Fifty-One Men to Enter Camp Hancock Training
Fifty-one selectmen will depart Mobile by special train at 10 45 Monday for military training at Camp Hancock Augusta Georgia. City Board No 1 will send 24 men City Board No 2 four and the county board 23 with several replacements to be examined. Names listed include F L Giblin Thomas A Collins Arthur L Norris Alfred A Mead and others from Mobile and surrounding towns.
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Mobile
Camp Hancock
Augusta
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
City Board No. 1
City Board No. 2
County Board
Board No. 1
F. L. Giblin
Thomas A. Collins
Arthur L. Norris
Alfred A. Mead
William H. Stuckey
Levi Henry Hall
Henry M. Shearon
Charles Odell
Ray C. Everett
Frank Vanvoras
Archie J. Leibert
Charles L. Krebs
Ludvig L. Ludvigson
Ernest E. Burnett
Ezran S. Kruger
Clovis Rufus Ellis
Sterling B. Cragin
Theodore Cook
Jaude M. Turner
Neil McCarron
William A. Adkins
Carl J. Ballweg
Charles F. Grove
Cornelius O. McDavitt
Jennings Miller
Crichton
Mason
Oak Grove
Westley I‘amtrell
Wilmer
Pat Brannan
Lawrence Thomas
Whistler
Peter Lartigue
Oran Jesse Kidd
Chunchula
Robert Lee Duke
Creola
Jesse Jackson Williams
Gulf Crest
Lawrence J. Mienhardt
Citronelle
Walter R. Moore
Leakesville
Miss
Curtis N. Gaston
Spring Hill
Erby D. Kidd
Homer Lee
Franco American offensive reaches ten miles on 22 mile front
General March reported to the Senate committee that the Franco American counterattack penetrated up to ten miles on a 22 mile front and averaged seven miles while facing heavy German reserves. About 1.2 million American troops have embarked. six Pershing divisions fight with French in the Aisne Marne area. Rainbow in Champagne.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
March
National Guard
42Nd National Guard
Rainbow
Champagne
93Rd National Army
General March
General Pershing
Aisne-Marne
Senate Military Committee
Soissons Line Advances Near to Main Road
French forces push one mile on twenty mile advance from Soissons toward the main road near the rail center six miles south, passing Fontenay, Berte le Sec, and Vib lemon Poire gain on Rheims fit.
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Soissons
Roa Oposite
Rail Center
Fonteney
Berty le Sec
Lemon Poire
Rheims
Short Time Bride Sentenced to Ten Days in Jail
Mrs. Dudley Howard a bride of five months living in Mobile with husband Albert Howard was sentenced by Recorder D. H. Edington to ten days in jail after arraignment on a petit larceny charge. Miss Emma Coyne of 111 St Joseph Street testified that Mrs. Howard stole eight dollars from a bureau drawer at her home. The husband was discharged.
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Dudley Howard
Mobile
Albert Howard
D. H. Edington
Emma Coyne
St. Joseph Street
Honest Circulation Standards From The Audit Bureau
The News Item explains that known circulation is verifiable through The Audit Bureau of Circulation and that The News Item participates in the bureau. It notes full day AP reporting and asserts AP as the world’s leading news gatherer. Advertiser services include Ad Art Service Murray Service Illustrated Boot and Shoe Roberts Bailey Knickerbocker.
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Audit Bureau of
Associated Press
Murray
Illustrated Boot and Shoe
Roberts Bailey
Knickerbocker
Former Russian Emperor Shot and Marine Casualties List
Reports from London dated July 20 say former Emperor Nicholas II of Russia was shot and the former empress and Alexis Romanoff sent to a place of security. The Bolshevik central executive claims access to diaries and documents. A counter revolutionary plot led to the execution on July 16. Also listed are U S Marines killed or wounded in action with Southern names and addresses noted in casualty communications.
