San Antonio Light Circulation Figures Report
The San Antonio Light announces six month ending March 31 1917 daily average circulation of 20709 and Sunday 24300 copies with net paid averages of 19779 daily and 22378 Sunday. The Audit Bureau of Circulation certifies the figures and endorses advertising credibility.
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Bigger they are may be easier to sink
The piece discusses looming German submarines said to be 5000 miles range with thirty torpedo tubes and immense size, arguing larger vessels are easier to detect and sink. It then recalls a Fitzsimmons quip about size and a punchline about larger foes falling, drawing a satirical parallel between the submarines and the prizefighter.
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Germany
Robert Fitzsimmons
Mr. Dunkhorst
Mr. Fitzsimmons
News Corrects Its Error On Regents Injunction Ruling
The Dallas News admits error in explaining Judge Ireland Graves dissolution of the injunction against UT regents. The paper concedes there was no legal basis found to restrain the regents and clarifies the court did not pass judgment on any conspiracy based on the testimony.
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Dallas News
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Regents not to be interfered with in university affairs
A critical analysis argues that Judge Graves did not assume a conspiracy and dismissed the injunction for lack of a legal remedy. The piece contends the News misreads the decision, stressing that the ruling centers on protecting regents' constitutional authority from external interference.
The German God and Prussian Claims in War Time
A critical essay argues that German leaders worship a self centered deity of Prussianism. It links weather driven harvest failures since May to their war effort and notes drought and sun threatening crops, stressing providence favors neither side.
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Berlin
Moloch
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Sunlit Rhine and Baghdad Win for Allied Supplies
The article argues that Allied control of supply routes and embargoes will choke German resources. It notes British occupation of Baghdad, neutral ports blocked, and Scandinavian and Mesopotamian trade curtailed as US policy tightens export limits. It characterizes Germany as ruthlessly consuming its own larder and warns of the Prussian emperor’s grim face revealed.
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Mesopotamia
Bagdad
Scandinavia
Europe
United States
Canada and United States feud over thistle name
Canada claims the so called Canadian thistle did not originate there and suggests calling it the Prussian thistle. The piece notes friendly relations between nations but jokes about renaming a long used term and predicts slow progress.
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United States
Prussia
Austin Pursues Fish Hatchery Initiative
Austin officials push to establish a fish hatchery to boost local aquatic stock amid questions about wild fish abundance and management of water resources. Residents weigh benefits for recreation, industry, and conservation.
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San Antonio Police Dons Seasonal Uniforms
A remark on the San Antonio police department noting officers wear warm winter uniforms in summer and cool summer uniforms in winter, highlighting the department's unusual seasonal attire.
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San Antonio
Explanation for Loss of Merchant Ship Losses Questioned
The Galveston Tribune cites an Associated Press report from Washington noting that US forces in France arrived as speculation grows that much of the German submarine fleet had been redeployed to ambush American troop ships. The piece questions whether this explains the decline in merchant marine destruction and the earlier optimism.
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Washington
France
Galveston Tribune
Outwitting the Germans in the French landing
The Beaumont Enterprise lauds American ingenuity as two large contingents with artillery transport and supply services landed safely in France. It claims German submarines failed to thwart these convoys despite heavy odds and depicts the feat as a strategic victory for the United States.
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War Economy Urged by Department of Agriculture
The department calls households especially women to conserve war supplies recapping that clothing shoes and food come from farms. Making garments for future seasons saves agricultural labor and boosts farm output, applying to wool and cotton alike. Leather and canvas shoes are farm products, so prudent apparel economy conserves supplies.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
New Kind of Boss in Food Affairs
A Dallas Times-Herald opinion portrays Food Commissioner Hoover as extraordinarily powerful, likening his control in Belgium to a dictatorial regime. The piece argues Senator Reed fears Hoover could become a national food czar, wielding sweeping authority that shapes public life and even names future generations.
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Missouri
Hoover
Belgium
Kaiser
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Dallas Times-Herald
The Draft Next Avenge: Wilson Calls for 70 000 Recruits
An editorial argues for the draft to fill the army and national guard. It contrasts President Wilsons call for 70 000 recruits with a weak volunteer turnout and asserts drafted men will serve where assigned with no branch choice. Beaumont Unterprise
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Beaumont Unterprise
Letters to The Light Signatures Required for Publication
The Light requires letters intended for publication to be signed by the writer. Names may be withheld only if the writer desires. Anonymous submissions or typewritten signatures are not accepted. Publication does not imply publisher endorsement of the letter.
