Roof Garden Planned for Soldiers Club in LaLibre
War Camp Community Service moves to build a 40 by 90 foot roof garden over the Little building to serve the soldiers club with dancing space. Adamant cover, pilasters, lights, benches and an iron railing will adorn the roof while a stairway from the second floor is added. The project seeks 1500 to cover construction and maintenance, with R C Bryant donating materials and supervision. A 14 member committee will solicit funds and a campaign begins to raise the goal within two weeks.
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War Camp
Soldiers Club
Lareflo
Salinas
J. KK. Moore
J. J. Jurgens
R. C. Bryant
H. C. Hall
J. R. Moore
G. Salinas
Aug. C. Richter
War time society notes and club announcements
The society section lists Red Cross activities with dressings rooms, hospital supply, and junior Red Cross at the high school, along with Woman's Club and Sunbeam Band meetings. Reports mention ward activities, knitting circles, a dancing event at Soldiers Club, and upcoming Eastern Star session. Notable guests and moves include Mrs. A. C. Richter, Miss Julia Schultz, Miss Kerr, Mrs. Merriman, and Mrs. Dew visiting relatives and camps. Public notices invite enlisted men to open house by the Woman's Club, with a general mention of attendees and hostesses.
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Red Cross
Norman Witting
M. T. Cogley
J. O. Buenz
G. R. Weber
Woman's Club
Sunbeam
Visitation Highlighted by Grand Chapter Representative
Mise Ada McIntyre of Falfurrias will attend the annual visitation as exemplar. At the Ursuline Convent St. Ursula Guild met, Mrs. M. P. Cullinan inspired workers, about a dozen sweaters finished for Mrs. MacGregor Aludie. Junior Red Cross members at Ursuline Academy and St Peter's School plan a June 21 Bazaar to fund Thrift Stamps. Children support War Savings Stamps and pledge to sell many. A letter from Somewhere in France described distress and poverty, urging continued knitting for soldiers.
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St. Ursula Guild
Ursuline Convent
M. P. Cullinan
MacGregor Aludie
Red Cross
Ursuline Academy
St Peter's School
Leredo
Comine Drive
Satur
France
Laredo to add soldiers amid rising postwar needs
The report says Laredo will host more soldiers within months than ever, surpassing 9,000 stationed during the 1916 Mexican conflict. Mexican laborers are being sought for agricultural, industrial, and railroad work as the draft removes hundreds of thousands from jobs. Also noted are a Scout leader turned sergeant at Camp Hancock and a court docket delay on dry zone violations, with Webb County Democratic executives meeting to set the July ballot.
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Laredo
Fred Miller
Democratic
Webb County
J. R. Moore
Watch THE TIMES everyday for opportunities 660
A brief notice urges readers to regularly check THE TIMES for daily opportunities and monthy prospects marked as 660, signaling ongoing chances.
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Watch the Times
the Times
THIS DATE IN HISTORY DOINGS AND DATES OF NOTE
June 17 marks Bunker Hill Battle and Mount Washington dedication while Milwaukee receives first steamboat and Boston celebrates the Bunker Hill Monument. Lincoln is nominated by Republicans, Cass dies in Detroit, and a Pensacola Confederate monument is unveiled. Also notes the Rosebud Creek clash, Davis memorial, Hawaiis annexation resolution, irrigation law, Verdun and Lemberg wartime actions, and a Zeppeling downing. An ad for Herb ine promotes quick relief from illness.
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Batte
Bunker Hill
France
Washington
Bunker Hill Monument
Milwaukee
Boston
Abraham Lincoln
Lewis Cass
Detroit
Exeter
N. H
U. S
Rose Bud Creek
Montana
Pensacola
Jefferson Davis
William Walter Phelps
Iinglewood
N. J
New York City
U.S. Senate
Hawai
Italians Push Back Austrian Offensive On 100 Mile Front
On a wide front in north Italy the Italians French and British hold against the Austrian attack. The Austrians, despite possessing 60 divisions, have not breached the Italian advanced area. Allied forces repelled the push after gas created initial gains, with objectives set toward Treviso.
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Associated Press
Italy
Lake Garda
Piave
Rome
Treviso
Trans-Mississippi Golf Association event opens at Hitlerest Country Club
Kansasity Missouri June 17 the annual ornament of the Trans Mississippi Golf Association opened on the links of the Hitlerest Country Club and will run through the week. A large field of prominent golfers is present including players from Colorado Minnesota and Oklahoma.
