National Army Calls 51600 More Men To Camps
Provost Marshal General Crowder calls 51 600 additional draftees from twenty four states and the District of Columbia to join the National Army. Movement runs May 20 24 and May 29 June 2 to feed camps as about 233 000 drafted men move during May. Total drafted to camps May 20 to June 2 reaches 254 800 with varied camp assignments and states.
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Washington, D. C
States
District of Columbia
Crowder
National Army
France
Cmps
Oklahoma
Jackson Barracks
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
New Mexico
Vitalitas natural remedy touted for common ailments
The article promotes Vitalitas as a restorative tonic Restocks builds and vitalizes the body It claims to combine natural salts of Tron with minerals to treat rheumatism indigestion stomach kidneys and liver issues It urges sufferers to obtain Vitalitas from their druggist and asserts daily health benefits.
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Vitalitas
Huanan Ca
Germans Confident of Reaching English Channel Coast
A Copenhagen dispatch quotes a Reichstag source saying Germany still believes it can reach the north coast to bar the Channel and bombard southern England. The interview notes heavy losses, calls for more artillery, and argues Germany seeks armistice negotiations rather than conquest.
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Copenhagen
English Channel
England
Politiken
Reichstag
Germany
Zis
Lorraine
Antwerp
Farmers Protest Conscription Rules in Ottawa Debate
Canadian farmers from Ontario Quebec and Manitoba urged the government to oppose new military regulations that would cancel exemptions favoring agricultural interests. Prime Minister Borden said more manpower was needed on the western front and stressed sustaining troops already fighting to hold the line.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Ontario
Quebec
Manitoba
Robert Borden
Reading Issues Warning On War Optimism In America
New York May 13 British high commissioner to the United States Mari Reading warned Americans against false optimism about the war. He told the New York City Bar Association that the crisis is not passed and will not be until victory is won. He criticized reports from London about not using American troops on the battlefront.
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New York
America
Landers
Mari Reading
United States
New York City
Woman Works 15 Hours A Day in Peru Indiana
Mrs Anne Mert eriano of Peru Indiana says she suffered backache and dragging pains before using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. After treatment she reports renewed strength and daily work from four AM to after nine PM claiming the remedy cured her illness. She urges other women with similar symptoms to try the tonic.
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Peru
Ind
Lydia FE
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Anne Merteriano
10Th St
British and French governments dispute Bush war cabinet note
A German official rejects a published communication attributed to the Bush war cabinet as untrue noting it did not come from the British cabinet. He stresses no fault lies with the foreign governments and that the stated change has no foundation. He urges clarification and assigns blame to those at home.
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United States
Emperors Form New Al Alliance at Conference
At a conference the emperors announce a new alliance aimed at reconciliation with Croats Slovenes and Serbs. The goal is a united free and independent Jugoslav state aligning with regional aspirations.
Bosnia Depopulated Amid Western News Picture
A Bosnian crisis report from Glasloboda at Agram portrays Eastern Bosnia and eastern Herzegovina as depopulated and devastated. Deportations and massacres by Austrian soldiers accompany famine with births far behind deaths. The article notes land exhausted as ground cultivation ceases.
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London
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Glasloboda
Agram
Austria
Bosnia
Herzegovina
Wilson Fights Senate Plan for War Probe
The article quotes Wilson arguing that Senate committee actions to oversee the war would usurp executive power and interfere with wartime leadership. He urges senators to vote against the resolution to support the administration, stressing clear lines between friends and opponents during these serious times.
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Wilson
Senate
Second Meeting Called To Organize Southern States Club
Former residents of Arkansas Alabama Mississippi Georgia Louisiana North and South Carolina Tennessee Kentucky Virginia Maryland Florida Oklahoma and Missouri call a second meeting in the St. Anthony Hotel tapestry room at 8 30 p m Thursday. The group aims to entertain boys from those states in San Antonio camps with plans for a basket picnic at Medina Dam New Braunfels or Brackenridge Park. Invitations go to enlisted men and officers from the listed states.
