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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1916
Page
2
An Associated Press report notes Field Marshal von Hindenburg urged unity behind the army in a message read at a Madgeburg event. General von Ludendorff’s letter was widely circulated via press agencies after a private gathering.
London reports that the Somme front is preventing German reinforcements to Romania. Maurice, chief director at the War Office, says German effort aims to blunt the Romanian campaign and avoid reinforcing Falkenhayn’s forces. He notes Paume and Peronne are not decisive objectives, but may fall as Allied offensives continue.
An Amsterdam telegram confirms the German Ocean Navigation Company has received no news from the commercial submarine Bremen and she is regarded as lost. Families of the Bremen crew, many from Bremen, fear for crews of other subs as the Deutschland voyage is cancelled.
A Rotary Club committee will urge local merchants to close noon on October 30 for the Gulf Coast Fair opening. The action follows a weekly meeting at the Cawthon hotel with Lee J. Zimmern named chairman.
The horse drawn unit of Hose Company No 3 on Franklin Street is moved to Company No 6 on Lawrence Street and will be held in reserve. Chemical engine No 9 and the new auto engine and truck move to the former No 8 house. Captain James Strand moves to Company No 17 Oakdale. H P Wackerna h is reduced and moved to No 2. Captain James Anderson moves to No 9 and the automobile company. Ladderman G R Brabner becomes captain of aerial truck No 4. Hose Company No 3 personnel, except Strand, transfer to Company No 5.
The Sixth District Mobile County Sunday School Association convenes at Oakdale Baptist Church at 7:45 PM. The program includes song and praise led by Prof. J H Wienand, scripture reading and comments, officer roll calls, reports, music, and discussion on increasing attendance.
Arguments were made in the U S circuit court in Montgomery in a case by Western Union Telegraph Company seeking use of the Western Railway of Alabama right of way. The suit seeks to retain a long held privilege after prior decisions favored the railroads, with Alabama Supreme Court rulings last year also supporting the railroads.
King Constantine of Greece in an interview with the British minister at Athens bitterly complains of the allies recognizing the provisional government at Saloniki. He says the allies have deprived him of all power and urges proposals be addressed to Venizelos. He also proposes policy changes though British diplomats deem them unimportant.
An old advertisement urges readers not to neglect a cold and promotes Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as a natural remedy. It claims honey and glycerine soothe irritated membranes while antiseptic tar loosens phlegm, helping you breathe easier and break up the cold for both children and adults.
L S Strong of Cordell Oklahoma says German voters in Washita County are shifting to Woodrow Wilson due to prosperity among farmers. He reports several German townspeople will vote for the president and predicts a heavy Western turnout next month. Poole’s return to Oklahoma is sought.
The Syrian Rose Charity Association announces a Saturday tag sale in Mobile to raise funds for Syria relief. Mobile women will assist, with no fixed price and donations to support aid efforts. Committees will target business leaders and banks, aided by a Red Cross collier for transporting supplies.
Berlin's Germania reports Field Marshal von Hindenburg has urged moderation in the submarine war. Privy Councillor Duisberg, acting as Hindenburg's envoy, told the Independent Committee for German Peace Terms to abandon calls for harsher action at its Saturday session.
West Danby New York resident Mrs. SINCEBAUGH reports nervous trouble and sleeplessness improved by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She notes it steadies her on a farm with four daughters and helped her ten year old daughter and oldest girl as well. The ad touts the tonic as a female remedy derived from roots and herbs with forty years of proven value.
A large crew left Momery to mend telegraph and telephone poles from Evergreen into southeastern Alabama. About 200 poles were down across Crenshaw Covington Coffee and Geneva counties after Wednesday’s 50 to 60 mph storm. Officials predicted it would be late today before direct communication could resume with the affected counties.
A Havas dispatch from Saloniki reports a fresh contingent of Italian troops disembarked on Wednesday and Thursday and were reviewed by General Sarrail and General Pettiti.
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