German hikers investigated after Mobile visit
Two German youths Johannes Pieczynski and Hugo Coutandin were detained in Atlanta after recent activity in Mobile and visits to The News Item office. Officials will probe whether there is a pattern among several hikers crossing the United States. A companion trotter claimed one woman joined them under coercion. the woman later became his wife. Continued on page two.
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Faleman
Johannes Pieczynski
Hugo Coutandin
Atlanta
Associated Press Atch
Mobile
Piece
Coutandin
Gertrotter
Panama Canal Under Patrol Amid War Crisis
Army officers reported no unease over the Panama Canal despite rumors it may be targeted by raiding parties. The War Department said the canal remains a key outlying position and under constant patrol with no chance of damage from enemy action.
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Panama Canal
War Department
America
Zinc coins added to small change shortage
Associated Press dispatch from March 21 reports zinc coins have been added to aluminum and iron coins in circulation but there remains a shortage of small change to meet demand.
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Associated Press
London
Disorder and suppression amid police clashes report
Reuters dispatch contrasts pro police protests with ousting by people. The note says disorders began with incitement but were checked by militia and soldiers who disarmed police forces.
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Reuter
Britton Convicted Of Arson In Church Fire
Britton, described as a negro, was found guilty in circuit court yesterday of arson. The fire damaged the Aimwell Baptist Church and other buildings in the northern part of the town.
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Britton
Aimwell Baptist Church
Sees Good in News Item's Big Contest
Mr. W D Bellingrath says the News Item contest is the best in Mobile in years. He believes it will help the city by prompting residents to study Mobile's needs and that supporter letters will profit Mobile and aid the Chamber of Commerce efforts.
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Mobile
W. D. Bellingrath
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Germans Seize American Relief Stores Across Occupied Lands
War correspondent reports wholesale appropriation of American relief supplies by German forces in areas held by British and French troops. Peasants recount dire shortages, with many supplies carried away despite relief efforts. A French woman recalls reliance on American aid for her family amid widespread privations.
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Associated Press
France
United States
American Relief Commission
Nesle
Relief, occupation, and shifting fortunes in evacuee regions
Report notes that German forces allegedly diverted American relief supplies and replaced white flour with black flour. In evacuated areas peasants showed mixed reactions from elation at liberation to subdued, resigned attitudes. Children, raised among German troops, now gaze in quiet awe at British soldiers.
Destruction of Villages Reported as Germans Leave Rouy Area
Residents recount the ordeal of watching homes torn apart by retreating German forces. French villagers previously held as prisoners were segregated during the destruction in Rouy and nearby villages. Continued on Page Seven.
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Rouy
Teuton Raider Moewe Returns Home Port
The Teuton raider Moewe is back in home port after capturing 27 vessels and five sailing ships. The reported total tonnage is 123,100 gross.
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Teuton
Moewe
Aggre
Weather Forecast for Alabama and Nearby Regions
Today's weather bulletin from the Associated Press notes cloudy skies in Alabama with chances of rain tonight and Friday. Warmer temperatures expected inland with a likely light rain in the interior regions.
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Alabama
United States prepares for possible war actions against Germany
Washington reports Congress to convene April 2 for extraordinary session. Officials say Germany’s submarine warfare has effectively begun war. President Wilson may address Congress as officials plan to mobilize armed forces and seek about half a billion dollars for national defense.
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Washington
Mar
Congress
Germany
United States
Wilson
War entry hinges on German submarine actions
The text notes a potential declaration of war, but U S entry will depend on continued German submarine aggression. Congress considers delaying House organization until the international crisis is addressed as the Senate has been organized and will be ready to act.
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United States
Germany
House
Congress
Senate
Navy Advances in Preparedness Against Submarine Menace
Steps to national readiness moved forward rapidly with major activity in the navy. Preparations are under way to counter the submarine menace, while army plans remain less definite though contingencies are being prepared.