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Southern States Club
San Antonio
Arkansas
Alabama
Mississippi
Georgia
Medina Dam
New Braunfels
Brackenridge Park
Harry HW. Edwards
T. B. Rayburn
B.C. Jungkind
Little Rock
Ark
C. J. Dolliger
Ht. J. Miller
Roof Garden to Open with New Women’s Oversight
The Soledad Roof dancing garden opens at 8 pm on Wednesday May 15 initiating the 1918 summer season. It has been redecorated with funds to suit soldiers and civilians and now provides a matron and assistant for the dance floor and a wrap area. The Lowry Orchestra will headline as dances run 7 to 11 pm each evening.
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Soledad Roof
San Antonio
Lowry Orchestra
Mrs Ea Tobin Carr Dies Prominent San Antonio Figure
Mrs Ea Tobin Carr daughter of San Antonio's first mayor died at 8 15 am at Santa Rosa Hospital. Born in 1863 she lived her life in San Antonio with deep family ties to the city. Survived by husband J M Carr three daughters three grandchildren four sisters and three brothers. Funeral at 11 o clock Thursday at St Mark's Episcopal Church.
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Ea Tobin Carr
J. M. Carr
San Antonio
Santa Rosa Hospital
Carr
John W. Smith
Loa C. Bell
W. B. Rote
Luck Tobin Thornton
A. W. Burrows
Fruita
Colo
Major W. G. Tobin
John W. Tobin
Major C. M. Tobin
St.Mark's Episcopal Church
San Antonio Business Men Honored For War Fund Support
George D. Armistead and Judge A W Sedgison praised local merchants for backing the Red Cross war fund drive. San Antonio businessmen subscribed sixteen newspaper pages, while 125 Bexar County school districts will back rural workers. Booths will be set up in downtown venues for donations, with volunteers selected from local hotels, banks and stores. The Council of Jewish Women donated 25 to the fund, urging individual gifts as well.
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San Antoni
George D. Armistead
Red Cross
A. W. Seceliggen
Ned Cross
Mr. Armistead
G. L. Johnson
St. Louis
Sedigson
San Antonio
Bexar County
St. Anthony Hotel
Carlos Bee
EK. Y. White
State National Bank
E. A
Dandruff Cure With Squidarvon Remedy
Readers are advised to try a scalp treatment using four ounces of squid arvon applied at night to moisten and rub into the scalp. By morning most dandruff is gone and repeated applications cure all traces, relieving itching and leaving hair fluffy and glossy. Squidarvon is inexpensive and available at drug stores.
Enlisted Men Seek Flight Training at Dual Preliminary Boards
Two preliminary boards at Kelly No. 1 headquarters and Kelly No. 3 flying depart ment work long hours to screen enlisted men for aviation training. Thousands have applied as Washington expands eligibility for aviation training. May 20 is the cut off for new applications. Boards include three officers and a physician, with final tests pending for those approved.
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Kelly No. 1
Kelly No. 3
Washington
Aviation
Signal Corps
Ground school recruitment drives eight week program
Training begins in an eight week ground school. Men aged 18 to 7 are sought. those over 25 require special qualifications before acceptance.
Federalized Texas Regiments Planned But Limited
Officials say the War Department will not authorize Governor Hobby to raise more Texas National Guard regiments beyond four infantry and six cavalry. The already approved units will be mustered into federal service only if they meet Hay bill requirements and likely will not serve overseas. They may be used for border patrol when federalized.
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Washington, Dbd. c
Senator Sheppard
War Department
Department
Hobby
Texas National Guard
Texas
Falls Back of Lines American Plane Crashes Behind Toul Front
An American airplane crashed two kilometers behind the Toul sector lines in France late this afternoon. The pilot and observer were killed. The cause remains unclear with three possibilities cited: enemy action, shell fragment, or accidental collision. Also reports Jacksonville and Duval County voted dry by about seven hundred in the May 15 election results.
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Associated Press
France
Toul
Jacksonville
Wia
Duvall County
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