Relief asked on embargo licenses amid war updates
The AP war summary reports Russian armies pressing in eastern Galicia and ready for activity at multiple front points, with better military efficiency than forecast. It notes a ruffle in Russian government affairs over cadet disputes and mentions British destroyers capturing four German vessels in the North Sea, with two reaching the Dutch coast. French Verdun gains recaptured Hill 304 areas and taken prisoners, while German assaults in Champagne were repelled by General Petain's forces.
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Washington
Associated Press
Galicia
Afc
Verdun
Hill 304
Iman
Champagne
Ton Height
ePtain
Registration Lists Complete for Mobile City and County
The full registration lists with red ink numbers are ready. The county exemption board finished at 11 this morning and sent cards to the adjutant general in Montgomery and lists to the provost marshal in Washington. The public can inspect in three districts at specified city sites and the sheriff’s office for county eligibles.
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Mobile
County Exemption Board
Montgomery
Washington
Iblic
Old Custom House
Southwest Royal
St. Francis Street
St. Emanuel Street
Conti
Royal
Church Streets
Whistler School Site Decisions Set for Wednesday Meeting
The board of school commissioners will reconvene at Barton Academy Wednesday at 2 PM to choose a Whistler school site and review the country school committee report on the Prichard Baker Cotton Mills location. The committee, appointed by Vice President D. T. McCall, will present findings on two Whistler sites and the Cotton Mill option.
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Board of School Commissioners
Barton Academy
Whistler
Country School
Prichard-Baker Cotton Mills
D. T. McCall
Ted
Whistier
Country School Committee
Roe
Roach
Survivors of British Steamer Daleby Rescued at Sea
An Atlantic port report says a gunner and a fireman, sole survivors of the British steamer Daleby sunk May 29 by a German U boat, were picked up in a lifeboat by a British vessel that arrived here today after a voyage from this port.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
Daleby
Land Values Up at State Capital Because of Camp
Land values rise around Montgomery as owners seek high prices for crops for the divisional training camp site. Condemnation may follow if fair terms cannot be reached. Water line work to begin with a twelve inch pipe from Montgomery. Majors Reynolds and Bigham take command of camp construction this week.
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Montgomery
War Department
Montgomery County
Arthur W. Reynolds
John M Bigham
Flood damage hits East Tennessee farms and cities hard
Heavy rains caused extensive flood damage in upper East Tennessee with substantial losses to crops and highways. Ten miles of the Dixie Highway in Washington county are nearly impassable, river bottoms are submerged, and parts of Knoxville face flooded basements and damaged streets. Rail service was detoured and repairs are underway as rivers rise and temperatures drop.
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Associated Press
Knoxville
Tenn
Upper East Tennessee
Washington County
Jackson Avenue
Southern Railway
Mascot
Morristown
Corryton
Holston
French Broad
Tennessee
Teachers' Institutes Dates Across Alabama Counties
State Superintendent Fea gin announces teachers institute dates across counties from August 7 to September 28. Ins tutes are set in Lauderdale Florence Moulton Marshall Albert le Blount Oneonta St Clair Asheville Barbour Clayton Conecuh Evergreen Bullock Union Springs Calhoun Anniston Etowah Gadsden Madison Huntsville Dallas Selma Jefferson Birmingham Elmore Tallassee Montgomery Mobile between August 7 and September 28.
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Feagin
Lauderdale
Florence
Sons
Moulton
Marshall
Albertle
Blount
Oneonta
St. Clair
Asheville
Barbour
Clayton
Conecuh
Evergreen
Court House
Bullock
Union Springs
Calhoun
Anniston
Etowah
Gadsden
Madion
Huntsville
Dallas
Selma
Jefferson
Birmingham
Elmore
Tallaseee
Montgomery
Mobile
Dairy Car to Visit Citronelle Tomorrow
The Southern Railway livestock and dairy demonstration car will tour Citronelle on Wednesday after completing three demonstrations. Today the car was in Crichton where lectures on live stock raising and dairying were given by demonstration officials.
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Southern Railway
Citronelle
Crichton
Messrs. Fuller and
Humphrey
Weather forecast fragment for Alabama and Mississippi
A July 17 forecast from The Washington region indicates parity cloudiness with likely showers tonight across Alabama and Mississippi. The incomplete text suggests a regional weather update mentioning clouds and possible precipitation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Russia Cabinet Split Forces Special Session In Petrograd
Three ministers resign in protest over Ukraine policy triggering a cabinet split. Premier Ivoff calls a special ministers’ meeting at his residence to seek withdrawal of resignations and avert a crisis after cadet delegates overstepped authority in Ukraine policy.
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Ukraine
Petrograd
Council of Ministers
A. L Shingaroff
Manuiloff
Prince Shakovsky
Russia
Poland
Ivoff
Tara Tereschtenko
Naraveutn Gaasinaeen Gailpote
Tereschtenko
Tseretelli
Tereschieko
Kiev
Provisional government forms Ukrainian administration body
The government plans an executive group to govern Ukraine in concert with Ukrainians and other nationalities. It backs an agrarian bill while preserving army unity, permitting Ukrainian units with war ministry approval.
