War drive reports show varied pledges and plant talks
Partial reports from district chapters indicate 7 percent mobile subscription and about $40 000 pledged to the second relief fund. Messages from J F general superintendent mention Chickasaw Bring Company and several plants considering Sunday work. A luncheon and canvass are planned to tally contributions amid continued drive by men and women volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Abithe
J. F
George G Crawford
Chickasaw
Ee Industri¢És
Stry- Iron Works
Gulf Shingle 5 Lumber Company
Hallettng Company
Magnolia Com“Warehouse Company
Kahnng Company
Hatkmeyer Iron Turner, & Co
Harry Ww
J. H
Shipping Gains On the Submarine Says Naval Expert
London authority Archibald Hurd argues in the Telegraph that Germany is destroying about 3.5 million tons of allied and neutral shipping yearly while the Allies and neutrals ship about 4 million tons. He cites a political miscalculation in the submarine campaign and notes morale is falling as the sea becomes an inferno for submariners.
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Associated Press
London
Archibald Hurd
Ly Telegraph
Heresks
America
Hurd
Draft of all non useful workers to be drafted after July first
Under the new draft rules from Provost Marshal General, every man of draft age must either quit his non useful occupation or join the army after July 1. The list includes gamblers, racetrack attendants, fortune tellers, waiters, bartenders, theater ushers, elevator operators and domestic clerks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Gen
Pder
Oeal
Hill College Play Raises Funds for Red Cross
Students at Hill College staged a theater night to raise about $1,000 for the Red Cross. The program featured the Purple and White from Betsey Ross Club and a speech by a university faculty member. A flag displaying 228 Lone Hill men in service and other offerings raised funds, with Father E Semenings presiding.
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Red Cross
Hill College
J. A
Betsey Ross
Americans Strike Back as Gun Batteries Hold Febrile Front
American artillery on the Picardy front reports eight of ten German batteries active since the Americans arrived have been neutralized by direct hits. Aerial photos confirm accuracy, and US guns damage rear lines and ammo dumps while patrols harass nightly. Prisoners acknowledge American resourcefulness and rising German alarm.
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Associated Press
France
Picardy Front
Ifantry
Jiné
Eight Hurt When M & C Train Derails at Deer Park
Eight persons were slightly hurt when the first class coach and Pullman of Mobile & Ohio train No. 4 derailed near Deer Park, 41 miles from here, at 10:45 this morning. No fatalities reported. engine and several cars remained on track. An investigation by railroad officials is under way. Conductor L. S. Pitts and Engineer L. B. Tew were in charge.
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Mobile & Ohio
Deer Park
L. S. Pitts
L. B. Tew
7ershing in communique reports Kurtz death
General Pershing's communique to the war department states Lieutenant Kurtz an American pilot was accidentally killed within American lines.
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Kurtz
Washington
Perking
War Department
Rasmussen Reaches Long Firth in Arctic Expedition
Danish explorer Knud Rasmussen reports from Copenhagen via Exchange Telegraph that he has reached Long Firth with the Thule expedition and charted all northern Greenland firths. Two team members died. Olson and Wulff perished after landfall and distress.
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Associated Agage
London
Knud Rasmussen
Copenhagen
Long’s Firth
Greenland
Rasmussen
Thule
Denmark
Reuter
Hendrick Olson
Henry Wulff
Olson
Cape Agassiz
Dr. Wulff
Merchant and Wife Slain in Bed at New Orleans
New Orleans May 23 Joseph Maggio 39 a saloon keeper and merchant and his wife were killed in their beds early today. The bodies were chopped with an axe and police call the crime one of the most brutal here. They suspect robbery as the motive.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Joseph Maggio
Katherine Stinson Flies Postal Route Chicago to New York
Associated Press reports Katherine Stinson began a Chicago to New York mail flight at 7:37 this morning. She passed Bowling Green Ohio at 11:36, about 15 miles south of Toledo, continuing the journey.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Murray Arrested Under Liquor Law
Edward Murray was charged under the prohibition law and sworn in at the inferior criminal court. The deputy sheriff alleged he found a small quantity of liquor near Dog River on the road, with the Tolortor stainal court to hear the matter Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Murray
Inferior Criminal Court
Promnties Liquors
Son Dog River
Has Me Road
Tolortor
Negro Lynching in Cordele Georgia Town
In Cordele Georgia James Cobb a black man was taken from jail by a mob shortly after midnight and hanged near the scene where he allegedly attacked Mrs Roy Simmons seven miles east of Cordele He was later shot to pieces Two hundred soldiers arrest 150 accompanying guards were posted at Camp Grant Rockford Illinois for court martial proceedings after an assault on a young woman on May 14
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Associated Press
Cordele
James Cobb
Roy Simmons
Cordelo
Rockford
Ill
Camp Grant
Guards Restore Quiet After Barrey County Battle
Valdosta Georgia May 23 troops from Savannah patrolled after a night clash with Sidney Johnson in Barrey Brooks county the negro sought for Hampton Smith murder no more disturbances reported and Arthur McCollum and Major Bierne conferred as Chatham guards prepared to return to Savannah
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Valdosta
Chatham Guards
Savannah
Sidney Johnson
Hampton Smith
Barrey
Brooks County
Arthur McCollum
Georgia
Bierne
Donahue Returns Home for Master Draft Call
Thomas W. Donahue, a Mobilian, traveled from Racine Wisconsin to answer the draft call. He left a business in Racine to return home and enlist, having spent time in many parts of the country.
