Reward Offered for Arrest of Clerk Billingsley
Special to The Ad Montgomery March 24. Dr W H Sanders health officer Kalford Kreth Montgomery insurance man and F C Hawkins insurance agent testified before the investigating committee. Sanders spoke of buying a tract in Cullman county for the state tuberculosis hospital and stated 100000 is needed. Kreth said he did not give an automobile to Cyrus B Brown secretary of state but lent a machine and still owns it. Hawkins said he complained repeatedly to the state fire marshal about fires without response. The investigating and finance taxation committees will hold joint sessions tomorrow to discuss features of the resolution creating the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
W. H. Sanders
Kalford Kreth
F. C. Hawkins
Sanders
Cullman County
Governor to Offer Reward in Alabama Probe
Governor Henderson announced he would offer a reward for the arrest of Homer Billingsley, a former pure food clerk in the state agricultural department, amid a reported shortage of more than $14,000. Special Examiner Craig noted the discrepancy as warrants for Billingsley had been issued earlier. Chaplain testifying before the Merritt committee, Rev. J A Jenkins, provided limited, nonessential remarks. Major J T Gorman, former public accounts examiner, found no irregularities in Billingsley’s books. Secretary John Purifoy and stenographer Mamie Hughes also testified before the panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Henderson
Homer Billingsley
State Agricultural Department
Craig
Billingsley
Merritt
Senator Denson
Representative Green
J. A. Jenkins
Jenkins
Representative Merritt
O’neal
John D. McNeel
Thomas M. Rogers Ee
J. T. Gorman
Major Gorman
Gorman
Agricultural Department
John Purifov
Mamie Hughes
Roads Assessed Same as Last Year in Alabama Rail Lines
The Alabama state board of assessments set tangible values for major carriers. The Alabama Terminal Rail road main trackage is valued at 12500 dollars per mile with 4500 on side trackage. The Mulga branch shows 4000 and 3000 respectively. The Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic main and side trackage are valued at 11000 and 3000. The Southern and allied lines retain last year’s rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Southern and Allied Lines
Carmichael Named Referee in Bankruptcy for Middle District
Federal Judge Henry D. Clayton announced Malcolm S. Carmichael as referee in bankruptcy for the middle district of Alabama to succeed Asa F. Stratton whose term expired. The appointment clears the federal building of the last Republican appointee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Henry D. Clayton
Malcolm S. Carmichael
Alabama
Middle District
Asa F. Stratton
Baltic Delayed by Rudder Injury At Sea
The White Star vessel Baltic, bound for New York, is delayed after an injury to its rudder occurred at sea. The ship was due to sail this afternoon from Liverpool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltic
Liverpool
London
White Star Liver Baltic
New York
Local banks back WVU faculty payroll amid funding gap
Morgantown reports banks step in to pay WVU faculty salaries, with monthly coverage planned until state can meet obligations. Also notes wartime dispatches from Washington Paris and London on military and economic moves.
