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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1915

Page

2

Seven Rebel Heads Unite in Campaign Against Villa

International News Service reports that General Jerrez and seven other generals have joined forces with Carranza loyalists to oppose Villa. Fighting near Monclova and in Merida show ongoing insurgent activity, with reports of troops moving and casualties tallied as the situation unfolds.

Cader Carranza Puebla Gutierrez Venustiano Carranza Benavides Blanco Natesa Chao Zuaza Sanchez Villa Eliseo Aredando Constitutionalist Obregon Monclova

Amorous pastor denied license in Minnesota

James Morrison Darnell, a pastor known for many loves, and Ruth Soper of Owotonna Minn failed to obtain a marriage license in Minneapolis. Clerk Peter S. Neilsen refused the license under state law permitting marriage for those not divorced within six months. Darnell left with his infant, vowing to speak to reporters elsewhere where a wedding is planned in Watertown South Dakota.

Minnesota Darnell

German Public Feeling Turns Against the United States

Copenhagen Jan 23 Berlin correspondent reports German public mood shifting against the United States. The shift stems from perceived U S sale of war materials and harsh American press reaction to bombardment of English ports and the airship raid.

International News Service Copenhagen Berlin National Tigende Germany United States Ame America Ies

Mobile Y M C A Wins Basketball Game at Pensacola

Special to The Item reports the Mobile Y M C A basketball team defeated Pensacola 31 to 21 in a fast game. The Mobile squad showed good teamwork and played solidly throughout, earning the victory in Pensacola.

Mobile Y. M. C. A Pensacola Fra Jan

Prominent Figures In Global News Cover War and Politics

Governor Johnson seeks reelection support as anti land act faces new debate. Alfred Noyes arrives in New York aboard the Lusitania while discussions of militarism echo. Madame Slavke Grouwitch funds Servian farmer relief amid war, and divorce is granted to Susan Luckenbach for non support and cruelty. President Wilson visits a contemporary American art exhibit at the Corcoran. A dynamite blast damages a Kentucky county courthouse. no suspects. Admiral Caperton sails to Haiti to oversee foreign protection. Joffre receives St George cross from a Russian envoy. A proposed Central and South American finance ministers conference seeks $50,000. Snow falls in Mississippi, melting quickly. Fannie Reede dies in Paris. burial in Massachusetts planned. Taft criticizes Metropolitan Life capitalism in New York. Grace Green hospitalized for nervous breakdown. Peary endorses hydroplane expedition to locate Stefansson.

Senator Penrose Beds Rest After Campaign Bronchial Illness

A bronchial affection that troubled him since the campaign's end has worsened, forcing Senator Penrose to stay in bed and cancel all engagements.

Penrose

Action Sought for Extra Session on Rural Credits

Washington Jan 23 An extra session is urged in the house to consider a rural credits measure Rep Dick Morgan Oklahoma said without it there is no certainty of rural credits legislation for years He argued nine months is too long for committees to wait while agriculture remains a major industry and noted farm employment outnumbers factory work He cited banks loans totaling about 10 billion in stocks and bonds and 500 million on farms versus 3 billion on town real estate.

Washington House Dick Morgan Oklahoma

Case students await sound reproduction device by Dr Day ton Miller

Cleveland January 23 Case students eagerly await completion of a sound reproducing apparatus by Dr Day ton Miller president of Case physics department. He and research assistant S F Hovey have so far imitated eight consonants including p m and s using organ pipe arrangements to reproduce vowel and consonant sounds.

Cleveland Ohio Case Dayton Clarence Miller Miller S. F. Hovey

Sumps 137 Feet Jump Record Reported

Einer Jenson of the cage setting marks with jumps of 120 and 116 feet as part of a meet noting a 137 foot sum.

Einer Jenson

Hydrioaeroplanes to Attend Mobile Mardi Gras

Secretary of the Navy approved a fleet of hydroaeroplanes to fly daily over Mobile during Mardi Gras February 14 to 16. The aircraft from Pensacola will mark a first for government aviation at a local carnival. Countrywide publicity boosts the event with upstate crowds anticipated to outstrip past years.

Mobile Daniels Mark Bristol Aeronautics United States Navy Leeds Hervey Carnival Association United States Pensacola War Department Winona Montgomery St. Joseph Bienville Square

Ferdinand Earle free to wed new partner in New York

Ferdinand Pinney Earle, divorced again after a high profile history of affairs, is granted absolute divorce and may marry Charlotte Herman of Rutherford New Jersey. The couple, with their six month old baby, reside in an Allenhurst New Jersey cottage. Alimony of 100 dollars per month is set for their two children.

New York Ferdinand Pinney Earle Charlotte Herman Rutherford N. J Earle Herman Allenhurst Helen Theodore Sidford Oxford England Supreme Court Tompkins Nyack N. Y Seevere Tee Gino E. Awar

Western Union Seeks Supreme Court Transfer in Rental Suit

Western Union Telegraph Company asks Lexington circuit court to transfer the suit against Louisville and Nashville railroad for $2,970 rental due for the Hines right of way in thirteen terms to the United States Supreme Court.

