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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1918

Page

10

Will Use No Flour By Voluntary Arrangement

The best restaurants and first class hotels will discontinue all flour products from next Monday while popular priced eateries also stop flour use. John Furman, local administrator in charge of restaurants and hotels, led the move though not compulsory. Wheatless program aims to June 1 with pies and pastries allowed only if made from substitutes. macaroni will drop flour-based varieties.

Victory John Furman Texas

Iron to the Front Herbal Iron Tonic Promises Energy

Dr. Pierce's Surgical Institute in Buffalo promotes Irontic a tonic with iron and herbal extracts claimed to fortify blood and increase energy. The advertisement suggests tiredness pimples and worn feeling signal iron deficiency and offers a sixty cent vial with a ten cent trial package.

Pierce Surgical Institute Buffalo N. Y Doctor Pierce's Surgical Institute N.Y

Note on Dutch Shipping Requisitions and Neutrality

Britain outlines the failed Dutch shipping agreement and the modus vivendi, detailing negotiations from December to March, Germany's opposition, and the ongoing possibility of an economic accord. It notes continued talks and legal questions surrounding requisitioning under angaria or sovereignty. A second brief reports Isabella Gilles, 7, lost on Broad Mountain for two days in Colorado before state police found her.

London Great Britain Netherlands Holland Buenos Aires Savannah Curacao Pottsville Isabella Gilles Colorado Broad Mountain

Today’s Casualty List Reports Names and Statuses From War

General Pershing’s report to the War Department lists Killed in Action, Died of Disease, Died of Accidents, Died of Wounds, Missing in Action, and Wounded Severely. The casualty roster includes soldiers with ranks from Private to Lieutenant and multiple surnames such as Jackson, Dixon, Stokii, and Lovell among many others.

Pershing War Department Shagt Fred Mitchell CORP Louis Oberman C. Wains Stanley Doboszz John 3. Cunningham George A. Fal Child Frank W. Farraro Joseph Francis Arthur C. Wranz Daniel C. Romer Jacob Tom Povuluowskil

Attack on Deputy Sheriff In Pullman Fort Worth

In Pullman Texas a deputy sheriff J N Weatherbee of Goldthwaite Millz County was seriously wounded after a struggle with a Santa Fe train porter. The porter allegedly took Weatherbee s gun and struck him with a club then stabbed him three times before escaping. Weatherbee s head was grazed by two bullets from the pistol as it fired three times.

Fort Worth Tex J. N. Weatherbee Goldthwaite Millz County Weatherbee

England May Give Up Home Rule and Conscription Plan

London May 2 Andrew Boner Law chancellor of the exchequer and government spokesman told the House of Commons he could not say when an Irish home rule bill would be introduced. The bill’s passage next week is no longer expected as the government faces difficulties in its Irish policy including Ulster veto and past ministerial promises. Some Labour members suggest temporarily abandoning both conscription and home rule, with prospects of such a course near. A Navy League meeting of peers and MPs discussed Irish coastal defense and imperial control of harbors and railways if a home rule bill passes. Sir Edward Carson warned against reopening home rule, calling it insanity given Ireland’s current condition.

London Andrew Boner Law The Excheter U House of Commons Daily News Baron Wimborrie Ulster House of Commons Navy League Sir Edward Carson Southern Unionist Committee Ireland Runlors Sir Edward

Secretary Chosen by San Antonio Real Estate Board

At a special meeting the board named Frank T. Richardson secretary. He has long worked in San Antonio newspaper circles and will lead plans for greater activity with a wider scope. Optimism grows among Realtors as San Antonio and Texas gain national attention. A patent for a three pointed tink pin with center protuberances is noted.

San Antonio Realstate Bosra Frank T. Richardson Richardson San Antonio Texas

Expansion of Wood Ship Program to Build 200 Vessels

Washington May 2 A Shipping Board announcement by Chairman Hurley details orders for 200 new wooden ships of about 4500 tons each and 25 large sea going tugs to support coast service. The plan increases total wooden ships to 580 and initiates construction as current builds finish. Health measures meanwhile bolster public health between civilian and military populations across twenty states with coordinated zones, laboratories, vaccinations, water and food inspections, and education to sustain long term efficiency.

Washington, D. C Hurley The Shipping Board Dougherty Ballin Amrade Great Lakes Atlantic Supple & Ballin Company Portland Ore Guiblig Health Public Health Service American Red Cross Red Cross Congress

Senator Smith assures exchanges not to interfere

Senator Smith of North Carolina, chair of the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee, told President George Stutte of the New York Cotton Exchange that Congress has no intention of interfering with cotton exchange activities if conducted legitimately. The assurance was made public last

Washington, D. C Congess Smith North Carolina Senate Interstate Commerce Committee George Stutte New York Exchange

Army camp speaker from Indiana to visit San Antonio

Sr Milford Lyon of Winona Lake Indiana, sent by the YMCA to France to address American soldiers, is coming to San Antonio to speak at Kelly Field Camp Travis and other camps. He was injured in France when his car collided with a motorcycle near the front and had to return home.

Milford Lyon Winona Lake Ind Army Young Men’s Christian Association France San Antonio Kelly Field Camp Travis Couries

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