Mobile Mayor Denounces Statue Plan at Bienville Square
A Mobile mayoral statement condemns erecting wooden statues of Kaiser Wilhelm II and von Hindenburg in Bienville Square. He supports patriotic efforts by Mothers' Army but warns any desecration or concealment of plans to locals, insisting the square remain free of such commemorations.
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Pat J. Lyons
Patriotic Women of
Mobile
Bienville Square
Mothers’ Army
Y League
Pat
Coma Crawford
Arizona
Kaiser
Ayor
von Hindenburg
Bienville
von Himnburg
Americans Repulse German Attacks at Cantigny Front
Four German counter-attacks near Cantigny west of Montdidier were repulsed by American troops after sharp fighting. German artillery bombarded new American positions, firing up to 4000 high explosive shells. Several German assault attempts failed with heavy losses. a wounded German captain was captured.
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Associated Press
France
Cantigny
Montdidier
Germans claim long range guns at Fismes shelled Laon
Hague May 31. A Prankfurter Zeitung report states German forces at Fismes operated long range guns that shelled Laon, as the French allegedly sheltered in Laon.
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Hague
Bravery of Allies Foils German Drive on Paris
Paris dispatch notes Allied defense halted German push toward Paris. Center advance slackened while Germans swing east to flank Rheims Ville en Tardenois and Ardre valley. Reserves enter front with artillery. Foch and Petain collaborate. critics voice confidence in a counterattack plan.
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Paris
Associated Press
Rheims
Ville En Tardenois
The
Ardre
Gabriel Hanotfan Figaro
Marne
Mand
L’ Homme Libre
Petit .Pariesienne
Echo de Paris
Foch
Petain
L' Homme Libre
Noyon
Fts
Soissons
Washington Man Organizes War Stamp Drive in Mobile
Dr M Johnson of Washington BC arrives in Mobile to boost the war savings stamp campaign following the Red Cross drive. He meets with county chairman Phelan Dorson, plans precinct outreach, and schedules talks at the Cawthon Hotel to mobilize Mobile women and Black residents for Sunday gatherings. He tours Birmingham Montgomery and Pensacola with a noted chalk talk on Kaiser and the Beast of Berlin.
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J. M. Johnson
Phelan Dorson
Mobile County
Washington
Feild
Mobile
Red Cross
Johnson
Phelan B. Dorson
Cawthon Hotel
Cinson
James R. Hagan
State Federation of Women's Clubs
Dr. Johnson
Mr. Dorlop
C. First Johnson
Birmingham
Montgomery
Pensacola
Berlin
Night boat permits issued for all vessels in district
Boats of every size including skiffs must obtain special permits to operate at night in the eighth naval district. The permits, available at the office of the local navy special agent in the customs house, aim to deter mischief against shipping and water transport after dark.
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Dha
Eighth Naval District
Navy
Mobile
Jere Austill Enters Navy Aviation Training
United States Commissioner Jere Austill resigns to join the aviation section of the navy. He will train at Boston Polytechnic School and hold the rating of chief quartermaster during training. Austill, a member of the Mobile law firm Rickardy Austill, chose to enlist as patriotic duty despite federal office and class 5 draft status.
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United States
Jere Austil
Navy
Austil
Washington
Boston
Mobile Bar
Libel Claim Filed by Material Company in U S District Court
The Southern Fuel and Material Company sues C. W. Brannock Company in federal court for towage demurrage damage salvage and contract claiming about 4 gum valued around 2 636 due for these services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States District Court
Southern Fuel and Material Company
C. W. Brannock Company
Recruiting Picks Up at the Mobile Station
Sergeant John McGuire of the Mobile Army Recruiting Station says recruitment is rising in Mobile and expects to sign many volunteers before next Wednesday when 21 year olds must register for the draft. He offers a choice of branch as an incentive. The Navy recruiting station is enlisting several of these men who must register next week.
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John McGuire
Mobile Army
Mobile
McGuire
Navy
Deeds Put On Record For Alba Transfer
Deeds transferring the P. F. Alba estate on the west side of Royal street adjoining The Mobile Register building to John T. Wickstrom were filed in probate court. The purchase price is $36,000. The sale had been previously announced.