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Associated Press
London
Nicholas
Russia
Alexis Romanoff
Soviet Council
Ural
Washin' Pre
Itetlayava
Roy “Vargas
Condit
Heber Spri Ark
Car Piker
Lindale
U. 8
Washington
Marine
Corps
Claude W. Wilson
St. Louis Street
Mobile
Thomas J. Carroway
Rhemo
Husband's conduct earns $25 fine in police court
Recorder D H Edington fined Ed Hughes $25 or fifteen days for improper and profane remarks toward his wife Mrs Ellen Hughes. The earlier ruling by Acting Recorder R E Gordon fined Hughes $50 or ninety days on a similar charge, with appeal to the circuit court pending.
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D. H. Edington
Ed Hughes
Ellen Hughes
Lightning Strikes Mobile Cottage. Family Escapes
Mr. R. F. Gould of New Orleans reports a miraculous escape from death after his Battles summer cottage was struck by lightning during a Thursday night storm. The fire was put out by heavy rain and Gould barely exited the house in time with his family.
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R. F. Gould
New Orleans
Mobile
Gould
Battles
Sanitary Violator Granted Continued Compliance
A sanitary violator was given a continuance until July 27 to comply with the sanitary ordinance. The defendant was called in the police court Saturday morning as Mr. McDermott was docketed at police headquarters Friday.
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McDermott
Traffic violators each draw fines
Four traffic violators were cited and fined. Netty, Dodd, and two others appeared for fines at the city court, with fees listed as goof terms.
Weather Forecast From Yale Paper Warms West Region
A brief weather note from the Yale press outlet forecasts warmer conditions in the western region for Sunday. The report mentions Mississippi area concerns and references general regional temperatures without precise figures.
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Yale
Kellenyale Press
Reverend Danneily to Speak at Bienville Square Meeting
Rev J M Danneily D D pastor will preach at an open air religious meeting in Bienville Square Sunday evening. Mobile Federation of Churches directs the service to begin at 8 15 with a brief singing service before devotions. If rain forces change the gathering will move to St Street Methodist at St Francis and Joachim streets.
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J. M. Danneily
D. D
St. Acar
Bienville Square
Mobile Federation of Churches
St. Street
Saw Mill Operators Moved to Class One by Board
The District Exemption Board of Southern Alabama, in a special session, moved saw mill operators to Class One after reviewing cases from Fectan County, updating the local exemption list. The action transfers these workers into the top eligibility category under wartime labor rules.
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Alabama
Fectan County
Erie Triad
Survivors From San Diego Reach New York After Sinking
Over 1,100 men from the cruiser San Diego arrived in New York by rescuing ships after the vessel was sunk off Fire Island. Captains and officials indicated possible torpedo or submarine mine causes, with many crew members landing at Hoboken or the Brooklyn navy yard.
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San Diego
New York
Blue Press
Fire Island
Hobboken
Navy Yard
Brooklyn
Hoboken
Barunga Survivors Land Safely After Naval Incident
Survivors of the British transport Barunga and a submarine landing party arrived in port, all in high spirits with no casualties reported. The German steamer and submarine involved were noted in the transport’s relief efforts, and the Australian vessel Talia was also mentioned.
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Aspoociated Press
ONDON
Talia
Manufacture Declared Essential Truck Role Expanded
A historic note records July 20 designation of truck manufacture as essential. The ruling directs and clarifies essential production duties for trucking firms and related supply chains.
Reserve excess shows rise in banks and trust week
The document notes an increase in excess reserve reported by actual banks and trust during the week, indicating higher liquidity beyond required levels. It highlights the overall rise in excess reserves across key financial institutions as observed in the report.
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Conbanks and Trust
Roosevelt Death Confirmed by German Air Note
German airmen dropped a note into American aviation camps confirming the death of Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt. Rumors of his survival had circulated for days, but the dispatch note dispels any hope of him being alive. General Pershing reportedly had no official report of Roosevelt's death.
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Associated Press
Paris
Quentin Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Pershing
Young Roosevelt
Soldier Minstrel Delights Fort Morgan Audience
Fort Morgan soldiers minstrel drew big crowds at Battle House auditorium with jokes novelty songs dances sleight of hand and a comedy boxing bout. Proceeds fund a Y M C A hut at Fort Gaines to settle western entrance repairs. The Fort band under R Charles Troxel provided music and Burgess and Burnius offered a Spanish Troubadour number to strong applause.
