Italians Starved and Looted Under Austrian Offensives
A London Times report via the San Antonio Light describes Italian refugees fleeing Austrians by fording the Piave at night. It details systematic looting, forced hunger, church bells seized, executions, kidnappings, and brutal treatment of prisoners as Italians endure fear, hunger, and displacement amid war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward Price
London Times
San Antonio
Philadelphia Public Ledger
The
Public Ledger Co
Italy
Piave
San Antonio Sheet Metal Workers Strike Over Wages
About forty Local Union No 67 Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers International Alliance members walked out demanding 75 cents an hour or six dollars daily. Employers cite government wage scale and material shortages and plan no immediate settlement. The strike affects radiators for U S aviation programs at Kelly and Brook Fields and follows a August 1 contract proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio Sheet
Metal Contendorvs’ Protective Association
United States
Svelly
Employers’ Association
Washington
Union No. 67
Amalgamated Sheet Metal Workers’ International Alliance
Empty Brackenridge Pool Dulls Sunday Bathing Hope
Hundreds of would be bathers found Lambert's pool drained on Sunday leaving no swim until Monday. The pool, a San Antonio playground, must be drained to refresh the water, though some visitors rued the timing of the maintenance.
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Brackenridge Pool
Lambert’s
San Antonio
City approves Craig Place paving and Denver Boulevard repairs
City commission moved to pave Craig Place with the Uvalde Rock Asphalt Co at 15 cents per square yard for the city’s part, topping by property owners. Plans include Denver Boulevard repairs, sewer lateral extension to Montana Street, and bids for Den ver Boulevard repair. Ordinance to regulate opening hours of taverns discussed. city empowered to set hours but not for stores or auto dealers. Appointments include J G Bowen as police secretary and new special policemen Suit and Tom Abbott.
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Craig Place
Denver Boulevard
Montana Street
City Commission
Uvalde Rock Asphalt Company
Heuermann
Denver Tsoulevacd
Lancbert
Alttorney
Ol McMilliun
Batehers' Assolition
Geareal
Association Neihers
Coy
Atdingnee
City National Bank
Alamo National Bank
George Rees
Polliceman
Wright
J. G. Bowen
William Keel
Slane
Plt
Suit
Tom Abbott
Soldiers Want Music for Camp Near Depot
Nearly 100 soldiers at the Southern Department camp near the UG N depot lack recreational instruments. Mrs. Robert McGown and a War Camp committee seek donated violins, guitars, small horns, or other usable instruments to ease rest hours and lift morale.
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UG. N
Robert McGown
War Camp Service Seeks Guard Duty Volunteers
Army men on guard duty are requested to telephone Mrs McGrown in Crockett 5085 or FL RB. Rarpes secretary of the War Camp Community Service in the Chandler Building at Lozoya and Crockett Streets.
Americans on the Front in Old Countries Pledge Keeps
The dispatch notes American troops serving across six nations France Germany Austria Italy Belgium and Britain with units in Russia and the British Isles. It reflects on voluntary and drafted forces moving overseas since the war began and the Supreme Court’s past rulings on war powers.
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France
Belgium
Germany
Austria
Italy
Russia
Washington, D
United States
Prussia
Muihausen
Supreme Court
Soldiers' valiant voyage to distant seas recalled in memory
A reflective remark notes that democracy worldwide forgets historical precedents and past traditions while soldiers, who faced grave danger with cheer, fulfill their使命 and pursue their purpose in distant valleys over seas.
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Valley of the Shadow Over Seas
New War Books Highlight Carnegie Library Selections
The Carnegie Library adds war volumes and general works on history government and economics. Highlights include Over Peristope Land and History of the World War by Simonds plus Frontiers of Freedom and The Business of War. New novels and Irish lore also feature among varied acquisitions enabling broader public access.
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Peristope Land
Esther Sayles Root
Marjorie Crocker
Insrance
Frank H. Simonds
Carnegie Library
John Iden Kautz
France
Paw Louis Azan
Lowell Institute
Boston
Newton Dick] Baker
Ida Clyde Clarke
Isaac Frederick Marcesson
England
James Alfred Moss
Ireland
Vadraic Colum
Edward Charles Mabie
Richard Theodore Ely
Books For Overseas Seek Donations At Carnegie Library
The American Library Association appeals for books to help men abroad in uniform. Over 600,000 volumes have already gone, with stock dwindling as more soldiers are sent overseas. Popular titles include works by Zane Grey, Rex Beach, Jack London, Ralph Connor, Owen Wister, and Q E Henry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Library Association
Washington
The
Library Association
Zane Grey
Rex Beach
Jack London
Ralph Conner
Owen Wister
Q. E Henry
Carnegie Library
Lbrarian
Libr: Association
M. C. A. Red Cross
Salvation Army Uits
Doan's Kidney Pills End Back Pain Says Citizens
Mrs Ed Tolle reports relief from constant back and side distress after using Doan's Kidney Pills since February 1917. Others from Montana and Idaho streets praise the remedy, noting lasting cures and renewed health with repeated testimonials through 1917.
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Doan
J. A. Bell
Idaho St
Dean
John E. Burnett
Scherer St
W. Martin
Carpenter
Castus St
Twentieth Century
Martin
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Palm Beach
Hank Tive
Progressive
Alamo Plaza
East Houston St
L'conle
Charles Rees
Ginanes
Corona LC. Smith
Aemant
Mee St Saneal
Standard Printing Co
Navarre
S. Flores St. Travis
Millican-Brewer
Radiator Co
Kent
Cora
Gividale
Que
Sagar
Red Cross
Lovess
Dover
Verona
Laurel Heights Street
German Empire
Lake Garda
Vt Vladivostok
Murman Coast
Scotland
Cnps
Bright
Dean’s
Dachiell Street
Montana
Idaho Street
Scherer Street
Castus Street
Victoria Street
John Brown
Victoria St
Foster-Milburn Co. Manufacturing Chemists
Buffalo, N. Y
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