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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1916
Page
1
London April 18. The Daily Mail reports that France has captured the submarine which torpedoed the Sussex and taken prisoner its captain and crew, asserting the incident's outcome amid wartime claims.
Washington notes Count von Bernstorff will discuss the submarine crisis in general terms with Secretary Lansing at 4 p.m. The meeting aims to gauge the American view while a harsh note to Berlin is prepared. The note, labeled the administration’s strongest diplomacy, seeks immediate German policy change to avoid breaking relations.
Temperatures remain unsettled with variable winds across San Antonio and vicinity. Tonight shows changing skies with possible showers while Wednesday could bring periods of cloudiness and modest temperature fluctuations.
The Light reports temperatures across several cities. St Louis 56 cloudy with southeast wind 112 miles, rain likely. Chicago 52 clear with west wind 6 miles, rain possible. Milwaukee 38 clear with southwest wind, rain possible. Kansas City 52 cloudy with east wind 12? miles, rain likely. New York 44 clear with west wind 30 miles, Wednesday fair. Washington 54 clear with northwest wind 14 miles, Wednesday fair.
Dr George E Vincent president of the University of Minnesota arrived in San Antonio and will lecture at Main Avenue High School on the psychology of the crowd. He warned against copying other systems and urged fitting education to local needs with vocational progress beyond mere manual training. He also commended Superintendent Meek and spoke to Negro teachers at Douglass High School.
Duval West of San Antonio, once a special envoy for President Wilson in Mexico, arrived in Washington on April 18 in response to a White House summons. He declined to discuss details but is expected to meet the president to confer on Mexican affairs.
Consideration of the army reorganization bill continued in the Senate today with indications of passage before adjournment. Voting on the measure and all pending amendments was to begin at 5 this afternoon. Senator Brandegee's amendment to raise regular army strength from 180,000 to 250,000 was to be acted on today. All efforts to amend the bill yesterday were defeated.
A Lloyds dispatch reports the Russian bark Schwanden, sailing from Greenock on March 23 to Mobile, Alabama, torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine. The crew was saved.
A late night rear end collision of two trains on the New York New Haven and Hartford line caused at least five deaths and many injuries. Searchers report burning wreckage with possible additional bodies as telegraph and rail lines failed. Providence and New London sent aid.
A NAS special committee report to President Wilson, presented at the National Academy of Sciences session, reiterates the finding that Panama Canal slides will not likely interrupt navigation seriously and that the canal’s primary purpose will be realized soon.
RIO DE JANEIRO April 18 It is officially announced that Germany permits shipping firms to lease three steamers interned at Brazilian ports for coast service for the war duration. Brazil must secure from the Entente guarantees that the vessels will not be captured or attacked.
President Wilson favors the Senate finance plan to postpone placing sugar on the free list until 1920. He told Chairman Simmons that conference on the measure is deadlocked and sought guidance as to a way forward.
A Reuters report from Copenhagen says a Friday blast at the new torpedo works in Wilhelmshaven killed a number of workers and left others wounded. The dispatch notes the incident occurred last Friday and confirms multiple fatalities.
Severe earth shocks rocked Georgetown University seismographs during the night from 11 12 p m to 12 30 a m The center of the disturbance was estimated about 4200 miles from Washington and the event was recorded on the Georgetown seismographs.
William M. Ingraham former mayor of Portland Maine is being considered by President Wilson and Secretary Baker for assistant secretary of war in a move reported from Washington.
In Amsterdam the German mark surged on April 17 amid circulating peace rumors. The rise impacted the exchange market as traders reacted to unconfirmed signals about a possible settlement, with shifts observed across related currencies and financial indicators.
Wolfe Von Igel secretary to Franz Von Papen was seized in 60 Wall Street office after a struggle with Department of Justice agents. Four other conspirators named Tauscher Fritzen Govani and Von Papen indicted for a plan to destroy the Welland canal. Von Igel resisted, warned of war, and faced arraignment with no lawyer. Tauscher linked to Krupps and to Madison era dynamite delivery.
