Fatherland laws held over heads of German firms in United States
The New York World presents nine documents showing German efforts to substitute the German penal code for U S law in business with the United States. Officials warn Orenstein Arthur Koppel that shipping to Russia could aid the enemy. The disclosures name Count Bernstorff, Dr Stobbe, Prince Hatzfeldt, S Walter Kaufmann and others behind the scheme across New York and Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Press Pubishing Co
New York
Orenstein-Arthur Koppel Company
Prince von Hatzfeldt
Walter Kaufmann
Wall Street
New York City
Dr. Stobbe
Philadelphia
Orenstein Arthur Koppel Company
Germany
Count von Bernstorff
Albert
Geheimrath
Russia
Rman Pro Cenhat
America
United States of America
Count Johann von Bernstorff
Prince Hatzfeldt
S. Walter Kaufmann
Band Concert in Bienville Square by Pearson’s Band
The program for Tuesday night’s concert in Bienville Square lists March The Waving Colors One Step On My Way to Dublin. Pearson’s band performs in the open air with a lineup including the titled marches and tunes.
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Pearson
Bienville Square
Dublin
Germany asks patience on Arabic sinking facts
Berlin and Washington weigh the Arabic incident as Germany pleads for facts before final judgment. Ambassador Von Bernstorff says reports are incomplete and a German position may emerge after more evidence reaches the U S state department.
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Germany
U.S
Washington
Count von Bernstorff
United States
Germany apologizes to Denmark over attack on British submarine
London dispatch reports Denmark protests through its legation in Berlin after an attack on a British submarine and acknowledgments of responsibility are pursued amidst wartime tensions.
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Germany
Denmark
Hartwell Agrees to Amendment of Harbor Bill
Montgomery Aug 24 Special Announcement was made that Senator Hartwell's state bar commission bill has been amended to suit Mobile stakeholders and will be acted on soon in the senate. The two cent per net ton harbor charge was dropped and provision for appeals to the railroad commission added. The measure aims at state control of harbor bonds and easing wharfage disputes. The Mobile Chamber committee hailed the changes as fair and progressive for Alabama.
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Montgomery
Ala
Hartwell
State ‘Bar Commission
Joint
The
Cotton Exchange and Chamber of Commerce
Wilson
Senate
Mobile
State Harbor Commission
State Railroad Commission
Albert P. Bush
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Item
Alabama
J. M. Dewberry
Dauphin Island
Capi
Chamberlain
Grayson
Madison County
Confusion Over Neutral Cotton Not Confiscated
Washington reports that cotton shipments to neutral countries are not to be confiscated under the Allies decree declaring cotton contraband. A British embassy statement says shipments destined for normal consumption in neutrals are not to be treated as contraband, though immunity for specific consignments cannot be guaranteed without proper legal proof of enemy destination.
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Washington
Craft Approves Resolutions From National Highway Body
President John Craft of the Alabama Good Roads Association received a letter from Charles H. Davis of the National Highway Association with resolutions. The resolutions urge the nation to emphasize highway improvements as essential to wartime defense and rapid mobilization. Craft signed the resolutions and sent them back to Davis.
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John Craft
Alabama Good Roads Association
Charles H. Davis
National Highway Association
Council of Governors
Wilson
Captain Craft
Davis
Biloxi Officials Ask Sheriff to Guard City in Strike Riots
Biloxi Mississippi officials at a special meeting request Sheriff J C Elmer of Harrison County to send a deputy force to protect residents and property as fears rise over possible riots tied to the International Longshoremen s Association strike. The board notes Biloxi police experience strains as the situation grows serious awaiting state guard deployment if needed.
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Biloxi
Miss
J. C. Elmer
Harison County
International Longshoremen's Association
The
Sheriff Mee
Seay
Bae
Eooe
Maan
Atlanta caulking firm halts city work over Leo Frank case
A Boston firm supplying Atlanta with caulking yard and tools will not quote prices or solicit city business until Georgia officials act on the Leo M. Frank murder case. City purchasing agent W E Chambers released the firm’s letter stating the suspension is linked to apprehension and punishment of those responsible for Frank’s death.
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Atlanta
Boston
Leo M. Frank
W. E. Chambers
Chambers
State of Georgia
Jury Finds Leo M. Frank Hanged by Unknown Parties
Cobb County coroner's jury ruled Leo M. Franks death resulted from hanging by unknown assailants near Marietta on August 17 1915. Witnesses including Dr W H Perkinson and local officials testified they lacked key clues and could not identify any participants in the lynching.
