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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
10
Chicago dispatch reports German propaganda designed to sow distrust about wives left behind soldiers. A letter claimed from a soldier in a hospital alleged wife disloyalty. Federal agents warn the tactic could be attempted elsewhere as reporters investigated.
British officer Pat O'Brien, a Royal Fig Corps lieutenant and famed escape survivor, visited San Antonio to tell his tale. He laughed through talks at the St. Anthony Hotel and a Main Avenue High School appearance, sharing details of his perilous journey from a downed plane to freedom, and his postwar lecture tour success.
Washington June 13 Senator Johnson of California urged the administration to explain why Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood remains at home instead of leading his division to France. He quoted editorials from papers of varied politics and said he did not criticise the administration but sought a public explanation to satisfy Congress and the country.
Seven directors will manage all roads in their territories reporting to Director General McAdoo. He announced three new operating regions west of the Mississippi while eastern lines stay in four districts. Northern region led by R. W. Ashton based in Chicago. Central led by Hale Holden. Southwestern led by B. F. Bush of Missouri Pacific in St. Louis. A Pacific Coast district manager will be named later. Suspicions about the plan linger amid government control of rail operations.
An advertisement extols Knowlton's Danderine as a quick fix for heavy, radiant hair free of dandruff. It claims one application doubles beauty, dissolves dandruff, prevents itching, and restores luster, strength, and life to neglected hair with a small bottle sold at drug stores.
Congress is urged by the Shipping Board to bar new shipbuilding plants or expansions without licenses to curb speculation and stabilize labor and material markets. Chairman Hurley asks House Naval Committee for laws to control contracts with domestic yards for foreign work and to align output with national needs amid rapid facility growth.
The Food Administration urged Americans to limit beef, advising households to not exceed one and a quarter pounds per person weekly, and to restrict beef in hotels and restaurants. The plan runs through September and promotes pork, bacon, ham and sausage to aid armies and allies. Charters and amendments for Texas businesses followed, with multiple incorporations and capital stock changes in Houston, Dallas, Freeport, and other cities.
Dallas journalist Lilliam Evans, a former Copenhagen legation clerk, posted 6000 bond and was freed. He will appear in New York on July 2 for a hearing. A sealed box bearing the Legation seal, found in a Dallas apartment, was sent to Washington. Officials declined to confirm contents as missing Russian crown jewels.
Anuric tablets are promoted as a life saving remedy for kidney and bladder troubles. Testimonials from Tyler Texas Yoakum Texas and a Route 4 Box address claim relief after taking multiple packages. The ad urges open air exercise water intake and a light meat diet while detailing dosing and mail order options.
A terse explanation notes memory gaps and the box lacking a proper seal. A Copenhagen regiment worker maintains the seal was not tampered with, while the Washington section details the escape and related systems.
Proceedings show motions to advance and dismissals in Texas Supreme Court and Court of Civil Appeals dispositions. Listed are numerous cases from Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, and Wichita with refusals and rehearings. John Merrill elected president of Mexican Telegraph Company and related leadership changes in Central and South American ventures.
San Antonio detectives arrested a chauffeur at his home with $400 worth of whiskey believed bound for soldiers. The liquor, shipped from Victoria, was discovered as authorities boosted road surveillance into San Antonio. A second arrest followed with two cases found in another car, while a third man and two women remain in custody as probe continues.
The War Department asks the International Circulation Managers Association to provide the names of 28 former circulation men now with U S troops in France. Selected men will handle Stars and Stripes distribution among soldiers.
London June 13 In the House of Commons Andrew Bonar Law chancellor of the exchequer is expected to move a war appropriation of 5600009090 pounds making the total appropriation since the beginning of the war 7342006 at Girls have an equal vote with the boys in the athletic affairs of the Philadelphia Frankfort High School
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