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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1918
Page
2
The piece argues Russia could reenter with an army of 3,000,000, threatening to overturn the eastern front and force Germany to pause moves west. It contends Germany faces manpower limits, France relies on youth classes, and American arrival by late summer could shape autumn battles.
The war's puzzling delay at Saloniki ends as General Sarrail and about 600,000 Allied troops leave Greece. The decision to block King Constantine’s pro German aims and curb Central Powers influence in the Balkans has long kept the army idle, raising questions about wartime strategy and outcomes.
The article denounces German agents spreading doubt about US war readiness. It praises Allied progress since early years of the conflict, noting American and Canadian units endured hard service and now face improved conditions, with confidence in fighting capability once on European soil.
The article accuses general Sarrail of weak efficiency since Greece command and facing possible court martial over involvement with Calliaux and Malyy. It links his recall to alleged Bolshevik plots against King Ferdinand of Roumania and questions why France kept him in an offensive-ready role despite opposition to Balkan operations.
A wartime message asserts American commanders will be capable and urges focus on domestic conditions. It dismisses German broadcasts as fearmongering and stresses that the home front must be prepared before sending troops to Europe.
Senator Chamberlain leads a Senate military affairs probe into War Department delays. He cites coat shortages causing deaths and pneumonia, argues dealers could supply uniforms in ninety days via factory orders, and urges cutting red tape. The piece notes coal shortages in New York and references trench war poetry and a Canadian officer finding a censored poem.
The Majestic Theater ends a varied season with comedy drama song music and whirlwinds. Nellie V Nichols headlines delivering characterizations and song stories. G Aldo Randegger the Italian pianist performs an international repertoire at the Grand with Chin Chin. Doyle and Dixon join the cast with a New York original production. Tom Browns Famous Saxophone Band is among the principal features.
Johnny Small and the two Small sisters present Curtain Diplomacy as the week’s closing act with Oh You Sweetheart the mini musical comedy featuring eleven performers nine women and two men. Paula plays accordion and Al Wohlman sings current hits. A feature photoplay adds to the bill.
The current Princess Theater program includes a sensational chair dive by the Azard brothers and a harp monica specialty by George Schinder. Craig and Meeker perform a comedy skit "Maybe You're Right" with dancing by George Primrose Jr. and Money Brothers in Blackface, while Vivian Marlin stars in a photoplay "Molly Isn't Entangled" about a bride's fate in a timely melodrama.
The theater offers two photophil features: The Price Mark starring Jorathy Walton, and the International Sneak a Maramouti Mack Sennett comedy with Chester Conklin Billy Armstrong and Lethel Leave Reverating. Walton’s vehicle blends emotion and comedy and follows a young Ohio girl who fails on Broadway and seeks a livelihood with artists.
The article details trench feet a wartime ailment arising from mud and prolonged exposure in the trenches. It explains symptoms from swelling to gangrene, cites up to ten percent of troops affected, and outlines remedies including proper boot fit, looser bindings, puttees, duck-walk sidewalks, pumps for drainage, rubber boots, drying chambers, regular foot care, and cleanliness.
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