German Retreats and Shifts in French Front Near Lille
Paris correspondent reports on the French battle line with the German army corps pulling back from Lille area. Lys river and Bassee remain unchanged as Arras hall is destroyed. Germans abandon armor to push toward Paris while Brimont Rheims heights see reduced enemy effort and Jerdun enveloping attempts fail. The German wedge from Pont-a-Mousson toward St Chiel becomes more exposed.
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London
Brimont d
Rheims
Jerdun
Theutheast
Pont-a-Mousson
St. Chiel
Treat Children's Colds Externally With Vap-O-Rub Salve
An old home remedy advises applying Vap-O-Rub externally to throat and chest for croup bronchitis and infant pneumonia. It claims body heat releases soothing vapors that loosen phlegm and aid breathing through the night. Sold by druggists for 25c 50c and 1 00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vick’s
Conference on Latin Trade at Memphis Called
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce was notified by the Association of Commerce of New Orleans the Business Men's Club of Memphis and the Chicago Association of Commerce that a conference is set for Nov 19 and 20 in Memphis. Delegates are asked to attend to discuss transportation by Mississippi Valley routes to Central and South America and develop trading companies for commodity exchange. The meeting seeks direct credit exchange methods and remedial export trade legislation in light of European war effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Association of Commerce of
New Orleans
Business Men's Club of
Memphis
Tenn
Chicago Association of Commerce
Memphis, Tenn
Chambers of Commerce
Mississippi Valley
Central
South America
United States
Central and South America
Central and
Mobile Chamber of Commerces
Freshmen Eligible Boosts Alabama Basketball and Baseball
University of Alabama will gain more players for winter and spring sports as freshmen become eligible for basketball and baseball under the SIA A ruling. The one-year limit remains only for football after a Atlanta meeting.
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Atlanta
Reformers Rise: A Reformer Becomes a Boss
A reformer who achieves success is described as becoming a boss, illustrating a shift from reformer to leadership role with authority and influence. The note emphasizes career progression and status change within the movement.
Eckman's Alterative Reported to Aid Tuberculosis Cases
A Madison Lake Minnesota testimonial cites rapid improvement after using Eckman's Alterative for hemorrhagic lung disease. The patient, Paul L Fasnacht, weighs 165 pounds after treatment and credits health to the remedy and nonhabit forming ingredients. Sold by Braswell's drug store with a booklet available from Eckman Laboratory Philadelphia.
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Eckman
Madison Lake
Minn
Denver
Col
Michael Brody
Paul L
Fasnacht
Braswell’s
Leading Cross
Eckman Laboratory
Adelphia
Crop lien laws halt growth of rural Alabama
Montgomery dispatch reports W L Henderson of the Mobile and Ohio and Southern Railways urging repeal of Alabama crop lien laws. He warns these laws keep tenants in debt and parcels land to large estates, hindering rural development and settler farming across Montgomery area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
Mobile and Ohio and Southern Railways
W. L. Henderson
Land and Industrial Department
Associated Railroad Systems
West
Middle West
Henderson
South
J J Speight Weds Washington Girl in Eufaula
J J Speight of Eufaula candidate for the Third Alabama District congress marries Ruth Wood of Washington DC. The couple drove from Washington and will visit his parents before Speight begins law practice in Ozark after law school at Georgetown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eufaula
Ala
J. J. Speight
Alabama
Henry D. Clayton
Ruth Wood
Washington, D. C
Speight
Washington
J. W. Speight
Ozark
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement Ad
Mobile resident H P Turner praises Doan's Kidney Pills for backache and sluggish kidneys. He reports quick relief and recommends them to others. Price 50c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
H. P. Turner
Congress Street
Mobile
Ala
Doan
Mr. Turner
Foeter-Milburn Co. Props
Buffalo
U S Drainage Bureau Works Outside Montgomery
The U S Drainage Bureau completed a 200 acre tile drainage survey for Ralph D Quisenberry five miles from Montgomery on Woodley Road. Twenty acres will be finished this autumn with the rest later, bringing surveyed acreage to 300. Experts say underground drainage reduces moisture hindrance, allowing farming soon after rains and increasing land value despite high costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
United States Bureau of Drainage Investigation
Ralph D. Quisenberry
Woodley Road
W. H B. Ellsberry, Jr
Montgomery County
Yaqui Indians End Fight for Villa in Lower California
Yaqui Indians allied with Gen. Villa abandon projected conquest of Lower California and return to Guaymas except for a policing force. The La Paz movement is called off and Santa Rosalia harbor sees foreign shipping tied up by the European war, per assurances given to Rear Admiral Howard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Santa Rosalia
Mex
San Diego
Lower California
Francisco Villa
Guaymas
Howard
la Paz
Santa Rosa
Barons to Tour Cuba Sign Up New Pitcher
Birmingham announces Ray, star pitcher from Winston-Salem in the Carolina League, will join the Barons end of October. The team plans a month in Cuba, followed by a two month rest before next year’s practice.
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Barons
Cuba
Birmingham
Ala
Ray
Winston-Salem
Interstate Commerce Board rules cleaning charge reasonable
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that a $2.50 per car charge for cleaning and disinfecting cattle cars, imposed on cattle owners, is reasonable and not discriminatory. The service is required by federal quarantine regulations. The ruling was issued in Washington by Associated Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce
Nashville Railroad
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Bermans
Paris
S. Royal St
Cue Rand New Equipment Co
E. Shaffer
J. T. Reynolds
American Pressing Club
N. Conception ST
J. Cleveland, Jr
BELL
C. E. Newman
N. E. Cor
Montgomery Fair
Thunderbolt
van Antwerp
Askin & Marine CO
Mobile and Ohio and Southern Railway
U. S. Drainage Bureau
Villa
Lower
California
Best & Russell Cigar CO
Mary Garden
Emmy Destinn
Cavalieri
Others
Bispham
Bond
Temply
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