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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1918
Page
2
A fashion forecast touts red veils as the season trend claiming they shield against freckles and sunburn. Designers justify the craze with utility, yet critics warn that practical fashion rarely wins popular appeal without style reasons.
A 19th century reflection contrasts France’s pre revolutionary tax system with its clergy and nobility exemptions. It notes widespread discontent, the Grand Duchy of Baden’s wartime burdens, and a Baden committee urging the Grand Duke to share the tax load with the government.
The passage criticizes the Grand Duke of Baden for evading taxes while his subjects bear the costs. It predicts the German people will soon demand democratic equality, remove his royal privilege, and compel accountability for his stance on taxation. The piece argues enduring government requires shared responsibility and condemns his exemption as incompatible with citizens’ duties.
The critics of Garfield's fuel curtailment order now largely approve as its execution proves its necessity. The measure spurred a needed shift to systematic industrial planning, proving private industry can adapt to ensure the front lines receive munitions and supplies. Freight railroads align with embargoes to focus on fuel, food, war materials, and munitions for America’s war effort.
Editorial notes that the Bolshevik government is seizing all gold in Russia, calling it a last drastic act before collapse. It contrasts this with past confiscations of deposits and bank robberies, arguing the move will not sustain the regime or feed the nation, and even churches face the levy on sacred vessels.
The article argues that the Bolshevik regime relies on issuing gold redeemable notes to fund itself and that seizing gold and banks signals an unsustainable rule. It claims the regime’s use of force, hunger, and asset seizure will lead to collapse, while praising a public official’s push for timely delivery of the Official Bulletin.
A Kilgar A, Guest in Detroit Free Press piece contrasts rich children spoiled by toys with a boy whose father cannot afford luxuries. The narrator reflects on love over wealth, noting the rich boy remains unhappy while a father who makes time to play brings genuine happiness and guidance.
A crowded Majestic program features Billy Nieves in The Right They But the Wrong It, with pratfalls by Nieves and a card act by Nate Leipzig as top laughs. Other acts include Spencer and Williams, Harry Gird, and the octogenarian Colonel Dias, plus a varied vaudeville turn at the Royal and Princess theaters and a Camp Travis theater lineup with touring acts and a film attraction The Avenging Trail starring Harold Lueckwood.
Ceil Bell Mille art director for The Wont God Forget presents a massive Grand Empire production. Geraldine Marrar stars at the Empire Theater with a two square mile set replicating the Aztec city and a 200 foot pyramid. The interior is fully realized with thousands of performers and stairways to the temple top. The program promises The Whip at the Grand as a sensational melodrama with thrills and daring exploits.
An impending two hour engagement titled Mace track and an astonishing rail road accident begins today at the Grand Opera House. The notice promises a breathless show with a spectrum of reactions from the audience crowd.
Letters intended for publication must be argued by the writer and signed if not anonymous. Names may be withheld if desired, and anonymous communications are not printed. Typed signatures or stamped letters are considered anonymous. Publication does not imply endorsement by The Light publishers.
C W Lester of the 3rd Infantry Cup Co at Camp Travis Texas urges action in a letter to The Light. He condemns insults toward soldiers wives by vice squad officers and military police and calls for public support for fallen women as a path to reduce vice.
An officer from a French dragoon regiment describes the cavalry’s role in Cambrai as the opening days unfold. After months in trenches performing infantry duties, the unit is ordered to ride. Instead of a united advance, each squadron moves separately to attack at different points under a rain drenched dawn. Sabers rattle as carbines are raised and the cavalry charges begin.
A recount of a daytime advance where French dragoons and Hussars captured a village, seized an ammunition train, and repelled German reinforcements. Darkness and forest cover halted progress, a lieutenant used language to avert a clash, and the unit fired warning volleys as they withdrew.
A solemn verse by Samuel Valentine Cole of The Vigilantes contemplates the final accounting after war. It envisions nations judging their deeds, asking what words can justify loss and gain, and facing moral reckoning before God. It frames the idea of truth prevailing over falsehood in a final court.
The Eagle Pass Guide notes fading days of cheap peanuts and lingering Bathing Club boasts as a San Antonio area camp shadow looms. It recounts a thrift stamp tea raising $1795.50 with strict sugar limits, while Ozona Stockman offers price snapshots for eggs butter and bacon and mocks readers' struggles to eat.
Bill Asher former evangelistic aide to J. Wilbur Chapman and Billy Sunday spoke at the city YMCA in Kelly Field No. 1. He addressed soldiers in informal fashion with plans for a formal address later. Mrs. A O Brock and Ernest Wayland contributed vocal numbers. seventeen states were represented, with Missouri and Illinois among the largest contingents.
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