Saloon Law Battle Continues as Appellate Court Reviews Case
Meyer faces test of the statewide prohibition act after being arrested June 26 1918 for selling beer at Grayson his case argued July 19 before the Appellate Court. License rules say licenses outside incorporated towns may operate until expiration but cannot be renewed. District Attorney McAskill notes zone law remains in effect and only a few liquor indictments will be dismissed.
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Bexar County
St. Hedwig
Meyer
Grayson
M. M. Hengley
San Antonio
Merer
Ary
Ben.s. Fisk
Court of Criminal Appeals
John J.stevens
W. HH Ford
Texas
Ten- Taile
McAskill
Attorney General
Serbians Freed Pass Through Sofia En Route to Saloniki
A first convoy of 1000 Serbians freed by Bulgaria under armistice terms crossed Sofia yesterday bound for Saloniki. Dispatches report men endured harsh treatment in Bulgarian camps, with about 30,000 of 50,000 Serbian prisoners dying in captivity.
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London
Sofia
Saloniki
Haig Endorses One Commande In Report
1918 dispatch cites British and Allied movements as German retreat grows. Observers note the Meuse and Scheldt lines as pivot points with Antwerp and Liège as potential hard holds. The report emphasizes French and Belgian positions, with the Ardennes as backdrop and ongoing rear-guard actions shaping tomorrow’s front.
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Haig
Haig's Report Defends British Army After Spring Defeats
The Haig dispatch argues that spring reverses were due to overwhelming German forces and prior Rus sian defection. It notes Britain shifted to a defensive, then Allied strengths recovered, with a single command under Foch and renewed morale leading to a decisive Allied push.
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Belgian
France
Meuse
Haig
Cambrai
Russia
Dandruff Cure Promises Glossier Hair
An old newspaper item touts liquid arvon as a cure for dandruff. It claims nightly scalp applications dissolve and destroy all signs of dandruff, stop itching, and leave hair looking thicker and healthier. The potion is sold in drug stores and costs about four ounces.
Americans Drive Huns From Town On Meuse
American bombing planes struck behind German lines on the Meuse and in the Argonne. German raiders attacked the front and rear areas in a major sortie, bombing around Clermont Montfaucon and Rarecourt near an American hospital where two Red Cross nurses were uninjured. Patients were moved to dugouts as bombs shattered windows. Later, American forces claimed air victories at Bayonville and Lailly as a Hanover, a Rumpler, and a balloon were downed.
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Meuse
Argonne
Clermont
Montfaucon
Earecourt
Rarecourt
Red Cross
Margery Sawyer
Buffalo
Mabel Butler
New Haven
Conn
Miss Sawyer
Hanover
Bayonville
Iofancy
Lailly
American Gains Remarkable In Argonne Battle
Special Cable from London reports the opposition facing American forces between the Mouse River and the Argonne forest is exceptionally violent. Despite slow progress, American divisions advance steadily at Grand Isle and East Lao, reflecting notable gains amid difficult terrain and heavy enemy fire.
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Noble Wall
London ‘Cine Service
San Antonio
Philadelphe Publiccaniger
Wahite Ledger Co
Mouse River
Argonne, Forest
Grand’ Ise
East Lao
British Troops Launch New Frontline Attack North of Metz
British forces push forward across several sectors in France with advances measured from Chateau Thierry to Graod lup and Amiens to the San bre River. The operation focuses on weakening German defenses east of the Rhine while Allied eyes shift to Lorraine and the Woevre area for potential Metz assault and broader strategic impact.
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Chateau-Thierry
Graodlup
Amiens
Sanbre River
Lorraine
Woevre
Metz
Linge
Metse
North Sea
Fighting in Valenciennes Advances by British Forces
Allied dispatch from Oct 23 reports British troops pushing into Valenciennes center, facing heavy machine gun fire from the Scheldt Canal east bank. North of the city, forces have broken through the Raisenes forest, with action extending along the front.
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France
Belgium
Valenciennes
Scheldt Cenal
Raisenes Forest
Remedy for Catarrhal Deafness and Head Noises
A vintage remedy promises relief for catarrhal deafness and head noises. Mix one ounce Lot Parmint with a quarter pint hot water and a little granulated sugar. Take a tablespoonful daily for relief. it claims to open clogged nostrils, ease breathing, and stop throat drainage.
Ground Action Between Valenciennes and Tournai Rains Slow Advance
In the Valenciennes to Tournai area recent rains have slowed movement and the front lines show German night retreats with British contact patchy by noon. The line near Valenciennes and Lournai is described as barren of civilian property, with reports German troops looting roots and disregarding alleged orders to protect civilian property.
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Valenciennes
Tournai
Lournai
President Wilson Awards Distinguished Service Medals to Allied Generals
Washington announces that on Tuesday President Wilson awarded the Distinguished Service Medal to Allied leaders General Foch General Joffre General Haig Detain Diaz taead Gil- Nan and other Belgian army chief of staff for their patriotic service in the allied cause. Tasker Bliss will present the medal to General Pershing as representative of the President.
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Washington, D.C
Marshall Foch
Joffre
Haig
Detain
Diaz Taead Gil- Nan
Wilson
United States Army
Pershing
Taker
Fis
United States
Cpinion
Tasker H. Bliss
Interallied War Council
Ameri
Germany Plans New War Loan Sought by Reichstag
Amsterdam dispatch reports a German plan to submit a 15 billion mark war credit to the Reichstag in November per a Munich correspondent. The item notes gratitude for American leadership and expeditionary forces amid Allied successes.
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Germany
Amsterdam
Reichstag
Munich
Esser
How to Save Food and Fight Rats at Home
In high cost of living days every home must save food. Rats cause widespread damage, sometimes hundreds of dollars per night, destroying food and property. Stearns Electric Paste offers a small, cheap box to exterminate rats, cockroaches, and waterbugs.
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Stearns
Wife averts divorce by restoring personal appearance
A Philadelphia social worker cites neglected grooming as a major cause of marriages failing at a fashionable seaside resort. A debutante married a young lawyer but let her beauty lapse, prompting her husband’s drift toward indifference. After using Ban Colore Restorer, her hair regained color and shine, rekindling his affection and renewing their marriage vows three years later.
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Philadelphia
Ban Coloe
Hoe
Jena
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Foch
Herbert Sidebotham
London Times
Philadellphia Public Ledger
The
Public Ledger Condon
Lys ‘Canal
Desgelghen
Scheldt
Pecy
Ghent
Douai
Denain
le Cateau
Maubeuge
Hospres
Selle
Laon-La
Namur
Liege
Ardennes Forest
Laon-LaFere
Tle Ailette
Flanders
Champagne
Brussels
Eo Leclas
He Fm Jae
Ahe Gopysight Committee On
St. Mihiel Salient
Hich
Omignon
Waig
Bois de Bantheville
Romagne Sous Monifauvon
Cunel
Bricoulles
Sivrey
Bois de Grande’ Montagne
Fitts. Ornes
Rezanvaux
Grand Pre
Romagne
Gierges
Nakalois
101 & CO_Mohers
Troy, W.Y
Alamo
Alamo Furniture Company
Beeelines
Acorn
Rand
Alamo Furniture CO
Main Avenue
North Flores St
Wagner's
Fischer
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