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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1915

Page

6

Austrians Enter Lublin Cutting Russian Rail Link

Austrian cavalry occupied Lublin ninety seven miles southeast of Warsaw, severing the vital Lublin Chelm railway corridor. The move blocks a major Russian line along the Vistula and Bug rivers, enabling rapid Austro German troop massing while Russians rush fresh reserves to the front to stem the setback.

Lublin Warsaw Vistula Bug Rivers Kangorodjayblin-Chelor von Mackensen Lublin-Chelm

Russians Leave Warsaw As German Drive Expands

Geneva dispatch reports German aviators observing Russian retreat from Warsaw toward the east. Austro Hungarian cavalry reportedly enter Lublin and seize southern Poland railways. German offensive from Plonsk to the Narew and Bug confluence advances. Warsaw populace flees eastward. Grand Duke Nicholas orders no property destruction unless necessary. Continued coverage on next page.

Geneva Switzerland Paris Warsaw Tansbruck Lublin Russian Poland Plonsk Pultusk Narew Bug Lubia Vienna Lublin-Chelm Poland von Buelow Vilna Warsaw- Petrograd Tussia Nicholas Tublin Werathwny Vistula Ivnogorod Lublin- Chelm Qhick Karne Lut [Welk France Belgium Russia East Prussia Thussia Elghnti Serbia Tals Reuters Petrograd Ft Newnain Mie Russkear

Michigan Heiress of Millions Weds in Chicago Ceremony

Miss Catherine Barker of Indianapolis and Howard F. Spaulding Jr. of Chicago wed in a 4 p.m. ceremony at Barker Village with about 390 guests. Barker, said to be worth 20 to 30 million, is an orphan. Spaulding, Yale graduate, serves as secretary to the Haskell and Barker Car Company. Guardian James B. Morgan attended the ceremony. they plan a Orient honeymoon. 19 and 21 years old respectively.

Jianecr Point Catherine Barker Amtienl Gen City Ind Howard F. Spaulding Jr Chicago Miet Barker Spaulding Yale Haskell and Barker Car Company Michigans Barker Dexect James B. Morgan First National Bank of Chicago Ming Barker Jsequest Michigan City

Padless Coats and Tight Trousers Next

New toore, July 31. Coats this winter will have pad shoulders and... garb value and will be abbreviated. James McGla Jey, spokesman for the Clothing Designers Association of America, says broad flaps banned till winter. Trousers to be light. designers aim at conservative business man preferring dignified, manly attire.

James McGla Jey Clothing Designers’ Association of America McGinney Mr. McGinner Joe

Bath Tub Slayer Sentenced 10 Death

London July 21. His appeal denied. George Joseph Smith must hang on August 13 after being convicted of murdering three of his wives while they were in baths.

Bath Tub George Joseph Smith London George Joseph Smith Tofay Smith

Weather Outlook Says Showers Likely Across Range

Major Buell of the weather bureau reports a change in conditions with showers and unsettled weather expected. Irregular air pressure patterns create high to low pressure zones across the country, with a Pacific high edging in and light rains noted in West Texas.

Allen Buell Weather Bureau Arizona New Mexico Great Dukes Pacific Central Valley Texas

Experts to Testify in Rail Case Oklahoma City

Variation experts will testify today as cross examination of A L Conrad continues in the Santa Fe case. The court heard arguments on operating expense and depreciation while a federal judge postponed further proceedings to September.

Oklahoma Okla Frralvine A. L. Conrad Santa Fe Conrad A. J. Conrad The Frank You-Tune Tate

Importers Eye Lansing New York Trade Disruption

Importers seek relief as British blockade hits goods from Germany and Austria. T. B. Sharretts and officials advocate buying a steamship line to bring German and Austrian cargo to the United States. U.S. State Department efforts aim to persuade England to ease restrictions as imports falter.

New York Rohnert Lansing Sink Sharretts United States Hart Washington Avery US State Department England Germany Avatria Sharcetts Janta

Morgan Recovers in New York After Wounds from Muenter

Morgan shows apparent full recovery from the gun wounds inflicted by Erich Muenter. Having spent two weeks on the Corsair, a steam yacht, he arrived at his Glen Cove summer home. He likely will return to his New York office Monday to resume business.

New York Erich Muenter Morwan Glen Cove

Six Lowestoft trawlers sunk by German submarine

Six more Lowestoft trawlers were sunk by a German submarine near London on July 31. The crews were saved and landed safely. The vessels named include Quest Strive Achieve and Athena, with four others sunk whose names were not given. The article notes a total of six crews were rescued.

London Lowestoft Quest Strive Achieve Athena Fitzgerald

Trevino orders native cloth uniforms for northeast army

Laredo dispatch reports General Trevino directing that all uniforms for the northeast army be made of native cloth and sewn by natives to provide employment and relieve hunger. In fighting near Ivamole on July 29 Villa forces suffered 200 dead and retreated toward Paredon as ammunition ran low.

Laredo Tex Trevins Carranz Monterey Sphis Nunger Ivamole Moiterer Villa Trqops Paredon Radi

Air Machines Collide During Trial Flights In France

An air accident in France during trial flights saw two aeroplanes collide about 200 feet above a field. Both aircraft fell to the ground. A youth about 30 years old was killed, while the other pilot suffered serious injuries.

