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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1918
Page
5
Approximately 7200 workers are employed at Kelly Field with 150 carpenters. Stone Webster demanded 74 cents more per hour and walked out when refused. The company offered 62 1 3 cents per hour as wage talks continued amid arbitration and a related federal decision in Chicago.
San Antonio chapter operates key workrooms on the Wolff & Mary building floors for surgical dressings and hospital garments. Volunteers are urged to fill the shortage as casualties rise, with shift schedules, apron use, sewing rooms, and a newly forming first aid class led by Mrs. DePew and the Instruction Department.
A San Antonio parade plan organized by the Red Cross and Battle of Flowers Association involves a service battalion, army commanders leading the procession, and a readiness review by the executive committee. The event commemorates a past war and emphasizes parade participation by Red Cross members and volunteers, with details to be finalized at the chapter meeting.
A garlanded service along the Alamo site and a planned speakers’ platform mark the Texas Day observance honoring the Battle of the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto. Judge Winch Kelso has appointed a Redross representative to join others in coordinating the event.
The casualty list notes numerous names reported by General Pershing to the War Department. Killed in action are Private Martin, Private Lawrence, Private Ames, and others with varied cause notes such as meningitis and pneumonia. Several soldiers are listed as wounded slightly, including Walter Harden and Alfred Berg, among many more.
The traveler began March 9 1916 in Baltimore pursuing a wager of about 11000 dollars. He walked west along the Dixie Highway to San Diego and returned via Arizona New Mexico Texas Louisiana Mississippi and Minnesota. He traveled on foot without any vehicle, ending his journey in Chicago to claim the stake.
Surgeon General announces continued treatment for wounded service members including disabled personnel who may not return to duty. New hospitals designated for epileptics and neurotics to support army medical needs with facilities at Hot Springs Fort Bay Fort Ball Houston and Des Moines. In Texas five Black inmates escape jail. one shot, others fled. guards wounded.
A Japanese product Teemint is promoted to stop foot soreness and corns without cutting or plasters. It claims to shrivel corns, draw out inflammation, and soothe feet with a cooling, pain free feel. Advertises odor prevention and suitability for women in high heels. Promoted as recommended by doctors and sold by druggists.
William G McAdoo, secretary of the treasury, announces a Liberty Bond drive opening April 16 to raise San Antonio’s 34 000 000 quota. Local organizers plan aggressive card distribution to property owners, with volunteers handling clerical work and a committee to assess property values for fair subscription priority.
First assistants George C Lotui green and A T P Burnett led a discussion with local members at the Gunter Hotel on plans for the Liberty Loan campaign. A Saturday start was planned with a statewide parade and a presentation of a Liberty Loan flag to the first Texas city meeting full quotas. Hoopes and local officials urged vigorous sales efforts and noted about 109 Texas cities were in the running to lead the state. Speakers included G W H Pelland and W W Collier, with a large group of county and city delegates in attendance.
April 1 report from marine circles states the Celtic, a White Star liner, was torpedoed and sunken near England to America voyage. Efforts are underway to save the vessel which carried no passengers. Military aviation facilities are planned at Camp Mabry with barracks costing 259000 dollars. An American engineer captured in Honan province has been rescued, while another captive George A Kyle is reported treated. Post office approves an aerial mail route between St Louis and Chicago contingent on suitable landing fields.
The government radio school at the University of Texas formally opened today with more than 100 students in attendance. The program, under the direction of a government initiative, is expected to grow quickly as more trainees enroll.
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