Turbulent European Crisis Shapes May News
As the Arras battle shows no quick shocks, Russia’s crisis deepens with potential entente withdrawal or chaos. Radicals push to reject entente aims while a coalition statement is planned. Spain demands Germany respect its rights after the Patricio sinking. Von Bethmann-Hollweg faces a quiet German home front as Reichstag reconvenes July 5.
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Associated Press
New York
Battle of
Arras
Russia
Entente
England
France
Berlin
Mece 3
Liatson
Spain
Patricio
Germany
von Bethmann
Junkers
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Reichstag
Mobile commission debates separate votes on telpher Arlington plans
Mayor Pillans reported delays in securing war department authority to run the telpher in Mobile Bay at Arlington. The city seeks a second election after engineers provide needed data and maps. The Coastal Highway movement was endorsed and a citywide Registration Day was set as a municipal holiday.
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Pillans
City Commission
Telpher
Arlington
State Harbor Commission
Mobile Bay
Mobile
War Department
United States Engineering Department
Wright Smith
Engineering Department
United States
Washington
Port Improvementa
Commission
Mobile Amber of Commerce
Pacific
Gulf
Atlantic
Alabama
Ilegal
Gulf Coast Fair Association
Harry Pillans
Lyons
City of
Board Commissioners
City of Mobile
Gulf Coast Fair
Czar’s Clique Behind Attempt on Kerensky
A Petrograd cable reports an unsuccessful attempt on War Minister Kerensky this morning. Kerensky escaped, with all participants arrested. rumors implicate supporters of the old regime.
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Kerensky
New York
Finland Votes to Quit Russia Seeks Finnish Independence
A congress of the Swedish political party representing Finland's wealthiest and influential classes passed a resolution favoring complete separation of the grand duchy of Finland from Russia. The vote was reported from Helsingfors with corroboration via Petrograd and London.
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Finland
Grand Duchy
Russia
Associated Press
Helsingfors
Petrograd
London
Grand Duchy of Finland
Budapest munition strikes continue since May
A Hungarian source reports ongoing strikes in all Budapest munition factories from May 1. The information arrives via Stockholm, channeled through London.
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Budapest
Associated Press
Stockholm
London
Mexico protests submarine campaign to Berlin
Telegraph Company reports the Mexican government lodging a formal protest with Berlin over the German submarine campaign. The item continues on the next page.
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Berlin
Mexico
Germany
Mobile's Most Pressing Need
F C Bailey argues Mobile must rely on its financiers to fund and steer progress. He credits wealthy citizens for current growth but says the responsibility rests with those who own and manage the funds for exploitation of every valuable enterprise.
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Tial Citiens
Mobile
Mobilian Rally Urges Local Men to Enlist
A patriotic rally in Bienville Square urged Mobile young men to join the Mobile companies of the First Alabama Infantry. Speeches by Father J W Molloy and Bart B Chamberlain, with a First Regiment band, preceded a brief program. One new volunteer, Wallace Locke, joined as the campaign continues through Mobile merchants and the Chamber of Commerce.
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Biehville Square
Recruiting-of-Mobilians
Mobile
First
Alabama Infantry
J. W. Molloy
Bart B. Chamberlain
Rhett Goode
William H. Armbrecht
E. Crosby
Bienville Square
Walace Locke
J. 8. Locke
Chamber of Commerce
Imports of Asphalt Resume After Trinidad Fire
A four masted schooner arrived at the port from Trinidad carrying a large load of asphalt. Shipments had been halted for months due to a disastrous fire that swept the Trinidad plant, but import activity resumed with berthing at a railroad pier awaiting unloading.
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Trinidad
United States
Weather Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
The weather report from Washington on May 22 notes fair conditions in Alabama with cooler temperatures tonight and Wednesday. Mississippi will see fair skies and cooler tonight, followed by continued fair weather on Wednesday.
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Associated Press
Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Speeding Penalty Considered by Recorder Court
Recorder D H Edington said the court may set a $100 fine or 100 days in jail for automobile speeders after returning from Philadelphia where such penalties exist. The notice followed a $10 fine for M Bullock who was cited for speeding at thirty miles per hour on Conception and Government streets.
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D. H. Edington
Recorder’s Court
Philadel
Mobile
M. Bullock
J. H. Bressingham
Bullock
Conception
Government Streets
No Let Up In Allies Assault in France
A May 22 dispatch reports German armies in France yielding ground under continued pressure from Generals Haig and Petain. The article questions whether German morale can withstand day and night bombardment as Allied forces press their advantage.
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New York
Associated Press
France
Haig
Petain
Allied Front Shifts To Wide Front Hammering Strategy
Allied commanders abandon sudden thrusts and rely on constant hammering over a wide front. Last night confirms French control of ground near Moronviliers in Champagne. German infantry attacks repulsed with heavy losses and more than 1,000 unwounded prisoners taken in the recent fighting.
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Moronviliers
Champagne
Brazil Unity in View of US States Sympathy
A wartime note reports Brazil’s traditional unity of view with the United States. The message from lbresident and the 4&4 mending seeks neutrality amid tensions as Mexico and Brazil align with broader wartime discussions. Continued on page three.
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Brazil
Doctor McGehee’s Son Undergoes Serious Operation
Rev O C McGehee arrives to be with his son Dr F McGehee who had a serious operation last evening. The latest reports say he is resting easy.
