Explosions at U S Arsenal Reported with Casualties
The dispatch says an explosion hit an American arsenal with three killed. In Europe the Austrian war office claims to have recaptured ground near Trieste and taken over six thousand prisoners in the Hermanda sector as Italian forces retreat from Monte San Gabriele northeast of Gorizia.
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London
Hermanda
Triest
Austrian War Office
Hermada
Monte San Gabriele
Gorizia
Russian batteries shell Gulf of Riga during Baltic clash
Soviet dispatches report German ships attacked near Orlensk Sound as Russian coast batteries shelled enemy vessels in the Gulf of Riga. A Russian torpedo boat reportedly located a German submarine and forced a retreat toward Petrograd amid ongoing naval operations.
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Gulf of Riga
War Office
Ussian Torpedo Boa
Orlensk Sound
Associated Press
Petrograd
British Steamship Delphic Sunk by German Submarine
The 8273 ton White Star liner Delphic was sunk August 15 off the Irish coast while in convoy. All crew were saved.
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Anatlantic Port
Delphic
Register
White Star Line
Front activity mainly artillery and air forces in WWI update
Washington reports local infantry activity on the Franco Belgian front while artillery and air units see most action. London notes patrol fights on the Ypres line and a German Langemarck attack. Paris says German local assaults near Rheims in Lorraine and on the Aisne were repelled by French fire.
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Washington
London
Ypres
Gavrelle
Langemarck
Paris
Lorraine
Rheims
Aisne
Nine German Sailors Taken to New Orleans by Government Officer
Henry Humann Rudolph Unruh Harry Brumnemeyer Karl Gercke Hans Strack H Kuh mid Fred Wurst and Quarti nine German sailors were removed from Mobile area and taken to New Orleans by Immigration Commissioner H C Brownlow with jailers Harry O Murry and John T Brown aboard the 6 45 Louisville and Nashville train. The men were held in Mobile county jail since last May awaiting processing.
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Henry Humann
Rudolph Unruh
Harry Brunmnemeyer
Karl
Karl Gercke
Hans Strack
H. Kuhmid
Fred Wurst
Quarti
United States
New Orleans
Mobile
H. C. Brownlow
Louisville
Nashville
Harry O. Murry
John T. Brown
Holcombe
First Regiment Offers Captains for 167th Infantry
The First regiment A N G was willing to spare some captains for the 167th United States infantry but would not part with the crack catcher Randolph Marshall of Mobile. Officers relayed word from Montgomery officials. The First’s team had recently defeated Ohio troops 3 to 1. Captain Leon Schwarz of Mobile recalled how the young Mobile athlete was retained with the First after one Se game.
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A.N. G
167Th United States Infantry
Randolph Marshall
Mobile
167Th
Montgomery Entir
Ohio
Montgomery
Leon Schwarz
Reichstag Members Off For War Front
Thirty two members of the German Reichstag left Berlin to visit battle fronts to form an idea of the strategic situation. Sixteen were assigned to the western front and sixteen to the eastern front. They went on invitation of army officials as the Reichstag seeks a front view before resuming sessions.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Reichstag
Berlin
Weser Zeitung
Ochers
Great Loyalty Drive of Labor Alliance Opens Campaign
Minneapolis report states the local American Alliance for Labor and Democracy opened a drive to root out pro-Germany from Minnesota labor. Wesley Frost, former U S consul at Queenstown, warned of German submarine atrocities and recounted wartime tales.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
American Alliance For Labor and Democracy
Minesota
Wesley Frost
Queenstown
Lusitania
Laconia
Ireland
Walker Trial Delayed Again Hearing Set for Sept 15
William Walker, a suspended county buildings engineer, faces defacing charges. The inferior criminal court continued the case to September 15 after Assistant State Solicitor Jack Courtney cited incomplete investigation. Sheriff Holcombe said Walker removed a jail basement door lock amid a liquor theft probe. Walker claims he opened the lock to test its effectiveness. The liquor theft case remains under investigation with no charges yet filed. The Walker matter will be discussed by the board of revenue and road commissioners on Monday.
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William Walker
Inferior Criminal Court
Jack Courtney
Walker
W. H. Holcombe
Holcombe
A. I. Berbeze
Circuit Court
Courtney
Welker
Alphone Baumer
Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners
Joint Army Board to Work Out Safe Transport Scheme
A joint army and Navy board led by Captain William R Shoe maker of the Navy has been appointed to devise a safe Atlantic transport system for American troops. Its conclusions will be confidential. The board will likely apply lessons from French and British navies gained in three years of war to protect troop ships.
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Associated Press
Washington
Army and Navy
William R. Shoemaker
Navy
Atlantic
Investigation in King Woman's Death Reopened
Salisbury N C Sept 8 Hayden Clement solicitor for the fifteenth judicial district announced plans to reopen the Maude A King death case. He will recall the coroner's jury which ruled the Chicago woman's death accidental by pistol wound near Concord on August 29.
