Washington Eyes New U-Boat Policy Amid Submarine Sway
Secretary Lansing briefed President Wilson on recent submarine attacks on American ships but cited insufficient evidence to act. The White House weighed Germany pledges, Mexican tensions, and next Congress makeup while delaying cabinet changes and awaiting further reports.
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British Hit Ancre Salient In Fresh Northern France Offensive
London reports say British forces opened attacks on both sides of the Ancre river in northern France, signaling a new major offensive. Dispatches from Petrograd mention von Mackensen retreating in Dobrudja, with unconfirmed reports of Danube crossings south of Tchernavoda. Serbian advances near Monastir are noted alongside German gains on Transylvania’s border and a French offensive in Alsace that failed to gain ground.
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British Airmen Bombard Ostend Harbor and Warships
A British official statement reports a squadron of naval airplanes attacked Ostend harbor at noon yesterday. They dropped a considerable number of bombs on the Ateliers de la Marine and on war vessels moored there.
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U S Road Aid to Mississippi State Line Approved
Federal funding for the Natchez Mobile Highway toward the Mississippi state line has been extended through Alabama highway officials. John Craft, a member of the state highway commission, championed the project after a Battle House meeting with Mississippi supporters.
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Alabama Baptists Gather for Three Conventions in Mobile
Prominent Baptists from Alabama and foreign mission workers converge on Mobile for three concurrent assemblies at First Baptist Church. The Alabama Baptist Missionary Union opens with sessions led by Laura Lee Patrick and Sarah E. Luther, with more than five hundred delegates expected.
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Memorial Tributes For Judge Harry Toulmin In Mobile
Mobile attorneys pay tribute to United States Judge Harry T. Toulmin following his death after a paralytic stroke. Funeral set for Tuesday at 11 from Christ Church. Chancery court adjourned in respect, reflecting on his long honorable record.
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$800 in Sight for Boys Home Building
More than forty dollars in voluntary subscriptions has been received by the board of managers of the Boys Detention School after a Tag Day last Friday raising about seven hundred fifty dollars for a new building. The appeal asks for up to one thousand dollars and urges broad community support to move the home to the country for better development and self-sustainability. Contributions may be sent to Mrs. Joseph Tucker or Mrs. T. K. Jackson in Mobile.
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Weather Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
The Weather Bureau in Washington reports likely rain tonight and Tuesday with much colder air and a strengthening north wind. A cold wave is expected to follow, bringing plunging temperatures across the two states.
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Cold Wave Expected With Rain Tonight Across South
Weather forecast calls for rain tonight and Tuesday followed by much colder air and a cold wave sweeping Alabama and Mississippi. Unsettled conditions and frosts expected through the week, with Florida largely exempt. The region’s high yesterday reached 82 in Mobile and 86 in Tampa.
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Rail unions threaten strike vote over Adamson Act
New York reports that William G. Lee of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen says failure to meet the law's spirit could trigger a strike vote by the four railroad brotherhoods. Talks with railway representatives yielded no agreement as January 1 begin enforcement and injunctions loom against the unions.
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British Attack Extends to Ancre Front Near Somme
British forces open new offensive on both sides of the Ancre river in the northern Somme sector. The war office reports a sizable prisoner haul as fighting continues near Serre and Beaumont Hamel with two thousand prisoners captured so far.
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Regular Sailings Out of Mobile Planned by American Star Line
A. Frankel of the American Star Line, based in New York, arrives in Mobile to load the steamer Fordonian for the west coast of Italy. The line plans two to three Mobile sailings monthly and hopes to establish a regular Mobile service, with Mrs Frankel, J Dagid, and John Kettles accompanying.
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City Wharves to Be Repaired by Week’s End
The city wharves will be completely repaired this week after a blow in July. Jett-Muths Construction Company, delayed by lumber shortages, is driving piles at St. Michael Street to finish the damaged piers. Foundations for the Cuban Molasses Company tank are also nearly done.
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Florida Coast Gets Warning of a Storm
The local weather office issued a storm advisory for the northeast Florida coast from Tampa to Jupiter Inlet. A disturbance near Swan Island is increasing in intensity and will move northward with strong shifting winds across the region.
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Cotton Prices Hit New High on Active Buying
New highs for the season were set as May cotton contracts rose to 20.08 cents per pound in New York trading. The advance, about $2 a bale over Saturday’s close and roughly $7.50 over late last month’s low, followed a private crop estimate of 10,800,000 bales and persistent Liverpool firmness.
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Malcolm D. McRae Appointed to Public Post Bonds in Probate Court
Malcolm D. McRae was appointed to a public post on Monday and filed the required bond in the probate court, marking formal authorization for his duties.
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Odd Fellows Meet in City Wednesday
District No. 4 Independent Order of Odd Fellows holds its annual meeting at Odd Fellows Hall with grand master Georges Steiflemeyer of Culliman Alabama expected to attend. Fourteen lodges are in the district and delegates come from Mobile Grand Bay Bayou la Barre Citronelle Flomaton Chunecula ruidale Whistler Crichton and other places.
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Russian Submarines Active in Black Sea Region
Russian submarines have operated near the Bosphorus with one steamer destroyed a schooner sunk and another schooner taken to Sebastopol according to a Russian official statement released today.
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Germans Lose Most Warships in Friday Gulf Bombardment
An official report from Petrograd states a majority of German vessels, taking part in Friday’s bombardment in the Gulf of Finland, were sunk. The vessels described include 36 knot torpedo craft.
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Mackensen Retreates Into Disaster in War Report
London reports on November 13 that Russian forces crossed the Danube into Dobrudja south of Tchernavoda and renewed bombardment. Field Marshal von Mackensen is said to be retreating with demoralized troops, with a third of his effectives lost, while disease and reverses have damaged morale, according to Petrograd advices via Rome.
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Hughes and Willcox Refuse to Concede Wilson Victory
ODK November 13. Republican Chairman Willcox holds no concession of President Wilson’s victory awaiting official counts in close states. Hughes remains silent at his hotel as he continues to receive correspondence.
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Hughes Cuts Minnesota Militia Lead in Election Votes
In St Paul Minnesota new county soldiers votes reduce Hughes lead to 229 as tallying continues. Early returns show votes split with Wilson and Martin among Republicans. final results await official counts and further ballots from counties.
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