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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1918
Page
3
Major General Puckinne accompanied by Capt. Boswell and Judge Kelsoane and by Atkinson left Sunday night for a tour of inspection to the army camps at Houston Galveston. This marks the first visit by the department commander to the Galveston station and Camp Logan. They will return Wednesday.
Camp Travis faces a major hospital upgrade with a plan to add twenty five wards and increase capacity to 2000 beds. The proposal includes a Y M C A building and a Red Cross rest room, awaiting War Department approval as medical leaders endorse Cottage Unit expansions to support future troop care.
The Red Cross will build a rest house at the southwestern corner of the hospital grounds to shelter visiting families of very ill soldiers. It will resemble a family home and allow overnight stays at no charge, limited to one night per person. Hospital and Stedivers commit full cooperation as plans advance. Ground has been chosen and construction will proceed.
Henry Lee Borden 39 a well known Houston lawyer died after falling from a hotel window at the St Anthony Hotel in San Antonio. He was en route to Mexico and held positions with Gait Gibson Company and Mutual Life Insurance. The accident occurred around 4 AM Sunday. Judge Borden was accompanied by John T Arotta in room. Survived by widow and mother and several siblings.
Jan 7 report lists multiple American deaths in France. Among the dead are Private Michael J Mematukinees from Tex and Private Albert from Pano. others include Private Barless Nealquart from Tex. Capt Verna Castis of the British Royal Flying Corps announces eagerness to return to the Brenel and Belgian fronts after ten months and 300 sorties.
In Society to Monday Night. Various clubs and circles meet across city venues including the Surter hotel, St Marys auditorium, Crockett School, and Brackenridge Hill school. The week features receptions, weddings, and a June event, with talks, minstrels, and concerts planned by local organizations.
The Associated Press reports Surgeon General Bradley announced elaborate plans for caring for American sick and wounded soldiers in France and England. Plans include ample hospital space, fifteen complete hospital trains in England and more to come, and the return of only permanently unfit men to the United States. The emphasis is on advanced care by eminent specialists and improved treatment compared with home care. Losses are largely from pneumonia and respiratory illnesses. Also included is a note on Swift & Company beef sales in San Antonio for the week ending January 8.
In Alexandria and Camp Beauregard, authorities reported multiple meningitis deaths over the past 24 hours with quarantines ordered and church services discouraged. The Alexandria child’s sister is under treatment, while Camp Bowie reported no new deaths for three days as the illness appears curbed.
A general voice argues meat and eggs are habit driven and dietically ignorant. Shredded Wheat Biscuit offers a complete whole wheat meal, four words describing its processing and nutrition. Made in Niagara Falls, New York.
Italian pilots shield Padua with a dawn aerial cordon preventing a night raid while British fliers claim new successes destroying an enemy balloon at Suseguna and shooting down a plane. Artillery along Piave remains quiet. Alpine snow is unlikely this season. weather stays mild. A San Antonio case ends in compromise over Arsenal Street spur near the U.S. arsenal.
An old advert promises instant relief for nasal congestion from colds or catarrh. It urges applying a small amount of Ely's Cream Balm in the nostrils to open air passages and soothe inflamed mucous membranes, suggesting quick breathing and comfort.
Masses for American and French dead were held in France on Joan of Arc Day at Domremy. Pilgrims stood in snow outside the church while services continued as American and French flags draped the altar. A battalion of French troops assisted as priests welcomed visitors and reporters.
An ad touts Pasteur treatment for rabies and warns of kidney and bladder disease. It urges immediate care for backache and urinary pain, promoting Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a proven 200 year old remedy sold by druggists with a money back guarantee. Beware imitations.
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