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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1916
Page
2
Four teen milk drivers were arrested in St. Louis while picketing the stables of the St Louis Dairy Company. They were released later after the dairy company complained they loitered at doorways. Women and children again sought morning milk, but deliveries were not resumed and no violence occurred.
The article details a roll call on tabling a minority report, yielding a Ferguson victory as 5963 to 23710. It covers the committee on permanent organization, platform committee actions, and a late adjournment with the platform endorsing Wilsonian Mexican policy, Governor Ferguson’s administration, and wide educational and agricultural provisions.
Weather forecast notes unsettled conditions with a broad low pressure area stretching from northern Mexico to Saskatchewan. Persistent cloudiness and scattered showers were expected to affect the southwest region Wednesday morning and beyond. Major Al len Buell described showers as not improbable at any time.
The French and British alignments push trenches along a four mile front with lines advancing a half mile as Joffre and Haig coordinate. German attempts north of Hemwood on the Somme are repulsed while Verdun sees night fighting for Thiaumont work. Fleury sees French progress.
London reports a British counteroffensive driving Turks fifteen miles east of Katia after Romani defeat. Turkish prisoners describe dehydration, mass attacks, and fierce machine gun fire as the retreat continues amid heavy casualties.
Rome notes highlight Italian successes on the Isonzo front as the start of a new campaign. News from Paris confirms the Aug 1 announcement, delayed by Austrian offensives, with the Giornale D Italia praising patient planning and steadfast faith.
A Bucharest dispatch says a proclamation from the Lemberg governor on August 4 foretold the surrender of Lemberg Galicia to Austrians and ordered civilian evacuation on the same date. Also reported is that Harry Affleck of San Antonio, who was thrown from a horse, shows improving condition despite serious brain concussion.
Telegraaf reports a frontier dispatch that large stocks of war materials were burned in a fire at German magazines in Aersobot Belgium amid wartime shortages and shifting fronts.
Fort Worth businessman O T Echols reports Vitalitas curing chronic piles and kidney trouble after three weeks of use. He says the remedy relieved back pain and left him permanently cured. Thousands report similar relief from stomach liver kidneys bowels and blood ailments sold by Sommer's Drug Store and other druggists.
The Washer Store announces a one day extraordinary sale of summer garments and accessories. Prices are slashed well below real value to clear remaining summer lines. Large stock includes linen suits and skirts with dramatic reductions as room is made for new arrivals.
Villa bandits attacked a Torreon and Durango passenger train at Noria but were repulsed by government troops. General Aguilar was killed in the running fight. The bandits fled to the foothills as officers named in a large troop roster were ordered to Fort Leavenworth and report September 16.
Today’s orders relieve First Lieutenant Samuel J Sutherland from duty at New Hampshire College and assign him to the Twenty sixth infantry. The notice details officers detailed to enter next class at Army Staff College and proceed to Fort Leavenworth on September 15, listing numerous captains and majors across cavalry, infantry, coast artillery, and field units.
Washington officials say guardsmen on the Mexican border are healthier than typical youths at home. Medical reports for the week ending August 5 show a sick rate of 1.4 per thousand, the best showing in any large mobilization.
A seven and a half foot shark weighing 255 pounds was hooked and shot to death after a struggle involving several men at Rockaway Beach bathing center on Tuesday afternoon in New York.
Minneapolis September wheat advanced over 6 1-2 cents this morning from the prior close on the government crop report. Winnipeg December wheat rose 97 8 cents per bushel in late trading.
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