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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1918
Page
1
Doctors and druggists hail Calotabs as a modern pure form of calomel that avoids old side effects. One tablet at bedtime cleanses the liver and purifies the system, with no dietary restrictions and a hearty breakfast next day. Sold only in sealed packages for thirty five cents with druggist guarantee.
Aegean array of donations from a white kid to canary birds and gilded arrows drew crowds at Alamo Plaza for the Red Cross drive. The campaign aims to reach $160000 after reporting about $150000. a final sale at the Gunter Hotel features a black spotted goat with promises of large bids from local cattlemen if sales fall short.
A Brooks Field round-up night hosted officers from Fort Sam Houston Camp Travis and Ellison Field with 1850s costumes. The event featured live music dancing a mock posse and a rough roulette table scene. Col Pratt kept order using a public safety iron while guests toasted with hard money chips and prizes were awarded for costumes.
At a meeting of Mexican refugees at the Cas ing Mexicano leaders plan a permanent Red Cross unit to cooperate with American and Allied branches. Donations by workmen on the Sepuin Road raised 150 dollars in two days, with carpenters masons and others contributing. Italian-Americans celebrating entry of Italy into the war gave 1000 dollars to the Red Cross at a Fort Worth banquet.
Mrs Gertrude Carialias Corh Corb aged 70 resident of San Antonio died Friday at a local sanitarium Funeral held at 4 pm Sunday from the home of the surviving spouse J M Corb 429 Guilbeau Street San Antonio Burial at Orthodox Jewish Cemetery Rabbi Gerstein officiating She was widow of Rabbi Joseph Corb first rabbi of San Antonio He emigrated from Russia to the Agudas Achim Orthodox Jewish Church years ago The body of Miss Ruby Baker 2 years died at a local hospital Thursday burial Yoakum family home Funeral arrangements are handled by Shelley Loring Company
Porter Loving a former Shelly Loving undertaker director is listed with Pearce Robinson Undertaking Co and private ambulance services at 45 Soledad Street. Showers are forecast around San Antonio by Sunday evening as unsettled weather spreads from a western storm system.
A Cleveland firm advertises Zemo as a non greasy liquid that soothes and heals eczema blotches ringworm rashes and similar troubles. Sold at drug stores for 35 cents or a dollar for an extra large bottle it promises instant relief and easy application with rapid results.
The report lists 53 Americans killed in a fresh U boat assault and details victims from various cities and states. It notes confusion at Moldavian and suggests soldiers trapped on lower decks were overwhelmed by flooding after an explosion and failed ladders, delaying evacuation to the main deck.
All but three American soldiers aboard the British ship Moldavia were saved when it was torpedoed Thursday near a southern port. Fifty hundred troops were aboard. Edwin and Clyde Bosley of North Troy Vermont drowned. Survivors say the vessel was torpedoed, not mined, and destroyers evacuated the crew and passengers under calm orders.
American airmen patrol the line from Somme to Albert and northwest of Font. British and French units report prisoners taken between Ypres and Rheims. Weather brings rain and mud, hindering German moves while Allies hold high ground. An American squadron eyes the Font sector and St Mihiel region. Two American planes fallen, six Germans downed by American pilots. Sector northwest of Toul is fully American with gunners and infantry in American hands. Strong patrol and artillery activity continues on the Italian mountain front.
Washington May 25 substitute estimates of appropriation for the army quartermaster corps raise the next fiscal year total to 88 781 910 383 to reflect reorganized activities. The War Department submitted the revised figures to Congress today.
Chairman Dent of the House Military Committee disclosed in his army appropriation bill report that the full strength of the military including national army guard and regulars is about 2,000,000. He states that 1300 to 1400 airships are in France with at least 200 designed as fighting machines.
Grace Lusk testified at her trial for the killing of Mrs. Mary Newman Roberts and admitted she tried to keep secret her relationship with the woman’s husband. She recalled warnings to the veterinarian, unsigned letters, and a mutual plan to destroy letters after reading. she also confessed lying in several statements but denied intending to shoot Mrs. Roberts.
Mexico moves to sever ties with Cuba amid a wider Allied enforcement of shipping controls in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean. Officials warn oil and food exports could be restricted, while noting Cuba’s close ties to the United States complicate the diplomatic rupture.
General Candido Aguilar announces Mexico recalls its diplomat to Cuba and suspends new envoy as a prudent measure to prevent friction during the Cuba crisis. The move aims to preserve Latin American solidarity and safeguard Mexican nationals in Cuba while awaiting renewed relations.
Reports that Mexico severed relations with Cuba were not confirmed in Havana. The Mexican chargé d’affaires left for Mexico City after meeting President Menocal, following earlier strained relations rumors tied to the Abel incident and a stolen baggage episode involving the Mexican legation.
The June 1918 Brackenridge High School baccalaureate sermon will be delivered by Rev. Hugh Melellan in Brackenridge Auditorium Sunday morning. A processional Battle Hymn of the Republic and Onward Christian Soldiers mark the service with prayers choral music and solos led by Lulu Griesenbeck.
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