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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 22, 1918

Page

7

Graves Decorated by Confederate Groups Honor Dead

Graves of Confederate Cemetery veterans were decorated Sunday with a program of reading and tribute. Participating organizations included Albert Sidney Johnston Camp No. 115, United Confederate Veterans, and Bernard F E Bee Chapter No. 86, United Daughters of the Confederacy. Additional invited groups from various posts and organizations attended, and Camp Morrill Post No. 869 elected officers for the coming term.

Albert Sidney Johnston United Con Federates Bernard FE. Bee United Daughters of the Confederacy E. O. C. Ord Grand Army of the Republic Sam Houston David S. Stanley Iepublic Camp Morrill Poor W. Scott L. FL Poor Y. Banks Rt. Nev W. T. Capers Harry A. Teel Dr. J. Steele Har BP. Richard Jose A. Navarro

Matron of Honor Elected with Maids and Sponsor Named

Misses Lelia Pyron Elsie Scott and Agnes Steele are elected as matrons of honor with Miss Janie Polk named sponsor for the event.

Lelia Pyron Elsie Scott Agnes Steele Janie Polk

Concert Series Ends With Miss Wilson at Camp Travis

Miss Wilson closed her San Antonio concert series for military camps by singing for the 315th engineers and 360th infantry at Camp Travis Y M C A auditorium. The venue was full and many were turned away. She also performed at Camp Travis base hospital and the Army Y M C A Training School for faculty and students.

Margaret Wilson San Antonio 315Th Engineers 360Th Infantry Camp Travis Miss Wilson Selly Wield Camp Stanley Camp John Wise Camp Travis Base Army Y.M. OC. A. Training School

German Labor Worse Paid Says International Leader

Juhn A. Dyche former secretary treasurer of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union argues that German labor conditions are inferior to France and Great Britain. He cites investigations in 118 areas showing sweat shops and starvation conditions among German workers.

Germany Juhn A. Dyehe International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union Milwaukee Journal I.8 Dyche France Great Britain Chile Austria Deche Pyche

Official Statement Tells of Escape of Americans Held by Enemy

War Department weekly review reports a new German thrust may come if the channel ports drive fails. It notes American prisoners who were being moved through No Man’s Land escaped back to Allied trenches, details limited. The analysis covers Amiens salient front and Meuse sector fighting with Italian troops now engaged.

Washington D.C War Department Department Moen Americans Who Had Been Captured and Were Being Conducted Through No Man's Land Somme Amiens Avre Noyon Moreuil Castel Merkem Labassee Max Wulverghem Neuve Eglise Meteren Lys Mount Kemmel Ware Lion Alles Meuse Toul

Majestic and Royal Theaters Offer War Themed Vaudeville

The Majestic showcases a wartime bill led by Willie Weston with songs addressing the Kaiser and Joan of Arc, plus Morgan acts and the comic duo Barlowe and Durie. The crowd responds to patriotic acts and the standout piece The Question. The Royal Theater presents Pantages circuit acts including Snowsense, Court Room Girls, and the Boss and stenographer sketches, alongside Lest We Forget at the Grand with Rita Jolivet and a strong supporting cast.

Majestic Majestic Theater Kaiser Bi William Kaiser Willie Weston Weston Joan of Arc United States Jim Betty Morgan Josephine Barlowe Helen Durie Robert Millikin Uth Francis Herbert Broske Millkin Broske Marriet Chauncy Monroe Margaret Joyce Ill Ackerman Thas Bill Pénuitts Ate Blanche Madame Heriot Rita Heriot Rita Jolivet Emil Roe Roses-sur-Meuse Clifton Ford I*ritz Muller Henry Smith General Joffre Gaby Perrier

You Need not Suffer from Catarrh

An advertisement asserts catarrh is a blood infection and promotes Swift’s Specific 8 8S 5 as a permanent cure. It claims external treatments provide only temporary relief and that the formula purifies blood to heal mucous membranes. It offers free medical advice and lists Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia.

Adarese Swift Specific Company Swift Laboratory Atlanta Gam

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