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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1918
Page
9
In Paris during World War I, authorities shield famed outdoor sculptures with sandbags. The Tuilleries four Rivers statues, the Ney monument, Delacroix, and the Medici fountain receive fortifications while lamps glow blue at night. Guards improvise turf and sandbag enclosures as Paris braces for air raids.
The article notes gateways and landmarks in Paris masked by sandbags to protect artworks and architecture. It mentions the Porte Saint-Denis and Arc de Triomphe de Carrousel, the stained glass of Saint Chapelle, the Marshal Ney statue, and Carpeaux dancers, warning that priceless pieces are moved or concealed while guides prepare to tell the truth after the war.
British aviators strike back against Central Powers with merged services forming the Royal Air Force. Reports detail aerial campaigns from the British Isles to Mesopotamia, raids on Zeppelins, and major bombing offensives including 103,722 pounds of bombs in one period. Naval aviators credited with heavy combat efficiency and several aircraft downed in raids on London and Belgian ports. Notable feats include night flights from the Dardanelles and a pilot sustaining serious wounds yet landing safely.
A lively 1918 era essay describes spring hats as symbols of service for Uncle Sam. It portrays wartime fashion, from rainbow ribbons to uniforms and a white cloth hat with a crimson cross, celebrating soldier-mothers and Red Cross head coverings as heroic stances.
Ensign Richer and Second Mate Guerin of the French navy set a record with eighty consecutive hours at sea in a hydroplane, covering over ninety miles. After a perilous voyage starting January 12 off the Algerian coast, they faced storms, repairs, and near exhaustion before being picked up.
The United States Department of Agriculture urges children to eat plenty of vegetables to stay strong and healthy. A government bulletin highlights milk vegetable soups and stews with carrots and potatoes. It notes vegetables should be grown at home where possible and offers a booklet from the National Garden Commission in Washington.
The Pan American Motors Corporation assembles the Pan-American beauty cars in Decatur Illinois and asserts no connection to the Pan Motor Company of St. Cloud Minnesota. A San Antonio Texas address is listed for a representative, with legal ads referenced in a Boston Transcript quotation.
Paris dispatch by Henry J. Allen details American army medical prep as vast and ready for crisis. Hotels in France repurposed as hospital centers with Red Cross staff, gardens, golf links, theaters, and convalescent facilities. Hospital trains viewed as key to moving wounded from front to base hospitals, with nine cars per train and extensive clinical amenities.
Dr. G. B. New of Mayo Clinic describes using celluloid implants to repair deformed noses. After testing on a dog, he applied the method in five human cases with perfect results. Implants are created from celluloid slabs and fitted to restore nasal structure.
Descriptive fragment details shaping a prosthetic nose with celluloid and scissors then inserting a pocket in the nose to hold a searchlight. Mentions a bridge of spectacles, a greenish yellow fabric, a reflector, and a device preventing moisture on glass. Reads like a technical archival note with unclear full context.
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