War’s Forged Now Od Mild From Lemberg Retire on Whole Front
Russian forces report a major breakthrough at Brody a key railway junction near Lemberg with 400 officers and 20 000 men captured and fifty five Teuton guns taken. The Austro German line along the Kovel Rositsch line is driven back and Lemberg faces imminent danger as Stanislau region falls next. General Letchitzky claims a southern victory toward the Dniester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
London
Brody
Lemberg
Galacia
Teuton
Kovel-Rositche
Letchitzky
French Repel German Attacks on Somme and Verdun Fronts
Paris reports two German detachments west of Vermandovillers on the Somme were repulsed. In Verdun region German assaults on a redoubt south of Fleury were checked. The French say they made progress near Thiaumont as artillery duels continued in the Fumin and Chenois woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Vermandoyillers
Somme
French War Department
Verdun
Revine
Fleury
Thiaumont
Fumin and
Chenois
British Advance North of Pozieres and Delville Wood
British troops pushed north and northeast of Pozieres and near Highwood as Haig announced. German counter attacks against Delville Wood were repulsed in two desperate efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pozieres
London
Highwood
Douglas Haig
Delville Wood
Senate Votes Hope for Clemency of Irish Prisoners
The Senate adopted a resolution by 46 to 19 urging President Wilson to convey to the British government an expression of hope that clemency would be shown to Irish political prisoners. The action overturned the Foreign Relations Committee's majority report, aligning with a minority proposal by Stone O Gorman and Pittman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Wilson
Stone
O’gorman
Pittman
Husband fined for disorderly conduct in Washington Saturday
Dan Curbow, a white man, was fined $25 or 25 days on a disorderly conduct charge by aecorder £ 4. ington Saturday. Mrs. Curbow, his wife and complainant, alleges he annoyed her during the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Curbow
Aecorder
Ington
Soldier Home Visit Ends With Appendicitis Operation
Private R. H. Gaines of Machine Gun Company First Alabama Infantry Alabama National Guard was visiting his mother when he became ill with appendicitis. He was operated on Saturday morning by Dr P. J. Acker and is reported doing nicely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Gaines
First Alabama Infantry
Alabama National Guard
Dm P. J. Acker
Day of Child Plague Sets New Death Record in New York
A grim New York report notes 42 deaths in a single day amid a child plague, marking a new high record. Officials warn of continuing spread as health authorities mobilize emergency measures and public outreach.
Police Target Fly Trap Breakers After Record Catch
Commissioner orders police to arrest anyone breaking city fly traps after reports of widespread damage and a record haul of over a million trapped flies weighing nine pounds in total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laz Schwarz
Alabama Pictures Wanted to Boost State Development
A wireless call from Emmet A. Jones of the Alabama Development Fund seeks photos of Alabama beauty spots farm crops country life scenes new factories industrial enterprises street scenes and pure bred livestock. Each entry should include sender name and a description and will be filed for use in the agricultural department year book bulletins Alabama Land Book and other publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Pictures
Emmet A. Jones
Alabama Development Fund
Henderson
Alabama
Agricultural
Alabama Land Book
Commonwealth
Jones
Call for Alabama photographs to boost state publicity
A message urges photographers to send attractive images to Emmet A. Jones at the Alabama state capitol in Montgomery for use in magazines, newspapers, pamphlets, books, and bulletins distributed nationally. It notes no commercial gain, only promotion of the state and people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Emmet A. Jones
Montgomery
Wreck of Schooner Found in Pass Sighted in Bayou La Batre
A small schooner thought to be the Emma Harvey from Biloxi was seen in Grant's Pass after the July storm. The wreck turned out to be Phin island remnants washed from Dauphin island bay, with the mainsail found in a pine tree in Bayou la Batre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pass