German and Allied Cavalry in Contact on Western Front
German and French British cavalry are in contact in the western front's newly evacuated territory. This marks the first time since 1914 that mounted units fight on opposite sides in this sector as trench warfare wanes.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Mar
Sayville
Somme
Champagne
May Shoot Wrong U Boat Says Tageblatt
Amsterdam March 22 The Berlin Tageblatt warns that armed American merchantmen could trigger a dangerous incident if sailors fire on the first submarine seen In the danger zone a German submarine would not surface while a steamer is in sight America should not expect to convoy merchant ships with impunity The London Declaration foresees such risks but this passage remains incomplete in the dispatch.
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Amsterdam
Mar
London
Berlin
New Russia Praised by Gompers in Labor Message
President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor cabled congratulations to N. 8. Chekheiji, head of the Duma labor element, praising Russia’s workers for gaining liberty. The message honors the provisional government's proclamation for free speech press and workers’ right to organize and strike.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Chekheiji
Duma
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Russia
Arizonian Bert Young Delays L and N Train with Weapons
Bert Young of Marrow Arizona armed with three revolvers a German make rifle and several quarts of whiskey delayed northbound train No 38 for twenty five minutes at the L and N station at 1 30 this morning threatening to clean up all aboard He was subdued at Miheeee by five officers and held in a cell after fighting six officers He carried 326 dollars and claimed to be a copper miner travel from the West to Augusta Georgia He said he had not had a drink since July until New Orleans He became unruly after Pascagoula and the conductor sent word to Mobile police to remove him The 55 year old man wore black western whiskers and resembled a miner He faces drunken disorderly and resisting an officer charges in recorder's court but was too intoxicated to appear The case was postponed until tomorrow.
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Bert Young
Marrow
Arizona
Young
Miheeee
Augusta
New Orleans
Pascagoula
Grand Bay
Mobile
Meerg
Eae
Recorder's Court
Mayor Calls Able Bodied Men to Enroll in War List
Charlotte March 22 Mayor Kirkpatrick issued a proclamation urging every able bodied man in Charlotte and Mecklenburg county who will bear arms if war comes to enroll at the mayor's office Women are asked to volunteer for Red Cross service and for plants to list sacrifices and equipment for the government Public buildings are to display the American flag and citizens to wear national insignia.
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Charlotte
Kirkpatrick
Mecklenburg County
Red Cross
Alexander Graham Bell awarded Civic Forum gold medal
Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, received the Civic Forum gold medal for distinguished public service in New York. Dr. John H. Finley presented the award. Bell is the third recipient, following Earl Major General George W. Goethals in 1914 and Thomas A. Edison in 1917.
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NNPW
York
Alexander Graham Bell
Civic Forum
John HH. Finley
Mr. Bell
George W. Goethals
Thomas A. Edison
853 Sq. Miles Regained by Allied Army
Paris dispatch reports the Allied army has regained 853 square miles of territory as part of ongoing operations. The report outlines progress and strategic gains in the theater, noting advances and territorial realignment in march activity.
Welcome Friday Reception Delays Mobile Troops Return
Thousands of Mobilians await arrival of First Alabama cavalry and infantry units. First cavalry section reached Mobile at 11 14 am and left for Montgomery. infantry sections depart New Orleans at 5 am and arrive in Mobile tonight. Medal ceremonies planned at the L & N depot, with Mayor Pillans naming a committee of young ladies to pin medals at a welcome event.
