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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1917

Page

14

Lane Defends Council of National Defense Role

Franklin Lane, secretary of the interior, told AP that business men on the advisory commission neither control contracts nor profit from war work. He described the council as a resource to identify government needs and to organize expertise, not a purchasing body or war council, and noted the contracts remain with the secretaries of war and navy.

Washington, D. C Franklin Lane Interior Council of Defense Congress Lane Associated Press Council of National Defense Baker Daniels Houston Redfield Wilson Coe War Council Secretaries of War and Navy Army Navy Secretary of the Interior Bureau of Mines Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of Commerce Secretary of Labor Advisory Commission Europe Defense Council France England Germany War

Bargain Sunbonnets and Aprons In Percale Styles

Post sale ad notes sunbonnets in gingham and percale for women and children with values 19 cents and 35 cents. Also offers women's bungalow aprons of percale in checks dots and stripes at 49 cents, usual 60 cents, all day Saturday.

Dresden Joske Marguerite

Ground School Draws More Men From Camp Funston

Camp Funston will send ten to fifteen men weekly to the University of Texas aviation Ground School in Austin to ease congestion. A list of forthcoming cadets includes L A Fernandez J W Bailey Jr E W Franklin T E Martin F G Ragsdale C E Duncan J H Maupin M Watson H B Bach W K DeCourcey J L McGrady L G Pricey with Eubanks in charge. Lieut Hilsman departs to Fort Leavenworth and Lieut W P Cameron assumes camp exchange head duties. A souvenir booklet with camp pictures and history is planned for release soon.

Camp Funston University of Texas E. L. Eubanks Austin L. A. Fernandez J. W. Bailey Jr E. W. Franklin T. E. Martin F. G. Ragsdale C. E. Duncan J. H. Maupin M. Watson Cer Fort Leavenworth Kansas Exchange Lieut W. P. Cameron Co. I Fourth Texas Infantry

Farmers Grow Food Less Cotton Near Dufkin This Year

Austin July 13 S H Townsend attorney of Lufkin says farmers in his area planted more food and feed crops than cotton this year peanuts led the shift with some growers over 100 acres and earning about 1 25 a bushel New machinery favors peanuts and a Texas National Guard Third Infantry unit has been formed in Lufkin.

Austin Tex S. H.townsend Lufkin Texas National Guard Third Infantry

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