New Alabama Cavalry Recruiting Two Troops in City
Captain William E. Mickle Jr and Captain Ernest J Grove receive authorization to recruit two cavalry troops in the city. Headquarters open Sunday at 9 am at the Armory on Church and Royal streets. No horse riding required to enlist for the new Alabama regiment, with Colonel R E Steiner commanding from Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Mickle, Jr
Ernest J. Grove
Church and
Royal Streets
Mobile
R. E. Steiner
Montgomery
Alabama Cavalry Regiment To Be Formed For Recruitment Drive
The new cavalry regiment in Alabama will receive government horses and equipment for all enlistees. Each troop must have 65 to 73 men, with careful acceptance to minimize rejections by surgeons. The unit, about twelve troops plus a machine gun and a headquarters company, may enlist 1000 to 1100 men and will include a cavalry band in the headquarters company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cavalry
Alabama
United States
Prohibition Pleas Result in Fines in Local Courts
Willie Webb A L Jackson and Ed Werneth were arraigned in the inferior criminal court for violating the prohibition law and pled guilty receiving fines of 50 dollars plus costs. Lindsey Little and Jim McClellan cases were continued to August 23. Ben Nudy paid a 50 dollar fine for prohibition violations in the recorder's court. Deputies raided Puckett's Place reporting prohibited liquors found in the rear alley location at 9 North Royal Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Webb
A. L. Jackson
Ed Werneth Finch
Inferior Criminal Court
Ben Nudy
Recorder’s
Ed Werneth
Henry Chamberlain
Lindsey Little
Jim McClellan
Ben*Nudy
Recorder’s Court
Nudy
Puckett
Harry Puckett
North Royal Street
Mystery of Sea Develops at Santa Rosa Island
A fragment of a vessel name board bearing the letters RGIN washed ashore on Santa Rosa island suggesting the name Virginia. The Port of Pensacola and Mobile authorities report no matching vessel, fueling hopes a missing boat may be connected to the storm era. Deputies note the clue may refer to the Virginia of Bon Secour and set off inquiries across Mobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bon Secour
Pensacola
Santa Rosa Island
Virginia
Port Maer
Fenestola
Ce Tien
Vesse Pensacola
Bruce S. Weeks
Nat Be
Mobile
Archie Elson
City Traps Net 2.57 Million Flies in Two Days
City health officials report 48 12 pounds of flies captured and destroyed by 20 traps over two days. City Commissioner Laz Schwarz says 25 more traps are under construction at the police station for use on downtown streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laz Schwarz
Health Department
Schwarz
Grain Elevator Reported In Un sanitary Condition
Police report describes the Water and Bloodgood street elevator with 6 inch to 1 foot of water and a bad odor. It notes unsanitary conditions and mentions debris from passing cars of the Wheat Telegraph Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Bruce
Water and Bloodgood Street
Arena
Weet Telegraph Com
Austro-German Retreat After Stanislau Fall
Russian troops cross the Koropice and seize two villages in Galicia while advancing toward Weerna and Monasterzyska. They capture the Kuropice railway line area and report several river crossings as the Turks resume offensives on the Caucasian front and are repelled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
London
Gelicia
Koropice
War Office
Slobodkagurna
Folvarki
Monasterzyska
Monat and
Czortkotf
Uscieselione
Pystritza-Nadvornaskoi
Solotvina
Stanislau
Man loses bag of money at post office in night hours
W A Kenopke of Gulf Shingle Manufacturing Company reported to Chief Van Tiew that a sack of money and checks was left on a desk in the post office around two in the afternoon. He returned after talking briefly to a friend to find the bag missing and offered a reward for its return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Kenopke
Gulf Shingle Manufacturing Company
van Tiew
Whiskey laden auto collides with motorcycle injuring rider
A whiskey loaded car traveling fast on Washington avenue south of the L and W railroad crossing struck a motorcycle ridden by Clarence E B Sibley around 10 pm Friday. Sibley was taken to city hospital, then to his home at 252 North Lafayette Street. A bottle of liquor spilled on the road and police could not determine the auto driver or liquor owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Avenue
Clarence EB. Sibley
Sibley
City
North Layette Street
Five Face Fines Fixed by the Inferior Court
Fleming Evans and Victor Cary were arraigned on affray and fined $5 plus costs or ten days in jail. Charles Cox was fined $10 or ten days for public drunkenness. Will Davis paid $1 or ten days for abusive language. Butler faced a $1 fine or ten days for vagrancy by gaming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fleming Evans
Victor Cary
Inferior Criminal Court
Charles Cox
Will Davis
Butler
Streets Superintendent Favors Show Speed Car Purchase
The city commission bought a car for Streets Superintendent J. J. Heller to use. The longtime street department chief has flown to inspect street work for several years.
