Ten Mile Zone Bill Advances in Texas Legislature
Austin March 11 The House adopted the free conference report on the ten mile zone bill changing its effective date to April 15 and sending it to the governor after a 98 to 2 vote Rep Taylor and Rep Davis of Harris county objected The session featured major bills from the investigating committee including a proposed state board of control and funding for a negro hospital at Rusk Also motioned to print the committee report and several bills dealing with liquor control and juror summons were postponed or tabled The week promises battles over telephone company rates and several governor recommended measures sponsored by Senator Westbrook and others continue on next page Continued.
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Austrians Fail To Cross Piave River In Italian Action
Rome March 11 Austrians attempting to cross the Piave were halted by Italian batteries sinking rafts and boats opposite Fagaré Italian aircraft conducted raids dropping seven tons of bombs on enemy areas Naples faced an air attack early today with twenty bombs falling on a residence quarter killing seven hospital occupants and injuring others
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Air raid claims poetess and son in London wreck
London reports a German air raid last week left twelve dead in a destroyed house. Among the victims were American poetess Mrs Lena Guilbert Ford and her son, about 80, once of Elmira New York. Her sister Mrs Brown was rescued on Friday and taken to a hospital. In New York, March 11, judges and New Yorkers launched The Soldiers' Families of America to aid soldiers' families, with motto Keep the Home Fires Burning, seeking widespread cooperation.
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Elmira
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Seri
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British aviators raid Engel airfield in Belgium
British naval air service fliers attacked Engel in Belgium dropping bombs on the airfield and ammunition dump. Two fires started as three enemy planes were destroyed and four driven out of control in aerial combats. All British planes returned safely. Call for bank statements issued by U S comptroller of the currency for national banks as of March 4.
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Naval Air Service
Belgium
Engel
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Comptroller of the Currency Today
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Weather roundup for San Antonio and major cities
Weather notes list San Antonio fair and warmer tonight and Tuesday, with a light south to southwest breeze. Temperature readings include St Louis 80, Kansas City 46, New York 18, Washington unknown. observations mention clear skies, varying winds, and warmer trends, with recent low temperatures indicated.
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Lieht
Secretary Baker in France for military talks with Pershing
Secretary of War Baker arrives in France aboard an American cruiser for conferences with General Pershing and a tour of the American lines between Soissons and Alsace. The mission is strictly military with no diplomatic aims and may include a visit to Paris to meet Poincare and Clemenceau.
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Soissons
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Clemenceau
Baker Reaches Paris in War Secretary Arrival
Secretary of war Newton D. Baker arrived in Paris this morning, greeted by General Pershing General Tasker Bliss trench officers representing Premier Clemenceau and Ambassador Shari. The secretary’s trip to the capital passed without incident.
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Secretary Baker Arrives At French Port With Allied Leaders
Newton D. Baker arrives in a French seaport aboard an American armored cruiser to meet Allied commanders. A French general, Major General Squier, Admiral Moreau, Rear Admiral Wilson, and local officials greet him as crowds gather. Baker and his seven assistants depart for Paris on a special train after brief meetings.
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Moreau
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Baker
Paris
Regulst
Baker Arrives in France for Military Conference
Secretary Baker travels to France with Major General Blick and Lt Colonel Brett for a brief inspection tour and talks with General Pershing. He seeks direct briefing on war plans and supply logistics, aiming to align goals with the American commander in the field.
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Colonel Chitty to Return to City and Resume Command
Colonel Chitty, commander of the Welty Field, will depart tonight for San Antonio to resume command after a three week Washington absence. He was summoned for consultation on plans to divide the country into four aviation departments, with potential changes to aviation fields at Lake Charles and Fort Sill. Chitty has been recommended for promotion to brigadier general, but action awaits the president amid current workload. Major Edward J. Hoffman, formerly of Kelly Field and later commander at Park Field, Memphis, is ordered to Montgomery, Alabama.
