Nearly Million Railway Employes to Get $25 Monthly Rise
Nearly a million railroad workers including clerks track laborers and maintenance of way men will receive a $25 monthly pay increase effective Sept 1 the second large wage rise in US industry. The order by Director General McAdoo raises annual payroll by about 150 million and follows an earlier 300 million general wage increase. Overtime rules and promotion protections accompany the raise with back pay to January and adherence to minimum rates across classes.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
McAdoo
United States
Weal
Laousanus
Toonth
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Minth
Margaret Vara Held as Imposter Navy Officer Wife
New York reports a young woman claiming to be the wife of a man arrested recently for posing as an American officer to obtain military information for Germany. She faced $5000 bail as a material witness, with subpoenas served on two other women. Federal agents say Vara lived in Mexico where she was married to a German officer and visited Lampico oil fields. Retail food prices in July rose about 5 percent from June as the Labor Department notes, with July prices 15 percent higher than last year.
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Margaret Vara
Amer
Germany
Waa
Mexico
Lampico
Washington, D
Department, of Labor
Bureau F of Statistics
Shuly
Weather forecast summary for San Antonio and nearby areas
Tonight and Friday, fair and cooler in San Antonio and vicinity. East Texas sees fair, cooler conditions with warmer pockets in the southeast. Northwest areas expect clear skies Friday with light northwest winds and near-record cool temperatures.
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San Antonio
Briday
Texas
Germans Fear Invasion As Front Crumbles
Rumors from Amsterdam report German leaders debate removing Ludendorff as Allied bombings disrupt Rhine towns. Frankfort and surrounding areas evacuate amid air raids while German officials restrict press on war losses. A Nassau regiment soldier is credited with taking the first American prisoner.
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San Antonnio
Chicago Daily News
Amsterdam
Vindenburg
Germany
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Rhine
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Song Ten
Joch
Prankfort
Main
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Frankfort
Allie
Gerdman
Rankfort
Nassau
Train wreck claims two lives near Chickasha Oklahoma
Two men were killed and 45 injured when three coaches of Rock Island train No. 11 derailed after leaving the rails and plunging into a ditch between Duncan and Comanche. The accident, caused by a broken airbrake rod, occurred at about 530 this morning. Names of the dead and injured were not available.
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Okla
Rock Island
Duncan
Comanche
Okio
Rock
Island
Haye
Kansan
Oklahoma
Texans Under Fire for First Time Win in Gallant Charge
Paris dispatch reports La Liberte praising American troops in a heroic charge at Terry-Sorny. Texans from prairie life led a swift assault against imperial guards, storming villages, tracking machine gun nests, bayonetting batteries, and capturing 105s with minimal prior combat experience. French officers intervened to curb their ardor, while even French Zouaves marveled at the bold action.
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Paris
la Liberte
Terry-Sorny
Imperial Guards
Texas
Opening World Series Batteries Named at Comiskey Park
At Comiskey Park on Sept 5 the World Series opener lists Ruth and Agnew for Boston against Vaughan and Killieter for Chicago. Babe Ruth powered a ball into right field stands during batting practice as the crowd watched and roses were presented to manager Bedell. Despite war era interest, advance ticket sales meet expectations but early crowds are light, with scalpers plentiful and tickets valued at higher resales. Weather is dull and chilly with intermittent sun.
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Agnew
Boston
Vaughan
Killiter
Chicago
Babe Ruth
Hell
Chicrigo
Charli Deal
Rovals
Delegates vow drought won’t stall fourth Liberty Loan drive
At a San Antonio district meeting in the St Anthony ballroom delegates from about forty counties pledged to meet their quotas for the fourth Liberty Loan despite a regional drought and losses in money. J W Hoopes of Dallas and I I Clayton, loan publicity head, attended as county leaders outlined plans to organize precincts and counties to carry out the campaign and ensure the drive stacks on September 25. The district, facing drought related losses, remains optimistic about meeting its government loan quota.
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Texas
St. “Anthony
San Antonio
Government Seeks Platinum from Jewelry for War Needs
Washington D C Jan 5 The government will buy jewelry and scrap platinum to melt into metal for war demand. Citizens may contribute by sending platinum items to Raymond I Baker director of the mint Washington. Articles will be assayed and paid at the regular market price of 105 dollars per ounce. Remove jewels before sending.
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Washington, D. C
Raymond ‘I. Baker
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Mint
Washington
Huns Plan New Gases for Allied Fronts
A Philadelphia dispatch reports the Central Powers plan to deploy two new incapacitating gases on the Italian and trench fronts. The agents are described as causing permanent blindness and are expected to yield significant advantages for German forces.
Forty Men in Landslide At Norfolk Navy Yard
Forty men from the George O Leary Construction Company were buried by a landslide at a dry dock in the Norfolk Navy Yard. Five bodies were recovered as rescuers worked, with no details released by the yard commandant or Admiral at the yard offices.
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Portsmouth
George O' Leary
Norfolk Navy Yard
Dent
Emn
American Army Most Reward For First Prisoner In Lorraine
American troops in Lorraine signed an order offering 100 marks for the first American prisoner brought in. A second order from the German commander warns that an entire regiment will be sent out if no American prisoners are produced, showing heightened anxiousness.
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Syite Associated Press
Lorraine
Amercan
Pont Seers
Dynasty at stake in Prussian reform pledge speech
Amsterdam Sept 5 Chartler Von Hertling warned before the Prussian upper House constitutional committee that reform of the franchise puts the crown and the dynasty at stake. In Texas Austin Sept 8 draft boards will expand as heavy registration is anticipated on September 12, adding to the 277 boards already in the state.
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Amsterdam
Chartler von Hertling
Austin
Tex
Selecte Service Department
Plane Engine Knocks Hole in Roof as Pilot Falls
Lieutenant Von A Bishop of the Royal Flying Corps on furlough crashed through the roof of a residence when a hydroplane hit, the engine dislodging and piercing the roof. Witnesses stated Bishop was not seriously hurt while the craft, built recently for forestry patrol in the province, fell with him.
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von A. Bishop
Royal Flying Corps
Bishop
Bishon
Confusion in Hung Flight As Civilians Flee French Rescue Mass
Reported details from Sept. 5 describe British advances confusing German retreat. Civilians, many women, hid in cellars for six days as shells and propaganda spurred evacuation. Civilians rescued near Hewart St Quentin. refugees received scarce food while Germans grow demoralized.
Americans and French push after retreating Germans north of Vesle
American forces and French units advance over the plateau north of the Vesle as Germans retreat across the Aisne. Violent explosions and reports of ammo dumps destruction mark the morning. Americans occupy Bazoches and Fismesette after nocturnal German evacuation, few wounded found.
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Allied Forces Push German Retreat Across Vesle Front
News from Paris reports German retreat along the line from Ypres to the Vesle with losses, as Franco American troops advance north of the Vesle and reach the ridge above the Aisne. French and American forces cross the Somme canal near Voyennes and Offoy, while additional towns between the Ailette and Aisne are captured.
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Aisne
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War Office
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Somme
Somme Canal
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Offoy
Hombleux
Esmery-Haller
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Ailette
Haig Reports New Gains on World War Front
London reports mark progress by British forces along the Blanders front. Ploegsteert village is captured and gains extend along the Jays front including Voormercels and Laventie. Improvements south of Moeuvres and near Canal Du Nord accompany the seizure of Neuville Bourjeaval with over 1,000 prisoners and 100 guns taken in four days.
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