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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1917
Page
3
An advertisement promotes the Cluthe guaranteed rupture holder with a sixty day trial. It claims the device prevents rupture from coming out or worsening, avoiding operation, and touts patents and army navy endorsements. It offers a free 96 page rupture book and a mail-in coupon to request it.
In a Quito note dated February 17, Ecuadorean foreign minister Tobar Borgona urges an immediate Congress of American nations to secure neutrality rights and alleviate war hardships. He calls joint action by all American nations essential, proposing the congress meet in Uruguay to coordinate action.
Palestine Texas February 19 Mrs Henry Watts found dead in her room with a pistol wound to the heart. Long illness. Wife of Henry Watts ex sheriff and railroad special agent. He is in West Texas for his health. Mrs Watts leaves three children.
Corpus Christi Texans celebrate as three thousand guardsmen learn they will leave federal service. The Texas militia arrived last September and boosted local business by circulating money during six months on duty under General Parker’s Brownsville district inspection.
The American Red Cross calls for a million new members to aid in the current national emergency. It says it can supply personnel to care for the sick and wounded of an army of a million and provide relief to dependents, but urges wider preparedness for larger-scale relief.
British forces report capturing about 800 Prussian prisoners in attacks on both sides of the Ancre toward Miraumont and Pys. Fog delayed actions. German counterattacks were repelled with heavy losses. Some prisoners described a strong defense and German troops seen surrendering across No Man's Land.
Reuters reports from British HQ say the battle near Miraumont began Saturday morning with fierce fighting left of center over a 40 foot mound with a sunken road. Germans defended with machine gun emplacements and trenches as British pressed the crest, then yielded after a fresh German counterattack. casualties were high on both sides, but victory is claimed as very important.
London reports German army casualties, not including colonial troops, with January totals at 77 534. The figures reflect large wartime losses and were published from London on February 19.
A steamship near Australia picked up messages sent from a German station 11 500 miles away marking a new distance record for radio telegraphy.
Captain Hans Tauscher, husband of opera star Madam Gadski, who faced an earlier conspiracy charge over an alleged Welland Canal plot but was acquitted, was aboard the Frederik VIII departing New York with Count von Bernstorff. Madam Gadski and her daughter watched from the pier. Miss Tauscher said they would stay under the Stars and Stripes and seek protection.
Casualty lists for January 1917 record 77 534 total with 15 906 killed or died 1 645 prisoners 11 874 missing 48 109 wounded. Overall German deaths and wartime losses reach 988 329 killed or died of wounds or sickness and total casualties since the war began rise to 4 087 682.
Intense cold in France wanes as melting ice raises Seine movement hopes easing fuel shortages. In Petrograd scarce front activity reported with minor scouting. on the Western Front fog hampers operations and limits raids, according to war office bulletins via London and Sayville.
Vincent Astor pursues nautical training at Uttmark's Nautical Academy aiming to pass Annapolis exams and join the Navy. Officials note his age and marriage bar candidacy, but his course seeks Navy commission via equivalent testing for volunteer patrols and aerial training.
General Funston announces a two contingent plan to retire 50 000 national guard troops from the border in four weeks per group. First contingent includes Illinois Wisconsin District of Columbia and others with departures starting February 22. A vast railroad effort will move troops home over about two months leaving Texas New Mexico and Arizona last.
The Navy backs electric propulsion for future battleships, defeating steam turbine supporters led by major shipbuilders. Navy engineers and Secretary Daniels are credited for ending a long controversy, with the Jupiter already proving electric propulsion aboard the first electrically powered navy vessel and showing superior maneuverability.
Naval experts praise electric propulsion for rapid speed changes and reversals. The Jupiter demonstrated a six second reverse from full ahead to astern in a hurricane off the Carolina coast, signaling battlefield advantages. Foreign navies study this for potential 35 knot battle cruisers requiring multiple drive shafts and reserves.
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