United States Civil Service seeks cost accountants for Signal Corps
The War Department seeks several hundred expert cost accountants for the finance division and other branches in Washington D C or in the field. Salaries range from 2400 to 6000 dollars yearly. Men only. Duties include determining production costs of aircraft and motors, as supervisors or assistants, with postings in Washington or at plants. Applications rated by education and experience without written exams. Fillings accepted until further notice, with rapid paper ratings as needs arise. Contact local civil-service examiners or the U S Civil Service Commission in Washington.
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United States
Finance Department
Signal Corps
War Department
Washington, D. C
United States Civil Service Commission
Board of Civil-Service Examiners
Washington
Zemo Promises Quick Relief For Eczema Sores And Burns
The ad promotes Zemo as a penetrating antiseptic liquid from the E W Rose Co Cleveland Ohio. It claims to remove eczema stop itching and heal skin troubles sores burns and chafing with clear skin as the goal and pricing of 35 cents or 1 00 for extra large size.
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E. W. Rose Co
Cleveland
Wrestle Shimkus in Laredo Proposed by A. E. Voigt
A. E. Voigt, former manager of Dabbs Dairy, seeks a Laredo promoter to organize a wrestling match between Shimkus the Lithuanian wonder and himself sometime between February 8 and 12. Voigt promises a strong challenge and invites local interest to handle arrangements by writing to A. F. Voigt, Route 7, Box 532, San Antonio, Texas.
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A. E. Voigt
Laredo
Shimkus
Wonder
the Times
Dabbs Dairy
San Antonio
Demetrius
Latin American Club February Hop Invites Members
The regular monthly hop of the Latin American Club is set for Friday evening February 8. No invitations will be sent. all members and their families are welcome with entertainment arranged by the committee.
Notice of Meeting for Cannel Coal Company Stockholders
The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Cannel Coal Company will be held at the offices in Laredo Texas on Thursday March 7 1918 at 4 p m to elect a board of directors and transact other business. The regular board meeting will follow at same place and date. Co C BIGGIO Secretary 2 5 30t
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Cannel Coal Company
Laredo
Texas
Elksmark Golden Jubilee Observances Across Nation
New York marks the Elks semi centennial with a grand banquet and national invites. The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks traces to 1867 with origins from Charles Vivian and the Jolly Corks. By 1882 the order expanded to 14 lodges and about 2,000 members now boasts nearly 3400 branches and half a million members. The order emphasizes charity, justice, brotherly love and fidelity with the 11 o'clock toast for absent brothers and annual memorial services the first Sunday in December.
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New York
Elkdom
The
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Charles Vivian
Star Hotel
Lisponard Street
Broadway
Richard Steirly
Vivian
American Theater
Steirly
W. L. Bowren
Jolly Corks
Bowron
England
Delancey Street
Elk
Grand Lodge
United States
Elks
Weather forecast and Fort McIntosh observations
Tonight fair and warmer. Wednesday fair. Observations at Fort McIntosh show a maximum of 68 degrees and a minimum of 48 with north winds. Clear conditions prevail.
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United States Weather Bureau
New
Fort McIntosh
Ming
Ontario Legislature Opens War Era Session
Toronto Ont Feb 5 The Ontario legislature begins a session dominated by war related finances and industrial measures. Opening ceremonies were pared down with funds redirected to support soldiers and wartime needs.
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Toronto
Ont
Ontario
Presbyterian Meeting and Recital Highlight War Week Activities
The Presbyterian church plans a meeting with Mrs Copeland at Mackin apartments Thursday at 3 30 pm and Mrs James A Wilson will host tea Friday. A recital featuring Adelaide Gebhardt Macdonald and Annie Thaison is promised Friday. The Red Cross Surgical Room aided by Mrs W D Butler reported good attendance and progress yesterday. Heights Civic Club discussed food conservation and Hooverization, urging intelligent substitutions and sacrifice amid wartime rationing.
