Russians Smash Teutons In South In Flight
British reports say German ships in the south were hit and many were forced to retreat with heavy losses. Allied forces threaten Bulgarian wings in Macedonia while Serbian offensives resume near Babuna pass. Monastir’s safety is highlighted as Bulgarian irregulars menace the city. London papers focus on the sinking of the Ancona and U boat suspicions.
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Copenhagen
Fehmarn Belt
Baltic Sea
London
Mediterranean
Czartorysk
Balkan
Veles
Macedonia
Babuna Pass
Monastir
Ancona
United States
City weighs chances for making port improvements
No liquor can now come into Mobile by boat under a new interpretation. Recorder D H Edington said boat shipments are prima facie evidence of sale as he continued Henry Brown's case for possessing more than the legal amount of liquor. Four claimants sought recovery of beer shipments. the case was continued to next Tuesday.
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D. H. Edington
Henry Brown
Brown
German cruiser Frauenlob sunk by British submarine Copenhagen
Stockholm dispatch reports the German protected cruiser Frauenlob torpedoed off the south coast of Sweden. Its sister ship Undine was sunk nearby days earlier. Both vessels are 2,672 tons with a crew of 275.
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Copenhagen
London
Stockholm
The
Politiken
Frauenlob
Sweden
Weather Outlook For Alabama Mississippi And Mobile
Forecast indicates fair conditions across Alabama tonight and Friday with a dip in temperatures. Winds trend light to the south shifting to the west, with similar effects in Mississippi and Mobile where conditions remain fair but cooler into night and Friday.
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Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Mobile
Germans Take 40000 Captured In October On Russian Serbian Fronts
The German war office reports that in October over 40,000 prisoners were taken on the Russian and Serbian fronts. The figures include officers and men captured by Field Marshal Hindenburg and other German commands, along with machine gun losses and related totals.
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von Hindenburg
Ancona Sinking Details Reach The Coast
Reports from Naples Paris and London detail the sinking of the Ancona after a submarine attack. Survivors reach Cape Bon Tunis and authorities report 347 saved of 496 aboard. missing include Pasquale Laurine. It is believed Mrs Cecil Griel may be among the safe first class passengers.
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Naples
Paris
Cape Bon
Tunis
Pasquale Laurine
Washington
State Department
White
Serreta Italia
Ancona
Griel
London
Prince Cassano
Express
Cecil Griel
Secretary Lansing reports on Ancona sinking details
Secretary Lansing said the State Department is gathering information on the Italian liner Ancona sinking. He stated officials do not know the source of consular dispatches from Ambassador Page in Rome and cannot yet determine how many Americans were lost.
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Washington
Lansing
State Department
Ancona
Ambassador Page
Rome
Debates Over Ancona Sinking and Mediterranean Battles
Reports differ on whether the Italian liner Ancona was torpedoed with warning as submarines fired on lifeboats. American consuls put 149 missing from 496 aboard, with 347 saved, amid broader Baltic and Mediterranean submarine activity and a quiet Western Front.
Black Pope and Buelow in Reported Peace Talks
Zurich dispatch claims Prince von Buelow met in Lucerne with Father Ledochowski known as the Black Pope. The two men reportedly conferred for hours and Ledochowski sent a long report to the pope after the interview.
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Rome
Prince von Buelow
Switzerland
Vatican
Zurich
Messagerie
Ledo‘chowski
Society of Jesus
Lucerne
Taft backs Root for Republican nomination
Former President William H. Taft told Chicago reporters he is out of politics but as a citizen he endorses Elihu Root of New York as the man who fits the party’s needs for the presidency.
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Chicago
William H. Taft
Elihu Root
New York
Satsuma Day Awakening Sets Gulf Citrus Demo
Satsuma Day in Mobile on December 9 marks the Gulf Coast Citrus Exchange shift from doubt to action. L Rhodes says marketing conditions are favorable as growers put the big Is into the industry. Old Spanish Trail plans a highway convention December 10–11 with Satsuma Day publicity boosting attendance. Grand Bay Irvington St Elmo districts plan floats for a major citrus parade and publicity is organized.
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Satsuma
Mobile
Gulf Coast
Gulf Coast Citrus Exchange
L. Rhodes
Exchange
W. H. Reynolds
Grand Bay
Irvington
St. Elmo
Zealandia Sailed Off Three-Mile Limit Under Scrutiny
British authorities in Washington report they believe the American steamer Zealandia was beyond three miles off Progreso Mexico when searched by a British cruiser party. The state department is probing. Zealandia had recent suspected neutral operations and left Pensacola en route to Sweden.
