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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1916

Page

9

Mexican Review Opens In Washington On Truth About Mexico

The Mexican Review debuts in Washington to explain Constitutionalists aims and progress in Mexico. Editor George F. Weeks and publisher George L. Edmunds promote neighborliness and full publicity of reforms from land to labor to religious freedom.

Washington D. C Atuse United States Republic of Mexico Mexico George F. Weeks Carranza Coahuila George L. Edmunds Weeks Republic of the North National Palace Mexico City Bernardo Reyes Madero Huerta Vera Cruz Republic Jefe Politico

Grayfish Name Change Prompts Dogfish Food Drive

Washington Sept 30 The federal Bureau of Fisheries rules the dogfish must be renamed grayfish to boost its image as a food fish. Congress funds efforts to popularize the species with housewives and partner with firms to process the fish for food. The bulletin notes skins as leather and fins as gelatin while finishing scraps become fertilizer.

Washington, D. C Sam Federal Bureau of Fisheries Bureau of Fisheries Congress Bureau Bureau Bulletin

French Countess Arrested for Theft to Aid Husband

In London a French countess Josephine Bauer, wife of a German clerk interned since the war, testified she turned to petty stealing after her father cut her allowance to fund her husband’s transfer from the Isle of Man. She tried to take a vase from Hotel Victoria, where a detective baited the act with an electric device triggering a bell.

London Josephine Bauer Isle of Man Alexandra Palace Hotel Victoria Northumberland Avenue

Savings Deposits Rise in German Banks

Berlin reports the savings bank system saw deposits climb by over 400 million dollars in the first half of this year, about 90 million more than the same period in 1914 just before the war began.

Berlin German Savings Banks

Soldiers Will Vote in Australian Referendum

London dispatch reports Australian soldiers overseas will vote in the referendum on extending conscription to all citizens aged 21 and over. The measure would make military service compulsory for eligible Australians.

London

Reduce Hunting Accidents Emphasized By Agriculture Department

Washington, Sept 30 The Department of Agriculture urges safer hunting as fall season opens. Two rules: do not shoot at game behind foliage and do not leave fires unattended in the woods. Officials cite 150 to 200 annual hunting deaths nationwide and note 15 percent of forest fires start from careless hunters. National forests are highlighted for abundant game aided by fire protection.

Washington, D. C Department of Agriculture Department Biological Survey United States

Belgian Tailor Fined for Khaki Display

The Hague reports a Brussels tailor named Canons fined 5000 dollars by German authorities. He dressed widows in khaki and displayed a placard reading English tailoring English Cut English Goods on the anniversary of the German ultimatum to Belgium.

Brussels Canons Belgium

Throne Seized by Turkey as War Collateral

Report from Athens states Germany loaned vast sums to Turkey since the war began and the sultan has allegedly turned over his jeweled throne as collateral security for the loans.

Athens Germany Turkey

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