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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1917
Page
6
The San Antonio Light and the San Antonio Gazette join exclusive AP wire service for day reports. Newspaper operates as a combined edition delivering national and local news.
A fragment notes the publication office address Nos. 609 511 Travis Street between Avenues C and D in San Antonio and references second class mailing.
Notice advises providing both old and new delivery addresses when changing paper delivery. It notes irregular delivery should be reported to the office and provides old and new phone numbers. The San Antonio Light is sold at hotels and newsstands nationwide.
The San Antonio Light reports six month average daily circulation of 20 709 copies and Sunday 24 300 copies with net daily 19 779 and Sunday 22 378 after exclusions. Audit Bureau of Circulation certifies the figures as authoritative. The paper claims 50 percent more paid circulation direct to homes in San Antonio than any other newspaper.
The piece questions poultry prices while eggs and other meats rise. It notes cold storage overstocked poultry, delaying market release, and says future supply may flood the market if not sold in three months. The author mocks speculative storage and links prices to consumer impact.
Judge Ireland Graves rules against those who tried to interfere with the board of regents. He reveals sympathy for critics of Governor Ferguson but states the law favors the regents and thus the governor’s actions, while defending judicial courage and convictions.
An editorial analyzes Judge Graves ruling on university governance, distinguishing legal authority from personal views while highlighting the regents' discretionary powers. It cites coal industry context, noting production boosts and pricing disputes involving Secretary Baker and Secretary Lane amid wartime appeals.
The article discusses President Wilson potentially resolving a clash between Secretary Baker and Interior Secretary Lane over coal pricing. It notes the Interior report shows record coal production, with 270 million tons in six months and growing capacity as rail transport improves.
A historical note claims that under a revived Manchu dynasty in China queue wearing is optional, implying scant personal liberty beyond this. The remark presents a satirical take on established etiquette and governance.
Admiral Sims is placed in charge of American and allied warships off the Irish coast and is urged to avoid conflicts with the Irish navy.
A lively note describes American regulars poking fun at French speech and a Cockney accent, while remarking Marines are accustomed to such behavior. The item reads as a casual anecdote about language humor among troops.
Prohibitionists claim the President favors liquor interests while the liquor side gains friends through the Prohibitionist methods, signaling a heated political clash over alcohol policy.
The FTC attributes the coal shortage mainly to insufficient transportation. The article suggests dispatching the commission once sent to Russia to aid Slavs in restoring their railroads to address the problem.
El Paso Times reports a claim that Germany sought world dominance and planned to conquer the United States. The piece alleges Germany tried to bribe Britain France and allies with 30 billion dollars to end the war and allow German forces into the U S to devastate the country and force a wartime indemnity.
The Utica Observer notes that smaller neutral nations fear German diplomacy and a peace settlement while Germany dominates. They worry neutral states will be absorbed and Germanized if peace comes now before aid from the Allies reaches Belgium and Serbia.
The Galveston News notes the postoffice department’s push to take over retail store delivery in large cities. It sees ambition and growing confidence from existing services but questions overall merit, suggesting motive to free labor for essential farm work.
The Ohio State Journal calls for the United States to drop extraneous matters and rush troops to aid Britain and force Germany's defeat. It argues for rapid mobilization and asserts preparedness should not hinder direct action toward Berlin.
The New York Herald cites General von Bissing’s memorandum as arguing Germany fights now to prepare for future conquest. It says Belgium should be annexed, King Albert dethroned, and small nations wiped out, with hints of despoiling Holland. The piece attacks pacifists and “ists” allied with a Prussian peace.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger praises T. P. O Connor MP known as Tay Pay for his long service in Parliament. He favors constitutional methods for Irish self government and urges conciliatory policy over Sinn Fein extremism while addressing Irish Americans to dispel misconceptions about England.
Readers must sign letters for publication and anonymous letters are not considered. Signatures on typewritten or stamped letters are treated as anonymous, and publication does not imply publisher endorsement of the content.
