Preparations Under Way For Dedication Of Community House
War Service Board committees meet daily to furnish the Community House behind the Alamo. A donated piano expands needs as the board seeks records for a promised victrala instruments and other music gear. San Antonians with instruments or funds are urged to help. details via Chandler building. Dedication week begins Sunday June 2 with directorate and War Camp Community Fund subscribers invited.
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Alamo
War Service Board
C. L. Bland
Chandler
Losoya and
Crockett Streets
War Camp Community Fund
Four Men and Woman Charged With Plot to Kill Officials
A sensational case surfaces as four men and a woman face charges over a plotted attack on officials. Officials dispute links to the I W W and draft resisters and alleged alien enemies are set for trial at McAlester as federal court convenes next week. Detectives spread word to federal officers nationwide for further arrests already planned.
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McAlester
Hughes
United States
Marshall Enjue
Eeeden
Plot to dynamite federal officials uncovered in Muskogee
A Tulsa hatched plot to dynamize the homes of Judge Ralph E. Campbell and United States District Attorney W. P. McGinnis was thwarted near Muskogee Oklahoma when four men and a woman were arrested after driving toward a rendezvous. Authorities seized dynamite nitroglycerine guns and ammunition. suspects Bill Rogers Henry Sherrill T C Johns and W P Carden face conspiracy charges. Bertie Thompson B G Hughes led the Muskogee police raid with federal agents arriving at the jail with prisoners.
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Mushogee
Okla
Ralph E. Campbell
United States District Court
W. F P. McGinnis
United States District Attorney
Geclare
Muskogee
Bill Rogers
Henry Sherill
T. C. Johns
W. P. Carden
Bertie Thompson
B. G. Hughes
United States
Enroe
Secret Service Ageers
Hughes
Llughes
Judse Campbell
Bmcginnis
Tulsa
Enloe
Loyaty Act Challenge in Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
The case of ex giurte Ben Meckel from Crockett County questions the loyalty act’s constitutionality amid a habeas corpus proceeding. Meckel, indicted in Sutton County for anti government remarks, was granted bail at 3000 dollars and a June 19 submission date set. The matter, moved from Sutton to Webb County on venue change, marks the first high court challenge to the act.
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Austin
Tex
Ben Meckel
Crockett County
Court of Criminal Appeals
Mechel
Sutton County
Uncle Sam
Wrocket C County
Meeker
Dodson's Liver Tone replaces calomel claims safety
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a pleasant vegetable liquid that starts the liver like calomel but without sickness or salivation. It targets both children and adults, contrasts harm from calomel mercury, promises relief from biliousness constipation and headache, and offers a money-back guarantee if it does not act better.
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Dodson
Coal famine ahead: Garfield warns to order coal now
Washington May 28 The Fuel Administration warned there will be a coal shortage this winter and urged the public to order coal for next year during the summer. Officials said production will fall short of needs and distribution will be by state with anthracite allocated for short hauls, prompting many states to switch to bituminous.
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Washington, D. C
Fuel Administration
Garfield
Bride Loses Memory Identifies Her in Chicago Hospital
A memory lapse case ends with the discovery of the woman as Mrs. Pegey Smith of Chicago aged 19. She had believed herself Mrs. J. Smith of Los Angeles and recalled her husband, a student aviator killed at Dallas two months earlier. Doctors credit the shock of his death for her amnesia. No Dallas death record for a Smith matched the couple.
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Chicago
J. Smith
Los Angeles
Cal
Pegey Smith
Dallas
Tex
Love Field Aviation
Smith
Love Field
Texas
Morris G. Smith
Massachusetts
Fort Worth
Grippe Paralyses Madrid as Disease Hits 30 Percent
All Spain faces disruption as grippe spreads through Madrid disrupting mail and tram services. The illness, not yet fatal, keeps King Alfonso ill and sidelines prominent figures including the president of the Chamber of Deputies. In London, Sir Henry Wood declines Boston Symphony post and stays in Britain.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Chamber of Deputies
Henry Wood
London
Jenry Toseph Wood
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Germans Drop Shells Near U. S. Hospital
The report details German shelling near a U. S. hospital with a raid repulsed by infantry and artillery. It notes 15 to 20 dead near the wire, several wounded carried away, and a hostile officer and men killed or captured. Additional Lorraine bombardments via gas and patrols are mentioned along with one enemy aircraft shot down.
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Lorraine
Ines
Obituary notices recount Hart death in San Antonio region
Thomas Paine Hart aged 30 native of Martin County Texas spent most of life in San Antonio. Survived by parents four sisters in New Orleans Ancon Kerrville Austin. body to be brought to San Antonio for burial. Also notices Ellen Larkin 78 dies in San Antonio after two weeks health. Corpus Christi burial planned. Plus local fatality in Gatesville Lt J Peiper killed in fight between 16 year olds. I M Medford detained.
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Thomas Paine Hart
Thomas Paine Stuart
Laura B. Hart
Hart
Martin County
Texas
San Antonio
Texas University
S. H. Sweet
New Orleans
Aladin Aubrey
Ancon
Canal Zone
Hr. C. Geddie
Kerrville
J. M. Loving
Austin
Ellen Larkin
Milen Larkin
Corpus Christi
Shelley-Loring Undertaking Company
Waco
Tex
Work Rule Forces Interned Aliens Into Army Gardens
Provost Marshal General Crowder enforces the work or fight order on interned enemy aliens. Germans previously in urban business will labor at troop camps digging, hoeing, and cultivating gardens to raise vegetables for soldiers. About 100 aliens moved from Fort Oglethorpe to Camp Devens, with quotas to Camp Dix and Camp Grant. a 400 acre farm will operate at Camp Dix, supervised by 25 soldiers per 100 aliens.
