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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1918
Page
14
The piece argues German leaders intend to destroy the British army by constant combat but warns such plans are doomed. It asserts the defensive strength favors the defenders, predicts German defeat, and notes U S entry and Mexico’s limited threat. It also references Bolshevik and Japanese actions and critiques a claim about Czars and empresses.
A columnist argues Mexico cannot attack the United States due to lacking funds resources and credit. The piece notes hostile Mexican elements exist but are powerless to harm the U.S. and dismisses fears of a revived revolutionary threat south of the border.
Publicity chief George Creel faced fierce criticism in both houses for saying the United States was unprepared for war. He argued readiness would have shortened the conflict and spared lives, while opponents call for his removal and urge accountability for late mobilization and costs.
A mishmash of war era quips, jokes, and social notes from readers in Kansas City. Items reference suffragettes, prohibition, Liberty Bonds, German and Bolshevik topics, labor, and public mood with names and places such as Taft, Goodwin, France, and Kansas crops.
A reader signed as GROCERY CLERK criticizes mayor Sam Bell for asking stores to close at 6:30 p m to aid wartime daylight saving plans. The letter urges an ordinance forcing Sunday closures and checks on flour card compliance, warning of many stores ignoring rules and urging law enforcement to ensure full compliance.
To the Editor the writer notes a strong showing for Kaiser support as local mayor orders wholesale stores to close at 6 and retail at 6 30 but some refuse claiming retaliation. The letter urges loyal San Antonio residents to boycott noncompliant shops to aid the war effort and defeat the Kaiser.
Partially legible archival text mentions a family and two maids or helpers with a Bertha given as upper and lower names. The scene references laundry tasks and a house setting amid unclear action and dialogue.
In Marion County Arkansas near Buffalo City the groundhogs first found ore in a mountain prospect. Billie Barr, a western prospector, leased the claim, then Eastern capitalists financed a larger operation as a concentrating plant rises on the site. Barr, after years of hard work, finally struck pay dirt at grass roots.
The New York Commercial notes a leading hotel’s replacement of elevator girls with male runners, provoking guest complaints about familiarity. It argues class bias persists, with women earning wages contrasted against male domestic staff and ongoing social lines within exclusive female hotels.
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