Library War Service fuels soldiers study with books
Washington reports the Library War Service of the American Library Association supplies military and naval personnel with extensive volumes. Camp libraries, hospital kits, ship bases, and overseas units receive millions of books, magazines, and gift volumes, with praise from leaders and a cost of about three quarters of a million dollars.
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Washington, D. C
American Library Association
Library War Service
Germany
Library Service
Switzerland
Navy
Army
Chumber
Tranks
Sims
Pershing
Expenditures and Funds Outlook Reported by Association
Expenditures are expected to run about $150000. The association has enough funds to sustain its work through next December. Receipts until June 1 total $1750280.18.
Big Sing at Camp Travis Highlights of July Event
A large audience of soldiers and civilians attended a Thursday night sing at Camp Travis led by Sergeant Herbert Wall with the Kelly Field Glee Club. Six thousand soldiers performed jubilee songs and new army numbers, with shuck and wing dancing among the performers. The program included ten hits by the Glee Club and drew crowds by streetcar and automobile travelers from San Antonio.
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Campravix Sounding Board
Herbert Wall
Kelly Field Glee Club
Jay
Wing
Kelly Field Glee. Club
San Antonio
Eli Hertzberg
Kelly Wield
Sergeant Wall
German diplomat Krupp director defects opposition to war
Dr Wilhelm Muehlen, once a Krupp director and confidant of German foreign office, reveals long held opposition to militarism and war. He says German diplomacy failed due to Kaiser influence and warns Europe would scatter under German rule if Germany dominates. He publishes day by day notes and a forthcoming pamphlet while avoiding further disclosures.Nearby, Texas farmers set August 2-22 for the State Farmers Institute annual meeting in Waco.
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Entente
Reichstag
Krupp
Foreign Office
Muehlen
Pence
Iain
Krupps
Ther Ag
Dr. Muehlen
Germany
Meuhlen
Muehien
Europe
Waco
Austin
Tex
State Farmers’ Institute
War Department lists 308 army officers missing in action
Washington reports 308 army officers and men missing in action among five aggregated lists totaling 464. A Marine Corps casualty list raises the total missing and dead to 520. Of the army, 222 are from Pennsylvania. overall casualties mark the largest day since the Marne-Aisne front began arriving.
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Washington
D. C
War Department
Marine Corps
Army
Pennsylvania
Marne-Aisne
Condition Is Critical for Lt Walker in Plane Crash
Second Lieutenant Robert M. Walker of St Louis was injured in a plane accident at Cassin Field near Kelly and is in a Fort Sam Houston base hospital in critical condition. The crash occurred fifty feet from the ground. the aircraft was a total loss with a damaged motor. Walker, who arrived at Kelly Field January 15, trained as a cadet, became a reserve aviator March 21, commissioned March 26, and graduated as an instructor May 24. His father C J Walker of St Louis has been notified.
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Robert M. Walker
St. Louis
Cassin Field
Kelis Field
Fort Sam Houston
Kelly Field
Walker
C. J
Lemon Juice Freckle Lotion Promises Clear Skin
Squeeze two lemons into three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint freckle and tan lotion. Available at grocers and drug stores for a few cents. Massage daily on face neck arms and hands to fade freckles and blemishes and improve skin tone.
Robbery targets Fort Worth couple in hotel suite
Lt Gordon Thorne and wife said jewelry valued at 12000 dollars was stolen from their hotel apartment while they slept. The Thorne family ties and Chicago origins are noted as details. In Austin, former Gillespie County judge Clarence Martin faced trial in federal court for alleged defrauding clients by claiming they faced prosecution.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Gordon Thorne
Thorne
Montgomery Ward & Co
Ilinois
Austin
Clarence Martin
Gillespie County
Dugat West
Padgett Praises Cooperation of Allied Navies
Jem nel DP Padgett of Tennessee, chairman of the Naval Committee, reports on the committee’s Ireland base mission praising the Royal Navy and noting strong harmony as British and American navies work together in full cooperation.
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Padgett
London
Jemnel DP
Tennessee
Naval Committee
United States Congress
Ireland
La Creole Hair Dressing Ad Promises Gray Hair Return
An old newspaper advertisement touts La Creole Hair Dressing as a non dye cure to restore color to gray or faded hair. It claims dandruff removal and scalp health, promising natural dark shade and lustrous hair, sold locally or mailed for $1.20 from Van Vicet-Mansfield Deux Co. Memphis Tennessee.
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Hunt
LAIR
Gool Drug Autores
van Vicet-Mansfield Deux Co
Memphis
Tean
Ady
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Waterman Avenue
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Jdewish Welfare Board
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