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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
5
Paris reports Jules Cambon, secretary to the foreign ministry, says Stockholm talks will lack practical character as American, Italian, and French delegates are refused passports. He notes the United States will not tolerate any party substituting itself for the regular government.
In Stockholm on Tuesday a clash between workers and police outside the Riksdag left one man severely wounded and about twenty injured. Police charged with swords as rioters, about 10,000 strong, hurled bottles and stones while soldiers nearby held fire. U.S. Minister Morris watched from the edge.
Norway’s protest against high living costs unfolds peacefully with 40,000 in Christiania street parade. A deputation meets the Storthing president as demonstrations continue nationwide.
Mike B Wright longtime Nueces County sheriff died at his Corpus Christi home Tuesday night after a two year illness. Born November 6 1857 in Gonzales County he moved to Banquete as a young man and raised stock. Elected in 1902 Wright served seven consecutive terms and is survived by a wife six children four sisters and two brothers.
British forces report success at Messines as they complete objectives and push forward on the Lille front. Haig continues to press south of Lens and widen a salient before Lille while artillery dominates the field. French front remains relatively quiet with a German assault near St Quentin repulsed by French fire.
The British opened a dawn assault on a nine mile front from Messines to Wytschaete. They report capturing first objectives and taking prisoners as operations continue along the line. A new offensive targets a German salient south of Ypres, with bombardment pressuring Lille nearby.
Paris reports a strong German force attacked northwest of St Quentin at midnight. The attackers were repulsed under heavy French fire with substantial losses, according to today’s official announcement.
Berlin reports German troops captured French positions along the Chemin-des-Dames front south of Pagny Filain in the Aisne region for about one and a quarter miles. The German release also notes renewed fighting in Flanders with heavy drum fire.
Austrian forces pressed in Vodice area but Italian troops repelled the assaults and even advanced between Castagnavizza and Volcizza, threatening Brestovizza Road and Hermada. In Rome the line before Flondar near Trieste was withdrawn slightly per the war office.
A fragment notes the principle that nations must rely on allies to honor treaty commitments, underscoring mutual obligation and the trust required in international agreements.
A list of visitors and guests checked into San Antonio hotels includes J. J. Miles of St. Louis at the St. Anthony, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Wasson of Waco at the Gunter, John Rulpman of Victoria at the Lanier, John H. Kirby of Austin at the ee, and many others from Fort Worth, Dallas, Houston, Karnes City, Laredo, Kenedy, San Saba, and Austin, with registrations and apartment stays noted.
Springfield authorities say seven men questioned overnight remain unconnected to the Keet disappearance. Officials report no clear link to the Clement child abduction plot and note the baby's whereabouts remain unknown though Mr. Keet reportedly remains in contact with the kidnappers. A nightgown fragment has appeared in letters to the family.
American warships off the coast of France continue patrolling and maintaining naval presence as part of ongoing operations. The article highlights leadership and discipline aboard ships guarding strategic waters, citing long years of naval service and steady command.
An American destroyer encountered a German submarine shelling lifeboats from the Norwegian ship Madura which had been sunk. Two were killed and seven wounded. The submarine vanished before attack. The destroyer rescued 20 Madura survivors and a Russian bark, taking them to a British port. Ten American sailors from the USS Scorpion at Constantinople arrived aboard the same liner.
American crew members of the Russian bark Margarera report the ship sank May 17 after being torpedoed. The vessel had sailed from Beaumont Texas on March 27. Rev. E Rausch of Waverly Iowa will lecture at St Johns Lutheran Church at 8 o clock on The Sixteenth Century and Its Message to the Twentieth. Ad.
Major General Wood commander of the Southeastern Department of the U S Army inspected the cantonment site for the selective draft army and attended an elaborate reception and demonstration hosted by the city today.
Austrian war dispatch claims over 10,000 Italian prisoners taken in three days, reported from London dated June 7. The old statement is attributed to Austrian authorities and notes rapid prisoner pickup.
Premier Bratinu says Roumania has reorganized its army and is ready to resume the fight. In an interview with Petroprad correspondent in Paris he asserts that in the current crisis the war may be nearing its final phase and Roumania has kept its entrenchments toward the allies.
Civil service exams announced for June 28 for clerical work in quartermaster corps and naval facilities. Both men and women may apply. Additional exams announced for July 10 and July 11 for physicians, mechanical laboratorian, assistant physicist, and various specialized roles in navy yard, ordnance, textile, and canal services.
A terse creative clipping notes how soldiers and others dress to suit roles with terms like drillings prints serge and seersucker. The voice echoes whimsy on attire tied to positions including a defeated candidate and a defaulting cashier.
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