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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1914
Page
1
Vice President Thomas R. Marshall outlined plans to fortify coast to coast and enlarge the army and navy. He said disarmament would not endure and emphasized building coast defenses, a larger army, and a world leading navy. He remarked it was his personal view.
Washington reports a proposed naval program asking Congress to authorize four new battleships and fifteen submarines along with gunboats. Secretary Daniels favors a slower pace of two battleships per year but may face strong expert opposition. The plan may include 16 inch guns on future battleships as the army also expands construction.
Charles Eppenbach, a wealthy Idaho cattleman, was arrested after a photo from a woman victim led to his capture. He is accused of holding up several Yellowstone stage coaches last summer, robbing 165 passengers of money and jewelry valued at $3,000, with many victims from Chicago and St Louis.
In Birmingham on November 7, Charles Schmidt remains Mobile Baseball Association manager as Briscoe Lord moves to Memphis for the 1913 season. William Robertson follows Lord to Memphis, Burke joins Little Rock’s Gull roster, and Montgomery’s franchise transfers to Little Rock amid Southern League deliberations.
American authorities report two rail cars from Naceco Arizona detained in El Paso Texas containing 2 000 000 cartridges. Officials believe an embargo is in place and the ammunition was consigned to Maytorena amid tensions with factions near Naco.
Alabama governor releases replies from 108 incoming lawmakers showing general opposition to a special session to address cotton issues. Only 27 support bonds via Bankhead plan, 31 back reducing cotton acreage, four favor banning planting, and six indicate any relief plans.
A Petrograd radio summary notes no major changes on the Caucasian front while Kard regiments attacked near Kara Kilista and Alash Kert were repelled with heavy losses. East Prussian fights see Mlawa and Vistula fronts shifting as Germans retreat. In Galicia Austrian troops abandon ill soldiers, and Volhynian and San villages report cholera. Russia conducts strong land and sea operations against Turkey with Van besieged by local forces under Russian officers.
Judge Mayer of the U S federal court signed an order allowing the sale of 80 000 bales of Pell contract cotton to the Cotton Corporation at nine cents a pound. The move removes the final obstacle to opening the cotton exchange for business on November 16.
The British embassy said shipments of copper from the United States to Germany through Italian ports will be stopped as contraband. New York buyers are supplying Rotterdam Amsterdam and Copenhagen for German accounts, with consignments going to banks closely tied to German capital. Copper refineries typically require cash payments before shipping to German accounts.
Chicago November 7 The Nude the painting that won the Potter Palmer prize of 1000 at the Art Institute annual exhibition was banned from the mails yesterday described as purely vulgar by post office inspector C A Anglers.
A Russian encircling move drives a wedge between German forces and Austrians, trapping 1.5 million Austrians against the Carpathians where heavy snow may halt their retreat. The Austrians fight desperate battles to avoid surrender or a final stand on doomed ground.
Paris reports Prince Saibah Etbdi, nephew of Sultan Mohammed V, declares that supporting Germany would doom Turkey, urging resistance and stating loyal subjects reject the German side. He asserts Turkey must fight Germany, not aid her.
Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock of the British navy led several ships against German cruisers off the Chilean coast but was outwitted by his German rivals and suffered a defeat. The engagement highlights ongoing Pacific naval clashes as German raiders threaten English merchant ships.
Nov 7 Chicago reports hoof and mouth disease spreading from Western cattle country. A herd of 160 cattle in Glendive Montana prompted a request to quarantine the state. ten states already under quarantine with more actions planned.
Washington reports say Brigadier General Funston in Vera Cruz must report rumors of danger from Gen Aguilar with about 5000 Mexican troops nearby. News also notes transport ships held for possible reinforcements and a Tehuacana clash where Huertistas and Carranzistas fought, about 300 killed in total.
The article notes a probable landing of United States Marines at Beirut and mentions the cruiser North Carolina, three days out of Port Said, presumed to be near Beirut amid limited communications with Constantinople.
Reports from London Paris and Havre describe German troop movements and Allied replies. Notes cite German retreats in Flanders and near the Meuse while claiming heavy bombardments and hospital strains in Ghent Brussels and Louvain amid shifting fronts.
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