Battery B May Face Court Martial After Mobile Mutiny
In Montgomery Alabama on August 14 191? reports say Battery B First Army artillery may be court martialed for conduct in Mobile last night with Governor O Nea l promising swift action. Adjutant General Scully ordered arrest to protect property and maintain order and suggested mustering out the unit and court martial for officers. Captain Roswald could be held responsible for damages to government property.
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Scully
United States
Montgomery
Roswald
Adjutant General Scully Talks on Battery B Trouble
Adjutant General Scully announced no action will be taken until after a conference with Governor O Neal tonight. He said Lieut Bailey requested not paying the men due to short government property and payroll issues, and that he personally intended to pay them off. The Battery B men of Montgomery had fallen under officer control.
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Scully
Cawthon Notel
O'Neal
B. M. Bailey
Battery B
Montgomery
Renting Time Is Almost Here in Mobile
Rental agents busy as landlords seek reliable tenants for next year. Property owners urged to hire a live agent and have listings advertised in THE ITEM to attract good tenants and ensure satisfactory returns.
Austrian Steamer Ida Seized as War Prize
The Austrian steamer Ida a 4700 ton freighter owned by the Austro American line sailed Trieste July 21 Naples July 25 and reached Montreal Aug 13. The vessel was seized by the marine department at Quebec and taken as a war prize. Captain Martintolich claimed he knew nothing of the war.
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Associated Press
Montreal
Ida
Tone
Trieste
Naples
Marine Department
Quebec
Martintolich
Three Men Killed in Town Fire at Dongola
Three men died when a blaze swept half the business district in Dongola Minnesota, destroying much of the town. The fire killed all three as walls collapsed, with damages estimated at 226000 dollars.
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Associated Press
Dongola
Mnl
Price Rise Probe Is Under Way in Washington
The federal government moves to investigate food price increases with potential criminal prosecutions. Attorney General McReynolds sent a circular to all U S district attorneys outlining the probe’s purpose, with responses already arriving. The inquiry covers price hikes prior to the European war after months of preliminary work.
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Washington
McReynolds
United States
Department
Lloyd Steamer Baron Gautsch Blown Up by Mine
A telegram reports the Austrian Lloyd steamship Baron Gautsch sunk by a mine off the island of Lussia near Dalmatia. Twenty crewmen were killed and 130 saved as bodies were recovered.
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London
Triest
Renter’s
Lloyd
Baron Gautsch
Lussia
Dalmatia
Shamrock IV Sailing for New York Final Leg of Atlantic Crossing
Shamrock IV, Lipton’s America’s Cup challenger, left Bermuda at noon for the final leg to New York and is expected to arrive Sunday. The departure news was reported as the war situation loomed, with the yacht to be prepared for the racing ahead.
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Associated Press
New York
Thomas Lipton
Germany
England
Bermuda
Mobile Applicants Pass Examinations for State Bar
A. J. Tovart and E. E. Brogan of Mobile and S. C. Godbold of Camden passed the last state bar examination, with 31 applicants in the field and several successful candidates announced in Montgomery.
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Montgomery
Ala
A. J. Tovart
E. E. Brogan
Moibdle
S.C. Godbold
Camden
Fitters
United States Paraguay Peace Treaty Signed in Washington
A peace commission treaty between the United States and Paraguay was signed today in Washington. It becomes the twenty second convention negotiated by Secretary Bryan. Eighteen such treaties have been ratified by the Senate.
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Washington
United States
Paraguay
Bryan
Senate
Unsettled Weather Across Mobile Alabama and Mississippi
The forecast shows unsettled conditions tonight with likely local thunderstorms for Mobile and Alabama through Saturday. Mississippi also expected unsettled conditions with probable local thunder showers continuing tonight and into Friday.
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Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Great Britain and Allies Press Turkeys on Goeben and Breslau
London Paris and Athens report that Britain France and Russia demand Turkey repatriate officers and crew of German cruisers Goeben and Breslau. Athens notes anxiety over Turkey purchase and potential impact on the eastern Mediterranean balance.
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Great Britain
France
Russia
Associated Press
London
Turkey
Goeben
Breslau
Dardanelles
Daily News
Rome
Italy
Mediterranean
Highwaymen Kill Guards and Rob $15,000 Near Roanoke
Two guards carrying fifteen thousand dollars to pay miners at Gilenalum, W. Va., were shot and killed near Roanoke Va today by a band of highwaymen. The robbery occurred while the party traveled to the mining district. Authorities pursue the assailants and investigate the motive and origin of the money transfer.
