Scouts to School at Camp Travis Training For Observers
Four hundred men will leave Camp Travis for Camp Baillis Tuesday to enter the divisional school for scouts and observers opening at the range. Capt Edward C. Thomas, from the western front and wounded in No Man's Land, will head the course and bring prior British scouting training to the unit.
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No Man's Land
Highteenth
Camp Travis
Camp Baillis
Scouts and Observers
Edward (. C. Thomas
Western’ Front
British School For Scouts
China Travis
Death of Sergant Weber in France
Mrs. YW Weber of San Antonio learns her husband Sergt. Weber died of pneumonia in France while serving with the 309th Motor Transport Corps. Born in Atlantic City, he was 30 and had lived in San Antonio nearly 20 years. Survived by father J A Weber, sister Mrs Minnie K E Surher, another sister, a brother, and a half sister.
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YW. W. Weber
West
Commerce Street
Sergtant Weber
France
Sergt. Weber
309Th Motor Transport Corps
Atlantic City
N. J
San Antonio
Sergeant Weber
J. A. Weber
South Palmetto Street
Minnie KE. Surher
South Palmetto
Haein
Collier in Hospital Wounded Captain Recovering
W. W. Collier of the State National Bank learns his son Captain G Tieree Collier was wounded in the left arm last month. A hospital letter dated October 12 notes he is rapidly recovering and hopes to be discharged soon. He served as first lieutenant with the Ninetieth Division on Brigadier General Marshall’s staff when promoted in hospital, with the general personally presenting the two silver bars.
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W. W. Collier
State National Bank
G. Tieree Collier
Captain Collier
Collier
Ninetieth
Marshall
105Th Field Artillery
Flash Spotting Guns At Night In London War Report
Toward dusk British flash spotting aircraft target German lines from 5000 feet observing orange flashes from guns. Observers record color duration and frequency to estimate calibre, then mark positions on maps for the next day’s artillery fire. Royal Air Force cooperation repeatedly shells the camouflaged gun pits.
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London
Royal Air Force
Vote for D. A. Walker for Legislator
Political advertisement urging voters to support D A Walker in a legislative race. It presents a persuasive cue to back the candidate but provides no policy details or context. Local electoral stakes implied but unspecified beyond the name and office.
Flying lieutenant makes 1350 mile Waterloo flight
Lieut Milo Miller, an instructor in flying at Kelly Field, landed in Waterloo Iowa on Sunday in a 1350 mile trip by airplane. He is on furlough to visit his parents and secured permission to travel by air. Telegraph dispatches report the journey from Kelly Field to Waterloo.
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Milo Miller
Kelly Field
Waterloo
Iowa
Miller
Allied push for grand war crimes court urged by Smith
London November 4 The British attorney general Sir Frederick Edward Smith advocates a grand court of Allied representatives to try those guilty of war crimes. The court would have civil and military judges with jurisdiction over those caught in the act and would allow actions against offenders not in Allied custody under peace terms. It could impose death or penal servitude and order compensation for injuries and property damage.
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Associated Press
London
Frederick Edward Smith
Daily Express
Frederick
International Jnc
Demands Accepted by the Austrians Continue on War Path
The article notes Allied aims to defer peace talks with Austria Turkey and Bulgaria until Germany surrenders. It says Franco American advances near Verdun are decisive and potential invasion plans via Alsace Lorraine may follow Austria s surrender. It mentions Italian troops could be redeployed to support a German front breakthrough.
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Austria
Turkey
Bulgaria
Germany
Verdun
Alsace-Lorraine
Bolshevik Atrocities Reported In War Evidence
Witnesses and recovered bodies support claims that Bolshevik forces mutilated several Tusso allied captives. Virogoff, an interpreter for a French detachment, was allegedly executed after being coerced into revealing dispositions. A company commander allegedly warned of hidden maps found on the prisoner, labeling him a spy.
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Archangel
Ock
Virogoff
Nor
Petrograd
Pirogoff
Novik
Officers Assigned to Machine Gun Battalions at Camps
Multiple officers are reassigned to machine gun battalions across several infantry units. At Camp Travis the Second Infantry receives new officers. others join the 19th, 42nd, 85th, 45th, 35th, and 86th Infantry machine gun battalions under various second lieutenants.
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Camp Travis
Grant
Ora A. Jenkins
Nineteenth Infantry
Charles BE. Sweet
Henry Nowicki
42Nd
85Th Infantry
Guy A. Vreeling
Frank Loubat
Strd
Charies McCune
8Rd
45Th Infantry
Tacut
John D. Means
Ath
35Th Infantry
John A.oepfer
Alexander Dagger
TL. McKee
Sdth
86Th Lifantey
Woman credits Lydia E Pinkham remedy over operation
In Black River Falls Wisconsin Mrs A W Bunzer says strong herbs from Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound saved her from an operation for organic troubles and side pain after doctors advised surgery. She urges others to try the remedy and seeks advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co of Lynn Massachusetts.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Hall Claire
A. W. Bunzer
Retreat of German Force Cut Off on Front
Military dispatch reports German retreat halted by Allied advances. Man divisions identified along the attack front, nine in line that morning, with more divisions reinforced since the start of the assault in a futile bid to halt progress.
