Controversy Over Bienville Square Concession Stirs City Officials
Mobile officials clash over Mayor Lyons revoking a concession for a war memorial display near Bienville Square. Commissioner Crawford defends the action saying the venue is improper while some claim the move targets a patriotic Mothers Army exhibit. No concession will be granted yet as tensions rise.
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Bienville Square
George Ewford
P. J. Lyons
Army and Navy League
Bienville
Lyons
Crawford
At Y Ai
Sioner Crawford
Unnion
Kaiver
von Hindenburg
Harmies
Reiss’ Place
Mothers” Army and Navy
H. L. Pake
German flood to be dammed as French resist at Rheims
Paris reports a semi official note saying the German advance between Rheims and Soissons has slackened with French reserves entering. The note expresses confidence that allied unity and reserves will stem the waves soon as German gains shrink and guns are left behind the line.
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Pata Aed
Soissons
Rheims
Somme
Soissons Falls as German Offense Advances Near Rheims
Allied lines hold firm on the left while Soissons is captured and Rheims faces grave danger. French and British troops retreat to within two miles of Rheims as German forces push from Fere-en-Tardenois toward the east. Paris reports intensified aerial activity with bombs dropped on suburbs and a raid on the capital repelled.
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Associated Press
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Aisne
Soissons
Rheims
Enone
Bos
Leupigne
Marne
Fere
Sree
Fereen
Tardenois
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Deamiks
Ulaawurk's Family Arrives in Yekaterinburg
AP reports Alexis for amerty, the Russian heir apparent, and the daughters of the former emperors have arrived at Yekaterinburg on the border of the Ural mountains. The emperor and empress have moved from Tobolsk as part of a plan linked to the alleged escape of Alexis.
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Associated Press
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Amerty
Apray
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Perem
Ural Mountains
Caveeyl
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News-Item offers $200 Liberty Bond by subscriber drive
The News Item in Mobile offers every resident a chance to win a $200 Liberty Bond or War Saving Certificate by recruiting new subscribers. For each new subscriber a helper earns a 25 cent thrift stamp, and many may work independently or together within families. No money is required, no payments in advance, and every participant aids the war effort while promoting subscriptions.
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Mobile
Eedeo
Kilborn Files for Alabama Legislature Seat
Vincent F. Kilborn of Inge and Kilborn declares for the Alabama legislature from Mobile County. His entry brings the field to five candidates with three to be elected. Other contenders are G C Outlaw Captain Joseph H Norville John J Russell and D B Cobbe.
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Vincent F. Kilborn
Inge & Kilborn
Alabama
Mobile County
Secretary of State
Kilborn
G. C. Outlaw
Joseph H. Norville
John J. Russell
D. B. Cobbe
Malone Enlists in the Signal Corps
The notice reports Daniel W. Malone enlisting in the Signal Corps of the Army. It notes his acceptance and assignment to Mobile for recruitment processing and training. The fragmentary OCR indicates a military service entry with a readiness to depart for duties.
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D. W. Malone
THE
Signal Corps
Mobile shipyards halt work amid committee strife
Fragmentary report notes ship carpenters and caulkers ceasing work in mobile yards due to misunderstandings among committees. Trade crews were told to be done today, with some days extended for proper coordination.
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Mobile Shipyards
Enia
Mr R J Goode Bids Farewell In Gastonburg Visit
Mr R J Goode, a noted Gastonburg Alabama businessman, comes to bid his son goodbye in a city visit. He left home earlier today for the purpose of the farewell meeting.
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MR. R. J. Goode
Son
R. J. Goode
Gastonburg
Ala
City buys reduction plant for 2000 dollars
The City Commission approved the purchase of the Southern Reduction Company plant on the Mobile and Ohio railroad right of way for 2000 dollars. Edward Zeller is named superintendent. The facility will process dead animals into fertilizer and related byproducts, with hides also handled. Commissioner Crawford calls the price a bargain compared with other cities’ costs.
