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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1917
Page
6
Publication Office located at Nos 609 511 Travis Street between Avenues C and D describes the office’s street locations and access details for readers.
Real estate and business leaders are urged to back homeseeker excursions to Texas. The piece argues Texas land is cheap next to crowded northern and eastern districts and overpriced western lands. It calls for advertising to attract buyers, grow citizenship, and boost taxable wealth during wartime.
The argument condemns Speaker Clark for calling draftees convicts and defends selective conscription as essential to mobilize national resources. It stresses the need to train volunteers and place soldiers where they can be most effective amid modern war.
The author argues volunteers can serve best by national duty rather than personal preference. Selective conscription is praised as a higher form of patriotism where individuals put the nation first, contrasting self serving volunteerism with disciplined service.
The piece lauds Miss Magarita C. De Baca of Las Vegas New Mexico as godmother to the battleship New Mexico and portrays Spanish Americans in New Mexico as loyal patriots. It argues the christening sends a message to Mexicans and highlights the community’s history, loyalty, and pursuit of self government and education.
The UT board of regents voted to discharge all aliens in university employment amid fears of loyalty during wartime. Critics question wording and hastiness and warn some innocent aliens may be affected while others may be true enemies of the United States.
A Texas university faces a clash over an alien enemies hiring resolution. Leaders warn a literal application would force rejecting capable noncitizens, challenging democratic principles and risking mass pauperism if misapplied. President Vinson questions the measure’s construction and broader university employment practice implications.
The question recalls an exchange where William Gibbs McAdoo allegedly handed a treasury check for 200 million dollars to the British ambassador. The wording of any casual remark or gesture is disputed in historical accounts.
Amid clash of British French forces against two socialist groups, the German chancellor remains unshaken facing the high stakes at sea. The passage highlights his resolve as naval conflict escalates between sides.
The text asserts that Russian peasants are moving to seize lands and expel wealthy landowners as the primary cure for the agrarian problem. It characterizes this approach as a common national blight affecting many countries and reflects a stark, polemical stance on land reform.
A Beeville telegraph messenger boy who studied telegraphy in his spare time becomes manager raising salary from 15 to 100 dollars a month and adopting long trousers.
The Houston Post notes that among 5603 Huntsville inmates over 400 attend night school. Three hours nightly cover arithmetic, composition, reading, writing, spelling, and related subjects. Attendance is voluntary, and many inmates become useful citizens while serving time.
The Chicago Herald argues the issue is not anti conscription but choosing between a legalized democratic draft and social conscription that insults many. It warns a smooth system is needed to raise an army with minimal effort rather than harassing and delaying potential volunteers.
The New Republic argues the United States should not rush to deploy an army to France or Europe. It says America must be sure any settlement prevents a new war and assures clear terms before joining allied actions.
The South must grow more food to feed itself and conserve transportation for war needs. Every farmer should plant more crops than last year, and city dwellers must cultivate gardens to supply part of their future consumption. Families must cut waste and use any available space for food production.
Wealthy leaders and executives from Chicago New York and Berkeley descend on Washington to aid national defense. Julius Rosenwald Bernard Baruch E C Bradley and Frederick P Keppel transfer full time service for one dollar a month while VP level bankers and Standard Oil figureheads offer support and supplies to the war effort.
The Light states that letters intended for publication must be signed by the writer. Writers may request anonymity and typewritten or stamped signatures are considered anonymous. Publication does not imply endorsement of the lettered policy by the publishers.
Letter appeals for funds and work opportunities for French women unable to work in munitions. The American Surgical Dressings Committee French Section employs fifty five women, seeks ten dollars or more to continue, with donations supporting wages and hospital relief. Address Mrs C K Austin Paris.
Auto dealers group urges Sunday closings starting May to give workers a weekly rest. They claim patrons support the plan and will back the policy, while a motorist letter argues of potential hardships on long trips. Dealers advise motorists to be prepared with a spare tire and rely on service on main roads.
Frank Keenan and Enid Markey star in Jim Grimsby's Boy a tale of a miner who names his daughter Bill and the daughter’s struggle to prove she is a son. Also shown is Villa of the Movies with Slim Summerville in a light comedy. Robert McKim plays the sheriff.
The weeklong run of Womanhood at the Grand Opera House draws capacity crowds. Cast includes Mary Ward Alice Joyce Paul Strong and Peggy Hyland with a wartime tale of Philip Ward and Alice Renfrew as Red Cross nurse.
The Majestic Theater hosts a weekly cabaret featuring Milo direct from Eastern stages, Cummings and Shelly with One Afternoon, Miss Chelly dances, A Night in the Trenches, Bill Morse and Bob Temple comic routines, The Gray Trio in On Moonlight Bay, That Whistler and Girl Accordionist, The Flying Russells aerial stunts, and Merians Swiss Canine Actors with Territorials Quartered.
The secretary of state's office sends out the ballot and return forms to county judges for the August 21 special election on a proposed constitutional amendment creating preservation and conservation districts. A $5000 appropriation funds the election. The Texas Conservation and Reclamation Association will campaign statewide for adoption. Representative Leonard Tilletson calls it a landmark regional act.
A brief humorous anecdote about a clergyman's son at breakfast. The boy explains a rushed toilet and hair brushing while his mother worries about prayers, affirming he did not forget them. The vignette ends with a playful note on punctuality and propriety.
Delegates from every state gather in Washington at the War Department under the Council of National Defense to map coordinated defense efforts with the federal government. The meeting, opened by Secretary Baker, will cover military food manpower industrial censuses and mobilization of resources.
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