Eradication Funds Authorized by Mobile County Board
Mobile county commissioners voted three to one to appropriate 5000 for further tick eradication work, with Commissioner Charles Green opposing. Dr. W. H. Bales urged 6000 or more to push the project to completion, noting progress and increased efficiency of dips, while officials discussed costs and timing, including potential government aid and inspector support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Wharley
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Mobile County
Charles Green
W. H. Bales
United States
C. H. Odom
W. H. Holmbe, Jr
Situation in Austria and War News From Europe
Associated Press reports heavy fighting on multiple fronts. Austrian leadership travels to German centers to discuss alliance with Germany. food shortages widen unrest in Austria and Galicia. Italian forces push near Monte Cimone and near the Brenta and Piave lines as Austrians retreat. Paris notes artillery activity in Picardy and Lorraine. Hungary’s Count Barkocsy resigns as upper house president. Britain cites Somme and Albert bombardments with American scouts engaging German positions in France.
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Emstor Charles
Barém
Burian
Wowt
Hamters
Foreig
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Ria
Bohemia
Ge Galicia
Deserter Fred Kreider Captured After Alias Confusion
A deserter linked to Camp Sheridan was arrested after giving the name Tom Walker. Under interrogation he admitted his real name as Fred Kreider, a Lincoln Ohio native who had enlisted at Dayton.
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Rehal E
Timstall
Camp Sheridan
Ind
Tom Walker
Keim
Fred Kreider
Lincoln
Ohio
Dayton
Fire ordinances to be taken up at city meeting
The City Commission will discuss fire ordinances at today’s regular meeting. Officials plan to require safety measures for buildings of all kinds to reduce fire hazards and address enforcement.
Grant Convicted and Required to Register
Charles W. Grant Jr. of Chicago was convicted in federal court for draft law violations and sentenced to thirty days in county jail. He was later placed under registration requirements on May 6 in Macldwin County after being traced through several states. He claimed to be age according to federal records and denied belonging to Mag es.
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Charles W. Grant, Jr
Chicago
Mon
Aster
Hhe
Mag~ldwin
Ract
Mages
Hindenburg is Dead Reported by German Prisoners
London May 13 German prisoners in France report Field Marshal von Hindenburg is dead. British officers on the Western front send the claim via the Daily Express. The paper also elevates General von Mackensen as a potential savior of German victory.
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London
France
Marshal von Hindenburg
Western Front
Daily Express
von Mackensen
Express
Hindenburg
Gulf Coast Swept by Heavy Rains and Wind
A morning storm swept the Gulf section with heavy rain and strong winds. On the Eastern Shore Magnolia Beach saw a car overturn and driver J T Miller swept overboard but rescued, while Mobile reported winds up to 22 mph and 2.12 inches of rain by 7 am. Telephones and telegraph lines suffered minor damage as streets flooded and streetcars halted briefly.
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Mobile
Gulf-Coast
Magnolia Beach
J. T. Miller
Dyers
Crawford
Lartigue Relieved Of Jail Sentence After Request
William A. Lartigue, convicted in federal court Friday of intimidating a juror in the Burley Osborne case, was granted freedom Monday by Judge R. T. Ervin. He asked release due to a growing crop and the court noted the sentence had its effect.
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Wiliam A. Lartigue
Burley Osborne
R. T. Ervin
Lartigue
Réas
Fendart. Sn the de
Cabbage Shipments From Mobile Dwindle Amid Poor Weather
Weather and low market prices reduced cabbage shipments from Mobile today with railroads and produce men noting near no movement. Saturday shipments were also small due to low prices.
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Mobile
Bear Nashville Game Called Off By Rain
Heavy rain and mud at the park forced the Nashville vs Mobile game to be called off at noon. No double-header today. the game will be played as a double-header when Nashville visits Mobile on its next trip.
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Nashville
Mobile
Flaherty
Warang Licensed as Second Mate by U S Inspectors
Arthur J. Warang, a Norwegian mariner, is granted a provisional license as second mate of ocean steamers by U S inspectors. The license covers only the period of the war.
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Warang
Arthur J. Warang
Cocal
U. S
Weather Forecast for Washington May 13
Forecast calls for fair weather with cooler southeast and south portions. Tuesday looks fair with cooler conditions tonight. The report notes air quality and temperature trends but specifics are unclear due to OCR issues.
