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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1918
Page
6
Reports from Europe describe unrest in Holland and Germany with troops deployed in Muelheim opposite Cologne. Pan-German critics target officials including Count Czernin and Von Reeder while Kaiser critics rise over finances for offensive actions and the Austria-Hungary alliance strain.
London Jan 28 A Pan-German fury erupts after Count Czernins peace speech is said to have reached President Wilson The Reuters Zurich note says Pan-Germans decry any Austria America talks and warn that Germanys life interests are endangered The dispute broadens with reports of Kaiser era tensions and political rhetoric across Germany.
Vienna reports Count Czernin the Austro Hungarian foreign minister leaves for Brest Litovsk to resume talks with Rueslang. He is accompanied by officials as the Reichsrat foreign affairs committee adopts a vote of confidence by 14 to 7, endorsing his policy.
Amsterdam Jan 28 The socialist paper Vorwaerts joins the German press debate over Count Czernin s peace invitation to President Wilson. Pan German papers claim a break in the Austro German alliance while Vorwaerts cites the weighty phase in Von Kuehlmann s speech.
Philadelphia reports the biggest winter snowstorm halting Pennsylvania Railroad service with six fast trains stalled in the mountains and four held at Altoona. New York arises freight halted in the anthracite regions, as crews clear tracks and shipments face delays across the Central system.
Snowfall across industrial and railway centers slows war production and risks heavy tie-ups as forecasts predict continued snow and cold. Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas report mixed precipitation with near zero temps. Chicago expects more snow hindering coal and food shipments.
Readable weather note indicates fair skies and freezing temperatures tonight. Forecast mentions calm conditions with potential frost and cold wind varying in strength across the area.
City forecasts show cold air across multiple locales with low temperatures near single digits. Northwesterly to northeasterly winds bring continued cold and snow in Milwaukee and New York.
Weather expert Major Allen Buell notes the cold biting San Antonio and a coming Monday night freeze. A lingering atmospheric low shifts toward high pressure from Alberta to Oklahoma, with temperatures plunging south to Central Texas and widespread unsettled conditions. A storm area over Northern Mexico adds rain and further Arctic air across the region.
New York observes a second heatless Monday under the national fuel administration. The effort, broader than last week, leads to closures of the stock exchanges and many banks while theaters stay open with double performances. Coal savings are estimated at 80 000 tons daily during the closed period.
Judge Day in District Court ordered the 300 room Millard Hotel closed for a year for alleged continued violation of the state Prohibition law. The furniture and fixtures were confiscated and sold with proceeds to the school fund. The proprietors were fined 300 dollars, and the building barred from long term use during the period.
An 88 ton steamship used for launching her was slated to float Sunday but a threatening report to the chief of police led to last minute cancellation of a public invitation. Police cordons guarded adjacent docks as the incident was resolved with public details withheld.
Washington dispatch reports that five large meat packing firms allegedly controlled hog purchases nationwide to eliminate competition. Francis J. Honey presented confidential letters and telegrams to the federal trade commission, detailing pro rata allocations from 1913 to 1916, with ties to Armour Swift Morris Wilson and Cudahy.
Unconfirmed reports from Mobile say Right Rev John W Shaw DD bishop of San Antonio may become archbishop of New Orleans succeeding the late Archbishop Blenk. Confirmation awaited at Rome, with enthronement to follow. Shaw, born in Mobile, has led San Antonio since 1910 and gained notice during the yellow fever epidemic.
Privy Councillor William Waldeyer, from the Prussian Academy, denounces President Wilson during a Berlin birthday celebration for Frederick the Great and William, saying there is no academic term strong enough to condemn Wilson's presumed untruths. Waldeyer spoke as a delegate at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in New York in December 1916.
Chicago police hold Robert Burton and a man named Hawkins in connection with Saturday’s robbery of the Heller Rose Jewelry store. The theft yielded jewels valued at more than 200000 dollars. Burton allegedly flashed a badge he claimed was a detective’s to gain employment access.
Paul Shultz of New Baden, a Houston area grocer, had his licensed staple supplies cut off by Food Administrator Peden after selling sugar in two hundred pound quantities. The move restricted sales to five pounds per person and ten pounds per country customer, effective Monday morning.
Secretary Baker tells Senate panel that about 500000 American troops were in France with 1.5 million planned for 1918 and that 32 National Guard and National Army divisions were ready to sail. He defends war administration, notes occasional delays, and cites aircraft and machine gun allocations from Britain and France to support land forces.
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