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P. F. Alba
Royal Street
Mobile Register
J. H. Wilson
J. K. Glennon
John T. Wickstrom
Gus Negus Dies After Long Illness
Augustus R. Negus longtime member of the board of health died Friday at noon at his home 507 South Lawrence Street after a lengthy illness. He previously served on the police force before his health department work. He is survived by his widow and son Graham Negus who serves with the Rainbow Division in France.
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Augustus R. Negus
Board of Health
South Lawrence Street
Health Department
Baseball Doubleheader Aids Maternity Home Netting $600
A Sunday doubleheader at Monroe Park field raised more than $600 for the Maternity Home. Police Officer John H Bres sad led the event with sheriff's forces and teams from Alabama Dry Dock and Big Company and the Mobile S- Company assisting. Tickets were sold in large numbers.
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Monroe Park
John H. Bressad
Aext
Alabama Dry Dock and Big Company
Mobile S- Company
Weather Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
The forecast for Alabama and Mississippi calls for fair weather tonight and Sunday. No significant changes expected in temperature or conditions across the region.
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Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
German air raids and Cantigny fighting noted
Enemy airmen bombarded villages behind our lines last night and this morning. The eighty second German reserve division commanded by Gen von Lorne and Stange held prisoners at Cantigny. The officer served on the Russian and western fronts and arrived at Cantigny between May 12 and 18. His division fought the San river offensive in May 1915 piercing the Russian front in Galicia.
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Cantigny
von Lorne
Stange
San River
Galicia
Americans Repel German Counterattack at Cantigny Tanks
In Cantigny the German force tried tanks in a counter attack but American artillery heavy fire pushed both infantry and tanks back. New American positions are being improved and the line has not moved. German air raids were repelled by anti aircraft guns as they approached from a high altitude.
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Associated Press
France
Cantigny
German air raid hits behind American lines injuring civilians
German airmen carried out a large raid behind American forces, dropping bombs around a major hospital and several private houses. American and French wounded were moved to cellars by American Red Cross personnel as bombs and anti aircraft fire continued through the night.
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France
Hardy
Red Cross
Nurses endure raid near hospital with brave support
Bombs fell within 30 to 40 feet of a hospital as a French nurse and her family were killed nearby. A nurse was struck in the lung by bomb fragments while ministering to patients. Five American nurses named Natalie Scott Mary McCadlish Helen Spalding Blanche Gilbert and Constance Cook aided patients during the raid.
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Natalie Scott
New Orleans
Mary McCadlish
Atlanta
Helen Spalding
Brooklyn
Blanche Gilbert
Cleveland
Constance Cook
San Francisco
The Battle Line Today Paris Front Description
The report outlines a fighting front expanding from Chavigny north of Soissons, looping west then returning to the Crise south of Soissons. It moves toward Bersy and follows roads to Grand Rozoy and toward the Marne, with advances toward Courcy Brecy Courpoil and Le Charmel as its southern limit. Farther lines reach Vebzilly Sirouillett Savigny Thillois and toward the Rhelma area.
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Paris
Chavigny
Soissons
Brecy
Courpoil
le Charmel
Vebzilly
Sirouillett
Savigny
Thillois
Rhelma
Fort Morgan Cantonment Construction Expands
New buildings at Fort Morgan for a cantonment will feature modern design and capacity for many men. The old quarantine station is to be rebuilt after bids were requested as part of a broader Mobile construction boom including Swift and Company adding to its Commerce street building and a government marine railway project underway.
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Fort Morgan
Mobile
Swift and Company
Fleet Corporation Opens Mobile Offices
The Emergency Fleet Corporation industrial service section will open headquarters in Mobile in the Bank of Mobile building. The chamber of commerce says the secretary will serve as Mobile representative with jurisdiction over shipyards from the Mexican border to Jacksonville.
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Chamber of Commerce
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Industrial Service Sectio
Mobile
Wit
Bank of Mobile
Chamber
The
Shipping Board
Jacksonville
Submarine Cruisers Sunk Near Gibraltar
Two of Germanys newest and largest cruiser submarines were sunk May 17 and 18 near Gibraltar. Allied destroyers sank them and prisoners were taken from one of the subs. Passengers arriving on an Italian steamer provided the details contradicting prior official notices.