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Byterian Church
Red Cross Surgical Room
W. D. Butler
Mesdames Ernest
Gill
Cluck
Shelby
Weber
Burbank
Vidales
Fish
Lield
Spark
Austin
Butler
Marguerite Nelson
Social Calendar Busy with Church and Club Meetings
Tuesday's social calendar lists Red Cross Surgical Room activities under Mrs. H. M. Austin at 2:30 pm, Woman's Missionary Society, Miriam Chapter No. 86 O E S gathering at 8 pm, and Parish Guild at 3:30 pm. The Tuesday Bridge Club, Junior Auxiliary at 4 pm, Nopales Camp Fire Girls in the Red Cross room, and Auction Bridge Club at 3:54 pm are also noted with several hostesses and venues at Christ Church, Methodist Church, and Christian Church locations.
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Red Cross Surgical Room
H. M. Austin
The
Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Red Cross
R. L. Muller
Christ Church
Ladies Aid of the Christian Church
R. A. Millar
Miriam Chapter No
Masonic Hall
Inasmuch As You Did It To My Brother
Poem reflecting sacrifice and shared burden with biblical imagery. Mentions John Oxenham General Mention and Mrs J Hewitt visiting Houston. Notes arrivals and departures: Mrs W D Butler to San Antonio, Mrs Eugene Sloan visiting, Mrs C G Jackson headed to Austin. Ladies Aid Society announcements follow.
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Eugene Sloan
San Antonio
Wadsworth Aggressively Attacks War Agencies
Senator Wadsworth, Republican on the military affairs panel, told the senate that a conglomeration of ambitious and scattered agencies lacking teamwork and preparedness has cost lives and millions, urging centralization of warmaking bodies. No settlement in sight in St Louis as streetcar strike continues with wires burned in disturbances.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senator Wadsworth
Military Affairs Committee
Senate Today
St. Louis, Mo
Americans Foil German Raid With Preemptive Artillery
American gunners in France halted a planned German assault by unleashing a heavy barrage in front of and on the lines believed occupied by troops awaiting a signal. The raid was timed to begin at a set hour, but the American fire opened 15 minutes early, inflicting heavy casualties on the attackers.
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Associated Press
France
U-boats Responsible For Over Fourteen Thousand British Deaths
German submarines have caused the deaths of 14 120 non combatant British men women and children according to the reply of Andrew Bonar Law to a question in the house of commons in London dated February 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
Harvard Students Save 10000 Rounds From Dane Hall Fire
Harvard University students risked their lives to remove 10,000 rounds of ammunition and valuable records from the basement of Dane Hall after a fire. The ammo and records were salvaged by naval radio school students.
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Times
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
Dane Hall
Naval Radio School
Tillman to Battle Lewis in Six Round No-Decision Bout
Ted Lewis welterweight champion meets Johnny Tillman in a six round no-decision bout at a Philadelphia boxing show by the Olympic A. A. tomorrow night. Tillman, a clever hard-hitting welterweight from St Paul, is viewed by critics as a formidable challenger to the champion.
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Philadelphia
Ted Lewis
Olympic A. A
Johnny Tillman
St. Paul
Tillman
Two New Powder Plants Planned For War Effort
The war department announced completion of plans for two smokeless powder plants each with a daily capacity of 500,000 pounds. Each factory will employ 10,000 to 15,000 men, and initial output is expected by August. The product will partly reach allies, reducing reliance on overseas raw materials.
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The
Times
Washington
Feb
War Department
Wave of Patriotism as U S Troops Hold Western Front Sector
A New York despatch, confirmed by the war department, reports American troops holding a Western front sector, sparking a national surge of patriotism. Public outrage follows disclosures that captured German documents describe plans to cage and starve American soldiers held as prisoners, drawing sharp contrasts with internment of Germans in the United States.
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Times
New York
France
War Department
Unite States
Tommies
Britain
Army of Democracy
America
Germany
United States
Diet tips to regulate bowels in 19th century advice
The text explains that certain foods like cheese tea and boiled milk tend to slow bowel movements while raw fruits such as apples and bananas along with graham and whole wheat bread promote movement. It recommends Chamberlain's Tablets taken after supper for severe constipation.
Heney Secures Broad Writ in Swift Packing Probe
Francis J. Heney general counsel of the federal trade commission won a judge order to seize a paper at Henry Veeder attorney for Swift and Company in Chicago. Veeder claimed the order excluded a small safe in the vault but Heney declared the order allows access everywhere with dynamite if needed.
