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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1918
Page
3
In Vladivostok a municipal election featured seventeen parties, with candidates from women to workers, students, journalists and Bolsheviks. Czecho-Slovak authorities jailed some candidates, while allied reps stayed neutral. Result unknown, amid postwar political turmoil and local clashes.
An editorial piece recalls Italy marking the second anniversary of Cesare Battisti's death after his execution for treason. It questions commemorating traitors while noting wartime executions of Germans may occur, suggesting harsher fates lie ahead.
The piece denounces German war law in occupied Belgium and Cesare Battisti case. It asserts imperial charges are a sham, with trials run by Hun courts where counsel may be forbidden and verdicts predecided. It warns American soldiers would be patriots if tried similarly.
The piece argues U S led policy toward Russia could shift favor toward the Allies as German leverage in the east wanes after the Ukraine assassinates its commander. It warns that a weakening Lenine Trotsky regime could force Germany to redeploy troops from the western front, heightening Allied pressure.
Fragmentary text discusses keeping western forces intact to let Russia handle itself and the anti-German element in Russia grow stronger to aid the Allies. It presents a strategic scenario about Allied and Russian roles in the war.
San Antonio police note a surge in juvenile crimes among boys with no clear cause. The piece argues idle vacations and lack of supervision fuel misbehavior, urging parents to provide structured activities, guidance, and supervision during war times. It contrasts England’s war impact with American conditions and stresses avoiding idolence and exposing youths to wholesome work and play.
A compact excerpt bridges poetry and folk reminiscence. William D B Brooks reflects on a sunlit garden walled to shelter memories and friends, with violets for distant thoughts and a solace found within the sheltered space. The piece pairs lyrical meditation with a neighborly voice mentioning a blacksmith and a Kansas City Star nod.
Chicago August 3. Six thousand of the nation s 42 000 dentists are in active military service and 20 000 at home belong to the Preparedness League performing more than 100 000 dental operations free of charge to aid young men passing military examinations. The National Dental Association gathers for a Win the War convention August 6 to 10 with about 10 000 delegates. The Canadian Dental Association will attend, giving the event international character. Dental clinics will focus on pyorrhea and focal infection, urging young men to consult dentists before service to ease the army s strain. Plastic surgery advances by dentists restore health and appearance after trench injuries. The military now commissions dentists up to colonel. Preparedness League members anticipate reaching one million free operations by year s end. The service flag with 6,000 stars will be unfurled at the opening. Major speakers include Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis and Lieut. Vasile Stoica of Romania. Maj. Gen. William C. Gorgas and Lieut. Col. Horace D. Arnold outline health plans for soldiers.
London typewriters are as scarce as hens teeth with machines selling for 20 dollars if used and up to 150 dollars or more for older models. Ads promising rewards for owners with No 10 or similar machines appear in papers. Importing typewriters is banned but Americans may bring personal property into the country.
The Princess Theater presents Donald Dunn with Willing a Disappointment plus Moore and White and The Three Aitkens and Adams and Thomas on the current bill. The film She Lesson stars Constance Talmadge. The Royal Theater closes its engagement with Baxley and Porter singing The Call of the Song, Degnon and Clifton, Al Noda, Mulane and Helereon, and Drew Pates company. Emmy Wehlen appears in The Heart of Goll.
The Blindness of Divorce closes its run at the Grand after today showings. The film, based on court records and statistics, examines the divorce evil from multiple angles to present an intelligent, authentic treatment. Beginning tomorrow the Grand features The Unchastened Woman.
Sunday 10 o clock solemn high mass opens the new KK of C field station at Brooks Field. Cardinal Cartie will preside with Father Moriarty deacon and Father Coholan chaplain. Mass drew about 100 soldiers. building offers a tennis court and a room for the Jewish Welfare Board. priests from San Antonio to attend.
Seattle police report the Navy received 600 quarts of whisky seized by the Seattle dry squad during raids. Valued at $60,000, the liquor was turned over to naval forces for medicinal purposes. The item reflects the scale of enforcement in progress.
A jumble of quips and observations from readers and columnists covers topics from jitney drivers to monarch resignations, beards, and shortages. The piece notes a San Antonio funeral, a curious stone barge tied to a German sinking, and wartime humor on gum rations and the Kaiser. It closes with a quirky theory on walking that links leg strength to direction.
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