Huns Face Edict of Peace Sign and Allied Demands
May 15 report from Washington says vig measures will follow if the German delegation refuses to sign the peace treaty. Foch on the Rhine fronts urges action if the enemy balks. An immediate economic blockade on Germany is planned. Austrian terms unsettled. Italian forces reported at Zara and Sebenico fortifying Dalmatian coast.
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Washington
Foch
Rhine
Germany
Stain En Layé
Paris
Zara
Sebenico
Dalmatian
Fiume Palase
Council of Four
Disd
Mili
Smilax
Germany faces rebuttal at Versailles on peace terms
On May 15 Germany presented another rebuttal at the peace conference in Versailles. The German delegation refused to consider French proposals and outlined reasons for their position. The note defends the German plan and critiques the Allied demands as defective.
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Germany
Versailles
Ceoupell
Austrian peace terms to include Skoda and other plants
AP report states that peace terms for Austria likely involve surrendering or neutralizing key industrial facilities including the Skoda works and other war plants as part of the anticipated settlement. The terms are expected to be presented to the Austrian delegation for review.
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Associated Press
Skoda
Southern Athletes Named for Allied Olympic Games
Secretary L. Jo of the Southern division announces selection of qualified track and swimming candidates for the Allied Olympic Games in Paris. Nominations must be submitted within 48 hours from Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
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Associated Fess
ANS
L. Jo
Our Athletic Union
Paris
Wand
Texas
Alabama
Georgia
Tennessee
Mississippi
Lou
Brazilian figure denies sending dispatch to United States
A statement attributed to Senor de Albuquerque, a noted realist, claims he never sent any dispatch from Brazil to the United States. The note, printed in papers today, asserts he has previously denied involvement with Pan American affairs and cites letters from Brazilian delegates as proof.
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Associated P Press
Janeiro
S de Albuquerqiue
Ington
Senor al Aes
Enor Albuquerque
United States
Cates de
League O
IENCH PUPILS FORM E Play Ball
French headline notes pupils forming a team to represent Algerican forces in an expedition. The text mentions a Belgian opponent and Brussels city context with limited readable details about the event or participants.
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Nts
Ane
Algerican Army
Re‘ue
Brussels
Raymond B. to Serve as American Official of Nations League
New York lawyer Raymond B who served on wartime training sites commission is named for a permanent American post with the Nations League. Appointment location and exact title were not confirmed in the notice.
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OT N
Raymond B
New York
Commission
Wag Potington
New Orleans Receives Five German Vessels for S A Trade
Five large German ships seized as the United States entered the war will be allocated by the Shipping Board for South American trade out of New Orleans. The first three 20 knot ships arrive July 1 August 1 and November 1. Two more ships will be delivered in October and November. Six additional ships are to be allocated to the South Atlantic Maritime Association for service from Savannah Charleston Wilmington Brunswick and Jacksonville.
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Washington
United States
Shipping Board
New Orleans
South Atlantic Maritime Association
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
N. C
Brunswick
Jacksonville
Fla
Navy NC-4 makes emergency stop then resumes flight
The US Navy seaplane NC-4, after departing Halifax for Trepassy, descended at Musquodoboit harbor due to oil line trouble. After repairs lasting about two hours, the aircraft resumed its journey at 11 47 a m New York time, as reported to the Bal timore.
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Halifax
Trepassy
Associated Press
N. S
N. F
Musquodoboit Harbor
New York
Baltimore
Navy seaplane chief says NC-1 NC-2 may start for Azores tonight
Commander J. T. Towers, head of the American seaplane division, announced that the NC-1 and NC-2 might begin flight operations toward the Azores before nightfall. He added that if the NC-4 proceeds, it will follow in due course.
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Towers
N. F
J .T. Towers
Azores
Baptists Approve 5 Million Fund for Ministerial Relief
The Southern Baptist Convention authorized a 5 million dollar fund to aid ministers who reach age 68, offering 500 dollars yearly to eligible retirees and three fifths to widows or minor children. The session, in Atlanta, runs through next Wednesday with multiple daily meetings and continuation of large-scale programs.
