Liberty Bond Salesmen to Resume Work in San Antonio
The third Liberty Loan sub scriptions drive will resume Wednesday at 9 a.m. at the Chamber of Commerce. Frant C. Groos and J. W. GCercetta led a luncheon at the Menger Hotel urging district card deployments to locate unsubscribed potential donors. San Antonio ranks high among Texas cities for bond subscriptions with about 3.5 million raised and a total near 4 million. Boy Scouts and street campaigns are planned to push the drive further, aiming to exceed 100000 more.
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San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce
Menger
Frant C. Groos
General City
KGG
Galveston
Swicheon
Mr. Grogs
J. W. Gercetta
W. W. Ker
Liberty Bond
Bexar County
J. W. Houpes
Uty Manger
Federal Reserve Bank
Texas
Fort Worth
Waco
lHlouston
Shreveport
Dallas
Austin
Mr. Groos
San Antoni Pro Rata
Boy Scouts
Ed Raymond
Majestic Theater
George ‘Lovett
Sacramento
Calif
Imany
Liberty Loan
Liberty Loan Bond Stations Open at Field Wednesday
Flyers and enlisted men at Kelly Field will have Liberty Bond sales stations set up on the field Wednesday to allow subscriptions without leaving for the city. No drive will be conducted at the field, but men may subscribe locally. The Women’s Liberty Loan Organization changes meet plans. women join the effort and are asked to assemble at 1 PM Wednesday in the YW auditorium.
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Kelly Wield
Liberty Leat
Liberty Loan
Y. W
Jto
San Antonio
Americans Repel Hun Forces In Heavy Counter Blast
American troops launched a vigorous counter barrage along the Teutons inflicting casualties and driving back attacking forces. Hundreds of shells shattered enemy advances, preventing gains before they could reach American trenches.
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Teuton
German claim of 183 prisoners and losses in Leicheprey
Berlin reports show 183 prisoners and five machine guns captured by German storm troops. It alleges a two kilometer advance into American lines at Leicheprey with American forces sustaining losses. Also notes aliens to Fort Oglethorpe and Liberty Loan subscription drive details.
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Berlin
London
Wbhe
Italse
Leicheprey
Germany May Force Holland To Enter World War
The Telegraph Rotterdam correspondent reports a Berlin plan to compel the Netherlands into the war. Germany may press Holland with demands that could drag the country into the conflict, arguing that Dutch neutrality has been breached by acquiescing to Entente mercantile fleet demands.
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Germany
Holland
London
Rotterdam
Berlin
Netherlands
Noted German Flier Richthofen Killed in Somme Vision
British forces report Baron Richthofen shot down and killed behind the Somme lines. He will be buried with military honors near the crash site as British officials plan a formal ceremony. Reputedly the Kaiser’s top flyer, Richthofen had claimed numerous aerial victories and received the Order of the Red Wasp.
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Associated Press
France
Baron Richthofen
Somme
Richthofen
Kaiser
London
Baron von Lichthufen
Reuter
Berlin
Baron Lichthofen
Boelke
von Lichthofen
Germam
War Office
Simperor William
William Patton Goes On Trial For Murders Of Leon Burns
Soldier William Patton stands trial in the thirty-seventh District Court charged by indictment with the murder of Leon Burns a San Antonio boy on May 14. The defense moves to quash the indictment and a special venire is drawn as jurors begin to be selected. The case mirrors the earlier Munk trial with Craton turning state's evidence and Patton's co defendants facing penalties.
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William Patton
Leon Burns
San Antonio
Thirty-Seventh District Court
MD Hallum
Patton
Delnar Funk
Munk
State
Walter Craton
George Melenzie
Vine City
Ftoad
Bexar County
You Craiy
Colin
Craton
McKenzie
Mexico
Leo Burns
Tampico
Wunk
United States Army
French Lines Hardened in Flanders Amid Heavy Fire
The text describes sustained artillery and machine gun fire on Allied lines in Flanders with air raids damaging three trains at Ghoulnes junction and an ammo train at Losieres. An aerial duel near Vaire ends with a German and British aircraft colliding in flames. A milk-gathering incident occurs in No Man's Land as cows are milked amidst shellfire. The medical corps is praised for hard work and notable American medical personnel are mentioned.
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Ghaulnes
Losieres
Vaire
Merville
No Man’s Land
Nieppe Forest
No Man's Land
Medical Corps
British Advance Lines Hold on Fronts at Somme and Lens
British reports say gains were made near Villers Bretonneux and Albert on the Somme front and near Robecq in the Manders salient. A German local attack north of Albert was repulsed after capturing one British post.
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London
War Office
Villers-Bretonneux
Albert
Sommeé
Rebeca
Manders
Mesnil
Villers Bretonneux
Robecaq
Lens
Somme
Ancre
Westubert
Niepe Forest
California quake wipes out two villages and hits Los Angeles
A strong earthquake rattled a wide area from Perris to San Jacinto to Hemet and San Bernardino. Concrete roads buckled and office buildings suffered damage while two people were injured. In Los Angeles two shocks occurred with many plate glass windows shattered and a spectator struck by a falling iron fire escape.
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Long Beach
Perris
Jemet
San Jacinto
Myesna
Cal
Phoenix
Seligman
Ariz
Milford
Banning
Wellows
Farstow
Hemet
San Jacinin
San Ernardino
Whittier
Los Angeles
A. Jacoby
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules promise back pain relief
Advertorial notice touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a universal back pain cure. It claims daily use eliminates backache and mentions Holland origin and a government charter. Boxes disclaim imitation products and offer money back if ineffective.
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Haarlem
Tolland
Netherlands
Holland
Public Hearing on Telephone Rates Set for 10 A. M. Tuesday
Officials of Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company will present facts for a rate increase at a public hearing in San Antonio City Hall council chamber starting 10 AM Tuesday. The event is open to the public with letters sent to subscribers. City officials and a citizens committee may attend. the hearing could last several days with possible court appeal if denied. Three brothers drown in Salem Creek near Winston Salem, Charles Clinard, Burton, 20, and Sherman, 10, when their boat leaked and overturned in swift current.
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Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company
San Antonio
Council Chamber
City Hall
Sell
Citizens’ Committee
W. L. Schlesinger
BR. Webb
W. M
Fort Worth
Winston Salem
N.C
Charles Clinard
Burton
Sherman Clinard
Salem Creek
Here
Ferron Is Dismissed After Court Martial Conviction
Major Paul Ferron, a Kelly Field aviation instructor and former Southern Department aeronautical officer, was dismissed from the service after a court martial found him guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer. He immediately sought enlistment in the aviation section and may enter as a private if permitted. Washington approved the verdict and sentence, announced at department headquarters.
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Paul Ferron
Kelly Field
Southern Department
Army
Iverron
Washington
Department Eadquarters
San Antonio
Com
Thrift Stamp Promotion Deemed Unauthorized by Dallas Fed
Officials of the Federal Reserve Bank in Dallas declare Thrift Stamps chain letters unauthorized. The flap began after a San Antonio businessman received multiple letters and prompted a reply from Louis Lipsitz who oversees Texas Thrift Stamp sales. He states chain letters are not part of the official sales campaign though purchases support thrift.
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Federal Reserve Bank
Dallas
San Antonio
Louis Lipsitz
Texas
Lipsitz
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