24 Jan 1917
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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1917
Page
1
An army headquarters statement reports a withdrawal of Bulgarian and Teutonic forces north of Tultcha along the Danube, signaling a shift in positions in the Dogrudia Provinge area.
A News Item reporter concludes many pedestrians are endangered daily in Mobile due to luck and caution rather than enforcement. Negro drivers are flagged as offenders, while smaller cars show carelessness. A bicycle rider without lamp or bell is a constant menace to children. Police chief orders enforcement but officers reportedly target parked cars over dangerous speeds. An accident near Conception and St Louis streets was narrowly avoided.
A government armor plate factory proposed for Alabama will be inspected by a board under Secretary Daniels next week. The tour will likely include Birmingham area sites in Alabama and Rome in Georgia with planned travel through the Southwest and Tennessee, visiting Tuscaloosa, Godl amd, and Muskogee Oklahoma amid site selections.
New York January 24 A P summary reports Bulgarian forces withdraw to positions south of the Danube estuary after an announced advance yesterday in Dobruja. Cold weather limits Moldavian operations while Riga front fighting resumes with Berlin claiming a favorable course. Raids continue on Franco-Belgian front with air engagements giving the Entente losses of six planes. three German airships downed on the French front.
North and South National Bee Line Highway Association backs a new separate road from Lake Superior to Mobile. Delegates from Tennessee Alabama Gulfport and New Orleans met near Birmingham. Montgomery chosen as HQ with officers F J Cramton president W E Skeggs vice president Newton D White vice president Martin Behrmat vice president L N Buell secretary H K Milner treasurer. Directors include F M Massey W T Sanders W M Drennen L D Stevens Morgan Richards John Craft A L Schaffenberg.
The proposed highway route would run from Chicago to New Orleans via Indianapolis Louisville Nashville Pulaski Columbia Tenn Athens Decatur Birmingham Montgomery Selma Mobile and along the coast to New Orleans. Adams says the Birmingham meeting with the Jackson Highway Association shaped the route as the direct line was defeated, diverting through uninteresting country with Meridian as the only notable stop amid cut-over lands and small Mississippi towns.
Supreme Auditor Dees of the Loyal Order of Moose will visit Mobile Friday to lecture on Mooseheart. He will speak at 8 p.m. in the auditorium with stereoptical views. The Speeders led by J. M. King and the Hustlers led by R. H. Park meet Thursday to finalize work as enthusiasm grows for the Mobile lodge and new members.
Mobile welcomes a full company of Esanay artists headed by Henry B. Walthall and Mary Charleson. They will stay two weeks or more depending on weather. The company is here for a drama set among colonial homes and mossy oaks, not tied to any advertising campaign. The title of the movie is The Burning of the Cage Moe il wie appears as a subtitle.
The production will shoot many scenes in and near Mobile per director Harry Beaumont with cast members including George Bainbridge as assistant director Therlow Brewer and William Smith the cameraman.
The Essanay film company reached Mobile at 2 20 this morning from New Orleans and is quartered at the Cawthon Hotel awaiting settled weather. The Automobile Club of Mobile is mentioned with President L G Adams.
Judge Ervin’s nomination cleared the senate and McAleer, named as receiver in bankruptcy, and Jones, retained as clerk, are expected to receive official appointments. Close sources report near unanimous support from the local bar association guiding McAleer’s role.
Edington said he will personally approve all appeal bonds. W. J. Potter John Clark William R. Smith Martin Burns Frank Prendergast and T. J. Potter were fined 100 dollars or 100 days for violating the prohibition law and appealed. Peyton Steele John Tucker and Ashdrew Crooks were dismissed. Eaton Ram mie and Hardy paid 50 dollars and costs after pleading guilty. Mercy continued to February 8 and Walter to January 29.
J H Hallock U S radio inspector arrives in Mobile on government wireless inspection tour. He will be at the Battle House tonight and part of Thursday for inquiries with local officials before continuing to Fort Morenomorrow to inspect equipment.
