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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1918
Page
1
Released German prisoners are aiding Bolshevik troops in Siberia against General Semenoff. About 200 former Germans reportedly fought March 1, with one Semenoff wounding recount noting hand to hand clashes between Semenoff troops and the former prisoners.
French and German troops clash along the Meuse Verdun sector with gains and counterattacks. West of the river French forces push 1 400 yards on a 800 yard depth while east of the Meuse German assaults on a six mile front fail. Violent artillery duels and French counterattacks restore positions near Malancourt Choppy Wood and Vaudesincourt. Raiding on the British front diminishes with German air losses. American sectors Toul and Tomville show no change as patrols gather intelligence.
American intelligence officers report clues of a possible spy inside the American lines near Toul. A window signal light was sighted then a raid failed to find anyone. Wires were cut earlier in the day. American patrols entered enemy trenches and exchanged fire, taking cover as they exposed enemy positions. Reports say German troops and gas projectors were targeted by artillery. Continued coverage on Page Seven.
A mass meeting resolution urged city and county engineers to join with state and federal funds officials to gather all necessary facts for a highway proposal. The aim is moral support and eventual funding, with officials saying money will be secured when needed while preliminary steps focus on engineering cooperation.
Washington March 18 A plan to base the draft quota on registration and liability to service rather than the number of men in class one will be laid before President Wilson by Representative Dent of Alabama and Representative Shallenberger of Nebraska. Shallenberger argues the administration Crowder plan may create state inequalities and tempt local boards to classify too many men as necessary for work at home.
Misses Carrie J. and Mary Bailey of Prichard died Saturday afternoon and late Saturday night at City Hospital within hours of each other. Acknowledged by family, they were daughters of Mr and Mrs Bailey and had lived in the county for years. A third daughter had died about a week earlier.
A Vienna dispatch reports that Austrians over forty nine are to be discharged. The item cites the Berlin Vossische Zeitung as the source and carries AP attribution from Erdam with March 18 dateline.
The Swiss government sent a note to Germany demanding indemnity for the destruction of the grain steamer Sardinero torpedoed February 26 while under Swiss charter. It carried 3000 tons of US wheat. Swiss authorities urge a careful probe and Swiss pro pro ally papers call for halting German colonial rations in Switzerland.
Washington March 3 The Russian ambassador Boris Bakhmeteff denounces Germany's peace terms as a threat to Russia's independence and pledges continued cooperation with the Allies. He says the Bolshevik settlement would destroy liberty, unity of the Russian commonwealth, and freedom amid the wartime crisis.
Members of Mobile medical profession appeared before the county board of revenue and road commissioners and urged the establishment of a hospital for contagious and infectious diseases in Mobile. They argued Pine Grove Hospital, the present pest house, was in poor condition and inadequate for the purpose.
Demus Beach is charged with murder and Quinnie and Henry Lopez charged as accessories in the killing of J. M. Turner at Chatom Washington County. They were moved to Chatom early today in a guard detail led by Sheriff E L Onderdonk and deputy L Armstrong. The trio were brought to Mobile from Chatom on Saturday March 9 for safekeeping amid threats of violence. Onderdonk said there was no fear of trouble and that further arrests were expected in the killing.
F. A. Slade aged 68 of 157 Beauregard Street was fined $25 or fifty days by the recorder for being drunk and disorderly. A firearms discharge charge within city limits was dismissed after arrest by Police Officers Smith and Minto for creating a disturbance in the northern part of the city.
Two more men arrive and begin workouts with the Mobile Bears. First baseman Hasbrook, sent from the Chicago Americans, and outfielder Tutweiler, bought from Providence, join the squad arriving Sunday night. They practice with seven players under Manager Flaherty.
At Chickasaw Shipbuilding Company plant work was partially halted in tribute to Mrs. Hampton J. Herd wife of the superintendent of Band Roads who died Sunday. The townsite flag flies at half mast as the community notes the loss.
The Associated Press reports in Washington on March 18 that Alabama and Mississippi will have fair weather tonight with warmer temperatures in the northern portion. Tuesday is expected to be fair and warmer.
Physicians presented resolutions from city and county health boards urging action to replace Pine Grove hospital. They warned the county must provide nurses, autos, drivers and build an accessible road if the move is not made. The old county jail was proposed as an ideal site and will be inspected for rehabilitation as a contagious disease hospital.
