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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1917
Page
2
At Speculator mine 1150 feet below ground in Montana a fire started in the Worth Butte Mining Co shaft trapping 415 workers. Rescue reports say 150 to 160 men unaccounted, 40 bodies brought out badly burned as families gathered in the mine supply house morgue to identify the dead.
Anderson Gwinn of the Savannah Coal Company died in an accident at the Savannah coal mine this afternoon. The incident occurred in M'ALESTER Oklahoma on June 9. Gwinn was employed by Savannah Coal Company.
Soll is described as a composite material formed from finely ground rock combined with animal and vegetable matter. The definition emphasizes its physical makeup rather than any specific use or origin.
General Charles G. Morton, commander in the Brownsville district, is among three brigadier generals named by President Wilson to be major generals. A West Point graduate of 1879 born in Maine, Morton led the army board that inspected Texas and Oklahoma for division camps and commanded the Fifth Regiment in 1913. It is believed he may command a French field division.
Secretary Daniels issues strict regulations prohibiting discussion of naval and military matters among sailors and with their families to prevent leaks. He cites disloyal rumors and false reports of ship sinkings, stressing only official information may be shared and families are outsiders.
The Board of Regents discusses avoiding direct state debt and suggests the university might operate on donations and gifts, raising questions about new funding options. Governor Ferguson declines immediate comment on the attorney general opinion as the West Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College committee tours Uvalde Kerrville and heads to San Angelo.
The June 9 Austin gathering of University ex-students led to a decision to hold a statewide Dallas meeting on June 16 with Sayers as permanent chairman and James W. McClendon as permanent secretary. El Paso speakers urged sustained support for the University amid a growing statewide mobilization.
Governor James E. Ferguson, chair of the site locating committee for the Agricultural and Mechanical College, spoke at a Kerrville banquet Saturday. He said he is fighting to protect the interests of the people amid the State University trouble.
The Texas governor rejects claims of aiming to dismantle the University of Texas. He argues for a robust state university accessible to both poor and rich, condemning elites who seek privileged control and vowing to defend public interests against arrogant power.
It was announced in Houston that Dr. Stockton Axson professor of English at Rice Institute has been considered as a potential successor to Dr. Vinson by the state university board of regents. His name will be formally presented in Austin. Axson is said to be acceptable to Governor Ferguson, though his participation in political controversy remains uncertain.
President Wilson argues Prussian influence must end and wrongs of war must be righted with safeguards. He urges that no people be forced into sovereignty they reject, and that free nations unite in a practical covenant to secure peace, justice, and liberty worldwide.
London June 9 grief over the loss of his wife and daughter in the Laconia torpedoing is believed to have caused the death of Dr Alfred Hoy formerly of Chicago. He was 70 and had been ill for weeks. Austin Hoy a son formerly with an American machinery firm in London resigned to join the British army two months ago.
German subjects are barred from entering half mile zones around state armories and other public buildings starting at midnight unless they hold permits. Those not registered will face internment upon entering the restricted zones.
In Birmingham Alabama on June 9 1917 R P Jones Jr a 15 year old prodigy from Atlanta defeated Lewis Jacoby of New Orleans six up and four to play to win the Southern Golf Association championship. Jones led early par for five holes and maintained the advantage through the match using superior driving iron play and precise putting. He sealed the title with a 14th green four and a stormy crowd cheered despite approaching thunder.
Count Ezstrehazy formally empowered to form a new Hungarian cabinet after Budapest dispatches reported he will head the government. The move comes as Hungary seeks a stable postwar administration and political reforms.
Night actions southwest of Lens yield 150 German prisoners taken in a swift rush into enemy lines. They return with many machine guns, with further raids later at Loos, Auchy, and north of Souchez. Tommies capture squads shouting Kamerad and Fritz, along with guns and equipment.
British and French reports say no major fighting in the Ypres sector with gains below Arras as positions are consolidated. Haig notes capturing over 7000 prisoners since Thursday and describes slight ground gain on the right flank amid heavy shelling near Green land Hill and southeast of St Quentin.
The report states that three hostile aircraft were shot down in air combat yesterday and four others forced to land. Six of our planes are missing, two due to a collision during a dogfight over enemy lines.
Washington June 9 General Goethals appointed Rear Admiral H H Rousseau as assistant general manager of the United States Emergency Fleet Corporation to succeed F A Eustis who was discharged over the wooden ship program dispute. Samuel Fuller to succeed Huntington Clark.
In St Louis on June 9 Bertha Cernock 19 of Martinsburg Missouri shot herself in a physician’s office after believing she was incurably ill with paralysis. She fired and there was little hope for her recovery.
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