Bayou la Batre
Emma Harvey
Biloxi
Miss
Grant’s Pass
Phin Island
Dauphin Island Bay
Ala
Texas Firm Seeks Word of Jos Anzwath's Family
Information on the family of Joseph Anzwath who died at Haworth Oklahoma July 15 is sought by L N Kimerer general manager of a shovel and tool company at Paris Texas who says the man is believed to have relatives in Alabama and Mississippi Anzworth told his employers he had a wealthy uncle in Cedar Keys Florida a widowed sister a mother and unmarried sisters in this state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Anzwath
Haworth
Oklahoma
L. N. Kimerer
Paris
Texas
Alabama
Mississippi
Anzworth
Cedar Keys
Fla
Mount Vernon Backwater Record Broken Reports from Mount Vernon
County Commissioner Charles Green returned from Mount Vernon and vicinity reporting backwater two feet nine inches higher than any previous record. The Alabama river fed water rising along Cedar Creek bridge near Mount Vernon and Chickasabouge at Bayou Sara saw water two feet over the bridge, the highest level yet recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Green
Mount Vernon
Alabama River
Cedar Creek Bridge
Chickasabouge
Bayou Sara
Carney's Hull Reported Good After Sinking
Divers working on the steamer James A. of the Bay Steamship Company say the Carney sunk at the foot of Dauphin shows a sound hull though some housework has blown away. Salvage may lift her with ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A
the Bay Steamship Company
Dauphin
Appam Prize Case Reverses German Claims in Norfolk
Federal Judge Waddill ruled for English owners in the Libel suit over the captured liner Appam. The court held the German prize crew forfeited claims when bringing the vessel into Hampton Roads, denying Prussian treaty asylum and affirming U S jurisdiction. The ruling states the Appam violated U S neutrality and orders restitution to the owners. The decision notes convoy required to bring prize vessels into neutral waters. Continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Waddill
Berg
Hampton Roads
United States
Appam
United States Supreme Court
German Empire
Moewe
Count von Bernstorff
Lansing
Form Tax League Call At Battle House Meeting
A meeting is set for Saturday at 7 PM at the Battle House to form a tax league. A Friday petition in the business district drew broad signatures from local property owners including James K. Glennon Hermann & Hynde F. C. Turner Cleveland Bros. A. P. Dorgan J. J. Cleveland and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battle House
James K. Glennon
Hermann & Hynde
F. C. Turner
Frank Cleveland
Cleveland Bros
A. P. Dorgan
Russians sweep gains across front with 20000 prisoners
Petrograd reports sweeping Russian victories along the Volhynian front from Kovel-Rositche to Brody. More than fifty miles of ground on this line are cleared with over 20000 prisoners and 55 guns captured. Berlin concedes a push near Lutsk but says Germans halted further advance west of Lutsk. Southern drive reaches Brody toward Lviv and Stanislau. In France the British push near Pozieres and High Wood while repelling actions at Delville Wood and Vermandovillers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Petrograd
Kovel-Rositche
Brody
Berlin
Lutsk
Tristyn
Lemburg
Letchitzky
Stanislau
Dniester
Somme
France
Pozieres
Highwood
Delville Wood
Vermandovillers
Mobile Tops as Sailing Port for U S Shipping Ships
Captain J B Morris, master of the four masted schooner Henry W Cramp, docked in Mobile for a lumber cargo, praises Mobile as a leading sailing port. He notes ships from Mobile frequent other ports, cites favorable freight rates, and says his vessel has not been stopped since the European conflict began. He expects to load and depart soon due to dock delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J B. Morris
Henry W. Cramp
Mobile
United States
Captain Morris
Morris
Domestic shooting follows trouble in Monroeville
A Monroeville man, James Wiggins, was arrested on charges of shooting and wounding Will Smith amid domestic trouble. The telephoned report states Smith was hit in the arm and both men are well known residents of Monroeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroeville
Ala
James Wiggins
Will Smith
Smith
Germans Capture Armed British Steamship Eskimo Off Arendal
A German cruiser engaged the armed British steamship Eskimo at 10 o clock on July 27 and captured the vessel, bringing her into port. The clash occurred 15 miles southeast of Arendal, a Norwegian seaport on the Skagerrak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Arendal
