Saloons Near Fort Sam Houston May Open Under Camp Rule
A Washington interpretation may permit saloons within a half mile of Fort Sam Houston but more than half a mile from Camp Travis to reopen. District Attorney J L Camp says he has not received the amended order and cannot change the current prohibition. The President’s directive defines military camp to include National Army cantonments and designated training camps. No action will be taken until the amended order arrives.
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Fort Sam Houston
Camp Travis
Southern Department
J. L. Camp
Washington, D. C
National Army
National Guard
United States
Russian Cheer President's Message
Paris dispatch reports Premier Kerensky expressing gratitude for President Wilsons greeting to the national conference. He instructed Foreign Minister Tereschenko to inform American ambassador David R. Francis of the delegates appreciation, a statement cheered enthusiastically.
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Paris
Havas
Moscow
Kerensky
Wilson
M. Tereschenko
David R. Francis
Two Mexicans Die in Street Feud Shootout
In San Angelo Texas an old feud flared on a crowded street killing Albano Palma and Jose Ortega both Mexican sheep herders. Luis Fitzhett, another Mexican, is jailed on the case after a rifle was fired at close range.
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San Angelo
Tex
Albano Palma
Jose Ortega
Luis Fitzhett
United States urged to establish Mexico commercial attache
San Antonio business leaders and Juan Homs of the Department of Commerce debated creating a U S commercial attache in Mexico City and offices in major centers to boost trade. A banking exchange system was seen as a key early step, with Mexico seeking American materials and the U S aiming to tap Mexican demand. Homs planned a survey and will report after a stop in New Orleans.
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San Antonio
United States Department of Commerce
Mexico
Juan Homs
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Homs
Department
United States
Neces
America
Washington
Hots
New Orleans
Texas inquiry seeks white pine rust in state
B B Hayes of Waco conducting Texas field checks for the Bureau of Plant Industry to detect white pine blister rust. He toured San Antonio and will head to North Texas, asking gooseberry currant and white pine owners to notify him. The rust, Peridermium strobus, caused extensive damage in the East since 1900.
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B. Hayes
Waco
Texas
Bureau of Plant Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
San Antonio
Pacific
Department of Agriculture
Mr. Hayes
General Delivery
South Ninth Street
Europe
Mail addressed to Camp Travis Tex not Fort Sam Houston
Maj. Gen. Henry T. Alien requests letters and packages for officers and men at Camp Travis be directed to Camp Travis, Tex. To speed delivery include the addressee's regiment and company.
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Henry T. Alien
Camp Travis
Tex
Fort Sam Houston
Polish State Council Resigns Under German Protectorate Pressure
Berlin based Lokal Anzeiger reports the entire Polish council of state has resigned. The move follows a shift in Polish attitude amid the Russian revolution and signals abandoning efforts to form a government under a German protectorate.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Army YMC A orders: tables ice boxes and pianos
Five hundred standard tables and sixty large ice boxes for the Army YMC A are being manufactured in San Antonio for quick delivery. J D Shippee purchases for the Southern Department. Ice boxes hold 500 pounds of ice with cooling coils. Fifty pianos ordered. one to be placed in each YMC A building in the district and at military camps. Two million four hundred thousand letter heads and one million envelopes received at San Antonio headquarters for the Southern Department. Additional stationery orders placed locally. A carload of spring beds blankets and supplies arrived at the department warehouse for use by camp secretaries.
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Army Y. M. C. A
San Antonio
J. D. Shippee
Southern Department
Cincinnati
Texas
Forest Fire Threatens Million Feet of Timber
A fierce forest fire on the lower south fork of the Flat Head River endangers a stand of several million feet of timber worth thousands of dollars. Fire crews have been dispatched to battle the blaze and protect the timber area near Missoula Montana.
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Missoula
Mont
South Fork
Flat Head River
German Chancellor Michaelis Visits Brussels to Assess Belgium
Berlin telegram reports the arrival of Chancellor Dr. George Michaelis in Brussels to gather information on Belgian conditions. He met with members of the Council of Flanders during the visit.
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Belgium
Amsterdam
Brussels
George Michaelis
Berlin
Council of
Three expert cutters and forty tailors promise prompt orders
The notice proclaims a skilled workshop with three expert cutters and forty tailors ready to complete customer orders quickly. It lists Lentz "Tailor" at 312 W. Come merece St as the business location.
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Lentz “Tailor
W. Comemerece St
Adj
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Polish State Council
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Brockton
Mass
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