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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1915
Page
5
Mobile led delegates from Alabama and Mississippi form the Alabama Mississippi Gulf Coast Good Roads Association at a Mobile courthouse convention. John Craft unanimously elected president with W P Kennedy Biloxi first vice president H H Patterson Escambia second vice president and Hiram P Thompson Baldwin secretary treasurer. The group pledges to advance the Jackson Highway and coastal links with Mobile while honoring local road needs.
A Mobile based group drafts the Alabama Mississippi Gulf Coast Good Roads Association to promote highways in southern Alabama and Mississippi. It prioritizes the Jackson highway through Mobile Pascagoula Biloxi Gulfport Pass Christian Bay St. Louis and Ocean Springs with delegates from various organizations. The convention calls for a delta bridge between Mobile and Baldwin counties and directs the chairman to form a committee to discuss with county boards.
Washington dispatch reports T R Beltran Carrranza consul in San Antonio told Assistant Attorney General Warren that border trouble stems from local causes and Magonista followers in the United States, with raiders in Carranza uniforms described as deserters recruited via tales of Mexican atrocities in Texas. He noted seditious Mexican newspaper articles in Texas border towns and cited ongoing U S warnings. The piece also details highway plans and an Alabama Mississippi Gulf Coast coalition forming the Alabama Mississippi Gulf Coast Highway Association to promote the Jackson Highway and bridge connections between Mobile Baldwin counties.
Daily market data for Mobile shows price levels for various staples and receipts figures. Cotton exports and banked stock totals are listed for Mobile and Ohio Railway Planters Cotton Clarke-Davis Baker-Lyons and others with bale counts per line and total sums for each carrier or steamer.
Cotton prices rose in New Orleans New York and Liverpool as tropical storm warnings and bullish forecasts spurred demand. October and March contracts advanced with spot sales steady, while profits trimmed gains later in the day.
Wall Street shows an active start as Baldwin Locomotive climbs beyond 150 after opening gains. General Motors Bethlehem Steel and other leaders post notable increases while railroad stocks broadly rise with home market momentum.
Declines in many stocks listed with mixed changes across major corporations. In Chicago, hogs sold firm with varied weights and price ranges, cattle and calves steady to firm, while sheep showed strong demand as volumes moved briskly.
Fourteen unidentified victims of the submarine F-4 sinking near Honolulu received full military honors in Washington. The processions to Arlington featured many officials, with 21 aboard the vessel and 17 unidentified bodies, four buried elsewhere, and a memorial escort of regular troops and bluejackets.
Petrograd dispatch notes continued Russian tactical gains along several fronts while praising French and British action in a new campaign. Authorities credit Allied pressure with tying up German formations and expect German plans near Dvinsk and Riga to falter as Russian defense holds with strong trench work and supply lines.
Paris reports intelligence from Champagne near Chalons showing the crown prince’s right wing shattered by French counterattacks. French officers estimate 100 000 German losses in this and prior assaults as German divisions repeatedly failed to break French lines.
Chancellor W. R. Chapman of the Southeastern chancery division has tendered his resignation to Governor Henderson. He was elected to the post last year and his term would end January 1, 1917. Candidates to succeed him include J. A. Cartney of Elba Leon McCord of Montgomery and Judge C. P. McIntyre of Montgomery.
A Mobile error misidentified the drowning victim as Dexter Dorgan of Key West. The deceased was Louis Pegram Dargan, an outboard steamer jumper near the Cuban coast. Confusion arose from similar names and a dispatch noting his mother in Asheville.
London dispatch notes intensified fighting on the western front with German counterattacks repelled and no breakthrough. British gains are modest after a major bombardment, while Field Marshal Sir John French marks his sixty third birthday amid cordial congratulations. Eastern front updates mention Russian lines, the Kovel railway and German troop movements near Dyinsk as potential pivots. Bulgaria’s actions remain unclear with no decisive move reported.
Patch from Petrograd notes extraordinary fighting around Dvyinsk near Lake To. Russians reportedly surrounded and destroyed an enemy column, with gains near Kovel and Brody. French report allies advance in Artois and Champagne, German counter attacks in Argonne and Champagne met with heavy losses.
London papers debate a possible Russian recapture of Kovel railway junction. The Times notes the report is unconfirmed and emphasizes it would be the most significant Russian advance in the south if true, while no dispatches or official reports substantiate the claim.
An official war report says two enemy crossings of the Drina on the twenty third under artillery fire were repulsed. One attempt aimed toward Ratchacus and another near Vishegrad.
An official ministry of marine statement dated September 25 reports Riga bombardment by our ships. Captains Viazemsky and I smi ships silenced enemy batteries with five men killed and eight wounded on our side.
Sept 28 Athens reports Greece remains unmoved by Bulgarian minister assurances. Only Bulgarian demobilization could shift Greek policy. Reuters notes Allied victory eases pressure on the central powers, while Servian sources say Austria Hungary forces near Panjcov-Odot do not exceed 300 000, mainly old youths with strong artillery.
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