Buy a Bale Movement Gains Momentum in Mobile
The Buy-a-Bale campaign spreads beyond Mobile as many individuals and firms purchase cotton bales, including a Boston shoe company and Captain John Craft of the Alabama Good Roads Association. Craft ships two bales from Mobile and Montgomery and sends a telegram declining to attend the parade due to business but endorsing the effort. A Roxbury Crossing firm requests a bale, offering 10 cents per pound, and storage with warehouse receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
North
Boston
John Craft
Alabama Good Roads Association
Alabama Oyster Commission
Montgomery
Rotary Club of
Captain Craft
Ala
Rotary Lab
Peoples Bank
John Craft, Shoe Company
Chamber of Commerce
Thompson. Crocker Shoe Company
Mass
Roxbury Crossing
German Civil Traffic Halted as East Prussia Battles Escalate
From Copenhagen and London reports confirm a great battle in East Prussia as German civil transport ceases and Russian forces move toward Breslau. Advancing Russian troops near the Vistula threaten Tarnow Cracow and rail links to Budapest and Vienna. The Emden sails for a dramatic Adriatic exit while Italy faces pressure to join the Triple Entente with Serb gains in Adriatic access discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Copenhagen
London
East Prussia
Breslau
Berlin
Petrograd
Vistula
Tarnow
Cracow
Budapest
Vienna
Emden
Madras
Italy
Servia
Adriatic
Avilona
France
Galicia
Petrog
Silesia
Tachir
Alsace
Secretary Garrison orders Funston stay in Vera Cruz ten days
Secretary of War Newton D. Garrison orders Brigadier General Funston to remain at Vera Cruz for ten days due to delays in funds and customs house adjustments. President Wilson and Garrison may revisit evacuation implications with the cabinet. Funston reports rail and wire cut between Vera Cruz and Mexico City amid Villa revolt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Garrison
Funston
Vera Cruz
Customs House
Wilson
Mexico City
Arizona
Villa
Prince George of Servia Severely Wounded in Battle
Prince George of Servia is reported seriously wounded while leading his battalion in an assault. A bullet pierced near the spinal column and exited the right shoulder. the wound is described as dangerous and he has been taken to Kroupane for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince George of
Servia
Dan
Zeppelin Drops Bombs on Ostend Near English Coast
Ostend reports a Zeppelin from Thourout dropped three bombs injuring buildings and causing panic. One hit the Avenue P de Smet de Nayer bridge near Park Marie Henriette, another struck the harbor, and a third damaged a wholesale fish dealer’s premises at the fish market. The airship then returned toward Thie t near Courtrai. From Ostend to England is about seventy miles by sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ostend
London
Thourout
Brueés
Belgium
Avenue I’ de Smet de Nayer
Zeppelin
Thiet
Courtrai
German General Orders Shoot All Prisoners in France
The French foreign office said General Stenger of the 53d German Infantry Brigade issued an order to take no prisoners and to shoot all captives and the wounded, armed or unarmed, to leave no Frenchman alive. Also weather notes: MOBILE fair tonight and Saturday, ALABAMA fair tonight and Saturday, MISSISSIPPI fair tonight and Saturday with moderate north winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bordeaux
French Foreign Office
Stenger
Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Allied and German siege moves unfold near Verdun and Somme
Paris reports a violent general action between forces on the Somme Oise axis and enemy corps from Lorraine and the Vosges, with center advances east of Rheims toward Berry and Moronvilliers. London notes a decree banning aerial navigation in Italy and ongoing heavy bombardments as Verdun siege preparations resume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Somme
Oise
Tergnier
St. Quentin
Lorraine
Vosges
Cambra
London
Peronne
Verdun
Metz
Also Mentioned on This Page
Valley of Death
Hearst- Selig
Empire Theatre
MOBIL
Burroughs Co
BG Gattle
Pauooa
Gerous
Kroupani
English
Kaiser
Rome
Central News
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!