Mobile Detectives Arrest Thompson In Oil Company Safe Theft
Mobile detectives arrest W E Thompson for the Standard Oil safe robbery in Mobile after a tip from a Gulfport area news butcher. Thompson says he will return to Mobile without requisition papers. Detec tives Warren Burch and W Y V Pearson plan to bring Thompson’s ally Don L Wilson from Gulfport to face charges in Springfield and other past crimes. Wilson’s arrest reportedly averted a train hold up near Gulfport.
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W. E. Thompson
Standard Oil Company
Jackson
Miss
Hosen
G. M. van Liew
Thompson
Mobile
Warren Burch
W. Y V. Pearson
Gulfport, Miss
Don L. Wilson
Théug ‘Wilson
Gulfport Miss
Springfield
Ills
Liew
Wilson
Louisville
Nashville
Gulfport
Gulf and
Ship Island
Van‘Liew
Standard Oil
Wigner
Butcher
Mobile Carnival Plans Set at $25,000 Budget Info
Mobile readers hear of a 1917 carnival set to cost 25000 with a budget to be published. Subscriptions exceed 2000 with donors including L J Davis of Mobile Gas and S H Peck of Battle House. A forty piece band from Mississippi A and M College may attend and Mardi Gras may be a city holiday with stores closing.
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Mobile
Messrs
R. M. Weinacker
W. H. Reynolds
M. J. McDermott
J. D. Andrews
J. I. Manning
Jacob Reiss
J. Paul Wilson
L. J. Davis
Mobile Gas Company
S. H. Peck
Battle House
R M. Weinacker
Thompson and Wilson tied to Gulfport safe burglary
Police link Thompson and Wilson to a December 4 theft from a Mobile area safe. The pair allegedly rode the L. and N. train from the city, with Thompson captured after an escape and Wilson missing several fingers. Detectives questioned by Warren Burch relate a Gulfport hotel sighting. Thompson and Ison reportedly split after Gulfport as authorities pursue Mobile arrests.
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Thompson
Gulfport
Wilson
Warren Burch
Riots in Hamburg Leave Thousands Involved
Reports from London via Associated Press state that Hamburg saw the most serious riots on December 7 8 and 9 with more than 20 000 participants. Between one thousand were killed or wounded and local soldiers could not quell the disturbances, prompting a special railway dispatch from Berlin.
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London
Hamburg
Berlin
Barry Ghose Selected Secretary of Gulf Coast Fair
Mr W F Barry chosen secretary for the Gulf Coast Fair association after a board vote. Dr Harry T Inge, association president, endorses the election and cites Barry as best man in the South for the post. He succeeds Mort L Bixler who has left for Jackson Tennessee and will return to Mobile soon. Directors elected W H Reynalds to the board, replacing Gordon Smith, with Mrs A D Davis also joining.
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Reynalds
Gordon Smith
W. F. Barry
Barry
Harry T. Inge
Association
South
Inge
Mort L. Bixler
Jackson
Tenn
Mobile
W. H. Reynalds
A. D. Davis
le Blanc
Mobile Liners
Secney Orene Ae Trail Association
Pensacola
Palner Jans
Slogan contest for Mobile Mardi Gras prize announced
The Mobile Mardi Gras committee offers ten dollars in gold for the best slogan. Mr Gordon Smith, carnival publicity chair, reports many entries from Mobile and other Mississippi and Alabama towns. Open to all residents. send slogans to Mr Smith.
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Mobile
Gordon Smith
Carnival Association
Mississippi
Alabama
Weather forecast for Alabama and nearby regions
Today’s weather from Washington reports fair conditions for Alabama and adjacent areas with little temperature change expected Thursday.
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Washington
Alabama
Eee
Hartwell Resolution On Board Rotation Eyed By School Panel
The board of school commissioners is set to decide on the Christmas holidays for public schools from December 22 to January 2 plus a Hartwell proposed rotation in office. The executive committee recommends holidays begin when classes end Friday December 22 and run through January 1 with January 2 as return date. Routine agenda items will fill the session.
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Hartwell
Board of School Commissioners
Pair Weather Is the Promise for Thursday
The forecast promises pleasant weather today and Thursday with little temperature change. The region reports snow in the Ghio Valley and Lake areas while a high pressure area moves from the Dakotas toward the Northeast bringing clear cold conditions. Williston North Dakota saw 24 degrees below zero the previous day with 49 degrees as the high and 40 as the low.
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Mercury
Gentile
Qghio Valley
Lake
New England States
Dakotas
Williston
N. D
Retreat Still Continues to Buzen River
Associated Press reports fighting in Europe persists while peace proposals from Germany and allies dominate press commentary. In the past day German forces push in eastern Wallachia as Romanian resistance along the Jalomitg river falters and Romanian armies retreat toward the Bezen line near the Moldavian border.
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New York
Europe
Germany
Wallachia
Berlin
Jalomitg
Bezen
Berlin replies on Lanao sinking cites contraband and Norwegian ownership
Germany defends the sinking of the American steamer Lanao by a submarine off Cape Vincent, arguing the vessel carried contraband and was not truly American, though registry disputes persist. Manila owners Findlay-Miller & Co. sold to Hans Mannewig of Christiania, with transfer claimed as not complete until England arrival.
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Washington
Germany
Cape Vincent
State Department
Lanao
Findlay-Miller & Co
Manila
Hans Mannewig
Christiana
Mainland
Department
England
London
Barry
Xmas Mail Rush Underway At Local Post Office
Postmaster J J Thorn ton reports the local office is handling a heavy daily flow of letters and parcel post packages without disrupting staff. The Christmas rush is already strong and expected to grow as the holidays approach.
