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Newspaper
Mobile Tribune
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1918
Page
9
A Mobile boy, Lee, delivers The Tribune from Mary street and at school earned 17 new readers in one day and 37 in two weeks. He remains polite to patrons as they await his afternoon rounds and is pictured displaying the newspaper with a wartime headline.
Washington June 29 The federal commission exposes greed and fraud across five major sectors including packers flour millers basic metals oils and chemicals. It cites profit surges from 53 to 400 percent with petroleum coal steel leather and lumber profits rising sharply while Southern pine profits show little profiteering.
Ashington June 29 Today casualty list reports that five were killed in action in overseas duty. Twelve died of wounds, two of disease and two met accidental deaths. Fourteen persons were severely wounded and seven are missing. Jim Harrison of Whigham Ga was wounded severely. The marines casualty list is the largest as twenty five are reported killed in action eight dying of wounds seven of accidents and one is reported missing. Claude Badd of Hampton Ga Oscar Cottrell of Tuscaloosa Ala and James Deans of Middlesex N C were killed in action. Harold Geiger of Mount Vernon Ga died of wounds.
Acting Recorder Edward J. Grove sentenced Wesley Fisher to ten days hard labor for petty larceny stemming from a $20 theft from Julia Stevens. Fisher repaid the amount, leading to a lighter punishment.
Five years after the murder of Mrs. Maude Wilson in Washington County Luther and James Canter face relief as the case nears dismissal by the state. Jas Canter, once condemned for the crime, will seek service with the armies to be sent to France. The Supreme Court overturned a prior verdict and the case appears to be dropping.
The Mobile county anti amendment committee met at the St Ambrew Hotel with Joel Golds presiding. They endorsed Captain John Graft for the Senate and Daniel Gobbs Foss Hale Sr and Rosen for the Lower House. The gathering highlighted postwar road and public works outlook and strong party loyalty.
Captain John Craft stands out as a prominent figure in Alabama public service, performing commendable work without seeking reward. The brief tribute highlights his dedication and impact on the community.
The official report says British forces captured over four hundred prisoners in the Nieppe forest advance. Artillery activity intensifies. Last night at Wake Wood on the Picardy front the British pushed a mile along a three and a half mile front, taking three villages and many machine guns.
Lively artillery action off the Asiago plateau reports three more Austrian planes downed by Diaz forces.
News from Mobile reports the death of Louis Danne in Chicago. He was a leading young figure in Mobile and long active in the insurance business with the late Charlies W. Dorrance. He is survived by relatives in Mobile and a sister Adele Danne Cooper of Chicago.
Official dispatch from London reports three English assaults repulsed near Merfis in Flanders. Germany acknowledges British penetration of Vieux Berquin then claims a counterdrive. French forces repulsed at Ambleny but advanced near Curry. nineteen Entente aircraft shot down yesterday.
A large 2500 ton freighter struck a reef near an Atlantic port and sank slowly last night. All crew, including the gun crew, were rescued and reported safe.
Paris reports that about 500 American soldiers are now wearing two gold service stripes on their left arms to denote a full year of service in the zone of advance with Allied armies.
London reports from the admiralty that yesterday British forces shot down seventeen German aircraft and drove six out of control, with three British planes lost. Twenty-two tons of bombs were dropped yesterday and fourteen and a half tons last night on German targets, with broader air gains anticipated by authorities.
General Pershing announces a detachment of American fighters reached Italy from France with more to follow under supreme war council orders at Versailles. General March cites Italian gains, saying 18,000 Austrians captured and large booty, while Austrians retreat to the original line as Western Front conditions favor the Allies.
Federal adjusters and boat owners debated a steamboat dispute for three and a half hours on Saturday. Representatives from the owners and operators, the Marine Engineers Association, and the Masters Pilots and Mates Association spoke before the board. Deliberations were to continue Sunday with a decision expected late today or early Monday.
A Rotterdam dispatch via Darmstadt and Kiev says the former czar Nicholas, recently reported killed, is alive and in good health. The Russian embassy has no official confirmation on his condition.
Spot cotton prices close in New York with July at 28 and October at 25 26 at closing time.
Bericht from Washington notes weak morale in Germany and Austria as American forces advance in France. Official dispatches describe plummeting German and Austrian money values alongside the advancing American army, signaling a turning point in the war.
A Rome dispatch reports heavy casualties for Austria in the Piave battle. About 50,000 to 60,000 Austrian troops killed or wounded, with estimates of total Austrian losses around 250,000 as rivers carry many wounded to the sea. Thousands more were captured or scattered.
Paris dispatch reports Forty prisoners captured by American forces near Monl Didier in Lorraine along with other captives and materials taken. French troops repelled two German attempts to retake positions south of the Aisne river. Italians launched a strong counterattack at Rheims forcing German retreat and regaining some forward positions.
Official statements claim destroyers avoided damage as eight ships fell back to their supports in a Belgian coast clash. Cadet minutes record the engagement and confirm continued naval operations.
Three American airmen were killed when their aircraft malfunctioned and crashed in France. Lieutenant Mayner of Birmingham Alabama and an unnamed observer died, with Captain Hines of New York also reported to have perished in similar circumstances.
The Senate approves a five billion dollar gun bill detailing funding for safety programs and enforcement measures. The measure aims to bolster firearm background checks and crisis intervention funding nationwide.
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