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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1916
Page
4
Roumania announced war on Austria Hungary in London amid Allied victory hopes. The move sparks speculation of broader Central Powers coalitions and shifts in Balkan fronts as Bucharest prepares for mobilization and regional border actions near Transylvania and the Danube.
A Havas dispatch from Berne says Roumania declared war on Austria Hungary at night. The Wolff Agency in Berlin confirms the decision, reached at a Bucharest city council meeting yesterday morning. The German general council was convened immediately afterward.
A Romanian minister in Vienna delivered a note at 9 PM on Sunday declaring that Cumania considers itself at war with Austria-Hungary. The notification was presented to the Austro-Hungarian foreign minister following a Vatican visit. The dispatch confirms the formal state of hostilities and tension in the region.
Bucharest reports King Ferdinand convened a conference of all political leaders to gauge public opinion as Roumania weighs joining the war. A Romanian mobilization of about 400000 troops with modern artillery could tilt the balance, either aiding the Entente by opposing Austria or bolstering the central powers if a Russian push is allowed into the Balkans.
British and French forces launched repeated assaults on German positions along the Somme last night. The official statement says attacks failed due to stiff German counterattacks and close combat.
German forces attacked French positions at Fleury during the night but were repulsed. Paris war office reports ongoing fighting with French lines holding firm.
Washington dispatch reports Army general staff expects Bulgaria to take the main hit from Roumania against Austria Hungary. Roumania’s German made war materiel could challenge supply lines via Russia. Bucharest lies near Bulgaria, defenses likely require a large field army, while Greece may join Balkan actions within weeks.
Roumanian declaration of war sparked a sharp wheat market drop in Chicago. Opening prices fell as much as 58 4 cents a bushel with September delivery sliding to about 1.48, while December hit 1.45 1/2. Rallies occurred but closed 9 8 to 11 4 cents lower as actual fighting between Roumania and the Teutons began.
Militiamen from border regions visited the Alamo in San Antonio Sunday. custodian Mrs F A Applewhite kept the site open 2 30 to 5 30 p m to accommodate soldiers on leave who had been told it was closed. Many curios and post cards were sold as visitors swelled, with relics shipped to friends in the North.
Mrs G E Parks a Columbus New Mexico telephone operator received a silver dining service and a gold watch from the New Mexico Chapter DAR for remaining at her post during the Villa raid on March 9. Sleeping in the telephone office with her 2 year old beside her she stayed until Thirteenth Cavalry troops restored order and she alerted nearby ranchers and authorities in El Paso and Lening.
Eight railroad presidents form the committee in Washington to devise a plan aimed at averting a nationwide railroad employee strike. The lineup includes A. A. Atterbury, Alfred H. Smith, Frank Trumbull, Hale Holden, E. P. Ripley, Daniel Willard, R. S. Lovett, and Fairfax Harrison.
A railroad wage upheaval prompts President Wilson to host eight executives as the crisis spurs debate over arbitration and potential nationwide strike. Managers warn of a crash if wage hikes and a new industrial system unfold, while public opinion hesitates between workers and owners. A Chicago conference of middle west manufacturers plans to back arbitration and to urge presidential views.
Washington confronts a major railroad dispute as presidents and managers seek public input on eight hour work demands and ten hours pay. The piece examines how arbitration, politics, and a looming national election influence railroad costs and national commerce amid postwar conditions.
Bud Bowers grows restless in southern Missouri hills and longs to leave the monotony. His trapper father questions the chance for a better future but recalls his own rise from poverty after arriving from Kentucky with nothing and now claiming nine dangal.
Chicago August 28 in trying to avoid two former boys William Wilder drove into a ditch killing his own child and seriously injuring his wife.
Two automobile bandits held up a Standard Oil collecting wagon on Reckner road near Dearborn this afternoon and escaped after obtaining 4000 dollars, police report says.
James R. Garfield of Ohio, head of the woman voters department, returned from New York and began planning work for a women’s Republican national committee. A western woman will head the new bureau with headquarters in Washington, while J. Bruce Kremer of Montana becomes head of the speakers’ bureau for the western Democratic campaign. The Prohibition special carries ongoing details.
An old advertisement claims Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules cleanse kidneys and bladder, relieve congestion, and improve health daily. It urges readers to buy from a druggist, noting government chemist approval and direct import from Holland, with a refund guarantee if unsatisfied.
J. Frank Hanly and Ira Landrith on a two months national tour will visit about 600 towns. The campaign slogan is a million votes for prohibition. The special train will depart Chicago on September 8.
A car owned by W. Duffey was stolen after 9 p.m. Sunday in front of Don Ton Park on West Commerce Street and wrecked on the North Loop three hours later, injuring at least two people. Police found the top torn away and windshield shattered. occupants' identities remain unknown. Attempts to locate the injured and occupants continued with hospitals contacted.
The weekly meeting of the scout masters school will be held at 8 o clock Tuesday night at the Boy Scouts headquarters in the Gunter Hotel. George Westmore, scout master of Troop No. 11 and Boer War veteran, will teach practical first aid. Poisoning treatment will be the topic.
An English foreman in a Kensington textile mill orders a new apprentice to heat his lunch. The boy, not understanding cockney phrasing, eats it cold after mishearing the instruction. The foreman learns the apprentice misunderstood “eat up my lunch” as “heat it up.”
The Texas Railroad Commission ordered all previously granted rate increases behave null as of September 1 in response to railroads ignoring Texas rates to follow Interstate Commerce Commission rules. A separate hearing was set for September 12 on a San Antonio and Aransas Pass relocation to extend its main line into Houston via connections with Hous ton and Texas Central and G H and A lines.
Abraham Mata aged 26 was shot in the head and killed in the 300 block of South Flores street at 9:50 AM. Thomas Trevino, 28, was arrested after surrendering a 38 caliber pistol. Mata worked for I G N Railway. Trevino cared for his sister since their parents’ death. an inquest is pending.
French researchers create a powerful electromagnet hailed as the strongest yet but its operation is extremely expensive, restricting use to laboratory settings and preventing wider deployment.
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