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Atlanta
Sea
Southern Baptist Tion
Southern Baptist Convention
Salvage Award Won by Dry Dock Company over Ocean Steamer
In Mobile river waters on July 5 1916 the steamer now rebuilt from a bay vessel into an ocean going craft was salvaged. Bruce D Dock Company was awarded the salvage claim by district court judge Robert T Ervin with costs against the defendant and the vessel.
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Bruce D Dock Company
eTize
Robert T. Ervin
UI Seats District Court
Specif Master
Austill
Steamer and Bruce Company
Lex Race
Mobile
Citizens to Promote State Aid for Mobile Harbor
A Mobile citizens committee of twenty five prominent men will be appointed by President A. G. Ward to plan a state wide campaign for a constitutional amendment authorizing state aid for harbor improvements. The effort, to bolster terminal facilities and waterborne freight, aims to quicken aid after ratification and a possible legislative session.
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Mobile
A. G. Ward
State Harbor Board
J. C. Rich
F. G. Blair
Tuscaloosa
Dr. Ward
M. C. Forchheimer
Messrs
Rich
Blair
Forchheimer
Birmingham
Moe
Shortage of Negro Laborers in Mobile Reported
Washington May 15 the United States employment service reports demand for workmen in the south remains strong. Among 53 cities, twelve show shortages and eight of those are in the south. Twenty-nine report balanced supply and demand and forty-two show growth in labor needs across farm and industrial sectors.
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Washington
United States Employment Service
South
Nsaco Woodsmen
Wil . N. C
Charlesjumbia, & C
Dist
Superior
Win. Sax
Akron
Ohio
Shriners Plan Memphis Trip For Tonight's Event
Fuzzy report notes Shriners members set to depart for Memphis tonight at seven. The text mentions a local band under new leadership and Daniel T. Jett as a group figure, with about 50 in attendance and a planned parade or ceremony.
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Abba
Swith
Arai
Daniel T. Jett
Amerum Corps
Aeter
President's message to be brief at forthcoming session
Paris insiders report the president plans a very short message for an upcoming special session. Officials expect a concise address likely delivered on the session day.
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Paris
Steel chiefs visit Chickasaw as U S Steel leaders inspect new port site
United States Steel Corporation officers led by Judge Elbert H. Gary visit Mobile to inspect the Chickasaw shipyard, where four 9,600 ton steel ships are under construction. The party tours harbor facilities and is welcomed by local business leaders and officials.
Investigation into desecration of Wirz monument near Americus
An AP report from Macon details a strict probe into vandalism at Andersonville'sMajor Wirz monument. Authorities suspect a cadet party traveled from Southerfield to the site and used an army vehicle, with one civilian employee and an unrelated man detained as investigations proceed.
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Associated Press
Macon
Southerfield
Americus
A m
Andersonville
Henry Eitz
Lals
Nes
Wirz
United Cautare
Tan
Itzerland
Andersonvl
Anderson
Negro Escapes Jail by Hole in Roof
An inmate named Frank Walker escapes from jail through a hole in the roof. He climbed to a scuttle and descended stairs to the street, slipping past the Bertillon system. Police station reports the jailbreak occurred Wednesday morning.
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Frank Walker
Négm
Elks Plan Class of a Hundred Initiation Tonight
A parade precedes a ceremony as Elks prepare to initiate a class of about one hundred new members. The event runs at 8 o clock on Joachim streets with activities at Ames Cafe and nearby homes.
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ELKS
Princeipal
Elty
Paria Te Ames
Fai Yak Dom
Mencamead
Joachim
Dream City Chickasaw Becomes Reality for ISTEEL Magnates
Mobile greets industrial leaders after two years of planning as Chickasaw rises with a 2000 homes workers, a power plant, and four steel ship keels. The city showcases industry, jobs, and future prospects amid welcoming remarks by local officials.