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George E. Crawford
Southern Reduction Company
Mobile
Ohio
Edward Zeller
Priece
Mobil
Crawford
Edward Zellerm
Dutch Protest Against German Prize Law
Amsterdam May 29. Holland protests the modification of the German prize law of April 24 in a statement by Foreign Minister Lou.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Lou
Heaviest German Assault Foiled Near Cantigny
German counter attacks against American troops in the Cantigny sector west of Montdidier were repulsed with heavy losses for the attackers. American patrols reported light casualties while U S aviators kept enemy aircraft at bay as the battle for Cantigny continued.
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France
Cantigny
Montdidier
Teutons
Canting
Associated Press
Washington
Pershing
Berlin
Caritigny
Cary
Germany
Day of Prayer Fills Mobile Churches Across City
Mobilians attend with solemnity as proclamation calls for fasting prayer and public humiliation. Masses start at 6 a.m. and church services run throughout the day at various times to accommodate all residents. Attendance includes long‑inactive worshipers returning, with two or more services at many churches.
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Eros Woodson
Evry
Cnugghes
Three More Cars of Cabbage Are Shipped
J L B Davis says three carloads of cabbage have been shipped from Mobile to reduce a crop surplus. Eight more cars are planned for early June delivery with bids in progress. New potatoes also sell well with three cars sold to an army cantonment. Prices rose 50 to 15 cents in days.
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Ford
Mobile
J. L. B. Davis
Clemenceau Escapes as HMS Patrols Clash in Front
A fragmented report describes a near clash with HMS forces as a patrol reaches a town. A French general was killed during an encounter while examining nearby artillery and positions with a field glass.
War Office Statements Paris May 30 On Soissons Front
The French official report says the battle continued with undiminished violence through the night. French troops held western outlets of Soissons while the enemy failed to debouch. South of there engagements rose along the road between Soissons and Hartennes and the front between Tardenoise and Vesilly with German advances checked by Reon forces. On the right, Franco-British troops between Brouillet and Thilloin and northwest of Rheims repelled all assaults and kept their positions.
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Exene
Hartennes
Reren- Tardenoise
Vesilly
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Rman
Tenaci
British forces repulse attack near Festubert and raid Locon
London reports that during the night the enemy attacked Route-a-Keen northwest of Festubert and was repulsed. A minor operation near Merris improved the line, with a few prisoners and a machine gun captured. A raid near Locon yielded prisoners. Hostile artillery was active east of Villers-Bretonneux and in Hinges and Robecq sectors.
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Associated Press
London
Route-a- Keen
Festubert
Merris
Locon
Rev Father Turner Joins France War Chaplain Team
Rev Father Patrick Turner, pastor of Blessed Sacrament Church West End Birmingham, formerly at Cathedral Molife, is in New York en route to France. He will join the American expeditionary forces 45 chaplains.
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Father Patrick Turner
Blessed Sacrament Church
West End
Birmingham
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Molifse
New York
France
American Expeditionary Forces
Archbishop Installation Planned in New Orleans
Rev. Father Cummings president of Hill College and Very Rev. Father Vv. G depart for New Orleans to attend the installation of Archbishop John Shaw scheduled Friday morning. Many laymen associated with the archbishop’s boyhood will also travel to attend.
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Father Cummings
Hill College
Vv. G
New Orléans
John Shaw
New Orleans
Bank Clearings Rise in Mobile Area Week Ending May
Total clearings reached 1 875 124 dollars for the week ending in May, up from the previous year’s period. The report notes a rise in Mobile clearing activity with the latest figures issued by the relevant authority.
Romaine Taken Back to Fort Morgan
Manford Romaine attached to Fort Morgan coast artillery was arrested in Indiana for overstaying leave and brought to Mobile by Sergeant Steak. He will be tried by court martial at Fort Morgan. Private W L Jennings of Camp Wheeler Ga arrested on absent without leave was taken to Macon Ga with Sergeant Perdue.
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Manford Romaine
Coast Artillery
Fort Morgan
Indiana
Mobile
Steak
Rowe
Fort Morgan Thursay
W. L. Jennings
Camp Wheeler
Macon
Perdue
Red Cross Pledge Drive Progress Report
Red Cross pledge cards are being turned into cash as contributions continue. Treasurer H A Forchheimer notes many signers are paying subscriptions, while some factory reports remain unrevolved and total fundraising impact for the drive is still unclear.
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RED Cross
Red Cross Fund
H. A. Forchheimer
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