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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1917
Page
4
Publication Office located at Nos. 609 611 Travis Street between Avenues C and D is listed in the notice. The fragment provides street location details without additional event context or names.
The San Antonio Light announces its circulation audited by the Audit Bureau of Circulation. The bureau includes leading newspapers and advertisers in the United States and Canada, and advertisers regard its audit as authoritative and final. The paper can guarantee 50 percent more paid circulation direct to homes in San Antonio than any other newspaper.
This item notes that the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to republish news credited to AP or published locally, preserving its authoritative status within the paper and signaling press rights for readers.
The article argues Verdun’s hard fighting ends with a clear French win. It details the February 1916 German assault, subsequent French withdrawals and counteractions, and notes Verdun held as prestige ground rather than strategic value.
A call to action on livestock shortages caused by war and drought. It notes farmers selling at high prices, feed costs, and Texas drought driving cattle to market. The piece cites government steps, warns of long cattle recovery, and details waste at a San Antonio area training camp, urging prudent breeding and cost cuts.
The text describes rapid tactical shifts after Austrian artillery at Liege, French earthworks replacing old forts, Verdun losing military meaning before a first assault, and a historic, heroic defense amid a fierce, unmatched struggle with France poised to claim victory.
The piece critiques wartime guidance from the U S government and women's boards as paternalistic and wasteful. It questions how public funds are saved by citizens while government spending grows, labeling the state as the most phenomenal waste of all.
The government has ordered 500000 dozen shirts in a large procurement. The figure illustrates scale as if thousands of garments dry on a long clothesline, signaling a major supply effort.
A statewide tally shows 156 dealers convicted for violating the Texas pure food law since 1916. This equals an exact average of about three convictions weekly across the state.
A historical note suggests the government could appoint an officer named Snow to lead Black troops without provoking trouble. It reflects contemporary debates on race and military leadership.
A Chicago Daily News critique notes that autocracy would prevent the German American press from misrepresenting the U S government and maligning allies while aiding enemies, presenting it as the only argument some Americans find appealing.
A Houston Post critique laments Americans in many towns who aid Germany by preaching pacifism industrial slacking and military shirking while praising war regulations aimed at securing the nation s liberty. The piece condemns those pandering to sentiment hostile to United States aims.
The British prime minister claims England holds about 480000 tons more wheat than a year ago and its shipping volume is only 150000 tons below February start. The remarks imply submarine efforts to starve Britain face a harder task than anticipated, with progress behind the intended goal.
The Prussian system of Pan Germanic fundraising operates globally with funds raised in the United States from German-Americans amounting to millions. The money supports propaganda, spies, and I W W activities including strikes riots and dynamiting, with no direct Germany backing.
Dallas News notes Senator Gore offers an amendment to the war finance bill to bar using funds for shipping troops abroad. It claims the move serves no purpose, will inflame at home dissent, and bolster German claims that American war effort lacks popular support.
Japan's mission led by Viscount Ishii was received by the Senate with Senator Saulsbury praising the event as a symbol of international fraternity. Ishii pledged joint effort with the United States to defeat aggression, defend treaties, and ensure peace, blaming German propaganda for mistrust and highlighting common goals with America.
Preliminary work for the opening of the San Antonio Public Schools on Monday September 17 is nearly complete says Superintendent Charles S Meek. Plans for the Joint County Institute at Brackenridge High September 10 to 14 include evening music programs and hospitality for 1200 visitors.
Cyrus Leland Jr a prominent Kansas Republican leader died in St Joseph at 76 after a May operation. Funeral will be held at his Troy Kansas home on September 1. He had been brought to St Joseph for treatment and never fully recovered.
Prohibition opponents carried Williamson County by about 50 votes in a local option election reported from Georgetown Texas. Officials said the result was certified and heads quarters in Georgetown received the tally.
Vivian Martin stars as Susie Nolan in A Kiss for Susie at the Empire. The tale follows a bricklayer father and his disguised son as wealth and society threaten happiness, with a Triangle comedy and a Pathe News film on the program.
Majestic Vaudeville starts Sunday with The Girl From Amsterdam led by Roy Clair and Laura Baer. Also featured are As in a Dream with Private Louis Hart of the British Army, Bright Breezy Bits by Boyle and Brown, Monde and Selie, Olga the violinist, and the Four Kings on the tight wire.
The 1917-18 Grand Opera House season starts Sunday with Miss Emma Bunting and her stock company presenting The Return of Eve. The whimsical play, fresh to San Antonio, had a long run at New York’s Herald Square Theater last season and will be part of a seven weeks engagement. Seat sale began Thursday.
Bulgarian socialist M. Kirkoff predicts a renewed revolt by the Russian Maximalist faction to seize power. He cites Kronstadt and the Baltic Fleet under Lenine influence as signaling the uprising, in an interview published by the Berlin Vossische Zeitung after his Stockholm sojourn.
The Middle Western section of the National Food Administration started plans to purchase and store one million bushels of potatoes in Chicago for use after January 1 next. The potatoes will be sold to consumers at cost, with the price fixed after all expenses including interest on the capital are determined.
In Dallas on August 30 the United Leather Workers Union won an eight hour day and higher pay for workers in Dallas leather goods shops on government contracts for harness. Three other local firms have not yet granted the demands, say union officials.
The Camp Travis post office will begin operations Monday September 3 to serve 40 000 national army troops. Edward Mabrito named superintendent in charge with fifteen clerks. Four sub stations will serve brigade HQs and trucks will deliver mail on camp. Correct addresses with company designation regiment and Camp Travis are essential.
Co Johr Denis commander of the western division of the British recruiting station said sufficient Canadians and Britons have enlisted to form more than six battalions. He expects a rate of 500 enlistments weekly now and warns that those not volunteering in the next weeks will be conscripted. beginning Thursday the business will be carried on with a rush.
Russian forces occupied Helsinki parliament buildings early today to prevent Diet reassembly after government decision. Helsingfors Council of Workmen's and Soldiers' Deputies ordered warship crews to return to their vessels as the city remained calm.
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