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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1918
Page
1
The Monday meeting faces a decision on whether to continue funding road work. Commissioners debate timing and the proper way to use remaining appropriations. Supporters urge prompt action to finish projects, while others call for restrained spending and a defined plan.
Vague OCR segment notes a heavy bar and a name near Moncourt above Sailly-les-Troussy with unclear reference to a sector east of an American area. The garbled text mentions distances, a yard measurement, and a possible fortification marker from a war context.
The News Item will publish a new Saturday Amusement Feature Page beginning May 11 with weekly theater program announcements and a nightly To night amusements calendar. The aim is to aid theatres by publicizing shows and promoting patronage as patriotism contributing to government revenue.
Preparations for a Red Cross parade in Mobile on Saturday May 18 proceed with aim to match the Liberty Loan show. Peyton Norville, parade committee chair, says many bands and organizations will join. John T. Cochran reports $2,000 pledged by 40 business men to cover expenses, with extra funds to aid the local Red Cross chapter. Eleven of twenty captains for teams are secured, with full completion expected soon.
A cable from Zurich to Temps reports former Greek King Constantine in Paris is seriously ill at Zurich. He has endured ill health for years with major operations in 1915 and a line of conflicting reports about stabbing and pleurisy.
The House Military Committee wrapped up hearings on aviation costs from a fifteen billion dollar army appropriation bill. Officials detailed the nearly seventy four million already spent with most of the rest committed to contracts. Potter testified there was no criminal neglect by manufacturers or officials and discussed expenditures and production timelines amid executive session.
Unofficial reports say the Carranza government ordered the expulsion from Mexico of Robert H. Murray, longtime New York World correspondent and head of the American Committee of Public Information in Mexico City. Coe Weine was also ordered to leave. The decree cites the Mexican constitution’s provision for summary deportation of pernicious foreigners. Murray helped expose German propaganda in Mexico to inform Mexican public opinion during World War I.
Testimony in the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing on Southeast livestock rates argues Southern railroads charge higher feeder cattle tariffs than fat cattle. A. F. Stryker of the Omaha Live Stock Exchange cites tariffs showing feeder rates at 75 percent of fat cattle rates on Northern lines, while Southern tariffs reportedly run 1 to 5 percent higher for feeders. Southeastern shippers say lower feeder rates would aid Southern livestock development.
The British mission reports German forces are reinforcing positions along northern France. The Allied view warns another major German attack is likely soon, with heavy rain and transport difficulties affecting enemy operations.
Four wooden steamships are reported to be launched today in Tampa Florida. The event is described with emphasis on the scale and significance for local maritime activity.
In Albany May 8 Associated Press reports that investigators deciphered a German code linked to bonds named Yadkin and Southern Folk. The evidence traces a scheme to move funds via neutral channels to Germany through a German club in New York City and other entities.
Government and private forecasts point to a larger U S wheat crop for autumn, with April estimates around 606 million bushels and private hints ranging 600 to 650 million. Winter wheat production is cited as below government targets, amid food relief aims and farm shortages influencing policy.
A business agent for No. 112 International joined proceedings pro se to Mr McDonald, thanking donors for their gifts.
Ex applicants take tests today for post office clerk and carrier positions. The article notes twenty nine to thirty one candidates participating in the examination session at the main testing center.
An Atlantic Port May 8. Dr William T Ellis praised American soldiers in three weeks of fighting near Apremont northwest of Toul. He witnessed bravery as U.S. forces held ground despite numbers against them, capturing enemy trucks and not surrendering a single prisoner. Captain Hall, an aviator, vanished after a dramatic spiral while engaging albatross aircraft near Pagny sur Moselle. the air service mourns his loss.
The report states Ervin Lartigue was sentenced to 30 days in jail by a judge after being charged Tuesday by federal authorities. The incident involves alleged jury influence attempts in a case tied to counterfeit money, with references to Osborne and Cedar Point. The article includes additional wartime diplomatic telegrams and remarks from Emperor William and Chancellor Hertling.
Delegates from Mobile, Baldwin and Washington counties converge in Mobile for the 644th Fellows gathering. The meeting at Alabama Lodge begins at 9 o'clock with the assembly degree conferred on qualified members. Rebekahs and local lodge branches coordinate tonight's events.
The Mobile county school commissioners meet at Barton to discuss next year’s budget and wage scale. They expect to present their claim for a material raise in the pay scale with the minimum.
A new foreign minister was named amid changes in U S policy with emphasis on diplomacy and regional partnerships. The appointment signals a push to strengthen ties with key allies and address evolving security concerns.
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