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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1918
Page
2
A columnist questions why General March and Secretary Baker oppose extending draft ages, contrasting their stance with the Slayden campaign committee that claims action is imminent. The piece challenges officials for contradicting political pressure.
The piece recounts a German attempt to drive Americans from Torey, linking the 1814 Arcis sur Aube battle under Napoleon. It details Napoleon’s bold river retreat after feigning a halt, allowing French troops to regroup behind the Arcis, then escaping destruction as the allies pressed.
The narration outlines ground and fighting on positions held by Napoleon during most of the Battle of Arcis sur Aube, in the village of Torey, and on the plain between them. It notes the alignment and line of engagement across these areas.
A Sacramento state printing plant employs numerous women who donated 200 pairs of hand sewn shoes for war relief. Using scraps from book bindings, they turned waste material into practical footwear, illustrating wartime conservation and community patriotism.
A harsh note ridicules Bolshevik Russia for a law requiring hen owners to register their birds and prove three eggs per week. The piece jokes the rule ignores moulting and natural laying cycles, suggesting inspectors tally eggs to prove ownership.
Washington committee on public information shifts from officious propaganda to delivering real information via newspapers. Trained editors provide sidelights on war events, improving public trust and aligning with journalistic judgment. The change aims to earn appreciation of the American people through valuable news-like content.
A reader signing as A VICTIM argues that sugar limits should be per person rather than per family, noting large households face greater hardships while many have smaller ones. The writer urges The Light to press editors to seek proportional distribution and warns current policies risk unequal sacrifice.
A reader lambasts the San Antonio Automobile Trades Association for proposing July 1 changes including ending free service inspections and holiday closures, arguing the so called free services are paid for in higher car prices and noting women customers often rely on such services.
M W Terrell argues that mandatory car tire inspections during wartime, marketed as conservation, hinder quick service and force drivers to seek cash for inner tubes, potentially elevating prices and reducing available repair options. He warns San Antonio auto owners may form a separate station to dodge the program.
Forecasts amid ideal planting conditions in Nueces County predict the season will yield top crops. Five inches of May rain benefits maize kalfir corn and feed crops. Robstown projects at least 12,000 bales of cotton and Bishop similar output. Analysts cite 1915 as a high benchmark with 12,000 bales from 60,000 acres.
The Majestic bill presents Boundbox Revue with Georgie Price. other acts include Vardon and Perry with Cockie Wilbur, Janet of Francs, Lucille and Cockie, and Norman Selma. Royal Theater features Lee Hop and Company, Fat Thompson, Royal Agene Japs, Ellen Fleury, and more with The Winning of Beatrice.
The Grand presents The Unbeliever with a strong Marine Corps presence. Officers and non commissioned officers appear in key roles and bits, delivering convincing military atmosphere through trained battalion maneuvers led by Major Thomas Holcomb Captain Thomas Sterrett and Lieut J F Horke among others.
An Texas Attorney General opinion states that state wide prohibition and anti shipping laws do not block transporting intoxicating liquor into designated zone territory for personal use. The ruling, issued to El Paso County officials, clarifies that shipments into zone areas may proceed under personal use exemptions.
A patchwork of short notes from Texas papers mentions Det A B Hillan visiting Eagle Pass as a top nine getter, salary debates for teachers, Judge Ed Schmidt proposing a Basle Pass militia, jitneys as potential pleasure vehicles, war savings advice, Dallas police enforcement of dimmer rules, and war news readership debates. It also notes automobile train collisions, a Cuero cotton weighing case, San Antonio utility rates, and light humor from Childress and Laredo editors with a seasonal poem about summer and cooling fans.
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