Governor Calls Texas Youth to Join Guards Cavalry
Governor Ferguson issued a call for volunteers to join the Texas National Guard as it expands toward a division. He urged able bodied men ages 14 to 45 to enlist, stating about 10,000 are needed to reach war strength and that the question now is unity with national aims. He directed enlistment at local recruiting stations.
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Austin
Tex
Ferguson
West Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College
Texas National Guard
National Guard of
Texas
Texas Considers Rapid War Strength Expansion
Colonel J A McCalmont reports the Texas Cavalry regiment nearing full organization with fifteen units including twelve cavalry troops and a machine gun unit. Four troops are active in Corsicana Bonham Fort Worth and Dallas while Austin forms another troop under Major Louis H Younger. The regiment, commanded by Col A R Shholars, is expected to be ready for border duty soon.
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Tocsin
Texas
Fort Worth
Dallas
Border
Austin
Louis H. Younger
A. R. Shholars
Pro German Sentiment in Japan Warned by Nitobe
Dr. Inazo Nitobe warns against rising pro German mood among Japanese citizens. He cites two dangers: pro German illusion and a taste for wartime profits, urging Japan to avoid praising Germany or disparaging the Entente as the war continues. He warns Germany defeating Britain and its allies would harm the Orient.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Inazo Nitobe
Japan
Germany
Europe
Clip This Out May Come Handy
A Cincinnati authority warns that cutting corns invites lockjaw or blood poisoning. A quarter ounce of freezone bought cheaply from the drug store can remove both hard and soft corns or calluses. Apply a few drops to the corn. soreness eases and the corn lifts out root and all. The product dries sticky but shrivels the corn without irritating surrounding skin.
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Cincinnati
Conductor praises Tanlac for gut relief and stamina
Ed V. Favor, a San Antonio Traction Co. conductor, credits Tanlac with restoring his health after long digestive troubles. He says gastric pain, bloating, belching, and backaches eased, allowing him to work full shifts and eat normally. Wagner Drug Co. and E. J. H. Meier sell Tanlac in San Antonio.
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Tanlac
Ed V. Favor
San Antonio Traction Co
Taniac
Wagner
San Antonio
Wagner Drug Co
E. J. H. Meier
Nitobe Warns Germany War Ambitions Threaten Peace
Dr Nitobe decries prosperity gained from war and argues German expansion risks world security. He warns Japan would face militarization or conquest, making universal peace impossible without strong defense.
Sydney naval hero promoted to command at Garden Island
Captain J. C. Glassop, who led the Australian cruiser Sydney in the Emden action off the Cocos Islands in November 1914, will command the Sydney naval establishment at Garden Island. He will earn 5000 dollars yearly and has 28 years in Australian waters, with earlier service on the Calliope and Royalist during Samoa events.
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Associated Press
Sydney
Australia
J. C. Glassop
Emden
Cocos Islands
Indian Ocean
Commonwealth Navy
Naval Establishment
Garden Island
Glossop
Apia
Samoa
Trenton
Philadelphia
No One Should Have Gray Hair Hair Restorer Ad
A dated advertisement promotes Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer as a harmless liquid that restores natural color to gray or faded hair. It claims lasting, non dye results, styled like a shampoo and includes mentions of other Q-Ban products and a free book on hair culture.
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Sommer
Fischer’s
Hessig-Ellis Drug Co
Memphis
Tenn
Baker Defends San Antonio Clean-Up as Army Faces Pressure
Secretary of War Baker demands permanent, good faith anti vice actions in San Antonio to secure future Army units. He rebuts claims of rough tactics and says Fort Sam Houston’s value weighs in the decision while denying Slayden was consulted in the process. Senator Bee warns officials to enforce measures.
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Washington, D. C
Newton D. Paker
San Antonio
Suriport
Sam Houston
Carlos Bee
Bee
Baker
Secretary Baker
Senator Bee
Fort Sam Louston
Bee Tophs
Lhce
Beall
Davis
McAskill
Franz Groos
Chamber of Commerce
Raymond B. Fosdick
Fort San House
Slayden
Raymond B. Foswick
War Department
Fosdick
Washington
The
Light
Senator Sheppard
Congressman Slayden
Wood hauler killed in boiler explosion near Mount Houston Road
The blast from a boiler at the Atlantic & Gulf Petroleum Co property threw debris and killed Oncy A. Cox as he paused to repair his wagon. Miller Lac wood Will McMaster and Tom Lickeland were injured lightly. four cords of wood were scattered around the site.
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Houston
Tex
Mount Houston Road
Oncy A. Cox
Milton Lacwood
Will McMaster
Tom Lickeland
Cox
Atlantic & Gulf Petroleum Company
Foreman Lacwood
Wheatless egg laying ration lowers feed costs for poultry
Government experts describe a wheatless ration tested at the USDA farm yielding high egg numbers. Thirty Leghorn pullets averaged 147.3 eggs in a pullet year, Buff Orpingtons 53 eggs in twenty weeks, with a mix of cracked corn oats and beef scrap as feed. They also outline green feed ideas for shaded yards and oats sprouting methods to supply chickens with fresh greens.
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United States Department of Agriculture Experiment Farm
Orpington
China urged to build thirty submarines
The Chinese minister of the navy Chen Pih kuan has submitted a cabinet proposal to construct thirty submarines to aid coast protection. No government action has been taken yet on the recommendation.
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China
Peking
Chen Pih-kuan
Forestry Regiment Planned for France Service
A Forestry Regiment of foresters, loggers, portable sawmill operators and others will be raised immediately to support U S forces in France. The Forest Service, at War Department request, will plan its organization and equipment and help recruit men. The unit will join the Engineer Corps and work with French foresters to convert timber into bridges, rails, and trenches with minimal waste.
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Washington, D. C
France
Forest Service
War Department
Engineer Corps
Canada
Lumber mill and logging crew recruitment drive announced
The notice seeks skilled lumbermen and wood workers including axemen teamsters tie-cutters millwrights sawyers and various tradesmen. Enlistments will be secured and men assembled at six designated central points as soon as possible.
ORGANIZE FOR PARK Plaza project replaces old fire station on Soledad
A meeting at the Woman's Club formed a permanent group to build a plaza atop part of Romana Street's fire station site at the north end of Soledad Street. William Herff was named chairman and T. J. Nye secretary. The group will plan, with seven executives to oversee the work, and likely ease downtown traffic.
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Soledad Street
Romana Street
Woman's Club
William Herff
T. J. Nye
Heuerman
J. N. Evans
Paschal
Aztec Sculpture to Rodin Gift Exchange
Mexico City dispatch notes the Mexican government sending reproductions of Aztec sculptures to Rodin in France. Rodin replies with a promise to send a replica of his work to be placed in the National Academy of Fine Arts in Mexico City.
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Rodin
Associated Press
Mexico City
National Academy Fine Arts
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