The Spirit of Idle Lands and War Tax
The piece condemns idle land holders in Texas who speculate, avoid cultivation, or refuse fair sale to others. It argues a war tax on idle lands would force use or sale and cites a Federal Reserve Dallas report showing wealthy landowners did not fully support Liberty loan purchases. It labels many as poor patriots and urges taxation accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tre Lieur
Federal Reserve Bank
Dallas
Texas
Liberty
The President and Germany Address Belief on War Causes
President Wilson’s Flag Day speech framed the war as a German government quarrel, not a German people issue. He stressed the U S fought for the rights of peoples to choose their government without expansion at others’ expense, noting no indemnities or territorial cessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
America
Germany
United States
No Money in War and the Cost of Global Conflict
An analysis of the enormous wartime spending by the United States and Britain highlights that early war bills run into billions, with no clear idea of future expenditures. The piece argues war finance favors neither side, noting Britain's 1915-16 army costs and the unseen German spend, while urging caution as American costs escalate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Committee On Appropriations
Navy
United States
Peace terms at war end threaten future European order
The article discusses President Wilson’s remarks on the postwar settlement. It predicts dismemberment of Austria Hungary into separate nations including Bohemia Bosnia and Hercegovina and possibly Hungary. It notes the demand for reparations to Belgium and France and warns of growing Allied momentum against the central powers as the war outcome nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Europe
America
Austria-Hungary
Bohemia
Bosnia
Herzegovenia
Hungary
United States
Belgium
France
Wilson
Gun that killed San Antonio child not loaded
Report states the gun involved in a fatal incident in San Antonio was not loaded. Investigators note no ammunition was found in the weapon, and circumstances surrounding the death are under review by local authorities.
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San Antonio
Secrets leak eyed in ordnance dept by spy or traitor
Secretary Daniels accuses a spy or traitor of leaking secrets from the ordnance department and orders strict press security to prevent disclosures. The claim centers on unauthorized disclosures compromising defense materials and plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniels
Ordnance Department
New York Orders Military Census for Men Aged Sixteen to Fifty
New York launches a military census targeting all men from sixteen to fifty to determine service eligibility. The record aims to gauge the native New Yorker share among those counted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Truck Grower Faces Town Lot Garden Dispute
A Tem ple Telegram note argues the truck grower has no kick against town lot gardens. It says the truck man can live off his own land and must seek markets farther away if costs rise and gardens are to supply families with enough produce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple Telegram
Prussianism Must Do Drives War Resistance
The El Paso Times argues that socialists and others must oppose Prussian autocracy as long as militarism parades. It claims the United States was drawn into war and will not quit until safe from future attack, demanding justice at the peace conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
United States
America
el Paso Times
General Pershing and the Press in War Coverage
General Pershing opposes journalists accompanying Pershing into battle and resists turning his small force into a public spectacle. The Louisville Courier Journal notes Americans will view him as a symbol of U.S. military power in Europe, prompting eager, celebratory coverage from the press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Pershing
America
Europe
Louisville Courier-Journal
Something old and new and blue pin completes a cycle
Paula Preston recalls a borrowed crescent pin that tied four June weddings together. The pin, bought in Paris and tied to memories of Paula’s mother, passes from Blanche to Arthur Mills to Miss Preston, ending with Paula wearing it on her wedding day as the final link in the borrowed old new blue tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Randall Pearce
Blanche
Paula Preston
Lucy
Paula
Paris
Richmond
Arthur Mills
Mills
Blanch
Pearl Gray
Art
New York
Mr. Mills
Washington
Arthur
Young Mills
Harriet
Preston
Chicago
Pongee
Frederick Preston
the Prestons
Jack
Miss Preston
Memorial Service for Archbishop Blenk in San Antonio
The St. Vincent de Paul Society will hold a memorial service at Sacred Heart Church after the 7:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday to honor Archbishop Blenk of New Orleans. The seven local conferences will receive communion together and mark his memory, noting his roles in Porto Rico reconstruction and aiding Bishop Shaw’s consecration and jubilees.
