Satsuma Day Festivities Draw Wide Attention in Mobile
Mobile residents anticipate a grand Satsuma Day with a two mile parade and the Battle House dinner. Officials including Governor Henderson and Theo Bilbo are expected, with cars from Baldwin and nearby counties joining a large regional turnout. Tickets and dinner plans proceed as local business people pledge support.
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Satsuma
W. H. Reynolds
Price
Mr. P
Charlies Henderson
Goor Theo. G. Bilbo
Mississippi
Ij. G. Adams
Kile
Baldwin Counties
Battle House
Planned New Estimates for Island Lights
Secretary field sent deficiency estimates to Congress detailing 000 for a light vessel in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana and a station in Alabama, plus 275,000 to restore the lighthouse depot at Itsmouth Virginia for a new post there.
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Associated Press
Ashington
Field
Estato Congress
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Alabama
Itsmouth
Mardi Gras Carnival Association Meeting Report
The executive committee reports on the 1917 Mardi Gras and outlines plans. The meeting of the Carnival Association called for 7 45 oclock with chairmen to report details and next steps.
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Carnival Association
Car Association
Mobile Musicians Seek 1510 for Public Park Concerts Next Summer
An appeal to Mobile city commissioners requests 1500 for band concerts in Bienville Square and Washington and Lyon's parks next summer. Presented by J C OConnell on behalf of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce Music Committee, the plan outlines 39 concerts at 30 dollars each and 10 concerts at 30 dollars each, totaling 1500. Representatives from the Daughters of the American Revolution urge a proclamation to show respect for The Star Spangled Banner and to require standing during the anthem and proper performance by musical groups.
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City Commission
Ways and Means Committee
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
J. C. O'Connell
Bienville Square
Washington and
Lyon’s
G. A. Leftwich
W. $. Stewart
Mobile
Daughters of the American Revolution
Leftwich
Dokies Parade Victims Tonight In Ramalah Ceremonial
Ramalah Temple Knights of Dramatic Khorassans hold a ceremonial at 7 PM with a parade through principal downtown streets after the hall rites. Then they proceed to German Relief Halls for the ceremony and banquet at Ames Cafe. Twenty candidates will be introduced. arrangements are led by William T. Pritchard and others.
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Ramalah
Knights of Dramatic Khorassans
Ames’ Cafe
William T. Pritchard
Thomas B. Allman
William L. Gahall
Gilbert R. Bridge
Moreland M. Marsh
G. A. Potter
P. J. Doherty
J. E. Twomley
Weather Forecast for Washington Today and Wednesday
Forecast calls for generally fair skies tonight and Wednesday. Light to moderate cooling expected, with slightly colder temperatures in northern areas.
Enthusiasm High Over Planned Mobile Meridian Highway Meeting
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce president Mr. Edward M. Bailey praised a Waynesboro gathering of Mobilians and neighboring states. He said live‑wire committees can show why Mobile should be linked to the Jackson Highway at Meridian, citing strong local turnout and post‑morning arrival of the Mobile delegation.
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Waynesboro
Kdward M. Bailey
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Mobile- Meridian
Mobile
Meridian
Bailey
Highway meeting boosts Mississippi Mobile route planning
At a Mobile area gathering leaders announced progress on a proposed Jackson Highway route from Waynesboro to the Alabama line at Yellow Pine. Delegates touted good and bad road stretches, pledged county assessments of 100 each to fund field agents, and urged Mobile residents to support the project.
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Waynesboro
Jackson
L. G. Adams
Automobile Club
Mobile-Meridian Highway Association
T.J. Bol«ster
Quitman
Miss
C. W. Thomas
Citronelle Call
Bailey
Alabama
Yellow Pine
Citronelle
Mobile
Myrsha G. Adams
Méridian-Mobile Highway Association
Adams
Percy W. Mayer
Columbus
Migs
Mississippi
E. M. Bailey
P. W. Maer
H. Peck
L. Dunlap
Dr. Adams
J. D. Andrews
H. Longstorff
John B. Harvey
T. Turner
J. F. Maury
German Vice Consul and U S Citizens Reported Killed in Chihuahua
State department advisories cite an El Paso patch with an unconfirmed report from Chihuahua that German Vice Consul Ketelsen and two Americans were killed by Villa bandits. An unknown American woman was carried away but not the daughter of George Eimendorf. The Chinese chargé d affaires sought details amid reports of Chinese deaths in Chihuahua.
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Washington
State Department
el Paso
Chihuahua
Ketelsen
George Eimendorf
Scade
Early Capture of Bucharest Appears Sure
New York dispatch reports Bucharest’s fate sealed as Teutonic forces advance unchecked toward the capital. Romanian efforts to slow them fail while Ploesci and Bucharest retreat lines appear threatened by the German and Russian positions. In the south Mackensen’s Danube army reportedly closes within twelve miles of Bucharest as Serbians advance in Macedonia and Stravina is claimed captured.
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Associated Press
New York
Bucharest
Teutonic
Petrograd
Ploesci
Moldavia
von Mackensen
Berlin
Arha
Grunishte
Stravina
GAINS Mobile bank clearings rise sharply in 1917 totals
Bank clearings for GAINS Mobile show strong growth in 1917 with eleven months totaling 185 578 63 and twelve month projections well above last year’s 55 282 906 76. August September and November each exceed one million dollars, with November near five million and December anticipated to match or surpass that level.
French Aviator Downs Two Enemies in Three Hours
Paris report states Sub-Lieutenant Nunnenger shot down two enemy aircraft within three hours, increasing his total to twenty aerial victories. The war office confirms the tally and notes the Allied air effort continues.
