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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1918
Page
5
Berlin reports a peace accord between the Central Powers and Ukraine was signed at 2 AM. The Bolshevik government is unlikely to recognize any Ukraine Rada led pact. Conflicting reports describe Ukrainian and Bolshevik forces amid ongoing turmoil in Ukraine.
Diomandi the Romanian minister in Petrograd says great powers will soon pull out their missions. Trotsky’s order to return him is ignored in Tornea. White Guards execute Bolsheviks and the Red Guards evacuate Nostad, cables severed. Stockholm hosts 450 refugees from Helsingfors amid a rescue trek. Kameneff among Bolshevik delegates pressed into spreading “the truth.” Swedish aid to Finland grows. gifts and petitions spark involvement.
DISCUSS SLAV FLOBLEMS NEW YORK Feb 9 with 506 delegates from leading Russian societies in the United States attend the three day session aimed at Russian problems in a practical sense Not touching utopian political issues delegates from sixty nine races and ninety nine religions participate Offering Terms to Roumania Amsterdam Feb 9 Berlin reports peace terms to be offered by central powers to Romania Southwestern Bessarabia compensation sought The Ukraine and Romania may align against Bolsheviks Four men and a woman burned to death in a Sailors boarding house blaze Seaport Street New York Feb 9
The San Antonio city attorney drafts a boarding house licensing ordinance urged by E. A. Peden and Mayor Beil. The measure, extending beyond three meal services, would license any home with boarders to enforce wheatless meatless and porkless regulations.
Washington reports no official change to the yesterday estimate of 112 American soldiers lost in the Tuscania sinking. A press dispatch from an Irish port hints at 101 Americans missing, while British admiralty data in London show 166 missing souls, 147 American soldiers. Total aboard: 117 officers and 2060 men.
Local forecast notes cold tonight with freezing temperatures. Sanday fair conditions expected along with light winds and no rain. Weather advisories for near areas in effect through the night.
Rome reports clear and cloudy conditions with cool to cold temperatures across cities. Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York Washington show variable winds from northwest to south with colder mornings and warmer afternoons and a chance of rain in New York and Washington.
The Paris courtmartial of Bolo Pasha moves quickly as witnesses abroad delay testimony. Defense backers claim none heard patriotic remarks, with Madame Bolo defending her husband. Charles Bertelli of the International News Service testifies on Bolo’s U S contacts and Hearst links while censorship officials note Germanophile concerns.
Attorney General Gregory announced a four day extension for enemy aliens to register across the United States. The deadline moved from today to Wednesday February 13. In Fort Worth Texas Mrs J D Covert a prominent Confederate veteran group member brought a 28 year old recruit to Camp Bowie and knitted as he enlisted then said she could not join the fight. Major General Greble had appealed Confederate and G A T veterans to recruit and sponsor them, but no women appeal was issued until Mrs Covert responded anyway.
Buenos Aires February 9. A general strike was declared by Central Cordoba railway workers. Employees on two other lines are expected to join tomorrow. The strikes threaten to halt grain shipments as provincial governors request troops to protect crops.
The crown prince armies in France have suffered costly defeats in seven raids since February 2, failing to gain permanent advantage on both sides of the Meuse. British repulse raids reported near Arras Oppy and activity around Bullecourt and the Scarpe, with patrols near Tens and other sectors showing heightened activity.
London reports Gren Rhondda, food controller, announced a 20 week meat ration plan. Civilians receive about one pound weekly via four coupons per week, three for uncooked meat and one for a mix including game and preserved meats. Half coupons cover a meat meal in restaurants. Prices range from a penny per pound to under two pence for top cuts, with children under ten getting half a ration.
A Copenhagen dispatch to Exchange Telegraph says the Red Guard government in Finland discussed a Night of Vengeance targeting the capitalist class eight years and older. The plan was rejected by two votes, while reports describe massacres, plunder, and arson as Red Guards wreck violence in Helsinki and surrounding areas.
General Pershing reports two more American soldiers wounded in action both lightly. Jor Tekus wounded February five. his father listed at Decas SN Dp. Frank Chavers wounded January thirty. his mother listed at San Jose California. Also reported are Corporal Lee C Sailory gunshot wound at 1798 North Smelter Street Pittsburg Kansas and private Charles CL Burns pneumonia.