Robinson fined for not dipping cattle under eradication law
Alex Robinson, a county stock raiser, was fined 25 dollars and 20 days hard labor by Judge Henry Chamberlain for refusing to dip his cattle per the cattle tick eradication law. The case against A. McC was dismissed for lack of evidence. Robinson appealed to the city court after a long hearing with state lawyers Gaillard and Mahomer opposing Rich and Hamilton. Similar cases against Field Gartman Miller and Davis were left open for setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Robinson
Henry Chamberlain
A. McC
Robinson
Gaillard & Mahomer
Rich & Hamilton
Alabama Live Stock Sanitary Board
Lawrence Field
Rufus Gartman
C. G. Miller
Arthur L. Davis
Unboiled Water U K Bacilli Routed Says City Health Officer
The Mobile housekeeper no longer needs to boil drinking water for children or herself after city health officer Chas A Molir announced bacilli have been routed. The statement portrays a drastic improvement and reduces prior concerns over unboiled water in homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.K
Bacilli
Mobile
Tim
Chas A- Molir
Second Whistler Child Stricken With Paralysis
A report yesterday noted a second case of infantile paralysis in Whistler north of Mobile. The victim is a child of Mr and Mrs M Stevens residing on South Street. The case has been isolated and distant from the first case reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whistler
Mobile
Germans Fail to Stop Allied Gains Near Somme
Allied war offices report failed German counterattacks near the Somme. French assaults north of Hemwood and south of the river at La Maisonette were repelled by artillery. British gains were scant and German losses heavy as fighting continued. In Galicia, Russian forces press toward Lemberg, taking Stanislau and advancing toward Halicz and Buczacz, threatening the Stripa line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Escennes
Somme
Hemwood
la Maisonette
Pozieres
London
Galicia
Lemberg
Stanislau
Letchitsky
Halicz
Dniester
Kep
Petrograd
Koropice
Buczacz
Teutons
Bystritza
Confessed Forger Alias Held Over In Court
Harry Murray alias Harry Readen of Birmingham and New Orleans admitted forging the name Connors on two checks. He was arraigned in the recorder's court on a dangerous and suspicious charge, with the state not ready to proceed. A $6.73 check passed to Geo W. Athey by Murray, signed Henry Seales, was found by Chief Van Liew Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Murray
Harry Readen
Birmingham
New Orleans
Connors
Recorder’s Court
van Liew
Murray
Geo. W. Athey
Henry Seales
Secretary Evans Sees A. C. Harte in East
Secretary Evans, while visiting New York, reports Mobilian A. C. Harte has returned to the United States after Y M C A work among European wartime nations. Harte may visit Mobile on his country tour as Mr. Evans extends his East visit a few days longer.
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F. O. Immler
Motle Y. M. C. A
F. W. Evans
New York
A. C. Harte
Mobilian
Harte
Europe
Mobile
Mr. Evans
City
New York City
Evans
East
French cruiser Amiral Aube arrives Pensacola
The French cruiser Amiral Aube entered Pensacola to take on supplies and coal, arriving with a port physician aboard. It anchored near the Austrian steamer Lucia, with rumors circulating that German submarine Bremen may be nearby, as U.S. naval officers and customs officials prepared to board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pensacola
Fla
Amiral Aube
Lucia
L. Lynule
Bremen
United States Naval
German Submarine Sinks One Ship Then Sinks Five More
Six ships were halted by a German submarine at Havre. The captain ordered the Marie to launch boats and then sank it. The Credo and Soro, Norwegian steamers, were sent to the bottom within ten minutes. The other three ships were searched and allowed to continue. Survivors were landed by the Danish steamer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havre
Marie
Credo
Soro
Carranza Soldier Chases Thieves to American Side
An unarmed Carranza soldier pursuing two horse thieves crossed the Rio Grande to the U S near Yaleta Texas. He was taken to the border and told to return to Mexico while the alleged outlaws were released at the border by American customs guards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
EL Paso
Rio Grande
Yaleta
Texas
Mexico
President Wilson seeks mediation before railroad strike
President Wilson telephoned federal mediators to urge consulting with both railroad sides before a final break. He emphasized avoiding a long strike and said arbitration was possible as talks continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Associated Press
Washington
Brotherhoods Adjourn Without Decision On Arbitration Proposal
New York August 12 The brotherhoods met to discuss a nationwide strike set to be called after the arbitration proposal by the board under the Ni act. They adjourned without a decision and said an answer would be given tomorrow morning at another chiefs and delegates meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Renee
Acol
Brotherhoods
Arbitration proposal leaves conductors in the dark
A. B. Garretson of the conductors' brotherhood says the mediation board failed to tell workers if railroad managers have specific questions for arbitration and indicates they will propose a path forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Garretson
Conductors’ Brotherhood
25000 More U S Guards Ordered to Border Zones
Washington Aug 12 Twenty five thousand more state troops were ordered to the border. Kentucky Ohio and Vermont units must move and all commanders were told to deploy troops once the act is enacted. Southern units expect to join soon to relieve regiments held for mobilization camps. The move aims to ready regiments for frontier duty and improve health conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Vermont
Ohio
Associated Press
Washington
War Department
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NEW
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Steiner
Gomery
Miss Grace Vanderbilt
Grace Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Newport
McAllen
Santa Rosa
Collector of Customs
Ala
Hem
Dover
Giumiachan
Askaris
Harts
Mobile County
Aube
Bar
Acks
U.S. Board of Mediations and
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