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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1918
Page
10
An advertisement touts Pinex as a cheap, potent cough remedy for throat and bronchial issues. It promises quick relief from coughs, chest congestion, and related symptoms in 24 hours, claiming strong effects and child friendly taste with a simple preparation for a family supply.
Fragmentary 1918 dispatch analyzes Russian plans under German threat. It notes disorganized army, murdered officers, and moves to mobilize workers into Red Guard units. Proposals urge sweeping discipline, land confiscation, and resumption of war effort to resist occupation and restore order.
A stream of decrees and proclamations from Bolshevik authorities outlines mobilization and defense measures. The texts urge all revolutionary organizations to defend every position and conscript workers and peasants from Petrograd, Kiev, and surrounding towns for trench warfare, with strict penalties for dissent.
A published list shows the essential equipment officers must possess before serving in France, including bedding, boots, canteen, coats, belts, gloves, writing materials, and identification items. The figure is estimated near $500 with some estimates ranging to $700, and plans reportedly aim to allow purchase through the quartermaster department for savings.
Mrs Vanderbilt pressed for a private car from New York to Spartanburg S C to reach her husband Colonel Vanderbilt stationed there. Director McAdoo refused the request saying private cars were tabooed under general orders and no exception would be made.
A crowd of about 100, mostly parishioners of Father O Rourke, gathered at the J T Tighe coal yard on Front Street in South Boston seeking permits for coal. Police reserves aided a long wait as officials arranged distribution, with the priest urging quiet and order to hasten relief.
Demurrage charges and regulations were amended by the railroad commission. The new order sets a fixed 41 per car rate for interstate traffic effective February 21, 1918, replacing previous rates from 3 to 40 dollars per car as previously directed by the director general of railroads.
An article reports that an instructor from Chicago fell from an air-van cel at a height of 100 tent yesterday near Park Meld and died last night. Cadet Harold H. Hurley of Custer was not seriously injured. A murder case against an unnamed suspect is filed, with death penalty sought in Texas.
An army infantry platoon commanders school opened at Camp Cary Travis led by Brigadier General W. Ti Johnston with foreign supervising instructors. The two week course trains officers on parade ground tactics with allied officers and bayonets. Also reported are successful graduations from cooks and bakers, bayonet, and gas defense schools, with multiple officers earning high or low grades across courses.
An article reports Eugene Schwerdt, a New York wool trader posing as a Belgian, identified as an enemy alien, planned to aid German interests by controlling wool supplies. Deputy Attorney General Alfred Becker cites Schwerdt's correspondence with Hugo Schmidt and H. Bert, alleging pro German aims and deception.
A damaged OCR narrative ties Deutsche Bank figures to a wool accumulation plot aiding German war efforts. Eugene Schwerdt Jr and associates allegedly arranged Belgian aviation service and altered shipments to delay wartime disruption. The text references Wehn, Becker, and Schm bid to mask exports, with hundreds of thousands of wool tons moving via German channels.
A restless traveler nicknamed Kelly Field is said to slip onto departing trains with a squadron cargo and ride unseen to distant destinations. Fort Worth officers traced a pattern as several squads were boarded at the station before trains moved on. The episode prompted heightened vigilance and a request for cooperation with field authorities to curb the roaming propensities.
Austin Tex Feb 26 1906 Gilmore of Van Vande Counts former Legislature member and railroad commissioner candidate visits Austin. Keith appointed by Internal Revenue Collector Walker to a position in the federal revenue service will manage tax statements and headquarters at Ban Attic. Keith is a graduate of the University of Texas law department.
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