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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1914
Page
6
The Associated Press reports eye witness details from November 26 to 29 showing German pressure against Indian troops, civilian labor in trench digging, and a shift to siege tactics. Subterranean bunkers, “junk holes,” and zigzag trenches aid assaults while artillery activity declines overall.
The department of agriculture issued a warning to farmers in New Jersey the Middle Atlantic and Southern states to avoid seed potatoes from Maine unless they carry the department certificate proving freedom from powdery scab. It also warns against using table potatoes for planting as they may carry hidden exposure to the disease.
The case was argued and submitted for a decree before Judge H. T. Toulmin of the United States district court on Friday afternoon. The matter is under advisement.
Describes close quarter trench fighting as hand grenades and bombs replace artillery. German forces use three close attack howitzers called Jack Johnson. Shelling and grenade showers create deadly, near blind combats. Hyperscope helps observers peek over parapets.
A report from Smyrna confirms that a launch from the U S cruiser Tennessee was fired upon by Turkish gunners from fortifications at Smyrna. Captain Benton Osler, commander of the Tennessee, corroborates the incident as described in dispatches.
Observers report conditions in northern Poland similar to a week earlier after German forces were saved by General Mackenzen. Lodz fighting described as the war’s bloodiest, with prisoners reported by Berlin and Kiev. Russian aid to the Serbs alleged, with Vienna admitting Austrian attacks repelled. Cracow and Przemysl fortresses hold, and a push on Silesia hinges on Cracow’s fate. Western front sees siege operations and new hand to hand warfare amid heavy artillery in upper Alsace.
The case of W. M. Adams, who claimed to be a Birmingham detective, was dismissed after inspectors found insufficient evidence. Adams had been arrested at Bay Minette and turned over to local authorities, then freed by Recorder Edington on Friday.
Sonny Thompson charged with mayhem after biting Lizzie Woods during a quarrel. He was arrested by Patrolman O'Shaughnessy and jailed Friday afternoon as concerns for the bleeding victim grew.
Liverpool markets show dull spot with prices steady. American middling fair at 6.27 and good middling 4.61. sales total 3,000 bales including 2,300 American. Receipts 23,879 bales, futures closed steady with May-June 4.10, July-August 4.15 1/2, October 4.25 1/2, January-February unchanged.
Turpentine firm receipts reach 351 casks at 44 1 2 cents. Rosin firm reports 1 217 barrels with assorted grades listed from $2.20 to $5.80. Prices span multiple grades and units in Savannah market roundup.
Early bond trading on the New York Stock Exchange shows little interest with small price changes. A $24,500 Pennsylvania Railway convertible bond sale stood out at 99 unchanged. In local football, Dauphin Street Eleven faces Wright's team at Wright's field Saturday at 8 30 pm, while Oakdale Athletic Club meets Red Elms at Monroe Park at 3 pm with Oakdale aiming to extend its no scoring against streak.
The death of Wylie J. Jolley at 85 ends a long Mobile residence and former Wilming ton native once in the Alabama legislature. Burial details, pallbearers and Magnolia cemetery interment are noted along with multiple other funeral notices for Frank C. Frazier, Mrs. Josephine K. Hanson, and the associated services and church rites.
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