Note to Germany on submarine policy eyed by Washington
A pending note to Germany may seek to clarify US and Berlin interpretations of pledges in the Sussex case, especially about armed ships. Secretary Lansing says final action is not agreed, with cases guiding general steps. Affidavits on the Palermo sinking are being gathered as the Marina incident prompts questions of American casualties.
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Associated Press
Washington
Germany
Berlin
Lansing
Sie
United. States
Marina
United States
Sussex
International
Palermo
State Department
Anchor Steamship Caledonia Believed Sunk
The Anchor Line steamship Caledonia of 9223 tons is believed sunk, according to an Associated Press report dated December 8. The loss details and official confirmation were not immediately available.
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Associated Press
koxDox
Caledonia
Man Held for Court on Murder and Larceny Charge
John T. Martin was held to city court under a 500 bond for murder and grand larceny after allegedly shooting Fred Fincher in Wheelerville. The incident followed a desperate fight in which Fincher wrested away Martin's pistol, with a harness theft also cited in the case.
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John T. Martin
Fred Fincher
Wheelerville
Edington
Martin
Fincher
Martin Robert the
Renobert
Spot Cotton Falls 37 Points as Futures Slide
Spot cotton in the Mobile market slid to 19.63 cents at the close from 26 cents Thursday. Sales of 20 bales were reported. January futures at New Orleans lost 72 points and the New York equivalent dropped 93 points amid a strong ginners report showing 10,359,346 bales ginned by December 1.
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Mobile
New Orleans
New York
Parade Precedes Barton Academy Prep Football Championship
Preparations for a south Alabama prep school championship game include a major downtown parade. Barton Academy and Uni 4 team coaches express confidence, with light signal drills today. The route runs Government to Royal to St Francis to Conception Dauphin Cedar and ends at Monroe Park field.
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Barton: Academy
Uni 4
South Alabama
Barton Academy
Drago
Barton
Royal
St. Francis
Conception
Dauphin
Cedar
Monroe Park Field
Bartonian Grief as Captain Cochrane Fights Hip Injury
gloom strikes Bartonians as Captain Cochrane injures his left hip in the Barton Laurel game and may miss the upcoming Saturday match. Coach Overton rehearses Wright eleven with likely rest on Friday while stars Friedenthal Harris Leatherbury and Dorgan battle for supremacy, promising a thrilling collision against the Blue and Gold.
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Bartonians
Cochrane
Overton
Wright
Wright Boys
Friedenthal
Harris
Wrights
Leatherbury
Bartop
One Rose
Scott and
Dorgan
Weather Forecast for Washington and Nearby Regions
Northern regions expect rain and colder tonight with a Saturday of fair but much colder conditions. Southern areas face cloudy skies with rain possible and near freezing temperatures. Mississippi shows cloudy south with likely rain and a cold, generally fair north with near freezing temps.
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Associated Press
Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Testimony in Chandler Pierce intoxication graft case
Five men testified at the trial of Police Officer William Chandler and Supernumerary Officer David L. Pierce on charges of intoxication and conduct unbecoming officers. Pierce allegedly took part in a poker game at Vincent Noletto’s Charleston and Conception street location on September 23, buying chips and losing money. Chandler denied recognizing gambling and was pressed by Mayor Pillans over lack of credibility.
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Harry Pillans
Wm. Chandler
David L. Pierce
J. O'Grady
Frank Farley
James McEvoy
Noletto
Theaime
Charleston
Conception Streets
Pierce
Chandler
Pillans
Vie
Free Amusement Acts Planned for 1917 Mardi Gras
Carnival officials announce many free acts to entertain visitors at the 1917 Mardi Gras. Peyton Norville, chair of the amusement committee, says events include motor boat races and rowing contests with local crews, plus ships in port.
