Mobile widow endures second loss as son joins Navy
Mrs Joseph Bromberg of 106 North Chaile set, Mobile, speaks to The Tribune about her 19 year old son joining the navy after her first son died in France. She remains proud yet heartbroken, noting the patriotic duty and the pain of sending another son to war.
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Bromberg
France
Navy
Mh Bromberg
Eric Bromberg
Mobile
Josephymberg
North Chaileset
The
Tribune
Mary Rob‘Rhinehart
Ollowing
Americans Hold Fifty Mile Front in France
Washington reports that about half a million American troops are in France and extending the western front beyond fifty miles. Gen Pershing’s mobile forces guard the apex near Montdidier as Baker and Foch coordinate allied strategy amid a looming German main thrust.
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France
Baker
Foch
Europe
Jamiens
Channel
Dlief
Stolen $56 Tied to Woman in Claiborne St. Theft
John Henry Fyne reported to police that a woman named Helen Lizzy from 361 South Claiborne Street stole $56 and was leaving town. Police are investigating the case.
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John Henry Fyne
Helen Lizzy
South Claiborne Street
Twelve Men Rejected for Disability Return From Sevier
The City Draft Board No. 2 reports twelve men turned down for physical disability and sent back from Camp Sevier. Named are William Agudo Claude H. Moore Joseph L. Nettles Collie W Courtney Albert J Roh J George P Mayes Arthur J Koppersmith Gabriel M Gup William Miller Benny Sheber John B Chipalich Marshal W Thompson. They were sent to Camp Sevier from City Draft Board No. 2.
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Ments
William Agudo
Claude H. Moore
Joseph L. Nettles
Collie W
Free Potatoes Today But Pay For Your Bread
Mobile restaurants serve potatoes with every order while bread and butter cost ten cents. The move, adopted by hotel and restaurant men, aims to ease the wheat shortage and will be strictly enforced. Experiments note richer sugar beets can be grown in parts of England than on the European continent.
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Mobile
England
Europe
Tick inspectors not placed under bond in Mobilee county
Mobilee county officials rule tick inspectors cannot be bonded as there is no single bond holder. Farmers sought bonding to protect cattle from careless dipping amid arsenic poisoning concerns. The county also discussed a Dawes voting precinct and approved painting and repairing Dog River bridge after high bidding.
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County Road and Revenue Commissioners
Cowan
Dawes
Two White Men Sentenced for Prohi Violations
T F Harrison and Edward Murray, both white, were fined 51 dollars plus costs for Prohibition offenses and sentenced to thirty days at hard labor in the Inferior criminal court. Elijah Singleton, a negro, received a similar penalty. Murray was charged with selling at a roadhouse, Harrison with whiskey in possession, and Singleton admitted whiskey at Frank Levine's Neshota house.
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Inferior Criminal Court
Elijah Singleton
Murray
Harrison
Frank Levine
Neshota
Boys Invited to The Tribune Office for Work
The Tribune calls on Mobile youths to visit the office and speak with the circulation manager about earning money. He explains opportunities and ensures guidance, including accompanying them to shows and supervising social contacts away from home.
Germany admits United States in the Great War
Amsterdam reports German sources conceding the United States has entered active combat on the Western front. Gen von Liebert calls America Germany’s new enemy and notes U boats have yet to sink American transports. German press plans push for broader acceptance of US forces. Austria’s participation and promises are questioned amid Allied offensive expectations.
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Compeigne Salient
Anteuil
Chateau Thierry
Villers- Cotterets
Soissons
Forest
House Military Affairs Committee
War Department
Gen
von Liebert
Tagliene Rundschau
Berlin
United States
Germany
West Front
Austria
Draft Reclassification Begins for Deferred Men
County and city draft boards will start re classification of men in deferred classes. Some may be moved to class one. Any information to assist the boards is welcome.
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Mobile County
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Thos. T. Palmer
Thomas T. Palmer
Mobile, Ala
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P. Mayes, Arthur J. Koppersmith
Gabriel M. Gup, William Miller
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Robert E. Gordon
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