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Washington
Progreso
Mex
State Department
Pensacola
Fla
Sweden
Michigan Women Renew Suffrage Fight Vote 1918
SAGINAW Mich Nov 11 The Michigan Equal Suffrage Association adopted a resolution urging submission to voters in 1918 of a state constitution amendment granting women the right to vote. A similar amendment failed by a small margin in 1912.
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Saginaw, Mich
Michigan Equal Suffrage Association
Baldwin County approves bond plan for inside and outside roads
Baldwin County commissioners move to a $305000 bond election to fund road building inside the county and connecting outside areas. The plan envisions a Pensacola to Mobile highway network with north south routes and branches to key communities, aiming to avoid roads to nowhere. Nearby opposition favors prioritizing inside county roads and balks at the Mobile link.
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Baldwin County
Mobile
Baldwin
Pensacola
Bayshore Beautiful
Fairhope
B. B. Gaston
Montgomery
Bey Stors
Righ
West Florida Good Roads Association
Marianna
A. LeBlanc
J. W. Hunter
LeBlanc
Citrus Canker Fight Backed by Chamber Directors
In an informal session the Chamber of Commerce directors pledged to back the Gulf Coast Citrus Exchange against citrus canker. Lloyd Tenney outlined Florida efforts and the need for appropriations while promising government cooperation. A quorum was not reached due to illness and absences.
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Chamber of Commerce
Gulf Coast Citrus Exchange
Citrus Canker
Lloyd
Tenney
Canker
Florida
Gulf Coast
Under of Commerce
Captain Walsh
Mobile
A. le Blanc
J. W. Hunter
Bayou La Batre Sees Rapid Population Boom From Oyster Plant
Bayou La Batre doubles its population in days as 276 Bohemians join locals to run a new oyster canning plant. The facility aims to process up to 1800 barrels daily if oyster supply remains strong, with crews mobilized on state reefs and workers spending earners in the booming town.
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Bayou LA Batre
Alabama
Bayoula
Batre
Tornado devastates Kansas with deaths and damage
A violent storm swept central Kansas and neighboring states, killing at least one person in Derby and injuring seven others. Great Bend suffered two deaths, many injuries, and widespread destruction. Hoisington Claflin and surrounding areas reported substantial damage with heavy rains and high winds.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Iowa
Great Bend
Kans
Hoisington
Claflin
Inte
Derby
Hartford
8.D
Pratt
Tornado Rips Great Bend. Dozens Dead or Injured
A tornado struck Great Bend Kansas damaging the southern district. At least two killed and forty or more injured with property loss around 500000. Five bodies found, trains and mills wrecked, fire and darkness hindered rescue efforts.
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Great Bend
Kans
Arkansas River
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Atchison, Tope and Santa Fe
Santa Fe Railway
Water and Electric Company
Fatal Shooting Follows Quarrel in Henry County
In Henry County near Haleburg Martin Melton and Louis Hunt argued over a community road. Melton then shot Hunt on a Tuesday in the road, ending a quarrel that began with a few words. Investigating authorities reported no further details at this time.
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Henry County
Dothan
Ala
Martin Melton
Louis Hunt
Haleburg
Melton
Hunt
West Virginia to Ride Trains to Catch Bootleggers
Fred O. Blue, prohibition commissioner, announced deputies will ride all passenger trains entering West Virginia from adjoining states to identify every person bringing liquor into the state.
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Charleston
W. Va
Fred O. Blue
Prohibition
West Virginia
First Woman Appointed to Butler County Board of Education
Mrs. E. D. Thames of Greenville is named to the Butler County board by Superintendent William F. Feagin to succeed John P. Golson. The appointment makes her the first woman on a county education board in Alabama under a new legislative act. Thames formerly led the School Improvement Association of Alabama and was a field
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Montgomery
Ala
E. D. Thames
Greenville
William F. Feagin
Board of Education
Butler County
John P. Golson
Thames
Alabama
School Improvement Association of Alabama and Field
Contested Sand Island Tenure in Mobile Legislation
City officials debate the Sand islands tenure under the Pillans and Hartwell bills. Stakeholders clash over unlimited versus definite possession, with officials seeking clarity on condemnation values and possible state takeover before improvements. Press reports and interviews show widespread confusion among Mobile leaders and lawmakers.
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Mobile
Choctaw Point
Pillans
Pacific Coast
Grays
Chaman Davis
House Judiciary
Dawson
Pratt Consolidated —C. Company
Bes
Rf. Smith
Sand Island
Hartwell
Wilson
Parper
Senate
Sioner Pillans
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North Lamsburg
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