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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1917
Page
16
Narration notes game thrives on French battlefields with no hunting allowed yet rabbits partridges and crows abound as shells fill the air. Birds sing despite carnage and soldiers fight beneath a sky thick with projectiles in a striking wartime scene.
The piece recalls soldiers appealing for a united Russia while dogs chase rabbits among artillery fields and a cat ignores scraps to roam shell crater paths. A white dove circles above the battlefield during a fierce engagement as shells explode around German troops.
The Judge Advocate General's Department announces MAJ Arthur W. Brown is placed on active duty as judge advocate Central Department. Lieut. Col. Joseph Y. Porter, retired, reports to the Southeastern Department.
Garrett P. Serviss explains date palm dioecy with female and male trees and cross fertilization. He notes ancient Egypt and Babylonia practices and describes pollination by wind and insects and the evolution of plant reproductive science.
The National League for Woman's Service urges women to register for varied work not binding them to government service. Registration aims to map woman power, with classes in stenography telegraphy clerical work and more. Registrations were taken at Wolff & Marx Joske's and the Young Women's Christian Association this week.
Roberto V. Pesqueira is in charge of a new Mexican government financial agency based in El Paso to manage customs and finances for border states. The agency pays Constitutionalist troops in Lower California Sonora Chihuahua Coahuila and Tamaulipas and handles provisioning and clothing. It will also pay Mexican consular and diplomatic officers abroad.
Tomorrow at Joske’s the Government Wool Flags in three sizes 2x3 3x5 and 5x8 join sets including an 8x5 flag with a 6 ft pole and rope. Cotton flags in 5x8 4x6 and 3x5 offered at 4.50 3.00 and 2.50 with a 1.50 cotton 4x6 tom. An 11x16 silk Allied flag and a combined set with fastener available for cars.
Soft finished U S cotton flags 12 by 18 inches mounted on 30 inch sticks. Flags sewn and finished in house. Priced 10 cents each or 1.10 per dozen. Full stocks of flag poles Geor gine brand 12, 10, 8, 6 feet. Metal holders to fit poles and warranted to stand pressure. Prices 85 cents, 50 cents, and 2 dollars.
A broad selection of dresses in linen pique repp and gingham in plaids and whites. Styles for girls aged 6 to 14. Usual 4 50 values on sale for 2 98.
White organdie frocks and voite dresses trimmed with lace and tucks feature bolero jackets and satin ribbon sashes or overskirts. Delicate styling described as dainty with clearance price at 5.89 dollars.
The sale group features sheer white organdie dresses trimmed with lace and embroidery, frocks with high waist finished with beads and ribbons, and long waisted dresses with pleated skirts for girls aged 6 to 14. Values up to 6 dollars.
USDA specialists advise sowing sweet potatoes beets squash cucumbers and okra along with pepper and eggplant in current sections. Plant in rows and hills per crop guidelines with mulch and thorough weed control to protect moisture and maximize yields for winter storage.
Saloonmen face potential license loss for Sunday sales or selling to uniformed men. About 300 licenses in San Antonio and Bexar County expire July 10. new permits require approval by the state comptroller and County Judge James R. Davis. Davis will hear testimony and may deny permits if applicants lack compliance with liquor laws. A third revocation hearing was moved to Saturday. two licenses have already been revoked.
Henry George Ade once introduced a speake at a banquet who joked that two Indiana towns claim Mr Blank as birthplace. Warsaw says Kokomo, Kokomo claims Warsaw, in a playful clash of pride recounted by the Christian Register.
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