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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1915
Page
2
Police report that Luther n Louis Spencer and Robert alli negroes were arrested after burglaries at multiple residences. Authorities recovered silk skirts and coats including a satin dress and black silk dress with a red dot. Estimated value nears $1000. Victims include Mrs Potter and Dr J B Marshall.
Gilbert V Reese reports a robbery claim where the accused denies the hold-up narrative. Eugene Carter, present during the incident, was said to have lost $42 with half allegedly aid to the suspect. Witnesses testified two men carried money away without a weapon, then vanished.
The piece argues Mole St Nicholas at the Windward Passage is vital to U S canal commerce. It asserts Germany seeks a West Indies naval base and supports U S protection via a Haitian protectorate to control finances and police for ten years.
Carter, fined $10 for drunkenness, must appear as a witness against Reese. He lives near Irvington with a wife and several children, works on a farm, and arrived in Mobile about a week ago with $50.
Mobile cafe operators faced fines of ten dollars each after Dr. H B Warren testified their ice boxes contained milk diluted with thirty percent water. The defendants Nick Starvo and William Sarable claimed they bought from the same dairyman and were not responsible, though prior warnings had held them liable for all sold over their counters.
Milk samples will be tested from wagons after cafe owners reported watered milk from dairies. Ernest Coleman was fined ten dollars for bottling milk on the street after warnings. Recorder Edington decreed ten dollar penalties for cafe owners per watered milk sample taken from ice boxes. Dairymen and cafe owners shift blame to each other.
The report details Austrian forces routed in southern Galicia with three wounded and advancing Allied lines. Turkish war office dispatch from Constantinople notes shelling of a British torpedo boat, Turkish batteries driving off two destroyers, and repelling infantry near Seddul Bahr and Morto Limum landing areas.
Paris reports the German crown prince's army mounted a major assault in the Argonne with heavy artillery and large troop numbers. French trenches were penetrated briefly but repelled with severe losses for Germany, whose claimed casualties exceed 100000 men while gains remained limited.
Mrs. Sarah E. Hoffman deputy collector of internal revenue for the port of Mobile is taking a vacation and during her absence the office is handled by Division Collector W Nabers in Mobile.
A New York Sun piece explores contrasting views on kissing, from natural to moral judgments. It humorously evaluates whom to kiss and why, noting different social expectations across relatives, spouses, and lovers.
The first chief of the Constitutionalist army declines to accept the invitation to rule Mexico under a negotiated settlement. He cites the people’s legitimate liberty and democratic yearning, expresses gratitude for North American goodwill, and invites northern ministers to continue constructive talks toward peace.
A playful tale from a newspaper page recounts a young man and his self made code of words to signal affection. His supposed invention is decoded by a friend leading to misunderstandings while the forecast promises fair and warmer weather tonight and Sunday.
A note from Jesus Acuna secretary of foreign relations invites ministers or their delegates to a frontier Rio Grande meeting to discuss recognizing Venustiano Carranza as de facto ruler of Mexico. The aim is to strengthen friendship between their governments, the Mexican people, and the Mexican government.
Washington dispatch reports Major General Funston says federal troops now fully control the border from Laredo to the gulf with two regiments after the Sixth Cavalry arrival. He asserts the force can patrol the Rio Grande front and deter marauding bands or outlaws on both sides.
Bands composed of individuals from the Mexican side have armed themselves from concealed American stores and launched pre arranged raids. When chased by sheriffs posses rangers or soldiers the groups break up and cross back into Mexico.
Washington reports Austria had not replied to President Wilson’s plea to recall ambassador Dr. Dumba. Officials declined further comment and offered no reply to Count Von Bernstorff’s claim he gave no communication to J. F. Archibald who carried Dumba’s papers. No new action occurred on Captain Von Papen or Consul General Nuber in the same incident.
The governor plans to sign the final liquor bill approved Friday after debate. Critics cited costs and scope while supporters highlighted the measure’s reach amid a stormy session. A separate measure to fund a state printery faced recommittal due to budget limits and education committee concerns.
Treasury officials admit no clear funding source as Alabama lawmakers push the Shapiro loan shark bill. The powerful lobby could not secure a vote against the measure in the House, while Senate chances appear uncertain. Chamberlain and Shapiro praised public education on usury and warned the new act would end the short loan business.
Dr. W. M. Anderson spoke to a large Baptist Tabernacle audience on The Royal Road to Happiness. He rejected worldly pleasures and urged delight in the law of the Lord from Psalm 1. The service ended with a strong spiritual benediction and an upcoming talk titled The Life Beyond the Grave at 7 30.
A brief breakfast dialogue shows a husband mentioning a bad head and a wife expressing concern hoping he shakes it off. The exchange captures domestic tone and cadence from the Boston Transcript.
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