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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1917
Page
2
London reports twelve killed and thirty six injured as bombs fall in Essex and Kent. British pilots destroy four raiders, another two are shot down by anti aircraft fire, while a Medway naval target area suffers limited damage. The official statement notes two killed and twenty seven wounded among raiders.
Eye witnesses describe ample warning of enemy raids on the coast, with British aircraft and shore batteries locating intruders. Villagers sheltered as boats ferried wounded soldiers, and a pilot reportedly drowned after his plane tumbled into the sea amid cheering.
Berlin reports German air squadron dropped more than 5000 kilograms of bombs on military establishments at Sheerness England with good hits observed. Public announcement credited to German army headquarters via London dated June 6.
Reports to Robert L. Barnes indicate registration day in Texas New Mexico and Arizona was uneventful with no arrests. A case of a claimed over age registrant was resolved by registration and few evaders found. Citizens urged to report failures to register to aid investigations as lists are compiled.
Tarrant County and Fort Worth combined total registration stands at 11 875. The figure reflects the county's enrollment across the city and surrounding areas as of June 9. Local officials report steady growth in voter registration and emphasize ongoing outreach efforts.
A brief dialogue features a man dismissing a divorce suit as pointless and noting he has never won an argument with the woman, reflecting a domestic dispute vignette from the era.
Indigestion causes worry and distress says W A Mc Rea of Raleigh Georgia. He reports Foley Cathartic Tablets cleanse his system thoroughly without gripe or pain and find them entirely satisfactory and pleasantly different from other pills. For sale by A M Fischer.
Unofficial word places San Antonio as the leading site for a new Southern Department training camp after city officials moved quickly to end segregation. Secretary Baker was notified of the action and Fosdick planned a meeting to review credit to the city. Carlos Bee of the Chamber of Commerce confirmed San Antonio’s readiness to meet all requirements.
Chief Lancaster ordered more than 100 resorts closed in the segregated district and beyond, as residents urged action. Officials expressed doubt on next steps while pledging to enforce orders, with Washington reports noting no troop pullout and no arrests on the west side after closures.
Bishop W. T. Capers of West Texas Episcopal diocese sends an open letter to San Antonio church members praising city officials for closing houses of prostitution banning whisky sales to soldiers and enforcing gambling laws. He calls for active support through everyday talk and deeds to uphold the city’s moral standard and aid soldiers.
A call to local churches to address the soldier’s personal struggle and provide spiritual aid. The speaker commends the mayor and city commission for enforcing the law and asks citizens to bear the burden, showing community unity in San Antonio.
Rumors of a department shake-up circulate in San Antonio as supporters push for administration recognition in the current campaign. Several firemen resignations and appraisals for top posts suggest changes beyond the chief position, with two partisan supporters aiming for first assistant chief.
The San Antonio Real Estate board will ask the city commission to beautify the banks of San Pedro Creek between West Romana and West Laurel Streets. A Nicholson-led committee will confer with Commissioner Lambert after a directorate meeting. Citizens note a $40,000 bond for street work yielded no direct benefit and urge the city to convert park plots into beauty spots with improved front yards and sidewalks along the waterway.
About 3000 men in Guadalupe County registered yesterday, a higher figure than expected. Supplies ran short at rural points and many Mexican farm renters fled to Mexico to avoid the draft. Cotton suffers on larger farms from lack of help between Luling and Staples, with over a thousand Mexicans reported gone.
Butte, Montana, was effectively under martial law after a night of disorder and small riots linked to an anti war draft registration parade. Fifteen demonstrators were jailed with bail set at two thousand dollars each.
Lee Claude and Ed James brothers telegraphed registrar J P Tallot that they are barricaded in the Jack Ford mountains near Okla and prepared to resist registration. Two deputies, ready for a fight, head into the rugged country to find the James brothers.
Philadelphia virtually completes returns with registration in the city totaling 172,502 as of June 6, showing the final count for voters in the boroughs and wards.
The United States completed nationwide war registration with millions of military age men recorded. Registrars gathered names across states for transmission to the War Department as the Provost Marshal General prepares for fall call ups. A liberal post day recovery and voluntary registrations are stated with aims to reach nearly a million first draft entrants.
Dallas reports show 14842 men registered for selective service with officials estimating about 18000 in the city and county. Registrars note heavy exemption claims with fewer African Americans claiming exemptions than whites and aliens citing exemption in many cases. No disturbances were reported in any county section.
June 6 134 men registered here for draft duty far surpassing expectations. W G Beasley county agent claimed the top spot camped on courthouse steps. One alien enemy Alfred Willie Boehme farm hand near here presented German merchant marines papers with furlough and cadetship. Sheriff to investigate. Mexican population arrived in force with only three American born. Few claimed exemption.
The record notes that only those with large families claimed exemptions and that none of the single men did. It adds there are no slackers in Boerne.
Harris county registration figures show 12 225 registered in Houston precincts and an estimated 4 500 eligible countywide for the draft totaling 16 725. White registrants numbered 7 746. Negroes 3 786. friendly aliens 632. enemy aliens 61. Day proceeded without incident and registrars praised the orderly process.
Ignacio Colo June 6 Twenty five Ute Indians refused to register under the selective draft law yesterday. They, said to be drinking heavily, departed into the hills and have not been heard from since. They threatened to burn the town as they left. The group represents all eligible Utes at the reservation headquarters. Conditions in the distant parts of the Ute reservation are unknown.
Reports from June 5 registration reach the adjutant general’s office late. Houston shows 18, Fort Worth 12,677, Galveston listed, while Kleberg County tallies 1,015. General Hutchings expects statewide totals to approach 500,000, though exact figures are not yet available.
In Waco Texas on June 6 registration reached 3630. Exemptions claimed total 935. Among 156 aliens four were enemy aliens and 152 friendly. Negro registrants numbered 1156. McLennan County overall expected around seven thousand. no disorder reported during registration.
Kansas City registration figures reached about 30,000 with only partial reports available. Officials had expected about 20,000 registrants as of today in Kansas City, Missouri.
Official returns count Chicago at 308 006 registrants with the final listing completed at 4 AM in the Fifth Ward. Thirty policemen worked through the night to facilitate registration as the city closes the gap in the late enrollment rush.
Reports say emergency registration at city hall drew far more participants than projected with twenty names listed as suspected slackers among the attendees.
Port Arthur Texas reports 3616 residents registered yesterday with no trouble. Local officials say the turnout was steady and orderly as the registration period concluded.
Wichita Falls county reports registrations yesterday totaling 3370, nearly double prior estimates and the largest vote total ever cast in the county.
At Laredo Texas on June 6 the 1620 registrations in the city were counted. It is expected the county total will be reported later with fuller figures.
Galveston residents registered for the selective draft totaled 5196 yesterday with three precincts still unreported. County registration stands at 675 as the tally continues to grow.
Kleberg County 657 registered for the draft with Kingsville reporting 657. Smithville lists 446 registrants and Montgomery 310 as of June 6. The tallies reflect county by county draft registration activity in Texas.
An agricultural fact notes Denmark has about eighty five head of cattle for every one hundred inhabitants, indicating a high cattle density relative to population.
An old advertisement claims Vitalitas cleanses the blood and renews vigor in muscle nerve bone and blood tissues. It touts effectiveness for chronic indigestion rheumatism nervous debility and liver and kidney illnesses and promotes purchase at Sommer's Drug Store and other druggists.
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