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Newspaper
Mobile Tribune
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1918
Page
3
Secretary Lansing cites German clergymen who proclaim a destiny of German rule and a Bible used to justify power. He warns of pagan influence masked by Christian rhetoric and stresses Jehovah as a national deity in a brutalized, militarized faith shaping Germany today.
Italian war prisoners touring the United States recount Russia as a fragmented land ruled by shifting, independent republics. A Kerensky advocate, a Bolshevik, and an independent appeal to crowds, who crown the latter after a vicious onstage tirade. They call Russia an empire broken into thousands of pieces run by irresponsible children.
Farmers in the East feel surprised by irrigation claims from the department of agriculture while a gambling frenzy lures many to seek quick riches. The piece notes misplaced ideas about where apples can be grown and the broad temptation to chase easy money despite limited impact.
The Sheffield Standard reports that Fire Underwriters push for rate hikes and press influence, while urging public education on necessity of increased premiums. Mobile residents support municipal state aid and oppose arbitrary rates, with local figures opposing the Underwriters' power.
The Boys Brotherhood Republic seeks to reform the so called worst boy in America through humane methods. It argues most juvenile misbehavior stems from environment and development rather than inherent wickedness. A sympathetic approach can redirect energy and accelerate growth into productive citizenship.
The piece mocks Germany for proposing to hand over the Russian Black Sea fleet to Germany with promises of return after the war. It ridicules plans to swap a captive for Franz von Rintelen and notes Washington has no Bolshevik government. It concludes with jests about German strategy and US casualties.
The article states two methods to defeat U-boats: destroy them faster than they are built or build ships faster than they can be destroyed, highlighting American efforts to accelerate ship production.
A vivid New York City restaurant critique describes No 340 West 39th Street a backroom eatery with a bar in front of a slum area. The writer notes odd waiters, bargain meals, and a crowd including Nazimova type patrons and Irma Deremeaux. The piece also mentions other Broadway figures amid a lively slice of wartime urban life.
Under an order of the Mobile County Probate Court executor Joseph A. Ryan will sell at public auction for cash the estate of W. B. Dragheim on July 1 1919 at noon in front of the Mobile County Court House. Items include a ring a Moose pin cabinet tools a trunk and miscellaneous wearing apparel. Lyons and Courtney attorneys announce June 10 1919.
Benjamin De Casseres and two associates, Darid Fornare and Marius de Zayas, form a trio of fiery publicists in a late night circle. They vow to overthrow Porfirio Diaz, meeting at a Tenderloin saloon run by Joel Rinaldo, the Greaser, a hub for revolution talk. They vanish by day, returning at night as serene yet cynical radicals opposing the social order.
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