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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1918

Page

9

Americans Plan No Set Up in Warfare During the Winter

Special Cable reports that American forces will continue activities in France through winter with 300000 reinforcements monthly and ample supplies. Veterans say winter fighting will harden troops, keeping momentum toward Berlin as Allied and American leadership push to prevent German recovery.

Janius B. Wood San Antonio Chicago Daily News Chicago Daily News Co France Bowie Daughboy Berlin el i

Creole Hair Dressing Promises to Restore Dark Color

Advertises La Creole Hair Dressing as a non dye to revive gray or faded hair. Claims it leaves hair dark, soft, lustrous and evenly colored. Sold in drug stores or by mail for $1.20 from Van Vleet Mansfield Drug Co., Memphis.

JSE LA Creole van Vleet-Mansfield Drug Co Memphis Tenn

Walk erect at eighty health advice ad

A health promotion urges seniors to stay vigorous by aiding body organs and countering diseases early. It touts GOLD MEDAL Heirlem Gi Capsules and Haaken Oil Capsules as remedies for backache kidney bladder and uric acid ailments with guaranteed results and refunds.

Camp Pike Commander Opposes Barbershop Price Increases

Colonel Charles Miller of Camp Pike threatens a boycott by officers and soldiers if Little Rock barber shops raise prices as planned. Barber union secretary H. Brown confirms a 50 cent haircut and 25 cent shave hike. Miller pledges to install camp barber facilities if the new rates take effect.

Little Rock Ark Charles Miller Camp Pike H. Brown Barbers’ Union Miller

British gains amid heavy fighting near Beugny and Sailly-Saillisel

British forces pressed northeast along the Bapaume Cambrai road reaching Beugny and later taking Sailly Saillisel. An enemy officer claimed his unit had less than a thousand effective troops after over a week of combat while German losses were said to be heavier than before. Unofficial London reports placed the advance about three miles beyond Beugny with heavy battles near Noreuil.

Alon Bapaume-Cambrai Beugny London Villers-au-Fiose Bapaume Sailly-Saillisel Bapaume-Peronne Noreuil

French Gain On The South In Soissons Plateau Push

The French army resumed attacks north of Soissons with strong German resistance but Mangin’s forces moved toward Leuilly and Chemin Des Dames. They captured Terny Sorny and Fontaine St Remy, reached the Crony Pontingue road, and extended gains while German pressure on the Somme front appeared to ease.

Associated Press France Euth Soissons Mangin Leuilly Vauxaillon Chemin-Des-Dames Terny- Sorny Fontaine St. Remy Crony Pontingue Noyon Nesle Ailette Chemin Des Dames Laon Juvigny Corman Pershing Washington, D. C Aisne Terny-Sorny Vesle Fismes

French Forces Use Tanks and Cross Ingon at Juvigny

American units assisted the attack on Juvigny with French tanks called Char d Assaults. A French lieutenant killed 200 Germans before Juvigny, while pilots and American troops pressed the advance. Severe fighting raged north of Noyon along the Meuse river and Canal du Nord as French forces overcame last resistance near Roye and Chauthnes and crossed the Ingon between Quiquery and Rouy le Petit toward Hill 77.

Juvigny Noyon Meve Canal du Nord Nesle Roye Chautnes Canal du Nont Somme Ingon Quiquery Rouy-le-Petit Ham

French Continue Gains In Somme Front Push

French forces advance near Nesle and Soissons with gains at Rong de Petit and Lerry while destroying strongpoints and taking prisoners. German defensive measures against tanks include mined roads and artillery support. Non residents in Petrogod and Moscow ordered to depart within 24 hours by decree.

Gerald Campbell London Times San Antonio Philadelphia Public Ledger Tus Public Ledger Co Hoauancourt Nesle Debeny Rong Te Petit Nesle-Ham Road Soissons Lerry von Boehm Copenhagen Petrogod Moscow Berlin

Weather summary for San Antonio and major cities

The report shows varied conditions with San Antonio tonight cloudy and Wednesday showers, highs near the mid 90s, light to moderate southerly winds. East Texas expect tonight clouds and showers, cooler in the north, Wednesday cloudy with local showers. Other cities report mixed readings with temperatures ranging from the mid 60s to low 70s and light winds from northwest to southwest.

San Antonio Texas

Archie Roosevelt Wounded in First Pershing Offensive

Arch ie Roosevelt son of Col Theodore Roosevelt arrived at an Atlantic port with arm shattered by a machine gun bullet and nerves damaged after the first Pershing offensive in France. He traveled with 18 officers and 200 soldiers among those invalided home. Roosevelt declined to detail the action, saying he remembered little about it.

Atlantic Archie Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt General Pershing Roosevelt Partilly

Registrants Called to Provide Clerical Help for Draft Boards

Washington dispatch reports 6004 registrants qualified for limited service called by Provost Marshal General Crowder to train September 7 for clerical work with local district and medical advisory boards handling registration and classification under the manpower act. They will remain employed until January before reassignment.

Washington, D. C Crowder

Lenine Out of Danger as Assassination Attempt Leads to Refusal

The Bolshevik premier Nikolai Lenine is out of danger according to physicians. Jora Kaplan, the assailant, refuses to name any accomplices or provide further details. The reports originate from Copenhagen and Amsterdam and note continued secrecy on the part of Kaplan.

Copenhagen Nikolai Lenine Bertin Amsterdam Jora Kaplan Lenine

Use Cocoanut Oil For Washing Hair

Advice on using coconut oil as a shampoo alternative to harsh soaps. Pure greaseless coconut oil cleanses scalp and hair, creates a creamy lather with water, removes dust and oil, and leaves hair soft, bright, and manageable. Available cheap at stores.

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Supposed Preston Peak Eruption Debunked By Forest Rangers

A week of speculation over Preston Peak 48 miles west of Yreka in Siskiyou national forest ended when forest rangers reported no volcanic activity. A brush fire caused the false eruption rumor and Louis Carrigan, deputy forest ranger, confirmed lookouts found nothing unusual upon inspection.

Yreka Cal Preston Peak Here Siskiyou National Forest Louis Carrigan Forest Car Forest Rangers

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