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Washington, D. C
Crowder
Fort Oglethorpe
Camp Devens
Mass
Camp Dix
N. J
Camp Grant
Casualty List Reports Losses in Dieppe and Beyond
The casualty list from General Pershing reported several Killed in Action including Pilayor Naqul Lufbery and James P. Kinney, with others listed as Died of Wounds, Drowned, or Missing in Action. Wounded severely and Corporals named include Elijah F. Pettis and John G. Flynt. The page also notes wheat harvest activity in Dallas, Texas, with drought impact and plans to mobilize labor for harvest, including enlistment of school boys.
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Pilayor Naqul Lufbery
Dieppe
Jane Sergeant
Carl Leforge
Frem- Ingsburg
Cook
Chicago
Ois
James P. Kinney
Batesville
Art
David Danehrenberg
Drake
Ezra wooDs
New Milford
Conn
Joseph Ash
Lawrence
Massachusetts
Jed
Alexander Dodge
Algon
Elijah F. Pettis
Gordo
Abam
John G. Flynt
Mount Tee
Ashland
Wis
Walter B. Schahfer
Ottumwa
Iowa
Transcnits
Altano
Bristol
Connecticut
Raymond C. Kirby
New Haven
Antoni, Vihary
Bee
Neb
Searles M. Aulgovern
Charlestown
Clatenc
Louis
Mas
Soldiers Meet in Grand Rapids for Wolverine Troop Hope
A Grand Rapids Michigan gathering is planned Tuesday night at Trinity Methodist Church for Fourteenth Cavalry soldiers and former Michigan residents. Organizers say enough local men serve to nearly form a Wolverine troop and invite civilians who once lived in Grand Rapids or nearby cities to attend and share home memories.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Fourteenth Cavalry
Michigan
Trinity Methodist Church
Grand Napids
Unsettled Rain Outlook For San Antonio And East Texas
Rainfall reported in San Antonio .16 of an inch Tuesday morning and likely to recur Wednesday amid unsettled conditions across the Southwest. Major Buell notes a high pressure cold front system and a storm area affecting the region as a broader weather pattern develops. In San Saba County J W Kelly of Richland Springs is jailed after waiving examination on espionage act charges tied to urging opposition to the Red Cross.
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San Antonio
Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
Red Cross
San Angelo
Tex
J. W. Kelly
Richland Springs
San Saba County
Kelly
Winters
Lemon Juice For Freckles Beauty Lotion Recipe
Squeeze juice from two lemons into a bottle with three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint of freckle and tan lotion. Grocers sell lemons and drug stores supply three ounces orchard white for a few cents. Massage onto face neck arms and hands daily to fade freckles and blemishes and whiten skin. New It is harmless.
City Public Schools End 1917 18 Session At Noon
The San Antonio public schools will close at noon Wednesday marking the end of 1917 18. Grade cards will be issued in the morning freeing 23 000 pupils for summer. Teachers 600 will be released to study or pursue other work until next term. Commencement exercises for Brackenridge and Main Avenue High Schools are scheduled for Thursday evening. The year saw a large rise in enrollment and the addition of two new high schools Brackenridge and Main Avenue. The building program funded by the 800 000 bond issue completed includes new high school buildings Lamar Street Durango Street Castor Street and multiple room additions.
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San Antonio
Brackenridge High School
Main Avenue High School
Main Avenue
George W. Brackenridge
Red Cross
Brackenridge
Brackenridge Grammar School
Lamar Street
Durango Street
Castor Street
British Yield Along Twenty Mile Front in Fierce Day of Battle
British lines on a twenty mile front endured an intense day of artillery duels and a major German assault aimed at recapturing high ground near Dickebusch. German forces estimated at 8000 to 106000 faced strong French gunfire and machine guns. initial rushes faltered in the right sector while fighting continued at dusk and raids occurred elsewhere along the front.
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Dickebusch
Strenth
von Brindenburg
Pompier
Dickebusch Lake
Retirement Foreseen as 25 German Divisions Attack Aisne
Associated Press reports French and British forces under pressure in Champagne as German forces, including two guard divisions, attack from Chemin des Dames to Courey near Brimont. Intense gas bombardment precedes a strategic Allied withdrawal, troops retreating foot by foot to avoid untenable losses.
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Associated Press
Wranch
Chemin Des Dames
Courey
Brimont
Frontline Battle Speech Cites Allied Unity and Hills
An analysis notes the German aim to seize territory for quick morale boosts while French and British forces show unity and bravery. Allied defenders hold commanding hills as the western flank features deep valleys aiding rapid reinforcements, supporting confidence in France’s eventual success.
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Aisne
German drive on Paris contested in May 1918 report
Military opinion split over whether the German push in the Aisne front aims to seize Soissons and dash toward Paris via Villers-Cotterets or to mask a main Amiens attack. The crown prince leads top troops. objective includes Chemin des Dames, Conde fort, and Craonne plateau with infiltrations noted south of the Aisne. Paris dispatches say French lines in Soissons are exceptionally strong.
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Paris
Aisne
Soissons
Villers-Cotterets
Amiens
Chemin
Des Dames
Conde Fort
Craonne
Tuver Aisne
Pont Arcy
Fismes
Pont Auvert
Gains at ruinous cost in first day of German offensive
Paris reports the first day of the German attack shows heavy losses for the enemy who gained ground but did not pierce Allied lines. Military officials say the ground won was to bury their dead, while Allied forces withdraw only as needed to deploy reserves. Also notes Ceylon cultivates about 2,875,900 acres of its 16,507,849 total.
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Paris
Ster
Och
Ceylon
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