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Thomas W. Donahue
Baker to Appear Before Committee on Army Power
Washington May 23 Secretary Baker will meet with House Military Committee chairman Dent then appear at a late afternoon executive session to discuss his plan granting the president unlimited authority over the army including the number of men called out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baker
Dent
House Military Committee
British Hospitals Bombed In France by German Air Attacks
German air raids on rear area hospitals in France killed and wounded hundreds of staff and patients. An American hospital and an American workers’ facility suffered less damage, while four enemy formations dropped vast craters and caused chaos. A three seated German aircraft was shot down. its captain claimed hospitals near railways invite bombing. He spoke fluent English and said he had diplomatic service background.
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France
Red Cross
Young News Item Seller At Simon Shoe Stand
A thirteen year old boy has sold the News Item at Simon Shoe Company corner for two years. He earns a good salary, saves money, and attends school regularly while pleasing his customers with prompt delivery.
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Simon Shoe Company
Huns Return to Bomb Hospitals Full of Wounded
Sunday night raids targeted hospitals filled with wounded men. The first phase began after 10 o clock and ended at 11 o'clock before the attackers returned to heavily bombard facilities housing injured Allied soldiers.
Alleged slacker arrested after days on the run
Elridge Gray, sought as an alleged slacker, was arrested near Mobile by Deputy U S Marshals Horton and Kern and Deputy Sheriff Daves on the bay front road. He was jailed as investigators prepare a hearing before the U S commissioner after a pursuit into the swamp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elridge Gray
Bay Front Road
Mobile
United States
D. D. Horton
M. T. Kern
James Daves
Gray
Bank Clearings Increase as Mobile Association Reports May Week
Mobile Clearing House Association reports bank clearings for the week ending May 23 at 1,475,446 dollars, up from 1,219,170 dollars last year, an increase of 260,276 dollars.
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Mobile Clearing House Association
Dry Forces Win Amendment Vote in Prohibition Skirmish
Washington May 23 Dry forces in the house won a second skirmish for national prohibition by approving a preliminary amendment. The measure would bar any of the $11,246,400 food production bill appropriation until President Wilson issues a proclamation prohibiting use of food in intoxicants.
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Washington
Wilson
Gen J B Castleman Dies Noted Kentucky Horse Breeder
General John B Castleman president of the American Greyhound Horse Breeders Association and member of the War Department died at his Louisville home after a brief illness. The Broad Street Presbyterian Ladies' Aid plans a social on Friday May 24 1918 at 8 p m on the church lawn Broad and Selma streets with a musical program announced.
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Louisville
Iyake Seema
John B
American Gedaie Ho Horse Breeders’ Association
Wig Ae Command
Kentuck
Broad Street Presbyterian
Eerie
Church Lawn
Broad
Selma Streets
Boys and Girls Work Hard For War Stamps Drive
Children recruit new subscribers for the News-Item drive with prizes of Liberty Bonds and war saving certificates in 1923 values. Earnings earn thrift stamps for two new subscribers, with all children having equal chances to win. No advance payment required.
June 5 Registrants Explained by Recruiting Officer
Captain James Hutchison visited the local recruiting office to clarify the handling of men 21 years old since last June. He stressed that newly registered men are not last in line for drafts but placed at the bottom of classification lists and sorted by occupation and dependents, with many unmarried men likely to be in Class 1. He noted that volunteers from these registrants are being received and that volunteering before registering allows choice of department.