A fire in Eagle Pass Texas at 2 10 am destroyed twenty one freight cars, an onion house, and the Mexican International railroad freight depot. A bonded warehouse in the Southern Pacific yards burned as well. Loss pegged at 80000 dollars covered by blanket insurance. Fire under control by 330 am after fire department and residents fought the blaze.
A federal grand jury in Laredo will review charges that General Antonio I. Villareal sought a new revolution in Mexico. Colonel Genaro Moreno testifies with backing from Mexican consul Melquiades Garcia and reports a plan to cross the Rio Grande and issue a proclamation against Americans. The case includes possible deportation if charges hold.
Deliberations by the Thirty-seventh District Court jury stretched Tuesday with no verdict in the E L Bennett murder trial of E G Millikan on August 21 1915. Trial began April 10 after extended state and defense arguments.
Commissioner of Insurance and Banking John Patterson and liquidating agent L. K. Roberts remained in talks in San Antonio regarding the West Texas Bank & Trust Company. No decision had been made on liquidation or reorganization and Patterson planned to return on Wednesday.
British forces on the south bank of the Tigris in Mesopotamia have been driven back by Turkish troops. In places the retreat ranges from 500 to 800 yards, according to an official statement from the press bureau issued today.
Ex Premier Venizelos urges democracy against divine right of kings as Liberal meetings face police obstruction after riots. He says the government lacks mandate, vows continued free speech and pacific pressure, and calls for constitutional rights to be defended. He warns against any royalist denials of liberties.
A directed verdict of not guilty on all counts was returned today by a federal jury in Denver in the trial of William B. Slaughter accused of misappropriation and embezzlement of funds from the Mercantile National Bank of Pueblo Colorado.
The ancient Cathedral at Andria near Bari was destroyed today by fire. Andria, a thirteenth century favorite residence of Emperor Frederick II, had two of his wives buried there, marking its historic significance.
Paris April 18. Facing labor shortages, a French organization has formed to recruit Chinese workers for various factory jobs. It is expected that five thousand Chinese laborers will arrive in the country within a few months.
An exhibit in Baker, Oregon, features a fossil declared by scientists to be the lower jawbone of a tertrabelodon, an early elephant species. The jawbone was discovered in a nearby mine and is among the earliest records of its kind.
London reports that Prime Minister Asquith will not speak on the recruiting question today as cabinet deliberates on whether married men should be conscripted. The Times prints a map showing German forces along the front, while papers attack the government over Antwerp, Dardanelles, and munition delays.
Grace Marshall a Talbot county woman aged 28 was freed from a Johns Hopkins hospital recovery after ten years imprisoned by her father in a dingy room. She weighs 90 pounds and can walk and talk again. She will testify against her father and mother who face trial this month for inhuman treatment. Neighbors have ostracised the family amid county sentiment. The existence of the girl’s plight was only learned four months ago.
Francis D Cavallaro a 60 year old painter reputedly honored by European royalty and with works in churches and theaters in Europe ended his life in a shabby Chicago studio. Despondency is believed to have triggered the self destruction.
A committee formed by attendees of Archbishop Mundelein’s banquet aims to raise 10000 dollars from all guests to fund a reward for the capture of Jean Crones, the alleged soup poisoner.
Indiana AP members and guests gathered in Indianapolis for a banquet with Meredith Nicholson as toastmaster. Speakers include former Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks and Governor Ralston Booth Tarkington Kin Hubbard among state business and professional leaders.
General Bell doubts Villa death story as fabricated in Juarez and notes no conclusive evidence of disinterment. Pershing reports supply and line constraints, with Parral attacks highlighting strains with Carranza forces and shifting campaigns toward Satevo and nearer bases.
Reports say small cavalry detachments operate near Satevo while Villa’s body reportedly found near San Francisco Borja yet unconfirmed. American forces pursue a blind trail along the Durango-Chihuahua line with no recent clashes after Parral fair. Carranza officials claim control but acknowledge uncertain conditions.
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