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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1916
Page
22
A wounded Tyne side Piper of the Tyneside Scottish led his company over the parapet into No Man's Land during the assault on German trenches near Albert. His officer described relentless bombardment and heavy machine gun fire as the troops swept forward to capture first and second line trenches despite fierce resistance.
Rumors say Count Okuma may retire and Baron Kato could be chosen as his successor. Kato, former foreign minister and Anglophile with modern views, leads Japan’s strongest Diet party but faces criticism for last year’s China negotiations.
The report details a night assault where German artillery was scarce and machine guns bore the brunt of the defense. Soldiers remained buoyant, singing songs and awaiting the signal, displaying unwavering resolve once the attack began.
A Milwaukee Free Press write up traces common slang to seafaring origins. It lists terms like first rate, sky scraper, close quarters, quarters, sail against the winds, lower your sail, high and dry, laid up, spliced, knocked into a cocked hat, on the rocks, and steer clear of money lenders, noting Paris as a wireless hub thanks to the Eiffel Tower.
Berlin reports Professor Paul Rohrbach argues in Weltpolitisches Wanderbuch that German cultural leadership requires proof through action. He envisions German control of Zeebrugge and Baltic regions, a Polish state within a Central European federation, Suez Canal seizure, and the expulsion of Russian influence, framing Britain as an impediment while urging restraint in war.
The Toronto Mail and Empire notes remarkable financial equilibrium among leading powers after two years of war spending. Debts rise globally yet credit remains robust as Britain, France export more, Russia gains income from crops, and German Austrian debt climbs.
Vicountess Giselle de Rancougne, daughter of Philip Bunau Varilla, drove a sixty mile aid mission into a front under German shell fire. She brought medical supplies to Canadians near Lille where 5000 were killed in a setback last month. Her husband survived a battalion decimated in defense of Lille. her aviator brother is in a German prison. She dined in a cellar with nuns and an English chaplain moments before a shell hit nearby.
The Philadelphia Ledger advises avoiding most trees during storms, naming poplar and oak as high risk while alder is safer for shelter. It cites German studies showing oaks are struck far more often, and notes trees in damp soil or standing alone are likelier targets. The piece ends with old adages about lightning and a local advertisement for Portage Tire Co.
London reports O F Maclagan outlines a practical council of nations governing disputes by economic pressure rather than arms. He says Roosevelt and Wilson used his ideas, with Asquith Grey supporting him. The plan envisions one representative per nation, voting by trade, enforcement through economic measures, and no new army or navy, aiming to deter aggression and reduce armaments while preserving territorial integrity.
Captain Ian Hay Beith, author of The First Hundred Thousand, tours London giving lectures on war with a bright tone and strong anecdotes. He praises his Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders battalion for character and versatility, recounts a waiter-turned-soldier who became a skilled fighter, and ends with a Flanders trench water anecdote in which a German voice asks for whisky.
Dr Barbara Tchaykowsky urged the New Constitutional Society for Woman's Suffrage to adopt quick action after noting a French commune with no infant deaths in ten years and a high UK toll of 100000 babies under one year each year due to poor teaching and care. She blamed London boroughs for insufficient health visitors and called for immediate wartime measures.
Paris reports that 150000 American children will adopt 150000 French orphans who lost fathers in the war. The Federation des Amicales d'Instituteurs will distribute the funds and asks that grateful thanks be extended to the American donors.
Elmer Rodweller and companions fished in a Princeton canal when a 42 pound carp seized his tackle and pulled him into the water. His father, William J. Rodweller of the Princeton police, helped. William H. Skillman stayed aboard and reeled in the carp. The 50 inch fish was hauled two miles to shore and placed in an improvised aquarium. It is claimed to be the largest caught near Princeton. Rodweller used angleworms as bait.
Paris reports a French officer praising British air superiority over German fliers. He cites British pilots as fearless, skilled in aerial combat, and capable of defeating multiple Fokkers, signaling a shift in air power and France’s pride in Allied collaboration.
Nikola Tesla, Nobel Physics laureate, claims a patent on a distant energy weapon. He describes a wireless transmitter sending destructive power through air to any point on Earth, capable of targeting ships or armies from a tower, with 300 miles per second speed. He stresses feasibility and peace use but notes it could be weaponized, with law and order enforcement aided by such energy.
Farnum T. Fish and George E. Sprague flew a biplane over Lynn Massachusetts when five bombs exploded in a fog bank. The blasts were harmless but could have killed them if loaded heavier. Sprague suffered small leg burns while Fish maintained control of the aircraft.
In Stuttgart on August 5 the brewers of Wuerttemberg voted to abolish all special brews and brew only one kind. The new beer will be weaker and slightly more expensive. Saloonkeepers protested price rises but backed down when warned many would have to close their establishments.
A Nashville prospectus extols St Cecilia Academy. It highlights an idyllic site, pleasant climate, ample campus with farms, stately buildings, up-to-date equipment, and strong affiliations with Catholic University and George Peabody College. The school offers music, art, languages, sciences, mathematics, history, literature, and domestic science with qualified staff.
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