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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1913
Page
6
Turkish forces at Tchatalja are down to about 120 000, with 70 000 reinforcing Gallipoli. A landings near Rodosto to outflank Bulgarians is deemed impracticable. The Turkish army, strained by disease, faces a hopeless position unless it accepts the inevitable.
An Athens dispatch reports 10,000 wounded in Janina after escape from Greek lines and that the town would have surrendered if not for Austrian consul influence. A Constantinople dispatch says Bulgarians have withdrawn from Tchatalja and set HQ at Tcherkesskeul.
European diplomats believe the war will end soon due to financial hardship and waning public enthusiasm. Turkey's Rechad Pasha, leading the peace delegation, has orders to stay in London a few more days as talks resume.
Le Turc reports a force of 30 000 Albanians advancing toward Uskup, an area held by Servian troops, signaling mounting strain in the region amid Balkan tensions.
The report notes 21,000 yards of matting from Hong Kong to Mobile valued at 1,426 and total imports for the month at 180,306. January exports total 2,126,032 with listed valuations by country including Germany Italy Netherlands England and others such as Costa Rica and Mexico.
Violet Lott a white woman was arraigned before the recorder on a disorderly conduct charge connected to a Tuesday night incident near the carnival auditorium involving Ewing Browne. She was fined 10 for disorderly conduct and 5 for intoxication and ordered to leave the city. The recorder warned she would be arrested on a state vagrancy charge a week after penalty assessment.
Society pages record Miss Sarah Byrn and Miss Ida Lee Richardson of Murfreesboro to be honored at a Spring Hill archery party hosted by Mrs. Gaillard Hamilton next Tuesday at 3 30. Also noted are parties for Miss Alison of Berlin and Miss Mattie Hickey hosting Miss Bessie Alison, with a matinee and a six table hearts game at the Lyric featuring prizes. Mr W H Cooper and Miss Katie Lavretta wed at St Joseph’s church in Mobile with a blue Bedford cord suit described for the bride and plans for a New Orleans honeymoon. Visitors Mrs Woodie Wood and daughter Corinne of Sweetwater Branch visit Mrs Anna Moore. L M Larkin and son from St Louis visit Belk family.
The recorder's court sat briefly for Mardi Gras amid the carnival crackdown. About 95 cases were disposed of in two hours. Robert Bennett and Jeff Jackson, both reported as colored, were fined $10 for disorderly conduct after a fight at Conception and Dauphin streets. A white bystander, Andrew P. Williams, was badly cut on the hand. Patrolman Pitroff and Sgt Murray were involved in the melee. The defendants were jailed in the city prison.
George W. McClellan of Spring Hill died in New York City at 5 p.m. after a long illness. Funeral in Albany, N. Y. Friday, February 7. Herman Henken, 62, long-time river water business operator, died at 356 South Broad Street. Mrs. Bessie Brooks Colomb, formerly Miss Bessie Brooks of Mobile, died at Colomb, Louisiana, with remains due in Mobile for Christ Episcopal Church funeral.
Vague patent medicine advertisement promises a cure for coughs colds throat and lungs. It claims a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved and suggests immediate benefit from the first dose.
Mrs Alice Drago wife of grain merchant and former Mobile County sheriff died Thursday at 8 am at her home No 6 North Broad Street after months of heart disease. Born in Mobile in 1869 she is survived by husband five children and other relatives. The obituary notes her devotion to home and family and mourners will include friends in Mobile and beyond.
The Isle of Spice presented by Stanley Felch Herbert Carter Marguerite Felch and a strong company at the Lyric draws growing crowds. Three daily shows at 3 7 45 and 9 15 p m with catchy music and good dancing. Weber and Fields Saturday bring the famed New York company of 100 to the Lyric for an 8 20 curtain and big advance sales indicate a large turnout.
Seats on sale for The Girl and the Bandit at the Lyric with a single performance on Tuesday February 11. Higley Harrington and other favorites will appear in appropriate roles as the stock company ends its Orpheum run The Voice of the Tempter. A separate note promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for colds.
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