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Atlantic
Germany
Gibraltar
Cathedral Schools Hold Closing Exercises
The closing exercises of the cathedral schools were held this afternoon with patriotic music and decorations. Rt Rev Bishop Edward P. Allen delivered the principal address. The Immaculate Conception School orchestra performed with First and Second Mandolins, guitar, violins, and drum sections led by Master G. Neeley and accompanied by Mrs. R. McCarron.
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Conti
Claiborne
Edward P. Allen
Immaculate Conception
M. Byrne
R. Smith
Lee
C. Wood
Z. Rafield
K. Kaver
I. M .Lacey
J. Goubil
G. Ramm
G.brinéat
D .Tobler
L. Kaver
G. Neeley
R. McCarron
Geilfuss Accused by Own Employee at Trial
Three witnesses testified for the prosecution at the trial of A. Gellfuse, a wealthy man, that he had received Wadsworth. The proceedings continued as witnesses described alleged conduct by the defendant.
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Associated Press
Anderson
A. Gellfuse
Wadsworth
German advance threatens Rheims and Paris rails
London reports the German push toward Rheims and the Paris to Verdun railway as the war slows only slightly with Allied reserves arriving. Correspondents describe the Aisne retreat as a difficult feat, with officers and troops holding positions to the last man and sacrificing themselves when strongholds were blown.
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Associated Press
London
Ottawa
Rheims
Mars
Paris-Chalons
Paris
Verdun
Aisne
War Office statements from London on Arras sector skirmish
May 31 report says troops rushed a German post southeast of Arras and captured prisoners and four antitank guns. The statement notes activity near Villers-Bretonneux and Albert sector between the Somme fronts, with limited details due to wartime censorship.
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Associated Press
London
Arraseek
Eee
Ian Villers-Brettonéux
Albert Secto
Estubert
German Offensives Halted Near Marne Front In May
Paris reports detail German attempts along their right to Olee and at Allette with trench fighting north of Blerancourt. French resistance around Solasona and near Chateau Thierry held fast while a central push north of the Marne was only slight. An energetic French counterattack recaptured Thillois.
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Paris
Olee
Alsette
Blerancourt
Solasona
Chateau Thierry
Marne
Ms Ail
Thillois
Paris Bombardment Resumed As German Guns Open Fire
May 31 report states German long range bombardment of Paris resumed early morning. A shell struck a Paris church yesterday. An official note accuses German bad faith after Cardinal von Hartmann urged restraint toward Cologne on Corpus Christi.
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Paris
Cardinal von Hartmann
Cologne
Germany
May casualties for British reach 166 802
The Associated Press reports British casualties for May total 166 thousand eight hundred two. The breakdown shows killed or died of wounds and wounded among others, with figures incomplete in the excerpt.
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Associated Press
London
Spaveeitaey
Beka Wmg
German hospital patients revolt over harsh treatment in Munich wards
Amsterdam dated report says Munich military hospital nervous patients revolted destroying wards. Rosenheim ward burned during unrest. The Koelnische Volks Zeitung notes electric shocks so strong patients screamed with terror. Deputies prepare questions for Reichstag on ill treatment.
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Amsterdam
Munich
Koelnische Volks Zeitung
Rosenheim
Reichstag
Edward J Huet Files Bond as Clerk
Edward J Huet of Mobile files his bond as clerk for the inferior criminal docket. The filing follows his appointment to the clerkship and outlines compliance with oath and duties.
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Edward J. Huet
Mobile
Germans Link Aisne With Somme Battlefield
Washington May 31 press summary reports German forces extend the battle line east of Noyon and press toward the Marne. Observers note possible German penetration to the Marne with lines near Chateau-Thierry and Rheims while Allied defense remains active east of Rheims and along the Albert and Flanders fronts.
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Aisne
Somme
Washington
Marne
Noyon
Mans
Chateau-Thierry
Ceracie
Imana
Albert
Flanders
Paris and London See German Threat Lessening
Paris and London view the situation more favorably as fears of a renewed German advance wane. The German salient remains about eighteen miles deep near Saal Pari, with Allied lines held near Montdidier. Aerial activity increases as French airmen drop bombs on enemy machines.
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Paris
London
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Lyons
Mothers’ Army and Navy League
Villges
Marin
Witte
Circulation Department
Naval
Jere Austill
Material Company
Mobie Station
ALBA
Gus Negus
Fort Mortgan
Entrance To Bay
Fleet Corporation
Geilfuss
Alli
WAR Office
Cau Aery
Solseons
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