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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1917
Page
6
The San Antonio Light traces its origins to 1881 as a combined daily and weekly paper heritage. It consolidated the San Antonio Light and the San Antonio Gazette, shaping the city’s press landscape.
The San Antonio Light reports six month totals ending September 30 1916 with daily average circulation 22062 and Sunday 26756. After exclusions paid averages are 20477 daily and 24424 Sunday. Audit Bureau certification. claim of 50 percent higher paid home circulation in San Antonio.
A San Antonio editorial laments partisan city commissioners’ control over the Police Department and cites a robbery report that was prompted by a detective asking what reward would be paid. The piece argues the force will not act without high pay and calls for cleansing the city government and board.
The world debates how the entente will counter Germanys new submarine policy. German critics clash over potential success while the Kaiser hints at lawful limits. Berlin aims to sink enough British ships to cripple commerce within months, provoking a tense stalemate as Britain braces for impact.
Analysts debate whether Germany can starve Britain into surrender via unrestricted submarine warfare. They note Britain could outproduce and counter minimally with new ships, tech, and secret defenses, keeping England afloat despite heavy losses. The world watches England to see how she counteracts the submarine threat.
A historical assessment outlines four possible German actions against the United States. Submarines threatening harbors pose the greatest danger, followed by commerce raiders, raids from Mexico, and a separate peace with Japan. The piece argues submarine incursions are plausible, while border raids are unlikely and Japan would not attack while allied with Britain.
The chief danger the United States would face in war is the submarine. It is essential the nation develops means to guard against this threat and protect sea lanes and shipping.
A Texas House account notes Representatives push to keep the submission question alive with a vote set for Friday. It argues prohibitionists hinder progress by delaying key legislation and consuming lawmakers' time while seeking to keep prohibition alive.
The court ruling targets ambu lance chasing when performed by attorneys, leaving the question to the legal class to devise methods to overcome the ruling.
The Secretary of War Baker congratulates General Pershing on the Mexican punitive expedition while notably omitting the famed slogan Go Get Villa Dead or Alive. The exchange emphasizes official support for military actions without repeating popular catchphrases.
Switzerland will not sever diplomatic relations with Germany over the submarine incident. The Swiss merchant marine remains intact with no ships lost, and the Swiss navy upholds strict neutrality within the three mile limit along its extensive coast.
The Democratic party sees a life changing chance in the submarine crisis. With no partisanship in meeting the challenge, the party in power must bear the burden and will earn honor or condemnation depending on how it rises to the occasion.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes a general complaint among theatrical folk that the stage is moribund in the provinces as moving pictures draw audiences away. It questions whether aggressive film advertising has lured amusement seekers from live drama to the screen.
Boston Advertiser questions the president’s claims of authority and power in shaping world peace after the Lusitania sinking. It argues the nation deserves stronger actions beyond words to honor victims and restore national dignity.
The Japanese literary world mourns Kinnosuke Natsume known as Soseki, a leading Anglo-Saxon influence in Japanese literature. He studied in England as a government student and wrote on how English poetry shaped nature. Returning to Japan he lectured and published I Am a Cat, a sensational novel.
New York speculators report tonnage tightening and 3 dollars per hundredweight asked for room to Liverpool. Theodore H. Price fears surplus cotton may stay in America after the season. Southern papers oppose raising 1917 acreage. Cotton runs about 50 percent above twenty year average, and war prices impact farming costs. Farmers demand war prices for their cotton.
The world debates President Wilsons Monday address to the Senate urging the United States to end isolation and form a world league to preserve peace. His plan, revolutionary in policy and world affairs, seeks to extend Americas founding principles to belligerent nations to restore tranquility in Europe.
The Grand Theater presents Katinka tonight with a weeklong run through Sunday and a Saturday matinee. The Dallas News hails it as the season’s most contagious musical comedy with lively Viennese music and graceful dances. Alice Ryan portrays Katinka with a winning voice as Rackety Cop and other numbers keep audiences singing along.
The Boston National Grand Opera Company arriving from Houston today travels to the Pacific coast visiting four southern cities Nashville Birmingham Memphis New Orleans then Houston San Antonio Austin Dallas El Paso en route to California Two Puccini operas Madame Butterfly matinee Tosca at night feature star casts including Tamaki Miura Gaudenzi Moranzoni and Zenatello with Guerrieri and Moranzoni conductors The matinee begins at 2 o clock and the evening performance at 8 o'clock.
Milton Schuster and dancing girls perform in Mikey and Jakie in Honolulu at the Strand theater with nightly musical numbers. This is the final week of the current company. The Heidelberg Girls begin a four week run at the Strand next Monday with two shows weekly.
A dramatic screening notes Pearl White in the leading part as the feature attraction titled Pearl of the Army. The article highlights her star power and the film's wartime theme.
Irene Fenwick shines in A Girl Like That at the Empire today and tomorrow. The film features a bank robbery plot with a twist as the crook discovers her father’s killer was the man urging the crime. Clara Kimball Young appears Sunday in The Foolish Virgin.
Positive review notes Peg o My Heart is a clean wholesome play. It comes to the Grand Opera House for four days starting Monday with matinee at 3. Oliver Morosco produced it and J Hartley Manners wrote it. The drama is praised as one of the purest and a factor in advancing the stage.
Amsterdam February 9. A Berlin newspaper reports Count Tisza told followers that Germany sought assurances from European neutrals before launching its ruthless submarine campaign and found them willing to abstain from warlike action against the Central Powers.
Committees are formed to raise 2 million dollars for the four hundredth anniversary of the Reformation by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of North America. The celebration is set for Philadelphia in October following a General Council meeting in Pittsburg.
Geordie was summoned for keeping a dog without a license claiming it was a pup. Clerk asked age, Geordie said he could not say. Expert evidence proved it a dog and he was fined. He jokes at the bench about the changing enforcement.
The Light requires letters to be signed by the author and notes that anonymous submissions are not published. It also states that publication does not imply publisher endorsement and mentions typewritten signatures or stamps as anonymous.
Readers comment on the Sunday edition and press quality noting the 28th issue, and W M Pardue cites a Third Court of Civil Appeals ruling in Austin that vaccination cannot be enforced against school children. The letter writer contrasts vaccination policy with isolation of cases and adds a proverb about progress.
A veteran from Dryden reflects on why uniforms provoke mixed reactions across classes and nations. He recalls both acceptance within families and contempt from others, seeking an authoritative answer to why wearing a uniform can invite scorn and social ostracism.
ADiscontented soldier writes from a small Texas community between Del Rio and Sanderson about local reception of troops. He recalls a private dance in civilian clothes for soldiers in uniform and wonders why civilians and merchants favor Army garb over Uncle Sam’s dress. He cites experiences in New York and other states where soldiers faced mixed treatment, and asks the paper to clarify why uniforms alter social standing.
It is the first time in 50 years England ordered a ship built in the United States, Union Iron Works announced. The San Francisco yard closed a contract to build three ten thousand ton steel freighters for British firms, with completion in eleven months.
Oklahoma attorneys appeal to the Supreme Court for dismissal of claims against over 1000 Choctaw Indians of Mississippi for services in securing federal land allotments. Contracts paid one half of land value as fees for efforts in Congress to obtain tribal citizenship for Mississippi members.
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