YMCA Division Leaders Organize Captains for Campaign
Six Y M C A division leaders have organized or will complete organization of team captains for the Blues and Reds campaigns. Meetings ran through Wednesday with captains named for each division and additional sessions planned to finalize the structure for the upcoming drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blues
Reds
J. S. Burgett
Aubrey Boyles
Maiden Cammack
8. S. Brandon
Herbert P. Cole
Alex Foreman
J. L. Cawthon
Best Shoe Store
George W. Threefoot
John T. Roe
C. L Hutchisson
L. E. Carroll
R. L. Waddle
Lee Zimmérn
Cawthon Hotel
B. H. Clingeman
John Craft
Mel Frazer
Beverly Wilson
Jacob Reiss
J. C. Bush
L. D. Dix
Citrus Growers Associations File Incorporation Papers
The Irvington Citrus Growers Association and the Grand Bay Citrus Growers Association filed incorporation papers in the probate court to engage in growing packing and selling citrus in Grand Bay and Irvington. Listed incorporators include G B Green W E Tuxford J W Thompson and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvington Citrus Growers’ Association
Grand Bay
A. C. Hatch
J. W. C. Brown
Roy A. Sleep
A. F. Vila
W. M. Marecht
Grand Bay Co
J. F. Calhoun
R. F. Saeger
C. H. Myers
C. W. Bohlin
W. C. Griffing
J. H. Heinhart
W. R. Key
Howard W. Hall
R. M. Saeger
J. P. Buckner
A. B. Atchison
Burton Taylor
Sterling Bullock
Reed D. Hart
W. L. Wortham
C. W. Stillwell
E. T. Rosengrant
John Hunt
A T. Dalley
E. W. Robinson
James Dunham
George L. Kilmer
J. M. Welsh
R. B. Garner
L. B. Fletcher
O. D. Storey
Warship Consideration for Progreso Transport
Secretary Daniels held talks on sending a warship to Progreso to move funds for sisal exports from Yucatan. No vessel is named yet as officials weigh alternative money-transport options and whether Galveston cash is the sole amount to be moved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Daniels
Sisal Imnertec
Progreso
Yucatan
Galveston
Galves
Scott Relates Pacification Of Renegade Piutes At Thompson's
Gen Hugh L Scott recounts peaceful surrender of Old Polk Tae Ne Gat Old Posey and kin near Bluff after a two week pursuit by U S Marshal Nebeker They were hosted at a Thompson hotel table separately from whites and allowed free movement without shackles Scott says the Indians willingly followed to Salt Lake City and planned to join their people on the reservation.
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Thompson
Utah
Hugh L. Scott
United States Army
Little Hotel
Thompson's
United States
Nebeker
Scott
Bluff
Old Polk
Piutes
Tae Ne Gat
Old Posey
Posey
General Scott
Moab
Salt Lake City
Washington
Jit’s Boy
Polk
Hatch
Salt Lake
Grand Canyon
Tse Ne Gat
Ichiena
Fair weather tonight with frost expected
Mobile reports frost likely tonight with chilly conditions. Alabama and Mississippi forecast frost and fair skies, with wintry air and a dry pattern in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Allies Land Army at Dardanelles to Aid In Investment
Allied troops were landed on Gallipoli from transports in the Gulf of Saros to aid in the assault on the Dardanelles fortifications. A general attack is planned immediately upon arrival of additional French and British warships en route to join the squadron.
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Dardanelles
London
Gallipoli
Gulf of Saros
Athens
Daily Express
Furether
Great Battle Now Raging in Carpathians
Berlin reports from the Carpathian region describe one of the campaign’s greatest battles in full swing. A Lokal Anzeiger dispatch notes the fight will continue with fierce action on both sides for several days, with potential involvement of the Przemysl investment army, while fronts north of the Vistula along the Bug and Narew lines show little change.
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Berlin
Carpathian Mountains
Lokal Anzieger
Carpathians
Przemysl
Vistula
Bug and
Narew
Allied push at Dardanelles intensifies land seaborne plan
London experts urge combined operations to break the Dardanelles as allied naval losses mount. Reports say French troops may join the assault, with Gallipoli's narrow neck key to severing routes to Turkish strongholds. An Athens dispatch notes renewed bombardment by the allied fleet.
Bombardment Resumed in Dardanelles by Allied Fleet
Paris reports that at 10 o clock yesterday morning an allied fleet resumed bombardment of Turkish fortifications in the Dardanelles. Mine sweepers escorted the warships into the straits, according to an Athens dispatch to the Havas Agency.