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Chickasaw
Alabama
Mobile
Distinguished Business Men Visit Mobile and Chickasaw Today
Judge Elbert Henry Gary heads a visiting party from New York as chairman of United States Steel Corporation. He began as Dupage County judge and rose to leading industrial roles, with A. Farrell and Monty Frick among fellow executives in steel and related firms. Percival Roberts Jr and George Fisher Baker also serve on boards and finance committees for major rail and industrial concerns.
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United States Steel Corporation
Mobile
Chickasaw
Elbert H. Gary
James H. Farrell
George Gordon Crawford
Chickasaw Shipbuilding Company
Henry C. Frick
George F. Baker
Percival Roberts, Jr
Spectra Rae
Gostviel Oy
Chamber of Cocetenas
W. B. Allen
Sa Renee
George Fearn, Jr
Messrs
Henry Hall
Alfred Staples
Ernest F
John B.dortch
el C. Grace
Austir
H. G. Grimley
Stewart LeBl Gordon
H. Lyons
G . Dunlap
Laughlin
S. H. McLane
Can Walsh
Theory M.aylor
John D. Ha
Stewart
Maurice ¥Orchmer
Jacob J. H. Wilson
Palmer Pillans
Elbert Henry Gary
New York
Dupage County
Milnois
Soan
Ohio
Chicago
AL Oyave Bar Association
Onigage Hoe
Age Federal Omen
United Bates Bees Corporation
Loan Steel
A. Farrell
Oliver Tron Steel Company
Statesteel Corporation
American Steel and Wire Company
United States Products Company
Federal Steel A
Tennessee Coal
Ron
Railroad Pany
Monty Clay Frick
United States Steel Coation
Frick
Thal
H.C. Frick Coke Company
Ca @ Steel
Impe Ee
Stee & Zen Barber Ork Phage Ie Ee
Iets
Sra Marinepang
Chateman
Tuarvent Saben and
Power
Y. M. C Troft
Philadelphia
United Stat Steel Corporation
Pennsi
George Fisher Baker
First National Bank of City
Railroad and Industrial
Kanawha Firoad
Mutual Life Incalenos Company
Consolidated Gas Company
Mobile bankers attend state convention in Montgomery
Mobile's bankers will attend the state meeting in Montgomery today. Delegation leaves Mobile tonight led by Peoples A. L. Staples and H. B. Austin Pharr. The program features speeches by W. Pf. G. Harding of the Federal Reserve Board and Senator Oscar W. Underwood among others.
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Mobile
Bama
Montgomery
For Bank Offi- Peoples
A. L. Staples
Pf. G. Harding
Federal Reserve Board
Wash N.een
Robert F. Maddox
Bankers’ Association
Oscar W. Underwood
United States
Alabama
Candy Alate Vee
Hibernia Bank & Just Company
New Orleans
Oscar Wells
First National Baan PacAr
Vice Premisent
Werd “Artional Bank of Geiameorce
New Ae
B. Wellborn
Bank of Atlanta
George H. Denny
J . D.F. Green
Stae Oe
Sheriff seizes liquor from car in city arrest
Deputy sheriffs nabbed BW Bailey and MB Ea at Basil and Cherry streets on a Wednesday night arrest for transporting liquor. Four sacks and a whiskey marked proof were found in the auto valued at 2800 dollars. The suspects, described as strangers, are held in the county jail in default of bail.
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Basil and
Cherry Streets
Will Present Play for Morgan Men at Fort Morgan
Cast members from the play n vs. Brown perform again for the soldier boys at the fort. Father Gerow directs and will supervise, with the group traveling to Kortorgan Friday for the submarine chaser concert.
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O FT. Morgan
McOh
The
of Mary of the Cathedras Pariat
Kortorgan
Soldier Boys
Et Peal
Chaxer Co Net
Eo Gerow
Will
Fire Engulfs City of Mobile Barkentine in Montevideo Harbor
A five-masted barkentine named City of Mobile, built by the government and owned by Shipbuilding Co of Gulrt, caught fire in Montevideo Harbor Uruguay. One crew member is missing and several are injured. the ship is valued around 500000 dollars. The blaze began Wednesday afternoon and was linked to an earlier explosion on deck. The vessel had departed Port Arthur Texas and was under the command of Captain... eye of the master. Fire and gasoline ignition and explosions were observed near the shore and around the ship causing authorities to intervene.