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Thas
Montgomery
Alabama
Army to Ship Large Sanitary Sterilizing Units Abroad
New York March 11. Sterilizing machines weighing about four pounds, said to be the largest of their kind, have been completed for shipment to American overseas forces. The devices, using a special Peratus system, aim to cut the danger of typhus and other diseases among troops. They will sterilize clothing and effects and also disinfect surgical dressings.
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New York
Attack on Atlantic Port Train Reported by American
Michael Ryan, an American victim of a Costa Rican revolutionary disturbance, arrived on an American ship and confirmed a February attack on a passenger train between San Jose and Port Limon. Six were killed and many wounded by machine gun fire, as troops on a second train opened fire. Ryan, earlier traveling to Port Limon, was treated at a Port Limon hospital.
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German War Song Supposedly Urges Brutal Violence
Police say a robbery case ended with a pistol threat as a negro laborer was robbed of ten dollars. The victim recalled the assailant urging violence with a knife at dawn. Separately a translated German war song praising mass killing was circulated by a Chicago visitor to San Antonio, found on a captured German prisoner.
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German Living Costs Force Debt Rise in Berlin Data
German families face rising living costs with a 42 percent increase reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. With monthly incomes from 100 to 200 marks, the average expenditure totals 222.06 marks, while many households spend only 26 cents monthly on amusements, indicating broad austerity and debt for basic needs.
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Germany
Bureau of Libor Statistics
Five Die in Ohio Storm Darkens Van Wert Paulding County
March 11 report states the Saturday tornado caused over a million dollars in damage in Van Wert and Paulding counties. Five dead are confirmed with several injured who may die. telephone telegraph and highway communications remain blocked. Authorities expect total deaths not to exceed six or seven. Local crews battle downed lines and debris as recovery continues.
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Paulding
Hazardous devices on Stuttgart hit by British airmen
London dispatch reports Stuttgart struck by a sudden incident for the first time by British airmen. The event occurred about 720 miles from Nancy. Details are scarce in the fragment, but the report notes a significant air raid and references the involvement of Allied forces.
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London
San Antonio
Phadelpha Public Ledger
the Public Ledger Co
Nancy
Original Dick Deadeye Dies at 66 in Somerville
James Gilbert the American stage’s original Dick Deadeye died at his Somerville home aged 66. He was the first in the United States to perform the Gilbert and Sullivan role in Pin afore and spent years touring the country with his own comic company.
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Dick Peadeye
Somerville
Mags
Dick Deadeye
James Gilbert
Three Weeks Without a Murder Sets Unusual Chicago Record
Chicago March 11. A three week stretch without a murder in the city is reported, a feat not seen in over a decade. Officials note the record could stand briefly as the pace has slowed but danger remains. The report cites police records and references a feud linked to Angela Marie Cis parro in a distant case.
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Chicago
Angela Marie Cisparro
Palia
Farmer killed by own shotgun trap near Mykawa
A farmer near Mykawa was killed when the loaded shotgun trap he set for corn thieves fired as he opened a feed bin door. The trigger was sun tied and the gun fired buckshot into his head. The device had been placed days earlier and forgotten.
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Houston
Pex
A. J. Richardson
Mykawa
Richardson
Troops raid Lorraine trenches in fresh American offensive
American forces operating with French troops carried out three raids opposite the Aerican sector in Lorraine. The assaults breached first and second German lines, captured dugouts, and disabled enemy positions with heavy artillery and gas shells. Several German troops fled. American losses were not reported.
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Lorraine
Amer
Toul
American Snipers Hold Front Under Fire North of Toul
On March 9 American troops north of Toul engaged German patrols in a front-line skirmish. Germans retreated with two casualties. five enemy soldiers plus Red Cross workers moved back from entanglements. Weather favored sniping, gas alarms occurred, and both sides intensified artillery and anti aircraft fire along the line.
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Toul
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Entan
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