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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1918
Page
17
In Southwest Texas the 1918 onion season is closed. Laredo shipped 1 322 carloads while some growers profited and many others faced losses. The piece likens farming to gambling with luck steering outcomes and notes risks persist for next season.
The notice outlines that all male citizens and qualified aliens born between June 6 1896 and June 5 1897 must register on June 5 1918 between 7 am and 9 pm at their local board or designated site. Those absent should register in person the next day or have a proxy prepare the card. Penalties for non registration include a misdemeanor and possible induction. Washington D C June 5 marks Service Day with the second draft registration to include those of military age since the first. Registration uses a new order number system nationwide excluding Alaska Hawaii and Porto Rico from this day’s schedule.
A brief notice from THE TIMES advises watching the daily paper for opportunities and potential alerts. It mentions 680 and hints at meat and opportunities but provides no concrete events or names.
Tuesday activities include Hospital Supply room in forenoon by Mrs. Woodman and Mrs. Young, Red Cross Surgical Room overseen by Miss Mowry, knitting club and Alpha Club knitting for Red Cross, Mission Story at 4, Junior Auxiliary meet at Rectory, Ladies Aid at Red Cross, and community singing at Soldiers' Club led by Mrs. Macdonald. Wednesday lists open hospital rooms, Parish Guild at 4, and Christian Endeavor Training in evening.
A poetic tribute opens with lines by Felicia Hemans followed by family notes and social notices. Mrs P. P. Leyendecker and baby return home after a visit. Max Yesner and family travel to Dallas. C F Yeager back from San Antonio. Merriman and Shiner family items recur. Arthur Gillan returns from Mexico City en route to New Jersey. Hazel Merriman and William plan San Antonio trip. Biggio family heads to Corpus Christi for the summer. club dances for Belgian Relief and Red Cross announced. James Greer, studying at the state university, is reported with an encouraging update.
A successful examination on May 28 in Houston qualifies the individual to enter the naval aviation branch as a pilot. He is at home visiting his parents Judge and Mrs. Hal Greer while awaiting orders to enter the training school.
A Woman's Club Suffrage gathering in Laredo yesterday afternoon reviewed delegates’ reports from the State Suffrage Association convention in Austin. Mrs Threadgill’s report was praised, with notes on committee appointments, Governor’s platform presence, and club war work discussions. Mrs Greer, Mrs Buens, and Mrs Pennybacker were highlighted for their roles, and Mrs Cunningham’s Laredo visit on the 20th was announced. Senator Morris Sheppard’s letter expressing support for the Franchise amendment was read.
A compact chronicle lists events on June 4 across years: English fleet reaches Charleston in 1776 to begin actions in the South, Louisiana Territory renamed Missouri Territory in 1812, Lafayette welcomed in Buffalo in 1825, a powder magazine explosion cripples Fulton at Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1820, and other notable 19th and 20th century occurrences. It also notes war era items including 1915 Kut el Amara capture and 1917 Russian commander change.
Paris report says American troops formed part of the Champagne salient countered a German push near Neuilly wood and launched a bold counterattack to drive the enemy back. On the Marne front German forces that crossed the river were repelled by French and American units. A combat patrol near Ancorviller in the Lunéville sector fought a desperate engagement with a larger foe. American losses were minor and enemy casualties unknown.
Battle report says Germans hindered between the Oise and Aisne as fighting rages in the Aisne Ouereq valley. Forces captured Silly la Poterie and Neuilly du Poterie, seven miles northeast of Chateau Thierry.
June 4 report says German forces failed to gain further ground toward Villers-Cotterets. Allied counter attacks near Chateau Thierry improved the overall situation, signaling a shift in momentum on the sector.
June 4 report says French halt the German advance toward Paris. The German thrust is divided into scattered battles for terrain favored by the French, giving Paris defense a local advantage.
London reports heavy German artillery activity this morning between Albert and Serre on the front above Amiens, according to the war office.
Washington reports the army casualty list for the day with totals by cause and status. Killed in action three. died of wounds two. died of accident and other causes one. died of disease six. wounded severely eight. wounded slightly one. prisoner one.