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Washington
Bama Fair
Air & It
U-Boat Losses Now Exceed Those Built
Paris reports that German submarine losses in early 1918 surpassed the tonnage claimed as destroyed by Germany. Minister George Leygues cites inaccurate German claims and provides a table showing actual losses by month, noting no ships sunk in the danger zone for February to April.
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Associated Press
Paris
George Leygues
Naval Committee
Chamber of Deputies
Leygues
Reichstag
von Capelle
Germany
Submarine Losses Rise. Destructions Outpace Builds
The minister notes a steady rise in U boat losses since January. Each month shows more submarines destroyed than those constructed, with February and April totals three fewer than the preceding three months, indicating effective allied methods.
Boom In Stocks Moves Higher On Broad Open
New York May 13 The stock boom from last week continued at today’s opening with broad gains across active industrials led by United States Steel. Most war specialties hit new price highs while rails lagged. shipping, sugars and tobaccos rose, Sumatra noted in the tobacco group. Early volume around 400000 shares.
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Associated Press
New York
Stock Exchange
Commission
United States Steel
Sumatra
Satea
Long Years of Peace My Hope Says Kaiser
Emperor William replies to King Ludwig of Bavaria on peace with Romania. He expresses unity with confidence that God will lead their cause to victory and prayer for long and happy years of peace for their people.
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Kaiser
Associated Preas
Amsterdam
Ludwig of Bavaria
Romania
William Haa
One Breadless Day Considered in Austria
Licodon May 13. The food controller weighs a breadless day weekly as flour supplies shrink and future wheat harvests look uncertain. Vienna reports the government may act to curb consumption amid dwindling stocks and slow imports.
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Austria
Associated Press
Licondon
Daily News
Vienna Cay
Taxi Driver Fined for Speed Law Violation
R. L. Lee, a taxi chauffeur, was fined $19 by the recorder Monday for speeding along St. Francie street. Scheuermann testified the defendant operated his car at thirty miles an hour at street cross.
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R. L. Lee
Recorder
St. Francie Street
Ee Chime
Etive Scheuermann
River workers urged to return to river steamers strike
After a wage dispute, Alabama and Tom Bigbee river steamboat workers began a strike. Captain Lew Keene called a meeting of Masters Mates and Pilots to seek settlement and possible talks with operators. Government adjuster E T Murphy may report to New Orleans as Mobile awaits developments.
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Lew Keene
Master Mates and Pilots Association
E. T. Murphy
Mobile
New Orleans
Cottonseed Flour in Food Predicted in New Orleans
May 13 Cottonseed flour soon will become a household commodity. Fielding Wallace of Augusta GA president of the Interstate Cottonseed Crushers Association spoke at the opening session of its twenty second annual meeting in New Orleans. He cited that one batch of cotton could yield 207.5 pounds of hog lard and 1.6 pounds of wheat flour and quoted Bert Hoover on the world fat supply. Mayors Behrman and McLoughlin welcomed attendees J J Lawton of Hurtaville spoke for the nation. Also on the program were John M Parker federal food administrator for Louisiana and George James war industries board in charge of linters for munition plants.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Fielding Wallace
Augusta
Interstate Cottonseed Crushers’ Association
Wallace
Bert C. Hoover
Behrman
J. J. McLoughlin
Gates
J. J. Lawton
Hurtaville
John M. Parker
Louisiana
George James
War Industries Board
$190,000 Judgment Against Y and M Remanded by Supreme Court
The Mississippi Supreme Court remanded a $190,000 verdict won by T. G. James of Tallahatchie County against the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railway for damages to his cotton plantation caused by track elevation above the delta flood line. The court ruled the claim was not specific detailing how the plantation suffered damages. The original jury verdict reportedly counted damages to land and to crops.
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Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
T. G. James
Tallahatchie County
Lamrinet
Bank Today
Supreme Court
James
Delta
Moral Code at Core of Miss Lusk Trial
Waukesha Wisconsin May 12 The trial of Miss Grace Lusk opens amid a clash of psychologists and alienists over a moral code devised by four country school teachers. The case centers on the shooting of Mrs Mary New Roberts wife of Dr David Roberts former state veterinarian in a tragic triangle. The long friendship between Miss Lusk and Dr Roberts frames the events leading to the fatal shooting.