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Paris
Dardanelles
Athens
Havas
Russian Fleet Active in the Black Sea War News
A Daily Chronicle dispatch from Kustendje reports Russian naval activity in the Black Sea with bombardment of Turkish forts in Asia Minor and the sinking of a transport and a laden colliery. In Constantinople the impression is that Dardanelles defenses are failing and the city is largely deserted except for the poor and the military guard as government moves to Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Kustendje
Roumania
Black Sea
Asia Minor
Constantinople
Dardanelles
Asia
Guns Captured at Przemysl Estimated at 2400
A Petrograd dispatch reported by the Daily News estimates 2,400 guns captured at Przemysl, including 1,000 heavy cannon, reflecting major military losses for the besieged fortress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
A_ Petrograd
The
Daily News
Przemysl
No Epidemic at Przemysl Reported by Russians
A semi official Russian statement wired to the Exchange Telegraph declares that no epidemic of disease was found among the defenders of Przemysl. The number of men seriously ill is said to be insignificant, although 20 percent of the garrison suffer from scurvy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Przemysil
London
Exchange Telegraph
Przemysl
Russian Move Awaited in War News Flush
London dispatches report continued discussion over the implications of the Russian surrender and how soon Moscow can press advantages toward Hungary and Silesia. The piece notes Russia aiding prisoners and civilians, while German fronts show stalled westward pressure and Turkish efforts near the Suez Canal are deemed negligible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rzemysi
Hungary
Silesia
Russia
Hotterdam
Amsterdam
Carpathians
Memel
Ossowetz
Suez Canal
Egypt
Captain Fry Fails to Regain Consciousness
Captain L. Fry, president of the Merchants Bank, who was overcome by gas nine weeks ago, remains unconscious at his Government street home. Family members report he has not regained awareness and is unable to recognize anyone, with the cause believed to be an accidental disconnection of a rubber gas heater line in his bedroom.
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Capt. Fry
Captain L. (. Fry
the Merchants Bank
Government Street
Neediess
Seabee
Captain Fry
Tanzer Sues Osborne Over Identity Allegations
New York report notes Miss Tanzer a millinery buyer sues Seytes assistant district attorney Osborne claiming mistaken identity after a streetcar crash meeting. Osborne allegedly declared his name as Oliver Osborne of Santa Roga California and letters were exchanged.
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New York
Mae Tanzer
Osborne
Seytes
Mer Chase
Seoners
Oliver Osborne
Santa Roga
Cal
Miss Tanzer
Lost Boy, 3rd Degree Leads Home Clue
Ollie Day aged 100 says he wandered from Car michael Mississippi to Lexington Avenue. He hopped a wagon to ride home and was found at Eldridge's store. Deputies failed to identify his kin until he remembered a hospital nearby. He refused to return to the orphanage and asked to stay as a patrolman.
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Ollie Day
Carmichael, Miss
Lexington Avenue
Ollie
Oakdale
Eldridge
Bay Avenue
Washington Avenue
Jack Lee
New Montgomery Chief Vows Strict Law Enforcement
Henry D. Long, new Montgomery police chief, declared he will enforce all laws on the statute books. He signaled changes in the force after reviewing the situation and warned officials they must remove any unenforced laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Henry D. Long
1800 Bale Cotton Sale Sets Local Market Record
Bashinsky & Co. of Troy bought 1800 bales of cotton in Montgomery, paying over 80 000 dollars. G H Janney, a Montgomery cotton dealer, arranged the deal marking the season’s largest local sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Bashinsky & Co
Troy
G. H. Janney
British Cruisers Ordered to Avoid Neutral Supply Breaches
Washington March 24 British cruisers worldwide including American coastal waters and Caribbean Pacific and south Atlantic have been ordered to refrain from taking supplies from neutral countries to avoid neutrality breaches.
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Washington
American
Caribbean
Pacific
South Atlantic
Zieman denies involvement in case linked to grocery find
The Item reports Francis Zieman not involved in a case concerning Alphonse Zieman kept at St Michael and Wilkinson Streets. Police found 18 half pints of whiskey stored above Zieman's grocery. officials say the store has no connection to the case.
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Francis Zieman
Jackson and Lipscomb Streets
Alphonse Zieman
St. Michael and Wilkinson
Zieman
Mrs Stonewall Jackson Dies After Illness in Charlotte
Mrs J T Stonewall Jackson widow of the Confederate general died at her Charlotte home after months of illness and a pneumonia attack. Funeral services are set for 5 pm at First Presbyterian Church with a military escort to Lexington Virginia for burial beside her husband and daughter.