Washington reports the recent Allied raid on Cologne killed 146 people and wounded about 154. The casualty estimate underscores the heavy toll of the operation.
Worcester June 4 The spring meeting of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers opened here to discuss how the engineering profession can aid the Nation in the war. Topics include ships munitions aircraft fuel vocational training transportation manufacturing efficiency and textile industry roles.
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN notes Duluth employs women as street car conductors and a WL named Miss Anna Holland fills a railroad crossing flagman post. It mentions potential jobs for railway postal clerks, a Standing Rock Sioux woman Red Cross auxiliary, and McAdoo policy granting equal pay for women in railroad work.
Hundreds of old veterans who wore the Blue in the Civil War have gathered in Peoria for the fifty third annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic Department of Minnesota. The event runs three days with the Woman's Relief Corps and Ladies of the G A R joining in a full entertainment program.
Associated Press reports on June 4 that 300 passengers and crew of the Carolina were saved by the schooner Etta B Douglass and taken to food and clothing. The day’s tally of German submarine losses appears negligible, with 360 total dead or missing and 831 aboard vessels, while coastwise shipping losses totaled seven ships and around 2,000 tons.
Vineyard Haven Massachusetts June report says the steamer City of Columbus, feared sunk, is safe in an Atlantic port. Authorities find no evidence of an attack and all aboard are believed safe.
Washington reports Navy officials believe the submarine that sank the American vessel was returning to base when attacked. Planes submarine chasers and warships sweep the sea. They suspect only one submarine and say there was no communication with agents ashore.
Thirty six Texel survivors said the submarine captain hated to sink the ship but had orders to do something or go home. He claimed two months aboard. Separately a Sabine liner and Nantucket steamer reported sighting a submarine between Charleston and Frying Pan Shoals and chased it away.
Police ban all display lights in New York City as of June 4, prohibiting any illumination for signage or decoration. The move aims to curb light pollution and potential disturbances during nighttime hours.
Louis Lipattz is named director at Dallas of the Southwest industrial zone by the War Industries Board. The appointment is announced from Washington on June 4.
President Wilson said he would oppose additional prohibition legislation unless the food administration requests it. He communicated this stance in a four letter to Senator Sheppard of Texas.
A large attendance marked the opening in Indianapolis of a war convention of the Co operative Millers of America. Sessions will run until Saturday with emphasis on meeting the Government requirements for operating mills.
Washington June 4 The decision whether the commercial telegraphers strike will be made at Chicago tomorrow says J Konenkamp president.
Norman Okla June 4 Annual commencement exercises at the University of Oklahoma awarded 187 degrees. Dr W O Thompson president of Ohio State University delivered the commencement oration and graduates received diplomas from President Stratton D Brooks.
Representatives of Massachusetts civic organizations met at the State House in Boston on June 4 at invitation of the State Committee on Public Safety. They discussed plans to cooperate in patriotic assimilation work led by the Council of National Defense and the Department of the Interior.
Nantucket reports Ensign Roleau and Mechanic Harrington rescued after their hydroplane was adrift ten miles southeast of Sankaty Head due to engine trouble. The plane sank soon after the rescue.
A company commander reported 2 001 dead Huns to battalion headquarters. When questioned he explained he counted one directly, estimated the rest at two thousand, noting counting in No Man's Land was too dangerous. The anecdote appears in the Australian Soldiers' Magazine.
Two candidates spar in a Harper's style quip about votes and price. The dialogue notes some cheers and a majority spotting Interest, reflecting campaign mood and voter skepticism in a local race.
A quip tracing the origins of Austria's imperial motto from Frederick II to Frederick III shows the initials A E O U humorously reinterpreted as Austria Bods in Overwhelming Upset. The passage mocks the idea of Austria ruling the world and notes the obsession with formal insignia across rulers.
A brief satirical note contrasts war price anxieties with a humorous line about feeling like thirty cents. The item hints at public reaction to price changes and wartime economics, using a quoted lyric tone to emphasize shifting costs.
The annual convention of the Federation of Missouri Commercial Clubs opened in St. Louis today and will meet over tomorrow. The gathering focuses entirely on war work and serves as a statewide war conference.
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