San Antonio Light Circulation Audit Figures Released
The San Antonio Light reports six month ending March 31 1917 daily average circulation 20709 copies and Sunday 24300. Net paid daily 19779 and Sunday 22378. Audit Bureau of Circulation certification cited as authoritative for advertisers. The paper claims 50 percent higher direct home paid circulation than any local paper.
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Prohibitionists Try To Slow Food Bill In War Time
The writer condemns prohibitionists for delaying war finance by tying up key legislation over moral dictates. It argues war requires unity and maximum effort, not radical reform, and cites election figures to show limited support for the prohibition stance amid national crisis.
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United States
Congress
Altruria
War Advice Overload Sparks Public Weariness
The article critiques wartime guidance as excessive and self serving. It argues that much of the domestic economy advice, issued since the declaration of war on Germany, is worthless and driven by egotism rather than helpful facts.
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United States
Germany
War savings folly exposed in heated defense of commerce
The writer denounces calls to stay home and boycott railroads as counterproductive to winning the war. He argues troops and supplies require transport and money must circulate. Citing Hoover as possibly misquoted, he insists fighting with ample resources is essential and warns against living on breadless economy or barefoot poverty harming national strength.
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Hoover
Wilson’s compromise on shipbuilding favors speed over steel
The piece argues President Wilson wisely backed General Goethals’s plan to mix wooden ships with steel ones to meet wartime needs. It emphasizes that seaworthy ships matter more than material and that urgency justifies makeshift vessels if lasting steel may be scarce.
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Wilson
General Goethals
Panama Canal
United States
Goethals
Wilsons Scotch verdict saves the nation ships need
The article argues President Wilson chose a practical policy over sentiment, noting the crisis demands ships now not later. It compares steel and wooden ship options, defending the decision as wise and timely to meet the present emergency without harming Goethals reputation.
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Wilson
Goethal
Pullman ends berth reservations and sells seating space
The Pullman Company abolishes berth reservations forcing travelers to buy seating space with tickets. It ends telephone calls and two hour pre train reservations. The change inconveniences berth holders who fear being crowded from their paid seats.
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Pullman Company
Pullman
City to Expand Aviation Camps for High Flying Fame
The city announces three additional aviation camps expected to boost recognition for its aviation programs. Officials cite community interest and opportunities for youth to learn piloting skills and aerospace science, with plans to partner with local airports and clubs.
Shortage of Dyestuffs Fails to Cut Blonde Numbers
The article notes that a shortage in dyestuffs apparently has made no appreciable difference in the number of blondes, suggesting stable trends despite supply constraints.
Suburbs Brace for Fire Danger Without City Protection
With the city declining to extend fire protection beyond its borders, suburban homeowners must ready self help to guard their properties. Officials urge preparedness and local coordination to defend lots in possible blazes.
Fifteen Days of War Effort in June Cited by Herald
The New York Herald lauds rapid mobilization detailing enrolling 10,000,000 men raising a $2,000 600,000 loan sending General Pershing and an army staff to France and placing a mission in Petrograd. It ends with a note to watch Uncle Sam when the sun joins hands with him.
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General Pershing
France
Winter Palace
Petrograd
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New York Herald
What Will They Call Pershing
The piece lists famous World War I nicknames for British officers and asks what nickname will be given to General Pershing, noting how other Allied leaders are known by short, familiar handles. It reflects on wartime shorthand and affectionate epithets used in the press and public.
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Pershing
Tommy Atkins
Lord Roberts
Bobs
Lord Kitchener
Tommy
Douglas Haig
D. H
William Robertson
Wullie
Robert Whigham
Wigwam
Hubert Gough
Goffty
Allenby
the Bull
Rawlinson
Billy
Maud
Not Qualified Senator Gore On Food Bill Prophesy
The Utica Observer criticizes Senator Gore for predicting famine tied to the Lever food bill. It argues farmers care about what they receive, not the speculator’s share, citing last year’s wheat at about 1.50 and a suggested fair range of 1.60 to 1.75, with flour at 9.00 a barrel if speculation were removed.
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Senator Gore
Gore
United States
Utica
N. Y
No Favoritism in Selective Draft Revealed
An editorial notes 10 million registrants face a neutral draft process. It states 625,000 men will be selected first, with no political or wealth influence. The President will start the process in July, and each man is identified only by a number on his registration certificate.
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Austin American
Bad Recruiting Tactics Cited by New York Paper
The El Paso Times recalls a New York headline criticizing recruiting officers who used fear by displaying handcuffs and threatening draftees. It argues there should be no coercion for the conscription law that treats all registrants equally and deserves respect from government officials.
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New York
el Paso Times
War won by many arms not a single instrument
Orville Wright argues the war will not be won by one tool alone. The Utica Observer says victory requires air power motors guns steel ships wooden ships money and men, unless famine occurs.
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Orville Wright
Utica
Washington Reports Silence on Pershing Landing Plans
Washington dispatch notes Major General Pershing has not released details on the French landing or future troop movements. Marines seek confirmation on the Doyen regiment as part of the initial force while broader plans for National Guard mobilization and divisional training camps unfold to ready forces for the front.
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Washington
D. C
Pershing
France
Marine Corps
Doyen
Army
Navy
National Guard
Arming the Nation to Support the New Forces
War Department faces shortages as National Guard mobilization nears. Regular army expansion to 300000 and 50000 officers in training camps strain equipment stocks. Hawaii's National Guard allotment may be cut, and tobacco duties for troops in France are urged to be remitted to ease supply costs.
