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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1918
Page
8
Tieut. William Warnell of Searcy Arkansas died at Fort Sam Houston base hospital from pneumonia arising after injuries when a supply truck ran over him two weeks earlier. The incident involved Lieut William Yarnell and occurred at Kelly Field where Warnell had been recovering.
A sensational testimonial promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable liver medicine that cleanses bowels and banishes sour bile. It claims calomel poisons the body, guarantees quick relief, and asserts the product will keep the whole family feeling fine for months without side effects.
The report notes a pneumonia related attack and states the body was sent to the former home Searey Av for final arrangements. Authorities reference a pneumonia case linked to the incident and outline steps taken for burial preparations.
The War department will give Negro student officers an equal chance to become artillery officers as whites in future training schools. Previously most Negro officers were commissioned in infantry, limiting their artillery opportunities. The change could enable larger scale organization of Negro artillery forces.
The German administration in occupied Belgium claimed arrests of three priests Delee Denis and Martin and three civilians along with editors printers and distributors of the secret Belgian paper La Libre Belgique One priest Denis was condemned to death according to received information.
The report notes a Belgian government action with several long prison terms and a commuted death sentence to life imprisonment for Father Denis. A new copy of Jan Libre Belgique appears in Baron von Falkenhausen's mailbox, reflecting irregular publication. A lawyer exchange hints at hiring for victory rather than wages.
The American Red Cross Mission to Roumania, after leaving Jassy, was shelled near the Ukraine border by German batteries but unharmed. The convoy included food for a month and repair rails. An engineer, drunk on rations, caused a delay before a replacement was found. The mission then reached Moscow and onward to England without further danger.
Twelve motorists were arraigned in police court Tuesday morning for various traffic ordinance violations. Hearings in some cases imposed fines ranging from two to ten dollars. An advertisement within the paper asks the finder of a lost purse to return it to the owner, with a later reply from the recognizant gentleman.
The local food administration outlines a plan to run a Saturday market downtown to sell surplus garden produce to children. Women are invited to a cooking lesson featuring cocoa based cookies with little sugar. Proceeds support war uses as plan develops with tentative steps taken Tuesday.
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