County draft board sends men to camp for first quota
The county draft board and other San Antonio boards completed their first call, sending 30 rookies and selecting 11 men for Division No 2 and 3. Walter Cameron Day and Theodore Joseph Menger were chosen for Division No 3, to be inducted early next week. Division No 6 fulfilled its 238 quota with 50 volunteers responding.
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San Antonio
Generai
Harley
Necesary
Walter’ Cameron Day
Wast Myrtle Street
Theodore Joseph’ “Menger
North Cherry Street
Frederick Terrell
Samuel Harrison Lowery
Camp Travis
Henry E. Schuler
Antonio Dominguez
Benjamin Turin
John Friesenhahn
Edmund Julius Niemann
Orren Oliver Witt
Theofora Garcia
Claude T. Fugeson
War Department
No French ships sunk in week to Feb 16
No French merchantmen and no fishing vessels were sunk by German submarines or mines during the week ending February 16. Three merchantmen successfully escaped submarine attack. Steamers entering French ports totaled 619 and departing 876.
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Paris
Bomb the Germans in blitz on western front raids
London reporting British air forces on the western front conducted extensive bombing raids and air battles on Thursday, with an official statement claiming nine German planes shot down. In Michigan, revised mine disaster figures show sixteen men dead after a bulkhead failed at the Amasa Porter mine, letting water and quicksand flood the shaft.
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London
Western Front
Michigan
Crystal Falls
Mich
Amasa Porter
Steamship Lines Ask Increase in Rates on Cotton
Washington Feb 23 Increases ranging up to 50 percent in rates on cotton from South Atlantic and Gulf ports to New York and Boston were requested today by Mallory and Clyde Braeainship companies before the Interstate Commerce Commission. The move likely won t curb the existing waterborne cotton movement from the South to North Atlantic ports, as it would be completed before the commission acts.
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Washington
D. c
Atlantic
Gulf
New York
Boston
Interstate Commerce
Commission
Mallory and Clyde
Bréainship
South
Pensioners at Armour's Plant Not Strike-Breakers
Chicago Feb 23 Harv G Ellerd chief of Armour and Co welfare department was cross examined in the stockyards arbitration. He denied a majority of the 75 men on the pension list were strike breakers in 1904- Some pensioners were strikers. Pensioners are selected by a committee. The majority of accidents occurred Monday and at 3 pm. Ellerd said some are paid by the hour and that the small pensioner list under hour classification covers only part of disabled workers. He noted 61.96 percent of male employees and 8.60 percent of female employees were married.
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Ichicago
Harvey. G. Ellerd
Armour’ & Co
Frank P. Walsh
Mr. Walsh
Mr. Eilerd
Eilerd
Sunday to Be Fair Weather Across the Day
Sunday is expected to be fair and warmer with plenty of time outdoors for walking or driving. Major Allen Bell notes the morning may start foggy but should clear into a fine day, contrasting with the prior Sundays that were cold, cloudy, or rainy, except January 6 when it was clear with a 49 degree mean temperature.
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Allen Bell
Senator Baird Named to Hughes Seat in New Jersey
In Trenton on February 23 David Baird Republican of Camden received appointive confirmation by Governor Edge to fill the late Senator Hughes seat at Paterson. Hughes had been a Democrat.
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Trenton
N. J
David Baird
Camden
Edge
United States
William Hughes
Paterson
Hughes
Fair Weather Tentative for Sain Antonin Weekend
Local notices predict a warmer spell tonight through Sunday for Sain Antonin with fair skies and light winds. Residents are advised to prepare for mild temperatures and enjoy outdoor activities as the weekend unfolds.
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Sain Antonin
Weather for Tourists From The Light Forecast
Travel readers learn city by city forecasts from The Light with temperatures ranging from the low 20s to mid 30s. Chicago Kansas City New York and Warrington show clear or fair skies with light to moderate winds, while sites like St Louis report clear conditions and warmer low temperatures through Sunday.
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SY. Louis
Chicago
Jewett Aemaperature
Vial
Runaway freight cars strike house killing man
A string of freight cars from the Missouri Kansas Texas line ran away on Frank Street, striking a two story dwelling and killing Ramon Boljen, injuring Francisco Martinez, and causing extensive damage. Four mules died and several workers narrowly escaped. Soldiers helped control crowds as crews and investigators assessed the wreckage and transported the injured to Fort Sam Houston and local undertakers prepared the dead.
