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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 05, 1917

Page

9

Notable Visitors Lodging at Gunter Menger and St Anthony

Shanghai era hotel society notes list guests and residents visiting San Antonio. Er and Mrs J F Wolters of Houston occupy apartments at the Gunter while William Menton of Dallas and Clem Waechter of Louisville stay at the Menger. Stulius Davis of New York and Jacob Martin of Monroe reside at St Anthony and Menger respectively. Others include Ben Jennings of Chicago, W K Davis of San Francisco, D H Biter of Taylor, V Sebree in Los Angeles, and Mrs G C Woodruff of New York with various affiliations in commerce and law.

J. F. Wolters Houston Gunter William C. Menton Dallas St. Anthony Clem C. Waechter Louisville Menger Ben K. Jennings Chicago Stulius Davis New York A. Donovan Fam Jacob Martin Monroe, Mich W. K. Davis San Francisco D. H. Biter Taylor V. Sebree Los Angeles W. H. Stovall Brownsville G. C. Woodruff J. R. McFadden Daugh

Mass Meeting Nominates School Board Ticket in San Antonio

A San Antonio mass meeting at Turner Hall on April 3 convened 250 patrons to nominate a non partisan school board slate. The rump faction allied with Selig Deutschman formed a separate ticket while the rest endorsed the current board minus John Fentiman, urging voters to support the School Children's Ticket at the April 10 election.

J. H. Kirkpatrick C. S. Fowler John Fentiman Bolt Turner Hall San Antonio Selig Deutschman John Fentiman J. Ira Kercheville W. H. Hargis Kercheville Dr. Hargis Mr. Deutschman Selig Deutschman Bull Moose S. G. Bechtel Henry Steichen W. J. NE J. W. Donnell Rena Maverick Green M. J. Bliem Eli Hertzberg

Milford Tex Guests Register at St. Anthony and Gunter

Local notes show residents of Milford Texas staying at the St. Anthony and Chicago area guest A. Hartshorn is in town at the St. Anthony while A H Berry of Dallas is registered at the Gunter hotel.

Ter Milford Tex F. Hartshorn Chicest St. Anthony A. H. Berry Dallas Gunter

Yale to Halt Intercollegiate Athletics in War Plan

Yale announces that in case of a declaration of war all intercollegiate athletics not already scheduled for the week will cease 24 hours after the declaration. The resolution, adopted by the University Athletic Association, was amended to reflect recent developments.

New Haven Conn Yale University Athletic Association

British Russians Touch in Mesopotamia as War Presses North

The joint British and Russian forces reportedly linked near the Diala River, aiming at a final Mesopotamian campaign push against the Turks. Elsewhere in France, British troops seized Ponssoy and Basse-Boulogne northeast of Peronne, narrowing on the St. Quentin-Cambrai road.

Associated Press Mesopotamia London Diala River Hamadan Bagdad Tigris Mosul Baneh Peronne Ponssoy Basse-Boulogne St. Quentin-Cambrai Road

Patrols Form Junction in Mesopotamia Contact

British and Russian patrols have established contact in Mesopotamia. Major General F B Maurice, chief director of military operations at the War Office, informed the Associated Press today.

London Mesopotamia Associated Press F. B. Maurice War Office

Russians Capture Khanikin and Kashchirim on Mesopotamian Front

Russian cavalry has occupied the frontier towns of Khanikin and Kashchirim on the Mesopotamian front, according to an official statement released today via London.

Petrograd London Mesopotamian Khanikin Kashchirinm

French Advance South of St. Quent in Find Teutons in Force

French reconnoitering parties moved north of Gauchy and Moy in the region south of St. Quent in until they reached new German lines found to be strongly occupied. Artillery fighting continues over the front between Laffaux and Margival. A German attack northwest of Rheims was repulsed.

Paris Gauchy and Moy St. Quentin War Office Laffaux Margival Rheims

British Capture Two Villages Near Peronne

London reports the war office announces the capture of the villages of Roussoi and Basse-Boulogne in the sector northeast of Peronne during the current operations.

London Roussoi Basse- Boulogne Peronne War Office

Texas railroads hold bi monthly General Managers meeting

Forty two Texas railroad general managers met in San Antonio at the St. Anthony Hotel for the bi monthly General Managers Association of Texas session. J A Hill presided. M M Murray spoke on routine matters and noted no official action on the Adamson law troop movements or the German crisis.

Texas San Antonio General Managers’ Association of Texas St. Anthony J. A. Hill Galveston, Houston & Henderson M. M. Murray G., H. & H. Railroad Galveston

Transfer of Germans in Mexican army to training posts

An American photographer, arriving from Mexico City, says nearly two hundred German commissioned officers in Mexico's Constitutionalist army have been transferred from front line duties to training schools in Southern Mexico. General Obregon ordered the move to avoid friction with the United States amid the German American crisis. The photographer declined to be named, planning to return to Mexico next week. He reports quiet conditions in Mexico and that war talk with Germany does not imply Mexican involvement.

Mexico San Antonio Menger Mexico City Obregon United States Republic Germany

Trade Trip Train Runs On Time To Kingsville Segment

The San Antonio trade excursion special arrives Kingsville on schedule at 1 45 PM with band music and cordial receptions. The trip includes stops at Bishop Corpus Christi Harlingen and other towns, a Loyal Day parade in Corpus Christi, and rapid telephonic updates via a portable line. The Scandal gossip feature is noted with editors Ray Mackey and Henry Hirschberg.

Kingsville Tex San Antonio Brownsville Road Bishop F. Z. Bishop Robstown Corpus Christi Naples Gulf San Benito Harlingen Lyford Raymondville Sarita Riviera Brownsville Ray Mackey Henry Hirschberg

Best for Liver Bowels Stomach Headache Cold Cascarets Ad

Cassarets offer gentle liver and bowel cleansing with a clear head and bright eyes. They claim to avoid stomach upset or bowel cramps and are marketed for mothers to give to sick children without harming tender bowels.

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