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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1917
Page
21
Frederick William Wise, former Berlin correspondent, explains in the Daily Mail why Germany remains undefeated after two years and ten months of war. He argues the answer is simple despite dire predictions and asks readers to consider the factors behind Germany’s sustained strength.
The author argues Germany remains undefeatable due to a united empire at war, a decisive government, organized food supply, ruthless public office discipline, industrial mobilization, controlled strikes, thrifty and patriotic populace, enduring occupation and strong fleet, and a government prepared to ration even air for victory.
The Margarita Island off Venezuela is described as fertile with 40 000 inhabitants. It spans about 440 square miles, features two connected halves, and has ports at Pampatar and a history of control and conflict. The piece notes its strategic interest and German rumors of a submarine base.
A St. Louis inventor reports reaching twenty five miles per hour with a machine built around a single wheel nearly six feet in diameter driven by an aerial propeller.
Washington June 16 America's railway kings vow no red tape will hinder traffic during war. A five-man national defense committee coordinates a continental system prioritizing ore coal and other military and civilian needs. Cars are kept moving with system and foreign cars redirected to home roads. disputes go to the Car Service Commission.
Rome reports Vatican orders Catholic missionary societies to restart activities after years of war disruption. Priests and nuns withdrew as income from Peters Pence dwindled. Pope contributions aided relief in Poland, Galicia, and Belgium. Hope grows for peace talks as Vatican notes end of hostilities possible.
London police courts report a rise in women borrowers since the war began. The hardest hit are soldiers' wives with small loans and interest rates cited near two thousand percent, according to investigators.
Associated Press Correspondence from London reports England faces an epidemic of flag days or tag days. London saw sixteen flag days in May and expects twenty three in June, a record pace that reflects wartime fundraising activity.
A piece criticizing uniform standards for women at financial firms like National City Bank. It argues against strict dress rules, noting varied skirt lengths and shoe colors, and asserts women’s attire should not define modesty or professional worth. It also links dress to office power and hiring.
Two natives from Tennessee meet and chat about Sam’s daughter Mandy. The friend asks about her teaching and whether she has a certificate. Sam notes she began teaching without a certificate and, after a third exam, benefited from political influence he used as a local tax assessor to help the school board in his district.
Brig. Gen. William M. Black head of U S Army engineers urged War Department to send a detachment of engineers to France to prepare for any army arrival. Nine regiments of volunteers were ordered to serve under regular engineers to advance fortifications and routes of movement. Black, born 1855 in Pennsylvania, known as a strict disciplinarian and experienced in confidential operations.
The national capital becomes the wartime hub of commerce as the Council of National Defense draws in top business leaders. Thousands relocate to Washington to support the war effort at nominal salaries, turning government operations into a high efficiency business.
The Berliner Tageblatt says an old quicksilver mine in the Hunsbuck Mountains, abandoned about 60 years ago due to flooding, is back in operation after engineers pumped out water and sealed underground springs with concrete. It will produce about 10,000 pounds of mercury annually.
Captain Luke W. Bickel American sailor turned missionary after 1898 built the Fukui Maru known as the Gospel Ship in Yokohama. He spent eighteen years in the Inland Sea region of Japan fighting industrialism evils and Shinto influence, aiding islanders and promoting Christian work. He died in Kobe from acute pneumonia.
Squatters at Himeji near Kobe tell of Captain Bickel a famed Inland Sea navigator whose two to three week cruises gathered islanders with their lay problems not gospel aims and who was reputed to know coves beyond Japanese navy charts. He said in war he would surrender to Japanese authorities.
In Kingston on Thames a potato famine scare drew a line three quarters of a mile long as women queued in twenty batches to buy, with twenty clerks serving. A total of twelve thousand pounds of potatoes were sold.
Zeppelins patrol Danish Dutch Baltic and Skagerrak coasts daily, a shift from raids on England to coastal surveillance. The airships remain a visible presence along Northern European shores as World War I patrol activity continues.
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