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Associated Press
Paris
Nunnenger
War Office
British coal aid limited to war needs
Washington December 5 Great Britain has warned that due to coal and tonnage shortages the government cannot guarantee coaling facilities at British ports for non allied or neutral ships unless they benefit British or allied interests.
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Associated Press
Washington
Great Britain
Romanian efforts fail to halt Teutonic advance to Bucharest
Petrograd dispatch reports the Romanian forces have been unable to check the Teutonic drive on the roads toward Ploieşti and Bucharest according to the war office official statement.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
London
Ploechti
Bucharest
War Office
Serbian forces gain in Cerna region capture Stravina village
An official Serbian war office statement says Serbian troops seized Stravina village and took two howitzers in the Cerna region. The report also notes the village of Zovik, five miles north of Grunishte, is burning as Bulgarians retreat northward.
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Associated Press
London
Cerna
Stravina
Aamnalt
Serbian War Office
Zovik
Grunishte
Foreign front fights continue amid Austrian German clashes
Reports from the front describe ongoing battles along the frontier as Austro German forces press raids. The fighting, taking place in frontier valleys, shows continued hostilities with attacks attributed to Austro-German units.
Allied Forces Reach Outskirts of Stra vina Village
French and Serbian troops advance in the Cerna region of Macedonia reaching the outskirts of the village Stra vina. They push north of Paralovo in the Cerna salient amid ongoing operations.
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Paris
Berbiane
Romanian Front Reports Rebel Attacks Repulsed
Via Beadon reports that on December 4 the war office in Ia and Do britis announced repulse of Romanian attacks in Ia and Dobris with official state confirmation.
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Associated Press
Beadon
Ted Rumanian
War Office
Widening Criticism of Greece Over Balkan Crisis
London reports condemn Greece for breaking promises to maintain order and accuse the crown of instigating a massacre. Papers urge swift Allied action and blame Sir Edward Grey for a perceived weak policy, warning that delay could enable Konstantine to mobilize forces against the Allies in the Balkans.
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London
Dec
Greece
Constantine
Balkans
Edward Grey
Continued Warm Forecast For Alabama And Mississippi
The local weather bureau forecasts generally fair conditions with little temperature change tonight and Wednesday. Some colder air is expected in North Alabama and parts of Mississippi, while the Rio Grande region saw rain in the last day. Temperatures ranged widely nationwide with Brownsville at 82 and Calgary at 16 as the coldest reported.
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Weather Bureau
Alabama
Mississippi
Rio Grande
Brownsville
Mercury
Mobile
Calgary
Swedish Vessel Kronprinsessan Victoria Reaches Fort Morgan
The Swedish steamer Kronprinsessan Victoria of 2,160 tons, sailing from New York, arrived at Fort Morgan in the early hours of Monday. She is slated for a general merchandise cargo bound for the British Isles. Authorities deny she was carrying army supplies.
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Kronprinsasessan Victoria
New York
Fort Morgan
British Isles
National band to headline Mardi Gras concerts here
W H Reynolds, Mobile Carnival Association, promises a nationally renowned band to perform during Mardi Gras. He says music will match the carnival’s grandeur with all local bands joining the celebration, aiming to make the concerts a major feature of the event.
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W.H. Reynolds
T c Committee
Mobile Carnival Association
Germany replies on Arabia sinking to U S
Germany's note on the sinking of the British steamer Arabia has been transmitted to the American embassy. The reply mirrors the Marina case and asks for more information to determine Arabia's character. Other replies to American notes, except the Columbian sinking, will likely be sent to Washington soon.
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Berlin
Germany
United States
Arabia
Marina
Reqny
Columbian
Cape Ortegal
Washington
Ambassador Gerard Returns to Berlin With Wilson War Views
James W. Gerard, U S ambassador to Germany, sails back to Berlin bearing President Wilson's stance on submarine warfare and Belgian deportations. He says no peace plan accompanies him and carries funds from an American relief appeal for widows orphans and war sufferers in Berlin.
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Gerard
Wilson
Associa Press
James W. Gerard
United States
Germany
Ele Committee
Berlin
Hartwell Fined Ten Dollars in Royal Street Altercation
State Senator Hartwell was fined ten dollars by Recorder D H Edington for disorderly conduct after an altercation on Royal street near the Battle House. Attorney Francis J Inge is noted as having a case dismissed. City Attorney R H Smith said the incident could have led to bloodshed and urged the maximum fine of fifty dollars.
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Harry T. Hartwell
D. H. Edington
Francis J. Inge
Royal Street
Battle House
Messrs. Hartwell
R. H. Smith
Recorder
President Wilson opens Congress amid suffrage protest
President Wilson delivered the opening address to Congress as suffrage supporters heckled. A banner bearing suffrage messages was briefly snatched from a page as police watched the women in the galleries and House chamber.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Congress
William Jennings Bryan
President's address outlines railroad legislation plan
The president presented recommendations on railroad legislation in a brief address aimed to be read in under 18 minutes. The top priorities and details were continued on page five.
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Capitol
Entente Losses Put At 15 Million In War Report
Berlin through overseas agency summarized wartime tolls as 15,100,000 total Entente losses. Britain listed 1,200,000. France 3,700,000. Italy 8,500,000. Belgium 3,000. Serbia 480,000. Romania 200,000.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Sayville
Association For Research Into
Copenhagen
Britain
France
Serbia
Belgium
Rumania
Wives and Farmers in Harmony Boycott Butter and Eggs
In St. Joseph and Maryville Missouri farmers and their wives unite to boycott butter and eggs. Housewives pledge to enlist more women to refuse selling dairy products in the towns. Local efforts aim to pressure boycotters through collective action.
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Ten Mo Press
ST. Joseph
Mony
St. Joseph Maryville
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Long
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Bugharest
Macedonia
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Hei
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Ben
Anothians
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Sofia
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Inge
Acton Hall
Mittee
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