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Archbishop Blenk
New Orleans
San Antonio
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Sacred Heart
Metropolitan Central Council
Porto Rico
United States
Forest
John W. Shaw
Shaw
Bishop Shaw
Student Officers Depart Camp Funston for East Saturday
More than 250 student officers at Camp Funston will move to new stations this Saturday to finish studies and begin commissions. About 100 depart to Fortress Monroe Virginia for the coast artillery unit and over 150 go to Fort Leavenworth Kansas with the first engineers. The transfers list officers by company and includes many names, while engineers for Leavenworth are led by Captains Washington Chamberlain and Baker with numerous lieutenants. Additional hundreds will join Field Artillery units for training, likely at Camp Wilson until Leon Springs cantonments are ready.
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Camp Funston
Fortress Monroe
Coast Artillery
Fort Leavenworth
Kans
T. C. Trickey
Claude C. Hendon
Robert R. Hendon
E. R. Holland
R. C. Woodward
Gilbert C., Wright Jr
J. J. Trrown
Robert W. Brown
Willis W. Finley
Williahn H. Martin
Harry Paul Newton
Lawrence Sunkel
Sidney 8. McClendon Jr
Robert A. W. Barrett
Lewis
J. Cateron
Wilhelm P. Kennard
Harley Perry
Ralph FE. Hill
F. Maury
J. K. Mattox
F. G.roberts
S. Stephens
William P. Andrews
Albert W. Swinebroad
Gus M. Patison
H. M. Lowe
Joe E. Mooss
Willis M. McGregor
E. L
O. K. Johnson
A. P. McCormick
W. H. Warren
John H. Davis
Paul B. Dunkle
Mary B. Gibson
Alver R. Irish
Dale N. Morrison
Stanley A. Williams
Leonard Baker
Clarence W Cameron
Guy H. Hearon
Allen Wight
R. B. Lea
Vion J. Boothe
Francis L. Christian
John W
W. K. Adams
J. W. Alger
J. §. Baen
F. E. Baker
R. W. Baker
A. W. Ball
C. N. Bates
E. F. Bates
H. H. Batter
J. E B. Ball
KR. C. Black
W. CG. Blair
T. S. Bond
W. E. B. Booth
W. F. Bomland
A. M. Bowles
W. D. Bright
C. 8
Bradbent Jr
J. W. X. Browne
James
Burke
Morris C. Burke
A. Burton
J. W. Butler
Rh. H. Cameron
G. Lb. Camp
R. B. Carruthers
F. G. Chamberlain
W. G. Church
Kenneth K. Clarke
T. R. Coghill
M. Confer
H. R. Cooper
B. V. Coulter
J. L. Craig
M. C. Crisp
R. H. Dale
J. M. Deniel
L. E. Delf
D. M. Duller
J. W. Eaheart
G. G. Edwards
W. J. S. Emiley
J. J. Estill
A. A. Evans
H. G. Fairbanks
W. L. Farthing
H. F. Fellows
J. A. Focht
B. N. Felling
H. A. Frankenstein
V. Friedrich
R. B. Fristoe
H. D. Fulwilder
J. ER. Gammie
T. G. Gammie
L. V. Gardner
P. M. Geren
R. G. Gil
J. A. Given
M. L. Grady
M. J. Graham
J. F. Greer
G. R. Haile
J. S. Harrison Jr
A. L. Hartwell
William W. Hay
H. R. F. Helland
M. B. Hodges
J. C. Hollman
D. L. Hook
J. G. Hughes
C. K. Horton
H. 8. Jacobs
KF. L. Jarrett
L. Johnson
H. P. Jones
F. L. Kebelman
E. A. Kingsley
G. A. Knapp
G. H. Lacy
J. E. LaRud
David H. Levy
M. M. Levy
W. H. Lightfoot
W. H. Lilly
J. William Lees
J. G. Lott
L. G. Lyman
C. McCarty
M. J. Mce Combe
R. E. McCullough
W. J. McAvoy
McMaster
A. M. Major
Martin
J. W. Martin
J. V. Matejka
J. D. Miller
R. A. Minter
L. Moon
C. J. Moore
J. A. Noble
P. H. Olson EB
B. Patterson
T. B Pattillo
F. T. Payne
D. M. Penn
E. Petty
H. C. Porter
L. Robertson
G. J. Rohan
J. L. Rosenfield
N. H. Roy
EF. R. Sanctuary
Charles. Schlom
Fred H. Schmidt
O. A. Seward Jr
H. E. Shuddermagen
Ae Simpson
H. P. Stockton
Ne W. Whitfield
R. W. Willard
C.W. Wills
Rk. PF. Wilson
BE. A. Wood
W. W. Winkler