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Associated Preas
Waukesha, Wir
Grace Lusk
Mary New Roberts
David Roberts
Miss Lusk
Newfoundland Applies Draft Law Inauguration Proclamation
Newfoundland plans to apply the draft law with eligibles between 19 and 26 to be called to service May 24. Governor Harris signed the conscription measure late Saturday night and issued the proclamation today.
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Newfoundland
Harris
Read ing says British refuse Ottawa army plan on western front
Washington reports Lord Reading asserts Ottawa claims that the American army will not be used in France until fully built up conflict with British war cabinet. He says he has no clear origin for the statement and that no official position is available. The piece notes two schools of strategy and indicates rushing troops to Europe will be pressed.
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Washington
Lord Reading
Ottawa
United States Administration
France
War Committee
Foch
Maurice
Lloyd George
Europe
British Earl of Dre Officer Guest of Mobile
The Earl of Dunmore, a veteran British army officer, arrived in Mobile from New Orleans and will address the public tonight at 8 at the Battle House auditorium under the State Council of Defense. No admission fee. He will discuss the war in Europe.
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Earl of Dunmore
Great Britain
Mobile
New Orleans
Battle House Auditorium
Lord Dunmore
State Council of Defense
Europe
J. C. Rich
Mobile County Council of Defense
P. J. Lyons
T. J. McSweeney
Erwin Craighead
Messrs
Matt Mahorer
Murray Wheeler
H. G. Grimley
W. N. Hunter
Palmer Pillans
Frank J. Yerger
W. DD. Bellingrath
GE GI GIVEN PLACE IN RED CROSS PARADE
Mobile officials invited to march in Red Cross parade on May 26 with a place of honor after Fort Morgan soldiers. Three hundred fifty three men from city and county boards to enter as a body. Spanish War veterans to perform drill figures. attempt to fly planes to drop Red Cross literature.
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Mobile
Red Cross
Fort Morgan
Peyton Norville
Norville
Waa
Veteran of the War to Speak in Alabama Tour
The visitor escorted by the committee to the Battle House in Mobile will set up headquarters there until Wednesday morning. Lord Dunmore speaks in Montgomery and Birmingham, with Rev Vernon C McMasters introducing him Monday night at Trinity Church. Rich, chairman of the Council of Defense focal committee, urges Mobilists to hear the veteran who has stirred thousands with his war experiences.
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Abe
Alice
Battle House
Mobile
Dunmore
Montgomery
Birmingham
Vernon C. McMasters
Trinitypal Church
Rich
Council of Defense
America
Organizing Federal Employees Branch in Mobile
Mr. B R Peabody, organizer for the National Federation of Federal Employees, travels to Mobile to form a local branch for civil service workers excluding postal staff. A meeting will discuss membership and aims in the federal courtroom at the customhouse. The group seeks pro civil service legislation and is affiliated with the AFL.
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BR. E. Peabody
National Federation of Federal Emploes
Im Mobile
Mobile
Civil Service
Postal Service
Customhouse
Civil ‘Service
The
American Federation of Labor
Consideration Begun of Overman's Bill in House Action
The bill to reorganize government departments began in the house today after Senate passage. Leaders expect quick approval in substantially the same form though opponents worry it grants the executive excessive authority.
Spring Hill Students Rehearse for Red Cross Show
Spring Hill College students rehearse daily for a May 18 benefit performance at the Lyric Theatre. The program includes music, vocal and instrumental numbers, minstrel acts, and an address. All proceeds go to the Red Cross fund as the theatre is donated and all services are free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Hill College
Lyric Theatre
Red Cross Fund
Bethlehem Steel Workers End Strike After Two Weeks
Bethlehem Pennsylvania May 13 The machinists and helpers at Bethlehem Steel Works end a near two week strike and resume work today. The War Labor Board will investigate the grievances of the men. President Wilson received Blue Devils troopers, known as the Blue Devils, who arrived in Washington on their Red Cross tour.
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Bethlehem
Bethlehem Steel Works
War Labor Board
Wilson
Red Cross
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