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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1918
Page
4
March 16 1918 public note from Camp Travis Texas compiles excerpts from letters by new recruits. They report clean sanitary conditions good food and clothing and praise Y M C A entertainments and officers. They urge families to stay hopeful and support the war effort.
In Washington the Senate erupts over the administration’s wartime aviation effort. Lodge and New demand truth and action as senators accuse War Baker and officials of missteps. Debate centers on aircraft production, spruce shortages, and the lack of fighting planes in France, with warnings of national peril and calls for universal military training. Local notes report illness and furloughs among troops at Camp Travis.
Soldiers and sailors or their beneficiaries under the soldiers and sailors' insurance law need not hire lawyers or claim agents to collect benefits, per the Treasury Department. Circulars by claim agents and attorneys offer help, but the process is simple and blanks are available from the Bureau of War-Risk Insurance in Washington. Provide the service member’s name, whether killed or injured, and the claimant’s relationship.
Fire heavily damaged the Barnhart Spindler building in Dallas destroying Red Cross headquarters space and a large stock of sweaters socks and other garments. Estimated loss runs to about 90000 with authorities recalling an unidentified man and woman seen around the site.
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