E. B. Phillipa
N. P. Turner
Field Artillery
Camp Wilson
Leon Springs
Italy aids Albania with roads schools and clinics
Senator Franchetti described Italian actions in Albania including 500 miles of roads 100 elementary schools with mixed teachers doctors in small centers and free medicines. Agriculture instruction was provided and Albanians expressed gratitude for the military occupants initiative.
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Rome
Paris
Italy
Albania
Franchetti
Argyro Castro
St. Louis Aviator Fatally Hurt
St. Louis aviator Tom Benoist was killed in Sandusky Ohio after his head struck a telephone pole when he stuck it out of a street car window. He died last night from a fractured skull.
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St. Louis
Sandusky
Ohio
Tom Benoist
Letters to The Light Signatures and Anonymity Rules
The Light notes letters must be signed to be published and anonymous or stamp signatures are not accepted. Publication does not imply publishers endorse the views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Light
Suffragist Debate Echoes in Letter to Editor
A reader criticizes an article by Paan and asserts women's right to vote in Texas. The letter urges active support for suffrage, argues against blaming politics as corrupt, and notes women voting alongside husbands and sons should reflect informed opinions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paan
Texas
United States
Love Or Justice at Empire Theaters
Louise Glaum stars in Love Or Justice a Triangle Ince play at the Empire today and Saturday with Charles Gunn and Jack Richardson supporting. The drama by Lambert Hillyer centers on the underworld and a clash of passion guided by Walter Edwards directing. Secrets of the Beauty Parlor a Sennett Keystone comedy accompanies the program.
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Empire
Triangle-Ince
Louise Glaum
Empire Today
Lambert Hillyer
Thomas H. Ince
Nan
Bohemia
Charles Gunn
Jack Richardson
Paul Keeley
Miss Glaum
Walter Edwards
Sennett Keystone
Cuero Receives 15 Percent Fire Insurance Credit
The State Fire Insurance Commission grants Cuero a 15 percent maximum credit on its final rate due to a three year good fire record and a loss ratio of .117. The reduction applies to policies written on or after June 1 1917 through December 1 1917. earlier policies are unaffected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
State Fire Insurance Commission
Cuero
Swoboda Arrested by Zurich Police Ties to Espionage Ring
Paris report says Raymond Ruff Swoboda, once held by Paris police in 1915 over a La Touraine fire, was arrested by Zurich police. He is accused of recruiting spies against France and linked to a German businessman sentenced for espionage in Paris.
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Paris
Raymond Ruff Swoboda
Zurich
Petit Parisian
Swoboda
France
President Wilson Accepts Honor
President Wilson has accepted the honorary presidency of the Campfire Girls of America, announced in New York on Thursday night.
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Wilson
New York
Campfire Girls of America
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England
Russia
Serbia
British War Office
Great Britain
War Office
the Light’s Daily Story
Switzerland
International News Service
DR. Pipp
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