Mobile Mayor refuses to reveal street car petition
About 400 citizens signed a petition complaining of crowded street cars in Mobile. Mayor P. J. Lyons kept the document in his desk, saying a city commission conference was needed before public viewing. The petition reportedly seeks race-based seating segregation amid crowded Whistler, Prichard and other lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J. Lyons
Mobile
Concoer
Aeenna Dre
Lyons
Whistler
Prichard
Dauphin
Spring Hill
Davis Avenue
Cedar Street
Hertling Renounces Belgium Policy in Peace Pawn Debate
In a Reichstag address, German Chancellor von Hertling says Belgium is a pawn in postwar negotiations and vows Belgium shall be independent after the war. He defends wartime policy as defensive and rejects world domination aims.
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Hertling
Belgium
Associated Press
CopenHeene
Germany
Count von Hertling
Reichstag
Count Hertling
London
von Hertling
Richard von Kuehlmann
Releas
Benedict
Two Street Fighters Fined In City Court
Shipyard worker James H. Quinn and fire department associate R L Bolling faced disorderly conduct charges after a Friday quarrel at Government and Royal streets. Quinn fined 25 dollars or 50 days and Bolling 10 dollars or 10 days with Quinn appealing to circuit court and released on 250 dollar bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Quinn
R. L. Bolling
Government and
Royal Streets
Recorder’s Court
Quinn
Bolling
Circuit Court
Rent Dispute Fight Ends in Two Fines
Dr. J. C. Hope a physician was fined five dollars and James A. Lewis a real estate man two fifty or five days by the recorder for a Thursday altercation. The evidence showed Lewis called Hope a liar and Hope slapped Lewis. the fight grew from a dispute over water pipe connections in a house Hope rented from Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Hope
James A. Lewis
Recorder
Lewis
Dr. Hope
Hope
First Arrest Under Moral Zone Law in Mobile District
Annie Palmer, a white woman, was arrested on a warrant by the U S assistant district attorney for operating a disorderly house under the new federal clean-up campaign. She was presented at a hearing and released on cash bond. This marks the first arrest under the new campaign. Federal guards on Mobile waterfront influenced the law’s reach to this district and military camps nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Palmer
U.S
U. S
Mobile
Exemption boards seek half timers in draft inquiry
The county draft board requests information on men habitually idle to enforce the work or fight rule. Chairman George Toulmin says the effort targets half-time workers who keep jobs only part time or by the day and then lay off at will.
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County Draft Board
George Toulmin
Tennessee Soldier Prisoner of HMS Tennessee
Lieutenant John W. Morris of Somerville Tennessee is reported as a prisoner in an unknown German camp according to Associated Press dispatches from Washington dated July 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
John W. Morris
Somerville
Tenn
New Draft Ruling Opens Calls for 18 Registrants
Instructions issued to local draft boards allow new registrants to be used for voluntary induction into special classes or for regular draft calls. Gen Crowder issued a call for 12 143 registrants with 154 Black men. they will train August 1 to 28 for occupational specialties. Local boards expect not to rely on 1918 registrants to meet July quotas, with enough from re classified lists to cover shortfalls. City Board No 1 will send five Black mechanics to Tuskegee. only two qualified, and F L Giblin added to white selectmen heading to Camp Hancock July 22.
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Adjutant General
Crowder
City Board No. 1
Tuskegee
Mobile
City Draft Board No. 1
F. L. Giblin
Camp Hancock
Augusta
Rev Chappelle to Lead Protracted Meeting in Isney
The Rev. L H S Chappelle Sr of Broad Street Methodist Church sails to Isney Alabama for a protracted meeting returning to Mobile next Friday. Rev T A White will fill the pulpit Sunday morning with the topic Palsied people and an Epworth League patriotic service at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. S. Chappelle
Broad Street Methodist Church
Isney
Ala
Mobile
T. A. White
Epworth League
Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis Railway declares dividend
The directors of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway declared a semi annual dividend of 3 12 per cent payable August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
Nashville
Chattanooga and St. Louis
Weather Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
Fair tonight with some cloudiness expected Sunday. Partly cloudy skies across the interior and warmer temperatures inland. New pulses of sun may occur later in the day as a gentle warm trend continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Alabama
Mississippi
Bamar
Mobile flags mark France Day amid drive for French orphans
Mobile observes the 129th anniversary of France’s Bastille Day with a patriotic display as U S troops fight on French soil. The city raises funds for French orphans through a tag day led by the Fatherless Children of France and supported by local boards and orphan asylums.
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Mobile
France
United States
Fatherless Children of
Catholic Board of Management
Coun
Tourist Welcome Club Seeks Housing Listings in Mobile
Tourists or strangers needing rooms or boarding houses in Mobile are urged to list their places with the Tourist Welcome Club which is helping arrange housing at no charge. The club asks furnishers to report addresses and capacities to assist visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tourist Welcome Club
Mobile
Naval flier dead in seaplane crash at Chatham
Ensign Andrews, a naval aviator, was killed and Ensign Parks probably fatally injured when their seaplane crashed to earth near Chatham Massachusetts today and caught fire.
