Joseph R Rosson Dies in Cullman Prominent Editor
Joseph R. Rosson editor of the Cullman Democrat and Secretary of the Alabama Press Association died at his Cullman home. He was known across Alabama for postal service work traveling as auditor for the Southern Express Company and as a leading journalist and politician. He served on the state Democratic committee and as a delegate to party and state conventions.
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Birmingham Halts While Mobile Progresses
City commissions cut budgets and lay off workers to cover a revenue shortfall. Police fire street and sanitary departments lose staff while welfare and playground programs are abolished. Legislature relief and liquor-sale repeal impact Mobile’s finances per Jacksonville Times-Union note. Various inspectors and clerks are eliminated to balance the city’s strained finances.
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Cotton trade shifts in Mobile port outlined by Mr Hunter
Mr Hunter explains how Texas and Louisiana cotton routes affect Mobile shipments. He notes Alabama cane brake cotton is preferred in the Carolinas and New England, while foreign buyers favor Louisiana long staple. The Mobile movement falls 60.9 percent, with limited export value remaining after handling costs. He urges action to expand trade channels and grain elevator use.
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Fool Friends Critique Buy-a-Bale Movement In The South
The Birmingham Ledger, once supportive, calls the buy-a-base effort the most successful yet harmful. It argues the South can self finance and condemns seeking federal aid to export cotton. The piece labels the campaign as a mendicant stance that damaged Dixie’s image and undermined pride in the region.
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United States
German East Front Victories and Allied Reactions
The piece reviews German successes on the eastern front, led byVon Hindenburg in East Prussia and Galicia, and outlines Allied concerns, including Britain’s mobilization and labor support for the war, plus France’s shift to a unified command under Joffre. It discusses Balkan neutrality and the broader impact on the war’s course.
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Are We Down Hearted No British Fans Push Through War Loan
Ed L Keen notes British fans shout no when defeat looms and praise the working classes for industrial reinforcements and a strong war loan response. He cites failures in Flanders and the Dardanelles, cabinet disruption, and public pride in wartime mobilization.
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Joffre’s French War Leadership Praised Amid Criticism
From Paris comes praise and critique of General Joffre for strategic restraint at Charleroi and his patient counteroffensive. The article notes his refusal to squander troops on a flashy victory and credits him with turning the German advance toward Paris into a retreat and stalling the western offensive aimed at the Channel ports.
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Joffre Foresees Victory Amid War Game Review
Joffre observed a French army plagued by missteps and weak leadership yet remains confident in the war game. He notes a seasoned staff and capable officers in key roles, despite newspapers suggesting a fiasco and overall poor conditions.
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