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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1916
Page
19
A French army surgeon and an assistant stayed with three wounded men in a cellar as German forces approached. The two unmovable wounded died, while the third regained consciousness, urged them to flee, and the surgeon sacrificed his own safety to ensure their escape, with shooting audible at dawn as they fled the advancing Germans.
Contractors will bid on the Garden and Bismark street site of South Side High School and separately for plumbing heating and electrical work. Bids open July 3 1916 at the School Board office State Bank and Trust Company with a $5000 certified check required. Plans available at Associated Architects offices. ES reserves right to reject any or all bids. ALFRED GILES COMPANY CARL VON SEUTTER ASSOCIATED ARCHITECTS San Antonio Texas.
Renowned tenor Henri Therrien appears with accompanist Miss Paula Siegrist in nightly shows at the St. Anthony Hotel roof garden. They plan a northward recital tour as Therrien draws praise for his diction and voice, while Siegrist earns acclaim for her conscientious accompanying work.
Miss Mary Edith Cannon, pupil of Mrs. A. P. Ford, won the medal in her piano class this season. Photograph by Cones accompanies the note about her achievement.
Central Christian Church choirmaster L. D. Daggett and organist Miss Ioa Orvis present He Knows the Way and But the Lord Is Mindful of His Own with contralto Cross and Madeline Sanders duet One of God s Days. Travis Park Methodist offers Rheinberger Prelude and Festival Marche. Quartet includes Mrs. G E Gwinn Elsa Harms Charles M Lee Gilbert E Schramm. Mildred Gates the organist.
The Columbia Company releases new records including Peer Gynt Suite in four parts Star Spangled Banner arranged by Sousa sung by Prince's band O Isis et Osiris from Magic Flute sung by Leon Robier Down Where the Sewanee River Flows sung by Al Jolson The Kangaroo Hop by Blue and White Marimba Those Country Days Surely Were It sung by Irene Young and Al Weston Evelyn by Prince's band Shades of Night sung by Sterling male trio Love's Sorrow sung by Helen Stanley Chicago Opera Company Santa Lucia by Prince's orchestra.
In Berne on June 24 peasants in Vorarlberg Austria protest daylight saving by advancing milking times. Cows allegedly yield less milk due to an hour shift for morning and evening milking. German farmers near Lake Constance report similar effects on milk production.
In Salonica on June 24 detachments of the French African light infantry captured 20 000 sheep intended for Bulgarian soldiers. The raid disrupted supply for Bulgarian forces and underscores ongoing Allied actions in the region.
Advertises a beauty treatment claiming ethine double strength removes freckles. Instructions say apply nightly and morning with a money back guarantee if it fails, noting an ounce suffices for even severe freckles and lighter spots vanish.
An article notes deep sea diving advances may allow recovery of sunken ships and treasure. Navy experiments in 1914 enabled dives to 300 feet, paving the way to salvage war wrecks, galleons, and merchant vessels with safer decompression and modern lifting gear.
Recreation note touts a delightful hot wells experience with bathing dancing and dinners in the grove. Good music is promised and patrons are urged to take the Hot Wells car.
George Surkey announces his candidacy for county clerk subject to Democratic primaries. Also an advertisement lists Sutherland Springs to return travel on Sundays at 8 15 a m via Southern Pacific.
War Department seeks passage of an amendment to allow railroads to offer reduced transportation rates for citizen-soldiers when travel is requested and paid for by the United States or a state government. Assistant Secretary of War Ingraham has drafted the proposal for House consideration. The draft notes carriers currently grant lower rates for U S soldiers but prohibit discounts to militiamen and civilians attending training camps like Plattsburg and San Antonio.
The dominion will use compulsion to raise an expeditionary force reserve of two divisions. Division 1 covers unmarried men and certain classified groups, Division 2 covers other reservists. District quotas, ballots for shortfalls, and broad exemptions rules aim to ensure full manning, with potential abolition of voluntary service if needed.
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