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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1917
Page
11
Three German agents were convicted in Bergen for passing ship arrival timings to submarines later torpedoed. Captain Laven and Officer Schwartz, both German nationals, and Thorsen, a Norwegian, received penitentiary terms. Laven said he acted under German government orders and that subjects were compelled to obey.
Copenhagen reports a Taegliche Rundschau account stating the Polish Council of State was dissolved after warning German authorities on military questions rather than resigning. It notes Reichstag leaders want a representative Polish assembly and responsible ministry, which Pan German editors say would prompt removal of Germans from Poland.
Fairfax Harrison, chairman of the Railroad War Board, announced that more than 7000 additional empty freight cars have been ordered into the South and Southwest in the last ten days to safeguard grain and food movements and to assist lumber transport for cantonments and shipyards.
Washington report notes American naval forces convoy merchant ships across the Atlantic with loss rates under one half of one percent. Destroyers and patrol craft guard convoys, depth bombs prove effective, and several U boats are credited sunk though not officially announced.
Burial of German dead reveals presence of additional enemy forces in the front area. Shoulder straps indicate units from the Two Hundred Twenty-fifth Regiment Forty-ninth Reserve Division and Thirty-ninth Reserve Regiment Thirteenth Reserve Division. At least 61 enemy battalions participated in recent fighting, underscoring a remarkable victory.
Office Department Quartermaster Fort Sam Houston Texas invites sealed proposals to furnish smithing coal gasoline mineral oil forage and bedding for Southern Department stations and camps for the period October 1 1917 to December 30 1917. Proposals due 11 am September 3 1917. Information on request Adv.
Lentz Tailor announces new fall and winter woolens now on display with exclusive suiting options and custom tailoring services.
A deputation of English Jewish leaders led by Lord Swaythling met Secretary of War Earl of Derby and urged dropping the label Jewish regiment. The Hebrew regiment had been formed with the aim of fighting as British subjects, not Jews, and Derby agreed to abandon the title.
London reports the king signed a proclamation banning imports of bacon butter hams and lard without a license to allow the government to centralize purchases. A single buying agency will handle all US and foreign imports starting September 3 with licenses for some entries and fixed prices for home produced goods.
A Cincinnati authority announces a new ether compound named freezone sold in small bottles for a few cents. A few drops relieve tender corns and painful calluses instantly with no pain or skin irritation, shrinking hard or soft corns and between-toe bumps, and women are urged to keep it in their dressers.
Old standard Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic advertisement promotes its quinine and iron formula printed on the label. The copy emphasizes a tasteless presentation and sells the product for 60 cents as a malaria recovery aid and system booster.
William H. Ousley of Springfield reported to police that a stranger trailed him for three days and tried to shoot him on the street last night. He had moved to St. Louis ten days earlier, fearing further harm if he stayed in Springfield. The revolver misfired and the assailant fled.
Senator W A Collins of Beaumont says in a letter to Senator W A Johnson that he doubts the legality of his election to the Fourteenth district. He states he may not take his seat if the election is contested and notes he will not permit seating while legality questions remain.
Berlin dispatch via Basel reports Dr. H von Dallwitz governor of Alsace Lorraine is in Berlin amid rumors of a Wil lam plan to alter Alsace Lorraine status possibly making it a federal state.
Speyer & Company of New York filed in the Federal District Court for another receiver of the Missouri Kansas & Texas railroad. Judge Hook will hear the petition in New York on September 7. The filing claims Charles E. Schaff favors Hallgarten & Company and Seligman & Company’s reorganization plan and that plan curtails fixed charges too much and reflects a pessimistic view of the road’s prospects.
Charleston W Va Aug 31 ground was broken on the 211 acre site in South Charleston yesterday afternoon by Secre ta ry of the interior and other officials in ceremonies attended by thousands from several sections of the state. The project aims to house an armor plant and create substantial employment opportunities. Local leaders praised the initiative as a key economic development for the region.
The Navy Secretary Josephus Daniels announces a government owned armor plate and projectile plant project. The site will receive an appropriation of about 22 million dollars for construction of munitions and armor plate facilities.
British Flight Lieutenant Francis W. S. McLaren member of the House of Commons was killed when his airplane plunged into the sea near Montrose. He was rescued injured after the nose dive and died from internal injuries aboard.
Reader reports persistent backache and pain in kidney and bladder regions with headaches vertigo and dizziness. Congested kidneys cause distress and should not be neglected. Take steps to seek medical evaluation and relief.
A brief health note claims Baumwort Tablets provide quick relief from urinary distress including burning and pain without ongoing agony. The item ads the medication as a cure for and comfort against urinary symptoms.
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