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Peyton Norville
Carnivale Association
Norville
Teutons Offer Aid to Greece If War On Entente
A Rome dispatch reports Germany and Austria promise Greece land communications if Greece declares war on the Entente. The note follows a British note about the French battleship Suffren sunk and Teutons making more captures as of December 8 with Allied cover.
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Teutons
Greece
Suffren
London
Switzerland
Rome
Germany
Austria
Submarine Attacks Norwegian Steamer Caloric
The Norwegian steamship Caloric, en route from the United States to British ports, was fired upon by a man submarine. Two crew members were killed while the steamer escaped undamaged. Caloric, a 7012-ton tank steamer built in 1914, left Port Arthur Texas October 1 and Norfolk October 24, and is owned in Bergen, Norway.
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London
Caloric
United States
Copenhagen
Eixe Telegraph Company
Port Arthur
Texas
Norfolk
South
England
Bergen
Norway
Committee to Wind Up Year by Mobilé Chamber Meeting
The Mobilé Chamber of Commerce ways and means committee will hold its final 1916 meeting Monday night. Chairman J. D. Andrews urges a large attendance as important matters are on the agenda. Evan B. Davis of the Gulf Coast Province Exchange will speak on cooperation of city and county.
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Ways and Means Mittee
Mobilé’ Chamber Commerce
J. D. Andrews
Evan. B. Davis
Gulf Coast Province Exchange
Senate Begins Debate on Prohibition Legislation
The senate opened debate on prohibition measures on motion of Senator Sh, with legislation aimed to prevent liquor manufacture nationwide. The Associated Press reports the draft was set for consideration to curb illegal production.
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Associated Ree Wwashington
Senate
Gulfport Halts Business as Tribute to Capt Jones Memory
Gulfport Mississippi observes a city wide pause in business from noon to 6 pm in memory of Captain Jones a notable Gulf coast entrepreneur and railroad and hotel owner who died in Buffalo New York. Streetcars and essential services only operate while funeral arrangements proceed in Buffalo.
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Gulfport
Miss
Joseph
Gulf Coast
Buffalo
N. Y
Lightning There Kills a Horse on Commerce Street
A valuable horse owned by A D Davie was killed yesterday afternoon on Commerce Street near Gov ent after contacting wet ground charged with electricity. The shock killed the animal within minutes.
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A.D. Davie
Commerce Street
Govent
Teuton Rush In Rumania Continues As Prisoners Reported
New York, Feb 8 The German war office says 8000 more Romanian prisoners have been captured along with artillery as Teutonic forces drive toward Bucharest. Romanian forces retreat northeast leaving southeastern Wallachia under Von Mackensen. Bulgarian efforts oppose Serbian advances near Monastir.
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Associated Press
New York
Wee
German War Office
Wallachia
Bucharest
von Mackensen
Moliia
Galata
Lower Danube
Bessacee
Acedonia
Monastir
Blockade of Greece Begun by Entente
The Entente began the blockade of Greece officially this morning. British naval personnel were ordered to board the Greek liner King Constantine. The Greek government said that Greek Saladeen movement had ceased in response to the Entente demand for an explanation.
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Athens
London
Greece
Constantine
Sunk ship Suffren gains battle scars in Dardanelles action
The Suffren a French battleship once active in the Dardanelles bombardment reportedly vanished after sailing from Toulon with a 410 foot beam and four 12 inch guns and four torpedo tubes. An official Turkish announcement said she was heavily damaged and withdrew in flames before repairs.
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Associated Press
Bawn
Anak
Aioe
Jon
Dardanelles
Toulon
Romanian Force Surrenders as Retreat to Predeal Cut Off
Berlin dispatch reports 8 000 Romanian troops surrender after retreat toward Predeal and Altschanz. Teutonic forces cut off the column and capture most of the unit. Continued on page six.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Cold Wave Arrives Saturday With Sharp Temperature Drop
A cold wave is expected to hit Saturday bringing much colder, clear weather. Rain likely tonight and Saturday with northwest winds, and a sharp temperature fall is forecast across North Alabama and Mississippi interior regions. Shippers are warned to protect northbound shipments over the next 24 to 30 hours as temperatures may fall to near 20 degrees.
