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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1918
Page
1
London Times dispatch notes a turning tide for Allied forces in France as French and British troops, joined by American and Italian units, advance beyond Montdidier and surround Font didier. French press lauds British military support and political unity amid rapid gains and growing Allied cooperation.
From Vologda Russia on July 25 reports say American Ambassador Francis and other allies quit Vologda for Archangel rather than yield to Bolshevik demands to move to Moscow. Telegraphs cite unsafe conditions, while Francis notes miscommunications and seeks to aid suffering Russians without compromising alliance.
The report describes allied ambassadors agreeing on unity and refusing public release of disputed Russian correspondence. It notes Radek interviews and a Soviet central committee ban on pamphlet delivery at Vologda, with preparations printed for delivery blocked.
A front report notes German stabilization between the Vesle and Aisne as Franco American forces probe with reconnaissance. Germans dig in near Wisner and Longueval cave is shelled. American and French artillery target refuge sites. Gas usage and prisoner exchanges occur as fighting around Wisimettt and Immett intensifies. Nat Graves, Memphis merchant leader, dies at 20s.
A mounted patrol at San Antonio urged a salary boost. Mounted officers earn 860 and face higher upkeep costs for mounts. The push, led by a committee of wounded men, seeks funds to cover horse care and wage gaps while firemen resign for better pay elsewhere. A Thursday decision is anticipated.
Two chaplains received commissions by wire and arrived at Camp Travis Monday morning to join the Depot Brigade. Edward Paisley Cheyure Limit and Lieut Carroll Erskine passed the chaplain exam under board president Chaplain C J Tute win. Dr Franson also took the exam and is assigned as chaplain at Camp John Wise. All five have served months in the San Antonio military camps.
The Democratic social convention at the Bexar County courthouse nominated Judge W. S. Fly for chief justice of the Court of Civil Appeals in the Fourth Supreme Judicial District of Texas. Delegates from 32 counties approved credentials and platform resolutions, with Alissa Evans named assistant secretary.
Seventy eight Class 1 men from San Antonio to Camp Travis between August 26 and 30 under local boards orders. The move aligns with the 180000 man call from the draft department. Local boards expect no further calls until additional drafts are issued and list exemptions and examinations conducted. Western Union workers receive a general wage raise of 18 percent retroactive to July 1.
An old advertisement touts Calotabs as the new harmless liver and digestion aid. It claims Calotabs cleanse the liver, aid biliousness and constipation with a single tablet at bedtime, no nausea or griping, and a next morning feeling of wellness. Available in original packages for thirty five cents through druggists.
Washington August twelve Navy Department reports German submarine raiders off the North Atlantic have destroyed three vessels in addition to yesterday’s sunk fishing ships. The British steamer Penistone and the Swedish Sydland were torpedoed near Nantucket and a schooner was sunk by gunfire. all Sydland crew perished. Details on other crews remain unclear.
Sixty fishermen rescued after German submarine torpedoed a fishing fleet off Atoarges Dank in the Atlantic. Survivors report a convoy of whaling vessels attacked Saturday night as the submarine prepared to fire. The ship Marey aided the stricken sailors, bringing many aboard the Maximey schoonereter.
Reports from Worcester Massachusetts and London detail fishermen recognizing a German submarine commander who had served in the fisheries service and shared a beard change since the sinking of two schooners. Six British motor boats are reported missing in naval searches along the northwest coast.
Miss Macy Whitting, daughter of Mrs. Denton Waylor of 112 Queen's Court, is ordered to report for Red Cross service. A farewell supper will be held at Brackenridge Park Tuesday evening hosted by employees of the San Antonio & Avitisng Cross Railroad Company. Her destination, local or abroad, is not yet known, orders require readiness upon transportation receipt.
Second Lieutenant Robert M. Walker of St Louis died after an airplane accident at Kelly Field. Walker, injured when his plane went out of control fifty feet from the ground, had arrived January 16 for cadet training and was commissioned as a second lieutenant on March 26. He graduated from the Kelly Field School May 24 and his body was sent home to St Louis.
German and Allied forces clash along the Oise and Aisne fronts with rising casualties as French, British, and American units push toward key towns. German efforts to stabilize the line from Albert to Chaulnes face renewed Allied pressure near Antovel, Noyon, and Lassigny, while prisoner and gun losses mount for Berlin.
The French army advancing in France pushes forward despite German retreat, securing footholds on Thiexcourt heights and along the Raye Amiens road as supply lines lag. Von Tar Ger reorganizes resistance around Toye Tassigny and Noyon while munitions moves hindered by debris and blocked roads. Major Turner of Fort Worth is promoted to lieutenant colonel while remaining in command at Barron Field.
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