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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1916
Page
2
Telegrams claim revolts in the Greek islands over kingly authority. The Hydria, a Greek battleship allied controlled vessel, intercepted messages said to be from King Constantine to Berlin. All Greek communities in Egypt reportedly renounced allegiance to Constantine.
The board plans a 150000 appropriation to cover road costs with government funds. It accepts the Convict Superintendent resignation and names James Shelton as successor with a raised salary. New authority allows suspension of guards for reported misconduct. A horse damage claim from Mrs. Gale is referred to a special committee. Architect Downey expects courthouse and jail work to finish by late Jan or early Feb.
Senate began consideration of the immigration bill at noon. House session opened with Secretary Daniels testifying before the naval committee. Hearings on the postal and military appropriation bills continued, as committees pursued funding measures.
Prominent Birmingham residents Mr and Mrs C McCormick are in Mobile for several days staying at the hotel. Mr R H Little and wife Mr Robert Little and Gerald Little from Tuscaloosa are visiting Mobile, staying at the Cawthon house 68. Mr T M Cook and wife from Jacksonville Florida are among visitors to Mobile at the Battle on Mr Owah Carley has filed a bond as notary public in the probate court.
The burial of James T. McKay occurred yesterday at Magnolia Cemetery after services at 11 North Warren Street. Rev L B H Chappelle led the service. pallbearers were William Harding Morris Hyde P Sweeney George Eslava H T Goodloe and M H Bryan all L N railroad employees connected with the deceased. The report notes a large turnout of relatives and friends.
Mr John W Lloyd a well known truck farmer of the western county died Sunday at 12 80 at his Hall s Mill road home He was 72 a Mobile county native Survived by his widow four daughters four sons one sister twelve grandchildren and other relatives Funeral was held Monday with burial in Mount Zion cemetery at Mertz station
Miss Stella Smith aged 43 of Quitman Mississippi died Sunday after eight days of illness. Roche Burke will convey the body to Quitman for burial. She is survived by her mother Mrs Mary L. Smith and a brother. Mrs J J Turner of Kreole Mississippi and Mrs Amelia Turner of Kreole died Monday at 6 30 AM after a long illness. She is survived by her husband a daughter seven sons one sister Mrs Joseph T Norton Sr. Burial for Mrs Turner will take place at Kreole.
Mr Free Goff aged 63 died Sunday night at a local infirmary after a short illness. He was a resident of Merrill Mississippi and was a farmer. He is survived by his widow and other relatives. The body will be sent to Merrill Mississippi for burial.
Public enthusiasm grows for The Item Free Christmas Distribution plan as subscriptions and votes surge. Candidates active last week faced weather handicaps but remain prominent, with strong support across Whistler Crichton Prichard Spring Hill and surrounding towns.
Lloyds reports the Danish steamer Nora sunk with unknown cause while the British steamer Britannia was torpedoed and its captain captured. Survivors and missing crew numbers vary as other vessels Harlington Harlyn and Bravo are damaged or torpedoed. Additional notes cover convictions, public officials, and wartime incidents in Europe and the Americas.
London Dec 11. David Lloyd George appoints a five man war council to direct the war with himself as a member. The group includes Earl Curzon Arthur Henderson Lord Milner and Andrew Bonar Law and will hold full charge over military policy while other ministers are excluded. The move concentrates unprecedented power in the prime minister.
Ernest Williams arraigned on burglary charges and waived examination. held on 500 bond. Anthony Snock and Sam Pollard, charged with carrying concealed weapons, sentenced to county road for 3 months and 20 days. Judge Chamberlain denounces concealed weapons in the county. Fisher Williams, charged with robbing a home on Dix Street, sent to county road for 30 days. Sheriff Holcombe vows to curb burglaries despite rising offenses in Mole.
Russian observers say Romania’s defeat harms the alliance as Romanian rear guard actions slow German advances. Von Falkenhayn’s northern and eastern moves threaten Bucharest, making the Jalomitza line untenable and dampening prospects of a Moldova push.
At a Monday morning gathering of city Baptist pastors at First Baptist church, Rev H H Busbee resigned as Calvary Baptist secretary and Rev W E Locker was elected to serve the unexpired term. Busbee departs for Louisville to attend Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Rev W E Fendley spoke on the North Side church’s future. The group discussed a forthcoming preachers school and the Alabama Baptist convention training institute January 29 to February 9 and emphasized benevolences including state missions. The meeting also noted the resignation of Rev G R Hurlbert of Dauphin Way Baptist church effective February first.
Copper wire thieves continue at work in Mobile stealing Western Union wire near Theodore and telephone line wire from Prichard to Toulminville. A skiff found under the Beauregard street docks yielded recovered guy wire or steel cable.
London December 11 Premier Lloyd George is ill and unable to go to Buckingham Palace to receive the seals of office. Officials say a severe chill confines him indoors while Bonar Law and other ministers visit the palace to receive their seals. Policy speech may be postponed until Thursday when the vote of credit is moved.
Washington dispatch notes both Senate and House will press ahead this week with key measures. Senate expected to consider immigration andDistrict of Columbia prohibition bills with a likely vote on a corrupt practices act, while the House shelves major legislation for Christmas recess. Senate caucus to choose Clarke's successor and President Wilson's vocational education bill also on deck.
A Baptist member from Mobile traveled to Montgomery to represent Mobile’s Baptists at the state executive committee meeting. The trip aimed to discuss regional church affairs and future collaborations within the statewide organization.
Washington reports full information on the Arabia case awaited before the next move. A new note is expected to clarify Germanys pledges in the Sussex affair and what armed ships coverage actually includes.
The New York cotton seed oil market closes unsettled with spot bids and futures in varied ranges from 11.80 spot to 12.26 July. December to March futures quoted with small changes and total sales reported at 72,700 units.
A garbled report references government cotton crop estimates and price movements, noting declines in July and a $4 per bale loss context. The text mentions national input on a cotton crop outlook and market reactions across several months.
The Supreme Court denied appeals from New York federal rulings granting immunity to John L. Billard William Skinner and James Elton in the New Haven jail prosecution. The government argued they were not immune for testifying in the Interstate Commerce Commission investigation.
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