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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1917
Page
1
Guadalajara March 3 General Candidado Aguilar provisional Foreign Minister denied Mexico was approached by Germany with any proposal for an alliance against the United States. A foreign ministry statement said the Mexican government had not received any German proposal for war with the U S.
British forces struggle on both banks of the Ancre amid shattered trenches, ruined villages, blown shelters, and obliterated roads as they endure harsh weather and German bombardment. French troops conduct successful reconnaissance along multiple fronts as reported by Paris officials.
Washington March 3 President Wilson shows no plan to summon Congress for war actions unless an extraordinary crisis arises. He aims to pass important appropriation bills this session so emergency measures can begin immediately if Congress is recalled. He presses Republicans to back army and military bills while the armed neutrality debate intensifies.
Tokyo officials state Japan received no proposition from Mexico or Germany to join in a war against the United States. Foreign Minister Morono and vice foreign minister Kijuro Shidehara dismiss the German idea as ludicrous and reiterate loyalty to allies. Shidehara urges newspapers to avoid inflammatory comments on anti Japanese measures in Idaho and Oregon and favor diplomatic channels.
Copenhagen reports near panic over German intrigues in Mexico and threats of Japan attacking the United States. The Zimmermann note text confirmation by Wilson is a sensational international development as Danish papers lead with multi column headlines.
Dr Bethamn foreign political editor of the National Tidende argues in a leader that President Wilson's proposals will settle Congress on the issue and quell pacifist opposition. He notes grounds for belief that the plan is correct even without the Zimmermann note and recalls fears of German influence in South America, especially Brazil.
Rome reports the German Mexican intrigue captivates Italy with headlines from Idea Nazionale Tribuna Gironale d Italia and Corriere d Italia. Editors describe the Zimmermann note as proof of German bad faith and warn it could influence U S policy toward Mexico and Japan.
Reports from The Hague describe the reaction to the Mexican intrigue by Germany as a stroke aiding the entente and President Wilson. Dutch papers vary in phrasing, with Handelsblad calling Van Bernstorff's plot crazy and Maasbode praising the diplomatic turn.
Major Allen Buell of the weather bureau warns Saturday night could bring frost or freeze with temperatures possibly dipping to 36 or 32 degrees if skies clear. Cloudy conditions may spare frost, while a cleared sky and persistent high pressure push extreme cold across Texas and threaten budding vegetation.
Tonight partly cloudy to cloudy and colder with freezing conditions. Sunday brings fair weather with no precipitation and mild temperatures.
The report lists temperatures and conditions for St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York and Washington. It notes snow snow Sunday rain or snow Sunday and wind directions with speeds from north northwest southwest northeast and east. Low and high temperatures are provided for each city.
In Austin Texas March 3 a House resolution proposes a seven member committee to probe charges against Governor Ferguson including use of funds vouchers for the executive mansion and banking law questions. The chamber erupted as Ferguson apologized after directing a personal remark at Senator Johnson prompting calls to eject him and a postponement until Monday for further investigation.
Over 100 members of the House and Senate left this afternoon for San Antonio aboard the International and Great Northern Railway. It is the first and likely the last legislative excursion of the session. Lawmakers plan to return Sunday evening.
Berlin reports renewed violent infantry engagements on both banks of the Ancre in northern France. The British are said to have suffered sixty prisoners and eight machine guns, along with other casualties, according to the war office today.
British dispatch reports German forces withdrawing along a front from Essarts to near Bapaume as British forces face mudlifted terrain and rebuilding routes. Encounters with isolated German units show stubborn defense despite retreat. Weather shifts bring sun, then freezing temperatures and dense fog over the front.
A Berlin telegram via Amsterdam and Reuters notes German general headquarters claim the Ancre withdrawal was unobserved and intact with concealed rear guards. It says British forces suffered heavy losses, including 80 prisoners and 200 killed in rear-guard clashes near Little Wood on the Gommecourt Puisieux road.
Washington March 3 Senate Republicans intend to limit actions for the rest of the session. They favor final passage of the naval appropriation bill and approval of a 150 million dollar naval bond issue. They oppose final passage of the army bill sundry civil appropriation and the general deficiency bills military academy bill and shipping board expansion measures.
Major Elvin R. Heiberg American military attaché at Rome was killed Thursday in an accident while riding at the Italian front on observation duty. Heiberg had been assigned to the Rome embassy for about a year.
President Wilson will repeat the oath of office for a second term in his Capitol room at noon Sunday. Only cabinet members are expected to witness. He will again take the oath Monday before delivering his inaugural address.
March 3 report: thirteen defendants and five corporations linked to a labor graft scheme were found guilty by a federal jury. Former Electrical Workers Union agents and switchboard manufacturers were named among those convicted. Penalties will be set after motions for a new trial are ruled.
German submarine destroyed nine armed Russian steamers near Hammerfest, two reports say. Christiana dispatch cited by Overseas News Agency notes the ships were purchased in South America by Russia. Earlier, thirty four men from a sunken submarine landed near Hammerfest.
Berlin dispatches quoting the Rheinische Westfaelische Zeitung say China will rupture diplomatic relations unless Germany changes its blockade policy. The German foreign office has been warned by the German minister at Peking according to the Exchange Telegraph correspondent at The Hague.
Four American consuls held in Berlin after the Germany United States break relations remain in place as Berlin awaits Constantinople's acceptance. The 68 Americans from the Yarrowdale are expected to be freed by March 7. The United States urged immediate release in a note sent to Germany on Wednesday.
The Senate voted early today to approve the conference report on a $40,000,000 supply measure for the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. The bill includes salary increases for government employees and now goes to the President for approval.
London march 3 the Greek steamship Proconnissos of 3769 tons gross requisitioned by the royalist government to carry 5000 tons of grain to America for Greece has been torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine according to Meuter’s Telegraph Company.
A Berlin dispatch relayed via Amsterdam reports the HKeich stag has adjourned until March 20. The note cites procedural delay affecting proceedings and scheduling in the German capital.
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