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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1917
Page
1
The railroads concede all eight hour day demands from the brotherhoods and the Supreme Court upholds the Adamson act five to four. Back pay dates from January 1 amounting to over 12 million dollars. Mediators cite wartime crisis and ship sunk as influence in reaching agreement.
War Department states mobilization of National Guard continues as planned with local conditions causing delays. All National Guard forces expected to be mustered out by April 1 or shortly after.
AP report from Washington notes new bold steps to defend American shipping after three unarmed merchantmen were sunk. A possible extra session before April 16 looms. Wilson meets Daniels and Lansing contemplates arming ships, bond issues, or a possible war declaration as options. Survivors from City of Memphis describe submarine attack and rescue details at Queenstown.
The admiralty announced that a British destroyer and a merchant vessel were sunk during the German naval raid on Ramsgate. A second destroyer was damaged in the attack conducted yesterday by German forces.
German war office announces retreat of 500 to 800 metres on Verdun and Arras to Aisne sector. Nearly 500 French prisoners taken as Paris reports Guiscard recaptured and rail lines from Ham to Nesle reoccupied. French forces, led by General Nivelle, push forty miles of front with rapid gains and minimal losses.
The Supreme Court held the Adamson eight hour railroad law constitutional and valid in all respects. It fixes eight hours as a day’s work, legitimizes wage increases for trainmen, and affects about 400,000 workers with a temporary boost and sizable estimated costs. Justices Day Pitney Van Devanter and McReynolds dissented in a 5 to 4 decision.
The railroads granted an eight hour day to four employee brotherhoods following appeals from President Wilson and amid World War prospect. Messages report rescinding the planned strike at 7 pm. The settlement boosts combined railroad salaries by about 50 million dollars yearly, benefitting over 300000 workers. Secretary Lane praised the railroad officials’ action as a magnificent contribution to the country.
Chicago March 19 Major General Thomas H Barry commander of the Central Department issued orders suspending all mustering out of troops in the Central Department subject to further notice
In the House of Commons Andrew Bonar Law states the daily average government expenditure from April 1, 1916, to March 31, 1917 would total six million pounds.
A March pattern brings cool unsettled conditions nationwide with a rising temperature trend. San Antonio may see blustery turns Tuesday after a unsettled Monday night. High pressure sits over the East and West, while a broad storm lies between New Mexico and Manitoba shaping the mood.
Dozens of worshippers were injured in a church stampede at Holy Rosary Catholic Church when a choir boy’s gown caught fire from an altar candle during a special mass. Police estimated many injuries were serious.
London dispatch reports the new Russian government adopts Finnish home rule. A Reuters correspondent says the Finnish diet will be convened soon to form a government with the full confidence of the people.
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for a cloudy night with warmer conditions and unsettled weather. Tuesday is expected to stay unsettled with continued cloudiness and warmer temperatures.
Forecasts from The Light for St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York and Washington provide daily temps 30 26 18 18 40 22 26 with winds from the south or northwest and notes of warmer or probable rain and the lowest temperatures in the last 24 hours.
Premier Lloyd George announced in the House of Commons that on Thursday he would move a motion of congratulation to the Russian Duma in recognition of its actions.
March 18 dispatch from Petrograd reports the new government creating a commission to regulate prices. The panel proposes a price scale 20 to 50 percent lower than previous levels. Bread butter eggs milk flour meat and forage will soon be placed under government control to curb exploitation.
W L Boyett was shot and killed on Aubrey Deaton's porch in Waco Texas. Deaton was taken into custody. he posted 2500 bond and was released. Boyett had recently come from Dallas and sought to persuade his wife to return. The McLennan County grand jury is investigating this morning. Boyett, son of Mr. and Mrs. W C Boyett of College Station, leaves a large family. He previously served as state feed inspector under Governor Colquitt. The body will be sent to College Station tonight.
Light receipts and a settlement in the hog strike boosted prices. Better grades rose 25 cents to open at 15.05 per hundredweight, heavy hogs moved up to 14.80 previously, and packers and butchers also gained 25 cents from 14.75.
Twenty six mail bags addressed to Washington and the British embassy were rifled on board the Cunard liner Saxonia as it arrived in New York today.
Governor signs two Senate bills in Austin. One bases franchise tax on the Texas receipts proportion of total gross receipts for foreign corporations. The other ties secretary of state permit fees to capital stock and caps fees at 2600 dollars.
Berlin dispatch says a Zeppelin air raid on London lasted one and a half hours. Bombs were dropped successfully and the airships returned safely to base. The report cites the war office in London as the source.
In Chicago on March 19, forty men arrested for a hotel office disturbance were searched at a police station. Their total cash amounted to 10 cents and a small bottle of whiskey was found among their belongings.
March 19 report from Peking states Chinese forces have occupied the German concessions at Tien Tsin and Hankow without resistance. Dutch authorities have assumed control of the German consulates.
Mrs J A Smith wife of a local farmer was jailed in Brownsville after the death of her year old baby. Neighbors claim she struck the child with the butt end of a shotgun then washed dressed and asked for help burying the body. An insanity hearing may follow.
March 19 Paris reports two French departments the Oise and Aisne will be liberated soon from German occupiers. The total area regained is about 620 square miles as German forces retreat across difficult terrain. Cavalry used for the first time since the Marne to harry retreating troops. The French restore the pre battle line of 1915 near Crouey with cautious but hopeful newspaper tone. Le Petit Parisien cautions that rapid German retreat may signal hidden plans while signaling surprise among even German readers.
British cavalry moved to the Ancre and Somme front as German forces retreated, with crack regiments in steel helmets and gas masks entering the line. The chase benefited from three days of dry weather and solid ground. Poisoned wells were reported among the hazards.
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