Lexington Western Union. Telegraph Company Today United States Supreme Court Louisville & Nashville Railroad

Weather Summary for Alabama Forecast

Parity cold noted in the southwest portion with a colder trend. Monday will be fair and warmer across the state.

Alabama

Bowsprt of Ship American Flung by Squall at River Wharf

A sudden squall hurled the bow sprit of the sailing vessel American into the side of the river packet American as both ships lay near the municipal wharf. No one was injured. damage to the American estimated at 1200 to 1500 dollars, with swift repairs planned to resume the voyage to Selma.

el Street Henry M. Lindsey Plain W. Harte Lindsey Gray Montgomery Tandsey Lot John Mobley Mobley Item Selma Mr. Lindsey

Submarine Hit by British Airmen in Dual Raids

International News Service reports simultaneous British and German air raids. One German submarine is badly damaged with eight killed and dozens wounded. a British airman escapes after fighting off seven enemy planes. Dunkirk bomb falls near the U S consulate. Zeebrugge is bombed by Davies and Pierce, hitting two submarines and guns on the mole.

International News Service London Dunkirk United States Zeebrugge R. B. Davies R. Pierce Mole

Bran Jr Named Assistant to U S District Judge in Arizona

Phoenix report: U S District Judge T. A. Flinn names William J. Bran Jr of Tucson as his new assistant. The brief item notes the appointment in Phoenix on January 23.

Democrats Push Ship Purchase Bill Through Senate Caucus

The Senate caucus adopted a party binding resolution to push the ship purchase bill through, with Senator Fletcher in charge. It pledged full Democratic support and made the measure unfinished business until enacted, while some Democrats, including Hoke Smith, Bryan, and Martine, opposed the binding clause but Martine ultimately voted for the bill.

Sena Hoke Smith Georgia Bryan Florida Martine New Jersey Thomas Colorado Senate Blackburn Kentucky Bankhead Alabama Camden Hitchcock Nebraska Hardwick Vardaman Mississippi United States Porto Rico Hawaii Philippines Guam Tutuila Shipping Board Smith, Hitchcock Bryar District of Columbia The

20-Cent Cotton in 1919 Says Heflin

Representative Heflin of Alabama told the House he expects cotton prices to rise to about twenty cents in the winter of 1915. He predicted diversified farming in the South and that cotton would share the market with corn and wheat, reducing farmer dependence on a single crop. He blamed bear speculators for depressions and urged farmers to avoid notes due and mortgage payments to gain freedom from debt.

Washington Heflin Alabama South Amr Ranens

Russia Expects Early Victory In War Near Vistula

Petrograd reports an impending battle north of the lower Vistula with forces arrayed along an eighty mile front. German advances into Lublin and along the Vistula push Russian defenses as Austria draws troops east, while Russia aims to strike a decisive defeat within one to six weeks.

Lower Vistula International News Service Petrograd Chorzele Lins Seite Sree Iman O Ordo Russi Neves Galicia Russia Austeis Hungary Bukowina Warsaw

Deserted husband blamed in New Orleans hotel case

Mrs. John Hassock, newlywed in Seattle, came to New Orleans with her husband and stayed at the De Soto Hotel. He deserted her as she faced motherhood and alleged fraud. she left without paying. Judge Fisher enlarged a $250 bond after she explained her condition. police seek the husband.

New Orleans John Hassiock Seattle de Soto Hassiock Hasslock Vie Lebeau

Stations of the Cross Erected at St Matthew's Church

The beautiful new Stations of the Cross donated by Mr and Mrs E G Dreaper will be erected this afternoon at 4 o clock. Parish gentlemen will attend in a body and children will take an active part. Afterward the new statue of St Rita of Cassia will be dedicated, donated by Mrs Manesio.

E. G. Dreaper St. Matthew's St. Rita of

British Powers Move to Channel In Major 1915 Offensive

London reports eight British army corps about 306,000 men cross the Channel next week as part of Lord Kitchener's reinforcing legions aimed at a decisive turning movement against Germany. A coordinated Allied attack from Luxembourg and the French right is expected to trigger fierce fighting and a bloc between Calais and the Dutch border.

London English Channel Kitchener Belgium Luxembourg Calais Anata Luxembou Holland

German Reinforcements Reported Behind Front Lines

London dispatch notes French observers reporting German reinforcements behind lines at the front and intense fighting around St Mihiel and the Argonne. French claims include gains near Fontaine la Mitte and various clashes across the Meuse sector with several officer casualties claimed by both sides.

London Thgonne Fontaine St. Hube Warren Cemaiety Metz Aur Rhine eemannsweiler-Kopf Cornay Aspach Little Kahlberg Orth Meuse St. Mihiel Fontaine la Mitte Argonne Sennheim Wisembach Alsace Hartmiasiale weller-Kopf Souain Perthes Chalons Seausejour Beauseur Paris Lombaertzyne Ypres Arras Soissons

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