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Urges Prayer On July 14 For France War Relief
A French American asks readers to mark July 14 the Bastille anniversary with church prayers for an early peace in World War I. He urges patriotic French and allies to attend services, donate church collections to the Red Cross, and carry national flags with the Stars and Stripes as prayers for victory against Prussian aggression.
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Red Cross
Billy the Humane Horse and City Cruelty Response
A 1901 letter urges San Antonio to value humane work and care for Billy the horse, the sole worker aiding cruelty victims. The writer condemns a pauperized transfer of Billy to a needy home and decries poverty and neglect reflecting on the city’s humanity and civic duties.
Ghosts of New World and the Silent Founding Voices
Poem by Alfred Noyes arguing that ghosts linger in American history from Salem to Bunker Hill and Washington, imagining a national memory rising from a cracked bell as past figures confront a new land. The piece explores ghosts across continents and eras, challenging the idea that America has no spectral legacy.
National Guard Mobilized for France August Fifth
Federal militia bureau orders mobilization of National Guard for active service on August 5 in sixteen tactical divisions. Units in Northern and Eastern states face two初increments July 16 and 25 with final campsites selected across Southeastern Southern and Western departments. California, Oregon, Washington units head to Linda Vista and Palo Alto for final training before deployment to France.
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National Guard officers drafted into U S Army ranks
The document details the appointment of National Guard officers and non commissioned officers into the United States Army effective August 5 1917. It confirms the retention of current ranks and grades, with assignments to corresponding Army organizations and preserves subordinate command authority during promotions or changes.
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Ishii Departs on American Mission
Tokio July 6 Viscount Kikujiro Ishii head of the mission to the United States received a warm sendoff at a dinner by the American Japan Society. Ishii said Germany’s defeat unites Japan and America creating a firm front against disturbance and vows continued Pacific cooperation. Kentaro Kaneko stressed the value of U S Japan accord for present and future policy.
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Confederate Veterans Pension Rules Limit Widows
In Austin Texas Colonel J C Jones reports many Confederate veterans who are pensioners are dying quickly. He notes widows often collect pensions but must meet law conditions. To qualify a widow must have married before 1900 and be born by 1861, making her at least 56.
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J. C. Jones
Trawler Iceland Beats Enemy Planes Off Lowestoft
A British armed trawler Iceland destroyed two enemy seaplanes and brought four prisoners into port at Lowestoft, according to an official statement dated July 10.
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Lowestoft
Iceland
Three of Many at Empire Stars Clara Williams Today
Clara Williams returns in Three of Many at the Empire today and Wednesday. The C Gardner Sullivan drama moves from a Harlem boarding house to an Austrian frontier town amid a modern war as a backdrop for a romance. Also showing Know America scenery between San Antonio and Falfurrias with familiar Texas sights. Pathe News No 8353 listed.
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Empire
Clara Williams
C. Gardner Sullivan
Thomas H. Ince
Harlem
America
Texas
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Falfurrias
Santa Ieolene
Pathe News
City to re-top oldest San Antonio paving with Uvalde rock
The oldest brick paving on South Flores Street from Dolo Rosa to Nueva will be retopped at no city cost using Uvalde rock asphalt. Laid 17 years ago at Hicks administration start, the brick was inspected as a sample street. Mayor Bell said the city cannot spend much from the general fund but will assist projects with leases.
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State Owned Lands After War in France Par is
Nationalization of land and decentralization of population seeks to replace ruined towns with garden cities in northern France. Parliament endorses full indemnities to property owners for wartime losses. The Dra veil model in Seine and Oise grows to 800 000 francs capital with 300 000 families. The plan would have the state acquire land then lease to communes for co operatives or individuals under limits on population concentration.
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Women urged to support Hoover in food economy drive
Mrs Joshua Evans Cowles president of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs appeals to American women to back Hoover by signing the food pledge and urging others to join. She warns against inaction that could lead to restrictive legislation and urges a strong nationwide pledge before July 15.
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Hoover
Joshua Evans Cowles
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Council of National Sense
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San Antonio Delegation to Port O Connor Encampment
A San Antonio delegation will attend the encampment on the grounds of the Methodist Pastors Association at Port O Connor from July 19 to 29. Plans include a special train and program with leading preachers and lecturers led by Rev. J H Grosecloge, with boating and fishing as attractions and special railroad rates.
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George R. Steward
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E. D. Mouton
John McMoor
Five Die in Waterfront Rooming-House Fire
Five men suffocated when two riverfront rooming houses burned in San Francisco. Search continued for missing residents as investigators probed the blaze. Scientists note soil nitrogen origins from decaying matter and discuss bringing atmospheric nitrogen into soil.
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