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James Hutchison
Hutchison
Monroe County Automobile Club to be organized in Monroeville
John Craft of the Alabama Good Roads Association and L G Adams of the Mobile Automobile Club plan to travel to Monroeville Alabama on May 27 to organize the Monroe County Automobile Club on Tuesday May 28. The invitation came from James K Kyser a Burnt Corn merchant and delegate to the recent good roads convention in Mobile.
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John Craft
Alabama Good Roads Association
L. G. Adams
Mobile Automobile Club
Monroeville
Ala
Monroe County Automobile Club
James K. Kyser
Burnt Corn
Mobile
Young Moreland Receives West Point Appointment
John W. Moreland son of James P. Moreland of Mobile has been appointed to West Point. He will report for the course beginning June 14 after attending the officers training camp at Camp Pike. The Mobile community, including his many friends, learns of his appointment with interest.
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John W. Moreland
James P. Moreland
West Point
Young Moreland
Camp Pike
Young Reland
Mobile
Baseball Players May Be Called Under War Regulations
Provost Marshal General Crowder tightens draft rules and says professional baseball players must take a useful occupation or join the army. Slackers who leave the country to avoid the draft will be pursued under the selective services act. Attorney General Orts wy announced today.
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Crowder
Orts Wy
Todey
Mobile cabbage bids sought for Camp Wheeler June needs
The Camp Wheeler quartermaster seeks proposals from Mobile farmers and truck growers to supply about 60 000 pounds of cabbage in June 1918. Bids due May 31 with instructions covering varieties, quality, inspection, and right to adjust quantities as camp needs change.
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Mobile
Camp Eeler
Harry T. Hartwell
Mr. Hartwell
Hartwell
Bank Saceree
John H. Bankhead
Mobile County
Bankhead
Hoover
James Burlington
Camp Wheeler
Mill employee seeks damages in hardwood mill suit
Fred L. Burroughes sues R. H. Ben ner Co. for 2000 dollars alleging injury at work on September 20, 1917 that cost part of his left middle finger while employed by the defendant firm in the circuit court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred L. Burroughs
R. H. Benner & Co
Burroughes
Attempt on Hindenburg and Ladendorf Denied
Berlin dispatch reports in Amsterdam correspondence that rumors of an attempt on the lives of Field Marshal von Hindenburg and General Ladendorf are denied by the Keelinische Volks Zeitung. The statement appears in the Morning paper.
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Lonon
von Hindenburg
Ladendorf
Berlin
Keelinische, Volks Zeitung
Amsterdam
Draft Order Affects Local Board Attendance Rules
The new regulation clarifies that regular vacations are not absences and locals may use discretion. It addresses employment disruption due to domestic circumstances and permits local boards to adjust policies accordingly.
Southern Men Named in New Casualty List
The casualty list names soldiers by status and home towns. Died of Wounds Sergeant Walter J. Brown of El Paso Texas. Died of Disease Privates James Evan Bradley John W. Jones Walter Hunter. Severely Wounded Sergeants William O Williamson and Privates Mack Andyson Speck, etc. Officers included TW James Palache and Lieutenants John T M and Hugh L Benoit.
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Walter J. Brown
Celive Street
el Paso
Tex
James Evan
R. F
Bradley
John W. Jones
Box Spartanburg
S. C
Walter Hunter
B. F
Box 76
Laurens
8.C
William 0. Williamson
Blanchard
Caddo
Mack Andyson
Spee Ya Iearn Brown
F. D
Eta
Dolphus Cooper
James Palache
Farmin, Conn
John T
St. Louis
Hugh L. Benoit
Miss
Earthquake Indication Reaches Chicago From Chile
An Associated Press dispatch reports seismic activity indicating a Chilean earthquake measured at the Chicago Weather Bureau and at Spring Hill College. The tremor lasted several minutes moving south by southeast, about 3,900 miles from Chicago, similar to a prior quake that caused fatalities and damage in Chile.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Washington
Weather Bureau
Varsity of Chicago
Chile
American Officer Receives British Decoration
Col Hodges is among early U S officers to earn the D S from Britain. The award spans March 27 to April 3 as British honors are bestowed amid wartime developments.
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Col. Hodges
Ican
D. S
Rae
States Army
Hodes
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Murray
Chatham
EDW
Brabner
J. B. Castleman
Monroe CO
Camp Sheridan
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Spring Hil College
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