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First Presbyterian Church
Lexington
Jackson
Richmond
Virginia
Jackson Memorial
War toll in Poland and Galicia tops 1.25 billion dollars
A Cracow report filed through Berlin estimates damages in Poland and Galicia at 1.25 billion dollars. The survey cites widespread destruction across Galicia with 100 towns and 6 000 villages damaged and 25 villages destroyed, plus massive losses of 800 000 horses and 600 000 cattle and all grain and provisions seized.
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Berlin
Cracow
Poland
Galicia
R . Stl
Austria Sees Imminent War With Italy Likely
Geneva dispatch says Vienna now views war with Italy as more than probable with defensive works rising in the Tyrol and Trieste. Rumor notes possible separate peace with Russia over Galicia and tension with Germany. Italy reportedly blocks a German Abyssinia mission alleging provocation of attack by Ethiopians near British Sudan interests.
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Geneva
Paris
Italy
Vienna
Tyrol
Trieste
Geneva -Tribune
Austria
Russia
Germany
Galicia
Italian Seizes Freight Cars for Krupp Works
The Italian government seized twenty nine freight cars at Luino near the Swiss frontier. The cars contained graphite sulfur and other supplies said to be destined for Krupp gun works at Essen Germany.
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Kruppe
Geneva
Paris
Luino
Krupp
Hissen
Germany
Austrian border fortifications razed and suspected pro‑Axis internments reported
An uncensored dispatch from the Austrian border says engineers have dynamited buildings at Sugana Pass Trent and Guarda on the Italian frontier to avoid artillery fire. Rovereto's eastern district is said to be abandoned and all suspected pro‑Sympathizers moved inland for internment.
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Geneva
Paris
Sugana Pass
Trent
Guarda
Rovereto
Greece Waits on Bulgaria for Involvement in War
London dispatch cites Athens papers saying Creponi Crmona will not act independently with the Triple Entente and will join the war only with Bulgaria. The Athens correspondent notes Greece’s stance remains cautious while Bulgaria remains decisive.
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Greece
Bulgaria
London
Athens
Cremona
Triple Entente
Exchange Telegraph Company
Mace Tive
B Parti
Tive
Convict Labor Demand Shifts Burden to State
Montgomery March 24 convicts in about 2 900 countys by state convict department. Counties unable to hire hard labor prisoners, state now holds the burden as counties fail to contract prisoner labor. During this month 185 county prisoners added, roughly triple the average. Suggestion is to employ convicts on state roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
State Convict Department
Mallory Line Receives Conflicting Messages on Denver
The Mallory line reports wireless confirmations that the Denver's crew were taken off and the ship abandoned east of New York. Captain Avery says the ship was in a sinking condition with crew aboard the Atlantic Transport while other messages mention the Megantic and a rescued wife and others, creating contradictory details.
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New York
Mallory Line
Denver
St. Louis
Avery
Megantic
White Star Line
G. E. Metcalfe
Smith
Manhattan
Star Line
Evelyn
M Smith
Denver A
Bremerhaven
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Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia University
Archbald M. Fauntleroy
Naval Hospital
France
Belgium
England
Springfield
Ill
Dunne
Haiti
Murcia
Spain
Rotterdam
Herr Benzel
William
Ejitel Freidrich
Tokio
Naikjima
Munich
Karl Theodore von Heigel
University of Munich
YM C. A
Gen. Scott Tell
Piates
Jas. W. Osborne
Rae Tanner
Washington, Mc
Southern Railway
Tuxedo
N.C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Nashville
Tenn
Jackson, Tenn
Court of Civil Appeals
Memphis Bank
Rae Tanzer
Meyers
Ernest New
Ole
Eureka
Officer New
Orphans’ Asylum
Stonewall Jackson
Rome
Iealy
Erythen
Abyssinia
Sudan
Erythea
East Africa
Red Sea
Mallory
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