Home Folks Answers Help Soldiers Contact Us From Camp to City
A newspaper column invites soldiers from Fort Benning San Antonio Fort Sam Houston and other posts to send their names home to The Light for “home folks” contact. Readers list towns and farms to facilitate letters and visits, with notes from readers seeking soldiers from Mitchell Yankton Huron Aberdeen and Sag Harbor.
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Vernin
Youne Bay
Savy
Norfolk
Vic
South Dakota
Stanles
Mitchell
Yankton
Walls
Huron
Aberdeen
Land
Sag Barber
San Antonio
Leon Springs
Sag Harbor
Long Island
Fort Sam Houston
Vanderbilt, Dawson
Connehville
Antonia
Deis
Matton
Wulifiania Lowns
Hutto
Rochester
Hayerhill
Mas Lashem
Pouter
Howling Green
Ky Ig
San Antonian
Satuiot
Jones
Adans Werstre
Wes Felon Ings
Spring- Wield
Bouth
Regimental Call for Stevedores in Europe Drives Volunteer Rally
Colonel William G. Austin commands a regiment in France and reports the need for at least two more regiments of stevedores in Europe. He promises immediate deployment for volunteers and cites prior police and military service across multiple states and counties.
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William G. Austin
Steveeres
France
Austin
Europe
Police
Savannah
Fresh Outbreak of Strikes Alarm Austrian Officials
Turbulent reports from Austria and Germany describe fresh strikes and food anxieties spreading through the region. Disruptions at major rail hubs and bread ticket shortages worsen tensions as officials weigh relief measures and possible peace talks amid war strains.
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Pablte Dedeer Co
Amsteniai
Leipdiger Volks
Deokiey
Liathe
Worthwestern
Stat
Wodinsitay
Mirsdayr
Lustipost
Doal
Tomsit Jon
Niueire
Germany
Dusselport
Srain
Ukraine
I Gene
Tanec
Austria
Fire in a Hay Cart Causes Damages and Loss
Fire, origin undetermined, broke out Monday morning in a hay cart near Matamoras and South Medina Streets. The blaze spread to a nearby furniture shop, causing about 15 pounds sterling in damages. Two clerks at a local store were startled by separate alarms, with incidents reported near North Santa Nore and Lake View Avenues and Main Avenue and Nomany Steel.
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Rar
Matamores
Medina
Mitight
Norner
Santa Nore
Lake View
Melock Sumiay
Main Avenue
Nomany Steel
German soldiers view Americans as physically fit but inexperienced
Western front correspondents report German troops admire American troops for fitness and readiness yet see them as young and lacking experience. The observers note American soldiers display zeal in battle, yet fear and artillery fire unsettle them, with Germans perceiving them as morally and militarily inferior in some respects despite strength.
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Lishorne
Vourichesy
Petra
Mab
Anes
Pet displays and decorative aquaria touted in ads
A cluttered advertisement notes decorative pet displays and fish tanks for home interiors. It highlights window setups, plant holders, and inverted globe aquariums as stylish features, praising French and Chinese-inspired designs and department store availability.
WILL BUILD OIL TANKS AT PORT ARANSAS AND TAMPS
Arrangements and leases enable the Texas Company to immediately construct large oil tanks at Port Aransas and launch an expanded fleet from Tampico to the port. Three Linastaca Petroleum Co boats have delivered Tampico oil through Port Aransas since January. a new 39,000 barrel tank is under construction and more storage banks will follow. The development positions Port Aransas as a key receiving center for San Antonio and Southwest Texas amid fears of shortages.
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Texas Company
Port Aransas
Tampico
Southwest
Tex
Texas
Port AvaAn
Sus
Fuol
Port Arama
Qoimidgrane
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