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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1918
Page
3
London September 6 The British government will not publish official ministerial utterances yet sources say it is deemed desirable to print in today’s papers the names of the senior officers of 150 German submarines with details of their capture or death.
Premier Lloyd George cited at least 150 ocean posts destroyed with many officers dead or captured. Names include Kapitan Lieutenant Schweiger of U-20 who torpedoed Lusitania, Wagenfuhr who sank Belgian Prince, Schmeidher who torpedoed Arabic, and others who evaded retribution by shore postings or refuge abroad.
Dallas September 6 fifteen penguin airplanes clipped wings to fly within twenty feet of ground aim to reduce aviation training dangers at Camp Dick. Lieutenant Hines says planes retain full mechanisms. ground school training continues with these miniature aircraft.
In Society Friday Night. San Antonio women observe Mar quis de Lafayette's birthday with a Country Club program. Saturday luncheon by Woman's Pau-Bellenie Association at the Menger at 1. Marriage of Ralph Woodruff Russell and Myrtle Ruth Yantis solemnized in West End Methodist with ceremony details. Various social activities, Drama League center formation, and local club events at St. Anthony hotel and other venues described. Multiple residents return from travels. several box parties planned for Rotary minstrel show. extensive list of Drama League sponsors and members. Big meat sale at St. Anthony Market advertised.
A simple home formula uses two lemons and three ounces of orchard white to create a cosmetic lotion. Massage daily on face neck arms and hands to reduce freckles blemishes and achieve lighter clearer skin at minimal cost.
In France on September 6 the WAACs will enroll 1000 members into the Army Service Corps within two months. Three hundred are already at work with the American Expeditionary Force, replacing able bodied youths who will return to fighting. The British model is cited, and many women will wear officer insignia as regulars. Salvage depots also hire women to substitute for fighting men.
The War Department announced orders for large quantities of chewing gum to curb thirst during long marches and for lemon crops and tomato products produced from a special formula to support troops. The measures aim to improve supplies for soldiers in transit and on duty.
Two towns in France Bourboule and Montferrat were chosen as rest areas for American Expeditionary Forces. The sites, famous since Roman times for hot springs, can house about 6000 soldiers and offer winter recreation opportunities such as skiing and sleighing.
A promotional note extols Calotha the new calomel free from old side effects. It claims a single bedtime tablet cleanses the liver, purifies the system, and yields a hearty morning appetite with no dietary changes. The ad touts sealed packages priced thirty nine cents, urging physician endorsement.
Ital stock valued at $5000 with incorporators J A Jones W G Jones and I M Jones. Permit to do business in Texas granted to William J Binns of International Detective Agency Inc New York. Capital stock $9000 and Texas headquarters at Houston.
A New York physician warns thousands suffer catarrh of the stomach mistaking it for indigestion. Thickened mucous and a coating hinder digestion, risking serious disease. He recommends pure bisurated magnesia in hot water as a safe, effective treatment to clear mucus and aid digestion.
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