Cavalry Troop Formed At Camp Funston Drills Under Infantry Rules
War Department orders reorganize Camp Funston reducing infantry companies from sixteen to eleven and field artillery batteries from five to four to form a cavalry unit drilled under infantry regulations. About 175 to 185 soldiers per unit, 75 in cavalry, with coast artillery unchanged. Training schedules overhaul includes extensive infantry and artillery drill, care of arms, musketry, signals, and four weeks of coast artillery instruction before transfer to Fort Winfield Scott.
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Camp Funston
War Department
Coast Artillery
Field Artillery
Infantry
Fort Winfield Scott
Fort Winfield Scott Coast Artillery
Chapman
Captain Chapman
Fort Logar
H. Roots
Fire damages clothing and furniture at Army Post home
An early Friday 11:35 a.m. fire at Captain Wallace's home, 121 New Post, caused about 20 dollars in damage to clothing and furniture. The blaze, attributed to an ironing iron left on an ironing board, drew several city fire companies. A servant extinguished the fire.
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Army Post
Wallace
New Post
Police Seek 25 Percent Pay Rise Amid Rising Costs
Chief Lancaster and every officer sign a petition asking Mayor Bell and the city commissioners for a 25 per cent salary increase. Commissioner Lowther, while unsure of majority support, will present it. The march of higher costs and green recruits threatens police effectiveness this winter.
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Lancaster
Bell
Lowther
Notable Guests at San Antonio Hotels
A list of visitors staying at the Menger Gunter Lanier and St Anthony includes A E Reichardt Little Rock. N D Thomas Alexandria La. B W Mitchell Crostyton. Dr H G Wicks Fort Worth. Cc B McKiernan Fort Worth. N F Mullins St Louis. Cc E Reed Waco. Mrs F W Traylor and Mrs M A Atkins Fort Smith Ark. Dr M E Tabor Dallas. W H Hall Denison. J D Gaskin Cameron. A R Poole New Orleans. Harry Watts Chicago. H G Neeson Wichita Falls. Mack Kercheville Devine.
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A. E. Reichardt
Little Rock
Menger
Frederick Usher
St. Anthony
B. W. Mitchell
Crostyton
Gunter
H. G. Wicks
Fort Worth
Lanier
N. D. Thomas
Alexandria
Cc. B. McKiernan
N. F. Mullins
St. Louis
Cc. E. Reed
Waco
F. W. Traylor
M. A. Atkins
Fort Smith
Ark
M. E. Tabor
Dallas
W. H. Hall
Denison
J. D. Gaskin
Cameron
A. R. Poole
New Orleans
Harry ©. Watts
Chicago
H. G. Neeson
Wichita
Wally
Mack Kercheville
Devine
Auction Sale at Fort Sam Houston September 20 1917
Office of the Department Quartermaster announces a public auction of thirty eight houses at 9 20 a m on September 20 1917. Further information on application.
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Department Quartermaster
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Multiple Burglaries Hit City Homes and Camp Travis
Robberies reported across San Antonio include the residences of R E Herwick 4300 South Flores James Johnson 417 North Hackberry and Mrs A Beauchamp 1819 North Olive with items stolen including rings 10 in cash and a bracelet detectives Ruhnke and Guerra arrested a suspect for burglary and theft at 1130 p m Wednesday Horace Copeland Camp Travis and W F Uzell report losses from a tent mattress and laundry left on porches Wednesday afternoon and evening.
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R. E. Herwick
South
Flores Street
James Johnson
Hackberry Street
Ruhnke
Guerra
A. Beauchamp
North Olive Street
Horace Copeland
New Braunfels Avenue
Camp Travis
Jake Majifski
W. F. Uzell
Hays Street
Harrison Tweeds Scotch Woolens Advertise Patterns
The ad promotes eighty exclusive patterns of Scotch woolens from Harrison Tweeds and features Lentz the tailor at 312 West Commerce Street.
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Harrison
Lentz “Tailor
Commerce St
Adv
Captain Louis Von Hagen Dies at Fredericksburg
Captain Louis Von Hagen former Fredericksburg postmaster and pardons board member died at his Fredericksburg home aged 79. A Prussian War veteran and 1858 Prussian officer he came to the United States in 1867 and served as first lieutenant in a Rangers regiment in 1870.
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Austin
Tex
Louis von Hagen
Fredericksburg
Board of Pardons
Colquitt
von Hagen
United States
Children Middies Blouses At 39 Cents Tomorrow
Sale on the Sales Square offers middy blouses for children in white or striped effects in sizes 14 and 16 years. Blouses priced at about a third of their real value, previously selling for much more, tomorrow only.
Skirts Sold At Reduced Prices On Sales Square
About 200 wash skirts in white gray and gray check with pockets and pearl buttons go on sale tomorrow. Values up to 2.00 are cut to 79 cents each as a closeout bargain.
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Temple Beth-El
Alex H. Halff
Care M. Halff & Bro
Beth-El
Veteran Texas officer ending pension department tenure
The veteran served under Governor Hogg as a commander in the Second Texas infantry and has spent the last two and a half years with the pension department in the comptroller's office.
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Hogg
Texas Infantry
Pension Department
Comptroller’s Office
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