American Consul and Others Leaving Kiau Chau District
In Tokio today the American consul at Tsing Tau W A and several German and Chinese women and children are to depart Tsing Tau tomorrow. This marks the last of the non combatants from the German position in Kiau Chau. An engagement between a German ship and a Japanese aeroplane occurred over Tsing Tau yesterday with no injuries.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Tsing Tau
W. A
Kian ‘Chau
General Rondony Killed in Action at Paris Front
Paris reports the death of General Rondony commander of the Third Brigade of French Colonial Infantry who fell while leading his forces against the enemy. Two English nurses were killed by shell fire at a field hospital behind the allied center.
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Paris
Ndlony
Briade
Sieges and relics in Lille Dunkirk Yap and Dukla areas
The National Geographic Society summarizes military sites in Europe noting Lille as a siege-scarred northern city with historic fortifications and a 210 000 population, Dunkirk as a northern seaport with large harbor works and diverse industries, Yap in the Caroline Islands as a government seat famed for its ivory coinage and storms, and Dukla in Galicia at the Carpathian foothills with wine trade and textiles.
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Washington
National Geographic Society
Lille
France
Paris
Deule
Vauban
Louis XIV
Spain
Duke of Marlborough
Valenciennes
Lisle
Dunkirk
The
Republic
Dover
Ostend
Bergues
Bourbourg
Gravelines
England
Yap
Carolines
Pacific Ocean
Philippines
Germany
Leo XIII
Dukla
Galicia
Austria
Jaslo
Przemysl
Jasielka
Carpathian Mountains
Hungary
Cotton consumption in September near last year's level
A census bureau report shows cotton consumption in September at 415,194 bales, down from 442,435 last year. Two month totals reach 798,874 bales compared with 874,785 a year ago, and exports/ownership figures reflect wartime demand shifts and rising imports from abroad.
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Associated Press
Washington
Census Bureau
Egypt
Delegates Leave Mobile For State Tax Conference
Delegates named by the Mobile County Tax League departed for Montgomery on October 15 to meet the Birmingham delegation and discuss tax bills for the coming legislative session. The conference, deemed highly important, will shape future taxation policy and potential laws. The group includes Messrs Stewart Brooks John CC OConnell Hammond Gayfer William H Armbrecht Henry A Forchtermer Matt Mahomer Jr Theodore K Jackson J Leslie Taylor George Fearn Jr and Leon Schwarz. The delegates were chosen by the Mobile County Tax League.
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Stewart Brooks
John CC
O'Connell
Hammond
Gayfer
William H. Armbrecht
Henry A. Forchheimer
Matt Mahomer, Jr
Theodore K. Jackson
J. Leslie Taylor
George Fearn, Jr
Leon Schwarz
Montgomery
Birmingham
Mobile County Tax League
Provisions for the Army in the Field
Wartime emphasis on sustaining soldiers with nourished bodies. The ad promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifying tonic that aids digestion, improves gastric activity, and purports to restore strength, nerves, and vitality through cleansing the blood and enhancing overall health.
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Pierce
Dr. Pierce
No Prosperity Rally to Be Held and Dollar Dinner Planned
A public dollar dinner will accompany the visit of officers and directors of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States next Monday at the Cawthon Hotel. The rally was scrapped due to demand for similar events, and early reservations are urged. The chamber approved plans for a cotton mill under the buy a bale program and formed a naval militia committee for Mobile. committees also were named to explore a cotton goods mill and to seek a training ship for a Mobile naval unit.
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Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Cawthon Hotel
Chamber of Commerce
A. J. Parsons
Mobile
LeBaron Lyons
E. ©. Fowlkes
R. F
New York refinery cuts export petroleum prices
The Standard Nit Company of New York announced a 10 point price reduction for export refined petroleum. New price levels are 10 1 2 cents per gallon for cases, 4 1 2 cents for tanks, and 8 cents per barrel for standard white.
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New York
Standard Nit Company of
Left wing of allies set for fierce fighting near Lille
Paris reports the left wing of the allies ready for sharp combat as French and British push from Lille. German occupation is seen as short lived and cavalry engagements give way to infantry action. Allies aim to hold lines and gain ground after attacks at Arras Abbert Roye Lassigny Tracy le Mont.
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Paris
Lille
Belgium
Arras
Abtert
Roye
Lassigny
Tracy-le-Mont
Legislation Hopes For Uniform Grain Bills Of Lading
In Kansas City on October 14, the Grain Dealers' National Association heard Dr. J W Duval of the USDA state that cleaning dirty grain after arrival at an elevator can legitimately raise its grade and that charging fraud to dealers is not warranted. A C Jones urged national rules for uniform bills of lading and shippers receipts.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Grain Dealers’ National Association
J. W. ’. Duval
United States Department of Agriculture
Duval
A. C. Jones
Irovians Attend Twelfth Annual Congress in St Louis
About 500 members of the electrical workers order from across the nation gathered in St Louis for the twelfth annual congress. The Texas delegation waved small Lone Star flags as they boosted their home city.
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Associ@ed Press
ST. Louis
Irovians
National Order of Men
Texas
Danderine promises lustrous hair and dandruff cure
Advertisement claims Knowlton's Danderine slicks hair to abundance with a 25 cent bottle. It pledges softness gloss and no dandruff within minutes and suggests hair growth after about two weeks with continued use. Prints invite readers to twist a cloth through hair to prove results.
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Knowlton
Ammunition Order Forces Round-the-Clock Alton Factory
An Alton Illinois cartridge plant received an order from a New York banking firm for lead bullet ammunition. The order will require continuous operation day and night for six months. The client’s identity and destination of the cartridges remain undisclosed, sparking local speculation.
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Alton Cartridge Company
New York
Haitien Rebels Win Near Limonade
Haitien rebels defeat government troops at a point near Limonade on the north coast. The Haitian president retreats toward Grande Riviere as other government forces withdraw to Cape Haitien.
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Haitien
Limonade
Haiti
Grande Riviere
Cape Haitien
Ely's Cream Balm Promises Quick Relief for Colds
A promotional notice touts Ely's Cream Balm as fast relief for clogged nostrils and catarrh with a small bottle claimed to open nasal passages, ease headaches, and cure cold symptoms by morning. It urges trying the product at drug stores and promises immediate soothing effects.
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Ely
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