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J. Jocker Thornton
Ths Mobile
Ophthalmologists Visit Mobile for Fishing Trip
Thirty members of the American Academy of Ophthalmology arrive in Mobile Friday after attending the 21st annual meeting in Memphis. They stay at the Cawthon Hotel and plan a Friday 11 o'clock trip to Codén Alabama for fishing and a shore dinner before returning via the orange belt.
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Mobile
Academy
Memphis
Teun
Cawthen
Coden
Ala
Secretary F. T. Parker Off to Meeting
Secretary F T Parker leaves Thursday for the annual meeting in Nashville on December 16 17. He notes the Mobile Baseball Association will not oppose any plan to raise the player limit from four teen to fifteen men for next season.
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Southern League
Mobile Baseball Association
Nashville
Mobile
Russians Seize Teuton Trenches in Rumani a Heights
Petrograd reports Russian troops captured a line of Teuton trenches on heights south of Agustilia near the Trotus Valley in Rumania. Teuton counterattacks failed with heavy losses. Rumanian forces advanced south of the Mizil Bezeu road, taking several villages before a counterstrike forced a retreat. The Romanian army then held a long front from Beseu to Uraitcheni.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
London
Teuton
Agustilia
Trotus
Rumania
Russian War Department
Mizil-Bezeu High Road
Beseu
Saringa
Uraitcheni
German Losses Near Four Million Reported in November Lists
London report notes German official casualty totals for November show 166,176 officers and men killed wounded or missing, bringing total German losses since the war began to 3,921,869. Naval and colonial service casualties are excluded from the November figure.
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London
Russian Troops Repulsed in Transylvanian Front
German war office reports Teutonic forces repelled Russian attacks in the Gyergye mountains on the eastern Transylvanian front. Romanian troops in Wallachia, aided by Russian cavalry, retreated after a failed stand. More than 4,000 prisoners were taken.
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Berlin
Sayville
Gyergye
War Office
Wallachia
Bucharest Evacuation Executed in Good Order
Associated Press report from Petrograd notes Bucharest evacuation completed with orderly removal or destruction of war supplies and property. Oil reservoirs at Ploiești were drained before retreat. article continues on Page Two.
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Bucharest
Associated Press
Petrograd
Ploechti
Forrest Camp Names Officers in Annual Meeting
Forrest Camp No. 1 Woodmen of the World elected Edward th Cahall clerk for the twentieth year, with no opposition. Officers named include W. H. Hamilton consul commander, R. H. Giles advisor lieutenant, A. Vernalille banker, E L Cahall clerk, Henry Murray escort, M. J. McGlynn watchman, Charley M. Vukers sentry, J. T. Atkinson auditor, Drs. T. H. Frazer and J. T. England camp physicians, and E. J. Grove past consul commander. Attendance at the meeting was the greatest in a year.
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E. L. Cahall
Henry Murray
M. J. McGlynn
Charley M. Vukers
J. T. Atkinson
Kruse Selected as Court Bailiff by City Police
Chief Van Liew appoints Police Officer John Kruse court officer of the recorder's court to enforce order during sessions. Recorder Edington praised Kruse for maintaining order and instructed witnesses not to chew gum while testifying.
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G. M. van Liew
John Kruse
Recorder’s Court
Kruse
Edington
Zum
Germany Ready to Offer Peace Proposals in Reichstag Speech
Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg did not reveal details of the peace proposals but said they are prepared and will be communicated to the Entente if accepted. In the reichstag corridors the mood favored Germany, with many noting the emperor's timely move toward ending the war and ministers applauding the step.
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Associated
Berlin
London
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Germany
Reichstag
Friedrich von Westarp
German Reichstag debate over peace talks ends in adjournment
After the chancellor's speech an annexationist bloc urged an immediate debate led by Major Ernst Bassermann and Count Westarp, backed by extreme Socialists. Moderates resisted, arguing that revealing peace terms early would harm negotiations and disadvantage Germany. The reichstag adjournment allows the government to pursue further talks and seek a vote of confidence.
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Ernst Bassermann
National Liberals
Count Westarp
Germany
Reichstag
Entente Plans Calm Pace On End Of War Peace Terms
London reports indicate Entente governments will not rush the peace proposal. Quarters today showed restraint as deliberations continue, with possible disclosure after the first of the year. Officials expect no rapid decisions on specific terms from the Teutonic alliance.
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Associated Press
London
Oll
Teutonic Alli
Wordy caution on peace talks and stalwart resolve
The piece argues against opening negotiations citing likely arms talks and a return to war like 1866 Austro German precedents. It quotes the Globe noting a possible ceasefire would follow such talks and asserts Kamara d will not weaken the resolve to continue the struggle.
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von Ai
The
Globe
Addressire
French greet German offer with derision in Paris
Paris dispatch reports French newspapers deride a German peace proposal as a clumsy trap. The piece suggests Germany seeks an exit before its situation worsens and aims to shift blame to the Allies and neutral nations if the plan fails.
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Paris
Dee
manun-Hollweg
London Paper Demands Retaliation For Capt Blaikie
London dispatch reports Capt. Blaikie of the British steamer Caledonia was taken prisoner after his ship was sunk by a German submarine. The Associated press notes calls for government action mirroring Germanys treatment of prisoners.
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London
the. E
Blaikie
Caledonia
The
Times
Father Molloy Assigned to Pensacola for Term
Rev. Father J. W. Molloy of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception parish has been ordered to Pensacola. Announcement made Tuesday night by Richard P. Allen, originator of lectures at Knights, noting several nominations in his favor.
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J. W. Molloy
Pensacola
Ricard P. Allen
Knights
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Ingg
Fair
Buzen River
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