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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1918
Page
11
Texas recruits rise to 138754 as a food production army member drive breaks records. Labor boards urge expanding the boys working reserve to support food production while men move to war plants earning daily wages of 3.50 to 4.40 and saving about six months’ wages in five years.
The neighbors wonder what he does to maintain perfect nerve health as details about his routine remain elusive and intriguing to the community.
A board of officers investigates the sudden death of Private Jack Fritz 0th company depot brigade. Fritz collapsed while seated on his bunk on October 7 in apparently good health. The board includes Lieut. Col. Rodman Butler Maj. Dupont B. Lyon and Capt. Roy White. Moore Amateur shooting trophy results at Brackenridge Park feature H N Moore high amateur with 48 of 50 and George West next with 46. The Moore Gun Club holds shoots every Sunday and Thursday at Brackenridge Park.
To clear crowded criminal docket the Thirty-seventh District Court moved 10 cases to the Forty-fifth District Court for trial. The criminal sittings in the Forty-fifth begin October 27 with over 100 cases moved to improve dispatch and reduce backlogs. Also noted is Gerscun Kotin of Gorky Russia filing for naturalization on October 10 in the Federal Court.
The ad touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast remedy for colds with a stuffed nose, headaches, feverishness, and throat irritation. It claims three doses help clear air passages, stop discharge, and end misery, with minimal cost and no need for a doctor.
San Antonio and Bexar County workers press on with Liberty Bond sales as rain halts street shows. Volunteers visit prospects, while local quarters report $102,550 in county subscriptions and a $20,000 pledge from Edward Allen Wilson. Soldiers contribute $522,800 in fourth Liberty bonds through posts and aviation fields in the Southern Department.
Mr and Mrs Theodore Heisser of San Antonio announce the death of their son Frank J Weisser at his home in Mesa Arizona. He is survived by his widow one son his parents four brothers and three sisters. Funeral services will be held in Mesa with the Heissers traveling to attend.
Kelly Field men head bond purchases with $40,050 raised among 58 organizations. Carruthers Field Fort Worth follows with $46,500, Al laferro Field at the same site $33,000, Brooks Field San Antonio $22,200, Love Field Dallas $25,600. Sith Infantry at Laredo $24,650 and Brownsville HQ $14,800.
Fourth Liberty bond subscriptions totaling 14600 have been taken by members of the enlisted men's training department. Lieut. O B Black in charge of the bond campaign announces no active campaign is waged but facilities are provided for soldiers who are financially able to purchase bonds. Olympian Perox Cream Greaseless promises soft velvety skin and is advertised for sale at all drug stores.
Austin campuses rearrange the UT football schedule under a War Department Education and Training order. Games against Southwestern University, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and A and M are affected with postponements or cancellations to avoid overnight travel. December play may extend to make up missed October contests.
Sufferers of head noises and catarrhal deafness can often be treated at home with a prescription using Parmint double strength diluted in hot water with sugar. The formula, to be taken four times daily, claims to reduce inflammation of the Eustachian tubes and normalize ear secretions, often producing quick relief.
Rain sweeps Texas west of the 100th meridian with showers from San Antonio to Corpus Christi. Major Buell calls it a wet rain as towns report varied totals and farmers anticipate benefits for winter oats and pastures, boosting cattlemen and milk supplies.
Vienna reports via Frankfurter Zeitung that Emperor Charles plans a proclamation on nation self determination within the empire Hungary pushes for national life and a secure seaport while seeking internal autonomy. Apponyi backed peace proposals and said the dual monarchy collapsed of itself.
Advices from Detroit factories show a steady production cut in progress for weeks. Some plants run at about 2 percent of normal capacity while Torch cars after August 1 output 400 daily. Willys-Overland 400. Paige 33. Reo down 50 percent to 40. Buick about 17 percent. Chalmers 50. Harroul 10. King 10. Liberty 7. Scripps Booth 40. Cadillac curtailed since August 1 from 40 to 25 daily. unfilled orders exceed 100000 cars.
Miss Helen E. Gregory first Central New York woman elected to public office takes six month leave to serve as secretary for women’s work at the San Antonio YM C A. She will select overseas workers and inspect draining schools preparing young women for camp service.
Dominion police report revolutionary groups in at least 20 Canadian industrial centers led by Socialists and foreign elements within a broader effort for international peace at any price. Lumber camps in Canada described as Bolshevik hotbeds with widespread I W W propaganda and inflammatory pamphlets aimed at foreigners resisting authority. Liberty Day observed with limited observance at Camp Travis. most duties halted except essential guard and fatigue.
The Polish Regency Council at Warsaw issues a manifesto following Wilson principles. It dissolves the state council, forms a broad government, and drafts an electoral statute for a democratic diet within a month. It plans to summon the Diet and establish a supreme authority under the regency. Prince Mijs... German chancellor Mixiwilian pledges justice and efforts to lift occupation burdens.
A National City Bank compilation shows 1918 arts works imports near eleven million dollars, down from 25 million in 1917 and 34 million in 1914. Motor cars valued at about 50 thousand in 1918, with per machine value under half prewar. decorated chinaware about 3.5 million, vs eight million in 1914, and similar drops in precious stones and jewelry.
An advertisement extols Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe alternative to calomel thinning the liver and bowels. It claims it cleans sluggish livers without salivation, improves mood and energy, and offers a money back guarantee if not effective. Children are said to take it easily.
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