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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1918
Page
2
The French and German frontline reports reveal American troops at Chateau Thierry show rising efficiency. Prisoners admit belief in American bravery after June 5 to June 15 orders praising American fighters. They note bayoneted and head shots among Germans and that Americans outperform in grenade throwing.
The piece labels James L. Slayden as evasive in his congressional record and accuses him of inertia during wartime. It mocks his demand that his opponent Barrett join the army while Slayden himself would not actively support the effort, arguing age and disqualification do not excuse passivity.
The piece argues Mr Slayden urged Mr Barrett to take action in war while he himself blocked arms expansion in Congress. It contends a fighting congressman equals many on the battlefield and laments the lack of a wartime leader from the Fourteenth district, urging stronger military support.
The piece compares two political figures, Mr. Barrett and Mr. Slayden, as salesmen revealing how Barrett delivered valuable land to the government while Slayden delivered speeches not aiding the war effort. It discusses women in industry, wartime labor, and postwar economic implications, with excerpts from Kipling and a roundup of editorial opinions.
The author warns against copying Britain’s wartime social shift to women in industry. England faced a large female surplus and long war duration, while the United States, with fewer shifts in gender balance and a shorter active war period, does not face the same immediate need for mass female labor. The piece criticizes overreaching exhorters urging a rapid, Britain-like mobilization.
Polly, driving on a bright spring day, chats with a well mannered farm hand digging a garden. She urges enlistment and uses her family influence to help him, only to discover the laborer is Lt. Robert Ansell in disguise, revealing a joke and a new bond.
Owen Wister cites the Germantown novel as arguing against the peace terms offered to Bolsheviks. He recalls a humorous tale of a Manayunk horse dealer selling a piebald horse whose rain washed off its spats, prompting a quip about a rubber blanket. General Self-Deludendorft is mentioned in a deadline context.
The Majestic venue closes its current bill with Aime Cronin and Will Oakland performing Danny O Gill U S A among novelty and music acts, plus Mile Juliette and company. The Royal and Princess theaters feature Paint-O-Graphy, Krazy Kvats Revue, and a four act vaudeville bill with The Musical Conservatory led by Tilly Doss, and Alice Brady stars in Ordeal of Rosetta.
The American historical photo drama stars Arnold Daly in the leading role and directions by Daly. It carries a strong patriotic appeal with scenes of early American history and a historically faithful cast performance that audiences have praised for two days.
Young Isaac Inane stands in line at a library desk asking for Miss Alcott's new book. After mispronouncing several titles a staffer reads options aloud until Isaac identifies the target title. A separate item notes a May 1930 parade in Madison, Indiana with over 2000 women and girls and only four men participating.
A collage of 1910s editorials and briefs from the Texas press notes war talk, politics, shortages, and local incidents. Mentions Moore Model, German reports, Earl Bailey of Houston Post, Korni loff, the Bryan Eagle, Navasota Examiner Review, Waco Times Horak, Eugene Debs arrest, tax lists, Seguin papers, and local crop forecasts.
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