Mine sweepers brave Channel dangers during mine clearing
Paris dispatch reports mine sweeping in the English Channel is perilous work for seven sloops in echelon, connected by cables, clearing a half mile by fifty mile channel of German minefields. mine layers carry up to twenty four mines, making presence of one a near certainty of further munitions. crews wear life belts from port to return as they chase and detonate deadly needles.
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Associated Press
Paris
English Channel
Jacques Farsillac
Channel
Marsillac
Joss
Travis Club Elects Frederick T Combe President
Dr. Frederick T. Combe was elected president of the Travis Club by the board of directors at Tuesday night meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick T. Combe
Travis Club
Mexicans Planting End of Revolutions in Chihuahua
In Chihuahua state Mexican farmers across mountain vales plains and irrigated districts resume crop planting after five years of conflict. Beans corn wheat and potatoes appear as peace returns to agricultural districts around Chihuhua City and surrounding valleys.
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Associated Press
Chihuahua City
Mexico
Chihuahua
Nighttime robberies and thefts reported across city
Reports from East End and downtown detail a robbery of $1.60 at Hill Street near Good Shepherd’s home. A store on Laredo and Arsenal lists six shirts stolen. Coat theft from a pool hall. saloon break in on North New Braunfels Ave with beer soda and cigars taken. Bicycle stolen from Alamo Plaza with a leather case of piano tools valued at $100 strapped to it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. S. Strain
Hill Street
East End
Good Shepherd’s
A. Meyer
Laredo
Arsenal
J. W. Calellan
Mueller Street
New Braunfels Avenue
W. M. Snider
P. L. Eubank
Alamo Plaza
Funeral for Jerry L. Newton Held Saturday in National Cemetery
Jerry L. Newton 71, longtime superintendent of the National Cemetery and former Western Union manager, dies suddenly Thursday. Funeral at 3 p.m. from 517 Paso Hondo Street with G A R and Western Union pallbearers, Chaplain Perry officiating, interment in the National Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry L. Newton
National Cemetery
Paso Hondo Street
Newton
Stone Army of the Republic
Western Union Telegraph Company
Charles Sickles
A. W. Robbins
A. R., Lockwood
A. B. Cowles
Leonardo Garza
J. F. Ewing
John A. Bishop
Alvin Mosher
Mason Underwood
George Lough
W. E. Herring
J. F. Marshall
C. F E. Michaels
W. L. Ross
James McCormick
F. Bonebrake
Western Union Comrades
Perry
Paris Zoo to be Sacrificed Due to Economic Needs
Paris officials plan to kill all ordinary animals at the Jardin des Plantes to save fodder for horses and bread for the people. Some animals like the wild sheep of Algiers and wild horses may be spared, while camels will be kept. Wild boars and the rest will be sold as game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
Jardin Des Plantes
Algiers
Italians Build Narrow Gauge Railways on Front
The war department reports 240 miles of narrow gauge lines completed on the Italian army front. Soldiers and sailors in Albania laid sixty miles of lines, the first railway system there, and 180 miles of macadam roads were built in the past year. These roads traverse mountains and swamps and are the first good highways in the region since ancient Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Rome
War Department
Albania
Alien Enemies Ban Takes Effect Near Army Posts
Federal Marshal John H. Rogers began checking German alien enemy permit holders for proximity to army properties. More than 200 have permits. unpermitted individuals will be arrested if found within the restricted half mile. Also notes mandatory permit reporting and address changes. Exodus of Mexicans from Texas continues as labor moves north for higher pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Rogers
Marshal Rogers
Eas Department
Austin
Tex
Texas
Mexico
C. W. Woodman
Woodman
Fort Worth
Shake-up Dismisses Nearly Half of Police Force
