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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1918
Page
1
A quirky exchange features Little Edgar mispronouncing ice word while discussing sharing an orange. The sitter Nettle is referenced as the other party in the division. The scene reads like a humorous family moment with playful mispronunciation and quick retorts.
A historical ad asserts Mi-o-tics stomach tablets ease sour stomach heartburn and indigestion in five minutes with regular use over two weeks. It claims benefits include improved appetite relief from nausea dizziness biliousness nervousness and headaches and offers a money back guarantee with local sale through A. M. Fischer and local druggists.
The last of the condemned black soldiers from the 24th Infantry was hanged at Fort Sam Houston. Twenty six others from the Third Battalion were sent to Leavenworth to serve sentences ranging from life to two years. The executions stem from riots and mutiny at Houston on August 4, 1917, with prior convictions reviewed in Washington.
Washington September 24 Unnaturalized German women may not enter or reside within half a mile of camps or other prohibited military institutions after midnight October 1 Attorney General Gregory announced today.
Dallas Texas, Sept 24. Corpy W R Fewell writes from the front about German savagery in the Marne advance. He recalls women hanged on nails and nude bodies mutilated, American soldiers slain and mutilated, hospitals bombed, and civilians driven from homes as towns are burned. He praises American resolve and describes a brutal hand to hand combat incident. The letter asserts captured Americans are tortured and dead soldiers mutilated by the Huns.
Advert says the tonic strengthens the system to endure summer heat. It purifies and enriches the blood and builds up overall health. Claims an invigorating effect for feeble elderly and weak younger people, with October ad note.
Urgent Red Cross drive during Clothes Week seeks 12 000 pounds of clothing from San Antonio. Hotels and schools collect garments, with children asked to bring at least one item. People should arrange prompt pickup or call Crockett 4120 or Travia 641 to contribute. Housewife volunteers sort unused items for dispatch to relieve winter suffering.
Fourteen men, mainly Mexicans, paid $210 in fines after a police court trial led by Fire and Police Commissioner Wright. Police raided South Santa Rosa Avenue where poker and monte were played. nine women were sent to hospital after arraignment for vagrancy or rooming house violations. A chauffeur and a Negro woman faced separate charges. both were handed to Federal authorities. An Italy money exchange regulation note follows about gold transactions and registers after the war.
Col. Alexander M Wetherill chief of staff IIth Division Camp Travis says reports of influenza are unsubstantiated and dangerous to morale. Base hospital records show zero Spanish influenza cases with 1540 patients overall Tuesday morning and a low death rate, while many men suffer colds.
Allied advances push Bolshevik and Austro-Hungarian prisoners of war toward the Soviet line. Blagovestchensk on the Amur River has fallen, distances show the Allies taking Nedchinsk after Chita. Lorraine patrols report encounters and artillery duels, but rough weather halts fighting in the region.
London reports the Balkan advance as astonishing, surpassing even General Allenby’s Palestine operation. The front’s seeming impenetrability has been challenged, with observers noting the bold breakthrough and its surprising success in the week ending September 24, 1924.
Reports cite Daily Telegraph and Graphic notes of Allied efforts driving on Uslub with a swift wedge into Bulgarian lines. They warn Prilep could be cut off as Bulgarian resistance deteriorates amid heavy losses, while Allenby’s Palestine success is noted with Turkish forces described as numerically strong but entrenched.
Cavalry of the Turkish column marched about 70 miles in two days before reinforcements arrived. The Australian mounted troops and Yeomanry, with Canadian and Indian units, formed a force that drove the Turkish battalion from the field. Details from the continued report recount the rout and the position of allied forces midway between lines of march.
The report chronicles a long march and a north and west assault on Jenin. A Turkish battalion on the western outskirts opposed the light brigade armed with swords. They charged trenches, sabered many, and captured around 7000 prisoners. Fighting persisted Friday night. by Saturday morning Jenin was secured with the prisoners.
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