Our Men Take Heights After Bitter Battle
Allied troops report a bitter clash as experienced pilots claim air superiority over four enemy Fokker fighters. Lieutenant crews engaged fiercely, downing two planes in the skirmish.
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1918
Page
8
Mentho Laxene Syrup Ad Promising Cure
A vintage advertising notice urges readers to stock Mentho Laxene syrup to prevent colds and coughs. It claims the product checks or aborts colds, relieves coughing, and offers permanent relief with early use. The ad emphasizes no opiates, guarantees, refunds, and widespread sales success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleaseres
Blackburn Products Co
Ayion
Ohio
Ady
Pershing reports advances north of Verdun and Bantheville held
Washington reports continued American gains on the Verdun front with enemy positions east and west of the Meuse penetrated. Bantheville fully occupied and the line north of the village established. Fifteen enemy planes and one balloon shot down. three American balloons destroyed. six planes missing. Prisoners and machine guns captured. heavy artillery fire along the front, bombing units dropped five tons on enemy concentrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Verdun
Pershing
Meuse
Meuse Bantheville
Ling
Grand Pre
Thirty American divisions hold Verdun to Meuse front
Special Cable reports nearly 30 German divisions facing the First American Army under Lt Gen Hunter Liggett on a narrow front between the Argonne forest and the Meuse. The German retreat hinges on the Hindenburg line, with changing lines and stronger resistance in retreat toward a shorter winter line. The opposing counterattack signals intensified but failing to halt American pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble Hall
London ‘Mines Service
San Antonio
Philadelphia Public Ledger
The
Public Ledger Co
Verdun
Eney
Argonne Forest
Meuse River
Hunter Tiggett
Kriemhilde
Hindenburg Line
Ground won back near Grand Pre in fresh fighting
The narrative describes gains near Grand Pre and Brieulles as American artillery routs German forces. Weather improved after ten days of clear visibility limited by air-fire control. It notes heavy German machine gun clusters, high casualities with many returning to duty, and ferocious combat with German divisions depleted after recent battles while remaining divisions are fresh for further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Pre
Brieulles
Nho
Germany
Major Blankenship Ordered to Camp Sheridan to Join Ninth Division
Major J A Blankenship of the adjutant general's department at Fort Sam Houston is ordered to Camp Sheridan Montgomery Alabama for duty with the Ninth Division. The unit is led by Major General Willard A Holbrook. he may join the 11th Infantry Brigade under Brigadier General James A Ryan. Lieut A Matz will temporarily replace Blankenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A Blankenship
Adjutant ‘General's Department
Fort. Sam Houston
Camp Sheridan
Montgomery
Als
Ninth Division
Southern Department
James A. Ryan
Fort Sam Houston
Blankenship
First Cavalry
16Th Cavalry
Adjutant General’s Department
Adjutant General
Department
Lieut
A. Matz
Major Blankenship
Pine-Tar-Honey cold remedy ad promises fast relief
An advertisement touts Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey as a quick, safe cough and cold reliever for all ages. It claims to loosen phlegm, ease inflammation, stop coughing, and clear passages, with prices of 2 cents, 0. Oc, and 1.20 dollars and wide druggist availability.
British Gains and Prisoner Rush on Valenciennes Front
Allied reports say British forces under brilliant moonlight pressed the line below Velenciennes, taking 600 prisoners and capturing guns. See-saw tactics kept the German front in doubt as British units attacked in relays, surrounding Pomereuil wood and entrenching gains along a widening front toward Mons and Maubeuge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
France
Belgium
Velenciennes
President's stern note on armistice terms and German leadership
The message argues only an armistice that preserves Allied power to enforce terms and prevent renewed hostilities, demanding safeguards and direct representation by genuine German constitutional leaders. It cautions that peace talks must address the present war and the true rulers of Germany, not military or monarchical autocrats, to secure any lasting settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Germany
Prussia
Tiain
Kaiser Holds Conference as German Press Attacks Emperor
Paris dispatch reports Emperor William met with the government while German newspapers criticize the chancellor's Reichstag address. Socialists and Bavarian papers demand action, with calls for a national defense government and a proclamation urging continued war effort drafted with General Tudendorff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
William
Yaurich
War Cabinet
Reichstag
Zovieh Dispatch
Fraenkische Tagespost
Nuremburg
Bavaria
Phaklaas the
Swat
Tudendorff
German munitions and lines hold as Berlin awaits Wilson reply
Reports say President Wilson may refuse to be mocked by the German government while fighting continues along the Scheldt canal north of Valenciennes where bridges are destroyed and villages, though looted, remain intact. In San Antonio two hundred soldiers from Camp Huehuetl were guests of the Y M C A, enjoying a pool plunge and a happy hour. In Fort Worth, Henry Humbert Morgan, a 29 year old recruit from Queen City, was found dead with his throat cut at his tent, a razor nearby.