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NAVAL
Chatham
Mass
Andrews
Parks
Crichton Man Freed of Slacker Charge
Ben Cody, a ship worker from Crichton, was arrested under federal orders tied to the draft law and discharged by the acting recorder on Saturday. He revealed issues with his registration cards and classification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Cody
Crichton
Cody
Allied smash drives German lines near Amiens
Allied forces press the German defenses between Ypres and Rheims with major gains on the Avre river front near Montdidier. French troops advance over a mile on a three mile front and seize Castel and fortified positions, nearing the Avre’s western bank as American forces hold Caftigny. Berlin issues say Field Marshal von Hindenburg is dead after a tension filled meeting with the Kaiser at Spa.
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Washington
Associated Press Review
Ypres
Rheims
Picardy
Avre
Montdidier
Somme
Amiens
Caftigny
Nne
Aisne
Marne
Villers-Cotterets
Corey
Longpont
Lys Salient
Bucquoy
Albert
Arras
Flanders
Berlin
Coblentz
von Hindenburg
Germany
Gerenal von Ludendorff
Strassburg
Tribune of
Geneva
East Prussia
Shipyard Workers Seek Recreation Grounds Use at Gulf Coast Fair
About thirty Mobile shipyard workers asked the City Commission for use of the Gulf Coast fair grounds as a recreation park. The commission granted permission and the fair association said space would be available. Plans include a running track baseball diamond and facilities for boxing wrestling and athletic events.
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Mobile
Chickasaw
City Commission
Gulf Coast Fair Grounds
The
Fair Association
Fair Grounds
City Hall
Avery G. Clinger
War Camp Community Service
M. Faissett
Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company
Faissett
George &. Crawford
Crawford
Clinger
British casualties total 14 911 in week ended today
Casualties reported in the week ended totaled 14 911 officers and men, with 125 killed or died of wounds and 403 wounded or missing among officers. The previous week had 17 336 casualties.
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London
Planes to Fly Over New York Bastille Day Celebration
New York observers anticipate an elaborate Bastile day air show under French aviator Captain O J Peyriven with allied planes forming squadrons over the city. The event includes church services, shop demonstrations, and a Madison Square Garden mass meeting led by Captain Edward Whitwell.
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New York
Bastile
New York City
O. J. Peyriven
Erecta
Joc
Owen Johnson
National Committee
Maine
California
Madison Square Garden
France
Edward Whitwell
French orphans aid drives French Independence Day sale
Jackson streets brim with workers selling tiny French tri colors to aid war orphans. Special sermons on the Bastille fall are planned in several churches tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
France
Emperor plots a thriving Germany under strong peace
Amsterdam dispatch reports German Emperor envisions a postwar boom in science and industry. He foresees nitrate from air, new gas motors, waste-water fertilization, desert revival, solar energy use, and ocean treasures harnessed, contingent on Germany securing a strong peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosner
Germany
British Troops Sent to Siberia to Help Czech Forces
British reinforcements have been dispatched to Siberia to assist Russians and Czecho-Slovaks guarding allied stores from Bolsheviks and German prisoners advancing toward Vladivostok. General Horvath proclaimed provisional Siberian government and promised to act in accord with allies while restoring treaties and order. Continued on page seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Siberia
Vladivostok
London
Siberian
Horvath
Daily Mail
Harbin
Pogranitsa
Manchuria
Mall
Grodekovo
Hkaustern
Fire destroys two houses on North Conception Street
Sparks on a roof at 719 and 717 North Conception Street caused a fire at 1 PM Saturday. Two frame houses burned before engines saved nearby homes on Marion Street despite a close call to the Standard Oil plant. The dwellings, occupied by colored people and owned by Dave Patton, were destroyed. three other houses were slightly damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Conception
Standard Oil Company
Marion Street
Dave Patton
Crist Appeals Health Case After Fine for Untidy Premises
W. A. Crist of Selma and Jefferson streets was fined $5 for failing to clean his premises as ordered by the city board of health. He appealed the ruling to the circuit court and was released on a $100 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Crist
Selma
Jefferson Streets
City Board of Health
Crist
R. E. Gordon
Circuit Court
Judge C. B. Teasley Visiting In Mobile
Judge C B Teasley is reported as visiting in Mobile. The note mentions his presence and suggests activity related to his duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Teasley
Mobile
American Troops Abroad Reach One Million Mark
General March announced that American forces overseas and in transit have surpassed one million. He disclosed three army corps organized in France, detailing regulars, National Army, and National Guard units under various generals as prep for broader deployment.
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Army
Alabama
Butman
Associated Press
Washington
General March
France
National Army National Guard
Burnham
Hunter Liggett
Flest
Albania
Allies
March
Army Corps
Robert L. Bullard
Maj
Bundy
Clarence R. Edwards
National Guard
Rainbow
T. Mennor
Hunter
Wisconsin
Haan
New York
George B. Duncan
Guard
Kansas
Missouri
Georgia
Tennessee
William E. Ham
North Carolina
South C
District of Columbia
George W. Read
N. Guard
Pennsylvania
H. Muir
Gall George H. Cameron
Joseph E. Dickman
Ulais
John E. M
Seventy-eighth National Army
Maj. McRae
Adelbert C. Kronkhite
Thitional Guard
Illinois
George Bell, Jr
John F. O'Ryan
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Wilson
Mr. Balfour
Kaiser
Cat Cles
Brest-Litovsk
Russia
Ilar
Rev Chappelle
Spa
Amsterdam
Les Nouvelles
Paris
Emperor William
Marshal von Hindenburg
Karl Rosner
Lokal Anzeiger
Chas
Moe
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