Skagerrak
Missing Pensacola youth Aubrey Miller sought by police
Aubrey Miller an 18 year old former Pensacola Florida resident is sought by Mobile police chief Van Liew. He is described as 5 ft 11 in, 148 pounds, sandy hair, grey eyes and wearing a brown suit. The Mobile department has an important notice for him regarding his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubrey Miller
Pensacola
Fila
van Liew
Mobile Police Department
Young Miller
Storm Causes Worry Over Missing Neighbor
Mrs J C Blake of 39 Asbury Place Everett Mass wired Police Chief Van Liew seeking information on Mrs H L Brownlee of 750 Palmetto Street saying she had not heard from her since the storm. Brownlee was located and Blake notified of her safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Blake
Asbury Place
Everett
Mass
van Liew
H. L. Brownlee
Palmetto Street
Mobile Exports See June Gain Despite Ship Scarcity
June exports from the Mobile district totaled 3 564 184 dollars, per a Commerce Department report. May reached 4 151 963 dollars and April 1 552 597 dollars. Officials cite ship scarcity delaying records but note June and May rose sharply from April, signaling a return toward prewar export levels for Mobile, including Mobile Pascagoula Gulfport and Biloxi ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District of
Mobile
U.S. Department of Commerce
Mississippi
Pascagoula
Gulfport
Biloxi
United States posts record foreign trade total
The department of commerce reports total U S foreign trade for the year ending June 30 at 6 532 000 000 the largest in U S history. Exports reached 4 334 000 000 and imports 2 198 000 000 yielding a favorable balance of 2 136 000 000 double the prior year and four times 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of Commerce
Mobile
Car
Surprising Exports From Mobile Shipments Table Reveals Varied Commodities
The April to June table shows Mobile port exports beyond lumber and coal, including lard, rosin, plows, furniture, wheat flour, mill feed and more. Notable figures include lard accersses at 206,367 to 442,308 and rosin at 94,204 to 63,099, with substantial rail ties and yellow pine lumber also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Cada
Aise
Fears for Safety of Sister Prompt Police Search
Fannie J. Johnston of 1317 C Street San Diego writes Chief G M Van Liew asking police to locate Mrs J C Mackey of Jackson Alabama fearing harm after a recent storm. The Mackeys left Jackson July 4 for Mobile and have not been heard from in over a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie J. Johnston
C Street
San Diego
Cal
G. M. van Liew
J. C. Mackey
Jackson
Ala
Mackeys
Mobile
Harvey and Peck Return From Alabama Hotel Meet
Messrs Hervey of the Cawthon hotel and W H Peck of the Battle House returned to Mobile from Birmingham where they attended the Alabama Flotel Men’s Association convention. They secured the next convention for Mobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Hervey
Cawthon Hotel
W. H. Peck
Battle House
Mobile
Birmingham
Alabama Flote 1 Men’s Association
Association
Tramps Pose as Tree and Plant Inspectors in Monterey
Residents on Monterey street filed complaints about two unknown white men who appeared as tramps claiming to be government tree and plant inspectors. They showed no authority for their actions and police were ordered to pick them up as dangerous, suspicious characters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monterey Street
Lyon Company Property Tax Dispute Before Mobile Board
The Mobile county board of tax equalizers spent most of the forenoon session considering the Lyon Company Inc. Chicago owners of about 24 500 acres in Mobile county. The board proposed assessments of 12 and 15 per acre while R W Hamill asked for 10 and 12 for good lands and a lower rate for Grand Bay swamp lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile County Board of Tax Equalizers
Lyon Company, Inc
Chicago
Mobile County
R. W. Hamill
Joseph N. McAleer
Frank Matlock
Hamill
Grand Bay
Property assessments reduced on Dauphin Street parcels
The board heard values for property including islands near Grand Bay and other county areas. The largest single assessment totaled 316 334 dollars. Representatives from H Kress and Company spoke on assessments for 115 and 117 Dauphin Street, where the value was cut from 48 000 to 45 000, matching last year’s figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monetty