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Associated Press
Roanoke
Gilenalum
W. Va
Letters Opened by Police in Vienna War Time
Vienna reports that letters to foreigners are opened by police and either kept or sent with a yellow "opened by the state police" band. Austrian papers print mainly official news as Vienna grows scarce, money tight, food prices soar, public services paralyzed, and women assume work.
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Vienna
Rome
Paris
Austria- Hungary
Baroness Plans Austrian Army Nurse Corps
Baroness von Groysa leads a mixed Austrian Hungarian nurse corps ready to join the Austrian army once they reach Austria. The baroness is a veteran war nurse who served in the Philippines and was awarded a government medal for her service.
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New York
Baroness von Groysa
Dasrare Acpo
Philippines
Canada Ordnance Depot Fire Sparks Soldier Shot
A dawn arson attempt at the Canadian ordnance depot near Wellesley barracks resulted in Private Allen being shot in the left hand after discovering the blaze in the shipping department. He, with Staff Sergeant Speyer, had slept in a tent on the property for two weeks. The assailant fled over a fence as the fire was extinguished.
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Associated Press
London
Ont
Canadian Ordnance Corps
Wellesly Barracks
Allen
Speyer
Women of Chicago Start a Boycott
Special agents under United States District Attorney James H. Wilkerson traced rising food prices to sources. He cut short his vacation to lead the investigation tomorrow as sugar topped eight to ten cents per pound and retail limits limited purchases. Wholesalers also imposed single customer limits while women’s organizations launched a boycott of high priced meats and provisions.
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Associated Press
Chicago
James H. Wilkerson
United States
Wilkerson
Orleans Financier Eugene Chassanoil Ends His Life
Eugene Chassanoil former president of the New Orleans Stock Exchange shot and killed himself in a lavatory at noon He had been in ill health and reportedly felt badly Friends say he served twenty one years as vice president and seven years as president of the exchange He was 67 years old.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Eugene Chassanoil
New Orleans Stock Exchange
Exchange
Teddy
Terre Haute Man Heads Wilson Mexico Ambassador Consideration
Washington officials said John E. Lamb of Terre Haute Ind leads President Wilsons list for ambassador to Mexico when U S recognition moves forward. They cautioned no immediate action was expected.
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Associated Press
Washington
John E. Lamb
Terre Haute
Ind
Wilson
Mexico
United States
Crn
French and English Armies Rally in Belgium to Oppose Germans
Reports from Paris and London on August 14 indicate Field Marshal Sir John French and General Joffre joining at headquarters. An official Belgian report says French troops entered Belgium shifting from Charleroi toward Gembloux, northwest of Namur, as forts at Liege remain intact and German movements are anticipated.
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London
Channel
France
John French
French
Belgium
Sir John French
Joffre
Paris
Havas
PAIS
Fegi Ze
Charleroi
Gembloux
Namur
Brussels
Reuter
Lorraine
Liege
Liege Forts Not Surrendering Says Brussels Report
Official dispatch from Brussels refutes German claims that Liege forts surrendered. Defenders allegedly instructed to blow up fortifications instead. A rumor of an attempt on King Albert arose from a minor accident to the royal automobile.
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Brussels
Paris
Liege
Albert
Wireless station at Port Arthur wrecked by gunmen
The Canadian government wireless station near Port Arthur Ontario was wrecked in the early morning. Two men fled after firing shots at staff who rushed outside. Despite serious damage a large staff and military corps began immediate repairs.
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Port Arthur
Ont
Here
Admiralty Sets Atlantic Service Schedule For Three Liners
London reports the British admiralty assures patrols on ocean routes and quick resumption of Atlantic passenger service. Steamships once requisitioned now have fixed sailing dates the Olympic for August 19 the Mauretania for August 20 and the Lusitania for September 30.
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London
Olympic
Mauretania
Lusitania
Danish Captain Sees Seven Sunken German Vessels Off Shurn Head
West Hartlepool dispatch says captain of the Haldamaersk passed seven sunken German ships fifteen miles off Shurn Head near the northeast entrance. Only masts showed above water. captain believes they were German men of war. Copenhagen reports Antwerp dispatches say an anti German mob burned a German ship in the harbor and then looted another.
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London
Chronicle
West Hartlepool
Haldamaersk
Shurn Head
Ber
Copenhagen
Daily News
Antwerp
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