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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1918
Page
5
London dispatch notes witty and grim signs posted along French trenches. Notices warn about gas, water for horses, and danger zones while soldiers trade humor with danger. A howitzer battery jokes and hazards loom as troops dodge shells and balloons.
Candidate outlines fair treatment for taxpayers and strict payroll ethics. He cites prior public service including Commissioner of Precinct No 4 and aid to equalizing land values, plus military service in the Spanish American War and support for Wilson era policies. He seeks voter support in the county election.
Paul Tager, former 27th Machine Gun Battery member at Camp Travis now in an army hospital, urges sending 75,000 U S troops to Russia to revive Russian morale and fight the Germans. He recounts exile, hunger, and escape from Russia, and hopes to join American forces on the Petrograd front.
Taviting children to the playgrounds the neighborhood center at No 7 School opened informally Saturday with Miss Stornzie of Chicago in charge. Formal events are planned for July 20. Knox School No 8 also to open informally next week with a formal ceremony on July 2 led by Miss Krause.
A War Camp Community Service drive funds playground and related equipment to transform schools into community centers with adults’ meeting spaces, speakers platform for patriotic meetings, and a pavilion for dancing as decided by locals. The effort supports the Mothers' Congress and national defense groups in the city.
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