The city undergoes a major police shake-up as about half of the force is discharged. Transfers move Garven and Underwood to outside beats, Muenster stays at headquarters, and Englehardt and Bartholomae are eyed to fill headquarters vacancies. Detectives Flores and Freeman quit. others may be reappointed to fill vacancies. Captain Caruthers pledges to expand the detective unit to twenty five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Kirk
W. Pulliam
Co. S. Garven
Robert Underwood
Emil Muenster
Rudolph Englehardt
G. Bartholomae
Garven
Underwood
George W. Huntress Jr
Ed Lyons
Lowther
Lancaster
Bell
Factories Prepare Texas Product Exhibit At Capitol
Nearly one hundred San Antonio factories are shaping uniform displays for permanent installation in the state capitol. A Manufactur ers' Club committee led by H N Timolat and others works with William Wehe of the State Department of Agriculture to supervise the first Texas products exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Capitol
San Antonio
Manufacturers’ Club
H. N. Timolat
T. G. Hay
Walter Steves
Paul Dreiss
C. C. Leel
William Wehe
State Department of Agriculture
Texas
Capitol Building
Dallas
Galveston
Ausa
Army Orders for Lieutenant Culver and Dietrick Assigned
Today's orders assign First Lieutenant Howard P. Culver signal officers reserve corps to Fort Sam Houston and Captain Leonard L. Dietrick to the office of the Quartermaster General for duties in the Quartermaster corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard P. Culver
Signal Officers Reserve Corps
Fort Sam Houston
Traveler Quartermaster Corps
Honard L. Dietrick
Rotary Club elects Loring as president at annual meeting
Porter F. Loring was chosen president of the Rotary Club at the St Anthony Hotel noon meeting. Jack R. Sprague was elected vice president and four new directors named Rufus S. Bynum Fred F. Doyle Lon T. Wright J. H. Savage. Retiring President George C Holmgreen received a gold watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Anthony Hotel
Porter F. Loring
Rotary Club
St- Anthony
Jack R. Sprague
Paul Scholz
John Meusetach
Rufuss. Bynum
Fred F. Doyle
Lon T. Wright
J. H. Savage
Holmgreen
Louis K. Beck
H. W. Finck
Rotary
WV. T. Capers
Fort Lavaca
America
Hugh McLellan
McLellan
Port Lavaca
Jack Dion
Houston Rotary Club
Claiborne Adams
el Vaso
W. 8. Hamilton
Loring
Shelley Loring
New Chamber Members Secured In Three Year Subscriptions
The army under General W. C. Silliman and the navy under Admiral J. H. Haile report close to $5000 in three year memberships. Campaign ends Friday night with week end committees to finish odds and ends. Final figures and results will be released after next week. Indications favor General Silliman’s army winning more new members than Admiral Haile’s seamen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Army
W. C. Silliman
Navy
J. H. Haile
Silliman
Haile
Record cotton prices hit new highs in New Orleans market
May 25 to 69.5 percent of normal condition report sparked futures gains as July cotton jumped to 21.60 cents per pound in New Orleans. Traders saw the May condition data as driving the surge and pushing prices to record levels.
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New Orleans
English Railroads Haul No Empires In Wartime
Washington June 1 The British labor commission members arrived after the main party and focused on successful English labor during the war. H J Thomas notes England ran railways under government control with no empty return trips, keeping profits and even generating surplus. Daniel Willard cites this as a model for U S mobilization and efficiency in wartime rail traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Arthur James Balfour
Departments of War
Navy
England
United Kingdom
H. J. Thomas
France
Thomas
Daniel Willard
Transportation Committee
The
Council of National Defense
Funeral for Chester Gregory Killed by Contact with Wires
Chester Gregory 27 a lineman for the San Antonio Telephone Company dies after contact with electric wires Thursday. Funeral at 5 o clock Friday from his brother Herbert Gregorys home Exposition Park with Rev R Y Barber officiating. Interment Mission Park Cemetery. Survived by parents George Herbert and Mrs Gregory three brothers Herbert Eugene in San Antonio Nelson Duffy Little Rock Ark two sisters Mrs Henry Beard and Mrs Joseph Krimmer.