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Missouri, Kansas,Texas, Railway
Frank
Ramon Boljendie
Layer Street
Francisco Martinez
Jones Avenue
Iég
FF. R. Sanchez
Camp ‘Travis
Wilson Street
Cara
Wis
Beo Street
Boloncio
Martinez
Coleman Street Crossing
Nineteenth Infantry
Coleman Street
Stedman
Frank Street
Spencer
F. H. Hagerson
D. Harbin
E. Johnson
Tom Gossett
Sanchez
Sanches
Schlieper-Roemer Company
Martines
Bolen Ld
Turkish Army in Caucasus Begins Sudden Offensive
A London report states the Turkish army in the Caucasus has begun an offensive before the armistice expired. Turkish forces occupied Platana on the Black Sea coast and disrupted the withdrawal of the Caucasian corps, with Russian positions pushed west and south toward Trebizond. The move threatens Russian retreat along the coast west of Platana.
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Caucasus
London
Exchange
Platana
Black Sea
Vilayet
Trebizond
Turkey
Turkish Armenia
Brest-Litovsk
United States Produces 700000 Rifles for Army
Washington D C Feb 33 Seven hundred thousand service rifles have been produced since entering the war. For the week ending Feb 3 daily output was 7805 Enfields and 1442 Springfields, adding 9247 rifles to stock daily. Total on hand and on order reaches 1,300,000 service rifles with training rifles and ammunition production also reported.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Ordnance Bureau of
War Department
Sen
Silas
Baker
France
Pershing
Americans Sentenced in London for Pacifist Propaganda
Clarence Edward Boyington and Paul Aloysius Manning American I W W representatives in England received six months in Bow Street Court and face deportation. They were accused of spreading pacifist material to provoke disaffection at a Communist Club meeting. Englishmen William Lucas and Arthur Tilly were also arrested.
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London
Clarence Edward Boyington
Paul Aloysius Manning
Industrial Workers of the World
England
Bow, Street
Boyington
Mannings
Communist Club
Engineers’ Society
William Lucas
Arthur Tilly
Crippled Clara towed to Halifax by Cunard steamer
A Cunard liner arrived with the crippled American steamship Clara of 3837 tons, towed 1200 miles after losing her rudder and disabling machinery. Tram crews employed by the Nova Scotia Tramway Company went on strike, halting service today.
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Clara
Cunard
Halifax
Cunard Uner
Nova Scotia Tramway Company
Toda ‘Ent
Motalag
British advance to Jericho links Dead Sea to Mediterranean
British forces under General Allenby push from Jerusalem toward Jericho amid heavy rains, gaining touch with Arab allies and threatening Turkish positions. The advance secures the Dead Sea area for supply routes, opening possible northward moves and disrupting Turkish forces west of the Dead Sea. Australian cavalry reportedly first to water horses in the Jordan.
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London
Jordan
Reuter
Lmited
Allenbs
Jerusalem
Jericho
Allenby
Dead Sea
Mediterranean
Damascugs
Daily Telegraph
Apus
Palestine
Hedjaz
Arabia
The
Daily Chronicle
Jericho Captured by Allenby Forces in Palestine
British forces under General Allenby captured Jericho, strengthening advance toward Nablus and isolating Turkish troops. Australian Mounted troops moved into villages along the Jordan with weather hindering operations. 46 Turkish prisoners were taken between Tuesday and Thursday.
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London
Jericho
Allenby
Palestine
Jordan
Nablus
Wadi Auja
Jerusalem
Women slow to register for New York City special House vote
Women showed little eagerness to register for the upcoming special election to fill NYC House vacancies. In the Bronx total at one polling place was seven, and overall women’s enrollment trailed far behind men.
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New York
House of Representatives
New York City
Bronx
President May Increase Wheat Price in 1918
Washington February 23 Indications arose that the 1918 wheat price would rise by presidential proclamation under the food control act The present $2 a bushel minimum could be raised on conditions warranting action A spatial committee headed by Dr Harry A Garfield had fixed $2 20 for the 1917 crop and bills in Congress seek to lift 1918 prices to as high as 2 75 per bushel The move could release wheat for market and spur farmer planting by those delaying hope for higher prices
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Washington, D.C
Harry A. Garfield
Congress
Three Americans killed by trench mortar projectile
An Associated Press report from the American sector northwest of Toul notes continued artillery bombardment and accurate counterfire. A trench mortar projectile struck our trench, killing three Americans and wounding four, as rain halted aerial activity and flooded trenches and dugouts.
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Associated Press
Toul
Marly
Ines
Accessory in Wilks murder held on bond in Verona
Mrs. Sarah M. Wilks was arrested in Verona on a warrant charging her as an accessory in the November 20 killing of her husband George Wilks. She posted bonds of 7600 signed by her sons, with examination set for Monday. Virgil Wilks, 20, already faced murder charges and was discharged after a hung jury.
