16 May 1918
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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1918
Page
1
The Mobile draft board announces 277 white men called for next draft to entrain for Camp Sevier between May 25 and 30. The list includes Arthur Ponds of Mobile and other prominent locals, with divisions and addresses noted, alongside mention of Black volunteers and parade placements.
A 14 year old boy, Bonham, sells The News Item on Van Antwerp's corner and earns a daily average over $2.00. He began selling at nine, attends St. Vincent's boys' school, and praises the paper trade as a strong earnings path for a youngster.
The News Item promotes thrift stamps for children to support war savings. It explains a child friendly plan to earn stamps by bringing in two new subscribers, requiring no money upfront and allowing weekly payments from new subscribers.
Telegram order halted recruitment of colored stevedores in Mobile for the army. Sergeant John McGuire reported to Captain James Hutchison after local protests by Mobile shippers and businessmen worried about shipping and labor impact. The protest urged diverting recruitment inland and limiting enlistment of colored workers.
Acting Mayor E Crawford of Morrom declares dog days official on Thursday. All dogs without shelter will be taken up and sent to the pound to be rescued from gas, with a fee of 75 cents required.
Readiness for the Red Cross parade on Friday includes 15 000 marchers led by Peyton Norville. Units form on St. Joseph street and proceed to Bienville Square, with railroads colleges and unions promising large contingents. The second item reports President Wilson opposing Chamberlain’s war inquiry resolution and considering limits on the military committee probe.
Infielder Art Pond, a young Mobile player who has shown bright potential for the Bears, has been drafted into Army service. He joins Guy Tutwiler and Dick Ching as Mobile players leaving the club, with Pond set to entrain for Camp Sevier, Greenville, D. C., between May 25 and May 30. Manager Flaherty regrets the losses but supports the government need for men.
A Mobile Master Butchers Association committee will ask the city commission to enact an ordinance closing all butcher shops at 2 PM. They will aid in observing the law if passed. They also report fish dealers agreeing to Sunday suspension and a new five cent delivery charge to cut costs without raising meat prices.
The United States Railway Administration opens consolidated ticket offices at the old Lt and N road station corner of Cent and Royal streets. Tickets available for L and N Mobile and Ohio Southern Gulf Mobile and Northern trains. Mr H C Geron confirms the new office is listed under U s in the booking book.
The president confirmed the decision of the South Alabama ex-williams panel denying John Paul Williams' appeal. No further exemptions granted.
An Associated Peces report from Montevideo states Germany does not regard relations with Uruguay as a state of war. Uruguay warned Germany that if war existed, Uruguay would declare war. A Uruguayan envoy was allowed to travel to France for clarification.
Mr. W. L. Stanley of C. H. Markham’s staff spoke to the local United States railroad administration committee on The Prevention of Loss and Damage Claims in the board room of the G. M. N. railroad. The session drew attentive railroad men and was described as interesting and instructive.
The Lau dental Lumber Company of Sunflower sues the Southern Railway in U S federal court seeking 10000 dollars damages for a lumber pile burned, allegedly by sparks from a passing Southern engine.
Germany authorities approve minting of 10,000,000 marks worth of zinc ten pfennig pieces. Nickel coinage is being substituted due to metal needs for projectiles and current zinc substitution for minting.
Two of the German long range guns which had been bombarding until now were sent to a repair plant today. The move was reported from Geneva, with Associated Press noting the artillery pieces are undergoing maintenance after sustaining damage.
The May 16 communique notes increased artillery activity northwest of Toul and in Lorraine and reports three German aircraft shot down by American aviators. Earlier dispatches cite Captains Marr and Peterson downing enemy planes in the Toul sector. Artillery duels and a German raid near Montdidier are also summarized with French counter actions and prisoners taken.
A dispatch from Hamburg transmitted via Geneva reports the Baltic fleet including light cruisers was recalled to a safer area where major naval forces are now concentrated. The message comes from a Daily Express correspondent.
The Board of School may be asked to reopen salaries for the next term as teachers circulate a petition expressing dissatisfaction with the recent wage raise. The teachers cite rising costs and the need to meet basic necessities, urging action to support education and proper compensation for their work.
The circuit court overruled certain points and sent the case back for action. The dispute concerns transfer of bank assets when City National Bank ceased in 1915 and First National Bank took over assets and liabilities. The case cites the Peoples Bank of Mobile decision limiting liability beyond contract terms.
Negotiations remain in progress on the Alabama and Tombigbee river steamboat strike after a conference with operators and masters failed to reach an agreement. Both sides express confidence that a settlement will soon be reached and traffic will resume on the two rivers.
Mobile recruit Worth C. Peacock announces five men selected for the tank corps. William R. Larkin of Brewton Eddie M. Gentry Felix L. Shirley join, with training to begin in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania under draft-board directives. Peacock reports recruiting over twenty men in Mobile for this branch.
The service at the temple of Congregation Sharaa Shomdyim for the Feast of Weeks starts at 8 o clock tonight with Friday morning services at 10 o clock as announced by Rabbi A G. Definition of Religion.
Anti German agitation in Ukraine continues. Ukrainian newspapers harshly attack Germany over alleged use of Russian warships to seize coal and Ukrainian ships. German mining of the Yenikale strait blocks access to Azov and reports claim trouble in Nikolaev as the city council is dismissed by Germans.
In the House of Commons Bonar Law denied reports of an imminent change in the higher command in France. He stated no change had taken place nor was any in contemplation.
Washington May 16 The list today contains 91 names. Killed in action eight or four wounded in action four died of accident one died of disease four died of other causes one wounded severely four wounded slightly fifty five missing injured serial Leonard Eddings named Tampa Florida listed among wounded slightly.
Marion Thielgaard was fined five dollars or ten days by Recorder Thuneey for breaking a glass receptacle on the sidewalk at lower Government Street on Wednesday and leaving glass litter on the curb alongside Leeaves Gallet.
The report notes an Austrian battleship torpedoed in Pola harbor by Italian forces during a naval operation. It describes the ships’ heavy armament, armor, and speeds, with multiple Austrian planes downed by Italians and a large, evolving wartime manpower pledge from the United States.
Paris reports the first allied communique signaling American troops now issuing a formal update alongside British and French forces. The move marks a visible display of unity on the Western front and aligns American messaging with the other Allies.
Fragmentary text notes Russia will have much land uncultivated this year due to pests. The incomplete account mentions large areas affected and reduced agricultural output.
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