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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1915
Page
1
Houston residents applauded Vitalitas at the Keelp Water Carnival marking the Ship Channel opening. A public demonstration drew hundreds who shared written testimonials praising cures after other treatments failed. The product claims to aid stomach liver kidney and blood problems and is sold by Wagner's Drug Store.
Descriptions of heavy combat northeast of Bolimow and Rawa as German assaults are repulsed with heavy losses. Allied forces report dislodging enemy from trenches near Metairie, Gas west of Lodz, and Malagosez near Vola. In Galicia, actions around ice and Kakliczyn continue with gains noted in Uzsok Pass region, including 2000 German prisoners and several mitrailleuses captured.
A fragment reports Austrians abandoning positions and ammunition near Uzsok while a continued offensive is claimed in Bukovina. The terse line notes an "abandoned army" and ongoing operations with limited detail.
Berlin reports that in the western theater the enemy broke through near Thann and captured the village of Steinbach after overrunning our trenches on the surrounding heights. The heights were retaken by a bayonet assault during the night and fighting for Steinbach continues. In the east, actions at Polang east of the Ruwka River persist.
The government loan for military use is fully subscribed and subscriptions open today. The $200,000,000 issue runs 26 years at 5 12 percent interest.
Reports from Lemberg say pestilence spreads in Przemysl and its garrison, which faces near starvation as Austrian relief attempts fail. In Louisville, Kentucky, work began on eight thousand portable kitchen wagons for the French army, valued at 250000, with a three month completion deadline.
State bank examiners met with the commissioner of insurance and banking in Austin for their annual conference. John S. Patterson of Dallas, newly appointed commissioner, arrived and will announce the department appointees, including bank examiners, at Temple next Wednesday afternoon.
London reports a looming crisis as about 160 000 Belgian refugees in England require support beyond private hospitality. Government aims to register and place refugees in factories for metal wood and stone work to aid rebuilding and eventual repatriation.
D Colp of the Bexar County Highway League will lead a group from the Alamo at 8 o clock Tuesday morning for a dam viewing trip. Nearly fifty tourists are expected to join, with arrangements to accommodate winter visitors and ensure the road to the dam is in good condition.
Delfino Mesquita, 12, was shot in the head while hunting eight miles west of San Antonio after a dispute over a possum. Casu mero Gonzales, 16, is under arrest for murder, with Anulfo Villejo as the informant. The shooting occurred about 4:30 pm Sunday. the body was found in a pasture.
A wagon loaded with iron broke down delaying streetcar service from 9:30 to 10:00 Monday morning near South Presa Street causing a half hour lay to Hot Wells and Highland Park areas. Later a hay wagon breakdown extended the disruption several blocks farther along the same line.
Paris reports soup and boiled beef distributed to the poor at two sous a litre for soup and four sous a pound for beef. The program serves over 10,000 people daily, funded partly by a 6000 franc city subsidy, with profits used for soldiers' clothing and morale.
Lottie Howard named valedictorian with 92.35, Ernest Baetz salutatorian at 91.89. Top runners include Jessie Alburger Agnes Kray and Lucille Lachapelle. Class officers are Stalph Heard president Jeanor Wright vice president Elizabeth Geal secretary Ernest Buelz treasurer John Hankin reporter Agnes Kray historian Jack Cassidy sergeant at arms.
Mrs Sadie Haley secretary reports an unprecedented demand for footwear at the Associated Charities. The charity has run through its stock and faces shortages due to wet and cold weather as more applicants seek shoes for the town.
Marriage licenses listed for Edward G. Sensae Mossy Gallis Christian Kosub Veronica Michalski and Antonio Carlevar Revetna Rojo. PTA meeting at Main Avenue High School postponed to Monday January 11 with charter discussion and speakers T X Fort Sam Houston Texas December 4 1914. Sealed bids due January 6 1916 for rebuilding Q M stable fire damage details on request.
Louis Dumont of Velizy in Seine and Oise, born in Geneva to French parents, seeks French citizenship but faces a bureaucratic loop. He declared himself a foreigner and later a Chinese national after magistrates pressed for a declaration. He was fined 16 francs and remains in legal limbo, unable to join the army or foreign legion.
Villista agents in El Paso admit San Luis Potosi is now Constitutionalist territory and all state officers recognize First Chief Carranza. They claim Saltillo capture offsets the loss, but telegrams from Governor Acuna and General Villarreal denying Saltillo seizure reach Saltilla.
License entries show Dwight Harton at South Kareda and San Marcos streets, No 5086 Wichita truck by F D Harton and San Marcos streets, and J E Pampka at 603 Essex Street.
A batch of obituaries reports John Clark Cummings 36 of San Antonio grandson of George A. Clark of Clark Thread Company died in Stockdale. Minerva Dromcoole 73 of San Antonio widow of a Confederate veteran died at home. Howard Davis 28 native of Massachusetts died in a local sanitarium. Robert Bushyhead 39 native of Oklahoma died in a sanitarium. Nicholas Packewitz 28 New Yorker died in a local sanitarium. William E. Jackson 56 Georgia native and U S Army veteran died in a local sanitarium. Bodies held by Aizik Undertaking Company or Zizik Undertaking Company awaiting relatives or directions.
Taylor Texas January 4 Howard McDavid about 19 of Elgin was killed by a lazy train here shortly after midnight. This summary notes the fatal incident as reported in the Elgin area.
A subscription seeks funds for a monument to the French cat that saved Lieutenant Lloyd of the Grenadier Guards by curling around his neck for three days as he lay wounded near the French frontier. Lloyd, heir to Sir Marteine Lloyd, resides at Newport Castle and the memorial is planned there.
Premature gray or faded hair shown to be corrected by Q-Ban Hair Color which claims to darken hair at roots without dyeing. Promises lustrous soft thick hair and relief from itching scalp and dandruff. Wholesale and mail order offered through Somimiers Drug Store in San Antonio Texas.
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