War Savings Stamps Day volunteers sought nationwide
One hundred volunteers are needed to classify pledge cards for War Savings Stamps Day. Call Fred Cook in Bexar County at 9 on Tuesday morning at Main Avenue High School. The effort is led nationally by the Council of National Defense with local coordination by Mrs. Henry J. Drought in San Antonio.
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Anyne
Fred Cook
Bexar County
Main Avenue High School
Council of National Defense
San Antonio
Henry J. Drought
German Press Offers Excuse for Defeats at Marne
German press faces up to the Marne defeat with excuses and notes nervous morale in the fatherland. Reports from Frankfurter Zeitung Komische Volkszeitung and other outlets describe unsuccessful German offensives, delayed breakthroughs, and calls for continued resistance as Paris and Rheims loom.
French and German Battlefield Gains Contrasted in Report
The offensive began with some force but shifted to defense as terrain on the Champagne front caused losses. Dutch papers note the French captured 3000 prisoners and claimed 360 guns, including a 21 centimeter battery, while Germans took fewer guns.
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Champagne
Belittle the Americans Front Beliefs Spark Germany Anxiety
London dispatch notes German and Allied fronts as press attempts to belittle American efforts provoke opposite reactions. Reports describe censorship, punished letters from home, and crowded hospitals near Trachen while trains carry corpses at night. Women with few children work in munition plants as propaganda persists.
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Charles Tower
London Times
San Antonio
Philadelphia Public Ledger
the Public Ledger
Hague
Shineland
Westphalia
Trachen
Varis
Wixe
Weight and height rules for men raised for National Army
New physical standards set minimum height five feet three inches and weight 116 pounds for recruits. The move, to account for heavy packs and rifles, excludes shorter or lighter men and affects divisions at Camp Travis with an influx of white and negro recruits from Texas and nearby states.
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National Army
EMS Errhett
Texas
Nanber
Stoo
Luo
Colorado
Oklahom
New Mexico
Travis
William S. Little
Licenses Revoked for 8 Wiedermann Produce Dealer
The Itoi Administration revokes the license of 8 Wiedermann a produce dealer at 1020 West Commerce Street in Washington. Deputy Food Administrator Baylor confirms the decree and papers are to be served. Wiedermann face war time prohibition from any federal licensed produce business after eggs overcharge allegations and secret service findings.
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Wiedermann
West
Commerce Street
Itoi
Washington
Baylor
Food Administration
Mrr
Welly
Battles on the Marne Front Near Chateau Thierry
Paris July 21 French forces push toward Chateau Thierry and Soissons rail corridor with German lines within two to four kilometers. Allied troops led by Americans and French strike along the Marne while German retreat and heavy air support mark shifting front lines.
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Tandon Times Service
San Antonio
Philadelphia Public Ledger
pCopyright
Buble Ledger Co
Paris
Aisne
Marne
Chateau Thierry-Soigions
Hesse
Sinve
Soissons
Mauley Wood
Latey
Vigny
Saint Remy
Blauzy
Fozeratiutalbin
Trench
Bandy Leads In Key Battle at French Front
Major General Omar Bandy, long an artillery commander, rose from colonel at Fort Sam Houston to brigadier general on Pershing’s request. He arrived in France before his promotion to major general, becoming a senior figure in the expeditionary forces.
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Omar Bandy
Neue Vaux and Chateau
San Antonio
Fort Sam Houston
Southern Department
Gundy
Pershing
France
Forces Push West Of Rheims In Icy War Front
Descriptive war dispatch notes Italian troops advancing along a vital front west of Rheims despite stubborn defense. Report mentions gains near Aldre and progress toward Bouwilly and areas between Louvres and Lit In terne as the battle line shifts in the region.
