Militia to Take Part in Fourth of July Parade
Preparedness Parade captains will be named Thursday afternoon by the Preparedness Committee meeting at Mayor Lyons's office. Alabama National Guard companies will march at the rear, with a practical American parade emphasizing turnout and recruiting at Monroe Park after a 9 to 10:30 morning schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat J. Lyons
Alabama National Guard
F. M. Maddox
Monroe Park
Wilson
Leon Schwarz
Mississippi
Pascagoula
N. O
Hattiesburg
Alabama
Maddox
Natives Take Allegiance Oaths in U.S. Court
Sixteen natives from foreign countries swore allegiance to the United States and sought citizenship before Judge Harry Toulmin. Refugees included former subjects of Russia, Germany, Prussia, the Ottoman Empire, Greece, and Italy. Hearing began late morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Harry Toulmin
Germany
Prussia
Turkey
Greece
Italy
Home of the Free
Land of the Brave
Pearson oil interests back repairs of yacht and barge in Mobile
The Yoskin yacht arrives for repairs at Pinto Island while the Winchell ferry is converted into an oil barge at Gulf City Works. A 129000 dollar barge contract with Gulf Refining and Gulf City Boiler Works is set, with two barges built from the Winchell. Work aims to finish in six months.
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Yoskin
Mexico
Pearson Oil Interests
Lower Bay
Winchell
Mobile
New Orleans
Nimrod
Henry ‘Cramp
Rouen
France
Pearson
Ollinger-Bruce Dry Docks Company
Pinto Island
San—Christobal
Pearson Oil People
Gulf Refining Company
Gulf City Boiler Works
Gulf City Roilery Works
U.S. Troops in China Ordered to Hold for Peking
London dispatch reports U S troops at Tien Tsin ordered to be ready to proceed to Peking. French authorities are moving native troops from Annam. A guard detachment assures Li Yuan Heng of their fealty.
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U. 8
China
Peking
London
Tien Tsin
United States
Annam Ton
Li Yuan Heng
U C V Will Help in Flag Day Program
The Confederate Veterans of Mobile will join Flag Day observances on June 14. Alabama Division official D M Scott urges camps to participate and coordinate with civic groups and Daughters of Veterans to mark the day in patriotic programs.
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Confederate Veterans of
Mobile
D. M. Scott
Alabama Division
Alabama
Our
Wilson
Wood Division
and Daughters of Veterans
South Aprigan Battles Tales On Graft Here
Captain C Hellend recounts battles in South Africa between Portuguese and German colonists. Three German liners seized at Port Elizabeth and crews imprisoned as natives drill under hot sun. Ships bound for Lisbon to fly Portuguese flag, guerilla warfare in German Southwest Africa linked to fighting abroad.
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South Africa
Mobile
C. Hellend
Elizabeth T. Doyle
Hellend
St. Paul de Leonada
Hamburg
Germany
Doyle
Lisbon
Portugal
Africa
Sailors Struggle as Ship Heads to Dry Dock After Hot South Africa Trip
The Elizabeth T. Doyle, three months from South Africa, faced extreme heat that spoiled provisions and threatened starvation. A missionary preached to locals as the crew sought relief, with Captain Hellend steering toward the nearest eating place for a square meal before the vessel lies up for repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth T. Doyle
South Africa
Hellend
Ways and Means Committee Meets in Mobile
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce Ways and Means Committee will meet at the Cawthon Hotel Monday evening. Members will dine at 7 and hold a business session at 7:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. and
Ways and
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Cawthon Hotel
Tourists Safe in Port as Winds Delay Gulf Trip
The 42 foot launch Pil sum with Mr and Mrs J H Jennings J H Jennings Jr and Captain R L Bilger of Rockport Indiana reached Biloxi after delays from rough gulf weather and a stop near Fort Morgan. Coast guard cutter Tallapoosa went to sea to assist or locate the craft following a Pensacola radiogram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Jennings
J. H. Jennings, Jr
R. L Bilger
Rockport
Indiane
Biloxi
Pensacola
Bilger
Lee
Ort Pickens
Gulf
Fort Morgan
Coast Guard
Tallapoosa
Rifle range to become parade objective for national guards
Officers of the National Guard approved a plan to fix a six hundred yard rifle range opposite Mobile as a definite objective for the Preparedness Parade. Lt Elmo Davidson proposed upgrading the existing three hundred yard range to at least five hundred, with funds sought from Mobile business leaders for weekly guard practice and broader state encampment prospects.
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Mobile
F. M. Maddox
National Guard
Elmo Davidson
National
Mobile Rifle Club
Davidson
Austro German Fortresses Fall as War Presses On
The Austrians evacuate Lutsk fortress in Volhynia with brigades captured, lines broken and retreat spanning about twenty miles. Paris dispatch notes Port Vaux near Verdun remains contested with the fort abandoned after seven days of bombardment and German assaults elsewhere failing. Allied aviators bomb German base near Antwerp to disrupt destroyer construction.
