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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 06, 1917

Page

18

Pershing Urges Texas Civilians to Train 3000–5000 Men

General Pershing spoke at the Gunter Hotel banquet in Austin praising civilian training camps and urging 3000 to 5000 men at Texas camps this summer. He credited Texans with leadership in preparing a civilian army, lauded Funston, and thanked Adjutant General Hutchings as state troops assist.

Austin Fort Sam Houston Gunter Hotel John J. Pershing Southern Department of the Army Civilian Training Corps Pershing Nineteenth Infantry General Pershing General Funston Funston Woodrow Wilson Barnum Walter Napier Napier Company C U. S Henry Hutchings Texas National Guard

Training camp banquet salutes universal service in Texas

A Cincinnati authority touts Freezone for corns as a cheap painless fix. Texas announces a Federal training camp expansion with General Hutchings noting many trainees may become officers. San Antonio leaders pledge support and urge universal military training with a telegram to Congress. Colonel Waltz and Major Laubach lauded the camp veterans at the Fort Sam Houston gathering.

Texas General Hutchings Hutchings Austin Brown San Antonio Congress Fort Sam Houston Waltz Oscar Guessaz Howward Laubach

Falk Faces Hidden Snow Drift Peril on Return Trip

L Report notes Mich resident Albert A. Falk briefly escaped death after a perilous snow bound return from a neighboring town. He encountered multiple snow drifts, altered his route, and initially struggled to locate a road before finally stumbling to safety.

Motorist Finds Lost Bearings Near Fish Shanty

A driver, following a straight course with steady speed, stopped after twenty minutes to check bearings and found himself at a fish shanty, continuing to press on in a fine running car.

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