Fort Worth reports a fatal air crash injuring mechanic Water i Swan, 21, at Sicks Field during a 18nd aerial event. Lion Joseph Pf Lersch, attached to née squadron, was seriously injured when the aircraft plunged about 100 feet inside city limits Monday morning.
San Antonio reports the first rain in a month with .29 inches by 2 AM and widespread showers across the region from Victoria to Laredo. Officials note cooler, clearing weather forecast for Sunday and mark the event as a notable moisture boost after a long drought, with continued rain possible along many lines.
Brownsville reports the first beneficial rain since September aiding corn and cotton planting. Eagle Pass also records rain followed by sleet as temperatures fall. The wet spell helps farmers in the lower Rio Grande region prepare fields for upcoming sowing.
Major Perkins head of the American Red Cross in Europe talks with Mrs. William G. Sharp wife of the American ambassador in Paris. A prominent New York banker, Perkins succeeded Major Grayson Murphy and has acted as his agent since Red Cross headquarters were established in France. Mrs. Sharp has been a leading organizer among American women in Paris for Red Cross work.
New York February 9 The Labor League formed by local union agents proposes time rules for city officials led by Mayor Hylan. A bold demand seeks converting governor Swand’s West Army Department headquarters and Blackwell's Island into brighter beachside retreats for workers hindered by transport and corporate control. The group also calls for city manufacture of coal, wool, and wood reserves for public sale addressing an emergency need.
Paris Feb 9 Foreign Minister Piubon informed the American ambassador that France would accept an American committee offered commemorative of the Marne battle. The ministers expressed no preference for site location among other battlefield points chosen for special designations to commemorate the battle.
Washington D C February 1 The last strike in any industry involving spear in the United States has been settled with the return to work of 2000 metal trades workers in New . Assistant Secretary of Labor said this is the best answer to charges that labor is not doing its part. The statement marked the first official notice by the department of charges that union workers were laying down on important jobs. Imp conditions at many shipyards are blamed for much of the labor trouble.
Washington February 9. The keel of the first of the new patrol boats to be built by the Henry L ord Company was laid twenty days after contracts were awarded Secretary Daniels announced progress in expanding the nation s submarine chasing fleet. The vessel combines destroyer like features and is larger than the old chaser type.
Canada experiences its first heatless day with exemptions for life sustaining industries and essential war effort operations. The heatless period continues through tomorrow and Monday, with full restrictions observed otherwise.
Federal agents kept silent on the alleged capture of a German spy aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam as 36 men and 3 women remained detained. A thorough search of all 1000 steerage passengers began and all cases and cash were to be opened. Reports said the spy, a naturalized American, carried coded sheets and admitted contact with German spy networks. Code experts were summoned from Washington to analyze the material.
New York Feb 9 Friends of Theodore Roosevelt who have followed his ear infection and recent surgery at Ranccvle Hospital expressed belief that a turning point has been reached and recovery is likely. Physicians anticipate a release date about three weeks away as his temperature and pulse return to normal and inflammation subsides.
Berlin reports Americans captured north of Murray ten miles east of St Mihiel with no let up in fire. German staff confirms raid and prisoners, placing American lines along the St Mihiel salient in Lorraine southeast of Verlun. Americans harass German positions as patrols operate unchallenged in No Man's Land.
German forces employ a dog listener to warn of approaching patrols opposite American sectors. Two corporals and two privates ventured into No Man's Land, observed heavy German wire and entanglements, and narrowly avoided exposure when a German dugout signaled readiness. A bomb and shelling followed but no injuries were reported.
Dr William Aderton killed and attorney J Wilburn Hicks gravely wounded in a pistol duel in the Florence county courthouse hall. Aderton’s son Geddings Ilderton rushed in and fired multiple shots, reportedly stemming from a bitter split and a 1915 alimony suit.
The jobbing trade in print paper was discussed at the Federal Trade Commission price fixing hearings. Curtailment of the prevent differential between sheet and roll paper was urged to assure competitive sales, per witnesses.
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