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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1919
Page
16
The article denounces Germany for burning captured French flags, arguing it violates treaty terms and damages faith in pledged word. It contrasts German brutality with French resilience and warns of border security measures and harsher action against raiders, aiming to restore peaceful cross-border conditions.
The article argues that airplane patrols offer the practical solution to border defense. It notes raids could be planned from across the river and that prior reliance on informants is unreliable. Air patrols would provide timely warning and deter incursions by revealing enemy movements.
In a British House of Commons debate Major AC Farquharson recounted a front line wager between two officers on trench digging. One man let his squad labor hardest without rest, the other used three rotating squads working five minutes at full effort then resting ten. The rotating plan won.
Admiral Hugh Rodman, assigned to command the new U S Pacific fleet, is a versatile officer with extensive sea duty. A Kentucky native, he entered the Naval Academy, served on the Yantic, and worked on coast surveys. He served with Dewey in the Philippines, helped Spain surrender forts on Corregidor, joined the British Grand Fleet in 1917, then led U S battleships in the war zone after America entered WWI. Last September he was knighted by King George with the Order of the Bath.
Green I Made the Same Mistake. Two speakers reflect on identity and expectations as they discuss Brown returning to town. The brief exchange hints at roles and mistaken assumptions without detailing events or settings.
In several sites around the city tennis courts have been set up on private grounds or rented vacant lots. A new court near the fire station at Matamoros and San Agustin has been laid out by a group of young men. Early and late, many youths use the courts, drawing in numerous young ladies and gentlemen for outdoor exercise and recreation.
Bed room and dining sets of the latest designs arrive in carload shipments. Prices advertised as lower than anywhere in the United States because items are sold at cost. Visit showroom to buy while opportunity lasts. Window display shows price and offer.
W J Sames resigns as chamber president but remains on the board. W L Guyter elected president with F A Matthes as first vice president as the chamber pursues aggressive leadership for the fiscal year ending October 1. The group plans broader support for A M College agriculture and urges Texas lawmakers to back adequate appropriations. The chamber also joins the Texas Chamber of Commerce and notes the successful passage of the roads bond issue with one vote against.
The Times reports extensive upgrades at Fort McIntosh including bar racks warehouses officers quarters residences a swimming pool and a surrounding fence. Work has progressed with three warehouses erected residences altered ground broken for the pool and fencing begun. Colonel Roche commander of the Thirty seventh Infantry reports many contracts already let and many more planned for the reservation and surrounding lands.
Classified item listing offering high crude carbon paper at two dollar to two fifty per box of one hundred sheets and typewriter ribbons for all make machines. Contact J. W. Faivella by phone 4344 for purchase.
A sick immigrant, after crossing at Nuevo Laredo, is hospitalized in poor condition. He needs a full wardrobe from shoes to hat to support his return, and donations of good condition clothing are requested for fundraising by Associated Charities, 44 Juarez Ave, in a plea signed by Secretary L. H. Wharton.
Reports say three aeroplanes from Kelly Pield lingered over Fort Mentos in recent days. The craft were observed several times above the city as they reportedly snaked flight paths. No spectral significance tied to their presence or to Laredo at this time.
Leocadio Diaz, a Mexican migrant seeking work, dozed on a railroad track near Webb and was struck by a northbound train. He was transported to Laredo's hospital with injuries described as serious and precarious, the incident prompted emergency response and investigations.
Large Lodge No 547 A F P A M elects Fritz Werner worthy master R B Lee senior warden L A Morrow junior warden F A Lattig treasurer Fred Polkintorn secretary and G E Tenn nison tiler for the year Installation set for July 14 at the regular meeting.
An unclear OCR fragment references Coteus static units near Laredo and a tie involving the Army Corps and an agricultural college. Details are illegible, but the item notes a confrontation or match with multiple organizations mentioned. No precise dates or outcomes can be determined from the readable text.
In Laredo Texas on June 25 a freshman at Farragut Street college was cited as the best drilled among cadets. The event highlights achievement in agricultural and mechanical training in the state.
The Fire Department crew led by C Richter plans a July 4 gathering for Laredo soldiers. Committee members include G DaCamara J alvelia Walter Stein Thomas Goodwin Alphonse Wormser and Robert Kilsby. They will decide between a Richter farm barbecue or a Firemen's Hall smoker on Friday evening.
Ursuline Academy will hold graduation exercises this evening at the Ursuline Convent. Five young ladies will graduate in commercial studies as invitations go out to a large attendance from Laredo.
R L Woodul received the Croix de Guerre citation and a palm leaf accompany the award for bravery in action for his son Sergeant Charles Woodul of the old Milmo Rifles who died in France last October. He shares the honor with Sergeant George Bidden and Sergeant Jack Correau cited for bravery and awarded the Croix de Guerre.
La Salle County commissioners appoint Albert Knaggs son of the late George H. Knaggs to the unexpired term as district and county clerk. The decision brings gratification to Mr Knaggs many friends in Laredo.
Reports from various county locations indicate rainfall remained largely local to Laredo with the city as the wet center. Rain north toward the mines and east along the Texico Mexican line extended only twelve to fifteen miles with minor showers beyond Islitas. In Laredo proper more than two inches have fallen since last Saturday morning.
To prevent belching, eat slowly and chew thoroughly, forming a regular habit. Take one of Chamberlain's Tablets immediately after supper to ease symptoms and prevent further trouble.
In a Monday senate speech Senator Johnson branded the League of Nations a trust and argued for the Roosevelt division of trusts. He likened it to a broader distrust of international pacts, urging referendums only if attacked, and praised Belgium and Serbia as examples of autocracy versus democratic aims in world affairs. He defended the Monroe doctrine while criticizing regional understandings that recognize it.
Several hundred delegates attend the nineteenth annual Conference of the British Labor Party in Southport town hall. The opening day features formalities and a call for resolutions on national and international issues, with debate expected on conscription, land nationalization, housing, and education as sessions run through the week.
The article notes the Argentine Pacific railway from Buenos Aires to Ambea has a 211 mile straight, almost level stretch with no curves. It also claims Russia, apart from a few Balkan states, is highly literate yet over sixty percent cannot read or write. Denmark and Sweden use peat fibre for textiles and flooring. Leather substitutes rise as cork soles imitate taller heights for Roman sandals.
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