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Tereschtenko
Tseretelli
Kerensky
Ukraine
War Ministry
Mobile Third Among Cities of State for Naval Enlistments
Mobile ranks third in Alabama for naval enlistments last week with five new recruits from nine applicants, as Montgomery reports 16 for the state and 44 districtwide. The note requests more machinists mates second class and authorizes negro mess attendants and officers' servants through Mobile, ages 18 to 30 with hotel or private household experience. first class recommendations required. negroes earn $32.60 monthly with board and rent included.
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Mobile
Alabama
L. E. Groot
Montgomery
J. E. Meredith
Brooklyn Nationals release pitcher Dell
New York July 7 The Brooklyn National League club released pitcher Dell to the Baltimore International League club under an optional agreement. Edward Appleton, who refused to go to Baltimore a month ago, has joined the organization.
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Associated Press
New York
W. A. Dell
Edward Appleton
Baltimore International
Aviation Bill Gains Speedy Senate Action
The $640,000,000 aviation program bill, passed by the house in five hours last Saturday, received a unanimous favorable report from the senate military affairs committee after a 45 minute session. No hearings were held to speed funding. leaders aim to set aside the food bill and pass the aviation measure with brief debate.
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Washington
House
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Senate
Shipbuilding program stalls as Goethals delays orders
Washington reports the war era shipbuilding program remains at a standstill with no clear date for Major General Goethals to advance requisitioning and accelerated merchant ship construction. The emergency fleet corporation chief sent a telegram outlining plans and two new plants and a scout wa…
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Washington
Goethals
Ship Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Thals
Man Denman
Fabrica
Shipping Board to review Goethals plans on ship plants
The Shipping Board members and executives will be called together to examine General Goethals' plats. Chairman Denman voices support for more wooden ships and questions Goethals' contractor disclosures and the government plant ventures. Delays are blamed on Denman, who denies Board obstruction.
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Shipping Board
Fleet Corporation
General Goethals
Chairman Denman
Denman
General Goethals’ P
Porto Ricans Back Prohibition by Big Margin in Vote
San Juan and major towns favored prohibition with 99 775 to 61 295 at 11 o clock. Fifty one municipalities voted for the measure while 21 opposed it. Felix Cordova Davila was named resident commissioner in Washington and unionists won five of seven senatorial districts. The Socialist candidate Santiago Iglesias polled 2487 for senator at large, while unions and Republicans totaled 8750 and 57529 respectively. Caguas reported 3797 for prohibition and 202 against.
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San Juan
P. R
Porto Rico
Prohibition
Felix Cordova Deavila
Washington
Antonieta
Santiago Iglesias
Caguas
Railroad workers pledge funds to Red Cross effort
Nine hundred pledges totaling six thousand dollars were secured by Conductor R. I. of the Mobile and Ohio railroad who led Red Cross fundraising among employees. Mr Mims assisted voluntarily and helped obtain subscriptions among railroad staff. he is expected to return to Mobile.
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R. I
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Red Cross
Mims
Mobile
American Schooner Childe Harold Torpedoed Recovered Crew Safe
News reached Montevideo that the American schooner Childe Harold was torpedoed in European waters on June 29. The eight crew members, including the captain, were saved by a steamer en route to Montevideo and have arrived safely.
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Associated Press
Wagton
Childe Harold
State Department
Montevideo
Rvivore
Four German Vessels Taken by British Destroyers
The admiralty reports four German steamers captured in the North Sea by British destroyers. The ships include Pellworm Breit zerg Marie Horn and Heinz Blumberg, all small vessels with tonnages from 1,088 to 1,495. Two additional ships were captured later. six ships headed for the Dutch coast, two reaching shore damaged.
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North Sea
Foué
Associated Press
London
Admiralty
Pellworm
Breitzeig
Marie Horn
Heinz Blumberg
Reuter
Ymuiden
Rotterdam
Breitzerg
Hamburg
Schleswig
Army General Takes Over Premiership in New Chinese Republic
Peking July 16. Tuan Chi Jui, who led republican forces against a monarchy restoration, has assumed the premiership and the war portfolio. President Li Yuan Hung resigns to be treated at a French hospital after a deadly incident at his residence. Wang Tah Sieh becomes foreign minister. Liu Kuang Heun returns as navy minister.
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Associated Press
Peking
Wang Tah Sieh
Liu Kuang Heun
Navy
Arrest Stock Owner For Failing To Dip Cattle
Edward McCary of Moffatt road six miles from Mobile was arrested Tuesday morning by Jailor Tony Bebeze for violating the cattle tick eradication law. Cattle Tick Inspector Ward Lott says McCary failed to dip his cattle when ordered. McCary posted bond for his appearance in the inferior criminal court.
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Edward McCary
Moffatt Road
Mobile
Tony Bebeze
Ward Lott
McCary
Inferior Criminal Court
Arrest Negro Elder on Charge of Bigamy
Oliver Davis, 49, an elder in a Cedar Grove church, was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Frank Rood on a bigamy charge. Fannie Davis, claiming to be his first wife, says he wed Della Harris while still married to her. Also jailed last night was Mose Ady for stealing a suit of clothes from Chedrick Robinson valued at $10.