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London
Lutsk
Volhynian Triangle
Rome
Vol
Iutsk
Paris
Port Vaux
Verdun
War Office
Chamber of Commerce Moves Quarters to Cotton Exchange
The Chamber of Commerce will relocate from the Inge building to the Cotton Exchange at Commerce and St Francis streets. The move is immediate, occupying second floor space of 5,100 square feet with an auditorium for 309 to 460. Eight large offices and two vaults will be included and every member will have an assigned desk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Inge
St. Michael and St. Joseph
Cotton Exchange
Commerce and
St. Francis Streets
Mobile
Uysaan
Fort Vaux and Verdun Defense Line Analysis
The article notes Fort Vaux is dismantled and minimal for observation. It describes a strong German line behind Fort Vaux including Froide Terre, Souville, and Tavannes with forts. Vaux serves as a supporting advance work to guard ravines and is farthest from the Meuse, reducing flank fire and making it a difficult attack point for a push toward Verdun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Vaux
Verdun
Fort Uaumont
Froide Terre
Souville
Tavannes
Vaux
Meuse
Restrictive Greek Port Measures Debated
London reports official consideration of restrictive actions on Greek ports to prevent supplies from reaching the enemy amid ongoing wartime measures. The move aims to choke supply lines and curb enemy access, reflecting broader strategic sanctions discussed today.
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London
More Cool Weather Forecast For Friday
The weather office in the City Bank building notes continuing cool conditions Friday with generally fair skies and little temperature change. A low barometer area brings rains and winds to the northern eastern U S, while two high areas bring clear cool weather from the Rockies to the gulf. Phoenix led the nation at 100 degrees as the South saw moderate temps and shippers are warned to protect shipments headed northeast and west from heat.
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City Bank
United States
Rocky Mountains
Gulf States
North Pacific
Phoenix
Arizona
South
Lloyd George narrowly missed death with Kitchener
London reports say David Lloyd George, minister of munitions, was to travel with Lord Kitchener on his ill fated Hampshire voyage but the Irish crisis forced him to stay behind. The plan to join the minister of war for a mission to Russia was disrupted, and another minister filled the vacancy.
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David Lloyd-George
Kitchener
London
David Lloyd- George
Lord Kitchener
Hampshire
Lloyd-George
Russia
Rie Place
Ministry of Munitions
Open-Air Concert in Bienville Square Friday Night
The first outdoor band concert of the season will be in Bienville Square Friday at 7 30 PM with Drago's Band providing music. A new grandstand lighting setup and eight arcs will illuminate the event. Souvenir Day on June 10 will fund the Music Fund for concerts and the grandstand, with local women selling donated souvenirs.
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Bienville
Square
Drago
United States
Dixie
Ant
Mobile
Lyons
Bienville Square
Board of City Commissioners
City
Ways and Means
Chamber of Commerce
Music Committee
Music Fund
IL. W. Savage
Forrest Route Men Come Here Friday
A telegram from Captain John Craft says the Forrest Highway commission will reach the city Friday. Members include W. Keller state highway engineer R. W. Massey H A Wheeling T J Simpson W G Ballinger and Judge J H Herring. They met large road groups en route and will pick the route between Montgomery and Mobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Craft
Forrest Highway Commission
Mobile
W. &. Keller
R. W. Massey
H. A. Wheeling
T. J. Simpson
W. G. Ballinger
J. H. Herring
Battles
Montgomery
Ebile
Norwegian Bark Artensis Runs Aground Off New Jersey Coast
The Norwegian bark Artensis, sailing from Glasgow to New York, ran ashore in fog near the Toms River coast guard station. The crew were rescued hours later by the Toms River station using a breeches buoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Artensis
Glasgow
Toms River Coast Guard
New Jersey
Harmony Hope Conventions At Chicago IE
Chicago dispatch outlines two tickets likely after Republican and Progressive conventions. Roosevelt signals possible attendance while Hughes is expected to be nominated by Republicans. Progressives aim for Roosevelt Johnson ticket with Roosevelt staying hopeful about unity.
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Harmony Hope
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster
Viger Fordue
Hughes
Can
Justice Hughes
Roosevelt
Johnson
Fairbanks
Indiana
Burton
Ohio
United
Aes
Frank H. Hinders
Forma Ator Fulton
Seemon
Tor
Republicans Perfect Permanent Organization Coliseum
At 45 o'clock the Republican convention recessed to 4 p.m. for the session at the Coliseum with plans continuing on page three.
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Coliseum
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Ness
Militia
U.S
Schoon
Ponce
Porto
Rico
Lutlk
S-Brigades
Austii
Czar
Ger
Man
Antwerp
Verdun Fortress
FIAT
Seamon I
Forrest
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