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Newspaper
Mobile Tribune
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1918
Page
2
A fragment notes that experience teaches wise confidence is shown by well tailored clothes. It praises reliable fabrics and lasting shape for men’s summer and business suits and mentions worsted, Palm Beach, Cool Cloth, and Mohair options to fit every pocket. It invites discerning businessmen to judge quality.
In Mobile Alabama on June 14 1918 the Retail Merchants Association says stores will not close Saturdays at 1 PM during June July August due to business conditions and pay rolls. They will close no later than 10 PM on Saturdays and announce Thursday half holidays 1 PM in summer. clerks’ association has not officially agreed.
Paris reports a surge in air battles with French machines inflicting losses behind German lines. In a Toul skirmish American and German flyers clashed as twelve German Albatros attacked two American planes. Four American fighters countered. one American plane fell inside German lines and two German aircraft were brought down.
Spot cotton in New York opened with July near 26.10 and October at 24.40. European engineers report a compressed air method to harden steel selectively. A sandpaper band with an opening for labels is designed to identify poison bottles in the dark.
Lloyd M. Hooper leads Alabama Travelers Association members in urging travel salesmen to attend the state war meeting at Selma starting June 15. Topics include war measures campaigns and spreading government work. Attendees should join if not interfering with work to boost war financing and support.
Washington dispatch details American aviators in France reporting multiple victories. David Putnam of Brooklyn downed three enemy planes and earned twice in the day’s orders, with six total American victories cited. He is promoted sergeant aviator in the French army, awaiting transfer to an American unit. Lieut. Sewall downed a German biplane after a lengthy engagement, while Aviators Stanley and Weil also claimed victories.
London reports two British staff officers praising American troops. They say Americans, in their first major battle beside a French elite corps, fought with dauntless courage, stubborn tenacity, coolness, initiative and resource, and will do even greater things.
Advertisement touts Swamp Chills and Fever Tonic as the sole product of its kind from the Morris Morton Drug Co. of Fort Smith Arkansas urging readers to ask their druggist for the remedy.
Two U S engineers spent 36 hours behind enemy lines near Bois de Belleau after failing to return to American trenches. They killed three enemy drivers after a mistaken view of a supply train and then hid in a wheat field for 17 hours before gathering intelligence on machine gun nests. They later reported to headquarters with valuable observations, highlighting engineers as versatile, capable of combat when needed.
This morning at 9 30 the Spring Hill College faculty and students gathered at the Battle House for year end exercises. The program stressed duty amid patriotism with a service flag bearing 245 stars on display. Graduates included Edward C. O Dowd Louis W. O Dowd P Dewey Landry and more earning BA and BS degrees. Rev Phillip J Gallagher received the Doctor of Divinity.
William E. Medicus known as Smiling Bill died after being crushed between railroad cars at the Choctaw yards foot of Texas street in Mobile about 11 15 last night. He was 27, married with two children and survived by his widow, mother Mrs Alice Medicus, four brothers, two sisters and father Captain Emile Medicus. He had worked for the salvage corps and recently hired as a switchman at L and N yards.
Secretary W Bb McAtee of the Tourist Welcome Club travels to Selma to invite the Alabama Travelers Association to Mobile for the 1919 convention. He displays a sign “Mobile, the City With the attre” and will distribute literature on Mobile’s industrial progress to association members.
Alfred L. Staples filed a deed in probate court for about thirty four acres in Toulminville, bought from auctioneer J. E. Mc Hugh. The land sold at public outcry for $14 000 and is described as valuable property.
A prompt note advising readers to place Want ads in The Tribune for job opportunities. It highlights The Tribune as the channel for employment notices and suggests using the paper for job searches and hiring needs.
A Red Bird tribe meeting of Lone Scouts is set for Saturday at 4 36 PM in the Dauphin Street car line club rooms. Captains of all Lone Scout tribes are urged to attend this world wide group with 275881 members led by W D Boyce. The movement supports war gardens thrift stamps and liberty bonds with over two hundred Lone Scouts in the city already participating.
A meeting of businessmen is called for the Mobile Relief Hall at Conti and St. Emanuel streets at 8 tonight to endorse three candidates or find three for county commissioners to represent the city in businesslike governance. No names yet, but a movement to launch a ticket seeking business support is rumored.
Police arrested three white men for going the wrong way on Dauphin street under the new traffic ordinance. D. Dulton, 24, A. W. Maples, 23, and F. Graham, 32, were taken into custody. Clarence Knowles, 21, faced arrest for reckless driving.
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