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Kansasity
Colorado
Minnesota
Oklahoma
Orville Wright Honored At Automotive Engineers Meet
Dayton Ohio June 17 The Society of Automotive Engineers holds a two day summer convention here to discuss new automotive war apparatus. A leading feature is the Orville Wright testimonial dinner with nearly 1000 members and guests gathering in Wrights hometown to honor the pioneer of powered flight.
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Dayton
Society of Automotive Engineers
Orville Wright
Baker proposes harsh terms for WWI objectors across water
Secretary Baker approves sentences up to 70 years for conscientious objectors at Camps Upson and Cordon, with most opposing fighting due to German relatives. He also recommends allowing men to return to their country of preference after the war. Separate notice states General Leonard Wood is reassigned from the Western Department to Camp Funston.
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Washington
Upson
Cordon
Baker
Germany
Equal Suffrage Club Call for Laredo Women
A call for a Friday 5 p.m. meeting at the Hotel Hamilton invites women of Laredo to form an Equal Suffrage Club. The aim is to advocate for full suffrage, statewide prohibition, and other protections for families, with support for candidates or measures benefiting family interests. Mrs. Hal W. Greer signs the appeal.
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Laredo
Hotel
Hamilton
Hal W. Greer
Real Estate Leaders Attend National Board Convention in St Louis
Louis Mo June 17 Leading men of the real estate business from cities and towns across the country opened the eleventh annual National Association of Real Estate Boards convention in St Louis Wartime issues for the four day gathering were highlighted with a welcoming session by Governor Gardner Mayor Kiel and William A Giraldin The association president William M Garland of Los Angeles delivered the annual address detailing the year’s activities and the group’s role in the government’s win the war program.
Train Schedule Between Rilo Grande and Eagle Pass
Train No. 1 runs from Laredo to Minera daily except Sunday at 8:00 am and arrives 10:20 am. Train No. 2 travels from Minera to Laredo daily except Sunday at 1:00 pm and arrives 2:16 pm.
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Corpus Christi
Rilo Grande
Eagle Pass
Laredo
Minera
Organizing Colored Food Work in Texas
Rev J J Howard of the African Methodist Church in Houston is named chairman of the Executive Board of the Colored Branch of Food Work in Texas. Administrator Peden initiates a state graded group for colored food workers linking to state headquarters in Houston with Dr Howard as chairman and W L Davis as secretary and county deputies in areas with sizable colored populations.
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J. J. Howard
African Methodist Church of Houston
Colored Branch of
Food Work
Texas
Peden
Houston
Dr. Howard
W. L
Weather and notice items from early Toledo forecast
Forecast from the U S Weather Bureau New Orleans transmitted daily by Telephone Co shows tonight and Tuesday fair. Fort McIntosh observations to 7 am report max 80 min 70 degrees, east wind, cloudy, 0 35 inch precipitation. Also includes a legal notarized oath from F J Cheney asserting senior partnership of F J Cheney Co and offering one hundred dollars for each uncured catarrh case by Hall s Catarrh Cure with testimonials and Toledo O distribution. endorsed by A W Gleason Notary Public.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
The
Telephone Co
Fort McIntosh
State of
A. W. Gleason
Hall
Cheney & CO
Toledo
We Ask for Six Billions Fourth Liberty Loan
Washington June 17 The Fourth Liberty Loan this fall probably will be for six bill dollars. Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo indicates potential funding level and aims for broad public support and robust subscription growth.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
To Arrest Irish Agitators
Washington June 17 reports the capture of Jespuiulah O Leary likely followed by arrests of other agitators for treason and espionage.
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Washington
Jespuiulah O'Leary
Submarines Continue Attacks Off Virginia Capes
Submarines press attacks on unprotected ships as convoy lines are avoided. The latest victims reported are the Sarnia and Norwegian sailing craft sunk off the Virginia capes.
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Washington
Sameca
Virginia Capes
Senate subcommittee approves draft age mobilization provision
Washington on June 17 the senate military subcommittee unanimously approved a house provision authorizing the president to call all men of draft age who can be equipped. The vote reflects growing support for broad mobilization powers during the crisis.
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Washington
House
Senate
National Guard Cavalry Regiments to Be Inducted
Washington June 17 reports six National Guard cavalry regiments now being organized in Texas will be inducted into federal service for duty on the Mexican border. General Carter, chief of the militia bureau, announced today.