Americans Press Forward North of Verdun in Pursuit
American forces north of Verdun reported a rapid advance Sunday night with more than 4000 German prisoners captured. The line extended near Halles overlooking the Meuse as pursuit intensified, with Autobacks movement toward Autre and Belval wood center, while German withdrawal showed limited disorder.
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Associated Press
Verdun
Halles
Meuse River
Authe
Aisne River
Autruche
Briculles-Sur- Bar
Fosse
Parricourt
Nouart
le Champy Haute
le Chawny Bas
Worshing
Belval Wood
Montigny
Devant-Sassy
Meuse
Valenciennes Captured After Fierce Battle by Allied Troops
Special report from Philip Gibbs notes Valenciennes fell to Canadian and British forces after heavy resistance. German losses mounted, 4 000 prisoners taken, Scheldt floods blocked northern escape, civilians fled amid shelling as the city lay between two fires and was liberated after four years of occupation.
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Philip Gibbs
San Antonio
New York
Timea Co
Little Ruonelle
Valenciennes
Scheldt
Lere
Douai
Valentiennes
Audry
la Sentinelle
Pas
Leyond
Lancashire
Scheldt Canal
Ince Makers
John Froissart
Americans Drive Forward Near Barricourt and Beyond
American forces pushed through barred streets with fixed bayonets at Barricourt, taking the southern edge and advancing about five miles north toward Hayouville. Units captured terrain along Chatillon Sur Bar and Bois Duchesne, while shells and gas used in rear-guard actions diminished. German retreat east of the Meuse accelerated as American airpower hit roads northward toward Remoiville with heavy bombardment and fires reported at Stenay and Beaumont. Major F I Miller returns to command a battalion at 54th Wield Artillery after training at Fort Sill.
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Boult-aux-Boin
Meuse
Nemorville
Stenay
Remoiville
Lin Ling
Es Fontenelles
Champy Haute
Hayouville
Conner
Bourgoyne
Wrench
Bourgeane
Noirval
Chatillon-Sur-Bar
Bois Duchesne
Chatillon
Iate
Tenton
Beaumont
Miller
F. I. Miller
Camp Travis
School of Fire
Fort Sill
54Th Wield Artillery
204Th Cavalry
Camp Stanley
Hans in Serious Condition and Exhausted German Reserves
London reports German military authorities now see Germany in serious condition. Casualties approach 2.5 million this year, with about one million permanent. Reserve divisions have dwindled from 80 in March to 50, many lacking rest. Rifles and artillery are below normal, and youths from the 1920 class rushed to the front as Germany’s last manpower hope.
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London
Germany
Wave of Enthusiasm Sweeps Italy as Triest Is Occupied
Rome reports bonfires on hills signaling Triest occupation on San Tiste feast day. Bells ring across Rome while crowds cheer the king, army, and navy. Elsewhere Allied naval vessels reportedly to occupy Trieste, amid Austrian troop movements and talk of American fleets. British forces report 20,000 prisoners on Asiago plateau as armistice approaches. Italian and allied units press operations toward Trentino and Tagliamento crossings.
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Rome
Italy
Mont Cittorio
Capitol
Amerika
Amsterdam
Triest
Vienna
Pola
Adriatic
Trieste
London
Asiago
Trentino
War Offices
Taguamento
Ely's Cream Balm Delivers Instant Head Cold Relief
A vintage ad touts Ely's Cream Balm to ease catarrh and nasal congestion. It claims the antiseptic cream clears swollen nasal passages, relieves headaches, and restores breathing by applying a small amount into the nostrils. The ad emphasizes immediate comfort and ease of use.
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Ely
Plan New State Bill in Texas Benevolent Institution Control
The Texas state commission on charities and correction registration holds its first Capitol meeting to draft a bill for centralized state control or supervision of public and private benevolent penal and correctional institutions. Governor Hobby chairs ex-officio. members hail from many cities statewide. a digest of methods from other states guides the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
State Commission On Charities and Correction Registation
Capitol
Hobby
Lils
Texas
Vote for D. A. Walker for Legislator
A political advertisement urges voters to support D. A. Walker for the legislator position. The brief copy emphasizes campaign support without listing policy details or endorsements.
Dr. A. D. White Dies in Ithaca at 84
Dr. Andrew D. White longtime Cornell president and former ambassador to Germany and minister to Russia died at his Ithaca home after a stroke. Funeral services will be held Thursday November 7, the 17th anniversary of his birthday.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Andrew Lb. White
Cornell University
Germany
Russia
White
Cardui praised by Dallas woman as life saver
Mrs 8 W Bergen of 2600 Lake Ave credits Cardui with saving her life after months of drag and suffering. She reports severe back and head pains, sleeplessness, and weakness improving after starting Cardui. She urges others to try the mild tonic now available at druggists.
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Dallas
Texas
W. Bergen
Lake Ave
Cardus
Cardui
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