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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1917
Page
12
The San Antonio Light presents exclusive day report coverage sourced from the Associated Press. This edition highlights key news briefs and evolving events gathered for readers.
Public notice states the publication office at Nos. 609 511 Travis Street between Avenues C and D in San Antonio is used for second class mail matter.
Rates for daily and Sunday editions vary by carrier and mail with different terms for domestic and Mexico deliveries. Requests to change delivery addresses require both old and new addresses. office contact details and newspaper office locations are listed for New York Chicago Boston Detroit.
The San Antonio Light reports six months ending March 31 1917 daily average circulation 20709 and Sunday 24300 with net paid averages 19779 and 22378 after excluding unsold or returned copies. Audit Bureau of Circulation certifies the figures and notes its authority among North American media. The paper claims 50 percent more paid circulation to advertisers than any rival.
Carl Vrooman assistant secretary of agriculture advocates a federal tax on land to force idle tracts into cultivation. He spoke at a New York conference linking land speculation to high living costs and urged government ownership of natural monopolies and resources to curb unearned profits. The report also warns against food adulteration and urges households to weigh purchases and report offenders to authorities.
Texas Pure Food Commissioner R H Hoffman Jr warns consumers to beware of short weight and adulterated foods. He says war conditions raise adulteration and that agents uncover violations and pursue prosecutions where possible.
Rep Mann denounces cabinet hysteria over a supposed German spy scare, criticizing Creel and department heads for decades of neglect and mocking public alarm as the administration claims to uncover Germany’s spy network in America.
An author argues that hysteria over German spies is unwarranted and that loyal Americans can fill government roles. He contends leaks indicate official incompetence rather than German cleverness, urging calm and steady leadership.
The piece disputes rosy images of Red Cross nurses in war, detailing strict training and discipline, unpaid service, and harsh duties. It notes volunteers under twenty one face slim chances, may serve anywhere, endure harsh conditions, disease risk, and rugged travel, ending that romantic notions fade in harsh reality.
The text notes Russian forces push toward Styrj following the capture of Halicz. It expresses wary hope that Styrj will also fall, implying ongoing frontline advances and uncertainty about outcomes.
The remark imagines a revised food control bill enabling the President to buy all whiskey in the United States. It predicts a political uproar and a major campaign issue at the next general election.
The Department of Agriculture suggests city residents raise hogs on vacant lots feeding on garbage as a form of food conservation. It notes little immediate impact on nearby residents’ appetite and daily life.
A Fort Worth Star Telegram editorial contrasts Russia needing locomotives to clear terminals and meet military needs with a forecast that a decade hence demagogues will push for regulation of railroads. The piece implies the public will back regulation trends.
President Wilson’s decisive intervention to head off hostile legislation aimed at destroying or limiting the advisory commission of the Council of National Defense ends facetious criticism of patriotic civilians in government service. The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes such critique stems from departments disrupted by sudden influx of new blood.
The Navy convoyed transports and supply ships carrying thousands of men and millions in war munitions, repelling submarine attacks with destroyers. The Beaumont Enterprise asserts American ships are better built and manned, reflecting Americanism.
A Louisville Courier-Journal opinion piece denounces German air raids on London and other English cities as murder by merciless terrorism. It argues no military gain is shown and calls for patience until Allied forces strike Kaiser's armies with a massive American-made air fleet.
A Paris area diary recounts Lt Raoul Deparagne's death in World War I. A close friend learns in silence that Raoul was killed by a bayonet in combat after being captured. The parents hide the truth to spare each other further pain while the narrator offers support.
The Saturday Review of London cites sixty thousand Albanians in America awaiting peace to reorganize their homeland. The piece praises Albania's venerable history dating to St Paul and Illyrian roots in Scutari. It notes Albanians’ fierce effort to keep their language amid repeated invasions and pressures from external powers.
The piece recounts how Ottoman rulers banned Albanian in schools and print, imprisoning teachers and printers. Despite bans, Albanian papers circulated abroad and Bible societies aided literacy. After a failed press freedom moment, authorities forced Arabic scripts, while Albanians burned discarded alphabets at Berat.
In London a court set aside a 1916 divorce decree after ruling the supposed co-respondent was the defendant's legal wife. Emily Vane Ansell, married to Ansell since 1906, lived with Vera Mary Ansell who was linked to a later marriage. Ansell is jailed on fraud charges.
Frederick Livingstone, sixteen, was condemned by the Essex Assizes for killing a girl on a Southend highway. He stole three shillings from her handbag and later watched a moving picture, saying he only wanted to frighten her.
London reports the food line system evolving with article specific hours. Sugar lines run in the morning, margarine lines in the evening, and potato lines on Saturdays, reshaping daily shopping routines.
The 80 year old Marquis La Tour du Pin, French sociologist and Catholic leader, who was taken to Germany as a prisoner in 1914, has been released through Pope Benedicts efforts. He had remained in Karlsruhe and visited a wounded nephew near Davos before returning to France.
Rome reports a benzine shortage due to import limits from the United States. A decree cuts private car licenses, allowing eighteen gallons per year for those paid in full, while mail and passenger services receive slightly more. If the oil shortage persists, many auto lines may suspend service within months.
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