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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1918
Page
2
British dispatch from France describes a rain soaked front turning mud into a quagmire, gunfire and shelling continuing as migrants return. It notes springlike green under gas-scarred woods, nightingales singing amid artillery, and a dramatic engagement where a lone pilot attacked twelve enemy planes, surviving after a perilous dogfight.
A health advice blurb urges women to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from ill health. It claims the remedy restores strength, reduces backache and nervousness, and enhances personal efficiency for better companionship. It emphasizes a robust constitution and quick recovery through the herbal remedy.
In Washington a special grain threshing division was created under the Wood Administration Grain Corporation of New York to save wheat and other small grains by cleaner threshing. Capt Kenneth D Hequembourg, US Reserve active wheat producer from Oklahoma, leads the division. The administration estimates three bushels are lost per hundred threshed.
The article reports a succession of crisis points in Britain’s government amid civil military tensions. It discusses General Maurice challenging military discipline, Bonar Law’s stance on disciplinary measures, and Asquith’s motion on parliamentary inquiry. It notes Lloyd George’s fragile position and Maurice’s war historian authority with references to Bluecher and Civil War generals.
In London Mary 8, General Frederick B Maurice, ex chief director of military operations, dominates talk as a man of precision and discipline. His War Office briefings with American reporters resemble lectures, not interviews, with prompt, incisive answers and a rigid barrier to latecomers.
London Times Service reports parliamentary debate over Maj. Gen. Sir Frederick Maurice and a leaked letter. It notes Maurice’s roles, press liaison, and confusion over German offensive forecasts linked to American newspaper references. The statement covers prior remarks by Bonar Law and Curzon, critiques of French troop movements, and Maurice’s replacement as liaison.
The Army lists Second Lieut Charles F Hughes Aviation Section relieved at camp and joining station. First Lieut George S Warren Eleventh Cavalry to participate in fights. Dozens of officers from Aviation Section and Infantry Reserve Corps reassigned to Selfridge Field Houston Lexington and Dallas for duty. promotions include Maj Elbert J Hatchell to lieutenant colonel Signal Corps and Lt Col Preston Brown to colonel.
In the Pont a Mousson area Captain James Norman Hall vanished after attempting a ground landing following a dogfight with Albatross fighters. German planes joined a broader air battle above Pagny sur Moselle as Lieutenant Cunningham fought off several attackers despite damage.
Health advice extols drinking a glass of real hot water with lime stone phosphate each morning before breakfast. It claims cleansing the stomach liver and bowels prevents indigestible waste and toxins, improving digestion, complexion, and energy. Physicians are not cited. the piece promotes universal benefits and markets the phosphate powder.
American aviators answered alarms with doubled machines as German shells fell. Nieuport Pursuit fighters engaged the enemy while photographers and artillery crews also held their ground. The combat lasted an hour with a German aircraft reported to have fallen a few kilometers behind enemy lines.
Des Moines reports Captain James Norman Hall, famed Iowa war hero, died at age 30, his final wish granted as he fell under the Stars and Stripes after serving with France and Britain. Hall, a Grinnell College graduate, earlier fought with British forces and later joined American service.
Mexico forces two Americans to depart after a dispute over cargo landing at Guaymas. The American and British governments will decide whether to abolish consulates or replace them, amid protests by German interests and concerns about beans sent from Guaymas to Cuba. A Tamaulipas revolt led by Caballero has been suppressed per Mexican officials. Cortina surrendered and arrived in Matamoros. Red Cross Shop French department will meet at 4 PM at the St Anthony Hotel to plan its opening and department setup.
Austin Texas May 8 Governor W P Hobby issued a proclamation designating Sunday May 12 as Mothers Day. The statement marks the annual observance with official recognition from the state.
CHATTANOOGA Tenn May Lieutenant J W Spalding ordered held in quarters for three months and fined 50 dollars a month for six months after court martial findings tied to his earlier presence in the apartment of Baroness Iona Zollner. A public report states the disciplinary actions were announced today.
A May 8 report to the treasury by Oscar T Crosby, president of the Inter Allied Council of Finance and Purchases, outlines future allied financial needs. Crosby returns from Europe where he has studied since last September. The item notes long service in England and mentions a Chicago invention for a heating radiator doubling as a window seat with a water-moistening compartment.
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