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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1916
Page
1
French forces press along a two mile reach near Verdun as divisions clash. Allied troops report steady gains while German defenders fight hard to slow the advance. Territorial lines shift with heavy artillery exchanges and noted local counterattacks.
In northern France two major battles unfold as British and French forces claim ground held against sustained German assaults. Australian troops and Kitchener's new army spearhead a fresh push near Pozieres and Verdun, while French forces defend Thiaumont and Fleury as German attempts on Vaux-Chapitre are repelled. Russian advances in Volhynia, Galicia, and along the Sereth push eastward, with gains near Tarnopol and warnings of Austrian counterattacks. Enormous losses on both sides are reported, with many bodies unburied and wounded stranded amid shell fire. Berlin and Vienna acknowledge Russian crossings and mixed progress on various fronts.
Nearly 10 000 picnickers attended a Red Cross benefit rally at Landa Park Braunfels Texas to aid building a San Antonio base hospital. Trainloads from San Antonio Rush and North Texas joined hundreds by auto as volunteers reported about 4000 dollars in receipts.
Washington August 5 Senate and House conferees agreed the army bill would carry about 267 million dollars, up from the House 182 million but down from the Senate version by 46 million. No cuts on vital items, but dispute over articles of war exemption for retired officers risked a veto by President Wilson unless all officers are subject to court martial.
Rep Rodenberg of Illinois introduces a resolution calling for a full investigation into US munitions exports to Mexico, including shipments to individuals and factions. The move targets the Phelps-Dodge interests in El Paso and aims to pressure the administration over anti Mexican policy. The foreign affairs committee is unlikely to report it.
In Genesee Illinois a Cambridge woman Mrs Sprauling, driven by a Cambridge garage man, jumped into a canal two miles north of Genesee with her two children ages 2 and 4. All three drowned. No motive has been established.
The forecast shows unsettled Sunday and Monday with scattered showers in West Texas, partly cloudy conditions in parts of Texas. Temperatures range from 72 in Boston to 99 in St. Louis, with winds varying from southeast to northeast and predicted highs from the mid 50s to near 100 across major cities.
News of a broad transit strike shuts down all Manhattan and Staten Island surface car lines. With 5,000 police guarding routes and 2,500 in reserve, unions press for recognition as 200 Richmond Light & Power workers join the stoppage. The city braces for a possible subway walkout next week.
Republican presidential nominee Charles E. Hughes departs New York for a 10,000 mile coast to coast tour. He travels with wife, private secretary Lawrence Green, aides, and reporters. The party stops at Niagara Falls then campaigns in Detroit and other cities across the West and North, avoiding New York until September 10.
Senator Culberson introduced six Senate bills urged by the Department of Justice after a meeting with Attorney General Gregory. The measures expand penalties for interfering with exports and harming U S vessels, grant the president greater neutrality enforcement authority, allow customs inspectors to check ships for law violations, safeguard passports, and bar counterfeiting of government department seals.
Donald Anderson a five year old boy aided his father Mathew Anderson Jr. during a brutal burglary at their home on Eberhart Avenue in Chicago. The boy struck the attacker with a shoe, while the father was stabbed but not fatally. The burglar was captured at Woodlawn station with head and face injuries. a second burglar escaped with no loot. The father praised his son and rushed to the hospital.
Senator Albert Fall of New Mexico states that Senator James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois delivered a remarkable political harangue in defense of the administration’s Mexican policy. Fall accuses Lewis of subservience to party leaders and argues Americans outraged in Mexico deserve protection, citing Carrizal and the fate of wounded soldiers and civilians.
Springfield Illinois Aug 5 Officers and men dispatched this week to various points in the state on recruiting duty for the Illinois National Guard were recalled by Adjutant General Dickson after an order from Major General Thomas H Barry commander of the Central Division U S A with headquarters at Chicago The order followed War Department instructions and cited vacancies due to terminations and discharges with dependent families in border units
Democratic Senate finance committee members move to tax all single earners and dependents with incomes of 2000 dollars. The action lowers exemptions from 3000 and 4000 dollars, aiming to raise about 6 million dollars. Approval came by a one vote margin amid fears of unpopularity for taxing very small salaries.
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