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Associated Press
Salisbury
N. C
Hayden Clement
Fifteenth Judicial District
Concord
Maude A. King
Chicago
Weather forecast for Alabama Mississippi
The forecast for Alabama calls for partly cloudy skies tonight and Sunday with cooler conditions in the northern part. Mississippi is expected to be generally fair tonight and Sunday with possible showers in the far north and cooler temperatures in the northern portion.
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Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Campaign to Close Tonight in City Commissioner Race
Campaigners for George E. Crawford and Laz Schwarz stage grand rallies tonight in close proximity downtown as the six year term for city commissioner nears its end. Crawford will be joined by Joseph C. Rich William McLeod and Senator Harry T. Hartwell while Schwarz will be accompanied by J H Zelnicker and others in a final push ahead of Monday's election.
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Laz Schwarz
Schwarz
Bienville Square
City Bank
Crawford
St.Joseph
St. Michael
St. Francis
Cit
Ind
Brooks, Crawford and McMillan
Mobile
Lazarus Schwarz
Joseph C. Rich
State Harbor Board
William McLeod
Stevens, McCorvey & McLeod
Harry T. Hartwell
Street Car Strike Quiet in Chattanooga After Rioting
Chattanooga Tennessee September 8 street car strike was quiet this morning with no cars operating. Leaders urged restraint and rioting ended last night. Several injured from clashes include Sam A Miller leader of strikebreakers badly hurt with head wounds and knife stabs. Others listed with injuries include M V Bal A C Brediley B W Jones S A Miller J Nelson C Ball J W Power John Dempsey J W Hicks treated at police headquarters.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Sam A. Miller
Miller
M. V. Bal
Lookout Mountain
A. C. Brediley
B. W. Jones
East Chattanooga
W. H. Broughman
Kentucky
S. A. Miller
J. Nelson
C. Ball
J. W. Power
John Dempsey
J. W. Hicks
Pensacola Seaman Commended for Rescue of Aviator
James Salsman chief boatswain mate at the Pensacola aeronautic station is commended by Secretary Daniels for risking his life to rescue four comrades after a collision between a seaplane and a flying boat. His leg was fractured but he dived three times to reach the un swimming coxswain who clung to the seaplane pontoon until rescued.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
James Salesman
Pensacola Aeronautic Station
Daniels
Salsman
Treasury Says No General Restrictions on Gold Exports
Treasury officials said no general restrictions will be placed on the export of gold as part of settling trade balances. The president's proclamation requiring licensing of exports was cited, but gold exports will be allowed for legitimate trade needs.
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Associated Press
Washington
Treasury
United States
Caribbean Storm Diminishes as Barometer Rises
Weather bureau notices from Washington reported the Caribbean disturbance weakening with rising pressure. Early Friday messages indicated fewer signs of tropical development and general pressure rise across the Windward Islands.
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Washingt
Associa Preasuires
Caribbean Sea
Washing Dee
Caribbean
Windward Islands
Stop Whiskey Making in U S at 11 Tonight
Washington reports the manufacturing of whiskey will cease nationwide at 11 tonight as the food control act's prohibitive clause takes effect. Millions of bushels of grain will be redirected to food use, while alcohol for industrial and medicinal purposes rises in volume. Distilleries, especially small fruit brandy plants in California Ohio and New Jersey, face closure though larger operations may continue for other alcohol products.
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Washington
California
Ohio
New Jeresy
New Jersey
United States
Sailor Fine for Disorderly Conduct After Gun Point Incident
James McKenzie, a sailor aboard the bark Doon, was fined 26 dollars in recorder's court for disorderly conduct after he held another sailor at gunpoint with a shotgun until police arrived. Horace Turner intervened when McKenzie snapped a pistol in RE Hank's face during a confrontation aboard the Doon.
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James McKenzie
Horace Turner
Recorder’s Court
McKenzie
RE. C. Hank
Doon
Hank
Mr. Turner
Rate Increases on Sugar Suspended by ICC
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended proposed sugar rate increases on carload shipments from New Orleans to Alabama Georgia Kentucky and Tennessee until January 7 following an investigation. The boosts ranged from two tenths to 32 10 cents per hundred pounds, affecting destinations Chattanooga Alabama City Georgetown and Walton with varied rises.
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Associated Press
Washington
New Orleans
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chattanooga
Alabama City
Ala
Georgetown
Walton
Child Hit by Train in Creola Likely to Recover
Two year old Edith Wright of Creola Alabama was struck and thrown from a Southern railway track by a late Thursday afternoon train. She rests well today and has a good chance to recover after the incident near her home.
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Edith Wright
Creola
Ala
Southern Railway
Sweden Denounces German Submarine Secrets From Buenos Ayres
Washington released official dispatches showing Count Luxburg at Buenos Ayres used the Swedish legation to pass German notes to Berlin. The cables discuss sinking small Argentine ships and scuttling plans, with regard to Argentine policy and potential diplomatic breakups.