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Fort Morgan
Battle House
Morgan Band
Atriotic League of Mobile
Evans resigns from Mobile YMCA to serve in army branch
F W Evans, general secretary of the Mobile YMCA since January 1908, resigns to remain permanently in the army branch of the association. A successor is not yet chosen. F O Immler has been in charge in the interim. Evans now has headquarters at Camp Gordon, Atlanta, and expects assignment overseas. He previously lived in Indiana before Mobile.
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Claude W. Wilson
Mobile
France
St. Louis Street
Conti Street
Claude Wilson
F. W. Evans
Mobile Y. M. C. A
Army
F. O. Immler
Evans
Camp Gorton
Atlanta
German Empire
Army Association
Indiana
Fort Morgan Leader to Lead Community Sing at Bienville Square
Mr. Charles Troxell, Fort Morgan song leader, will direct the Community Sing at Bienville Square Sunday. Bring leaflets as the War Camp Community Recreation Service urges a large turnout to celebrate the victories being won abroad. The sing begins at 7 oclock and lasts one hour with the chorus voicing Allied hopes.
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Charles Troxell
Fort Morgan
Bienville Square
Sing
War Camp
Semenoff strikes new blows in Siberia
Associated Press reports from London that Gen Semenoff, anti Bolshevik in eastern Siberia, says a Tien Tsin dispatch to the Daily Mail describes heavy losses in men stores and ammunition in a recent action. No opponent or date is given. An AP dispatch from Pe king notes the general has taken the field but no fighting is reported.
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Associated Press
London
Semenoff
Siberia
Tien Tsin
Daily Mail
Peking
Gen
W A Crist Granted Time To Comply With Law
W A Crist charged with violating the stable section of the city sanitary code was granted a period to comply with the law. Edington in the case noted the extension to allow compliance.
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W. A. Crist
Edington
Italians Reoccupy Monte Front After Battle
In a July 20 dispatch from Rome Italian troops wrested control from Austrians at Stabel and fully reoccupied the Adanello Gion section of the mountain front with limited details on casualties or wider operations.
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Rome
Stabel
Occu
Cornidi-Cabento
Germans Repulsed on Marne Front by French Forces
Reuter reports from the French front that German troops were repulsed on the Marne and forced to retire across the river. The update comes from a Reuters correspondent in Paris via telegraph this afternoon.
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London
Marne
Reuter
Allied advances push German offensive back near the Marne
London reports further Allied gains as French forces counter the German offensive north and south of the Marne. They seize the town southeast of Bligny after intense fighting, signaling momentum against German positions in the region.
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London
En Marné
Atteyneas
Marne
Bligny
Allied gains extend fronts near Marne as prisoners rise
Allied forces push eastward along the Marne front from Soissons to Belleau and Villemonpoire, capturing prisoners as the Franco American line advances. French units reportedly moved about a mile on a twenty mile front, while some progress occurred near Poucy and Zouain Auberive. On the south end the advance is more pronounced, with ongoing movement between the Aisne and Marne.
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London
Marne
Poucy
Saissons
Villemonpoire
Portant
Fontenoy
Pernant
el- Sec
le Plescier-Huleu
Chouy
Front and Sonnelans
Washington
Associated Press
Aisne
Americans Advance on Soissons Chateau Thierry Front
American troops pressed forward on the Soissons Chateau Thierry line amid heavy machine gun fire. From a hill east of Dommiers the advance continued under artillery barrages as tanks supported infantry through ripening grain toward the German positions.
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Aisne
Marne
Soissons-Chateau Thierry
Dommiers
Soissons
Paris-Soissons
Eyene Bois
Missy-aux-Bois Les
Ware
Sneeers
Germah
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Birmingham
Ala
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Metter
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Schrader
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Jessie
Tidewell
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Isimard Watts
Resaca
Netty
MR. Dannelly
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Pace
Barunga
State Falls
NAVY
Quentin
FORT
Community Sing
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