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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1917
Page
1
The War Department plans intensive officer training camps starting early August for 10,000 subalterns. About 38,000 applicants pass rigorous exams. 5,000 are slated for initial certification, with only part accommodated in the first camps. Additional camps will follow to build commissions in sixteen infantry divisions and two cavalry divisions.
War Department outlines training camp instructor roles with emphasis on qualified reserve officers. Courses set by War Department. books and maps supplied. Minimum age 20 years 9 months. must reach 21 by end of training. maximum 44. College students in reserve officer training corps may be selected for the first 39,000 placements.
General Pershing uses War Department plan for fiveweek training at Leon Springs and other camps from May 15 to June 16. Tenhour days include morning and afternoon work plus two hours study each evening with Saturdays for extra tasks and exams. Instruction emphasizes infantry, drill, physical training, signaling, bayonet and saber work, field marches, guard duties, and internal economy under War Department directions.
German artillery and gas siege presses against French lines near Rheims and Mount Brimont. French defenders sustain ferocious bombardment yet hold, while Hindenburg pushes five divisions to break the barrier. Gas and shelling rage for hours as troops maneuver with methodical precision.
Special trains begin Tuesday from San Antonio to Leon Springs for students south and west of the state as the army prepares for camp duty. Arrangements include extra Saturday trains, Sunday returns, and military baggage handling with civilians discouraged from bringing clothing. Cadets should come in uniform with government issued wear, and bring personal toiletries.
Paris reports French forces pierced the Hindenburg line capturing nearly four miles of trench positions from Moissy farm to Lassany Mik and advancing east from Lassany Mil toward Soistons and Laon. The official account notes heavy French artillery and machine gun fire repelling counter attacks and indicates substantial gains around Vaux Allion and Chemin Ded Dames.
British and German forces clash along a broad front near Bullecourt with heavy bombardments and night fighting. German troops reportedly re-occupy parts of Bullecourt while Canadians push forward near Oppy and Lens amid close-quarters grenade battles and trench assaults. Weather clear but dusty and visibility poor across the sector.
German prisoners number 198 at Lens and Fresnay with 35 machine guns captured. English prisoners total 1235, amid French front line fights near Winterberg and the Aisne to Brison areas. Four French divisions attack stalls show stout resistance as papers show the front line shifted several kilometers.
May 5 London dispatch reports ongoing fighting on the British front with varying success for both sides. Field Marshal Haig states no notable developments though patches suggest combat continues in several sectors and British forces claim several German machines destroyed yesterday.
Report claims progress in conquering submarine threats with new device tested by Edison and naval board. Describes ongoing efforts since winter 1915, with plans to narrow submarine operations and continue to pursue multiple inventions under expert committees.
W L Saunders of the Naval consulting board cites evolving strategies to counter German submarine attacks. Authorities say practical details are guarded, but Saunders and colleagues test numerous methods to disrupt enemy commerce raiding, with potential results near.
A severe hailstorm passed just north of Bay City Texas last night destroying several crops and damaging many more. The affected tract covered about three miles in length and a half mile in width, with crops described as ruined and rotten in places.
Mexico City officials and bankers welcomed General Carranza as president, signaling a return to a stable pace after years of upheaval. Mexico City merchants noted improved train service and renewed access to U.S. financial markets as ties with the United States were set to deepen, with discussions planned in New York. A Dallas plan announced a Cotton Belt railroad funded campaign to combat disease and mesquite pests along its line.
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