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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1917
Page
6
A brief street dated record noting The San Antonio Light and the San Antonio Gazette as exclusive AP leased wire day report providers. It confirms the paper’s post office registration and publication lineage in San Antonio.
The San Antonio Light reports six month average daily circulation of 20 709 and Sunday circulation of 24 300. Net paid averages were 19 779 daily and 22 378 Sunday after removing unsold and other non paid copies. Audit Bureau of Circulation certifies the figures. The paper claims 50 percent more paid home circulation than any other local newspaper.
A cautious report on Mexico possibly joining the Allies notes no official confirmation until Senor Ugarte delivers Carranza's letter to Wilson in Washington. It argues Carranza seeks good U S relations, not war, and that Mexico could influence the war by economic acts and postwar trade, with no anti American or pro German stance evidenced.
More than a thousand Joliet penitentiary inmates revolted as a small guard force failed to contain them. National Guardsmen arrived after border duty and, ordered not to fire, used bayonets to drive most rebels back to cells, with about two hundred still resisting until reinforcements arrived.
The Joliet prison revolt ended as convicts, armed and outnumbered, faced disciplined soldiers. Lacking leaders and unit cohesion, the unorganized mob cowered in cells and hid weapons rather than fight. The piece argues nerve and leadership separate mobs from armies, a lesson applicable to business as well.
The piece argues that socialist leadership in Russia offered no concrete program after overthrowing the czar. It claims mass propaganda helped topple the monarchy but left Russia vulnerable to invasion, with chaos, plunder, and breakdowns in agriculture and industry. It notes demoralized troops, land seizures, and rising crime as conditions deteriorate.
The passage argues that without reliable institutions and rule of law, societies revert to primitive anarchy. It credits strong leaders for restoring order and notes Socialism's failure to provide concrete national life, citing divergent Russian Socialist views as proof.
A dispatch from the kaiser declares wrath over Constantine's deposition and hints at restoring him to the throne in the future. It suggests the emperor may seek a throne himself once events unfold, with the Greek matter stirring broader ambitions.
The report claims locals observed in Germany smoking cabbage cigars and notes Americans did so long before the war era, suggesting a precedent for the practice across nations and time.
A Texas statute prohibits flag use for advertising yet allows residents to fly a national flag above their door to signal American citizenship. The rule targets commercial flags, not personal patriotic display.
The text notes no danger of southern black migration until after the cotton crop is gathered and mentions that the first watermelons arrived on the market last week.
The New York World warns that a German victory would create a vast empire from the North Sea to the Persian Gulf. It argues Britain and the United States would become minor powers, the Monroe Doctrine would be obsolete, and Latin America would fall under German influence as the US loses influence in the Western Hemisphere.
Public improvement bonds in small denominations sold over the home counter to local residents could foster thrift and investment spirit, encouraging purchase of government bonds in peace or during crises. The Fort Worth Star Telegram notes the educational value of non-taxable bonds sold locally to educate the public.
Colleges and universities across the country decide to resume athletics next fall after suspending spring sports during the war. President Wilson’s letter to a New York sporting editor helped shift opinion, arguing that athletic training supports military readiness and that players will compete until called to the trenches.
The Galveston News argues that public disclosure of the Root mission's departure shows censorship by persuasion can equal law enforcement. It suggests German awareness was not prevented by lack of newspaper ads, and that patriotism of publishers drives effective censorship.
A Daily Mail account describes young bombing victims in London hospitals. Nurses tend mangled children and grieving parents as wounded soldiers view the scene, with staff struggling to cleanse vivid Burns and orange-stained faces amid ongoing suffering.
Congress accidentally appropriated 100000 dollars for Governor Harding of the Panama Canal Zone instead of the intended 10000 dollars. The error appears to have occurred in the budgeting process.
A printing mistake discovered today affects the Sundry Civil bill and its engrossed copy. The error went unnoticed by members of both Houses, and with presidential approval the bill becomes law. Governor Harding will receive ten times his current salary next year, and a corrective act of Congress will be required to fix it.
The article reports Japan's plan to move submarine inroads on trans Atlantic shipping and a possible transfer of about two million tons of ocean going shipping from the Pacific to the Atlantic. The United States is negotiating with Japan to remove tonnage to the Atlantic without harming Japan’s trade.
Dorothy Dalton stars in Chicken Casey at the Empire Theater today with Pathe News No 47 and Know America the Land You Love installment. The plot follows an actress who convinces a playwright she is right for the lead and features Mavis Marberry who disguises herself as a Bowery “Rags” to help the couple find happiness.
Twelve French commissioned officers of the flying corps, many with decorations, arrived in New York on Tuesday to serve as instructors for American flying corps training for duty in France. All are direct from the front.
Kansas City report states the district raised 101.67 million dollars against a 100 million allotment. About 300 thousand contributors participated in the sale, underscoring strong public demand across the district.
Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Sarry, commander Central Department, first attained distinction as chief of staff to General MacArthur during the Philippine campaign. His career includes relief in China 1901, Cuban pacification 1907 1909, presidency of the Army War College, command of California and West Point superintendent, and later Eastern Department and Central Department duties. General Barry born New York 1855 began as a Military Academy cadet in 1873 and rose to brigadier general of Volunteers.
President Viera announced Uruguay will not regard any American nation at war with other continents as a belligerent, signaling a neutral diplomatic position during the conflict across continents.
At Fort Sheridan Illinois the officers reserve corps training camp will commission one tenth of its 460 men as second lieutenants in the regular army without elimination. An additional hundred will train for quartermaster commissions. Combined with 1300 drawn from Illinois sections the total reaches 1860 of 4600 trainees who will receive commissions for service. Regular army commissions will be for the war period, while two year provisional commissions go to others.
A wartime poetry piece calls Men of the West to rally against Prussian threats. It honors Fremont era figures like Kearney and Crook and envisions unity among diverse peoples from DeBaca to Hous ton as they join in a collective defense and the fight for freedom.
Socialist circles report N. C. Teheidse president of the Petrograd Council of Workmen's and Soldiers' Delegates is expected to reach Stockholm within a few days via Copenhagen and London sources confirm the anticipated visit.
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