Benjamin F. Albaugh of Covington Ohio writes to The Daily Light to praise the Th ursday June 28 edition editorial Our Boys in France calling it stirring and true, comparing the United States regulars to the Six Hundred and thanking the editor for the powerful piece.
A reader argues for eliminating unlicensed dogs and reforming the dog catching system. They propose police patrol enforcement, licensing, and humane treatment, claiming licensed dogs are better fed and rabies risk reduced, while predicting revenue gains for San Antonio.
Margaret Illington headlines the Empire today and Saturday with Basil King’s The Inner Shrine a Beatrice DeMille Leighton Osman screen adaptation described as her best film role The plot follows a wealthy American ward who marries a foreign nobleman he returns to dissipation she flirts with another peer a duel a suicide and a guardian’s reveal lead to a hopeful marriage with the guardian. the program also includes Her Torpedoed Love another Sennett Keystone comedy
Virtually the entire strength of the Signal Officers Reserve Corps has been ordered out for about thirteen weeks of training at posts where battalions of the regular army signal corps are now being organized. Of 485 reserve officers called out, 250 go to Monmouth Park New Jersey 125 to Fort Leavenworth Kansas 50 to Leon Springs Texas and 60 to Monterey California.
In Copenhagen on July 6 the preventive censorship on the Frankfurter Zeitung was raised following strong representations in the Reichstag main committee. The move came after a financial article by Professor Weber of Heidelberg University.
Adjutant General McCain announced that intelligent and forceful men are sought for the second officers training camp. Applicants under 31 are not barred, with ages 25 to 35 deemed most suitable. Previous military experience is desirable but not required. Applications close July 15.
Washington dispatches warn of sharp limits or suspensions on all exports to neutrals, raising anxiety in Swedish government circles. Crops may be below average, raw material shortages halt manufacturing, benzine and petroleum near exhaustion, tires cost 500, and coffee stocks may run out in a month as Sweden braces for continued wartime hardship. E B Trolle insists Sweden imports are for domestic use only.
San Antonio reports the sudden death of Dr. W E Provines in New Mexico from heart failure on a camping trip with his wife. He had practiced in San Antonio for five years and was en route from Magdalena to Albuquerque when he passed away. His funeral was held after his mother arrived in Denver.
The annual Seventh-day Adventists encampment will run July 9 to 16 at Electric Park with two pavilion tents for services and smaller tents for camping. South Texas Conference oversees planning with a systematic program daily including Bible subjects and speakers J W Christian C L Benson and A T Robinson. E L Neff leads the conference and C C Mattison serves as secretary.
Recruiting stations for the Girls National Honor Guard opened in downtown stores to collect annual dues and recruit new members. Miss Violet Cannon and Miss Clara May Brooks staffed Wolff & Marx on Friday and Monday, with Miss Hicks joining Cannon to meet prospective members. The group assists Red Cross work and aiding guardsmen families, supported border gifts last summer and today promotes enlistments for the Texas National Guard.
Secretary Baker revokes his censorship directive directing all press cablegrams about American troops in France to the War Department. The public information committee says the emergency has passed and the War Department will permit direct cable releases to press associations or newspapers.
A brief comic snippet shows an Oriental punster remarking about alimony to a Chinese laundryman. The exchange features John humorously claiming all the money he has, using a dialect joke style common to early 20th century humor columns.
Boris Bakhmetieff, new Russian ambassador, was formally received by President Wilson as the first permanent diplomatic representative of the Russian democracy. He pledged steadfast adherence to the grand alliance against Germany, and Wilson expressed confidence in the new government.
A Chicago woman writes that American soldiers bound for France may face romance with French girls, warning that U S men are sought after abroad. She urges sending American nurses and hostesses to support the troops, and to protect martial ties.
Copenhagen July 6 report that the Norwegian steamer Benguh was sunk by a German submarine. The vessel was en route to England and then Philadelphia, according to the Tidenes Tageblad of Christiania.
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