Huns in Panic At Danger of Being Trapped
A San Antonio Light summary of Allied advances in World War I reporting British and Canadian forces breaking the Drocourt Queant line near Arras Camras road. German retreat pursued along the Hindenburg line with Queant captured as troops press toward Remus and Prmonville beyond. Allied forces press on as German resistance collapses and transports burn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Gibis
New York Times Co
San Antonio
Drocourt‘Queant
Arras-Camas
Queant
Remus
Drocourt
Hindenburg
Hindenburg Line
Naval
Drakes and
Oods
Ausons
Gagnicourt
Dury
Placs
Eterpigny Wood
Viller-Le-Cagnicourt
Indhy
Aubigny Aubers
Blood purifier S. S. S. touted as safe long-time remedy
Oldest and best blood purifier claims fifty years of use and broad confidence. It emphasizes that blood health sustains all body parts, lists conditions it purports to help, and urges readers to start S. S. S. today, with directions to contact the Medical Director in Atlanta for guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S
Swift Laboratory
Atilanta, Ga
Hostess in London Aids American Officers at Chandos House
Mrs Alien Nichols of North Carolina acts as hostess at Chandos House 5 Cavendish Square London for American officers touring the city. The Chandos House was turned over to the B C A by the countess of Strafford, especially Mrs Samuel Colgate of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alien Nichols
North Carolina
Cavendish Square
London
Countess of Strafford
Narrow Allied breakthrough from La Bassee to Bourlon Wood
The article describes a night action on the Canadian front with Allied pilots penetrating German lines and bombing assembling troops. Canadian, West Lancashire, naval brigades, and Jonland Scots push west of La Bassee, clearing ground toward Bourlon Wood and advancing to Indhy, Queant, and Pronville while German defenses collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laubemont
Indha
Bourlon Wood
62Nd
No Man's Land
Braing
Hecoust Wood
Recourt
Arras-Cambrai
West Lancashires
Hindenburg
Bois de Bouche
Iamarines
Somme
Hawkes
Drakes
Hoods
Hirondelle
Agaghe
Indhy
Queant
Pronville
Tronville
Queaut
Seven Cent Fares Granted in Montgomery Transit
Montgomery leaders authorize seven cent streetcar fares with a five cent rate for school children and soldiers in uniform. The board of city commissioners approved the measure, allowing continued transfers and ordering service adjustments to accommodate the new price structure.
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Montgomery
Ala
Montgomery Tight and Traction Company
Board of City Commissioners
Destruction Across Northern France Reported by War Correspondent
British dispatch from September describes Bailleul Meteren and surrounding villages in ruins after German retreat. Fires smoke the horizon as brick and stone towns vanish leaving jagged wreckage and abandoned wartime equipment amid shattered churches and unburied British dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Robinson
London Times
San Antonio
Philadelphia Public Ledger
The
Public Ledger Co
France
Sommer
Bailleul
Meteren
Varentho
Armentiers
Ypres
Cappy
Chuignes
Chignolles
Herbecourt
Em- Werre
Fay
How to Avoid Backache and Nervousness in Women
Providence resident Mrs. Anestine B. Lynch attributes her recovery from backache headaches and nervousness to Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Her testimonial urges other women to try the remedy and contact Lydia E Pinkham Med Co for advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence, R. I
Lydia E. Pinkham
Anestine B. Lynch
Plain St
Providence
Frontline Scrapbook of Ground Action and Vehicle Remnants
The narrative describes a roadside battle scene with a tank burned out and others dragged back German motor cars hitched together. It notes German guns stored in a large open park with camouflage and the recapture of wire and timber dumps for engineering use. It reflects on altered fields after the fighting and the familiarity of returning to old roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Engineering Corps
Seven-Year Waiting Rule Keeps Pupils Out Of School
San Antonio Board of Education votes to enforce a policy requiring children to be seven by November 9 to enroll. The decision cites crowded conditions. Janitors receive raises up to ten dollars in larger buildings. high schools get five dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Wduca
J. Hi. Baugh
Maude Green Mayhew
Mira Eful Trous
Mary Viteh
Mary Myer
Mansy Jose Davis
Mish Ruth Randolph
Joseph BP. Murphy
Ethel Lewport
Miles Mamie Sexton
Gillian I. Bridges
Clarice Cole
Jean Way
Ruth Taaffe
Dirs
W. M. Drake
Grace Mitchell
Gladys Baker
Kathryn Mekxenna
Zillah Hedger
Edna Verch
Marion Devy
West
Gladys Walsh
Walter Webb
Fugenia Welborn
Yennetta Shiply
Amicss
Elsie Gardner
Susie Hall
Dorothy
Mozart Society
Main Avenue High School
Meek
Prrackenridge High School Library
Brackenridge
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Restores Vitality and Energy
Advertised tonic Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic purports to purify and enrich the blood and bring a strengthening invigorating effect. Price listed as sixty cents.
