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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1918
Page
10
A dubious dispatch claimed the empress of Russia and her four daughters were killed by Bolsheviks, with reports the dowager empress and others faced attacks by Red Guards before Black Sea sailors intervened. The account, deemed unreliable, was later contradicted as the dowager empress was said to be safe.
Society women across the country report using a home facial wash made from saxolite and witch hazel. The mixture, powdered saxolite one ounce to witch hazel half pint, is applied daily to tighten skin. The wash is said to refresh the skin, reduce wrinkles, and leave a firmer, more youthful appearance with no harmful effects.
Special cable from Caney details the Allied advance as French and American forces push German lines back along the Oise and Aisne, breaching the Hindenburg line from Lille to Soissons. It notes British vigor north of the Somme, French and American pressure driving a German retreat toward the Rhine with Debeney and Thuinbert’s armies near Ham and St Quentin.
The text argues for a relentless pursuit of justice against Germany, urging the allies to press to the Rhine despite dissenting voices. It notes Lenine's death as a victory for the allies, questions the fate of Trotsky, critiques political assassination, and highlights Russian turmoil, Siberian fighting, and Allied intervention in Archangel amid a broader war stance.
Maj. Gen. Holbrook and Brig. Gen. Wolters visited Leon Springs to review the reservation as a potential training ground for a new Texas Cavalry unit. Col. Ben Lear leads the Seventh Texas Cavalry. They planned to return that afternoon. Baby Bowel Medicine promises gentle relief for infant stomach and bowel troubles with safety and directions on the bottle.
A shell loading plant explosion at Moldystone Ammunition Company near Chester, Pennsylvania, killed one man and injured seventeen others on Wednesday. Officials say the blast was accidental, likely caused by carelessness of a colored woman handling materials. The crowd outside the scene focused on a checkerboard dress worn by a bystander as dramatic imagery unfolded.
American Friends Unit volunteers in France have built a four sous house for a French girl while expanding aid across the Marne valley. The Quakers, about 260 in France and Russia, run hospitals, farms, and emergency relief, producing portable housing and furniture with French government support. They plan large scale farming cooperatives to aid local peasants and rural independence.
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