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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1916
Page
1
Reports from Washington indicate talks between Ambassador Arredondo and Acting Secretary Polk will begin soon to speed negotiations over bandit incursions near Corralitos and possible Villa movements toward the U S border.
Secretary of State Lansing arrives in Watertown for a month long vacation. Asked about the Mexican crisis he says it looks better, but he does not know if the danger has passed.
A Juarez dispatch says 1200 cavalrymen and 800 infantry under General Arrieta overtake bandits at Las Neivas south of Jiminez. They plan to attack Calixto Contreras and his followers at Playbreak, as reported to General Trevino.
E W Chafin former nominee announces support for Henry Ford at the Prohibition national convention in St Paul WV Hinshaw says Ford okay with the committee Chafin claims Ford would accept and would beat Wilson or Hughes if nominated.
Checks for 25 percent of losses to each depositor are being drawn by Receiver Niblack for the defunct La Salle Street Trust and Savings Bank. William Lorimer, former president, has arranged a meeting with about five thousand depositors for next Monday and will devote his full time to securing funds to cover losses.
A report received today says fourteen Mexicans were killed in a clash with three Americans near Anapra in Dona Ana County New Mexico. Anapra lies between Las Cruces and El Paso near the Texas New Mexico line and is a small village.
In Laredo on July 8 Herbero Pezzot testified he and other bandits were guests of honor at a banquet in Nuevo Laredo hosted by General Muzquiz, a Carranza leader. He claimed he was a Carranza soldier acting under his commander’s orders and not a bandit.
A Daily Mail dispatch from Athens reports 4500 French troops disembarked at Petra Bay Mytilene. The move appears to bolster recovery before an expected allied drive from Saloniki where about seven hundred thousand troops are gathered in that port.
President Wilson nominates Oliver P. Newman former San Antonio newspaper man for a second three year term on the Washington City commissioners board. The board includes two civilians and an army officer. Opposition to his original appointment is reported to have diminished.
Mobilization camps in the Eastern Department will be discontinued after the last national guard unit leaves for the border and recruits will be trained at designated army posts. In Mississippi and parts of Louisiana recruits will be sent to Jackson Barracks in New Orleans.
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for unsettled conditions tonight and Sunday with variable cloudiness and chances of showers. Temperatures will range mild to warm with breezy periods and isolated thunderstorm potential.
The Light reports St Louis 78 degrees and clear with a north wind. Chicago 72 degrees and clear. Milwaukee 68 degrees with northeast wind and clear. Kansas City 74 degrees and clear. New York 74 degrees and southwest wind with clear skies. Washington 74 degrees and partly cloudy with possible rain.
New York reports 18 deaths in the last 24 hours, 95 new cases across five boroughs as health officials note a slight fall in fatalities and infections. Brooklyn accounts for 13 fatalities. Federal and local health teams coordinate to curb spread while schools and theaters close.
Three cases of infantile paralysis were reported in Chicago including two in Blue Island suburb. Health commissioner Dr. J D Robertson said there is no mass migration from New York and no large spread to Chicago. In New York state two cases were reported outside New York City. Newark noted one death and two new cases, while Paterson reported two children admitted to isolation hospital.
Three cases of infantile paralysis have been found in East St. Louis, according to a statement by Health Commissioner McCracken.
Corpus Christi reached 94 degrees yesterday marking the hottest day of the year so far. Local breezes from Corpus Christi Bay usually keep temperatures cooler, with summer days seldom exceeding 90 degrees.
Paris reports the French government has abandoned the London declaration as an interpretation of maritime law following England. A decree appears in the morning journals stating the en tente allies chose the declaration early in the war for expediency but it failed to deliver full rights for belligerents or adequate guarantees for neutrals. German government files protest with neutral powers in Berlin citing British measures as contrary to international law.
Mexico City July 8 General Carranza strengthens relations with Latin American republics by appointing special diplomatic agents. Isidro Fabela, now in France as minister to Argentina, is directed to begin a mission in Buenos Aires. Also ordered the release of eighty eight soldiers held for various causes.
The region endures hot humid unsettled weather with a center near the east gulf states. Major Allen Buell of the weather bureau says conditions will continue until the storm moves away, then cooler air and gulf breeze return. Militiamen question the forecast while noting the unusual pattern. San Antonio sees highs near 98 and heightened humidity with scattered rainfall reported in Brownsville and Houston.
Four cars of Battery A, Indiana National Guard, derailed near Stratford, 18 miles east of Springfield, Missouri, last night. Damage to equipment was slight and there were no injuries.
The House entered the third day of debate on the administration revenue bill aiming to raise $197 million next year from income and munition taxes. A time limit was set for today at 1 30 to start voting on the amendment, with a final vote expected by Monday adjournment.
President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor publicly appealed to workers of all American countries to form a Pan American Federation of Labor in a statement issued last night in Washington D C.
London July 8 Francis W Hirst resigns as editor of the London Economist after nine years warning western Europe faces imminent financial peril and bankrupt nations. He urges freedom and independence for Parliament and the press and backing peace by separating reason from passion. Hartley Withers succeeds him.
Mrs Ki B Scarborough died early this morning at her home two miles southeast of Riviera Texas from electric kerosene fire accident shock. She was 25. Her husband heard her screams and rushed to the house but she could not speak and died within minutes. E B Scarborough is a nephew of J S Scarborough of Kingsville. The family has community sympathy.
Major General Barry, commander of the Central Department, received orders from Secretary Baker authorizing discharge from service of guard officers or employees who are also government department or contractor staff, if their loss would seriously hamper government operations.
More than seventy American families who left Mexico City for Vera Cruz on their way to the United States have returned convinced that danger of serious international trouble has passed. Additional Americans expected to return tonight. Bandit leader Alvarez seeks amnesty for himself and his men as Tepic pacification completes. General Figueroa defeats a bandit force near Juchipila in Zacatecas. Zapatistas driven from Morelos located at Milpa Alta. troops sent to surprise them.
Gov Capper issued an appeal for state wide relief for Salmon Brown the 80 year old son of John Brown crippled and destitute in Portland Oregon. A statewide campaign for relief will be organized.
American soldiers digging a rifle trench uncovered an ancient Indian house believed to be 5000 years old. Authorities say the site was a prehistoric dwelling of a race preceding the Aztecs, possibly housing several thousand people, with well preserved decorated pottery unearthed.
The Orpet murder trial jury in Waukegan questions cyanide of potassium with Dr. Ralph W. Webster, a toxicologist, called in rebuttal by the state. Cross examination by Ralph Potter aimed to challenge Webster’s prior testimony from three weeks earlier.
In Richmond Indiana on July 8 patrolmen George M Little and Elmer Stevenson were shot and killed during an attempt to arrest Eli B Carra for drunkenness. Carra was wounded and captured after the exchange.
A Sunday feature covers cowboy paintings likened to a Remington quality in Charles M Russell works. It also surveys card ancient significance, knee high skirt health notes, astrology parallels, social charms pay debate, New York tenement blocks, penitent thief heaven timing, summer born astrology, kitchen and fashion tips, and party dresses by Lady Duff Gordon.
The Allied fronts report German withdrawals in Volhynia as Russians push near Delatyn Kovel Baranovichi. In Picardy the British push between Ancre and Montauban with heavy rain hindering progress and both sides suffer heavy losses while the Crown Prince resumes actions at Verdun.
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