Mobile Gets Concrete Shipyard Plant in Sims Property
A telegram from W M Clemens to Walter Bel lingrath confirms Mobile will host a United States government operated concrete shipbuilding plant. The Sims tract near Monroe Park, formerly the Country Club, is the site. Business leaders credit Clemens and Bellingrath for securing the project amid city competition.
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Old Country Club
Mobile
Clemens Wires Bell
United States
Walter D. Bellingrath
The
Mobile Chamber of Com
Virulent Sexually Transmitted Disease Rumor Circles Mobile
Seventeen white women and eighty five colored inmates receive treatment in Mobile county jail quarters after a federal round up of women of the streets to stamp out sexual diseases among soldiers. Three hundred examined. doctors warn of virulent infection and possible army harm if uncontrolled.
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United States Army
Board of Health
John O. Rush
Army Medical Corps
R. M. Kimbrough
France
England
United States
Sheriff's Departments
Army
Sheriff's Department
Rush
Lee
Main French Line Holds After German Assault At Compeigne
Allied dispatch reports French forces in Compeigne repelling a German hammer stroke. German losses mounted as shells barrage and grenade fire pinned back the attack while French reserves moved up. An American army is entering the line to reinforce the retreating fronts.
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International News Service
Gordon Knox
Compeigne
Sempigny
Three Million U S Soldiers Under Arms by August First
Washington report to the senate military affairs committee states three million American soldiers will be under arms by August 1. Provost Marshal General Crowder confirms two million will be selective service draftees and one million volunteers. If draft ages are not extended, Class two may be called next year. Registration since June 5, 1917 adds 744,865 men turning 21.
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Cording
Senate Military Affairs Committee
E. H. Crowder
Selective Service
Great Navy Planned for U.S. by Administration
Washington June 15. The administration announced a policy change creating a permanent navy for the United States. A minimum permanent enlistment strength of 131,485 men for sea forces, excluding naval reserves, will be authorized by Congress.
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International News Service
Washington
United States
Congress
New York Cotton Close Beyond June Quotes
In New York on June 15 the cotton market closed with July at 26.355 cents and October at 24.72 cents. The report notes the day’s closing quotes for the active futures contracts.
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New York
Ku Klux Klan Steals Negro Official in Bold Patrol Takeover
Twenty five masked Klansmen halted a police patrol at Claiborne and St Anthony streets at 9 45 pm they seized Rafe Clemmons a negro labor leader from three officers. Clemmons was to be held on liquor charges but disappeared with the mob. Police mobilized across Davis avenue and ensuing raid led to arrests of Clemmons and Monroe Long while Klansmen fled down St Anthony.
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Ku Klux Klan
Claiborne
St. Anthony
Rafe Clemmons
St. Anthony Street
Clemmons
United States Guards
Mobile
Davis Avenue
Desmond
Rabby
Yankee Flyers Jubilee Victory Dinner in France
A seasoned American flyer led the first all American group to fly over German lines bombarding towns in the rear. A victory dinner was held at the flyers club to celebrate the successful air raid over German territory with all aviators returning safely at dusk. The mission targeted a railway junction as numerous German planes tried to intercept but failed.
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International News Service
France
Newton Parke
Flyers Club
Red Cross Dues Payable To John E Mitchell Agent
Under authority of the Red Cross War Fund executive committee John F Mitchell is appointed as agent to collect unpaid subscriptions from the recent drive. Pledges are payable at the executive secretary office 72 St Michael street second floor unless notified otherwise. Subscribers urged to pay promptly at maturity to avoid notices and expenses. Ss H Peok, Chairman.
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The
Red Cross War Fund
John F. Mitchell
Red Cross
Mitchell
St. Michael Street
Ss. H. Peok
Austria sneers at American war strength in eighth war loan
The Hamburg Fremdenblatt reports from Zurich on June 16 that Austria Hungary appeals for subscriptions to its eighth war loan and mocks American armament threats. It says the United States is late and that the war will be resumed and lost, likening it to Russia's defeat.