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Oliver Davis
Cedar Grove
Frank Rood
Fannie Davis
Davis
Della Harris
Mose Ady
Mose May
Chedrick Robinson
Private Casado Killed by Throat Slash, Officers Say
In Globe Arizona on July 17 a board of officers ruled that Private Mark Casado died from a knife slash to the throat. The finding follows the discovery of his mutilated body on railroad tracks Monday and has stirred districtwide excitement and questions about the case.
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Associated Press
GLOBE
Cattle Dipping Report Details Tick Infested Herds
A Mobile county veterinary report shows 1,775 cattle in 1,540 herds dipped in the past week. Only 296 cattle in 150 herds were tick infested, with Inspector McCrary supervising 1,163 cattle dipped under his watch.
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Mobile County
H. W. Bales
McCrary
Plans for New Liberty Loan Nears Announcement
New York July 17 Plans for the coming 3 000 000 000 Liberty loan discussed here by governors of the 12 federal reserve banks. Governors from Boston Philadelphia Chicago Cleveland Richmond and New York were invited to attend to arrange details for the flotation of the coming loan. It was predicted the campaign would require more labor than the first.
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Associated Press
New York
McAdoo
Federal Reserve Banks
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cleveland
Richmond
Mystery burglar alarms residents of city south side
Police report a fourth attempt to enter a home in a week by a suspected burglar dubbed the mystery man. Officers in plain clothes patrol the area near South Jackson, South Jefferson, and South Dearborn as residents report sightings and fear grows.
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Jack the Peeper
A. M. Woods
Jackson Street
Jaraown
Iman
Sika
South Jefferson Street
South Dearborn Street
G. M. van Liew
U Boat Submerges After Fierce St Michaels Bombardment
An American collier in port at St Michaels Azores engaged a German submarine during the July 4 shelling. The U boat 300 feet long mounted two guns and quickly submerbed after the ship returned fire with precision and volume. A girl and a man were killed by German shells in St Michaels.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
St. Michaels
Azores
Eee
Lisbon
Baker Denies Tampering Allegations In Letter
J Franklin Baker third baseman of the New York Americans denies tampering with Allen Sothorn of St Louis Club. He says he urged the pitcher to stay with St Louis not jump his contract. Baker was given 24 hours to reply after failing to answer President Johnson's first letter.
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Associated Press
Chicago
J. Franklin Baker
New York Americans
Johnson
American League Today
Baker
Allen Sothorn
St. Louis
Two Aliens File Declarations for U S Citizenship
In United States district court on Tuesday two aliens filed declarations of intention to become citizens. Bruno Otto Pfau a Fruitdale farmer born in Germany and Joseph Landon Brissell a Mobile civil engineer born in Chatham Ontario Canada are named.
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Germany
United States District Court
Bruno Otto Pfau
Fruitdale
Joseph Landon Brissell
Mobile
Chatham
Ontario
Canada
Shipping bottleneck prompts Mobile agent request
Mobile Chamber of Commerce urges a government agent be stationed in Mobile to speed shipments under the embargo. A meeting with Congressman Oscar J. Gray followed a warning that the nearest agent is New Orleans, risking hindrance to exports valued at about thirty five million dollars annually.
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Mobile
Mobile Chamber of Comm
Oscar J. Gray
Chamber of Commerce
P. H. Kearns
Don Gray
New Orleans
New Oreleans
Ceria Kearns
Mr. Gray
Despera
Obama
Train wreck near Caldwell Station kills two
A Southern passenger train went off the track near Caldwell Station, resulting in two deaths and three injuries. Walter Sloan head of Straight University department and other engineers were among the injured. Investigators probe spike removals and motive.
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Associated Press
Charlotte
N. C
Kistler
Barber’s Junction
Southern
J. EB. Walter
New Orleans
Caldwell’s
Adam Fisher
Sloan
Statesville
J. C. Langueux
King George I Renames Royal House to Windsor
King George I announced a royal name change at a Privy Council meeting at St James Palace. The new dynasty name, The House of Windsor, replaces House of Coburg and Gotha. Attendees included Lloyd George and Asquith, with officials from the colonial government. The proclamation, endorsed by the Privy Council, was published this afternoon.
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Associated Press
London
George I
Pri
Privy Council
James Palace
Lloyd George
Palfour
Net
Cantort
Asquith
King George
George
House of Coburg and
Gothe
War Prisoner Sends Letter From Gibraltar Prison
The postmaster J Blocker Thornton reports a letter written by Otto Trimpton from Gibraltar on May 8 addressed to Hubert. The letter, found in War No. 1,039, hints at prison whereabouts and is intended to reach a friend, with the envelope and postmaster as outside factors noted.
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J. Blocker Thornton
Hubert
Otto Trimpton
Gibraltar
Reform Bill Up in Amsterdam July 17
In Amsterdam on July 17 the Dusseldorf General Reform Bill to reform the upper house was submitted to the Prussian diet. The discussion centers on constitutional changes and legislative procedure.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Dusseldorf
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