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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1915
Page
2
Washington reports Germany will not accept US input as it declares no responsibility for harm to neutral ships in a new sea war zone. Administration seeks a workable plan to identify and safeguard neutrals, including questions to maritime insurers about possible measures.
Berlin dispatches report harsh German measures at sea aimed at two British allies the United States and Britain itself. The Vossische Zeitung notes Germany will endure starvation rather than yield and signals a relentless blockade to cripple Britain. The Lokal adds a defiant call to a life threatening fight begun February 18 with no regard for others.
Despairing dispatches from Paris describe Germany's reply to the American naval warning as defiant. The Matin notes Berlin nearly withholds the assurance sought while Clemenceau fears famine pressures push Germany to extremities and praises American resolve.
Troops with fixed bayonets dispersed crowds favoring Italy's entry into the war as parliament sat. Central Rome was occupied by troops with several arrests reported. Premier Salandra addressed deputies praising national resolve and the immortal fatherland amid earthquake commemoration.
Fred A. Taylor kept at the immigration station since being sent from England as an alien spy suspect four months ago was deported aboard the steamer Pretorian to Glasgow after an investigation found no proof of American citizenship. He claimed birth in San Francisco, but officials found no corroboration.
Louise Smith, 14, of Magazine Point Alabama, was returned home Friday morning from Pascagoula Mississippi with her mother after attempting to elope with E E Page a discharged sailor from the gunboat Castine Page was not arrested as no kidnapping occurred since the girl had met him on the streets of Mobile and he could not be charged.
Jose Caro expelled from Mexico arrives in Havana. Rotterdam reports a $1 5 million Ger man motor project tied to a Russian government deal. English travel halted by British admiralty. Uganda reaches Rotterdam as Belgian relief craft. American Hosiery converts 1 5 million surplus to cash for stockholders. North Dakota Senate recalls equal suffrage bill with two thirds rule. Virginia deputies hunt two masked robbers after Seaboard Express robbery. Santa Marta loses rudder near Cape Hatteras asking coast guard aid. Warrants issued for three Smithville men in A D Oliver bank murder.
On the twenty first anniversary of Esau H Frohlichstein Mobile sailor boy killed at Vera Cruz a wool flag six by ten feet will be presented to the Mobile school board Dr A C Moses will tender the flag to the board The flag is for use on special occasions the staff will be eighteen feet high
The Chamber of Commerce sent Shorthorn bulls to several farm areas for use by local stock raisers. George Kilmer receives bulls for Dickens Ferry Dawes Union Church and Kilmer Sly is assigned Creola and Chunchula. Bulls will be placed only after communities meet care and maintenance requirements.
Mrs. Annie Fay suffered painful burns to face and body when a kerosene fire started by another party at 106 Theatre Street exploded. The blaze damaged the home. police and fire crews responded. Occupant was Mrs. W. R. Johnson. owner B. J. Bishop.
Officials of the New Orleans Mobile and Chicago Rail Road Company relocate from the Mobile Cotton Exchange at Commerce and St. Francis to the Pollock building on Conti Street just east of Royal Street. Move to be completed by Saturday afternoon.
In Savannah Georgia on February 19, the Interstate Commerce Commission resumed hearings before H B Myers. Testimony focused on traffic relations between the Peninsula and Occidental Steamship Line and the Atlantic Coast Line as part of a joint ownership inquiry.
Jim Nicholas a Greek barber shop and rooming house operator at 63 Government Street was docketed at the police station Friday afternoon by Chief Crenshaw and Detective Burch on a charge of maltreating a girl under ten. He denies the charge. The case connects to Egg-Net Mobile involvement two years ago and Bulgaria war participation.
A wireless message from Norfolk reports the coast guard ship Seminole is standing by the schooner Phineas W. Sprague after a disaster near Mobile. The Sprague was in Mobile a month ago.
San Francisco hosts the Panama Pacific International Exposition opening tomorrow with a ceremony led by the mayor. President Moore will inform President Wilson by telephone as dedication ceremonies follow. The 500 million project features the Tower of Jewels at 436 feet, 41 foreign nations, and an estimated $800 million in temporary investment and exhibits.
Fr. de la Moriniere of Spring Hill College preaches during Lent at St. Joseph's Church with Sunday Masses at 6:30 8:30 and 10 oclock and weekday Masses at 6 and 8. Way of the Cross Fridays at 7 30 pm for school children 2 pm. Lenten sermons and benediction every Wednesday and Sunday at 7:30 pm. Series topics include The Foundation of the Church The Oneness of the Church The Authority of the Church The Holiness of the Church The Catholicity and Apostolicity of the Church and The Trials and Triumphs of the Church.
Ottawa reports an unusual digression as Romolo Caesari under sentence for murder near White Horse Yukon Territory was killed by a constable during an attempted escape. A telegram from the Canadian justice minister halted the execution as Caesari was deemed insane. The sheriff traveled to relay the news when the fatal dash occurred.
H L King faced a hostile crowd in Paterson New Jersey as eggs bricks and stones rained on the hall. He fled the platform dodging missiles before escaping in an automobile. A policeman was slightly injured and one person arrested.
The Mississippi Valley river terminals conference in St. Louis focused on terminal improvements in several cities. Emil T. Weil of Evansville and J. H. Weatherford of Memphis outlined Ohio river facilities while Joliet Mayor Wood discussed Illinois river terminals.
In the recorders court on Thursday Pat Ryan admitted striking Oswald Cole in the eye. He was fined 25 dollars or fifty days in jail, the court noting the altercation began after Cole called him a name in ridicule.
