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Publication Office locations Nos 609 611 Travis Street lie between Avenues C and D as listed.
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
4
Supreme Court reargues anti-trust suits amid war price fears
The piece argues that selective government price control is inadequate to curb wartime inflation. It cites Secretary Houston and President Wilson urging broad powers, while warning that without a true automatic price check, merchants and buyers will keep raising prices. A fixed maximum price could have prevented speculative spikes in commodities like wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Supreme Court
Houston
Wilson
Secretary of Agriculture
United States
Supreme Court
Supreme
Thas
War-Time Antitrust Fears and Food Price Controls
The text argues wartime conditions justify aggressive action against alleged trusts. It cites a Supreme Court ruling and notes the downside of half measures on food prices. A Paris dispatch shows government powers similar to Wilson's plan and reports crowding and protests over meatless days and high prices for the poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Supreme Court
Wilson
Private owners block Navy from wartime boats in U S
The piece notes owners of small swift vessels resist selling to the Navy at fair value, pushing for high profits. It cites cases where yachts are offered at no rent or outright loaned, while others demand inflated prices. Officials warn Congress may seize boats for public use to fight submarines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Admiralty
Navy Department of the
United States
Coast Defense
Navy Department
Roosevelt
Napoleon at Craonne and Laon in 1814
Napoleon pursued the retreating German and Russian forces to Laon with 50 000 men against 100 000. Marmont led a separate assault along the Rheims road to strike the German left east of Laon. The Craonne fight secured ground for Napoleons advance while aiding Bluchers rear guard as he sought proximity to Laon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tue Lion
Craonne
Napoleon
Laon
Blucher
Marshal Marmont
Rheims
Emperor Epoucleae
Napoleon and Blucher Clash at Laon In 1814 In Historic Battle
The narrative describes Napoleon forcing back German and Russian forces on day one at Laon, Marmont’s disaster, and Blucher’s cautious stance as Napoleon retreats toward Soissons. It notes the French credit for strategy, Marmont’s destruction, and Napoleon’s failure to take Laon due to insufficient forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
Marmont
Blucher
Soissons
Laon
Parliament in Austria Opens First Session Since War
The Austrian Parliament convenes for an important session marking the first gathering since the war began, a moment of serious significance for the nation as it resumes legislative duties.
German Socialists Reach Stockholm Hopeful Yet Pessimistic
German Socialists who arrived in Stockholm express doubt about obtaining peace. The farther they travel from Germany, the more distant any peace settlement appears to them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Germany
Reforms Blamed for Joliet Prison Uprising
An uprising by convicts at Joliet penitentiary is blamed on half formed prison reforms. The text questions sending reformers to Germany to aid in ousting the Kaiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Germany
Man slain by posse in North Texas over beating charge
An anti conscriptionist was shot and killed by a North Texas posse. The group acted not to arrest for evading service but to pursue an indictment alleging he had beaten his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Governor Ferguson backs larger state ranger force
The Fort Worth Record notes Governor Ferguson signed a bill to raise the state ranger force to a maximum of 1000 and provide $250,000 in appropriation. It recalls Thomas M. Campbell faced criticism for running a fifty man ranger unit while governor. The article warns of a large taxpayer cost and a sizable ranger presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferguson
Thomas M. Campbell
Fort Orth
Accounting of German war finance cited by Ledger
The Philadelphia Ledger notes that before the war Germany had seven dollars of paper currency per person. Now about forty four dollars per person are in circulation, not counting bond notes. The piece likens this to Jay Gould and James Fisk printing Erie bonds to fund a ruinous conflict and warns the Kaiser profits from the accounting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Empire
Kaiser
Jay Gould
James Fisk
Erie
Jay
Jim
Philadelphia Ledger
Do Not Fight the Storm Says Temple Telegram
The Temple Telegram argues against resisting global trends and urges bending with the storm rather than opposing it. It cites Ella Wheeler Wilcox to endorse passive acceptance and notes individual participation is minor compared with the vast scope of events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Temple Telegram
Goethals to Build Ships