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Austria
International News Service
Zurich
Hamburg Fremdenblatt
Russia
Riots Rage Across Austria Amid Political Crisis
Rioting spreads from Vienna to Austria with revolutionary overtones as outlook for peace worsens. Officials report widespread unrest and a deepening political crisis.
French Take Prisoners in Noonday Report
Heavy artillery on both sides last night between Montdidier and the Oise river and south of the Aisne and west of Rheims. Near Champlat and Bligny French patrols took prisoners.
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Paris
Montdidier
Oise River
Aisne
Rheims
Champlat
Bligny
Visibility of Vigilante Attack on Clemmons In City Narrowed
After shots near Conception street and a warehouse, search squads hunted for masked men and the alleged victim Clem Clemmons. No trace found as they scoured Dog river road and nearby areas. An AFL official notes Clemmons’ credentials were canceled months earlier by Samuel Gompers.
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Conception Street
Clemmons
Dog River
Prichard
Whistler
Spring Hill
Central Trades Council
the Tribune
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Germans Prepare Fresh Assault Against American Front
Paris reports heavy cannonading aimed at the American line as Germany reportedly mounts a desperate offensive to break through toward Paris. French officials warn the pause before battle will be brief and note German forces regroup in haste as Paris and its press show growing distrust of American troops. A French deputy calls the Americans devils, while a captured 17 year old reveals four days of training before entering the firing line.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Front Line Fighting Shifts in France June Report
Dispatch from Newton Parke notes active clash on territory claims in France with German troops in hard positions. Artillery exchanges intensify as troops consolidate in mountainous terrain and early war gains are tested by renewed bombardment.
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International News Service
France
Newton -Parke
British Gain Along Front In Bethune Sector
London reported that British forces advanced on a two mile front in the Bethune sector and captured several machine guns. A small number of local prisoners were reported. The move completed all initial objectives on the front.
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International News Service
London
Bethune
144 Names On Pershing Honor Roll War Casualty List
The War Department releases a combined Army and Marine Corps casualty list totaling 144 names, with 81 from the regular army and 63 from the Marine Corps. The breakdown includes killed in action, died of wounds, disease, accidents, and various wounded classifications, listing several officers and soldiers from various states. The Marine list records eight killed in action and fifty five severely wounded, naming officers and soldiers across multiple states.
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International News Service
Washington
Army
Marine Corps
Regular Army
Amel Frey
Langendorff
Switzerland
Russell A. Warner
D. C
Elmer E. Silver, Jr
Woburn
Mass
Govan B. Reagan
Bernice
Henry Turnage
Wynne
Ark
Robert O. Smith
Waycross
Marco Adams
Manchester
F. Duncan
St. Joseph
Orlando C. Crowther
Caldwell C
Robinson
Conn
Clarence A. ‘Dennis
Jack
N. J
T E Tenants
Charles B. Maynard
Spot Wash
Richard W. Murphy
Wickley
Julius
Charleston
8. C
William A. Worte Mattapan
Boston
G. Mynatt
Fountain City
A. Clayton
Rushville
Vas
A. Bass
Coiling
Misa
Paris Holds Fast as Fourth German Breakthrough Fails
Paris reports German forces fail in a fourth attempt to pierce Allied lines. The city remains safe as the offensive stalls and German momentum collapses amid heavy fighting near key sectors. Major actions and troop positions are described by correspondent Ernest Orr.
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International News Service
Paris
Ernest Orr
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Chamber of Commerce
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Secone
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Pres Bellingrath
Sion
Holcombe
Courtney
Connelly
Fort Morgan
Kaiser
Pershing
U.S
Klu Klux Clan
Michael P. Desmond
Curtin
Riot Squad
W. H. Holcombe, Jr
Edward Sheets
Yankee Flyers
John E. Mitchell
Amsterdam
Vienna
War Department
Jewett Williams
Athens, Ga
HMN
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