Montgomery reports three recess committees organized naming chairs from house members with Artwell as vice chairman of finance and taxation. John B Weakley elected chair. Henry Merritt named vice chair of the judiciary. Senate adjourns after bond issue debate and passage of appropriation, child labor, and redistricting measures.
Kansas City report recalls Frank James, former Jesse James outlaw, dying near Excelsior Springs. He refused to tell his life story despite a $10,000 offer, promising the governor of Missouri he would not authorize a book about himself.
Hearings begin March 16 in Washington on petitions by railroads to retain holdings in steamship lines operating in Chesapeake Bay. The Interstate Commerce Commission announced the proceedings under the Panama act, involving lines such as the Baltimore and Ohio and Chesapeake and Atlantic.
David Caplan, last of the men sought in the Los Angeles Times building bombing of 1910, jailed at Port Orchard Washington after being found on a Bainbridge Island ranch. He admitted identity and agreed to return to Los Angeles for trial, with letters and documents tying him to San Francisco figures and three dynamite sticks recovered in his cabin.
The Baptist state rally at the First Baptist Church featured morning and afternoon services with a large attendance. Miss Clyde Metcalf led a special address on Women’s Missionary Union work and Dr. Nelson was set to speak again at the Friday night service. The visiting missionary outlined travels from his Oklahoma City home and shared experiences from exploration in the Amazon region.
Dr. Ernest Walker of Alabama Polytechnic Institute Auburn visits Grand Bay to review citrus growers and issues ongoing bulletins on citrus and pecan culture. He notes the department answers queries promptly and will send free bulletins to interested parties.
Herman Edgar of Mobile Stove & Pulley Works, by attorney Francis J. Inge, sues Reiss Mercantile Co. for $5000. He claims on December 22 a company car driven by a firm employee struck him crossing Broad Street at Dauphin Street, causing painful injuries to head and body.
At 12:30 PM the Castine left Louisville and Nashville docks with Commander J. F. P. Carter in command. Pilot Denny Smith steered the vessel down stream while turning into the lower bay, reaching Turner-Hartwell Docks by 1 PM for possible repairs at the Boston navy yard.
The Country Club of Mobile files a declaration amending its charter to issue 500 shares at par value of 100 dollars each. Shares are to be held by adult club members as part of the club’s structure. Ongoing improvements at Mobile County Club grounds at Spring Hill are progressing well.
A still alarm and the pulling of box No. 21 at police headquarters summoned the fire department to 106 Theat Street in the business district Friday morning. A small blaze was found in a rooming house occupied by W. R. Johnson and B. J. ee, centered on a porch fireplace in the rear annex, causing little damage.
New York report on the two year divorce case of Mrs Abigail Hancock, a bishop, seeking alimony relief from her banker husband. He argues for reduction from 16 000 per year to 3 500, while earning 18 400 annually from his own estate and supporting four daughters.
Mrs. Lo Hon of Dauphin Street reports she was robbed Thursday noon on St Stephens between the cat line and First Bull's Head. About $12 in money and jewelry were taken after a Black man grabbed her, held her, and escaped. two white men pursued but could not capture him as injured knee and arm hindered recovery. Investigators from the sheriff's office are reviewing the case.
In a series of guilty pleas, an assailant connected to a police officer assault case admitted to two counts of larceny involving bicycles. Others named include William Rot Bi and Archie Davis facing related burglary and theft charges. The defendant also pleaded guilty to burglary of retail stores and cars tied to L N Railroad and Southern Railway thefts.
A morning at the river front shows eleven large steamers docked from the municipal wharf to Turner Terminal. Two river packets, two bay tugs and launches move cargoes and shift berths while the Honduran steamer Bodo delays for weather and the American tank steamer Carrier unloads blackstrap for Cuban Molasses. The Swedish bark Maorilands left earlier and the British steamer Jupiter arrived with a general cargo.
Residents from Fairhope travel to the city Friday morning aboard the bay deem Apollo. Passengers include Mr. and Mrs A B Call, Mrs M Connett and son Moog, A Oler, Johnston, Cremer, Burnh Lowell, Bishop, Charles, Marshall, Miss E E Man, G N Over pore, Thomas Wilson, J S Miller, F R Brown, Mrs Ropp, W J Perkins, Miss Bexie Sandwich, Mrs J F Skin Harvey and Mrs C R Fish.
A German submarine torpedoed a French steamship off Dieppe but the vessel did not sink. It was towed into Dieppe with a damaged port side and a broken waterline. The Dinorah’s cargo was to be charged. a daily Dieppe to England steamer service has been suspended.
A Norwegian tank steamer en route from New York to Amsterdam struck a mine off Dover and was towed to Walmer for repairs. The vessel suffered slight damage with the foredeck and forecastle affected but the crew remained on board and the pilot stayed with the ship.
Copenhagen reports two airships lost in the North Sea with one sinking near France Island on Wednesday and another sinking yesterday amid ongoing gaps in the airship story.
An Austrian dispatch reports Berlin warns East Prussians not to return hastily. Fleeing families are urged to stay away and seek housing and food provisions to ensure safety and adequacy before any plan to return.
London dispatches to the Times say Russians have evacuated areas around Bucharest and show limited forces along the Niemen. A bulge in the line near Skirmishes suggests Russian withdrawals but no major breakthrough yet.
London reports increased German activity in the North Sea after a period of calm. Zeppelin airships are patrolling waters near England, with some vessels halted and others reported missing. Austrian forces claimed to have driven Russians from Bukovina, while Allied prospects and German advances in Europe remain uncertain.
A report from Washington notes over two million dollars allocated to reinforce the Panama Canal project amid swift action in February. The measure aims to strengthen the canal’s strategic and commercial role with funding directed through the usual congressional channels.
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