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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1917
Page
4
The San Antonio Light reports six month circulation figures ending Sept 80, 1916. Daily average paid circulation 20 477 copies. Sunday edition 24 424 copies. Audit Bureau of Circulation certification supports these figures and advertising reach.
A harsh attack on Miss Jeanette Rankin after she opposed the war resolution in the House. The piece urges resignation, arguing a representative must fulfill duties even amid emotion, and condemns her stance as a poor start to a congressional career.
A discussion contrasts civilian rights with military authority, noting that soldiers normally do not arrest civilians and civil authorities handle detentions. It explains martial law as the sole condition where military power supersedes civilian law and recalls a Texas to San Antonio incident illustrating justice beyond standard procedure.
A man on a Texarkana train abused the United States and its institutions until a fellow passenger in uniform arrested him. The officer, citing authority, handed the offender to civil authorities upon reaching San Antonio. The case underscores that in extremis extra-legal acts may be justified to safeguard public safety.
In 1917 the Licht issued an extra declaring war, drawing calm public reception unlike 1898 when Remember the Maine sparked fervent patriotism. The piece contrasts quiet 1917 reaction with the explosive 1898 surge as bells rang and crowds rallied, capturing public mood and media response.
The article recalls the surge of patriotism during the Spanish American War era, contrasting 1898 mobilization with 1917 attitudes. It notes crowds at recruiting stations, conscription talk, and flaws in organization, sanitation, and leadership, while urging gratitude for soldiers going to war as the nation remembers past fervor.
The brief note suggests Brazil could join the conflict, stating there is always room for one more participant in the war as tensions rise.
A rustic market note reports hogs sold Friday for sixteen dollars at the Chicago yards. The curious question asks how the hogs learned of the declaration of war, implying a joke about clattering hooves and signal signals.
President Wilson declares aliens from enemy nations must follow U.S. law in wartime. He cautions that submarine threats do not apply on land and emphasizes legal obligations for residents and visitors.
The remark contrasts modern conflict with the Cuba of 1898, noting how war declarations in humanity and free peoples’ rights at sea surpass any artistic depiction of that era.
J von Bethmann Hollweg the German chancellor sold his land in Waco Texas amid concerns Texas could be taken by Mexico following Zimmermann's note. The remark attributes fear to potential Mexican action and links the sale to regional anxieties.
The Louisville Courier Journal argues that Dr Suedekam’s claim shows American ammunition prevented a 1915 end to war and that Germany misread British naval power. It notes Germany’s prep advantage lay in its ammo supply and implies America is not unprepared.
The American people will stand behind their government for refusing to renew the 1799 and 1828 treaties with Germany. Germany hurried to secure Ambassador Gerard’s pledge to reaffirmation, revealing Teutonic difficulty in understanding human nature, per the Galveston Tribune.
The Bishop News notes that some people loudly claim they can run the government from top to bottom yet oppose current efforts. It suggests they lack time or experience, and could learn if they studied and observed rather than condemn those who are actively trying to achieve progress.
The Fort Worth Star Telegram notes a Tennessee railroad offers its right of way to employees in the maintenance of way department to grow foodstuffs. It compares the idle acreage along rail corridors to that of highways and frames the issue as an economic problem where land might be valued by the square yard in the future.
The Ohio State Journal notes manufacturers can turn out munitions in a pinch while a florists dispute with a business associate escalated to a forceful pot strike. A fruit stand clash between two Italians over winesaps ended when police intervened, leaving bruised fruit and a peace without victory as neighborhood kids looted the debris.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels urged immediate recruitment to the full legal limit of 87 000 and an extra 20 000 in short order. The appeal calls for swift commissioning of ships and for officers and crews to man reserve vessels and patrol craft as the nation seeks to avert delays in naval readiness.
Annette Kellermann appears in William Fox s million dollar spectacle A Daughter of the Gods at the Grand Opera House this week with daily matinees through Thursday. The feature follows a tale of perseverance and tropical city building facing disasters and critics call it astonishingly artistic. The engagement will not be extended beyond this city due to rising demand elsewhere.
The Majestic debuts a strong bill led by Allan Dinehart in The Meanest Man in the World with Mary Louise Dyer and Dorothy Toye. Also featuring Bert Pitzgb bons as the quirky comic, plus Frank Gramit, Martin and Fabbrini, and a Flight of Fancy dance segment. Shadowgraphers Gordon Wilde and Thompsons Terriers cap the program with the Pathe News.
Crane Wilbur stars in The Painted Lie a Mutual Star production at the Queen Theater Wednesday and Thursday. The screen favorite plays a National Guard lieutenant engaged to Mae Gaston who faces a plan to ruin her by a forged portrait. A duel and a rescue follow as the officer takes the painting to his beloved and heads toward Mexico.
The police suspect a lieutenant of murder after a duel but a dying confession from the wronged girl clears him. Time has been killed by his model and the story unfolds as authorities reassess guilt.
Jack Pickford appears today at the Empire Theater in The Dummy, supported by Triangle's A Berth Scandal and Pathe Weekly No 26. The article traces Pickford’s rise from minor roles to stardom through Parasmont and Famous Players films, including Seventeen and Great Expectations, culminating in The Dummy about a boy who feigns deafness to aid a detective capturing kidnappers.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the National Woman Suffrage Association, states that Congresswoman Jeanette Rankin acted on private conviction when voting against war. She notes suffragettes nationwide had backed the government on the war issue since February 25.
A poem contrasts desk work and office life with a hired man on a farm who rises with dawn and labors in the fields all day. The speaker longs for outdoor air and easier work while noting a village store bookkeeper who sits and posts figures all day.
A letter from a longtime San Antonio resident attacks Mayor Brown’s administration, praising Bryan Callaghan and urging voters to reject the Brown Coy Tobin Rubiola ticket. The writer contrasts water rates, taxes, and public works with Callaghan’s record, then endorses Walton D. Hood for mayor to remove the political machine.
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