines three aims of cultivation including moisture preservation weed control and soil aeration. It stresses early shallow harrowing before corn emerges and repeated shallow cultivations as plants reach four to twelve inches, advising against cultivation after stems appear to avoid root damage.
Foch recalls Dunkirk aid and warning to Paris
Paris dispatch notes General Foch recalling Dunkirk aid in 1914 and telling Dunkirk’s mayor that with today’s means there is no doubt about stopping the enemy in 1918. The exchange highlights wartime resolve and strategic confidence.
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Paris
Foch
Dunkirk
Flanders
Nortts Friends Enjoy Sample Copy From Mobile Tribune
A note to readers in the Nortts mentions friends will enjoy a sample copy of the Mobile Tribune as a preview. The item emphasizes community interest and local paper exposure.
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Mobile Tribune
Corn variety tests at Auburn show consistent leaders over years
Alabama Experiment Station reports twenty two year Auburn trials finding intermediate length maturing corn varieties most productive. Prolific groups yield highest per acre with Marlboro and Shaw illustrating ear size variation. Hastings, Mosby, Sanders, Alexander frequent top performers across eleven year table. bulletin No. 200 details results.
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Auburn
Shaw
Alabama Experiment Station
Ike Mosby
Hastings
Sanders
Alexander
Ley
Hastings and
Mosby
Henry Grady
Weekley
Garth
Stone
Davis Poor Land
Jackson Red Cob
Coker
McGregor
Mrs Goetz Released On Federal Espionage Charge
Mrs Wm J Goetz of Foley Alabama arrested on a federal charge for violating the espionage act had a preliminary hearing before U S Commissioner Jere Austin Tuesday night and was released on her own recognizance pending federal grand jury action Testimony alleged she stated during a Ladies Aid Society meeting that Germany would win the war.
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Wm. J. H. Goetz
Foley
Ala
United States
Jere Austin
Seaman Edgar Hughes Hosts Soldier Benefit Night
An entertainment at the Soldiers and Sailors Club on Church Street was held Tuesday night for visiting soldiers and sailors. Attendees pronounced the event a success.
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Edgar Hughes
Seaman
Soldiers and Sailors’ Club
Church Street
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Ypres
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Gertiana
What Is
Castoria
Joe
Kind
Ork City
D. J. Burleson
Agronomist
Extension Service
Auburn, Ala
E. F. Cauthen
Agricul
Turist
Young Vel Like
Dreaper & Burns
F Clothing
Palm Beach
Mohair
Dreaper
Burns
Mobile’s Largest Clothiers
Lower Dauphin
Martin Nielsen
ST. Francis Street
Debriere
Vanity Fair
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