Texas Guardsmen Urged to Enlist as Nation Calls
A Texas Guard officer asserts Texas must raise a 12 000 man new division within four weeks to answer Milam's call and defend liberty. He recalls Alamo heroes and warns of German threats, urging men ages 18 to 45 to enlist in local guard units across the state.
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Travis
John A. Hulen
National Guard of Texas
Texas Guard
Texas
Milam
Ben Milam
San Antonio
Rio Grande
Republic of Texas
Republic
Sam Houston
Santa Anna
United States
America
Germany
England
France
von Tirpitz
Gerard
Wilson
Admiral von Tirpitz
Reichstag
Atlantic
National Guard
Lone Star
Alamo
San Jacinto
Assignment of officers in First Texas Cavalry named
Brigadier General John A. Hulen announced the officer assignments for the First Texas Cavalry. The unit reaches full war strength of 1620 men and 59 officers with two troops still to muster in Waéo and San Antonio. Colonel A. R. Scholars of Orange will command. Tom D. Collins of Gainesville was named lieutenant colonel.
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First
Texas Cavalry
John A. Hulen
Waéo
San Antonio
Col
A. R. Scholars
Orange
Third
Texas Infantry
Tom D. Collins
Gainesville
First Texas Cavalry
A. R. Sholars
John B. Golding
Amarillo
John 8S
Pape
L. H. Younger
Austin
Walter F
Woodul
Laredo
Joe M. Daniels
Kerns
B. J. Taub
Houston
R. K. Hanger
Fort Worth
Otto Kahler
C. G. Duff
Hillsboro
B. F. Penn
C. K. Lawson
Dallas
Aubrey Smith
Sherman
Roy A. Blunt
Barry D. Mann
R. Wolters
H. M. Crodington
Grover C
Malone
Otto C. Roquemore
A. O. Whittaker
Walter Acker, Jr
Ernest Sauer
H. J. Weider
Corsicana
Emmett L. Wilkerson
Henry A. Whitaker
Peter Schramm
Taylor
J. H. Swearingen
C. L. Mason
Fredericksburg
C. A
Seguin
W. M. McCollum
Waco
Charles A. Cradington
S. Atwell
Louis Maverick
L. L. Taylor
Corpus Cnristi
T. W. Harris
San Angelo
R. B. Ridgeway
William J. Montgomery
T. R. Burke
George W. Winter
Bonham
J. Willis Johnson
Frank Hare
Campaign for Red Cross War Relief Week in San Antonio
San Antonio launches a vast Red Cross War Relief drive for 1500000 dollars from the city as part of a nationwide 100 million campaign. Judge George Taliaferro and W. W. Collier lead divisions with coordinators urging rapid fundraising and pledges to meet a June 25 deadline.
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Red Cross War Council
San Antonio
United States
Red Cross
France
W. W. Collier
George Bb. Taliaferro
National War Council
E. E. Dilley
R. P. Schermerhorn
Charles S. Venable
Alexander Joske
L. B. Clegg
A. B. Weakley
James Parker
James G. Fowler
J. E. Jarrett
Joe H. Frost
A. W. Seeligson
H. L.kokernot
J. B. Martindale
Frederick J. Combe
J. G. Willacy
T. N. Smith
John A. Kerr
J. M. Bennett Jr
Harry Rand
Joseph Muir
J. B. McCampbell
Will Herff
J. H. Haile
John J. Kuntz
Leo M. J. Dielmann
J. F. Carle
Lee Joseph
P. P. Hoefgen
Lafayette Ward
Harry Hertzberg
W. D. Syers
Ed McClannahan
F. L. Hillyer
B. F. Furnish
E. B. Carruth
Gus Zalmanzig
B. F. Nicholson
T. T. Campbell
Lee Petrich
J .H. Savage
H. Partee
C. S. Austin
W. W. McAllister
Guy S. McFarland
H. P. Drought Jr
Theo. M. Plummer
Louis H. Tyler
J. B. Hucker
Ellis Albaugh
George R. Gillette
R. N. Martindale
Frank M. Lewis
Sam C. Bell
Albert Steves Jr
R. P. Freeden
A. 8. Gage
B. Weller
Albert Kronkosky
Charles Schreiner Jr
F. A. Winerich
Roy Beitel
E. E. Hillie
Ben A. Stribbling
W. B. Lupe
W. C. Manlove
J. M. Eskridge
Phil Wright
R. J. Boyle
Reagan Houston
Nelson Lytle
John Williams
Ed S. Fomby
H. N. Jones
J. G. Fowler
Noa Spears
Clinton H. Brown
John Fentiman
E. D. Henry
John H. Bickett Jr
W. W. Rew
H. J. Benson
Mason Williams
Joe Devine
Thomass. Goggan
Charles T. Fincham
Ross W. Davis
C. T. Priest
Atlee B. Ayres
Rotary Club
City Club
Salesmanship Club
Chamber of Commerce
Gunter Hotel
Dilley
Texas
Winchester Kelso
Moving Picture Theaters
George Taliaferro
John B. Miller
Los Angeles
Alreaden
Denver
Taliaferro
Washington
War Relief Council
The
War Council
Europe
Second Army
Florence Nightingale
Band of Mercy
Aren't you a reformer Senator Sorghum answers
Quote from Senator Sorghum refusing to be a regular reformer. He says a regular reformer does not need to run for office or rely on a salary and can profit by speaking before crowds. Washington Gisis
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Senator Sorghum
Washington
Summer Linen and Voile Apparel in Pre-Inventory Sale
Made of voiles Seco silk and linen in gold green rose blue and natural with colored borders. Some plain tailored and others trimmed with lace embroidery or pockets belts and buttons. Womens sizes 7.95. Pure linen light eight tailored or dressy styles, some hand embroidered, others self trimmed. Worth up to 22.50, sale 14.95.
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San Antonio
San Antonio Firefighters To Take Fifteen Day Vacations
California law affecting Texas provides San Antonio firefighters with a fifteen day annual vacation starting July 2. Commissioner Lowther will raise the fire department budget to hire extra men to cover vacancies while regulars rest. At least seven additional men will be needed, with a limit of fourteen off duty at once. The 149 men aim to complete vacations before Christmas, when higher fire risk requires full staffing.
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San Antonio
German tobacco output for army use in 1916 17
A German statistical report shows from April 1, 1916 to March 31, 1917, factories and wholesalers supplied 2,767,850,000 cigars and cigarett es and over 9,000 tons of tobacco to the army, plus additional consignments from relatives and friends. The document notes supplementary shipments and mentions literary snippets in the same column.
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Berlin
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Red Cross Movement
French
Russia
Georgette
Bigg Savings
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Wolff & Marx Company
Georgine
Gieorge
Burr
Wolfson’s
Fabric Week
Saul Wolfson
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