German Wartime Life Seen Through Dr Paschal’s Eyes
Dr Frank M Paschal of San Antonio returned from six months in Germany describing confident German public mood and belief Verdun will fall within six months to a year. He noted spy fear, travel checks, censorship, gendered street life, uniformed prisoners, and a wood Hindenburg statue funded by nail sales for a bronze replica.
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Germany
Verdun
Frank M. Paschal
San Antonio
Frank Paschal
America
Berlin
Paschal
Dr. Paschal
von Hindenburg
United States
Milk Tickets Proposed for Vienna Children
Associated Press reports Vienna will issue milk tickets for young children. Babies under one year get a pint and a quarter daily, under two get three quarters of a pint, with dairies reserving milk until 8 am. Refugees receive varied support from Belgian and Danish funds, with camps run by government commissaries and small wages offered for work.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Dairies
Licenses for Automobiles for Hire Expire May 1916
All licenses for Automobiles for Hire expired May 31 1916. Beginning June 1 1916 licenses and tags must be displayed under fiscal year rules. After June 10 1916 noncompliance will be acted on as prescribed by law. James F Garland Commissioner of Taxation. J K Lamm County Commissioner announces candidacy for re election. Political advertisement.
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Eee
James F. Garland
J. K. Lamm
Fewer Belgians in Holland Report
The number of Belgian refugees in the Netherlands has fallen from about 1,000,000 after Antwerp fell to roughly 65,000. While Belgians keep arriving, the outflow to France Britain or the United States continues. Of the 65,000, about 15,000 are housed in four refugee camps at Ede Nunspeet Gouda and Uden.
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Associated Press
The
Hague
Netherlands
Holland
Antwerp
France
Great Britain
United States
Ede
Nunspeet
Gouda
Uden
Army Orders Move Col Charles Noyes to Regimental Duty
Today's army orders announce Colonel Charles R. Noyes of the Seventeenth Infantry will join his regiment on July 2. Captain Gordon Robinson of the Quartermaster Corps is relieved from detail as of June 15 and granted a three months and fifteen days leave about June 16. Captain Charles W. Gordon Jr. will proceed to Army and Navy General Hospital Hot Springs for observation and treatment. Second Lieutenant Earl I. Naiden of the First Cavalry is attached to the 9th section Signal Corps at San Diego California.
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Charles R. Noyes
Seventeenth Infantry
Gordon Robinson
Quartermaster Corps
Charles W. Gordon JR
Army and Navy General Hospital
Hot Springs
Earl I. Naiden
First Cavalry
Thei 9
Signal Corps
San Diego
Cal
Piedras Negras Mass Meeting Aims Preparedness
By order of Coahuila's governor, Piedras Negras residents will hold a mass meeting tonight to discuss preparedness for possible U.S. intervention. A civil authorities meeting was canceled by military leaders, but a new call has been authorized.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Coahuila
Piedras Negras
United States
Dallas Physician Honored at Baylor University
Dr. Edward K. Gray of Dallas, president of the Texas Medical Association, received the degree of doctor of laws at Baylor University during the annual commencement. He is the first physician to be awarded this degree by the college.
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Dallas
Waco
Tex
Edward K. Gray
Texas Medical Association
Baylor University
Gray
War drives need for boy welfare supervisors in munitions
The Workers' Welfare Department of the Ministry of Munitions plans to appoint supervisors in about 3000 munitions factories. Supervisors will oversee health and comfort, intervene before dismissals, visit homes, and be informed of each boy's wages to encourage saving and stable behavior amid higher earnings and sharper competition for labor.
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Associated Press
London
England
Workers’ Welfare Department
Ministry of Munitions
Von Papen Secret Mission Reported in Dutch Press
Amsterdam Telegraf notes Captain Franz von Papen, recalled by the United States, conducting a threefold mission in the Netherlands. He seeks military and political intelligence, monitors residents and visitors, and aims to sway public opinion toward Germany. A secret information service is expanding in Holland, with central Protective Service offices in The Hague and Rotterdam.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Franz von Papen
United States
Wasniigion
Holland
Amstrram Telegraf
von Papen
Exeree
Telegraf
Cigners
Germ
Informa
Rotterdam
Tailor Ad Lists Silk Suits and Palm Beach Prices
An advertisement lists silk suits priced eight to twelve dollars and Palm Beach items four to six dollars and thirty five cents. It cites a tailor at 312 West Commerce and shows a playful line about salary from a couple, noting a weekly wage of fourteen dollars.
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W. Commerce
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