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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1918
Page
2
A wild-eyed man disrupted services in a Los Angeles church claiming to speak on a great military task. He carried a bomb-like object and an umbrella handle with a pistol illusion, later found to contain a lemon, onion, and paper. He was jailed then sent to a psycopathic ward for observation.
Army surgeons in Belgium and France report progress after three years in war cripple treatment. The article notes ongoing medical work and the evolving approach to wounded soldiers despite continuing conflict.
The speaker argues far from the battlefield the U S must mobilize a million troops and allied forces. Any officer rigid in red tape or blocked by outdated ideas should be dismissed swiftly with honor to keep military efficiency.
Dr Samuel W Lambert notes two classes of cripples among troops. The first group are bodily crippled veterans needing new livelihoods. The second are nervous cripples, from minor disorders to complete insanity, with shell shock blamed in nine of ten cases. Treatments differ. nerves stump the surgeons. Rest and observation are emphasized.
The article discusses nerve and muscle education using music and physical exercise as treatments. It notes many patients return to civil work, some to military ranks, while extreme cases require military handling. shell shock may produce later nervous complications, though most men recover quickly due to youth.
A correspondent contests a Tam Liu report attributed to the state commissioner of agriculture advising Texas farmers to reduce cotton acreage. The piece argues that cotton seed yields food and feed products and that conserving fats is vital, noting the cotton bale’s weight and the role of cotton seed oil in national needs.
The public reports Major General Pershing orders all officers who cannot prove their effectiveness or withstand front line conditions to be recalled from France. Instructors with proven aptitude will be reassigned to camps in America to train new officers, including graduates from training camps, National Guard, West Point, and Regular Army.
The Texas farmers anticipate bountiful crops this season to support the war effort. They stress that spring work hinges on back beer and reference the christening of the first concrete ship named Earth with Hope and Charity expected. German troops face American soldiers in the trenches.
A published reader letter condemns Maude Gertrude Wright of Corpus Christi for feminist views deeming them unpatriotic. It attacks suffragists and feminists, likens them to slackers, and urges women to support Red Cross work during wartime. It mentions Doris Stevens visiting San Antonio on the 20th to speak.
The statement urges calm after a war era fire, noting that household leaders should not quarrel while the blaze threatens the home, as this could impede the chief and the firemen.
At the Majestic the last focal appearance of the thriller Submarine It-7 heads a vaudeville bill with a large scenic production. The Princess showcases Huck and Tom in Luck and Toni, a Mount photoplay sequel to Tears Sawyer, plus a largely comedic vaudeville lineup with Thornton and Thornton Her New Hat Leo Cooper and Company Marley’s Dinner George Midden and the Costa troupe of aerialists.
Clare Kimball Young stars as Shirley Kaye a young socialite drawn into finance and railroad rivalry at the Empire Theater. The program also features The Masque of Life with a circus romance and a monkey rescues a baby atop a chimney. The Other Woman follows a marriage strained by a secret rival.
Eleanor realizes her part in a tragedy involving the other woman and ends the affair with Harrington. Dergy Hyland, a leading screen actress, delivers a difficult but sympathetic performance in a beautifully photographed and staged production.
A Los Angeles Times essay argues for allowing tobacco in regular army rations to keep soldiers content and effective. It rejects total prohibition, noting soldiers crave cigars and wine, while emphasizing discipline and health in moderation as wartime needs.
A collage of brief notices from Texas newspapers riffs on daily life and politics. Items mention road work advice, garden substitutes for weights, a flying dealer enemy, vodka study musings, food guidance at home, weeds feeding crops, property upkeep payments, city ice fears, hog production boosts, a large Travis County peach crop, Fort Worth peanut factory plans, elections and office seekers, a drafted Chinese-American soldier, rapid wartime legislation, American asylum for the oppressed, a deserter captured by a policewoman, and a woodpile for Camp Bowen defense, reflecting local tone and curiosity.
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