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San Antonio
George Herbert Gregory
Herbert
Eugene Gregory
Nelson Duffy
Little Rock, Ark
Henry Beard
Joseph Krimmer
William Bremer 49 Dies in San Antonio Residence
William Robert Bremer aged 49 died Thursday at his home at 1031 North Mesquite Street. A North Carolina native, he lived in San Antonio twenty years and is survived by his widow and daughter Annie Bremer. Funeral Friday at 4 PM from the residence with Rev. A Wolff of St. John's Lutheran Church officiating. Interment in Lutheran Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Robert Bremer
North Mesquite Street
North Carolina
San Antonio
Iss Annie Bremer
Rev
A. Wolff
St. John's Lutheran Church
Special sale at Carter White Lead by ED STEVES & SONS
Shelley-Loring Undertaking Co advertises automobile equipment with phone contact 971 as the lead. Carter White Lead announces a special sale at 12.00 dollars per 100 pounds and smaller sizes at usual advances by ED STEVES & SONS in an Adv. notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelley-Loring Undertaking Co
Carter White
Ed, Steves & Sons
Government refuses aid for socialist voyage to Stockholm
Premier Ribot told the French Chamber of Deputies the government would not assist the voyage of French Socialists to the Internationale Socialist Congress in Stockholm.
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Paris
Ribot
Chamber of Deputies
Internacie
Stockolm
Alcohol and Kidney Trouble Warns Doctors
Regular or irregular alcohol use can strain kidneys. Early signs include excess alkaline secretion, frequent urination, burning pain, and irritation in the passage. Urine may be highly colored and odorous, requiring correction.
Restoring Natural Action Promotes Health
As they stimulate normal secretion and allay inflammation, we purify and restore natural action. Promptly sold by all druggists.
Impregnable Western Front Caves Foiled by French Encirclement
May 12 report from France describes Hindenburg's cave and quarry defense system being undermined by French encirclement tactics. French infantry flank two converging columns to seize cave fortifications at Laffaux, exposing German positions behind hills and in underground villages.
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Hindenburg
France
Somme
Laffaux
Urgent Call to Build Nitrate Plant for War Needs
Experts from the War and Navy Departments urge immediate nitrate plant construction to ensure ample ammonition supply during a protracted war. Chilean salts are the current sole source. atmospheric fixation requires time. Storage of nitrate of soda is essential. Dupont capacity shows rapid expansion from 10 million pounds annually in 1914 to about 30 million pounds monthly recently.
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Washington, D. C
Ordnance
War and Navy Departments
Dupont Company
War Department Faces Munitions Shortage and Private Plant Use
The Picatinny powder plant near Dover can produce 11 000 pounds daily and is insufficient for expansion. Private firms are already manufacturing for the War Department as the arsenal system remains inadequate. War Department ordnance personnel may grow dramatically while annual bureau spending spikes from normal 12 14 million to last year’s 90 million and a current request over 1 billion for immediate needs.
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War Department
Dover
Picatinny
Picatinny Arsenal
Springfield Armory
Rock Island Arsenal
Watervliet Arsenal
Frankford Arsenal
Ordnance Bureau of the War
Weather to stay warm and unsettled in San Antonio
The region from the Rio Grande valley to the Great Lakes remains warm and unsettled with no definite rain timing. Major Allen Buell of the local weather bureau says the storm pattern will shift to produce rain once atmospheric conditions reach the right level, accompanied by lower temperatures.
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Rio Grande Valley
Great Lakes
San Antonio
Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
Survey of pipe line companies to under rail commission
A complete survey of all pipe line companies and a valuation of their properties under the law bringing lines under the railroad commission will be made. The new division will start June 15 with Col. W. B. Wortham taking charge as head.
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Austin
Tex
Railroad Commission
Earle B.mayfield
Col
W. B. Wortham
Ead
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Pee Gee
J. C. Dielman
East Commerce St
San Antonio, Texas
Heads Travis Club
Cones
J. L. Newton
George C. Holmgreen
Porter F
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W. RB. Bremer
Stockholm
Hingenburg
Western Front
Washer’s
Norfolk
Jane
Major Buell
Dalkowitz Bros. CO
North Flores Street
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