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Washington
Sweden
Argentine
Buenos Ayres
Berlin
State Department
Germany
Department of State
Count Luxburg
Foreign Office
Legation
Stockholm
Las Palmas
Lansing
Mayor Thanks Judge for Hanging Signs on Church Street Ropes
Mayor Harry Pilians writes Judge Henry Chamberlain to praise large signs placed on ropes across Church Street during inferior court sessions. He notes near-miss experiences and clarifies no complaint was filed. Judge Chamberlain cites supreme court precedent on closing noisily paved streets during court hours.
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Harry Pilians
Henry Chamberlain
Inferior Criminal Court
Church Street
Judge Chamberlain
German general staff to publish monographs on war battles
Copenhagen Sept 8 The German general staff plans a series of monographs on major battles and campaigns based on official material written by participants. This will mark the first move toward an official German history of the war with the first volume due in October.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Cotton Bales Sell For 20 Cents At Mobile Change
Five hundred and thirteen bales of ten were sold on the Mobile Cotton change Saturday at 20 cents. The tone was steady with a sem of 1-4 cent compared with yesterday's quotation.
Seditious Mail May be Barred By Government
Washington reports the post office department and the justice department consider closing the mails to disloyal citizens as part of the anti sedition campaign. Officials Lamar and Fitts will meet again before a decision. If enacted it would cover all correspondence not just printed matter. Investigations into I W W documents seized in raids yield disclosures for grand juries.
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Associated Press
Washington
Post Office Department
Department of Justice
William H . Lamar
William c. Fitts
Major Raymond Arrested After Port City Stop
Al H. Raymond of Portland Maine was arrested by department of justice officials and found with Texas city maps in his possession. He admitted impersonating a major and was transferred to federal authorities after court appearance in what officials call a probe into vice conditions linked to the case.
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al H. Raymond
Portland
Department of Justice
Texas
Jere Austill
Raymond
G. M. van Liew
Chief van Liew
Recorder’s Court
Louieville
Nashville
New Orleans
C. K. Berge
Sennees
Orman
Mooney and Danforth
Atlanta
Mobile
Wilson's reply to the pope's peace note stands for England
Washington reports that Britain has advised the United States that President Wilson's reply to Pope Benedict's peace proposal effectively represents Britain's position. Lord Cecil had indicated a similar stance in a recent statement.
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Wilson
Pope
England
Washington
Great Britain
United States
Pope Benedict
Lord Cecil
Three Italian Ships Sunk by Submarines in Week
Rome reports only three Italian ships sunk in the week ending September 2. A torpedo attack damaged one small auxiliary sailing vessel, all in all seas. The damaged vessel was towed into port.
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Rome
Auto Demolished When Hit by Truck at Clayborne and Francia
A truck from Mobile Delivery Com collided with the car owned by Rev. Dr. J. M. Donnelly Friday at 5 30 PM, demolishing it. Police Officer Pistole filed the report. the crash was due to street gear on the truck breaking at Clayborne and Francia streets.
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Comru Riday
J. M. Donnelly
Pistole
Clayborne
T. Francia
Federated Council of Churches Meeting Tuesday Night
The Federated Council of Churches will hold a meeting Tuesday evening at 6 39 in the director's room of the Y M C A. Secretary H B Palmes states it is important that all ministers and pastors attend as matters of importance will be discussed.
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Federated Council of Churches
H. BE. Palmes
Otenize
Explosion at Frankford arsenal kills workers in blast
Three workmen died and twenty three injured in an accidental explosion at the Frankford arsenal in Philadelphia. The blast ripped through Peter Pan Street rooms where primers for big shells were dried, destroying three buildings and about 80 thousand detonators. Maryland troops guard the site as investigations proceed. estimated losses run around 30000 dollars.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Frankford Arsenal
Mobilian at Front Sees Brother There for First Time
Percy England of Sosne 22, son of Mr K England of Oakdale, enlisted with U S corps and reached England. He met his elder brother Fred England at Leyton for the first time in his life. Their father had left Tread England with relatives in Leyton when he went to the U S. Percy found his brother among four thousand troops.
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Percy England
Sosne
K. England
Oakdale
L.haretan Goods Company
L. and N
Corps
United States
England
Fred England
Leyton
Tread
Leyton Land
Wisconsin
Mobile
Malone to Stay as Port Collector Until Wilson Acts
Dudley F. Malone, who resigned as collector of customs for the port of New York in protest of the administration’s suffrage stance, says he will continue duty at the customs house until relieved by the president. He plans a six months’ rest after release and mentions family in the Adirondacks.
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Malone
Wilson
Associated Press
New York
Dudley F. Malone
Port of
Customs House
Adirondacks
Panama Canal Traffic Clears After Year of Slides
AP notes Panama Canal now in fine shape with uninterrupted traffic for a year. The canal opened August 15, 1914, after slides in the Culebra Cut halted traffic at times through the prior six months and only resumed on September 7 last year.
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Associated Press
Panxis
Sept
Panama Canal
Culebra
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