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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1917
Page
1
A May Day strike movement extends beyond Germany into Austria-Hungary. Three German factions clash over war aims while Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg faces pressure. Talaat Bey signals Turkey ready for peace during Berlin talks.
A Munich dispatch via Amsterdam to Central News says Count Hertling plans talks with Austro Hungarian ministers in Vienna on peace prospects. The report notes German labor unrest on May Day, with rumors of ration cuts and union decisions awaiting executive action.
Virgil G. Hinshaw national chairman of the Prohibition Party flew to Washington after being instructed to present plans for immediate national prohibition to President Wilson. He will attend a White House conference Monday with representatives of all political parties.
Administration forces win the first House vote on the selective conscription bill, striking volunteer amendments. The tally is 279 to 98 with Rankin Clark and Padgett voting for the volunteers. Mann supports the conscriptionists. A Senate prohibition amendment also passes, forbidding liquor sales to officers or men in uniform.
May wheat jumped to $2.75 a bushel in Chicago lively trading as July options hit $2.36 and May futures rose to $2.75 before late selling trimmed gains. Winnipeg influence and Omaha trading limits sparked liquidations, with July at $2.25% and May near $2.69 at close.
Announcement from the Winnipeg Grain Exchange states no futures trading in the pit will be allowed without approval from a censoring committee. The committee includes secretary, Dr. Robert Magill, clearing house manager F. C. Fowler, and floor committee representative Thomas Brodie.
The Chadwick Grain Company reported selling five thousand bushels of No 2 Red Texas wheat at 3.15 per bushel to flour mills in San Antonio, marking the highest price on record for cast wheat.
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for a cloudy and colder night. Sunday will be partly cloudy with cooler temperatures.
Forecasts for St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York and Washington report temperatures from 36 to 48 degrees with rain or clouds. Winds vary from northeast to northwest between 2 and 20 miles per hour. Rain is likely in most cities and the day’s high temperatures reach mid forties to mid sixties.
A broad Texas storm dumped widespread rain from Beeville to Green ville with totals from a fraction of an inch to 3.2 inches. San Antonio saw light showers of .01 inch as the system moved east, bringing cooler air and gusty winds up to 42 mph before easing.
A storm across North and East Texas and Oklahoma caused property damage in Dallas, Gainesville, Denison, Corsicana and other towns but reports say crop yields benefited greatly. Dallas recorded 2.36 inches of rain while other cities saw varied rainfall. infrastructure suffered with unroofed homes, damaged tanks, and disrupted utilities.
Oklahoma weather reports five and one tenth inches of rain at Durant in Bryan county, the heaviest 24 hour total in months, with high winds but no serious damage. Across the state, rainfall ranged from .02 inches in Oklahoma City to 1.66 inches at Chickasha, the weather bureau said.
Guatemala severs diplomatic relations with Germany, hands the German minister his passports and cancels the exequatur of German consuls here. President Estrada Cabrera cites alignment with the United States in the fight for democracy and the preservation of international law.
London reports a British offensive along a ten mile front from the Scarpe to Lens with progress against strong German opposition. General Haig says the wedge near Gavrelle is expanding as heavy fighting continues and French artillery shatters positions south toward St Quentin and Champagne. French are tallying prisoners and weapons, including 175 cannons and 412 machine guns.
Hastings Colo April 28 Nine more bodies were recovered bringing the total to fifteen from the Victor American Fuel mine where 109 workers were entombed by yesterday’s explosion. Rescue crews exited about 8 am and volunteers crowded the scene awaiting their turn. Foremen selected the strongest volunteers to enter next.
In Austin on April 28 the University of Texas dropped about 400 students from the rolls for not enrolling in military science. President Vinson ordered the action, with a possibility of reinstatement for those presenting valid reasons.
F D Morrow of San Antonio shockingly offers to enlist as a private in the Enlisted Reserve Corps at a training camp headquarters. Captain Rudolph E Smyser agrees to enlist him as private first class in the quartermaster corps and emphasizes the need for 6000 to 7000 trained men across quartermaster, signal and aviation sections, medical, and engineers.
London April 28 Carlyon W Bellairs plans a motion in the House of Commons urging the cabinet to adopt a separate war staff for naval conduct free from administrative duties. He also seeks extending the practice of placing fleet squadron and base command in the hands of officers in their prime. He argues these reforms would improve response to the submarine peril.
Petrograd reports Justice Minister Kerensky presenting a hopeful view of Russia's military and industrial status. He cites stronger army readiness, rising ammunition output, intact factory morale, and unity with the government. He rejects claims of breakdown and supports Wilsonian peace terms without annexation or indemnity via allied conference.
Secretary McAdoo announced the Bureau of War Risk Insurance will not insure sailing and auxiliary sailing vessels through war zones. The bureau cited submarines and unsafe conditions, noting rates previously varied or were 0 percent for different vessels. Sailing ships will be insured for non war zone voyages as before.
Paris reports heavy artillery clashes last night between St. Quentin and the Oise and in Champagne. Verdun raids west of the Meuse yielded prisoners from Hill 304. Since April 16 French capture 175 cannons 412 machine guns 119 trench mortars and hold 20 780 prisoners.
London April 28. British generals quoted by Reuters say German troops fight for their lives against the "contemptible little British army" as the assault begins at daybreak. The press reports fierce fighting and the capture of prisoners identifying fresh German divisions amid renewed pressure along the Scarpe frontline.
The report notes British forces exploiting a wired trench network along the Oppy Line. Despite earlier mud and shelling, advances are reported with the British focusing artillery on the forward positions and the trench network beyond.
Paris dispatch says Lieutenant William L. Robinson the aviator who destroyed a Zeppelin last fall is alive and held prisoner in Germany. His plane ran out of gasoline forcing a landing within German lines.
Rio de JaneiroApril 28 The administration says it has fulfilled its duty in declaring a diplomatic rupture with Germany and that any further action lies with the Congress.
A Simla dispatch reports that subscriptions to the Indian war loan exceed ten pounds sterling, reflecting strong support among subscribers. The notice notes continued interest and growing totals as funds accrue.
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