Ol Uters Island
Fas
Grand Bay
8. H. Kress and Company
Dauphin Street
Real estate assessments rise and fall for several properties
On Saturday morning adjustments affected heirs Kate McGrath Lizzie Labuzan Margaret R West and Marshall A Dudley. Properties include houses and lots on Hamilton Beauregard Joachim Glendale Park and Texas Dunham streets with assessed values ranging from 300 to 2100 dollars. Some properties show increases and others declines from the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate McGrath
Hamilton
South
Beauregard
Lizzie Labuzan
Joachim
North St. Anthony
Margaret R. West
Glendale Park
Marshall A. Dudley
Texas
Dunham
Property values adjust for multiple city lots and homes
Rates on several properties change with listings across Charleston and surrounding areas. Homes on St Emanuel and Broad Street see price cuts from 900 to 720 and 1050 to 750 respectively. Other parcels include a Warren and St Anthony site dropping from 2500 to 2000 and Water and Monroe improvements falling from 13020 to 10000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine M. Doyle
William R. Houck
St. Emanuel
Charleston
New Jersey
West Broad Street
J. Zimmern & Company
Warren and
St. Anthony
Northwest Water
Monroe
Monroe and
Royal
Lee J. Zimmern
Government Street
Government and
Houston Streets
Louisell
Springhill Avenue
Kennedy Street
Barge Set for Readiness After Storm Damage
A crew works on barge No 2 of the People s Line blown onto municipal docks in the recent storm. The vessel will be jacked up and pushed back into the river soon. Machinery has been removed from the City of Mobile to be launched once elevated. Government river department in Demopolis plans to move the US steamer William T Twyning from the Mobile and Ohio wharf at Pier 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People’s Line
City of
Mobile
Demopolis
United States
Justice J C Little Paired Bond For Precinct 29
J C Little is appointed justice of the peace for Precinct 29 and filed his bond in the probate court on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Little
Steel Vessel Ruth Launch Marks New Era in Shipbuilding
The steel steamer Ruth, built for the Texas Company by Gulf City Boiler Works in Mobile, was launched Saturday with Mayor Pat J. Lyons, Margret Inez Ev sponsor, and hundreds watching. Miss Ev broke a wine bottle as the Ruth slid from the ways signaling a dawn of a new era in shipbuilding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ruth
Gulf City Boile Works
Texas
Port Arthur
Pat J. Lyons
Shipyard fever fuels Mobile steel vessel bid boom
During a bustling ship yard era in Mobile a firm claimed it could build steel vessels and secured a contract with the Texas Company. The notable pledge hailed as the dawn of Mobile's building industry with expectations that local firms and the firm will produce vessels that gain global recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kile
Texas Company
Mobile
Miss Evans Hosts Steamer Miss Evans Maiden Voyage
The ceremony on the steamer Miss Evans featured her bow salute and handshakes with the city mayor. Attendants Anna on Myrtle, Merian Morrison, Edith Phelan, Maria Louise, Mary McNamara and Leona helped, then the vessel was named Ruth amid wine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Evans
Ruth
Anna
Myrtle
Merian Morrison
Edeth Phelan
Maria Louise
Mary McNamara
Leona
Ruth Under Condi tion Sets Sail For Gulf City Itinerary
The Ruth has been under condition for months and is touted as one of the finest boats of its kind. It will be towed to Port in August and is expected to depart for the Gulf City venue. The Oeth Company reportedly pleased with the work may add a new tract to the Gulf City boiler project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
Gulf
Oeth Company
Gulf City
Capps and Russi Closing Places Reported
An unclear report notes 350 000 Capps of the nombh by the Russi closing places 000 with fragmentary figures.
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Ger
Vermandeviller
Somme Point
Casement
New York
JOS. Anzwath
Carney
GOURT
U. S
U.S
Porm Tax League
The
Storm
Commerce Report
Sister
Mrs. Mackey
Harvey
Peck
Lyon Company
Hamil
Mayor Lyons
Gulf City Works, Builders
Mayor Igus
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