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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1915
Page
1
Local letters praise Vitalitas tonic for rheumatic pain and general vitality. Citizens from Houston urge friends to investigate the product at Wag ner's Drug Stores, citing benefits for adults and children alike. Protest and wartime statements appear in the surrounding text about neutrality and policy.
A garbled wartime report notes a British source claiming Germany would ruin America if war came, with lines about Emperor William and U S actions. The piece cites fear of German aggression and mentions a February date in Lux Davens.
Fragment from page one discussing Allied and American responses to U boats and flag misuse. Various German papers debate U.S. strategies to protect neutrality, aiming to avoid war while urging Britain to stop flag abuses and keep contraband from neutral ships.
A custody dispute involving Mr and Mrs Innes keeps two children a boy and a girl in confinement since Christmas. The girl recovered from diphtheria but both remain at the jail after isolation and a move to Protestant Orphans' Home earlier.
The San Antonio Automobile Club plans a weekly luncheon Tuesday at Yale to discuss improving the North Ivor club resort and outdoor sports. A board meeting Monday noon at Grater Hole outlines the project with Wilde presenting to members.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe spring woolens, a person named Lents, and hints of an investigation into national employment. The text mentions sap hay and unnamed roles, suggesting a labor or industry report amid unclear context. Entities are sparse due to the damaged source.
In early reports from the front, German forces push toward East Prussia and Rostrum positions while Austrian and Balkan theaters show activity. Montenegrin royal family attacked near the king’s palace in Montenegro as battles and retreats continue across Galicia Bukowina and the Carpathians with Russian resistance described as slowly diminishing.
The Italian news weekly reports German proposals to prompt Italy to join the war by February end. It outlines territorial asks including Trent and eastern frontier adjustments, a new treaty with Italy to safeguard Mediterranean interests, and Italian participation with Tunisian occupation and aiding Turkey against Britain. It mentions Trieste and pressure on Austria, plus potential shifts involving Italy toward Britain. French reports describe continued German bombardment in Belgium and nearby artillery exchanges near the Avre and the Dise.
Gaverns and Vermeuil positions hold northeast of Valli with continued energy from trench to trench. German attacks between Matancourt and its forest repulsed. Lorine shows limited gains for Germany then counterattack pushes them back near Torre. Vosges action on the south bank of the river sees limited advances as French skirmishers and a bold counter attack drive back German forces in the Rompach area. Continuous bombardments and a major storming effort reported with French troops countering on the sides of the Zountain at this point.
The war office details ongoing combat along the western front with German gains near St Eloy and counterattacks failing, French positions at La Drassee and Senger holding against German advances. Reports describe Russian actions in East Prussia and the Carpathians, with multiple engagements, prisoner captures, and shelling as forces maneuver along a wide front.
Montenegro royal family narrowly escaped an aerial attack as two Austrian airplanes fired on their residence at Miekado. The queen and prime minister watched from palace windows as bullets fell nearby amid a Sunday bombardment of the port of Ulivart, near Lake Seutatl.
Feb 18 report from Petrograd notes Emperor Nikolas returned from a visit to army headquarters at the front. The dispatch mentions a briefing at Moscow and various military movements, with references to weather, transport, and ongoing operations.
The city council considers a reward for information leading to the capture of bandits who robbed the Merchants and Mechanics Bank on Saturday. Sheriff Toble authorized a $20 reward, with several suspects arrested by Sunday. Police and plainclothes officers continue tracing bandit movements and surveilling routes and rail stations within a 200 mile radius to prevent escapes.
Debated dispatch claims Germans could strike Rheims within thirty minutes. Reports quote Joseph Ringwal and Mr Tring describing cathedral access, wine cellars, and altars amid a city under threat with millions of bottles stored, some immovable, awaiting potential export.
President E R Bryan of Colgate University cites a study showing peak productive work ages. He notes only 5 percent achieve world’s work before forty, 20 percent by fifty, and 26 percent between sixty and seventy, with declines beyond eighty.
An offensive warning targets a quack remedy claiming calomel cures liver and bowel issues. The bogus ad exaggerates effects, asserting the product works while you sleep and induces salivation, urging distrust of the dangerous chemical.
The Traction Company announces a new 15 minute schedule during light traffic hours starting Monday, with ten cars removed from service in peak periods. Five cars per line will operate on a reduced interval, replacing some rush hour service with extended intervals and trailers removed from San Bedriy Boat cars. Affected routes include the Shir Vodro Army Post and J. & G N-8 P lines.
A large crowd attended the first of a series of outdoor band concerts in San Pedro Park Sunday afternoon. The San Antonio Municipal Band, directed by Professor William I. Smith, played a varied program including the Star Spangled Banner. The event drew hundreds from many walks of life, with autos parked near the band stand and spectators seated on grass and seats. Funds nearing $5000 are being raised to finance ten weeks of concerts, with city donations and subscriptions covering about half the need. A luncheon set for Tuesday will elect officers of the Band Association and discuss further donations.
Fragmentary report notes bicycles and motorless cycles used by infantry as a mobile corps. It mentions training to handle weapons, rapid deployment, and veteran riders linked to a Prince era champion. The piece references dispatch riders and family soldiers guiding mobility in early modern warfare.
A compressed report on improvised fuel for soldiers, detailing solidified alcohol used as a heat source, its flames and heat characteristics, and a smuggler’s method of producing a high alcohol content by crushing white substances and distilling to reclaim alcohol for warming trenches and rations.
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