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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1918
Page
6
Fire Chief A. J. Goetz pushes a citywide prevention campaign to cut San Antonio's annual fire loss. He estimates 65 to 75 percent of fires are preventable and calls for stronger owner cooperation, inspections, and safer basements to safeguard wartime resources and reduce insurance costs.
Chief Goetz urges simple uniform rules for shops and buildings to guide workers in fire prevention and fighting. He cites public ignorance and a watchman’s bucket-fighting fire as proof the need for clear instructions and posted advisories. The first list stresses patriotic duty, prompt alarms, no smoking, report suspicious activity, home precautions, cleanliness, and safe storage of oils, waste, and packing materials.
A citrus home remedy suggests squeezing two lemons into three ounces of Orchard White to create a quarter pint lotion for freckles sunburn and tan. Advertises inexpensive supply from grocers drug stores and toilet counters and claims daily massage clears skin and lightens complexion.
The account by Lieut W A Harnes describes a bombing raid on a German ammunition dump near the front line. The operation lasted 58 minutes with intense anti aircraft fire, searchlights, and a vivid ground explosion display before the crew returned home.
London debates whether Wray Wrens and other women soldiers should salute officers or only nod. Some say a woman officer lacks a king’s commission and cannot receive a salute. others argue discipline requires recognition. The WACC salutes in camps, Wrens avoid formal salutes, while in France salute customs vary by unit and public decorum.
London reports German camouflage expands to forged prisoner letters asking for footballs. The British War Department bans sending footballs to prisoners to prevent confiscation and fraud, as letters arrive with bogus requests.
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