British Army's Somme Offensive Marks Morale Rise and Gains
British forces in France report months of heavy fighting on the Somme yield steady gains. They claim 30 000 prisoners, 125 guns, 109 trench mortars, 429 machine guns captured with no guns lost, as morale and new tactics including tanks boost offensive power and reduce casualties.
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Geet Press
France
Viaabn
Somme
Spain
Grant
Shiloh
McClellan
von Moltke
French Kiddies Form War Orphans Aid Group
Paris reports a new war relief body, the Brothers and Sisters of the War, formed by French children inspired by American child adoptions of war orphans. The group, linked to the Union of French and Allied Families, aids orphans and teaches early charitable responsibility to youth under royal patronage.
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Associated Press
Paris
Brothers and Sisters of the War
Union of French and Allied Families
The
Republic
Record Cotton Consumption Tops All Previous Years
Washington report shows American mills used 7,278,529 bales of cotton in the year ending July 31. Linters rose sharply due to explosives, with a 113.9 percent increase. Massachusetts led with 1,462,888 bales, followed by North Carolina with 1,067,288. Alabama also among leading states.
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Associated Press
Washington
Chensus Bureau
Massachusetts
North Carolina
Honored Mobile Woman Lady Sarah McGill Dead
Lady Sarah McGill of Mobile died Sunday in Milwaukee. Her body will return to Mobile for a Wednesday funeral. She funded the Hanan Home and endowed the McGill Institute, with both sisters later honored as Ladies of the Holy Sepulchre by Rt. Rev. Edward P. Allen.
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Sarah McGill
Milwaukee
Wis
Edward P. Allen
Mobile
Sarah
Bishop Allen
Mary McGill
Messrs
Felix and
Arthur McGill
New York
Hanan
Little Sisters of the Poor
McGill Institute
Mobilie
South
United States
French Socialists Say War Entrant Against Will
Paris October 23 The radical party with about a third of the chamber held its first convention since the war began. They affirmed the public entered the conflict unwillingly after all means to avoid it were used. They urged ongoing struggle with French citizens in unity and demanded international guarantees to protect civilization and secure world peace.
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Paris
Radical Party
Chamber of Deputies
Therty
War Is Business Says Socialist Deputy In Paris
Pierre Brizon, a dissident Socialist deputy, argued in the chamber that modern wars are driven by capitalistic interests. He estimated the war's cost at 315 to 320 billion francs including losses, debts, and damages, and urged negotiating a peaceful solution before further blood and billions are spent.
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Paris
Pierre Brizon
Briand
France
Switzerland
Monsieur Briand
Monsieur Brizon
Opposition to Valdes Appears to Have Ended
In Panama on October 23 Associated Press reports that after Valdes’ October 1 inauguration the opposition’s bid to block U S recognition has faded. A relief mood prevails and loyal support for the new president grows. Valdes plans to push treasury and customs probes to a finish and favors better government accounting. He resists appointing an outsider with plenary powers as fiscal adviser or auditor.
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Associated Press
Panama
Valdes
United States
Suport
Treasury
State Department
Three Electrocuted at Bethlehem Steel Plant
At Bethlehem, three electricians were electrocuted when a coworker reportedly turned on a high tension line by mistake during repairs at the Bethlehem Steel Company plant. The incident occurred last night and is under investigation.
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Associated Press
South Bethlehem
Bethlehem Steel Company
Belgian Unemployment Figures and Relief Aid Debate
Berlin dispatch cites the Vossische Zeitung noting Belgian idleness and the American relief effort. It states 666,913 men 209,552 women and 687,132 children were unemployed in June, with 146,400,009 francs distributed by relief funds.
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Berlin
American Relief Committee
Vossische Zeitung
Belgium
Wonderful Tale Of An Actress Woman From Dayville
Mrs H L Len of Killingly Connecticut details a dramatic recovery after eight years of illness. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring health that left her able to work on stage and care for her baby. The testimony emphasizes relief from bearing down pains and general fatigue.
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Dayville
Killingly
Conn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mets
H. L. Len
New York Visitor Sees Bright Future for Mobile Port
A New York manufacturing executive, Harry B. Cordero, on his first Mobile visit, predicts Mobile will become a great port due to planned improvements. He praises the city’s air and people, and expresses plans to return to explore local water prospects.
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Mobile
Harry B. Cordero
New York
Cordero
Mobile Firme
Philadelphian Buys Seven Paintings in London
John H. McFadden the Philadelphia cotton magnate purchased seven pictures by Constable Romney Raeburn Morland Crome and Wilson. The paintings are described as first rank and the transaction as the year's most important. McFadden leads the Philadelphia Art Club and funds cancer research in Liverpool.
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Associated Press
London
John H. McFadden
Philadelphia
Constable
Romney
Raeburn
Morland
Crome
Wilson
John Howard McFadden
Philadelphia Art Club
Liverpool
Jefferson Medical College
Royal Southern Hospital
Ports of the United States poised for growth with South America
The speaker asserts major future trade with South American nations will rely on improved port facilities. He notes familiarity with Mobile's port ambitions and stresses the need to undertake improvements to become a leading port, warning against missing the opportunity.
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Latin America
United States
Mobile
Italian consul for Mobile sought after, Gentile cites criteria
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce asked for a suitable Italian consul. Consul Gentile of New Orleans replied that a consul or at least an employe who can read and write Italian is needed. The choice should be a person of good moral character and social position.
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Mobile
G. Geritile
New Orleans
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