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Chicago
Francis J. Heney
Eneral
Federal Trade Comission
Carpenter
Henry Veeder
Swift and Company
United States war cost near 7.1 billion dollars
Washington reports ten months of war expense totaling about 7.1 billion dollars. The majority funded by loans to allies while the remainder covers American war expenses.
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Washington
United States
America
Bread Ration Announced by Food Administration
Washington February 5 The food administration orders a two ounce ration of bread for patrons in hotels restaurants and dining cars. The allowance is similar in England. When bread is made from corn meal or flour, patrons will receive four ounces. Wheat bread or rolls must not weigh over one ounce.
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Washington
Food Adminnistration
Kongland
Rail union cites managers blamed for eight hour law woes
Washington editors report President Lee at a railway hearing accusing railroad management of trying to discredit government operation. He claims experienced railroad men are barred from operating trains and that congestion is a manager fault aiming to ruin government operation.
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Washington
Lee
Union
Eadet
Heatless Mondays End Date in Doubt Amid Cold Freight Declines
Washington reports discourage freight and coal movements due to extreme cold threaten to derail the abandonment plan for Monday industrial order. Movements drop over 15 percent in two days and daily transportation and fuel improvements are needed to avoid continuing heatless Mondays through March 25 per the program.
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Washington
New York Food Administsration Meets Merchants on Campaign
State merchant representatives of the Food Administration met in New York on February 5 to enlist retail food dealers in an educational drive for food conservation. Retailers will display Food Administration posters and aid in informing the public about saving food stuffs.
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New York
The
Food Administration
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy praised by mother for curing son
Mrs Frank Crocker of Pana NL writes that her five year old son Paul suffered a severe winter cold with lung involvement and terrible coughing spells. After trying other medicines with no relief she used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and saw immediate benefit, continuing until his recovery.
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Chamberlain
Frank Crocker
Pana
Paul
Four Killed as Train Hits Jitney at Fort Worth Depot
At Fort Worth Texas this morning a Rock Island passenger train backing into the Belknap street station struck a riverside jitney killing four occupants and injuring four. The dead include Miss Mary Wentzel We lock Albritton jitney driver HM. Shockley and Mrs Martha B. Phares.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
Rock Island
Welock
Belknap Street Crossing
Mary Wentzel
Albritton
HM. Shockley
Martha B. Phares
Returned to Work Under Threats of Martial Law
A Times dispatch reports German workers, fearing court martial and firing squads, returned to work yesterday. Many idle men and women went back on Sunday, despite deadlines set by military authorities, per the Vossische Zeitung of Berlin.
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Times
Vossische Zeitung
Berlin
Navy appoints first Christian Scientist chaplain
Washington February 5 Secretary of the Navy Daniels names Richard J. Davis of Boston Mass a chaplain in the Navy Davis commissioned as a junior lieutenant and assigned to the Boston Navy Yard He is the first Christian Scientist chaplain in the Navy two exist in the Army.
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Times
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Richard J. Davis
Boston
Mass
Navy
Mir
Davis
Boston Navy Yard
Army
Supplies for Russia authorized exports to aid people
The United States government will permit export of non military supplies to Russia to prevent suffering. A Russian ship carrying 10,000 tons of railway material boots shoes machinery agricultural implements and Red Cross goods has sailed. Rail items go to Vladivostok to improve transport as officials say the Russian people must not be abandoned due to political developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Times
Washington
United States
Russia
Red Cross
Vladivostok
Roosevelt to Speak in Boston at Mass Meeting
Boston crowds await Colonel Theodore Roosevelt at Mechanics Building tomorrow night for a mass meeting under the Boston Chamber of Commerce and the Pilgrim Publicity Association. This marks his first New England appearance in years with the subject Americanism and Preparedness. Proceeds go to a World War charity.
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Boston
Mass
Theodore Roosevelt
Mechanics Building
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Pilgrim Publicity Association
Roosevelt
New England
War Charities
Men’s fashion debated at Cleveland convention
In Cleveland on February 5 the International Custom Cutters Association gathers to decide if men’s wear will trend ultra military. Debates focus on tight coats and trousers and the potential removal of lapels and pockets to save material. Leading tailors from New York Chicago and other cities attend.
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Cleveland
International Custom Cutters’ Association
New York
Chicago
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