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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1916
Page
1
Paris March 29 The Associated Press reports French troops attacked Avecourt wood west of the Meuse and reclaimed part of the German works after a fierce counter attack. German assault on Verdun resumes with heavy losses to both sides as French defenses at Malancourt halt German plans.
Three New York Central passenger trains collide in fog west of Amherst in the early hours. At least thirty dead, over forty injured, with many unidentified. victims include several foreigners and named individuals from Detroit Philadelphia Cleveland and Toronto. Rescue efforts proceed as daylight breaks.
German troops stormed French positions north of Malancourt along a 2000 metre front, the army headquarters announced. A British destroyer was believed sunk in the engagement.
London reports small casualties off the German coast as the Medusa sunk after crew were evacuated. British destroyers faced enemy aircraft with no damage. passengers rescued from patrol trawlers include 4 from Otto Rudolf and 16 from Braunschw eig. A German torpedo boat failed to return after the encounter. British losses included three seaplanes.
Rome reports Italian infantry drove Austrians from heights northwest of Gorizia, recapturing positions lost Sunday. They took 302 prisoners including eleven officers after a forty hour battle. The attack focused on Grafenberg entrenchments, previously damaged by storms, and was repelled.
London endures slush and flood as Britain suffers a hurricane and blizzard. Two deaths and about twenty seriously injured reported amid rail disruption, coal field suspensions, and widespread damage, with Midlands hardest hit and Wales and Birmingham severely affected.
Chicago March 29 Judge A B Anderson directed a verdict of not guilty and discharged William Rufus Edwards a wealthy St Paul lumberman charged with transporting Ada M Cox from Chicago to other cities under the Mann act The jury had been deliberating on the case prior to the ruling
Wireless dispatch from Wellington reports the auxiliary ship Aurora of the Shackleton Antarctic expedition expects to arrive off New Zealand on Friday. The message explains the ship carries relief and supplies for the expedition and is due to reach waters near Auckland Island after a long voyage.
Paris dispatch reports General Largeau one of France's youngest brigadiers was killed in action at Verdun. The army confirmed his death on March 29, noting his rapid rise and service in the field.
The Light forecasts show St. Louis at 42 cloudy with northeast wind and possible rain. Chicago 38 cloudy with north wind. Milwaukee 32 partly cloudy with possible rain. St Paul 38 clear with southeast wind and rain. Kansas City 42 clear with south wind and rain. New York 40 rain with northeast wind. Washington 49 cloudy with north wind and possible rain.
Paris March 29. Twenty persons were killed and 30 to 40 wounded in a Saloniki air raid by German planes. Two German airships were destroyed after being pursued by French aviators. Greeks resent the raid with editorials attacking Greek neutrality. the government forbids mass meetings planned in Saloniki.
Walter L. Delalsano an 11 year old son of W L Delalsano of Eagle Pass accidentally shot off the upper part of his horse head while chasing a jack rabbit on the Brackettville road north of the city. He escaped uninjured after freeing himself from the saddle.
Major Allen Buell reports weather in San Antonio is more favorable for rain than recently. Rain may come within 24 to 86 hours or may not occur at all, with a storm area in the Southwest and an anti-storm to the northwest driving the chances.
The Bowery will retain its name as the New York Board of Aldermen voted unanimously against changing the street name in response to a petition from the Bowery Realty and Business Men's Association. Petitioners argued the name harms their trade by recalling its former disreputable days.
Final statements show admissions and concessions receipts at 12,524,090.42. Food, rest and shelter concessions yielded more revenue than amusement concessions at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco.
London reports the Dutch steamship Duivland has sunk with all crew saved. In Pittsburg the will of Mrs. Lucy Carnegie, sister-in-law of Andrew Carnegie, was filed for probate, estimating her estate between 10 and 14 million dollars for her five children.
Operation on Gen Cecil A. Lyon in Sherman Texas for access on the liver left his condition serious but improved and physicians deem his case hopeful today.
Washington reports General Carranza agrees to allow the movement of military supplies to Pershing's punitive expedition via the Mexican Northwestern Railway. The arrangement aids supply lines behind Villa, though troops movement remains outside formal approval. The U S expects to expand motor truck and air capabilities at the border.
John W. McGrath secretary to Theodore Roosevelt received a stay of sentence after being committed to the work house for thirty days on a charge of dis orderly conduct and assault. Charles Light of Brooklyn alleged McGrath and William Powers assaulted him in a Brooklyn restaurant last June. Roosevelt issued a statement of indignation and said McGrath would remain in service pending examination of the testimony.
Berlin March 29. M Loncin private secretary to Cardinal Mercier Belgian primate arrested per Brussels dispatch via Overseas News Agency. Search of Loncin's house found he had intimate relations with a line to carry letters between Belgium and the enemy front.
Pittsburg reports its first 1916 flood with the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers passing danger at 22 feet and rising. Residents along the river advised. little damage anticipated as smaller streams also surge. Flood conditions improve in Michigan except near Flint and the Saginaw valley where waters still rise.
The Chamberlain army reorganization bill, a House substitute, is before the Senate as unfinished business. Administration leaders seek prompt action on a plan for a standing army of about 174,000, plus a federal volunteer force up to 260,000 and a federalized National Guard of 280,000.
The Aero Club of America announced it would sell two high powered aeroplanes to the U S government for one dollar each due to a law prohibiting government gifts. The offer was sent to Secretary of War Baker for consideration.
In Toledo Ohio on March 29 with all street cars idle workers marched away after 800 conductors and motormen quit in protest over wearing union buttons on lapels. No relief in sight as the city loses transit service and pedestrians fill the streets.
Fire swept through Leadville Colorado damaging ten buildings and menacing the business district. Authorities fought the blaze with dynamite and insurance estimates place losses between fifty thousand and one hundred thousand dollars.
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