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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1916
Page
2
Passengers aboard the Cunarder Alauma recount sighting a shell torn German submarine towed by a British destroyer and later a cruiser. The destroyer showed battle damage while the submarine appeared disabled and unseaworthy. The report also notes a parliamentary reply about wheat stocks and speculation.
In London on August 17 Sir Charles Achland, parliamentary under secretary to the board of agriculture, was pressed in the House of Commons about wheat speculation. The exchange focused on policy and potential safeguards.
Detroit News reports Miss Jessie Nellie a local stenographer named the robbers who looted Burroughs Adding Machine Company pay car of 32000 dollars on August 4. She says the cash was hidden in local rooming houses and the bandits escaped last Saturday. she also claims to know one of the alleged robbers.
Galveston Texas August 17 Frank E Murray a city lineman was electrocuted today while climbing a newly set pole in the city.
An advertisement-style piece touts a skin care method using warm water and a reseated cream to banish wrinkles. It promises dramatic three week results, offers personal guarantees, and cites products like Creme Tokalon Rowseated and Japanese Ice Pencils.
The army bill approved by Congress creates the Council of National Defense to supervise investigations and advise on railways waterways and factory locations for defense. It also empowers the president to take possession of transportation systems in war and enables the War Department to organize efficient troop and supply movement.
An official statement from General Smuts reports that British columns advancing from the Nguru mountains reach the junction of tracks to Mrogoro and Kilossa. They are clear of the hilly country and 25 miles from the central railway. Lt. Col. Vandeventer moves toward Kilossa after occupying Tapula. Bagamoyo coastal station, 36 miles north of Dar es Salaam, was captured with a naval 4.1 gun.
Take Horsford's Acid Phosphate. Excellent for relief of exhaustion due to heat or change of climate. A teaspoonful in a glass of water makes a cooling refreshing and invigorating beverage.
Obituaries report the death of R A Flume at 56 in San Antonio and the death of Theodore Gerfers aged 75 in Blanco county. Also noted is the death of Rev Father Neil aged 37 in San Antonio with services and interment at St Marys cemetery.
Local business listing shows Shelley Loring Undertaking Co offering automobile equipment with dual phone contacts 971 and Ady. The ad presents a small classified style notice typical of regional papers.
British and French forces push toward Trieste but will not advance until siege gains are secured. Austrian defenses on the Carso plateau retreat under Italian assaults as heavy guns guarding the coast are contested in cavern posts. In Sainte Grado on Monday Italian infantry captured a gun crew after a derisive mandolin display by Austrians.
A Sofia telegram via Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent reports Roumanian and Bulgarian relations have improved with readiness to exchange goods between the two nations applauded in Sofia.
Petrograd reports the Russian advance remains held up by counter-attacks repulsed along the front. Artillery duels persist while the enemy resumes strikes. A Zeppelin bombed Kemmern west of Riga as General Bezobrzoff’s forces tally 189 officers and 7,038 men captured, plus armor and munitions.
An old medical claim credits Scheele 1775 for uric acid in the body and bills Anuric from Dr. Pierce of the Invalids' Hotel as a safe remedy. The ad asserts Anuric clears uric acid before meals, easing pains, stiff joints, and gout symptoms, with a 10 cent trial offer.
At Tobyhanna artillery camp in Pennsylvania the impression grows that Yale batteries now in training will be sent to the Mexican border within ten days. The camp holds 1055 men and officers, with six Yale batteries including battery A from Maryland and battery C from New Jersey.
Several officers are ordered to active duty at Fort Sam Houston and Fort Huachuca including Lieutenants Abram L. Van Eter Walter Newman Lee Verdery Walter Ostendorf Harold Spilman Maurice Puffer William Fritzheim and others. Multiple leave of absence and resignations noted with transfers to Fort Bliss Nogales El Paso and Fort Riley and assignments to medical and engineering roles nationwide.
The charter of the George West Water and Light Company of George West in Live Oak county was filed in the State Department. The capital stock is 40000 dollars and the incorporators are George W. West Seth B Searcy and Charles Schreiner Jr all of San Antonio.
San Antonio merchant Nat M Washer may seek the Republican nomination against Democratic Rep James L Slayden. Captain Jack E Elgin said Washer would unite Republicans and Progressives and likely win. The August 26 Boerne district convention will settle the race and county ticket plans.
Fort Worth Tex Aug 17 The Texas Sheriffs Association adjourned at noon after selecting San Antonio as next meeting place FE A Mace of Lampasas was elected president and W H Adams of New Braunfels named first vice president.
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