General George W. Goethals now leads the federal shipbuilding program, famed for the Panama Canal project. The new task demands speed over cost, as time is the crucial factor and engineering skill is trusted to deliver rapid ships without regard to expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goethals
Federal
George W. Goethals
General Goethals
Panama Canal
Panama
The Majestic offers mirthful season closer with star acts
The Majestic Theatre closes its season with a lively bill led by James G Morton Mamie Diamond and others in a comic travesty and musical acts. Snor Avey Morton Diamond and Lemon provide comical standouts alongside Irving Newhoff Dodge Phelps. The program opens with the Flying Azimas and ends with Benny and Woods, while Empire features Kathryn Williams in The Highway of Hope with a Keystone comedy Teddy at the Throttle. Both programs run through Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic
Majestic Theater
James G Morton
Mamie Diamond
John Swor
West Avey
Morton-Diamond
Morton
Snor
Avey
Charles F. Lemon
Irving Newhoff
Dodge Phelps
Melody Six
Bessie Knox
Blanche Lyons
Hope
Empire
Kathryn Illiams
Morosco-Paramount
Willard Mack
Miss Williams
Mr. Peters
Jim Farley
Harry de Vere
Keystone
Teddy
Keystone Studio
Girl Philippa at Grand Opera House Wednesday Premiere
Anita Stewart starred as the noble born heroine in The Girl Philippa at the Grand Opera House. The Vitagraph production set in France at the war’s start features a German spy inn keeper and a rescue by a young American artist, ending in marriage. The film will be shown again today Friday and Saturday to large crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita Stewart
Grand
Philippa
Robert W. Chambers
Grand Opera House
Vitagraph Company
France
Automobiles Needed for Red Cross Beethoven Concert
The San Antonio Chapter American Red Cross entertainment committee seeks fourteen automobiles to transport Beethoven Maenner chor members to Camp Funston for a Friday evening concert. Donors should contact T. T. Van derHoeven. cars to be at Beethoven Hall by 6 20 Friday. The group plans musicales at Camp Funston and the Base Hospital with two Friday performances following a prior event last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beethoven Maennerchor
Camp Funston
San Antonio
American Red Cross
T. T. van derHoeven
Beethoven Hall
Red Cross
Charters Filed in Texas Firms and Amendments
Charters filed include Smith Cream Factory Dallas with 100000 in capital stock and incorporators J F Cobb Mamie L Smith and Fay Smith. Victor Clarke Construction Co Dallas with 25000 stock and incorporators Louis A Adone Galveston Blum Jr and Victor Clarke. Creek Valley Oil Co Houston with 50000 stock and incorporators J W Sandlin Henry Gunn Humble and L Livingston Goose Creek. Charter amendments show Beaumont Lana Co Beaumont increasing stock from 20000 to 40000 and The First State Bank with unspecified details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peer Tex
Smith Cream Factory
Dallas
Capital Stock
J. F. Cobb
Mamie L. Smith
Fay Smith
Victor Clarke Construction Co
Louis A. Adone
Galveston
Eon Blum Jr
Victor Clarke
F Creek Valley Oil Co
Houston
J. W. Sandlin
Henry Gunn
Humble
Alsace Lorraine Alsatians Favor Keeping German Rule
Amsterdam reports the Alsace Lorraine Landtag opened in Strassburg with Dr. Von Dallwitz and Dr. Georg Ricklin stating Alsatians and Lorrainers prefer union with the German Empire and ending the war quickly. The Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung cites the speech as denying popular demand for reunion with France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
London
Landtag
Alsace- Lorraine
Strassburg
von Dallwitz
Alsace-Lorraine
Georg Ricklin
Ricklin
Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
France
Alsace Lorraine federal state proposal urged in Berlin Vorwaerts
A Berlin Vorwaerts article signed by socialist deputy Hermann Wendel argues the Alsace Lorraine question should create two federal provinces within the German empire. He rejects returning the territories to France and says a nationality based division is impractical due to intermingled populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
London
Berlin
Italy to halve coal and iron use as war measure
Italy will cut its coal and iron consumption by half to reduce ship tonnage in response to submarine threats. Enrico Arlotta said the change relies on water power and shifting to imported ready made goods, lowering costs versus domestic production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Italy
Enrico Arlotta
Lord Northcliffe Named Head of British War Mission in U S
Lord Northcliffe accepts the post at the insistence of the war cabinet to coordinate British missions in the United States and liaise with Entente, American, and Canadian efforts. He is known for directing the London Times and Daily Mail and has supported Lloyd George's Ireland home rule program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Northcliffe
War Cabinet
United States
Arthur J. Balfour
Ofce
London Times
