Soldier Seeks Brother In Service Texas Home Folks Aid
A Camp Travis soldier appeals through The Light’s Home Folks column to locate his brother Salvatore Antonuccio who has served since last February in a Texas camp and has not been heard from for months. The column also seeks help locating Private Arthur Schultz formerly of Sheboygan Wisconsin now in Texas. Civilians are invited to host or contact soldiers from their home towns, with free service and city lists.
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Texas
Travis
The
Light
Howe Folks
Sergi
Rene Antonuccio
Salvatore Antonuccio
Informaation
Colon
Arthur Schultz
Sheboygan
Wis
Schultz
Fort’ Leavenworth
20Th
40Th Cavalry
18Th Cavalry
Mexico
General Wershing
Tampa
Via
Colorado
Douch
Bdine
Gee Roint
Ecamy
San Antonio
Kentucky
Eigiteen
Lawrenceburg
Arizona
John Wiseman
Tantaster
Pal
Frederick
Wilemington
Del
Norfolk
Kelly Field
Tennesser
Altimore
New York City
Neosha Falls
Che
Neodesha
Kun
Ane
Appalachia
Indiana
Fort Wayne
Rund
Logan
Utah
Sinte
Richmond
Tampico
Mex
Iin
Quincy
Clayton
Boyen
todRférd
Sol
Peace Will Have To Be Financed No Less Than War
Treasury Secretary McAdoo warns a subsequent Liberty Loan is certain to finance peace for a while as soldiers remain overseas. With 2,000,000+ troops abroad and 300,000 returning monthly, the government vows vigorous war efforts until peace is secured and stresses preparing for the next loan regardless of its label.
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McAdoo
United States
Treasury
Germany
CALLED BY REGIMENTS TEXAS CAVALRY CALLED INTO SERVICE
A War Department telegram clarifies that the Texas Cavalry will be called into service by regiments rather than drafted as brigades. Southern Department confirms the call and notes no brigade headquarters. regiment stations remain undecided.
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War Department
Texas Cavalry
Southern Department
W.J. Johnson
Vicar General Visits San Antonio Camps for Chaplain Coverage
The Very Rev. V. 7. Kavanagh V G of New Orleans, in charge of Catholic chaplains for the army and navy Southern Department, spent Thursday and Friday visiting camps in the district. A conference at Santa Rosa Hospital with district chaplains and H E Hertieh, general secretary for War Activities, Kelly Field, resulted in plans to supply every camp in the region with a U S chaplain where none is present.
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Kavanagh
V. G
New Orleans
Army
Kelly
Field
U. S
Officers To School During World War I Training
Brigadier General Frederic B. Shaw directs a senior and staff officers' school starting Monday at Camp raiis. Sessions run in the YMCA auditorium at Sixth and Railroad on MWF with brigade leaders and top staff plus French British and U.S. instructors including Col A I Dannemiller Maj Maurice Mercardier and Capt Bon among others.
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Frederic B. Shaw
Camp ‘Raiis
Young Men's Christian Association
Duient
A. I. Dannemiller
Mauricé Mercardier
Map J
Vonjan
Bon
J. 48
Dunlop
A. Garrett
U.S. Army
BR. B. Hotloman
Transfer Instructions for Infantry Training School Recruits
All men selected for Infantry Officers Training School at Cuptre mont Palo Alto California must notify the Southern Department at Fort Sam Houston of their induction and assignment. Upon receipt, orders transfer them to infantry replacement troops to attend Camp Fremont. drafts June 6 June 5 1918 and August 2 1S and September 12 2018 are urged to apply immediately to ensure timely processing.
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Cuptremont
Palo Alto
California
Southern Department
Fort Sam Houston
J. A. Alberty
Camp Fremont
Preparations Underway at Kelly Field for 20000 Recruits
At Kelly Field preparations continue to receive twenty thousand or more Selective Service recruits for training. Despite Provost Marshal General Crowder suggesting the November draft might not be called if Germany signs, no contrary information has been received, so arrivals are expected next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly Field
Crowder
Germany
Kelly Wield
Five Hundred Men Set for Infantry Officer Training
Five hundred enlisted men selected for entry into the Infantry Officer Training School will leave Camp Travis Saturday for Camp MacArthur to begin training. They appeared before boards for final examinations Friday and were accepted, with final inspection conducted Saturday afternoon under Captain D. H. Fripp.
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Infantry Officer Training School
Camp Travis
Camp McArthur
Camp MacArthur
D. HH. ‘Fripp
Wife of Secretary of Navy to Address Soldiers in Texas Tour
Mrs. Josephus Daniels travels with War Work Council to boost the United War Work drive. She speaks at Kelly Field to servicemen, at the Gunter Hotel to women workers, and at Camp Davis's main auditorium. Quarantine limits public kneelings and social receptions during the Texas tour.
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Josephus Daniels
Secretary of the Navy
San Antonio
United Work Campaign
Kelly
Gillmore
Gilmore
Gunter Hotel
Camp
Davis
Texas
Daniels
John Sparger
Dallas
War Work Council
Eill
Y. W
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