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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1918

Page

8

Peden Praises Stand By Richter Baking Company

Texas Food Administrator BE A Peden visited to discuss Richter Baking Company profit and price practices. The firm proposed cutting wholesale bread to 12 cents and suggested excess profits fund Red Cross or train bakers. others warned of monopoly risk and possible exemption policies for food officials in wartime.

BE. A. Peden Texas Richter Baking Company Phe Richter Company Hood Richter Company Mood Administration Red Cross Bifth Food Administration Washington Federal Food Administration Herbert Hower Eden France Mead Administration

Council to Meet on Drought Relief Fund Plan

The Bexar County Council of Defense will meet at 3 PM Tuesday at the Chamber of Commerce Central Office to discuss raising funds for Texas drought sufferers. Judge J F Carl will preside to explain procedures and possible plan. outcome uncertain as officials weigh steps and a possible county campaign.

Texas Bexar County Council of Defense Chamber of Commerce J. F. Carl State Council of Defense F. E. Seobey Defense Council Hobby

Memorial Service Honors Dead of Confederate Groups

Memorial services were held at the First Presbyterian Church honoring the dead of the year. Albert Sidney Johnston Camp No 144 Confederate Veterans and Barnard E Bee Chapter 86 United Daughters of the Confederacy led the observance. The program included a memorial address, invocation, roll call, readings, solos, and instrumental performances by local veterans and singers.

Presbyterian Albert Sidney Johnston Barnard E. Bee United Daughters of the Confederacy Arthur Jones Ghaulain UW. J. Ramsey Tk. Bywaters James R.A. Jarmon Sam Kyte Polley Sarah Smith Confederacy CL A. Vyenny Mme Alicia Vetiiclere Stonewall Jackson Edward Melsenzie W. W. Slaw Fred King Julia BE Gray Stuth Herbst

Bombing Raid Over Paris Area By Aerial Squadrons

Reports say several aerial squadrons bombed the Wari region today under heavy anti-aircraft fire. The attack caused some casualties and material damage. The alarm sounded at 1 and the all clear came at 3.

Paris Wari Hey

Brilliant British Breakthrough at Havrincourt and Trescault

From the British front in the Harvincourt area, Yorkshire divisions captured Havrincourt and Trescault, breaking the Hindenburg line. German resistance was stiff with entrenched posts, but the attackers secured the western edge of Havrincourt Wood and repelled counterattacks despite heavy weather and air opposition. About 1,200 German troops were taken prisoner along with numerous machine guns and mortars.

Perry Robinson London Times San Antonio Philadelphia Pubic Ledger The Public Ledger Co Harvincourt Trescault Havvincourt Hindenburg Havrincourt Yorkshire Cambrai Drocourt- Queant Trescantt 113Th Alpine Corps

Influenza Fatalities Rise Among Sailors and Civilians

Boston reports new influenza outbreaks among sailors soldiers and civilians in Greater Boston with 40 deaths. Camp Devens records around 100 cases in the cantonment and prisons in Charlston and Portsmouth show infections as the disease spreads. Authorities classify the illness as grippe rather than Spanish influenza and redouble efforts to stamp it out.

Boston Mass Camp Devens Cantonment Charlston State Prison Naval Prison Portsmouth N. H Teety

Signs of German retreat near Peronne revealed by air raids

Special Cable reports from Sept. 18 describe General Haig's Fourth Army pushing the Germans back toward the old Hindenburg line along the Somme and canal fronts. Allies bomb bridges, seize Veronne and Peronne, and find signs of a planned wintering, including a German soldiers club and loot amid ruined town halls and shells.

E. Percy Noel San Anionio Chicago Daily News Haig Fourth Army St. Henry Rawlinson Omignon Cologne St. Quentin Canal Hindenburg St. Quentin Mont St. Quentin Peronne Herbecourte Diadhes Somme Canal Veronne St. Quentin Island Somme Urie Parshes Vial Feronne Mareh Lusty Reetreat Soldatenheim Hotel de Ville Mim

The Making of a Famous Medicine

A laboratory tour explains how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is produced for women's ailments. The article notes 250000 pounds of herbs used annually, careful solvent extraction, sterilization of all equipment, and sealed uterine bottles as final safety measures. It highlights patient letters claiming health restoration and the product’s reputation.

Lydia E. Pinkham

Hall Out Of Hospital From Karlsruhe Prison Camp

Capt. James Norman Hall the Colfax Iowa aviator famed for Kitchener's Mob and High Adventure reports from Karlsruhe prison camp that he is out of the hospital and convalescent after being shot down and captured in an air battle.

Paul Ayres San Antonio Chicago Daily News Chicago Daily News Co James Norman Hall Colfax Iowa Karlsruhe Eamp

Survivors Land After Galway Castle Sinking

London reports the Galway Castle, a TYSS ton steamer bound for South Africa, torpedoed and sunk Thursday morning. Of 74 aboard, many were women and children with several soldiers among the rescued by escort ships and destroyers.

London Galway Castle Tyss South Africa

Survivors of Galway Castle Torpedo Sinking Reach Plymouth

Hundreds of Galway Castle survivors, mostly women and children, arrive in Plymouth after a torpedo strike. Reports say lines of kin await news as crews and ships aid distressed passengers. One lifeboat swamped and others damaged as rescue efforts continue.

Plymouth Galway Castle Oaoi Fern Lone Dev

Sequel T 0 Love For Doll

A follow up titled Sequel T 0 Love For Doll IV previews the next installment, continuing the storyline and characters from the original. The snippet hints at new challenges and evolving relationships amid a continuing drama.

Mother's Friend Promises Easier Pregnancy and Delivery

An old advertisement touts Mother's Friend as an external remedy for pregnancy relief. It claims to loosen tissues and reduce strain at birth, allowing the abdomen to expand with less pain. The Bradfield Regulator Company of Atlanta markets the product and offers a free "Motherhood Book" upon request.

Efort Braddock Bradfield Coy Lamar Atlanta

Turks and Armenians clash in Braddock street battle

Russian reinforcements tilted a street fight in Braddock Pennsylvania as Turks and Armenians battled over a massacre claim. One dead and eleven wounded reported by the pace. thirty six combatants arrested after Turkish defeat amid broken windows from revolver fire.

Braddock

Celebrate in Parks Observes Mexico Independence Day

Mexicans in San Antonio mark the tenth anniversary of Mexico’s independence with weekend events. Celebrations span San Vedros Springs, the Mexican Casino on Navarre Street, and the Mexican Village on South Zarzamayra Street. Speakers read the declaration, music and national anthem singalongs, dancing, and park decorations with flag drapery and Mexican dishes.

Mexico San Antonio San Vedrs Springs Navarre Street Zarzamayra Street Imusic David de la Puente

Mrs Myron M Herrick Dies After War Strain

Mrs Myron M Herrick widow of the former United States ambassador to France in 1914 died in Barr Harbor Maine after a long illness traceable to overwork in Paris during the early days of the German invasion. The ambassador and his wife had been active in relief work during the war years.

Barr Harbor Maine Myron Herrick United States France Paris

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