London Daily Mail
Lloyd George
Ireland
Buying Up Nickel Coins In Germany At Six Times Face Value
The report from Rotterdam notes Germany is buying Holland nickel coins worth two US cents for six times their face value due to metal shortages. Aluminum medals also have strong demand, typically fetching 12 cents for a one cent piece. The article mentions a frontier-bound daily intake of certain objects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Holland
Germany
Allies Refuse to Betray America in War Indemnity Talk
Denver speaker Dr. Newell Hillis said Germany proposed a $30 billion indemnity to end the war and to extract it from the United States, with army and navy. He claimed the allies refused, preventing the conquering of this country, in a Liberty Loan talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Germany
United States
Newell Hillis
Hillis
British Shipping Losses Dip in Latest Admiralty Report
London June 7 The weekly British admiralty shipping losses report shows fifteen vessels over 1600 tons and three under 1600 tons sunk by mines or submarines plus five fishing vessels. Arrivals 2693 and sailings 2642. Compared with last week, 1600 ton plus ships sunk decreased by three while under 1600 ton ships rose by two. total sunk rose by three to five in the smaller category.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
British Admiralty
Belgium to Send Official Mission to United States
Belgium will dispatch an official mission to the United States within three weeks led by Baron Moncheur the former Belgian minister. He heads the political bureau of the Belgian foreign office at Havre and is married to an American daughter of Gen Powell Clayton former United States minister to Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Belgium
United States
Baron Moncheur
Havre
Powell Clayton
Mexico
Arsenic found in sulphur sold to Livingston family
In Polk County a drug store received adulterated sulphur containing arsenic to danger point. State Pure Food Commissioner Hoffman suspects misdirected stock dip use and believes a wholesale house sold it in error. Four Livingston family members fell ill. small quantity traced and seized. druggist cannot identify the wholesale source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
State
Pure Food
Livingston
Polk County
Hoffman
Pure Food Department
Filipinos Offer Aid to Wilson With 25000 Troops
Manuel Quezon, former Philippine delegate and now Philippine Senate president, offered a 25 000 strong Filipino force to President Wilson yesterday. He said the unit is being organized and could be ready in ten months. Quezon stated Filipinos would serve to uphold the democratic principle that those unwilling to serve as soldiers are unworthy to govern as citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Manuel Quezon
Congress
Philippine Senate
Quezon
White House
Germany imposes tobacco production limits in 1917
Berne dispatch notes the German government enforces a May 1 reduction on cigars, snuff, and tobacco. Output for the next year is capped at the smaller total of the first seven months of 1916 or 1915, equating to a 60 percent level in those months and a five twelfths drop from normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Berne
Switzerland
Germany
Women urged to join national service drive in San Antonio
A mass meeting at the Gunter Hotel and registration stations at Wolff & Marx Joske's YWCA and Catholic Woman's Club aim to mobilize San Antonio women for the National League for Woman's Service. Prominent speakers from the War Department and local clubs discuss plans to improve camp morale and curb moral conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Gunter Hotel
George A. Bellamy
War Department Commission On Training Camp
National League For Woman’s Service
National League For Woman's Service
Menger Hotel
St. Anthony
Mesdames
Minnie Fisher Cunningham
Galveston
The
Texas Equal Franchise Society
Elizabeth Herndon Potter
Tyler
Percy V. Pennybacker
Austin
John H. Vaughan
City of Mexico
G. R. Scott
Corpus Christi
Lavinia Engle
Washington, D. C
C. W. Connery
Fort Worth
M. Hetty Curry
J. L. Lewright
Lewright
Wolff & Marx
Joske’s
Young Woman's Christian Association
Catholic Woman's Club
W. Connery
Mildred Corbett
M. H. Curry
Texas City
Miss Pirie
Main Avenue High School
Emma Pirie
J. P. Benkendorfer
Texas Congress of Mothers
Frederick Schoff
Roy Campbell
Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Rotary Club to Install Officers at Friday Meeting
The club will install officers elected last Friday at a noon meeting in the St Anthony Hotel Dallas district governor Glenn B Milam will be guest of honor and speak Attendance on the Atlanta convention and unfinished business will also be discussed The session is expected to be brisk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
St. Anthony
Glenn B. Milam
Dallas
Atlanta
Also Mentioned on This Page
Maennerchor
Punston
Algage and
Lorraine
Landstag
America
Northcliffe
Will
Balfour
Uni
National League
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