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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1916
Page
5
News from the Western Front reports winter conditions delaying large scale operations for over a week. Artillery and strafing continued in foggy skies as both sides hammered at positions behind the lines and German gunners repeatedly bombarded recently lost positions.
A lone robber pepper sprayed a guard at a downtown Los Angeles express wagon. He seized $20000 in gold and currency and escaped, leaving the guard briefly blinded.
The superdreadnought Pennsylvania built by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. completed her final tests today after leaving New York Tuesday. She reached the Virginia Capes this morning with builders representatives aboard. Officials have not issued a formal statement yet, but the yard reports all requirements met.
Louisville and Nashville railroad reported operating revenues from July 1 to November 30 totaling 27,901,113 dollars, up 3,790,608 dollars from 1915, according to a statement issued in Louisville.
A World War I style communique notes considerable shelling on both sides of the Ancre. It states that Allied retaliatory fire was prompt and effective, with the British shells described as searching through mist toward their intended targets.
A Fog bound scene reports the daily shelling beginning as vehicles move under mist while officers assure quiet. The bombardment intensifies with shells overhead, blending with stormlike sounds and creating battlefield confusion for those unfamiliar with artillery.
A khaki clad chaplain reads the service beside a newly dug grave as Tommies stand bareheaded. Shells whine through mist while artillery gains, air power, and cold weather shape a wary balance on the western front. The Germans watch and intensify harassing fire as Allied air superiority and heavy guns work together.
Senator Chamberlain told the rivers and harbors congress railroads largely oppose waterway work and warned delegates against being swayed by press charges. He argued adequate ship facilities would counter high rates and urged diligence in seeking improvements.
Rain soaked crowds along Government Street watched the Satuma Day parade pass by with Governor Henderson and city leaders among the autos. Communities Wilmer Grand Bay Fowl River Dawes Coden Calvert Hall Mill road Irvington Citronelle Loxley and Belle Fontaine joined in despite weather.
Governor Henderson attended Satsuma Day in Mobile with speeches at the band stand and key handover to Satsuma growers. Drago's band played at the Battle House lobby and a 2:30 to 4 PM concert was planned. A grand ball at the Battle House capped the day with colorful parade cars and civic praise.
The Wilmington Housewives League declares a boycott on eggs butter and cheese until prices are reasonable. Members say they will skip Christmas cakes and other delicacies needing eggs rather than concede.
A German note asserts the Arabia passenger steamer on the Port Said to Malta route was a transport ship in the Corigo-Malta line used for war purposes. The submarine commander sank the ship after spotting Chinese laborers and other supposed troops aboard, claiming it as an auxiliary warship under international law.
The text notes a lie of the word regrettable mistake as a possible casus for Germany’s consequences. Secretary Lansing would not comment while debate swirls over whether Arabia was a transport. If Germany’s claim holds, sinking may be deemed justified. if not, a serious state department confrontation looms.
In Ossipee New Hampshire on December 7 the grand jury charged Frederick L. Small formerly of Boston with murder after investigating the death of his wife Arlene C Small who was strangled shot and beaten during a house fire set to cover up the crime on September 28 last.
A Mobile citizen, C Day of 761 Elmira St., testifies his kidneys were troubled after a cold and back pain. He used Dean's Kidney Pills from Van Aller's Pharmacy and reports strengthened back and improved kidney function. The ad notes the product price of 56 cents and cites Foster Milburn Co as makers.
The Pure Food and Drug Laws guard the public against misstatements on supplement labels. Some buyers still choose cod liver oil extracts claiming benefits of an emulsion, though extracts use high alcohol and lack real cod liver oil endorsed by medical authorities.
Police officers unveiled new winter uniforms furnished by L Hammel Dry Goods Co at a briefing at headquarters. Mayor Harry Pillans and Chief G M Van Liew attended the Wednesday night review, praising the attire and urging officers to maintain neat appearance and public courtesy at all times.
Tom Carter a negro charged with murder saw his case continued as key defense witnesses were absent. The scene unfolded in Crichton where Finley was killed last August. Carter was later captured near Turley, La, and brought to Mobile.
In Lynchburg Virginia the Craddock Terry Company announced that about January 1 employees in the shoe factories earning under $100 monthly will receive a 10 percent bonus for the last eight weeks of 1916 and as long as conditions permit. Weekly hours will drop from 59 to 54, affecting 1200 to 1500 workers.
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