William M. Marshall announced plans to build an office structure on a twenty five foot strip of St. Joseph Street, second north of St. Michael Street. He said work would start at once and the building would not be a skyscraper.
The Mobile Council of Knights of Columbus may sell its St. Joseph street home opposite the post office. Grand Knight James Glennon said a sale is possible if a fair offer arrives, noting a desire for a more home like atmosphere and a preferred move to Government street.
The forecast calls for cooler temperatures around 46 degrees tonight with rain likely. A high barometer region over the north Atlantic coast portends fair weather, while a low centered over Alabama drives rain in the eastern gulf and south Atlantic states.
Two French soldiers near the Marne write to Mayor Mitchel asking help to recruit two young American women to correspond with them. One letter explains soldiers’ custom of seeking godmothers to restore morale and pass the time in war.
The Round Table Club held a meeting Tuesday with President P. J. Howard in the chair. A large audience discussed whether the sea should be free to all nations by international consent, and the decision favored the affirmative.
Senate debate on Senator Cummins resolution to give exclusive consideration to President Wilson's peace address was delayed as it moved to the calendar. Chairman Stone objected to automatic postponement, and the resolution was sent to the calendar pending an affirmative vote to bring it up again. Administration senators favored public discussion but feared protracted talks delaying the legislative program.
January 24 report from New York shows a postponement of the leak inquiry as the committee in session and NYSE representatives seek agreement on a new request for specific transaction records. H G S Noble, president of the New York Stock Exchange, spoke to the committee about initial responses to the records request.
Senator Cummins urged full discussion of the president's address, saying the senate should set aside time to debate the issues involved. He noted the resolution does not invite a discussion of the proposal's soundness at this time and stressed the need to consider the matter carefully.
George A. Mitchell and Frank Taylor two men of African descent were jailed on charges of dangerous and suspicious persons and grand larceny. R N Weaver of 715 Selma street says he was robbed of 110 dollars Friday. The case was continued in recorder's court to Friday.
New York on January 24 plans were announced for an all year clubhouse to cost 500000 on a 65 acre tract on a nursing island in the sound off Rye, New York. A glass domed sea water pool would be heated to Palm Beach temperature and fed by pipes three miles from the sound. Promoted by the Miantonoho Club whose members include Worthington Whitehouse Percy A Rockefeller Edwin Gould P Chauncey Anderson W H Browning Edgar L Marston Marselis Corenwares Williams and Robert V Van Cortlandt.
In a chancery court dismissal on complainants motion the suit by Thomas L Cook and others against J M Walsh and others to block sale of 138 shares of Mobile Towing and Wrecking Company treasury stock ends. Walsh led group claims majority stake and stock transfers closed with directors unanimous.
Mobile's Mayor Pillans and local business leaders invite the Alabama Live Stock Association to hold its next meeting in the city. The appeal cites growing livestock interest and benefits to agricultural interests in the region.
Petrograd reports a Bulgarian detachment near Tultcha was destroyed after crossing a branch of the line. The action yielded losses and the capture of four machine guns and a sum of money, with reports noting the detachment carried a specified number and equipment.
German forces in the Riga region repeatedly attack in strong numbers and press back Russian positions about a mile and a half to the Tirul swamp and the river in and east of Dalnzem, the war office announced.
Berlin reports renewed fighting in the Riga region on the Russian front with the war office claiming favorable results. The official statement notes six Entente airplanes shot down yesterday on the western front.
Berlin reports a British destroyer was sunk and a second damaged in a North Sea clash. One German torpedo boat reached Ymuiden in a damaged state while others returned with minor damage. The admiralty said the action occurred early January 23 with several destroyers involved.
Newport News Va January 24 visitors gather to witness the launching of the superdreadnought Mississippi at 11 a.m. Secretary of the Navy Daniels arrives with Mrs Daniels and congressional Mississippi delegations aboard the naval yacht Dolphin. Governor of Virginia and other officials attend. Miss Camille McBeat of Meri Miss will christen the ship.
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