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Grove
Negro Discharged After Camp Travis Court Martial
A court martial at Camp Travis discharged Nathaniel Branch after finding he maimed himself by severing two fingers. Branch testified he slept on a wood pile and another man cut off his fingers. Another case, Mingo McGee, was sentenced to six months hard labor and two-thirds pay loss for fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp
Travis
Nathaniel Branch
Branch
Mingo McGee
Camp Cravis
Germans Try to Sink Ships at Corral Port
German crews aboard interned steamships in Corral Valdivia attempted to sink their vessels to render the port unusable. The act stirred government and public excitement in Santiago, Chile, on September 4.
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Santiago
Chile
Corral
Valdivia
Black Stars to Headline Majestic Minstrel Show Fundraiser
A Negro minstrel show at the Majestic Theater Saturday features stars Straw berry Vote uain Harris Houndheadenry and more to raise funds for a Camp Travis recreational hall. Lieutenant Martin and Sergeant Wall lead acts with Herbert Wall directing music. Rotary Club and civic groups back the effort as San Antonio strives to improve troop welfare. Flying instructor Lieutenant Sidney C Greene was killed in a Barrow Wick accident. Calhoun parents were notified.
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Strawberry Vote
Sevat
Herbert Wall
Ern
Strawberry Pete
Alfred Noreum
South
Rotary Club
Laentenant Martin
Sergeant Wall
San Antonio
City Club
Cid
Fort. Worth
Tex
Sidney C. Greene
Cithoun
Barrow Wick
Greene
Barron Field
Calhoun
University President Resigns in Chicago Meeting
Edmond Jones James, president of the University of Uenais, submitted his resignation to the board of trustees in Chicago yesterday. He stated plans to enter similar work elsewhere, contingent on acceptance by March Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Edmond Jones James
University of Uenais
Board of Trustees
FETE IN SALTILLO BRINGS LARGE RED CROSS FUND
Saltillo hosts a Sunday Red Cross fete organized by the Allied Club with allied patriotic societies from American and British groups. The event raised over 1000 pesos as the governor and congress members attended. The Allied Club claims reach across Torreon and San Pedro and vows strict admission rules for applicants.
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Saltillo
Uonhujlay
Red Cross
Allied Club
Congress
Chub
Torreon
Viedras Negras
San Pedro
San Lis Batosi
Henthorstin
Hot Weather Poisons Hit The Stomach First
Summer poisons in foods upset digestion and cause gas belching and acidity. Eatonic Tablets are advertised as a quick relief to absorb and neutralize toxins and restore appetite. The ad urges readers to ask their druggist for Eatonic and offers a refund if unsatisfied.
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Eatonic
Eatonig
Eatonly
H L Kramer
Pres
Lols S. Wabash
Chicago
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Alarm Well Founded
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Vhone Travis
K. L. Mayers
E. Houston St
Gunter Hotel
Board of Education
Wass
Wolfson’s
Aud Wolfson Dry G Goods Co
Majestic
Rotary, City and Salesman
March
Devin
Hotel
Galvez
Galveston
P.L. Sanders
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