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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1917
Page
1
Exercises at Camp Wilson end with a night parade as the Morning-S unit conducts a field day. Military participants and local observers gather for a concluding event after daytime drills.
The schedule features an 8 p.m. finale of a week of revelry with the S. O. S. V. burlesque parade and over twenty five divisions for cash prizes. At 9 p.m. a mock coronation on Alamo Plaza crowns the King and Queen with attendants. Day and evening fiesta shows, dancing, and merriment fill plazas, hotels, clubs, and open houses.
The Fiesta Floral Parade and Battle of Flowers, under the Battle of Flowers Association, will celebrate San Jacinto with royalty and duchesses from sixteen cities. A military day at Camp Wilson features a sham battle with infantry cavalry and artillery, followed by the S. O. S. V coronation on Alamo Plaza and a parade through downtown San Antonio.
Washington April 20. The militia bureau instructs adjutants general that marriage alone does not justify discharge from the National Guard. Soldiers with independent means to prevent government charges may not be mustered out. The War Department aims to avoid caring for families of mobilized men after disbursements exceeding $4 million during the Mexican border mobilization.
Treasury certificates of indebtedness up to 2 billion will be issued as may be necessary to meet treasury requirements once the bill becomes law. Bonds likely not offered for sixty days. Senate and House conferees agree on the war loan measure as passed by the Senate. Ways and Means reviews new revenue sources to fund the war. Republicans and Democrats aim for a non partisan bill quickly.
The Federal Reserve Board told the Philadelphia Reserve Bank that the district's $200 million treasury certificates will be offered at 3 percent instead of 2 1 2 percent to broaden the market.
Mrs John W Springer once a noted Colorado social figure died in a New York pauper hospital on Blackwell's Island after her funds ran out. Her past linked two murders in 1911 and multiple dire outcomes, including two men dead and a life sentence in Canon City.
In the San Antonio region forecasts call for a fair night with a cold change tonight. Saturday is expected to stay fair with continued cool air and light winds.
Regional forecasts show St Louis 64 with a south wind and cloudy skies. Chicago 62 partly cloudy with a southwest wind and colder conditions. Milwaukee 40 cloudy with east winds and potential rain. Kansas City 44 cloudy and colder with southwest wind. New York 46 rain with southeast winds. Washington 54 very cloudy with northeast wind and rain.
A statewide storm dumped rain from .01 inch to 2 inches across eastern southern and southwestern Texas. Beeville Encinal Hondo and Luling reported notable totals while San Antonio saw .2 inch as Beeville and other towns logged generous rainfall.
Beeville Texas reports a 1.06 inch rain this morning ending a long drought. Farmers and residents express relief as the moisture boosts soil and crops in the area.
The Corpus Christi area sweltered under steady rain from early morning to noon. Totals ranged from one inch in Corpus Christi to four inches in Linton and Odem, with Alice at two and Robstown at one and a half inches.
A cyclone like wind hit Kosse Texas on Thursday, toppling telephone and telegraph lines and damaging homes barns and warehouses. No injuries were reported.
A tornado struck Hallville Texas at midnight damaging seven residences and causing minor destruction and crippled wire communication. The storm hit the northern part of town and moved eastward with increasing velocity. No fatalities reported.
The eight present archbishops of the United States pledge loyalty to President Wilson and the government. They accept Congress decree proclaiming the nation at war and vow full cooperation to uphold liberty and strengthen the country. Cardinal Gibbons delivers the letter after the archbishops meet at Catholic University in Washington.
Les Darcy, barred from fighting in several U S areas as a suspected slacker, agrees to enlist in the Memphis Battalion of the First Tennessee Infantry if allowed to take part in ring battles next June and July to earn money for his mother in Australia. Chicago recruiter Captain Kenney replies that Darcy must enlist first to gain future fights.
Naval recruiting reported a net gain of 1332 men yesterday and an average daily gain of 1324 for the week ending yesterday. The total strength reached 75,357 with Secretary Daniels confident the 87,000 authorized strength would be met by May 1.
University of Chicago medical students will receive portable education on European battlefields. The university ambulance corps is raising funds to equip a motor truck with a library and laboratory so students can continue their medical studies while serving overseas.
Count Romanones says he resigned to King Alfonso because continuing government policy under existing limits would fail to defend Spaniards’ lives and interests and Spain’s position as a moral leader would be damaged if the country appeared divided during a decisive period.
New York April 20 one million and quarter horses fit for artillery or cavalry service in the United States, per E Ray Hoskins Ph D dean of the New York State Veterinary College, the estimate shows.
A Missouri Kansas & Texas railway telegraph strike action drew fewer than fifty workers. W. H. Hall, general superintendent of telegraph, said the response to H. B. Perham of the Order of Railway Telegraphers was weak and limited to under fifty operators yesterday.