A garden on Texas Street near Franklin Street yielded 42 bottles of prohibited liquor before noon. Detectives Scheuermann and Touart and Officer John H. Bressingham, with a search warrant, unearthed the liquor between onion and turnip rows. The bottle stock was stored at the police station as detectives determine the owner for arrest.
Superintendent S. S. Murphy leads Mobile public schools and a Mobile county teacher delegation to the Alabama Educational Association annual convention in Birmingham from March 28 to 30. Noted figures expected include Dr. William L. Bryan Dr. L. F. Haissistant director Peters, Miss Julia Lathrop, Dr. John R. Kirk, John M. Clapp Spright Dowell and Ze Judd among others.
Distribution of inquiry letters related to pay raises or adjustments was noted, with officials aiming to resolve discrepancies. The process involves identifying affected workers and ensuring proper documentation, timelines, and follow up actions.
Paris March 15 Two violent explosions tore through a La Courneuve powder factory killing 16 and injuring many, with later reports raising deaths to 30. American Red Cross and soldiers helped move the injured as fires and debris ravaged the area near Notre Dame, Aubervilliers and surrounding homes.
Shipyard carpenters caulkers and laborers of all races postpone a mass walkout after Allied Metal Trades announce no strike until all conciliation efforts fail. A Gulf Coast shipyard branch plans another meeting at 7 30 at German Relief. The press committee states the walkout will depend on future U S Shipping Board action and a rehearing of issues. Signed statements from G B Myrick C G Ch CH Franck Free Smith and John M.
Rayford, a taxi chauffeur, was fined ten dollars after a speeding charge. The brief notice notes the case and the financial penalty imposed by local authorities.
In Peking on March 18 the two American engineers captured by brigands in northern Honan are held for a ransom of 70 rifles. Government representatives negotiate via missionaries. The captives are E. J. Pursell of Saint Paul and G. A. Kyle of Portland.
A. J. A. Corry, convicted in the juvenile court of desertion of his family and jailed six months hard labor, has been surrendered to bondsmen by warrant. The surrender followed an appeal to the circuit court and involved local sheriff and officers.
R. GC. Mayson, a taxi chauffeur, was fined ten dollars on the charge of operating an automobile without a chauffeur’s license. The arrest followed a soldiers’ incident at Cohen, when Mayson transported the soldiers to the location before deputies learned he held no license.
Washington reports steady plans to operate Dutch shipping by the United States and Great Britain through voluntary agreement or requisition. Holland's reply to terms of the contractAwaited by officials as Germany blocks or seizes all Dutch tonnage in Allied waters. Seizures in American waters may be delayed until Holland replies. Berlin notes Germany will mirror action against American property with comparable measures against German property in the United States.
Preparations for the Smileage Book drive include a luncheon at the Battle House to assign teams and spur enthusiasm. The one dollar book admits soldiers to twenty performances from theaters and amusements at training camps, with plans for low-cost entertainment during the campaign.
Open hearings began in the House Interstate Commerce Committee on waterpower legislation to explain the administration proposed bill for water power control and conservation. Secretary Lane testified first, as leaders aim to substitute the Lane Baker Houston draft for the Shields bill stalled by House and Senate disagreement.
The Southern Commercial Congress met in Baltimore and will launch an active campaign to raise production at Southern and Eastern shipyards. Delegates from the south Atlantic and gulf states attended the gathering which will end with a dinner hosting French high commissioner Andre Tardieu.
William Clyd heard a noise at his Atlanta home and fired a shotgun, killing his brother Elon who lay on the floor near Charles, who was near the body. The brothers had lost their key to the front door and were trying to enter the rear when the shot was fired. No arrests were made. an inquest is planned for tomorrow.
Secretary of Agriculture David F. Houston spoke in New Orleans urging the South to boost food and feed production to aid national needs. Governor Kant of Louisiana and Dr James A B Seer of the federal council joined the conference as speakers.
Washington dispatch notes an inter force commissioner's opinion finding pre increases in commodity rates on routes from New Orleans to Kentucky and Northern Alabama justified. The examined rate would range from a few cents per hundred.
Cadet Reuben C Hyatt of Ci den Mclean died from pneumonia at Oglethorpe University. The Associated Press reports his death occurred last year and his body was shipped to Ford, Fila, for burial.
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