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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1916
Page
4
The San Antonio Light announces its consolidation with the San Antonio Gazette as an exclusive AP day report and lists publication offices at 609 511 Travis Street between Avenues C and D.
The notice shows daily and Sunday subscription options for carrier and mail, including 1 month and 1 year rates with some garbled digits. It also lists multiple Paul Block, Inc. office addresses in New York, Chicago, Boston, and Detroit for the newspaper.
The San Antonio Light reports an average daily circulation of 22 421 copies and a Sunday edition of 26 671 for July 1916. Net paid daily average was 20 654 and Sunday 24 857. Audit Bureau certification supports advertiser confidence and claims 50 percent higher paid circulation direct to San Antonio homes than any other paper.
A New York Cotton Exchange bull predicts three more Allied victories would open European markets to American cotton and push prices to 20 cents per pound. With a 14 million bale crop and demand soaring, southern planters are optimistic as weather favors production and Texas could reach 4 million bales, boosting exports and profits.
General Sherman argued city bred soldiers adapt better to war. British reports echo that city regiments, including London volunteers, fought hard along the Somme, relying on nerves sharpened by urban life and irregular routines.
The captured Jablonitza Pass gives Russia control of a rail route into Hungary from Galicia, boosting invasion prospects. The pass connects to a Visso valley road, with terrain that may hinder or allow rapid movement, while Marmoros Sziget looms as a key objective for both sides.
A veteran recalls soldiers from Kensington Westminster Rangers London Scottish and London Rifle Brigade who served bravely and endured fierce fighting. He notes how war harrows nations and that urban youths from Paris Berlin Brussels Vienna and London share a common human drive to meet the ordeal.
Senator Boies Penrose of Pennsylvania defends public integrity as he questions Dr Lester E Jones appointment as chief of the Coast and Geodetic Survey. He cites Jones being a former horse doctor and presents a veterinary prescription and an ad claiming expertise with sick animals. The exchange underscores wartime Congress records and scrutiny of appointees.
The piece rails at a former horse doctor named Dr. Jones appointed as chief medical director, criticizing Senator Boies for political maneuvering and loyalty to friends. It contrasts past Republican actions with present concerns, arguing earlier choices fed presidential ambitions rather than soldier welfare.
The Fort Worth Star Telegram notes national guard units shaping up for overseas duty. It praises morale health and equipment as ready for mobilization, citing Texas as an ideal training ground and invoking Texas history to urge readiness.
The Springfield Republican notes Germany imposes special government permission for travel, granting passports only in urgent cases. The piece suggests it will be easier for outsiders to remain outside Germany and questions whether this signals extraordinary strategic moves affecting Allied forces.
The El Paso Herald notes Francisco Villa, who dominated distance and sprint events, has entered temporary retirement due to fatigue from overtraining. He cites feeling stale but promises a return after conditioning.
The Young Men’s Christian Association operates at army camps along the border with as many as forty buildings. Each building houses one to four secretaries providing writing materials games and activities for soldiers. Religious services are held at set times and officials receive commendations from officers and troops.
The piece notes candidate Hughes backing federal woman suffrage and provoking Mrs. Arthur M. Dodge, president of the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage. Dodge argues women do not want the vote and that suffrage laws fail where strong opposition exists, a view echoed by critics wary of women in politics.
A Houston Post excerpt mocks the idea of democracy spreading in China and urges President Li Yuan Hung to avoid using vehicles for political campaigning. It argues true democracy relies on the public, urban street presence rather than parade spoils or car-based campaigning.
General Funston commends Texas for reporting more men for border duty than on paper. He notes no complaints from Texas troops, no dismissals, and no hardship-driven withdrawals. The Corsicana News says Texans deserve praise for their disciplined service.
The Galveston Tribune reports bakers plan at Salt Lake City to push ten cents as the minimum profitable price for a loaf of bread. They argue five-cent loaves strain flour quality and health, predicting darker loaves would rise if the nickel loaf ends.
Mlle Bouffette, a wealthy widow, transforms her Chantepie mansion into a hospital for wounded soldiers. Her volunteer staff sterilizes rooms and cooks, yet the first patient turns out to be a starving Swiss native, not a French trooper, saved by beef tea and Burgundy. The man explains he attempted suicide by the Rhone in Lyons, was found and dressed in a French uniform, and now expresses gratitude for the care received.
A short reading tale about Margaret and her parents who love bacon and eggs. In the country she asks what a hen says and jokes about the hen saying it has laid an eye. She then asks what the hen says when it says bacon.
A recipe for baked weakfish with parsley fire fry garnish and Hollandaise sauce notes. It covers cleaning, spicing with salt pepper paprika and butter, adding bacon, oven-basting and serving with parsley lemon and Hollandaise. Hollandaise method uses vinegar eggs pepper and butter with careful heat control.
Nina takes Snowball the white kitten and Spotty the dog to the country. Snowball investigates a meowing sound, finds a bird that imitates a cat, and learns the bird is a catbird. The pair return to their mistress with a playful misadventure.
The Indianapolis News notes that astrologers in London and Paris faced a slow period as celestial comets and meteors yielded little for horoscopes. Historical claims link comets to 1811 France vintages, twin births, London plague, Westphalia cat epidemics, Lima Callao quake, German sneezing fits, and deaths, with Halley’s comet cited as a recent example.
The Houston Post reports General Funston to discipline the First Illinois brigade marching from San Antonio toward Leon Springs. More than 60 guardsmen faltered before city limits. Funston plans strenuous training with longer hikes, daily camp confinement, and increased work to forge them into better soldiers.
Paris fashion notes decree fall skirts must hang four to six inches from the floor, with extremes once ranging to twelve or fourteen inches. Conservative styles favor seven inches and button boots, while lace tops with sixteen inch tops reveal ankles. White and black glazed kid and bronze vamps dominate.
An old Mexican woman and her small dog enter a depot waiting room. Police matron ejects the dog and tries to remove the woman to board the train. The woman resists, insisting the dog stays, then exits with the dog back into the street.
The National Geographic Society bulletin details Lemberg in Galicia, its location 60 miles east of Przemysl, on the Peltew and Bug rivers, and its historic fortifications. It notes the city’s landmarks, including cathedrals, its Polish and Austrian heritage, and a 1907 oil- site finds of elephant and rhinoceros remains.
The Dallas News reports Mr. Lansing condemning foreign money aimed at intimidating the president and political misrepresentation used for party gain. He argues patriotic unity has failed, as some claim Americanism while hindering the president and his advisers.
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