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Preux
Vomereuil
Pomereuil Wood
Escarmain
Denain
le Cateau
Wilson
Berlin
Scheldt Canal
Valenciennes
Camp Hhuuipiers
Camp Khoarny
Calif
San Antonio
San Antonin Ys Alu. A
Association
Wasson
Kinney
X. J
Moody
W. EB
I. C. Bennett
Fort Worth
Tex
Henry Humbert Morgan
Queen City
Camp Bowle
Speech by Baden Chancellor Draws Criticism in Britain
London dispatch summarizes mixed British reactions to Prince Maximilian of Baden's Reichstag speech. The Star notes the chancellor failed to impress President Wilson and omit the Alsace Lorraine issue. The Pall Mall Gazette argues the German army must be decisively defeated before any reward can be seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Moten Lok
Maximilian of
Baden
Reichstag
The
Star
Wilson
Germany
France
Alsace-Lorraine
Pall Mill Gazette
Haig's Men Press Forward in Somme Sector Advance
Allied forces maintain pressure south of Montcornet and hold gains near the Aisne and Vouzières. General Gouraud now oversees key defiles around Boult and the Argonne. West of the Meuse, gains persist as Friday’s positions threaten German withdrawal on the center and left, with Wednesday’s gains extending the right flank toward the Argonne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montcornet
Aisne
Vouzieres
Gouraud
Boult
Argonne
Meuse
Els
Valenciennes Evacuated as German Forces Withdraw
British airmen with Canadian forces report north of Valenciennes that the town has been evacuated by German soldiers except for a remaining outpost on the east bank of the canal. Canadian headquarters in France notes the stretch of the line as of Wednesday October 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Hehi
Valenciennes
St Jacobs Liniment touted for backache relief
An ad asserts kidneys have no nerves and backs ache stems from strain or sciatica. It promotes St Jacobs Liniment as a quick, harmless rub on the affected area, promising instant relief and harmless skin touch with a trial bottle available from druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jacobs
French Capture 700 Austrians at Monte Sisemnt
French forces penetrated enemy lines and took more than 700 prisoners at Monte Sisemnt on the Agingo i Chateau, according to the Italian official statement dated October 24. The breakthrough followed coordinated attacks across the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monte Sisemnt
Agingo i Chateau
An Oklahoma Letter Praises Thedford’s Black-Draught
Mrs Annie Bowlby of Saw-sid Oklahoma writes she used Black-Draught for two years and cannot praise it enough. She describes blistering mouth pains fever back and kidney trouble and a vile taste. After drinking the tea dose she says her liver acts the fever ends and she feels well again. She asserts no other medicine is as good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sawsid
Okla
Annie Bowlby
Thedford
Brotherhoods Renew Wage Demand Before Wages Board
Washington October 24 four leading railway brotherhoods renew their demand for time and a half pay for overtime and press this issue before the railroad administrations board of railroad wages and working conditions. Paris October 24 grippe epidemic claims 880 deaths in Paris during the weekend end ing Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhoods
Washington, D. C
Rairoad Administrations Board of Railroad
Grippe
Paris
Open Nostrils End a Cold Or Catarrh
Cold or catarrh relief is promised by applying Ely's Cream Balm in the nostrils. The antiseptic cream is described as penetrating air passages, soothing swollen membranes, and providing instant relief from stuffed nose, discharge, and headache. Floods of cold symptoms supposedly yield like magic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
Purify Blood and Strengthen Kidneys Ad with Haarlem Oil
An early 20th century ad urges readers to protect kidneys from disease by using GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules. It warns of backache nerves and fatigue as kidney warning signs and promises relief, claiming the product is the pure original oil capsules imported from Haarlem and offers money back if it does not help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I Nature
Nature
Haarlem
Holland
Jon
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