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Newspaper
Mobile Tribune
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1918
Page
3
June 7 Paris reports that Allied forces gain the initiative in a fierce gun battle. The attackers press hard as exhausted German troops struggle under pressure.
The United States launches 71 hulls totaling 344 350 dead weight tons in May, surpassing Britain's 102 520 ton record. Mobile shipyard workers contributed to the achievement, and the world record is now held by the United States.
Collier H. Minge cotton dealer and Mobile native, long based in Atlanta, shot himself at his residence last night. Officials cite temporary insanity from ill health. he left a wife Maidie Digett and two children. Surviving siblings include Mrs. Gatlin of New Orleans and Miss Ingerdoll Minge. His mother and father had died in New Orleans years ago. He was about 39.
Washington June 7 Crowder the Provost Marshal General today ordered draft boards across the country not to permit further enlistments. The rush of new registrants had pushed the bottom of the draft list and threatened to leave the eligible class one-A depleted.
British forces conducted a raid north of Bethune last night, inflicting heavy casualties on German positions. They captured one machine gun and withdrew back to their trenches without suffering any losses.
A letter to an army recruiting station authorizes accepting eligible applicants for the United States Guards National Army. It notes must be beyond draft age with prior service in military or organized militia and specifies ages 81 to 50. Examinations mirror other branches. It also allows white applicants with certificates from stevedore officers to enlist as privates in the quartermaster corps National Army for stevedore regiments in Newport News Virginia.
Washington dispatch says Wilsons war cabinet focuses on securing superior equipment for the allies, aiming to rush gear overseas to replace losses on the western front.
June 7 report says American marines fighting with French troops pushed 2.5 miles along the Neuilly front on the Marne, seizing the high ground northwest of Chateau-Thierry. The dawn assault began at 3:45 and by 7:45 the objective was reached.
Our pilots pursued a fleet of Hun airplanes yesterday and shot down another two seater over our lines. The enemy was chased three kilometers inside German lines where the attack occurred at close range. One American fighter under the tail fended off shots from the German plane, and the German craft crashed. Another pursuit plane sustained slight wing damage from enemy bullets but remained operational.
New York June 7 an unconfirmed report from New Orleans to Havre France says a large steamer carrying sixteen thousand bales of antimony has been submarine d The report cites naval observers and adds no official confirmation at this time
Declarations of intention to become citizens were filed Friday by Isadore Berman a tailor and grocer born in Munich Hungary and Julian St. Clair Corbin born in Barbados B W I. Berman renounced allegiance to Charles Emperor of Austria and Apostolic King of Hungary while Corbin renounced allegiance to George V King of Great Britain and Ireland.
The U S senate prepared to place real talk and more action on record by debating a Borah amendment to the Underwood resolution. It would require open-session consideration of all treaties unless four-fifths present vote to close doors.
June 7 1917 Camp Sheridan will be reorganized with a wooden barracks setup and police duties transferred to military police for the camp and Montgomery. The Buckeye division will depart for another camp leaving a few thousand troops for police duties. Camp Sheridan will be redesignated and the Thirty-seventh Division title removed.
Washington reports naval officials believe German U boats lie in wait off the Virginia capes after the steamer Herpathian was sunk 170 miles off the New Jersey coast. They fear these subs may target troop transports or large passenger ships 200 miles offshore, as crews endure exposure in Atlantic ports.
Paris reports German bombers and machine gun fire targeting crowds of refugees fleeing the Marche battle area. Civilians are described as falling victims and tales of horror from invaded districts spread as refugees pour into Paris seeking safety.
The article reports Gottfried Brunner, 53, of 306 South Hamilton Street, arrested at work this morning at the Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company. Brunner, a carpenter, allegedly made remarks about a coming war and the country’s leadership.
Representatives of the contracting firm red T. Ley.incorporated of Springfield Mass are in the city to select a site for a concrete shipbuilding plant to be constructed for the government. Members arrived Wednesday night and a site has not yet been chosen.
Samuel B. Powe was freed by a circuit court jury after being charged with grand larceny in a case tied to the robbery of James Senford a sea captain on Cedar Point road. Co-defendants Joseph Peake and Randolph Brooks faced related proceedings with Brooks to begin a two year hard labor sentence.
Detective Mike Desmond and Patrolman John Bressingham found nine half pints of whiskey under Walter Lee's house at Hamilton and Delaware streets. He faces state and city charges for violating the prohibition laws.
Officials of the Gulf Florida and Alabama Railroad serving Pensacola and linking with Southern Railway at Kimbrough between Mobile and Montgomery have been informed by Director General McAdoo that their line will be taken into federal control.
Dispatches report heavy cannonading along the Marne and advances near Montdid in midday fighting. German forces are shown west of Noyon with prisoners taken after raids, as Allied and German units clash at multiple points.
Americans in Torcy repelled German counter assaults after initial gains, with Marines defending a village north of the Marne. The fight saw German fords contested and occasional ground captured before countermeasures stabilized the position.
Blacksmiths machinists and boiler makers with carmen at Louisville and Nashville railroad met Wednesday night and sent a telegram to Wm G McAdoo director general of railroads asking for a raise of 16 combs per hour.
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