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Rheims
Aldre
Hus Nave
Bouwilly
Louvres Lit Interne
Obituary notices for Mrs. A Walden and Mr Witherspoon
Mrs A Walden of Union County North Carolina died Monday after several months illness in San Antonio She had lived in San Antonio about two years and is survived by daughter Mrs Mo A Douglas son William Walden and grandson Lieut George W Douglas in France The funeral will be in Waco Texas Tuesday at 10 a m The body will be sent to Waco for interment Mr Witherspoon San Antonio native died Sunday at a local hospital He is survived by his mother Mrs Dora Witherspoon a sister and several aunts The body was sent to Corsicana for funeral services All names note local undertakers and addresses
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Walden
Pictures A
Sanitaeum
Amlness
Severnl
Union County
North Carolina
San Antonio
Daunghter
Mo A. Douglas
William Walden
Tlougl Wye Bringind
Tlougl Wye Bringind Tavaarandchildren, 0 Maitlee Donelas
San Antochea
George W. Douglas
Mok CL
France
Wara
Diy
Vortor Loring
Waco
Hamilton
Dallas
Corsicana Landsay
Patgy-McColum Undertaking Company
Allied Forces Advance on Aisne Marne Front Pressure Grows
American and French troops push two kilometers south of Soissons near Chateau Thierry as allied artillery harasses German lines. Mills 24 and rail routes shift control, with German retreat and prison camps reported amid extensive fighting along the Marne front.
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Associated Press
Aisne-Marne
Sissons - Americ
Soissons-Chateau Thierry
Soissons-Villers Cotterets Reitrand
Iinds
Geremains
Soissons
Rhett
Belleau
Chateau Thierry
Auerigans
Giory
Vatry
Mill 24
Marne
Msiescessful
Mie
Isoners
Chateau Rhierry
Poeh
Perth
Soixsons Yand
Norwegian Anger Over German Atrocity Claims
Report from the North German Gazette criticizes Norwegian reaction to alleged German atrocity propaganda. It denies entente involvement in Count Mirbach’s assassination and defends Norwegian press from biased German reporting. Also lists new candidates for quartermaster officer training in Jacksonville, Florida, with several promotions and assignments.
Pro German Writer Concedes Germany Has Made Failure
Stockholm July 20 A Swedish critic Captain Norregaard shows Germany’s offensive on July 15 failed to meet aims. He argues the Allied and German data imply it was a major effort not a diversion and predicts the war could hinge on future moves. He notes American intervention is finally impacting views in Sweden.
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Tandin
Servier
San Antonia
Dirtie Leyve
Stockholm
Dagens Nyboder
Gapt
Bo Wy Nore
Inavian
Owever
Norregaard
Germany
Evitte
Amiens
Paris
Tadendorf
Geremany
Vois Eset
Nore Roga
Conclurlos
Sweden
Giard
Americas
Palmer seizes German firms in New York metal concerns
Acting under alien property orders, A. Mitchell Palmer announced seizure of J. Vogel Stein & Company Inc and Beer Sonnheimer & Company Inc, two large German owned metal firms in New York. Total assets of Vogel Stein exceed 30 million dollars. Beer Sonnheimer over 35 million. Enemy stake in Stallforth & Company, New York dealers in silver bullion, valued at one million dollars, is also taken.
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Waskingion
D.C. Daly
A. Mitchell Palmer
J. Vogelstein & Company, Inc
Beer, Sonnheimer & Company, Inc
New York
Stallforth L& Company
Silver Bolton
Women to be Transferred to Infirmary After Conference
A county committee chaired by Judge Davis discusses transferring at least 60 women from city jail to the Women’s Infirmary. The plan includes installing shower baths and a hospital tank while the infirmary is established. Attendees include Judge Davis, E.L. B. Clegg, Dr T. Berrey, and Dr V.O. Wins.
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North Loop
Hell
Jaye Davis
Judged
T. Studer
Seventy-third District Court
Wonton
Davis
Clegg
T. Berrey
de. V.oa. Wins
Calotabs Calomel Style Remains Popular Home Remedy
United claims tout Calotabs as a modern calomel substitute with liver cleansing and system purification. It promises no nausea or strong taste, one bedtime tablet, then a renewed appetite and active liver by morning, with no diet restrictions. Genuine packs cost thirty five cents.
Man Quits Tobacco After Reading Free Help Book
A veteran named Lumphere overcomes a long nicotine habit with a free book on quitting. He reports no desire for tobacco and feels renewed. The ad promises benefits like quieter nerves and stronger health and offers two free copies by writing to Edward J. Woods in New York City.
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Edward J. Woods
Wb- 119
Statton
York City
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