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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1916

Page

23

SPECIAL NOTICES AND WANTS FROM FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM

Fort Worth Star Telegram features want ads rates and service notices. It lists houses moved by Theo Hayes of Crockett, warns public about non-genuine checks from J L Gulley, and promotes American Hospital Association home visits and hospital services with contact details and office numbers.

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Fort Worth West Northwest Texas North Texas Post Office Department Texas Citizen Want Ad Department Theo Haye Crockett J. L. Gulley American Hospital Association Conroy Bldg

Local Classifieds Offer Goods and Services Across City

An assortment of advertisements lists cement products, duck eggs for sale, a detox booklet offer, lace and dyeing services, a city restaurant for sale, rental room and board, and an auction of vehicles and parts. Includes addresses and contact numbers for multiple merchants and owners.

Commerce St Alamo Auction CO Sommer & Cunningham Keeley Institute Forest Dallas Geo Caen E. Commerce Crockett Travis Chalmers H. P Jackson lLocomobile

San Antonio Named Nation's Center of Publicity

Washington report notes San Antonio's rising prominence as the military hub and information center for the Mexican punitive expedition led by General Funston. Fort Sam Houston is cited as the key news clearinghouse, with calls for $1,050,000 in post improvements and praise for local leaders who pushed the cause in Washington.

Washington, D. C San Antonio United States War Department Mexico Frederick Funston Funston Fort Sam Houston Capitol Sheppard James R. Davis L. B. Clegg Chamber of Commerce Washington

Three Hofmaier Brothers Killed in France and Russia

Joseph Hofmaier of Kempten learns his three sons are dead within a week on the western front. Two lieutenants fell in the same battle while a third was killed two days later by a French shell. The brothers served seventeen months in France and Russia, two holding the Iron Cross second class.

Munich Joseph Hofmaier Kempten Western Front France Russia

Armenians organize defense as Turkish advance nears towns

Armenians organized to resist the Turks draw of towns in the invaders path. Many of the defense less ones are seeking refuge in the.

United States

Armenian refugees reach land of the free after terror in Asia Minor

Forty five Armenians arrive in New York as the first wave of 4200 refugees welcomed by the American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief. They describe attacks by Turkish forces on Habatee and Batyan, with a home made flag aiding escape and arrival via Port Said and Naples.

New York America Asia Minor Uncle Sam United States American Committee For Armenian and Syrian Relief Walter H. Mallory Habatee Batyan Mount Moses Mediterranean Antioch Achsad Sakenian Habatlee Port Said Naples Italy American Committee For Fifth Avenue Serguis Eksergian Bing

Foreign influence shifts in Romania amid travel reports

Travelers from Bucharest say Russia gains sway in Roumania as neutrality fades. The Romanian government appears neutral but pro Russian sentiment grows. Germans Austrians and Hungarians are treated as spies and expelled. King Ferdinand, German by birth, lacks popular trust.

Budapest Bucharest Roumania Ferdinand

Escape in disguise captives flee as tramps

Berlin reports Captain Georges Deroche of France and Lieutenant Martin Carey-Levi of Britain escaped from the Hannoversch Muenden officers camp. A nationwide pursuit began but no trace was found as authorities continued the manhunt three days later.

Berlin Georges Deroche Martin Carey-Levi British Aviation Corps Hannoversch-Muenden

Two Escaped Prisoners Nabbed Aboard Train In Osnabrueck

Osnabrueck police arrest two ragged men who attempted to board a passenger train. They are identified as two escaped prisoners of war whose disguises fooled observers.

Osnabrueck

Army Bill Togetheate Four Year Officer Increases

The War Department estimates about 450 captains and lieutenants will be added under the new army bill. The plan distributes increases across infantry, field artillery, coast artillery, engineers, and aero squadrons in four yearly increments starting July 1, totaling 986 officers with 786 added for militia duties. Allocation gaps cover colonels to first lieutenants across cavalry, artillery, and infantry. A Senate-House conference will craft a compromise bill likely between higher Senate totals and House limits.

Washington, D. C War Department Binlding Coast Artillery Field Artillery Cavalry Infantry Senate House

German Lieutentant and Sergeant Win Iron Cross for Spying

Berlin report says Lieutenant Rudolph Heider of the Forty-ninth Reserve Infantry and Sergeant Kurt Mans earned the First Class Iron Cross after a daring behind enemy lines mission in Champagne. They disguised as French peasants, penetrated French lines, gathered positions and depots, endured a French patrol and return fire, and safely reached German lines with crucial information. Heider was wounded in the left arm but both men survived the mission.

Berlin Rudolph Heider Infa Kurt Mans Heide Manz Heiderich

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