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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1917

Page

3

Government公布新煤炭价目与分配控制扩展

华盛顿报道总统威尔逊任命 H A Garfield 为燃料管理员并设定无烟煤和褐煤的批发价,限制经销商利润,草拟煤炭分配方案及零售价。新规自九月起生效,涵盖矿场、经销商和铁路相关矿井。

Williams College President Named Fuel Administrator

Henry A. Garfield is appointed by President Wilson as fuel administrator and chairs the wheat price fixing commission. He is son of a former U.S. president.

Washington, D. C Wilson H. A. Garfield Willamns Colege Federal Trace Commission Henry A. Garfield Williams College United States

Bell to Arrive Soon at Camp Logan Houston

Major General George Bell Jr and his corps of instructors are expected in Houston to assume command of Camp Logan. Lieut Col L M Hathaway joins to oversee medical activities for the Thirty third Division of Illinois National Guardsmen. Hugh Cork arrives to lead religious work at Camp Logan Y M C A facilities. Knights of Columbus plan three buildings to support War Work Council activities. Battery A of the Third Artillery under Lt Col Gordon Strong to be the next Illinois National Guard unit arriving. Movement of troops to begin soon as camp nears completion.

Houston Tex George Bell Jr Camp Logan L. M. Hathaway Douglas Ariz Illinois National Guardsmen Hugh Cork Chicago Group of Y. M. C. A Knights of Columbus War Work Council of Esq, Oe CO Illinois National Guard Third Artillery Gordon Strong

Americans Get War Cross

The French war cross has been awarded to several members of the American ambulance field service including Sydney Fairbanks Cambridge Mass John Owen London Langford Allen Little Compton R I H P Parsons New York John Center Blois France Leslie Davignon Quebec G E G Toms St Louis R A Drake Franklin N H.

Paris Sydney Fairbanks Cambridge Mass John Owen London Langford Allen Little Compton R. I H. P. Parsons New York John Center Blois France Leslie Davingnon Quebec G. E. G. Toms St. Louis R. A. Drake Franklin N. H

Rotary ladies night at Hot Wells hotel in San Antonio

The Rotary Club plans a dine and dance for ladies night at the Hot Wells hotel Friday with Rev. Hugh McLelan as costmaster. No noon luncheon at the St. Anthony. Formality to be set aside for a relaxed program. about seventy five reservations by Friday morning, with more expected.

Rotary Club Hot Wells Hotel St. Anthony Hotel Hugh McLelan

Manfights Armed Highwayman On Delmar Street

Harry Simpson Jr. was shot in the left forearm during a confrontation with an armed black man at the Delmar street and New Braunfels avenue intersection. The assailant fled after the shooting. police found no trace. The attacker is described as a short heavy set man in a dark suit and black hat.

Harry Simpson Jr Aransas Avenue Delmar Street New Braunfels Avenue Simpson

Horsford Acid Phosphate Relieves Stomach Disorder

An advertisement claims Horsford's Acid Phosphate eases disordered stomach and weak digestion and strengthens the body through its use. This brief note presents the product as a remedy with digestive benefits.

Horsford

Boughton in France Safe Arrival Cables Ohio State Captain

Ivan Swink Boughton, captain of one of Ohio State's best football teams, is serving as a lieutenant in the Veterinary Reserve Corps and has wired his family from France to announce his safe arrival there.

Boughton France Columbus Ivan “Swink” Boughton Ohio State Veterinary Reserve Corps

Greater Air Activity Urged

London reports renewed newspaper efforts urge the government to increase air activity after Wednesday's raid on the southeast coast and note possible demands for reprisals.

London England

Darken Your Gray Hair With La Creole Hair Dressing

Advertises La Creole Hair Dressing to darken gray, streaked, or faded hair while you sleep. Claims natural dark shade, stops dandruff and thinning hair, promises soft long hair, money back guarantee, available from Van Vleet Drug Co., Memphis Tennessee.

van Vleet Drug Co Memphis Tenn

Japan’s Ishii presents credentials amid wartime greeting

Viscount Ishii special plenipotentiary from Japan presented credentials to the President with an autographed letter from the emperor congratulating the United States on entering the war against Germany. He recalled joint display of colors at Peking in 1900 and called the alliance a bid for a safe peace based on respect for small states. A White House dinner followed.

Washington, D. C Viscount Ishii Japan United States Germany Peking White House

Tank action on the western front described in Manchester letter

A Manchester man recounts a tank mission on the western front. The vehicle crossed shell holes and craters, faced heavy fire and water-filled ground, suffered a surface wound, and, after refitting, the crew safely withdrew.

Manchester Eng Manchester Fritz Bowie

Underwood Announces Resignation as Assistant Attorney General

Marvin Underwood, assistant attorney general, said he would resign August 31. He declined to comment on reports he might join Seaboard Air Line Railway as general counsel. Underwood left private practice in Atlanta on February 24, 1914 to take the post and is a Georgia native. In a separate note, a Kansas City lodge member at Excelsior Springs sought to strike up a friendship with a striking woman. a friend suggested flirting, but the man worried his brother lodge member husband would object.

Washington, D. C Marvin Underwood Underwood South Seaboard Air Line Railway Atlanta Kansas City Excelsior Springs Brother Lodge

Mother’s Friend Ad Promises Easier Childbirth

An advertisement claims daily use of the external preparation Mother’s Friend helps elasticize tendons and ligaments and reduce morning sickness. It urges pregnant women to apply it nightly and to request a free pamphlet, Motherhood and the Baby, from The Bradfield Regulator Co. in Atlanta, Georgia.

Bradfield Regulator Co Dept. B Lamar Building Atlanta

Lodge dues reveal hidden connection in stranger tale

A man asks a friend for an explanation about a rumor. The friend confesses he checked the husband’s records and found no dues paid, exposing a social bond that had been assumed. The remark turns on lodge membership and financial proofs as the truth of affiliation.

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