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Mobile
First
Alabama Cavalry
Montgomery
Louisville and Nashville
San Antonio
Texas
Harry Pillans
Misses Hattie Arnold
Elia Pier Blacksher
Hilda Broadwood
Cunningham
Gabriella Coo
Claudia Friedenthal
Marguerite Btinevee
Ethel Forcheimer
Agnes Venice
Mabel Goode
Ethelnes
Bec Herndon
Elizabeth Hopper
Kenane Georgia Higley
Georgia Maury
Mabel Moore
Willie Neville
Mary Purvis
Catene Waa
Horpe Mery
Knight Rush
Helen Territ Itebb
Virginia
B. B. Taylor
Anon
Victory Alone Will Pay German Debt Says Ravenstein
Amsterdam dispatch reports President Ravenstein of the Reichsbank telling a Berlin war loan meeting that only victory can secure peace and the security needed to bear the war. The quote emphasizes victory as the means to meet Germanys debts.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
London
Ravenstein
Reichsbank
Berlin
City Health Officer Seeks Authority to Abate Nuisances
Dr Charles A Mohr city health officer says new ordinance aimed at non resident property owners will grant authority never before vested in his office He cites overflowed lands filth and weed growth on vacant lots as cases the city could address under the proposed measure He notes the board of health was authorized by the last legislature to enforce the ordinance and believes the law will produce benefits despite not allowing drainage of low lands within city limits.
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Charles A. Mohr
Mohr
Board of Health
Dr. Mohr
Mobr
Gen Carranza Calls Mexican Congress to Meet April Second
General Carranza calls a special session of the Mexican national congress for April 2. Deputy Carlos Plank of Sonora, arriving in El Paso, reports the plan on his way to Mexico City.
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Carranza
Mexican Congress
EL Paso
Tex
Mexican National Congress
Carlos Plank
Congress
Sonora
Mexico City
Three Million Jews Face Starvation Warned in U S Speech
Henry Morgenthau of the American Jewish Relief committee warned that 10 million dollars must be raised in the United States by June 1 to save 3,000,000 Jews in the eastern war zone from starvation. Mass meetings will be held in principal cities across every state.
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Associated Press
New Gori
Henry Morganthau
The
American Jewish Relief Committee
United States
Steamship Escape After Zigzag Chase At Sea
Passengers aboard the Anchor Line steamer Tuscanian report a zigzag escape from a pursuing vessel 300 miles off the Scottish coast on March 12. The British ship, en route from Glasgow, faced a pursuit before breaking free and continuing voyage.
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Associated
New York
Gasgow
French Army Faces Great Gates of La Fere In Historic Standoff
Fragmentary OCR reports a large French assault near La Fere and threatened gates with major German forces arrayed in forested approaches. The garbled text hints at a decisive, historic battle with heavy fighting described and collapsing details.
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LA Fere
Unclear military engagement hints at French positions
Fragmentary dispatches describe a wedge against a French front, with Nivelle and Hin denburg referenced. The reports offer little clarity on action, but suggest imminent decisive developments in the Belgian front within days or hours.
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Nivelle
Marshal von Hindenbuse
Hin
Cattle Dipping Work Increases Across County
A county report shows 1,517 more cattle dipped last week than the prior period ending March 10, with 125 herds dipped. Inspectors at work rose to 18 from 12, indicating rising activity in cattle dipping operations.
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L. B. Ernest
W. H. Bareport
Doctors Ernest and Bales Visit Mobile County Tick Eradication Sites
Government inspectors L. B. Ernest and W Bales toured the extreme southern end of Mobile County to inspect cattle tick eradication efforts. They left early this morning and planned to return this evening.
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Drs
Ernest and Bales
L. B. Ernest
W Bales
Mobile County
Villa victory reported by local Mexican paper in El Paso
Messenger from Villa camp at Rosalia arrives in El Paso with news of a bloody fight driving Murguia forces from Bach Pass, an important railway 40 miles south of the port. About 4,000 of Murguia’s troops reportedly sent to Huahua City, with hundreds wounded.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
Tex
Los Sucesos
Villa
Yvilla
Rosalia
Murguia
Bach Pass
U S Ambassador in Confab With Russia Leader Report
U S Ambassador in conference with Russian chief in Petrograd amid ongoing talks. Mar. 22 dispatch notes a formal discussion between the two nations as efforts to ease tensions continue.
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