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Verona
Sarah M. Wilks
George Wilks
Wilk
Here
Wilks
Virgil Wilks
Lawrence County
Bombs Over Innsbruck Hit Rail Station and Barracks
Five Entente airmen surveyed Innsbruck Tyrol from 300 yards high then bombed targets including the rail station, barracks, and two munitions factories. Soldiers and civilians rushed into streets as trains and the German consulate were struck amid the surprise air raid. many people killed.
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Buchs
Switzerland
Julian Alps
Innsbruck
Austrian Tyrol
Lipina Freed In Spy Act Case At St Louis
Rudolph Lipina was acquitted on espionage charges after witnesses testified he said he would be examined for the draft and, if passed, would punch the doctor. He cited cousins in Germany and said he would not fight for the country. The U S commissioner noted that personal feelings alone do not violate the act. intent to cause disloyalty must be shown.
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ST. Louis
Rudolph Lipina
Lipina
Germany
United States
Federal
New York
Push Railroad Bill Advances in House Debates in Five Minute Speeches
Washington February 23 The administration backed railroad bill praised by the Senate moved forward in the House with debate on amendments limited to five minutes per speaker.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
House
Bound for France for hospital work
Dr. Alice Gregory heads the U S A Women s Overseas Hospitals unit under the National American Woman Suffrage Association. The group coordinates mercy care for the sick and wounded in France. Dr. Gregory directs arrangements after a cable from Dr. Caroline Finley ordered all workers to depart for Over There at once.
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Alice Gregory
U. S.A
U S. A
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Mercy
Gregory
Caroline Finley
France
Allied Envoys Plan to Leave Petrograd Amid Threats
Ambassador Francis reported to the State Department that allied embassies in Petrograd intend to depart with the Bolshevik government if German forces threaten the city. The diplomatic corps plans to move inland with the Bolshevik authorities if necessary, while preparing to aid Russia against Germany.
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Petrograd
Washington
D. C
Francis
T State Department
Gav
Dilomatic Corps
Captain Seebohn Dies From Fuse Explosion At Camp Stanley
Captain Harry B Seebohn, 6 30 am Friday at Mort Sam Houston base hospital from a fuse blast while removing a shrapnel cap. He served as explosives and grenades instructor across three Camp Stanley training schools. Father F A Seebohn Dayton Ohio will receive body. burial planned there Saturday night.
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Harry B.béobolin
Officers Reserve Training School
Stanley
Mort Sam Houston
Marshal R. Diggs
Seebohn
Captain Seebohne
F. A. Seebohn
Dayton
Ohio
Camp Travis
Kelly Field
Camp Stanley
A. A. Hoffman
Hoffman
Seehohn
Two Aviators Die in Fort Worth Air Crashes
Two aviators are dead in Fort Worth Texas from separate crashes. Franklin Fairchild, American cadet, was killed when his plane fell near Rockiman. Royal Flying Corps member James Ringland, 27, of Dover England, died in a collision near Benbrook Field with another Royal flyer injured. The crashes occurred at about 1000 feet.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Royal Flying Corps
Franklin Fairchild
Rocriman
James Ringland
Royal Flyer
Benbrook Field
Ringland
Dover
England
Safety ship sails from gulf port in bold claim
The former Austrian steamer Lucia, equipped with a new non sinkable system, has sailed from the gulf port on February 23. The vessel features a controversial safety enhancement claimed to avert sinking, signaling a bold move in maritime transit despite ongoing questions about its efficacy and readiness for open sea routes.
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Lucia
Bolsheviki Downcast Amid Peace Talks and Mobilization
Petrograd reports Bolshevik leaders and left wing allies debating amid German pressure at Brest-Litovsk. Petrograd demands mobilization of all male population and declares holy war if peace terms are rejected. Allies blamed for counter revolutions as German advances seize Dvinsk and other rail hubs.
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Sperial
San Antonio
Fhiadelphia Public Ledger
Lopsright
Public Ledger
Petrograd
Raval
Bolshevists
1Éft
Marty
Sineny Institutes
Dvinsk
Brest-Litovsk
Lenine
Trotsky
Russia
Kukhanin
Kaledine
Alex«ayen
Reumanian
Germany
Wenden
Lutsk
Poe
Austrians Near Kiev Aid Ukrainians Troop Movements
AUSTRIANS NEARING KIEV they aid Ukrainians and Bolshevik forces in scattered reports. The steamer carries Ukrainian troops and cargo with airtight compartments. London dispatch notes 12,000 troops or more aboard, while the capital remains under Ukrainian control as ships traverse the Black Sea and sea lanes.
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London
Datna
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Mrs. Wilks
Howe
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Teutons
Kiev
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