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North
Alabama
Mississippi
United States
Satsuma Night Draws Crowd at Battle House and Cawthon
A Satsuma Night event at the Battle House overflowed the dining room with a well attended program. The Cawthon venue hosted a dinner crowd and dance afterward with performances by the Vautrot Sisters.
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Battle House
Cawthon
Satsuma Day Draws Crowds Despite Bad Weather
The event drew visitors and Mobile residents despite rain. After a parade and band concerts, the Satsuma exhibit at the Battle House lobby attracted crowds viewing oranges grapefruit and kumquats.
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Battle House
Leather prices rise. Lynn shoes may double in price
At a Lynn conference of shoe makers and retailers a 15 cent per foot leather price rise is announced with forecasts of further increases. They warn that shoes could reach 20 dollars per pair if costs keep climbing, while prices have roughly doubled over five years. End of war or embargo is seen as relief.
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Lynn
Mass
Washington
New England
Albert M. Creighton
Lynn Shoe Manufacturers’ Association
Man Captured in Church Is in Prison
John Fields was captured in Crichton late Thursday afternoon by several citizens after entering St. Catherine's Catholic Church. He was turned over to Sheriff Holcombe and docketed on a vagrancy charge. The sheriff noted he was caught in the church acting suspiciously amid recent local robberies.
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John Fields
Crichton
St. Catherine's Catholic Church
Fields
Holcombe
Satsuma Day Exhibit Attracts Citrus Interest In Mobile
The Batsunmias from citrus centers near Mobile, in standard packs, and large pomelos plus kumquats decorated the exhibit. Delayed weather kept many locals away. the display will stay lit in the Battle House lobby through Saturday. Mr William Worden earned praise for decorating the auditorium with Satsumas and other materials, according to Dr O F E Wingert.
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Mobile
A.F. Hutchings
William Worden
Battle House
O. F. E. Winberg
Gulf Coast Horticultural Society
Will Stock Rivers Near Here With Fish
After an inspection trip of the fishing streams in the south end of the county, State Game and Fish Commissioner John H. Wallace left for Montgomery. He traveled with County Game Warden John Hensch and outlined plans to arrest fishermen using nets in different streams. Wallace announced that Dog River would be stocked with fish.
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Game and Fish
John H. Wallace
Montgomery
John Hensch
Mr. Wallace
Christmas clubs plan big week of holiday spending
Approximately 194000 will be distributed among seven in the next week through Christus Funds. Merchants about to begin a busy Christmas season with several special sales. First National Bank will begin issuing checks on December 18 and finish by December. Five savings classes show steady growth with payments ranging from 5 cents weekly to $1 weekly, with checks and interest varying by class.
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Wilk
Junius W. Woolf
First, National Bank
First National
Woolf
Dutch Food Shipment Pact With Germany Rumored
An Amsterdam dispatch reports the Berlin Vossische Zeitung announces an agreement between Holland and Germany on exporting foodstuffs identical to the Holland England arrangement. The Times notes the pact may allow Dutch shipments to England to continue under German supervision and destroyers, signaling a broad accord.
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London
Amsterdam
The
Times
Berlin
Vossische Zeitung
Holland
Germany
England
Vossischef
Asquith Declines King`s Offer of Earldom and Garter
Former British Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith refuses an earldom and the Garter amid reports he sought permission to decline both honors. The matter centers on requests to clone or reproduce the awards.
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the Garter
Early solution of RIS question may be true
The Guardian reports that Premier Lloyd George may soon reveal an immediate solution to the question of mobilizing resources by means of anglicence. The Associated Press notes the likelihood of a decisive move by December, indicating potential rapid action in Britain's wartime policy.
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Associated Press
London
The
Guardian
Lloyd-George Vi
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