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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1917
Page
2
Louis P. Lochner said arrangements are complete for the National Peace Conference of the Peoples' Council of America to begin September 2 in Hudson Wisconsin. The meeting follows an announced peace meeting by the group in Minneapolis.
The article reviews reactions to President Wilson's note amid European press chatter. It notes anticipated German responses, hopes for revolt within Germany, and the push for parliamentary reform led by Premier Michaelis. German-Argentine talks are seen as signaling weakness aimed at softening U S stance and reviving peace talks.
Paris reports an eighty word summary of President Wilsons reply to Pope Benedict. Newspapers withhold extensive comment. The reply reiterates Wilsons thesis that without German reform and democratic expansion beyond the Rhine nations cannot trust Germanys word.
Observatore Romano outlines critics of the pope peace proposal and asserts the note aims for U S approval. It defends the pope from charges of favoring Germany while condemning Belgian outrages and city bombardments. It notes the pope cannot solve the Balkan dispute now and urges powers to seek a fair accord.
President Wilson's reply to the pope's peace proposal drew appreciation at the Russian embassy in Washington. Officials characterized the U S response as an act of high political wisdom aligning with Russian aims as set by the provisional government.
Mrs Christin Seiter 74 died at 2 30 am Thursday at 314 East Quincy Street. A native of Germany she lived in San Antonio 38% years. Survived by son Herman Seiter Galveston and daughters Mrs Frederick Harding and Emma Seiter. Funeral Friday 10 am from the residence with Rev A Wolff of St John Evangelical Lutheran Church officiating. Interment New Lutheran Cemetery.
San Antonio and Bexar County boards rapidly finish calls with most divisions certifying more men than required. Division No 1 lists 48 men certified, though only 40 were needed, while Division No 6 needs another call due to its larger county quota. Names from Division No 1 include W. E. Boyd, Blas M. Quintero Jr., Albert Black, Claude Robinson, and others at various city streets.
Prof. Guillermo Hall of the University of Texas will present an illustrated lecture titled In the Wake of German Kultur at 8:30 pm Thursday September 6 in the Gunter Hotel ballroom to benefit the San Antonio Red Cross. Hall recently returned from Belgium and will show his own photographs taken there while assisting relief efforts under Herbert Hoover. The event is organized by the San Antonio Chapter Red Cross entertainment committee with half price for men in khaki.
London Aug 30 Lord Rhondda the food controller will gradually assume control of the provision trade across the British Isles as part of wartime measures to stabilize supplies.
A large blaze swept Kazan on Monday injuring many residents. The fire spread quickly causing extensive damage while martial law was proclaimed in Petrograd as officials assess the disaster.
Detectives Green and Harris arrested a man after raiding a south side house and recovering most of about 500 dollars in coins spilled during the noon robbery at Alamo Jewelry Company on Alamo Plaza. A second suspect fled, shot at, and escaped. The coins, valued at 1000 dollars by owner I Arbetter, included Spanish coins and various gold pieces.
War recreation board approves a hostess house near Camp Travis for mothers and sweethearts. YWCA plans include lodging for 25 to 30 girls, an employment bureau, and a citywide federation of girls clubs. Night schools for soldiers also discussed by Charles Meek.
Ruckman in command of department instruction for photographers in the signal reserve corps. Roy E. Reeder of Ballinger to head instruction for military moving picture operators. Schools to train men to take official war pictures for the government.
The 156 members of the Twenty fourth Infantry battalion implicated in the Houston disturbance have been moved from Columbus New Mexico to Fort Bliss El Paso for close confinement under Southern Department orders. Non implicated men stay at Columbus. Maj Snow, former battalion commander, travels to Columbus to provide his account.
Postmaster George D. Armistead announces no Labor Day holiday due to heavy business. Overtime off on a slack day will compensate, possibly Wednesday. Monday will see two deliveries in business district and one in residence district. most postal departments close except 10 to 11 am for stamp, registry, money order, and general delivery windows.
Sixteen automobile accessory manufacturers and William M. Webster, head of the National Association of Automobile Accessory Jobbers, plus nearly a score of others, were indicted today by a federal grand jury under the Sherman law for conspiring to restrain trade.
Lemon juice mixed with Orchard White creates a skin whitening lotion. Squeeze two lemons into three ounces Orchard White, strain, and store for months. Apply daily to face neck arms and hands to reduce freckles sallowness and tan and restore smoothness. Edward Wesley Co Cincinnati Ohio.
Good rains fell this morning over the gulf coast country. Corpus Christi received about half an inch of rain starting at 6 30 a m and continuing steady until 9 o clock.
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