CHICAGO April 20 Mrs Jen nie Long eighty is among applicants for enlistment in the Red Cross reserve in Chicago She is a former war nurse who served at Bull Run Memphis Vicksburg and Lookout Mountain
Paris reports: French forces press the German lines along the Aisne and in Champagne, breaking the Soissons to Rheims salient, capturing Fort Conde and advancing near Craonne. Night fighting yields gains around Laffaux and the Vauclerc plateau, with trenches east of Loivre seized and German counterattacks repulsed.
French forces report 17000 prisoners taken on the third day of a major assault along the front from St Quentin to the Rheims region. The reporting AP correspondent notes heavy fighting on broken terrain with snow and mud, and describes German positions abandoned after French advances.
German army reports the seizure of the Siegfried positions after a prolonged engagement near Berlin. Russian and Allied forces are cited as retreating with heavy casualties on both sides. The advance marks a significant shift in the western front dynamics with strategic implications for the approaching operations.
The British in Egypt report on April 17 advancing north of the Wadi Ghuzze and capturing six and a half miles of Turkish front lines in Southern Palestine. General Maude in Mesopotamia says he forced the Shatt El Adhem and routed Turkish forces, with 1224 Turks captured.
Amsterdam reports on April 20 that strikes have erupted in several German munitions factories including Krupp and Telegraaf sources say. The stoppages touch key war industry sites and could affect production in wartime Germany.
A Berlin dispatch reports the Progressive Peoples Party adopted a resolution denouncing Wilson for sowing discord between the Kaiser and the German people. It declares the Kaiser and the German people are inseparable and will, with their allies, secure a victorious peace for their future.
Port Arthur shipping interests press to reverse a navy order that blocks outgoing vessels from sunset to sunrise. The rule, issued by the district naval commander in New Orleans, allows daytime arrivals but bans daytime departures with lights out at night. The order affects Port Arthur Beaumont Sabine and Orange.
John W T Robbins former Texas state treasurer announces a meeting in Austin to form a good government league. The aim is to plan a statewide push to nominate a suitable candidate for Texas governor two years ahead. Robbins says the movement includes Prohibitionists and others seeking reform with likely legislative interest.
Livingston Mont April 20 Insistence on German fried potatoes brought Victor Cline from Dubuque Iowa to grief yesterday He entered a cafe and told a waiter he wanted German fried potatoes and to be sure they are German The waiter beat him severely and police refused to interfere
United States Ambassador Elkus is seriously ill in Constantinople with spotted typhoid. A Berlin dispatch reports a German specialist assisting the embassy physician at the mission.
Speculation in grain by Allied governments via Chicago brokers yielded more than 3.5 million dollars in two months through shifting from one option to another.
New York April 20 The condition of Sarah Bernhardt who underwent surgery Tuesday night showed a slight improvement this morning security officials reported.
Sir William Robertson says the British army needs many more doctors after heavy Somme losses. He welcomes U S medical volunteers and notes American physicians have aided Paris, Belgium and Serbia, urging immediate reinforcement for Britain.
A Reuter report from Christiania says the sinking of the Norwegian steamer Star involved gunfire on lifeboats as they lowered. It also notes Captain of Blomvaag reports a submarine fired on his boats, killing four sailors, and looting the cabin.
Reports from Brownsville Texas indicate many Mexicans and Mexican Americans are leaving for Mexico amid rumors of US Army conscription. A local farmer reported losing fourteen Mexican laborers in one day and one man cited German bravery as a motive. Eight to twelve wagons cross the border daily, raising labor scarcities concerns in southern Texas.
Champaign April 20. Dean Davenport of the University of Illinois College of Agriculture issued a statement to correct a widespread misconception. He said the government does not want to take over farms currently in operation, but aims to have farmers cultivate as usual and increase output where possible.
In Houston April 20 Mrs Della Tate told Lt Du Bose at the navy recruiting station that six of her eight sons are serving and the other two plan to enlist soon to provide for wives. She notes the Tate family divides service between army and navy as William F. Tate signs up for the navy.
Alfred Hatcher was electrocuted while repairing a broken light wire at his McKeesport home. In pulling his body from the live line two family members died and three others were burned one seriously.
The Defense Council announces a plan to survey all stores and arrange distribution services. Houston officials intend to compile a comprehensive list of participating locations and coordinate delivery efforts.
Secretary Houston urged the Senate to authorize a Council of National Defense to set minimum and maximum food prices and to license supervise all plants involved in food and agricultural products. The proposal includes surveys of supply, distribution, and ownership, plus powers to purchase store and redistribute in emergencies.
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