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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1918
Page
5
London June 14 British soldiers no longer carry home trophies of the war as they discard German souvenirs in response to new orders. The change marks a shift from displaying spoils to more restrained conduct as troops depart from London stations.
Soldiers strive to pocket war trophies from reserves and battlefields despite rigid orders. Military police monitor leave boats while soldiers improvise methods to hide German bombs, fuse caps, rifles, and shells. Tales recount puttees bound bombs and shells in haversacks and coats.
The body of Aviation Cadet Gordon W. Cooper who died in a solo flight at Fort Worth will be sent to Lansing Michigan for burial. He was killed late yesterday during the flight and was in training.
A dealer advertises an ounce of Ominedouble strength from any druggist as a freckle treatment with a money back guarantee if it fails to remove freckles. The ad promises a clear complexion after a few applications and notes the double strength Othine is the guaranteed option.
Washington officials viewed reports from Amsterdam via Berlin as a grim joke claiming Germany would declare an Eastern American coast danger zone and warn neutrals. They warned that a formal announcement could mask a ruthless policy to sink all ships in Atlantic waters while submarines rotate on patrols.
Washington D C June 14 Mobile hospitals mounted on motor trucks and trailers will bring medical care to wounded units with nurses who will live on the road Miss Dora E Thompson head of the Army Nurse Corps is organizing staffs of about 60 nurses per unit Each unit will be equivalent to an evacuation hospital with living quarters transport space and five motor sections to support operations
Miss Thompson announces total Army Nurse Corps enrollment at 10,000 with expectations to exceed 20,000 by year end. About 3,000 wear the uniform abroad, plus many in camps and at embarkation points in the U S. Twenty four nurses serve in Washington dispensaries for government employees. Emergency first aid stations numbered fifteen in executive buildings. Secretary McAdoo declines Senate request for information on stabilizing the dollar abroad, deeming release inadvisable to avoid enemy access.
In Athol Massachusetts and San Francisco women report relief from monthly pains and long standing female troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Letters praise the remedy and urge others to seek its benefit, noting cures and renewed strength. Correspondence invites readers to write for advice to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts.
In Society Saturday the Woman's Pan-Hellenic Association hosted a 1 o'clock luncheon at the Country Club with Miss Clara McCormick in charge of reservations. Guests included Miss Ethel Reynolds of Houston and several local ladies, plus Miss Maxine Lessing returning from visiting Ima Martin in Columbus. A St Patrick's Hall rally Monday aims to boost War Savings Stamps sales with speakers Rev. McGuire Father Roach and Edward Lange and music by Misses Battaglia. Elizabeth Doran Elaine Thompson and Lt and Mrs Gerald Sielski from El Paso are visiting Ross and Mrs Davis. Mrs Roy Campbell, Mrs Amos Graves, and Mrs Charles Parker plan to attend War College Week in Austin June 24-28.
President Wilson endorses a nation wide compulsory work movement to support Crowder's work or fight regulations. He cites Maryland's law applying the principle to men 18 to 50 and urges other states to adopt similar action to mobilize citizens for the war effort and strengthen the draft system.
London June 14 The Shakespeare folios led Sothebys sale with Lord Vernons library highlights. The first folio 1623 sold for 10500 dollars, the fourth folio 1685 for 625, second folio 1632 for 1200, third folio 1684 for 2200. An unreported Romeo and Juliet 1697 brought 4150 and King Lear 1603 sold for 2000.
London June 2 The British army will have an official weather forecaster for the war period. Sir Napier Shaw president of the International Meteorological Association is appointed scientific adviser to the government. He has directed the meteorological office since 1905.
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