France Oly al— Muring Avistor

Shell In Ambulance Hurts Staff During Dinner

A German shell fell into the ambulance unit's room in Pont-a-Mousson during dinner. The missile penetrated the floor and injured a wrench bearer and lightly scratched another American crew member by a fragment of the shell.

Pont-A-Mousson Tranes Mites Farin America &S

Burning of a Black man sparks mob violence at Temple

Eyewitness accounts describe a mob at Temple Terr that lynched a Black man identified as Stanley after a night of arson and brutal killings at the Grimes family home. Police failed to prevent the attack as deputies faced overwhelming numbers and ambivalent efforts to protect witnesses and potential accomplices.

Paige Grimes Negm Tha Kluntey Karm Éranda Stanley Nexro Aia Etsou Clamey Chung Slim Wells Templé Mab Aiake Calligad Temple Fred Will Stanley Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce Hugh Smith

Fragmentary crime note from distant town report

Fragmented OCR text mentions a seven mile region near Ulaw and a night incident with officers and a possible legal action. It references a suspect, an attorney, and a female witness in a distant Texan area sixty miles away. Details are unclear due to garbled wording.

Governor denies order for inquiry into Temple mining murder

Governor Ferguson said he has not received official advice for any investigation and has nothing to investigate regarding a proposed inquiry into the mining of the Negro Stanley at Temple tied to the Grintte family murder. The governor dismissed the notion as unadvised.

Austin Ferguson Stanley Temple Grintte

Germans Torpedo the liner Iberian

An American muleteer Whilay aboard the Iberian died of shock and wounds after a German submarine torpedoed the liner near Boston. Seven crew members were lost. sixty-one survivors landed safely. The liner Iberian, 6229 tons, sailing from Boston July 7 to Manchester, arrived July 20. built at Sunderland for England and Co. Ltd of Liverpool.

Washington Ile Ibérign Amgrians Quayiatoren Whytny United States Quiet Americana Carnpe Safer Warnout Fentop Lest Landon Therlun Bagton Manchester Sunderland Sign A. England & Co. Ltd Liverwooh

Germany's Answer 70 Frye Note En Route

Berlin reports Germany's reply to the June 24 American note on the sinking of the William P Frye by the Prinz. Mitel Friedrich was transmitted to Washington last night. The State Department pressed Germany to settle by direct diplomacy rather than prize court, citing the Leblanc claim.

Berlin London Germany Prinz Mitel Friedrich William P. Wrve Pacific Washington Foreign Office Hag Leblanaw State Department William P. Frye Offive South Atlantic

Carrying Whiskey in Pockets Upheld in West Virginia

Clarksburg West Virginia tale: Andrew Titman fined $100 and jailed for two months for carrying whiskey in his pockets. Magistrate’s court cites national prohibition provisions and unusual punishment test, with jurors split on the ruling.

Clarksbung Tay Pat Rim Andrew Titman

Reoccupation of Alaska City by Constitutionalist Forces in July

A San Antonio message attributed to interior minister Jesus Acuna and Senator Samuel Belden claims Constitutionalist troops under General Pablo Gonzales reoccupied Alaska City Fialay after defeating Zapatista resistance. The note describes a strategic withdrawal and crushing blow aimed at Villista rivals, followed by the arrival of General Lechoga to retake the capital. Road supplies are flowing in and celebrations reported as victory spreads.

Nhe Pablo Gonzales Alaska City Fialay Zapatistas San Antonio Samuel Belden Carranza Jesus Acuna Hvnten Vera Cran Palo Cinisales Gonzales Lechoga Cymizelis

Carranza Signs to Keep Capital and Rail Open

July 31 dispatches report U S warning to Carranza, with Carranza agents agreeing to keep Mexico City capital and the Vera Cruz to Mexico City railroad open to transport food for starving Mexicans. Carranza army reportedly occupied the capital against military advice, now expected to remain to stabilize government. Allan Melory, an American in Mexico City, carried diplomatic correspondence amid a railroad dispute between Mexico City and Vera Cruz. Manifests from a Carranza plane warned Villa soldiers of consequences for staying in the area, with pay details offered in Caran currency.

Washington, D.C United States Carranza Villa Zaneta Vera Cruz Mexico City Mexico Up &F Mallory Washington, D. C Allan Melory

Barge Sinks Near Provid ence in Collision

A foggy maritime collision off Providence involved the Colonial Line passenger vessel Conard from New York and the barge Wyeter near Northamsets Teey. The barge broke apart, no injuries reported, Wyeter sustained severe damage and drifted adrift with 3008 tons of cargo lost or ruined.

Colonial Line Eva Lie Conard New Yor Wieter

Paul Hudson Held Amid Mexican City Turmoil

Paul Hudson head of the Herald Publishing Company in Mazatlan City, US citizen, and his family and staff are held under threat of court martial in Mexico City. Reports claim widespread terror, attacks on foreigners, and deteriorating government control with diplomats and residents seeking release.

Menico City Insyth Steamsulp Tampico Galvestom Paul Hudson Herald Publishing Company Mazeico City Mamibers Artecia Meslen City Threagss Charces Hudson Milan Mallory Haseen Mexico City fLerzon United Blates Tod Zapatintoe Pete

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