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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1915
Page
7
Pessimists urged to note telegraphic facts as Europe's conflict shifts dollars. The United States cancelled foreign obligations around a billion dollars while lending over four billion to foreign borrowers. US foreign trade reached over five billion in the year ending October, with gold inflows of more than 325 million strengthening reserves.
Henry Ford remains cautiously optimistic about his latest peace plan as business executives and government officials decline invitations to the proposed international conference. Even Cardinal Gibbons and other elites offered only polite nonapproval, raising questions about genuine support and the plan’s feasibility.
The passage criticizes Mr Ford for acting like president without electoral mandate, noting President Wilson offers mediation to war nations and suggesting Ford's moves could hinder any timely action. It argues Ford’s presumptions risk embarrassing the president and blocking a propitious moment for U S war diplomacy.
In Wilmington a 42 member dancing class invested a $250 year end surplus into war stock, turning it into $3000. Prominent backers Raskob and Lackey invited the group to New York for a week of luxury, dinners, and entertainment as the cash circulates through society.
An analysis traces escalating concerns over national readiness from military supply gaps to economic mobilization and diet. It notes Harvey Wiley's call for better nutrition as a pillar of preparedness and cites European battle hospital strains, highlighting global under preparation and its impact on wartime outcomes.
A German torpedoing of the Norwegian ship Ulriken without warning is discussed as a breach of neutral rights. The Ulriken carried American wheat from New York to Rotterdam for Belgian relief and had neutral status. The piece recalls Lusitania and questions whether Germany may owe reparations or face limited response from the United States.
The piece warns that Britain’s landholding pattern under a few families mirrors in colonies and the United States. It cites rising tenant farmers and calls for protective policies to keep land open to those who cultivate it, noting Texas and Oklahoma trends and citing the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
The Buffalo Enquirer notes the Wuderal reserve banking system failed in practice after four years. Its first anniversary on November 15 would have drawn national attention if successful, but public interest was muted. The system endured wartime shocks and avoided serious job disruptions, seen as well crafted legislation deserving praise.
The passage emphasizes truthful advertising as essential for merchant and customer trust. It argues that newspapers deliver ads to homes only when presented truthfully, preventing disappointment at inspection and ensuring the sale’s integrity.
A wartime letter dated February 20 193K reveals a narrator's brutal vow of revenge on Madeleine. He details a deadly trench attack on Gerrard, the lover she preferred, and the planned cruelty of withholding the full horror of his agony to torture her emotionally. The correspondent reflects on love, betrayal, and the war’s indiscriminate carnage.
A jumble of dated letters describes a dramatic trenches scene where a soldier sacrifices himself to save a companion amid bullets. The narrative voice shifts to a humorous anecdote about a telephone prank involving a Mrs Brown and a butcher, illustrating mixed wartime emotions and light domestic comedy.
Nancy and Marjorie plan a charity fair with seven helpers amid tea and dolls. They raise ten dollars for Christmas gifts for ten poor children, then wrap items for Santa Claus to deliver, while a separate tale follows a minister’s awkward attempt to greet a congregant.
A National Geographic Society statement extols Athens as the teacher of the world and the fountain of Western civilization. It lauds Greek philosophers, art, architecture, and drama from Periclean Athens, noting the city’s golden age and its enduring influence, despite looting and war damage.
The European war shows autos' value in army service and exposes motor vehicles' weaknesses. American firms race European progress, supplying tractors for Russia capable of hauling 35 ton guns and carrying seven ton steel bed munitions. The U S government eyes procurement of tractors for ordnance, with tractors costing up to six hundred pounds, enabling heavy mobile support in wartime.
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