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ST. Johns
Montauk Point N
New
York
Ontauk Point
Yestere
C-5
Amanda Somieaitek Srel
Iseueda
Yaace
Yasin BP
Coil
Followa
Imp
Little Miquelon Island
Newfoundland
Englan
Azores
Barkentine
Mobile
Th Shipbuilding Company
He Piaggio
Gul Rt
Htioe
Regent
A. i. of
Spine
Directera Andere
Montevideo
Uruguay
Associated Press
Rene
Lors
Monteviedo
Port Arthur
Tex
Fe Church Street
Hase Mtr
Mobile Warehouse Project Promises Gulf Coast Concentration
The Union Warehouse Corporation forms to establish Mobile as a central Gulf Coast warehousing hub. The plan includes two main southern points, later expanding to ten thousand bale capacity per unit across affiliated facilities. The effort aims to meet demand for insured, federally compliant warehouses with negotiable paper backed by banks.
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Union Warehouse Corpora Oe
Mobile
Gulf
Seta
Willy
Tombo
Fedi
Mr H Austin Pharr Heads Kawanis Club
Mr H Austin Pharr presided as head of the Kawanis Club at a Wednesday meeting. The board elected Pharr and several others as delegates to the influenza convention at Brigham in May 2022. Members of the entertainment committee were appointed including J Grayson and Harry Kohn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. H. Austin Pharr
Kawanis Club
Ust Phair Teal
Yell Faryad Slecten
Cockene Wil Taylor
All Ileme
Meador
Bringham
Joe Grayson
Innulo
Harry Wiord
Harry Kohn
Ieb
J. Ft Ih
Alleged Slayer Forfeits Bond After Court No-Show
Oliver Wiggins charged with shooting Levert Gomez to kill him failed to appear in court Thursday morning. A bond was taken against his bondsmen for the shooting that occurred in early April on Davis Avenue near Street.
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Oliver Wiggins
Levert Gomez
Davis Avenue
Banks' Conditions On May 12 Are Called
Washington reports that the treasurer calls for a meeting on May 12 to discuss banks' conditions. Officials from the central bank and related agencies are expected to participate in the inquiry into financial stability and lending practices.
Parading Veterans of Alabama Honor Civil War Heritage
The Fourth Alabama and Mobile veterans lead a long parade in gray uniforms, recalling Civil War days and the Glorious Fourth. Spectators applaud as officers and sponsors march, with Mrs. Maumenee and Mrs. Hammon among those noted in attendance. The pageant, one of the longest in years, features drum corps, escorts, and local civic figures amid a festive city observance.
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Obama Confederate Veterans
Alabama
United States Fourth Alabama
Sire Bi
Schreiner
Berney
A. F. Maumenee
Omnions
Maren
Shiloh
H. Jouer
Theii
Mobile
Lamkin
Kutghis A
Sone
Ahe
John Moulton
Spofnsors
United
Danahters
Mra
Five Planes Take First Leg of Boston Flight
Five De Havilland craft depart from Love Field on the first leg of a Boston flight. Dalon Sscaa Fee leads the group as they rise shortly after 11. City officials schedule the leg to connect with Okishoass City.
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Boston
Love Field
Dalon
de Haviland
Josten
Okishoass
Valuation Placed on Railroad in North Carolina
Local officials report a valuation placed on a railroad asset in North Carolina. The notice cites a decision by the mercantile commission and mentions a government response from Washington.
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NCG
Battle House Clerk Vacation Notice
A Battle House clerk identified as C G Books is set to take a vacation. Details on dates and coverage during the absence are not clearly readable in the source text.
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Battle House
C.G. Books
Matele
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