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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1917
Page
1
War Secretary Baker rejected a claim that the War Department forbade Christmas furloughs. He said furloughs are not banned but are discouraged due to transportation strains and the risk of crippling losses if many soldiers are away. He stressed the public duty and the need to keep roads clear to move resources to the front in France.
German Chancellor von Hertling said in an interview that peace with Great Britain is impossible at present. He accused Lloyd George of criminality and said Britain’s leadership under him is unreceptive to a just peace. Hertling argued Germany offered peace over a year ago, which was rejected, and cited the papal note as proof of German resolve.
The San Antonio Red Cross drive reports over three thousand members joined on Monday. Workers spread word through theaters and public talks to reach the 23,060 member goal, with campaigns led by local officials and notable speakers at venues including the Menger Hotel and Empire.
A lengthy roll call lists numerous lawmakers from both parties voting aye or against, detailing members from South Carolina Alabama Louisiana Virginia and many others. The record names key figures including Moon Nicholls Gidfield Diver and Rayburn among others as supporters or opponents of the amendment.
A long OCR string lists many names with party labels and states a vote tally for and against an amendment. It shows Democrats opposing and Republicans opposing the amendment, with independents split and several sections on absentees and mixed votes. The text preserves names like Sanders of New York and Smith of Michigan, plus extensive partisan attributions and totals.
The First Congregational Church of San Antonio invites the public to a patriotic observance of Forefather's Day, the 297th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims. The program includes an address by Rev. John B. Gonzales and a banquet, postponed due to food conservation. Also notes hogs to be held back as Chicago market is glutting with pork amid transport congestion.
Government plans an immediate spruce mill in Portland to meet wartime needs. Colonel Bryce P. Disque of the Army Signal Corps says production is only about 40 percent of requirements, with 11,000,000 feet monthly needed but only 3,000,000 feet currently obtained.
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