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Washington
National Guard
Texas
Federal
Carter
Militia Bureau
Teething blues eased by McGee’s Baby Elixir
Teething babies suffer in hot weather with sore gums and upset stomachs. McGee’s Baby Elixir corrects sour stomach cools and quiets the bowels and aids digestion. Sold by all druggists at 25c and 50c per bottle.
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McGee
Indiana State Democratic Convention Opens in Indianapolis
Indianapolis June 17 All arrangements are complete for the Indiana State Democratic convention to assemble tomorrow in Indianapolis to name a state ticket for the coming election. The convention will have 1671 delegates with Vice President Thomas R Marshall as temporary chairman and keynote speaker. Former Governor Samuel M Ralston will serve as permanent chairman and deliver an address on state issues.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Thomas R. Marshall
Congress
Samuel M Ralston
Centenary of Composer Gounod Observed in Paris
Paris marks the 100th anniversary of Charles Francois Gounod with public tributes despite wartime tensions. The popular opera Faust, first staged in 1859, faced German criticism but later gained wide reception in Germany, especially at the Royal Opera in Berlin.
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Paris
Charles Francois Gounod
Gounod
Faust
Goethe
Germany
Royal Opera
Berlin
Troops Recede After Crossing Plave River Engagement
Troops which crossed the Plave river have been driven back amid intense fighting around the river.
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Plave
Americans Thwart German Raid in France Action
In the Nivray Toul sector an attempted German village entry and prisoner roundup was foiled by American artillery. The assault, rehearsed with 600 troops, was broken up as U S forces interdicted the raid.
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France
Nivray-Toul
French Improve Positions North of Hautebraye Front
Paris June 17 The French have improved their positions north and northwest of Hautebraye between the Oise and the Aisne. 100 Germans were captured and the Americans repulsed attacks. Washington June 17 General Pershing reports repulse of enemy attacks in the Woëvre and Chateau Thierry sectors in today’s communique.
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Paris
Hautebraye
Oise
Aisne
Washington
Woevre
Chateau Thierry
Pershing
British Raid Successful Near Arras
London reports a British raid east of Arras last night achieving its objective and taking a few prisoners in the operation.
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London
Arras
Army Casualty List Washington June 17
The army casualty list reports 39 names with status including five killed in action, two died of wounds, one in an airplane accident, four from disease, 24 wounded severely, one wounded degree undetermined, and one missing in action. Notable entries include Captain A S J Tucker of Jaredo Texas and Private Jodie M Ferguson of Timpson Texas.
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Washington
A.S. J. Tucker
Jaredo
Texas
Jodie M. Ferguson
Timpson
The Kaiser Boasts Again in War Anniversary Speech
Amsterdam reports the Kaiser in response to congratulatory notes on his accession anniversary claims Prussian militarism will bring victory to Germany. He says he leads the most capable people on earth and that he pursued peace until forced to wage war.
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Amsterdam
Germany
von Hertling
Kaiser
Relief from Eczema with Zemo Sold Widely
Advertises Zemo skin remedy from The E W Rose Co Cleveland promising relief from eczema pimples blackheads blotches and ringworm. Claims a 35c bottle or 1.00 extra large bottle and that the antiseptic liquid is non greasy easily applied and dependable for clear healthy skin.
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E. W. Rose Co
Cleveland
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Red Cross Sureical
Zara Mowry
Hospital
Peyton Kerr
Alpha Club
Sandhez
Feith M Thomas
A. C. Richter
Kort Worth
Carlos Richter
Camp Bowie
Julia Schultz
San Antonio
Miss. Kerr
Justice Graham
Cotulla
Oliver Ulmer
J. D. Merriman
Stanley Houser
Mrs. Dew of
Pearsall
Mrs. H. C. Hall
Mesdames J, RK
Moore, Mally, McComb
Fish and Vidales
Eastern Star
Miriam Chapter No. 86
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Laredo Times
Our Boys In
Grand Chapter
Mise Ada McIntyre
Falfurrias
Depuy
Lemberg
Fort Vaux
Verdun
English
Katy
Dallas
Carrollton
Wichita Falls
Arkansas
Fayetteville
Ark
University of Arkansas Summer School
Italan
Trans-Mississippi Golf
Leonard Wood
Western Department
Camp Funston
Www
Weather Forecast
Local Weather Report
Marshall
Composer Gounod
the Kaiser
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