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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1918
Page
9
A San Antonio Light special from Britain reports Canadian raiders near Arras and Neuville Vitasse conduct night missions with surgical precision. Officers praise bayonet use over bombs while revealing morale-rousing messages and a flag planted in No Man's Land.
General Sir Julian Byng congratulates the Canadians for their recent offensive action and field defense work. He notes their chivalry to prisoners and courtesy to women and children, praising their conduct and foreseeing their lasting historic reputation.
At the Russian Soviets congress Trotsky declared Russia is on the eve of general conscription and stressed the need for a strong army. A Basel dispatch notes a Moscow wireless message to Berlin indicating Russia would ally with Germany if Anglo Japanese forces intervene in Russia.
Washington July 10 The Ways and Means Committee advances training for the new war revenue bill with Treasury suggestions for higher taxes on luxuries and necessities. Proposals include doubling liquor and tobacco taxes, quadrupling soft drink levies, 50 percent import on jewelry, 20 percent on autos and bicycles, 10 cents a gallon gasoline tax to wholesalers, 10 percent hotel room tax, 10 percent on restaurant bills, and various caps on apparel, shoes, and cosmetics. Also called are a doubled movie admission tax and a five percent tax on theater rentals, replacing the current film tax.
A San Antonio Light summary notes the National Security League's view of James L. Slayden as voting wrongly on patriotic measures in the Sixty-fourth Congress. It profiles honorary figures Joseph Choate who died May 14 and Alton B. Parker, former Democratic presidential nominee.
Washington reports the United States cannot decide on military aid to Russia as conditions in the region shift rapidly. Economic assistance schemes advance while military action remains unsettled amid Bolshevik and German elements in Siberia.
Major Waldorf Astor son of Viscount Astor is forecast to succeed J. Dr. Clynes as parliamentary secretary to the food ministry. Clynes becomes food controller succeeding Viscount Rhondda in London setting.
Judge Samex Andrews denied an injunction sought by liquor dealers of Alexandrian to restrain the Rapides parish sheriff and district attorney from enforcing the 25 mile Camp Beauregard dry zone law. The act, operative at midnight, bars liquor sales within 25 miles of Alexandria for the duration of the war. Attorneys for liquor interests claimed the law unconstitutional.
San Antonio tonight and Thursday fair with a 1008 wind. St Louis 64 clear wind NW 10 mph. low 62 high 74. Chicago 60 clear wind N. low 59 high 74. Kansas City 64 rain NW wind. low 60 high 68. New York 64 clear W wind. low 0 high 68. Washington 62 partly cloudy SW wind. low 8 high 0.
Bacteriological tests at Camp Travis base hospital show water from city mains and camp ice are pure. Two water cultures and two ice samples all tested without any contamination. Officials note initial complaints likely due to contaminated drinking coolers and improper handling, not the water or ice.
Rome reports Emperor William twice struck by influenza from the German army with his return home from the French front. Several in the imperial family also ill. Amsterdam notes a new German illness called Sricofita tied to soap shortage and insanitary conditions, affecting skin and hair.
About 200 Smiths from five generations joined a procession in Abbion Michigan on July 10 to honor William Smith's 100th birthday. He rode in a pioneer wagon at the head, with descendants following in eras from wooden wheels to autos. The event included a picnic and a cake with 100 candles. Smith, born in England, emigrated at 17.
Herbert Mayer of Chicago, secretary to American minister to Roumania Charles Vopivka, describes acute hunger in Austria after a four day train journey from Roumania. He notes emaciated crowds at Vienna yards and rail guards, with Austrians rationing food to barely stave off starvation. He witnessed 1000 Austrian soldiers and civilians attempting to board a train between Orsova and Budapest, and a German major comments on American war involvement.
Berlin editor George Lernard of Vossische Zeitung drafts conditions for peace including French Italian talks with Germany Austria without third party mediation. German colonies to be restored Belgium independent Great Britain to evacuate Turkish empire Egypt situation to be restored Dardanelles free for Russian ships. Lansing denies U S sanctions or support for Mexican revolution. telegram clarifies no American involvement.
July 10 dispatch from the front reports Corporal Everett Buck of Khilburtz JIL, an aviator in French service, escaped German custody after Verdun and reached Switzerland. Lieut. David Putnam of Brookline Mass succeeds Lieut. Frank Maylies as leading American ace. Maylies had been missing since June 17. Lieut. James A Meisner of Brooklyn, with Lieut. Hamilton Coolidge of Boston, downed a two seated German aircraft over Chateau-Thierry, Meisner earning his fifth aerial victory.
London Times dispatches report rapid shifts in the war and the Siberian scene. Czech Slovaks aim to clear a path for troops in Western Siberia to Vindivostok, then depart. An authority notes American division could add moral weight to allied intervention. Continued on Page Four.
Army casualty list shows 108 names with 21 killed, 15 died of wounds, 43 died of disease or other causes, 4 wounded severely, 15 wounded slightly, 12 missing, 2 prisoners. Marine list notes 5 names: 2 killed, 2 died of wounds, 1 wounded severely. Government issues July 15 Panama Clean Up Decrees restricting liquor sales to soldiers, outlawing opium, and enforcing sanitary rules in Panama and Colon as American troops may be withdrawn.
Reports from Amsterdam and Views of the Wild discuss Empress Zita seeking peace but facing Austrian and Italian resistance. Separate dispatch notes wildfires fueled by dry storms in Montana and Washington near Rainier forest reserves. President Wilson signs a 12.6 billion army appropriation bill for the next fiscal year.
A federal grand jury in New York and the Alien Property Custodian in Washington investigate the source and handling of more than one million dollars tied to the sale of the New York Evening Mail. The probe names Count von Lern starff Dr Edward A Rumely and two American bankers as witnesses amid claims the German government aimed to control the paper before the U S entry into the war.
London reports increased German artillery and machine gun activity east of Villers Bretonneux to the Ancre with local British actions near Merris and Nieppe. The Allies repelled German raids south of Bucquey and advanced the line near Morris, taking several prisoners and a machine gun.
Paris dispatch reports artillery duels along the front north of Montdidier and south of the Aisne near Chavigny farm. French and German fire persisted as both sides attacked, while Champagne raiding operations yielded prisoners. On July 5 German airplanes were shot down and two captive balloons destroyed by French air forces.
British and American forces report hard fighting east of Amiens with German artillery bombardments along an eight mile front from Villers Bretonneux to the Somme. Firing north of Montdidier and in the Marne sector yields limited gains for French and American units while the lull lingers on western and Italian fronts. Prisoners numbered in the thousands as Wo rld news gauges continued attempts to recoup losses amid bad weather and cautious Allied advances.
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