Read the casualty lists to guide your Liberty Loan gift
A wartime appeal urges readers to study France casualty lists in depth to grasp the sacrifice of young soldiers. It urges readers to reflect on what they can give through the Fourth Liberty Loan, honoring those fallen or wounded by contributing as generously as they can.
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France
Mike
Tekates de Cops
San Antonio
Anbreythal
Frankfurter Zeitung
Vriday
Meta
Nurious
Evansville
Indiana
Bris
Deven
Saa
Cobb Webb
Marihuana Gazette
Vital to Germany The Lorraine iron ore issue in WWI
Allied attacks in Lorraine are framed as strategic pressure on Germany. The article argues that pushing the German army to the Moselle would deprive Germany of Lorraine’s vast iron ore and coal, crippling iron and steel production and potentially ending the war. It cites Lorraine's ore belts as ninety miles long with extensive deposits divided between France and Germany, crucial to war power.
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Lorraine
Marshal Foch
Mangin
Soissons- Rheims
Moselle
Germany
German Empire
France
German Lorraine Iron Ore Power in War
An analysis argues Lorraine iron ore reserves in French and German Lorraine underpin Germany’s metallurgical strength in WWI. It notes 7 billion tons in France, 3 and 2 billion tons in Lorraine segments, and German reliance on Lorraine coal and ore. It cites a 1915 petition by major German associations asserting ore and coal output were essential to wartime production and warns loss of Lorraine would cripple German industry.
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Lorraine
France
Germany
German Empire
A Beneficent Boycott At Camp Pike During War
The Camp Pike commander ordered officers and men to avoid barber shops charging high prices, triggering an immediate capitulation to return to normal rates. The argument notes war can justify price controls and that increased customer numbers, especially mobilized troops, can raise total profits even at lower per item prices if overhead remains controlled.
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Senate
Camp Pike
Little Rock
Arkansas
Pike
Aid For Cattlemen In Drought Regions
War Finance Corporation to loan funds to drought area cattle owners. Critics say federal aid should prioritize national welfare over individual relief, suggesting government control of suffering herds and freight concession reforms. Also notes a Copenhagen dispatch on the Prussian Diet and a Shreveport wreck fireman who safeguarded a passenger train.
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War Finance Corporation
Washington
Shreveport
Ile
St. Mihiel Galient
Deserted Roads and the War's Call Across the Trenches
Lines reflect on wanderers joining the war effort, trading open trails for trench and air battles. Poem excerpts from Lertov Braley in Camp and Trench and Steadfast Eyes in the heavens praise resilience and adventure yet acknowledge the altered world as soldiers near combat.
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Lertov Braley
Letters to The Light require signed submissions
The Light will publish only signed letters and will not accept anonymous communications. The note thanks readers for cooperation with organized labor and publicizing the recent Tabor Day celebration, crediting the press for its success. Signed by J. W. Bluett, Secretary, San Antonio Trades Council.
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Ure’ Press
J. W. Bluett
San Antonio ‘Trades Council
Locating Black Walnut Timber For Government Use
Locating black walnut timber for government use in gm stock production, an editor notes scarce logs, reports successful sourcing by a local writer, and invites private owners to cooperate via Albert Steves Jr. of Steves Sash and Door Co., 301 Fire Street, to expedite supply. The piece urges reporting to mobilize private timber owners toward public needs.
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Darties
Albert Steves Jr
The
Steves Sash and Door Company
Firo Street
American Hello Girls Take Over R F E Exchange
Paris dispatch reports American Army telephone operators, the Hello Girls, assuming management of the U S Army exchanges in Paris. Miss Mary George White recalls securing quarters for the women at a clubhouse for headquarters, with Miss Julia Russell overseeing as hostess, as the unit integrates into American military communications in France.
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Paris
France
United States
America
Signal Corps
Young Women’s Christian Association
Mary George White
Baltimore
Julia Russell
Detroit
Young Women's Christian Association
Paris Front Film Prizes Cause Foreign Laughter
A spoof dispatch describes Mary Pickford Charlie Chaplin and Watty Arbuckle captured by Germans at Chateau Thierry front later freed by French. Nine reels and projecting equipment were left behind as the YMCA evacuated. Germans used the films for a makeshift show before returning them intact after a French advance.
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Paris
Mary Pickford
Charlie Chaplin
Watty Arbuckle
Ihnatirs
Chateau Thirkby
Pickford
Chaplin
Arbuckle
Aind
Charlie
Tatty
Mary
Fragments of War Humor and City Life Told in Verse
A collage of humorous war era jabs, social notes, and local observations from San Antonio and beyond. Bits on drafts, women posters, slang, and daily life clash with mentions of France, Hindenburg, and the Kaiser. Quips touch on fishing for attention, dogs, fashion, and a playful take on current events.
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Hali
Luxembourg
England
Copenhagen
Pennerh I. Roberts
New York
Milwaukee Sentinel
Cones
G. M. Grimes
165Th Depot Brigade
Camp ‘Avis
Camp ‘Travis
Walter Whall
HELLO
E. F. Exchange
Huns
Sandy
Meashou
Mago
Mac
Randy
Aliya
Chet
Mexico
Army
Toole
Hindenburg
United States Bureau of Wisheries
Nuriar
Ethel Barrymore
Ethel
Navious
Texas
Prince Charles
Finland
Royal Stock Exchange
von Ginem
von Mudra
von Boehm
von Eben
von Hutier
Vale
U. H
By Briggs
Rotman
Tr Capbyy
KeRe
Mama
Papa
Waee
Wwua
Aly
Mel
the Tribune Assor
New. York Tribune
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