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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1917
Page
7
ASKING about shipping Washington D C July 18 Senator Smoot introduced today a resolution requesting the President to advise the Senate regarding the shipping board contracts and dis position of appropriations for the ship building program Action upon the resolution was postponed.
An old home treatment advertisement urges removal of blame from the child for bed wetting and promotes Mrs Summers' safe program. It claims the method has blessed hundreds of families and offers a free trial via mail from The Summers Medical Co. in South Bend Indiana.
London reports on ministerial reshuffles with Sir Edward Carson leaving the admiralty for a war cabinet post. Sir Eric Campbell Geddes becomes First Lord. Winston Churchill moves to minister of munitions while Dr. Addison shifts to reconstruction. Baron Montagu of Beaulieu named India secretary as plans for reconstruction shift. Public reaction is mixed with sharp editorials on Geddes and Churchill.
Ada Howard dies from shock after an early hour automobile crash in Bee County. Her son Frankie was struck while crossing the street and is not expected to recover. Ada Howard belonged to one of the county's oldest and most prominent families.
The Empire theater closes Devil's Needle tonight, a dramatic adaptation of Jim Bludso by John Hay. Thursday features The Devil's Needle Ince Triangle with Norma Talmadge and Tulley Marshall, followed by a General Pershing in France short.
Rainy Tuesday did not deter dancers at the Soledad Roof and Natatorium. The shower sent them downstairs to the first floor where the pool area offered ample room for swimming and dancing. The unique combination attracts soldiers and Bee... values growing larger each day.
Mrs. Anna Valleta of 3729 Lipen Street Denver says Tanlac restored her health after years of stomach pain gas bloating constipation headaches and weakness. She now weighs 130 pounds a gain of 30 and reports improved appetite sleep and strength with Tanlac marketed in San Antonio by Wagner's Drug Store and E J H Meier under a special representative.
The war recreation board prepares a melon feast at Koehler Park on Thursday night for 6000 soldiers from Fort Sam Houston and Camps Wilson Kelly and Funston. A cake walk is set with a prize for the best dancing couple among negro volunteers. Five cents will be charged per man and soldiers only may attend. Fifty Boy Scouts volunteer to distribute melons.
A compact German invention provides a pocket sized thief alarm. It explodes a noisy cap when any object beneath is moved, offering portable security for valuables.
Reports from Lockhart San Marcos Brownsville Yoakum and Robert Lee in Texas describe scattered showers and heat domes. Some areas saw measurable rain improving grazing and crops while others missed rain worsening cotton yields and dry conditions. Early July heat persisted with temperatures near 100 degrees.
An American liner arriving at an Atlantic port recounts three encounters with U boats on a round trip voyage. Gunfire from the ship drove off a submarine, destroyers repelled others, and a torpedo wake was sighted as the ship escaped the danger zone. Mistaken gas buoy and heavy smoke contributed to the confusion.
About 8000 Rock Island shopmen agreed to a 48 hour postponement of a strike set to start today over pay. They demand a 10 cent hourly raise and an eight hour day. The road offers a 7 12 cent maximum for skilled workers. Labor Department mediation was sought and meetings with road officials, workers, and a federal mediator began.
Representatives of the Pierce- Fordyce Oil Company from Dallas Houston Fort Worth Galveston attend a periodic conference in San Antonio. The event includes visits to military camps and Fort Sam Houston, with entertainment and study aimed at logistics for government oil shipments.
The Aero Club of America forms the Aerial League of America to boost aviation interest nationwide. Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary is named president to lead the movement for American leadership in aeronautics.
An invention attaches a narrow-card name tag to umbrellas, allowing owners to display their name visibly against loss. The device aims to reduce misplacement by enabling quick identification in crowded areas.
A heavy shower cooled San Antonio from 98 to 80 degrees within minutes with wind driving temperatures down to 73 overnight. Rains were reported across central Texas with Brownsville and Lampasas posting the heaviest totals while other towns logged lighter amounts. Summer weather returns after the brief cool spell amid ongoing unsettled conditions.
Miss Alice Bass narrowly escaped injury when a miniature bomb swept into a yard fire exploded near her. The blast struck the house with force as Mr. and Mrs. Bass of 203 Belmont Street investigated the incident Tuesday.
The Railroad Commission ordered the Fort Worth rail lines to jointly construct and maintain a union passenger depot with adequate tracks. They may enlarge the existing Texas & Pacific depot or build a new one, with plans due for approval within 40 days, and require adequate train sheds at the joint station by Santa Fe and Houston and Texas Central.
Secretary Daniels told about 500 soft coal operators from Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Maryland to supply coal to the government for war needs in the same spirit as soldiers. The meeting with government officials, called by the coal production committee of the Council of National Defense, disclosed a need of three to four million tons more coal beyond the 1,800,000 tons already arranged for.
Temporary chief clerk L H Court named at Fort Samouston depot quartermaster office. Captain W K Bartlett to Des Moines medical corps. First Lt Delos C Emmons to Western Department as aeronautical officer. Capt Richard D Lagarde retired to Gensaga College Washington. Henry L new major old detached to seventeenth field artillery. First Lt Harold infantry to Piattberee. William H Oury to Battle Creek cantonment. Lt Quentin Roosvelt aviation reserve to Fort Wood. First Lt signal reserve to Southern Department. George Irth Albert Burton Harry Con Roles Cleburne H T Leon Springs Chauncey N Ran to El Paso.
Mothers rely on California Syrup of Figs to gently cleanse the stomach liver and bowels in cross feverish or constipated children. A teaspoonful clears foul waste restores appetite and energy. ask for the genuine 50 cent bottle made by the California Fig Syrup Company.
Paris reports that the United States transport service will operate all French railroad lines from post bases to permanent camps and the front. Tracks are being laid and the roads will be manned by American engineer regiments with American locomotives in use.
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