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National Army
War Department
Regular
France
National Guard
Militia Bureau
Hawaii
Coast Artillery
State Department
Great Britain
Hater of Men at Empire Last Show Tonight
Bessie Barriscale stars in Hater of Men a C Gardner Sullivan comedy drama at the Empire for the final performance today. The plot centers on a newspaper writer engaged to a reporter with Phillips Hartley Charles K French and Jack Gilbert in key roles. The program also offers the Sennett Keystone short His Naughty Thought.
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Empire
Bessie Barriscale
C. Gardner Sullivan
Billy Williams
Phillips Hartley
Charles K. French
Jack Gilbert
Charles Miller
Clyde de Vinna
Robert Brunton
Sennett-Keystone
Conversation About Excelsior Poem
A schoolmaster asks a new pupil about his favorite poem and the boy replies Excelsior. The master notes the boy cites it to impress visitors. The boy says his father asks him to recite it to keep them from having much company.
Texas UT Ambulance Unit Leaves for Preliminary Training
An 82 member unit led by Sgt R C Long and Lieut Royal K Stacy departed Friday night for Allenstown Pennsylvania for preliminary training before France. Half the group are University of Texas students with several from Austin High School Texas A and M College and New Mexico Military Institute. Names of the men who left include James H Anderson Gerald H Bacon David B Baron Lisle L Baker John V Benson Roy Caldwell Jess M Cook Edwin E Crosby Frank B Connolly Thomas H Henderson George H Harwood Everett T Houston Travis A Henderson Eugene T Hobbs Louis M Krebs Earl W Martin Lafrance A Martin Thomas M Rabb Edwin A Reese Morris V Rumsey Otis C Summerville Boyd M Shaw Clarence E Gunter Frank K Heflin Charles Shrader Donald A Fonda Edgar L Cooper Spencer L Fitzhugh Carey Q Horton William C Howard Ernest L Ellis.
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Sergt. R. C. Long
Hillsboro
University of Texas Ambulance
Allenstown
France
Lieut
Royal K. Stacy
Medical Reserve Corps
University of Texas
Austin High School
Texas Christian University
Texas A. and
M. College
New Mexico Military Institute
James H. Anderson
Gerald H. Bacon
David B. Baron
Lisle L. Baker
John V. Benson
Roy H. Caldwell
Jess M. Cook
Edwin E. Crosby
Frank B. Connolly
Thomas H. Henderson
George H. Harwood
Everett T. Houston
Travis A. Henderson
Eugene T. Hobbs
Louis M. Krebbs
Earl W. Martin
Lafrance A. Martin
Thomas M. Rabb
Edwin A. Reese
Morris V. Rumsey
Otis C. Summerville
Boyd M. Shaw
Clarence E. Gunter
Frank K. Heflin
Charles Shrader
Donald A. Fonda
Edgar L. Cooper
Spencer L. Fitzhugh
Carey Q. Horton
William C. Howard
Ernest L. Ellis
Going to Palacios Encampment Heads to Sea
Fifty young Baptists and Union members will depart San Antonio by special train at 11 30 p m Monday to Palacios by the Sea for the encampment. Plans discussed at the City Baptist Young People's Union meeting included swimming boating picnics and religious programs with Bob Jolly of Dallas as pianist.
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Baptist Young People’s Union
San Antonio
Palacios-by-the-Sea
Southern Pacific
City Baptist Young People's Union
First Baptist Church
Bob Jolly
Dallas
Aliens Can Travel Free of Draft Under Registration
Entente consuls in the United States report many inquiries from aliens about how forced registration under the military conscription act affects their freedom of movement. Embassies explain aliens may leave the country with a passport issued by their consuls as usual. Registration was meant to census males in specific age ranges and does not impose draft liability.
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Washington, D. C
Entente
United States
Patriotic church services planned across San Antonio Sunday
Churches in San Antonio hold Sunday patriotic programs and fund drives. First Presbyterian will hear Rev. Arthur G. Jones speak on July 4 1917. Westminster and Central Congregational plan Red Cross and food conservation programs. Major Barton W. Perry will address Madison Square Presbyterian. St John’s Episcopal backs Liberty Bond subscriptions with offerings. Soldiers invited to all services.
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San Antonio
Red Cross
First Presbyterian Church
Arthur G. Jones
Denver Boulevard Presbyterian Church
War Recreation Board
Westminster Presbyterians Church
Red Cross War Relief Fund
Barton W. Perry
Third Field Artillery
Madison Square Presbyterian Church
Grand Army of the Republic
United Confederate Veterans
J. M. Todd
Central Congregational Church
C. A. Riley
St. John's Episcopal Church
Greece vows democracy stance after oath in Athens
Premier Venizelos told a palace crowd Greece stands with democracy after taking the oath of office. He framed the nation as fighting for freedom of the world against the two central powers allied with its hereditary enemies.
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Athens
Venizelos
Greece
More Gold to Japan Shipment Sets Daily Record
The sub treasury transferred $6,698,000 by telegraph to San Francisco for shipment to Japan, the largest single day gold export transfer. Since January 1, total shipments to Japan reach nearly sixty million dollars as the gold movement continues.
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Japan
New York
Sub-Treasury
San Francisco
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