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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1918
Page
2
The speaker argues Congress must equip and mobilize up to four million U S troops for a swift victory in Europe. He claims Germany’s strength is breaking and favors a large, decisive mobilization with minimal delay, to overwhelm the enemy and end the war soon.
The war effort hinges on ship construction, where American methods show through in unprecedented output. Standardized parts enable multiple ships from one template set, boosting speed and efficiency while maintaining quality. The shift toward uniform design marks a paradoxical American strength in wartime industry.
The Kaiser proclaims family suffering in war while six sons remain unharmed and well. The piece condemns the ruler for false humility, noting Crysander’s Zurich Peace Call and urging recognition of the German people’s sacrifices versus the Hohenzollern elite.
The speaker contends that while many will endure great losses after the war ends, the Kaiser and his six sons evade danger behind the lines. He notes the German people will experience concentrated suffering, contrasting it with the Kaiser's safety.
Fragments allege German press pushes a million Americans in France under Von Hindenburg plans to starve Allied fleets by blocking Atlantic routes. The piece questions credibility and warns of a looming strategic standoff while noting unrelated editorials and poems.
Washington D C Aug 16 At a time when Americans face wartime finance the article surveys how the revolutionary era funded independence The colonies relied on bills of credit foreign loans domestic loans and taxes by states with the Continental Congress eventually borrowing from France and others The piece notes the debt grew from modest beginnings to a foundation that supports today’s American financial system and wartime borrowing efforts
A citizen letter urges government steps to designate civilian workers as the civilian equivalent of the draft, noting many such individuals are defered or rejected due to disability yet deserve consideration. The writer laments unkind remarks about those affected and stresses that publication does not imply editorial endorsement.
The Princess Theater presents a novel magic act titled The Mystery of the Water Points by De Bars this week. The bill features several comedy offerings from Mansfield and Riddle delivering singing and talking acts for variety and laughs.
Louise Glaum leads the feature Shackled while Sam Hood performs in a blackface comedy act. Nation's Peril and a Keystone 1 comedy headline the program along with Cecile Trio, Mack and Maybelle novelties, You Shalt Not Steal sketch, and Chinese nightingale Jue Quan Tai. Imily Stevens stars in A Man's World.
Over the Yop will be shown at the Grand today and tomorrow. The film features Sergeant Empey who narrates and re creates front line experiences from Going Over the Top. It aims for faithful war scene portrayal under director Hopey to impress viewers with vivid authenticity.
A wartime plea urges children to buy War Saving Stamps. Blaine Glumay age 12 promotes thrift stamps as patriotic and helpful, noting relatives fighting overseas rely on public support. The message frames small coins as a personal share in victory return.
A mother in St Louis receives a wartime poem from her son in France two days before a telegram notifies of his death. The poem pleads for prayer and steadiness as families cope with peril while a passing fragment mocks grand ancient civilizations.
A rambling miscellany of wry notes and jokes touching General Foch, the war, drinking, farming, gadgets, romance, and political talk. It mentions streetcar fare, a tooth brush with replaceable bristles, potato bonbons, and New York ushers enlisting, all in a light, satirical tone.
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