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O. C. McGehee
St. Francis Street Methodist Church
French Chamber Delays Interpellations Amid War Briefing
Paris May 22 The calm statement by Minister of War Panilieve before the military committee impressed deputies and suggested the government may defer all interpellations until next week. Panilieve received widespread applause as he outlined results of a recent offensive and its anticipated consequences.
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Paris
Panlieve
Chamber of Deputies
M. Panileve
Senate raises Interstate Commerce Commission to nine members
The Senate passed a bill increasing the Interstate Commerce Commission membership from seven to nine members. It allows the commission to divide for expedited business. An amendment by Senator Hoke Smith requiring hearings to confirm freight rate increases before they take effect was adopted.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Today
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hoke Smith
Commission
Submarine Sightings Reported Off New England Coast
Reports of a German submarine in U S waters near New England were confirmed by a naval officer. Fishermen sighted a craft near Seguin light and off Mackias with the submarine reported awash at 6 o clock. The vessel reportedly submerged when fired upon by a motorboat.
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Associated Press
Portland
New England
Mackias
Seguin
Seguin Light
Submarine Suspected as Craft Sighted Off Coast
Fishermen reported a mysterious vessel sighted near Crom and two miles off the coast. Observers noted favorable conditions and concluded the craft resembled a submarine after watching it closely last night.
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Crom Nd
Coast Guard
Naval reports on German submarine near Maine district
Washington reports the naval commander of the Maine district forwarded German submarine sightings but stated they were without confirmation. Investigation continues as officials seek verifiable details.
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Associated Press
Washington
Maine District
Erin's Task Largest Yet Says Guardian
The Manchester Guardian calls Ireland's convention the biggest and most serious undertaking for generations and urges vigor in its prosecution. It notes fires still burn and fears compromise will undermine the effort while English parties may stand aloof. It stresses broad support from the United States and dominions.
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London
The
Manchester Guardian
Ireland
Guardian
John Lonsdale
Bir Carson
Edad
United States
Satsuma Market Assured in Northern Trade Talk
Birmingham Magazine quotes Chamber of Commerce Secretary W M Clemens on a northern market for Satsuma oranges. The piece highlights Mobile gulf coast acreage, noting nearly two million Satsuma trees in Mobile County with eight thousand bearing acres, and discusses shipping ahead of Florida oranges for Thanksgiving.
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Birmingham Magazine
W. M. Clemens
Chamber of Commerce
Gulf Coast
Mobile
Mobile County
Majors Plan Sunday Gate Revenue for Army Units
Major league baseball owners aim to donate Sunday gate receipts from eastern cities to U S Army units. President Johnson approved a New York game between the New York and St Louis Americans for June 10 with Mayor Mitchell handling receipts for the New York engineer corps. Authorities seek Sunday championship games in Washington Philadelphia and Boston with proceeds to the Army.
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Associated
Chicago
United States Army
Johnson
Mitchell
New York
St. Louis
Mitchel
New York Engineer Corps
Washington
Philadelphia
Boston
Prisoners Escape from Pascagoula Jail
Seven inmates—five white men and two Black men—escaped from the Pascagoula jail reported to Sheriff Parker on Tuesday. Descriptions include Peg Davis of Moss Point and Curley Gillis of Biloxi, with other whites and Blacks listed by age height attire and home towns. The sheriff urged vigilance along railroad bridges and main routes as the escape occurred Monday night.
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Pascagoula
Miss
G.M. van Liew
Meee
Peg Davis
Moas Point
William Gillis Seymen
Curley Gillis
Biloxi
Misa
George Cameron
Gurt
Frank Griffith
Grand Bay
Ala
Arthur Robinson
Pensacola
Fla
Calvin King
Parker
Lumber Trade Commission Tours Mobile Briefly
The federal lumber trade commission visiting Mobile due to a date mix up did not meet all local manufacturers and exporters. The four representatives John R. Walker A. A. Oxholm R. E. Simmons Nelgon C. Brown toured from Pensacola to Mobile Battle House and headed to New Orleans to continue a nationwide tour of lumber trade interests in the United States and Europe.
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Federal Lumber Trade Commission
Commerce Department
Mobile
Battle House
Pensacola
New Orleans
John R. Walker
A. A. Oxholm
R. E
Senate approves 50 million war risk bill
Washington May 22 The administration bill providing 50 million dollars for the government war risk insurance bureau and authorizing life insurance for crews on American merchant vessels was passed by the Senate today. A similar measure is pending in the House.
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Nton
Washington
Administration
Government
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Senate
House
Losses Mount After Atlanta Fire Rumors
Early estimates peg property losses at 3.6 million dollars with 2.5 million in insurance losses. Officials say up to 1,663 structures burned as relief work expands to shelter and feed 5,000 homeless at the auditorium amidst town repairs and council plans.
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Safety Committee
Atlanta
Ber of
Heal Estate and Insurance
Peece
Citizens Relief Committee
Red Cross
Fire devastates Atlanta area destroying 3000 homes
A massive blaze in Atlanta yesterday razed 75 blocks, destroying 3000 homes with losses estimated up to 5 million dollars. Red Cross and local charities distributed shelter and food as relief work began, with thousands of dollars raised in hours. The disaster overwhelmed city resources, prompting appeals for broad aid while planning continued for those left destitute.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Ponce de Leon Avenue
Candler
Decatur
Fore Streets
P. de’ Leon
Boulevard
Ponce de Leon
Jackson Street
Peachtree
Sherman
Red Cross
United Charities
Auditorium Armory
Ing
Ivan
Chamber of
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