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Marietta
Leo M. Frank
Frank
E. P. Dobbs
Hicks
Looney
Oak Grove
Frey
J. A. Bensen
Ace
Benson
State of Georgia
Cobb County
John A. Booth
Said
Leo M
W. J. Frey
Syli Road
J. N. Gantt
A. Heard
B. W. Greer
J. ¥. Shaw
G. A. Griffin
Gaid
John T. Dorsey
Herbert Clay
Blue Ridge
Forsyt County
Gordon Gann
Booth
Dorsey
Gann
W. H. Perkinson
C. D. Elder
Frey Gin
Elder
Mr. Dorsey
President urged to have navy locate missing Marowijne ship
Colonel Quinn pleads with President Wilson to direct the Navy to search for the United Fruit steamship Marowijne overdue for a week since Belize. The White House replies that the matter is being taken up with the secretary of the navy. Local fruit company officials cling to hope the liner is ashore but communications are sparse. Two other vessels Maude Palmer and Doris also reported missing after the gulf storm.
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A. G. Quinn
Cinede Ane
United. Fruit Company
Marewijne
Orleans
Belize
Navy Department
Marowijne
New Orleans
Yucatan
Quinn
White House
Mobile
Ala
Way
Wilson
Gulf
United Fruit Company
B. H
Cuba
Marowhine
Maude Palmer
Trinidad
Doris
Ula
Vinegar Bend Lumber Company
J. W. Winslow & Company
Portland
Thousands Visit First Regiment at Camp Hubbard
The First Alabama Regiment encampment at Camp Hubbard draws large crowds as Lt Brown and Bilis assist Captain Screws with daily routines. Major Maddox invites the legislature and Montgomery residents to tour the camp, view battalion parades, and enjoy a band concert each afternoon.
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Montgomery
Camp Hubbard
Brown
Bilis
Screws
Siapania
United States Army
Alabama
Sanitary Corps
Padgett
Mobile
Vester J. Thompson
Leon Schwarz
Albert L. Quinn
H. N. Coleman
Fort Deposit
James F.johnson
Geneva
D. B. Hayes
Brewton
Signal Corps
Montgomery Journal
F.M. Maddox
Weather forecast brief for Florida Alabama Mississippi
Generally fair tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change. Winds will be gentle and shifting across the region including Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi.
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Mobile
Washington
Florida
Alabama
Mississi
Secretar y McAdoo Ready 30 Million Aid for Cotton Growers
Secretary McAdoo announced plans to aid Southern cotton growers by depositing 30 million dollars in banks in the South. Options include gold deposits through warehouse receipts and direct gold deposits with national banks to lend on cotton at six percent. The move aims to help dispose of cotton while avoiding interest in the near term.
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W. G. M’adoo
South
Washington
McAdoo
Atlanta
Dallas
German naval losses reported by Petrograd and Riga Gulf
Petrograd dispatch reports another German cruiser lost and a submarine sunk off Dago island near the Gulf of Riga. A separate British report notes an additional cruiser added to the Gulf of Riga losses in an official tally from the Latvian capital.
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Petrograd
London
Itar
Dago Island
Baltic Sea
Riga
Gulf OF Riga
Reuter
Grad
Iian
Naval battle details still unclear amid mixed reports
London reports say Riga naval battle details remain unclear with Russian and German claims in flux. Petrograd offers few specifics beyond torpedo hits and possible sunken vessels. Paris notes a German patrol boat casualty amid ongoing Western Front artillery exchanges and Baltic operations. Tokyo confirms Japan plans to boost ammunition output for allies, ordering rush production.
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London
Detal
Riga
P Grad
Berlin
Petrograd
Paris
Litovak
Baltic
Marahn von Hindenburg
Tokio
Japan
Okuma
Nikko
War Minister
German Submarine Reaches Gulf of Finland Report
Wireless from Sayville reports the German admiralty stating a submarine ships at the entrance to the Gulf of Finland near Aug. 24. The dispatch mentions naval movement and raises concerns of Baltic operations amid already tense wartime activity.
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Hag
Sayville
Gulf of Finland
Tel forces storm Brest fortress reported by army HQ
An official dispatch from army headquarters states Tel forces stormed the Russian fortress of Brest in the Brest Litovsk region near Kopytov hill to the south. The report comes via London and confirms action around the August period.
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Teutons
Brest-Litovsk
Berlin
London
Kopytov
Brest
Leased Wire Briers Paris and Nation in War Mobilization
The Matin reports rapid mobilization of industrial resources and factory output soon reaching 200 000 per day, with imports continuing. Obituary notices include A F former president of the New Orleans Board of Trade died in Denver, and Greensboro Daily Record editor Reece aged 67. Reports from Washington Chicago Detroit cover rail, medical, education, and civic issues in two day conference notes.
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Paris
New Orleans
A. F
Board of Trade
Marquis di Garroni
Constantinople
Greensboro
Cain Reece
Greensboro Daily Record
Reece
Greensboro Record
Washington
Army
Navy
Chicago
Board of Education
Detroit
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Business America
Carranza
Sugl RE
Tudge C
Lo R
Ashinaton
von Bernstorff
State Department
Hig
Ambassador Page
London Telegraph
Oting Joseph P. Tumulty
Ison
Yo Ces
Kreuz Zeitung
CRAFT
Will J. Finch
Col. Quinn
U. F. Co
First Regiment
Wireless New Works
Briers
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