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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1918
Page
8
Henry S. Chubb, 60, national committeeman of the Republican Party from Florida and former chairman of the Republican state central committee, died at his home in Princeton, Florida. Pneumonia was listed as the cause of death.
AMSTERDAM Jan 7 dispatch reports the death of Englebert Pernerstorfer a prominent Austrian Socialist leader who had served as vice president of the lower house of the Austrian Diet since 190. The report also notes King Victor Emmanuel donated the Royal Palace in Genoa for use as the American Red Cross headquarters.
Washington report notes four members of the House have joined the military since U S entry into war. Colonel Augustus P Gardner of Massachusetts leads in service at Camp Wheeler. Fiorello LaGuardia Victor Heintz and Royal C Johnson have also left Congress to serve. All four are Republicans.
A government drive in late January seeks to enroll all armed forces field clerks and army nurses in war risk insurance. Lt. King heads the Southern Department bureau and urges maximum effort during the final week to insure every eligible person, with Col. Ralph Warrison noting 88 applications all for the $10,000 maximum. The program aims to have an insurance policy in every home.
Felix J. C. Tolot has been elected president for 1918, a leading Swiss figure and former vice president and interior head. He pledges to keep the nation neutral and to defend it if needed, guiding policy and national resolve.
London Times Service reports British Headquarters in Flanders noting German raids on minor outposts. A regimental commander allegedly planned the operations to earn a decoration, with prisoners describing the motive as noble. Snow hindered use of trench mortars as German plans for a major offensive surface despite troop movements in Belgium. Refugees say civilians are being moved to billet troops arriving from Russia amid warnings of unrest among new arrivals.
Paris January 7 Major Braysomu Murphy of New York resigns as head of the American Red Cross mission to Europe and will return to the United States to join other service at his own request. The move follows an understanding with Henry I. Davison, chairman of the American Red Cross War Council, made when he arrived in France to organize Red Cross work.
Grace M. Trankla sues Clarence C. Burger, banker and promoter, in New York for 14150 claiming time of service from April 1 to October 1. She describes a contract for monthly and final payments plus a $10000 bonus for extra attention to aid business success.
The Times notes Britain's ocean going tonnage under register nears 150 million tons with about 140 million for home service. Roughly 6.5 million to navy needs, 1 million for outward voyages, losses hit exports but aid imports. Newspaper cites December 12 Commons figures and 1917 shipbuilding targets. Norway alone reportedly lost 367 ships in 1917.
The report states 566,666 tons of shipping has been sunk since the war began and 215 Danish vessels totaling 223,912 tons lost with 2340 lives. The figures reflect combined harm to the two nations during the period.
King George's proclamation calling prayers for British wartime achievements and swift end of the conflict was observed in churches nationwide. The London lord mayor and bishops attended St Paul’s Cathedral as soldiers and sailors on leave filled the pews. The bishop of London praised the 1914 choice to enter war and thanked God for Western power joining the fight. Saloons closed for the first time since the war began. In Texas, George Leavy urged appointing storekeepers for state institutions by the governor to ensure independence from boards.
Armour asserts meat packers aid the war effort and deny FTC pressure. He claims federal control via the Food Administration and Hoover rules curtail profits, while Heney’s interviews are portrayed as biased. He warns public fear harms packers’ credit and pledges unity with national goals.
United States army officers and privates rejected from Fort Riley Kansas and Fort Oglethorpe Georgia study automobile maintenance and gas engine operation at the Carnegie Institute of Technology Pittsburg. They will stay at the institute for 60 days at no cost and be quartered in university dormitories. More training roles include airplane maintenance and field acetylene welding. A 300 man class subject to draft is receiving wireless telegraphy instruction.
A divisional school for mess officers at Camp Travis will run January 9 for two months with Maj. W. OR Taylor supervising and Lieut. William D. Cargill as senior instructor. The program in the YMCA building on Sixth Street targets officers in charge of company and detachment messes and includes guidance on storage, inspection, and food conservation.
Three bandits locked 73 year old cashier George Stone in a vault of the Phoenix Building Society and stole 21006 dollars from the cash drawer after asking to change four one dollar bills. Stone remained locked inside the vault during the robbery and the men fled.
A stumble of garbled lines shows a swaggering figure asking about coffee. The reply lands as quick as a trigger with a cheeky retort “Over the wp, mate, Over the top” in a playful exchange from an amused onlooker.
Several local residents recount kidney trouble relief from Doan's Kidney Pills. Val Scherrer cites back and leg pain eased after a few days, while Mrs Duffin and Mrs Butfield describe rapid improvement and lasting cure. W A Holmes and Mrs Warman also attest to lasting benefits after use.
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