San Antonio Women to Hear Candidates at Open Air Meeting
The San Antonio Equal Franchise Society will hold an open air mass meeting on Alamo plaza Tuesday night to inform newly enfranchised women voters about the local candidates. The event aims to help voters distinguish between national service and a candidate’s record, urging women to vote for the nation’s war effort and support for their families.
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San Antonio
Congress
France
Fourteenth Congressional District
Austrians Poised on Piave Banks in Isolated Crossing
Reports say about 50,000 Austrian troops crossed the Piave and now wait on the western bank. They are cut off by the swollen river and Italian forces in front, with dwindling food and ammunition. If relief fails, many will be killed or captured. The scenario echoes Napoleon’s 1809 Danube crossing near Vienna during Aspern Essling battles.
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Piave
Austria
Napoleon
Danube
Vienna
Aspern
Essling
Archduke Charles
Lobau
Wagram
Napoleon and Aspern Essling contrasted with 1918 Piave battle
The article recalls Napoleon’s 1809 Aspern Essling defense with a river to the rear and a bridge salvo, noting the French fought valiantly, were driven back, and later defeated Austria at Wagram. It contrasts that with Italian hopes at Piave in 1918, questioning Austrian performance and the river barrier for modern troops.
Slavic Independence Amid World War Debates
Analyzes Austro Hungarian Slavs stance toward the war, arguing for their independence rather than Prussian autonomy. Notes Y M C A Red Cross and relief groups as vital war efforts run privately, questions centralization. Calls for self determination and allied recognition for Czecho Slovaks and Jugoslavs within Austria-Hungary.
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Austria-Hungary
United States
Germany
Thej
Austria-Hungaria
City named center for Inland Traffic Service
San Antonio designated as one of eight Inland Traffic Service centers to handle wartime transportation for the War Department. Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco, New Orleans and Atlanta are the others with a Washington head office and district offices to follow.
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San Antonio
United States
Inland Traffic Service
Southern Department
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
San Francisco
New Orleans
Atlanta
Washington
Inland
War Department
Antonio
Fourth of July Celebration Plans Being Worked Out
An executive committee of five was named to head San Antonio Fourth of July plans at a Chamber of Commerce gathering. Delegates from many groups pledged parade representation. Firework restrictions and safety measures were discussed ahead of Alamo Plaza rallies and Thrift Stamp speeches.
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San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce
Alame Hifles
Rhinners
Knights of Pythias
Elks
Knights Templar
Woodmen of the World
Alamo Plaza
Denny
Collins
Godfry Tetersen
Bredbent
Go B
Chichester
Iisteffler
Moly
M Aden
DeFacala
W.wagenfohr
Mra
Gnenglen
Ewine
Charles Sickles
Alvin Mosher
Paul Meerscheldt
FL M. Gloeckner
William Keller
A. Altobella
Bo Werrera
A. Gomez
K. Yumin
William J. Rotheib
Nellie Lytle
Hannah Mirschberg
William B. Weininger
Jean Dekrenko
J. J. Stevens
Albert Springer
W. H. Schmidt
Anna Solcher
Albert N. Sprenger
J8va Morris
Ik. Maier
G. M. Gazley
Robert Slogan
Tina Schmitt
Jelly
Loustaneau
Sarah Fox
G. LeStourgeon
Katie $ Iftenders
Ruly Uerbin
Mil Meyer
W. O. Roach
Civilians Aid Under Fire in French Battle Front
The Public's Business recounts how civilians attached to the American army perform military services under fire. They conveyed supplies to troops in the firing line, saved many lives, and boosted military effectiveness by their actions. Their work supported soldiers on the battlefield.
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France
Mother of the Ping in Armies and War Time
A poem praises mothers of servicemen and blue star flags, then shifts to wartime commentary urging resolve. The Spokane Spokesman-Review notes a cautionary push to forget early peace delusions, warning against overestimating German weakness as the great offensive continues.
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Jane
Los Aeles
Berlin
Congress
France
Austria
Spokane Spokesman-Review
Camp Travis to House More Men Than Ever
Camp Travis gears up for a surge of new arrivals with 12 700 Texas recruits due in late July and about 5 000 from Oklahoma, adding to roughly 14 000 already at the camp. The influx includes 3 700 white and 4 090 Negro Texas recruits, with the white slated for July 22 and the Negro for July 29. A prior movement of 12 900 began Monday, lifting total nearby to about 2 0000 new men within a month. The Nineteenth Infantry and Fourteenth Cavalry are mobilized at Camp Travis, while a new United States Guard will relieve detachments at Galveston and other points. Approximately 1 000 recruits per day were processed under a faster system, though around 100 last-day receipts were rejected for physical disabilities such as a one-handed recruit noted in the report.
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Se Travis
Cantonment
Texas
Oklahoma
Nineteenth Infantry
Camp Travis
Galveston
United States Guard
Fourteenth Garry
Camp Travis to Expand Depot Brigade as Recruits Arrive
Officials plan to swell Camp Travis strength by expanding the depot brigade to absorb all recruits. Recruits face immediate rejection, return rail fare, and pay through travel days. Local boards determine who is sent as officers pursue a final camp designation amid growing speculation.
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Travis
Seed house closed for farm seed storage and sale
The government warehouse used for storing and distributing farm and field seeds for farmers has been closed. The Chamber of Commerce and government will supply seeds for planters at below cost to encourage planting forage crops. J M Vance leads the committee handling distribution. J W Caruthers reports back from a southwest Texas inspection.
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Chamber of Commerce
J. M.vance
Bexar County
J. W. Caruthers
Agricultural Department of the Chamber of Commerce
Corpus Christi
Texas
Negro boy drowns after companions fail to rescue him
Willie Nash, a 14 year old Negro boy, went under several times while bathing near the Carnegie Library. Companions did not rescue him, thinking he was joking. Police and undertaker attended, efforts to revive him failed. Nine others were later arrested for river bathing without proper clothing.
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Willie Nash
Gelock
Carnegie Library
Brown
Crow
American newspaper roundup hints at wartime chatter and local notes
A collage of brief items from Texas papers discusses war era topics and local color. Mentions include Fort Worth Star-Telegram views on labor, Dallas News takes on Hindenburg, Waco Times Herald on ex presidents, Eagle Pass Guide editor Joe Boehmer, and references to farmers, rail timetables, and thrift stamps. References local editors and small-town notices across Cuero, Yoakum, Sulphur Springs, Longview, and others.
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Fort Worth
Joe Boehmer
Eagle Pass
Alene
Dallas News
Hill County Review
J. P. Bridges
Cuero Record
C. H. Metz
Maverick County
Yoakum Herald
Herald
Thea
Atlantic
Sulphur Springs Gazette
The
Gazette
Longview Times Clarion
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Red Cross
Y. My C. A
Belgium
Serbia
Armenia
Poland
America
Voan
Lancaster
Geeta
Japan
Erineo Mukhu
Barran Ilteusaw
Youneblond
Bane
Deuce
el Paso Herald
Comfort
Louisiana
Austin Statesman
By Briggs
S&t
the Tribune Assoc
New York Tribune
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