San Antonio Light circulation figures show gains
Publication office notes six month period ending March 31 1917 with daily average paid circulation 19779 and Sunday 22378. Audit Bureau of Circulation certified figures and claims 50 percent more paid circulation to advertisers in San Antonio than any other newspaper.
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Outlaws in Germany and German Americans’ loyalties
The piece cites Ambassador Bernstorff telling Senator Phelan that Germany views U.S. naturalized Germans as outlaws and deserters who would be shot if they deserted during war. It warns German Americans to weigh the fatherland’s stance toward them and uphold U.S. patriotism.
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America
Germany
United States
Phelan
California
Bernstorff
Fatherland
Itill
Business as Usual and the War Economy
An editorial warns that rapid wartime retrenchment risks reducing wealth production and distribution. It urges balanced saving with actual production, cautioning against harming national wealth while increasing food supply and conserving resources. It emphasizes collective responsibility and the danger of diminishing returns in the push to economy.
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United States
Biut
Role of Despair in World War Psychology
The piece argues German censorship uses fear to sustain morale by promising victory through submarines. It questions German endurance after three years of war and warns of enslavement if peace comes or if Prussianism remains. The piece notes the looming economic burden on Germany regardless of war outcome.
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Germany
Europe
Business as Usual and Economizing in War Time Policy
The piece argues stages of the economic process are vital alongside production. It warns that excessive economizing harms life and institutions, citing Britain’s early war mistake. It urges the United States to avoid stagnation, coordinate economizing with commerce, and pursue maximum production and waste elimination.
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United States
Great Britain
England
Germans Demand Peace Now Amid War Weariness
Text reflects a wartime mindset where even with probable victory the German public resists prolonging casualties. It argues moral attrition grows as people doubt submarines guarantees and fear continued suffering.
Japan Sends A Mission To Observe Our Military Preparations
The piece argues that Japan seeks to study American military readiness rather than seek loans. It notes Britain France and other allies came for credit and cooperation, Cuba for aid, while Japan’s motive appears to be intelligence gathering. It warns to receive but reveal little.
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Japan
United States
Great Britain
France
Cuba
Florida Straits
Kaio-Chau
China
Pacific
Russia
Slang on the Western Front May Rise With Allied Troops
The piece notes that if American troops join French and English forces on the western front, new slang expressions are likely to emerge and become classics.
Reich stag member complains of U boat faults
Herr Struve a Reich stag member criticizes U boat construction as faulty though they have demonstrated effective sinking of unarmed ships, noting observed issues in design or production. The remark frames naval engineering concerns amid wartime submarine operations.
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Herr Struve
Reichstag
Rheims Cathedral Reduced to Ruin by German Shelling
Cardinal Lucan warns the Rheims Cathedral is now nearly total ruin from ongoing German shelling. He suggests that from European cathedral wreckage may arise a renewed spirit of self sacrifice that built them.
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Lucan
Rheims
Europe
Ragtime Lures Fifty Negro Recruits to Eighth Illinois
Report from Fort Worth Star Telegram notes ragtime music and ukulele solos allegedly drew fifty Black recruits to the Eighth Illinois regiment. Officers say some men remained under musical sway when applying at the recruiting station, sparking discussion of music versus patriotism.
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Eighth Illinois Regiment
Maryland
Fort Worth
All May Yet Have Freedom
A historical reflection contrasts German and European political development with echoes of the French Revolution. The Houston Post muses on liberty spreading globally, noting Russia Portugal Greece Italy and Balkan states moving toward freedom as the banner rises.
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Portugal
Russia
Greece
Italy
Balkan
Houston Post
Limit Food Prices Proposal Advocated by Secretary Houston
Secretary Houston urged a bill to empower the President to set both maximum and minimum price limits for foodstuffs, arguing fairness requires protecting both producers and consumers from price extremes. He noted the power alone could deter abuse without immediate use, a point cited as the strongest argument for the measure. Carl Schurz's 1899 remarks on German American loyalty are cited, urging allegiance to the American Republic and responsibilities of citizenship.
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Houston
Galveston News
Carl Schurz
Sleeping Fires at Empire Theaters With Pauline Frederick
Pauline Frederick stars in Sleeping Fires at the Empire in a George Middleton pho toplay. Mrs Bryce battles to protect her child as a court case unfolds with a long trial and a not guilty verdict. Also shows a Triangle comedy and Pathe Weekly No 34.
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Pauline Frederick
Empire
Famous Players-Paramount
George Middleton
Empire Theater
Miss Frederick
Edward Bryce
Helen King
Mrs. Bryce
Gray
Pathe Weekly
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea on Screen
The article reviews the timely motion picture adaptation of Jules Verne’s tale highlighting Captain Nemo and submarine exploits amid modern naval warfare. It notes U boats and submarine adventurism as historic themes while signaling the film’s dramatic sea monster imagery and international tension.
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Two Worlds
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Germany
United States
Grand Opera House Shows and War Era Films
The program features Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea set aboard the Abraham Lincoln with Nemo and the Nautilus. Marine wonders appear on screen alongside a Civil War rescue. Mae Murray stars in A Norman Maid starting Wednesday.
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Abraham Lincoln
Nemo
Making Them Over Headlining at Ma jestic Theater
A varied bill opens at the Ma jestic Theater with Doris Wilson and Company in an attractive act Making Them Over. Mayo and Tally, Frances Kennedy, Force and Williams, McIntosh and His Musical Maids, Rhoda and Crampton, and The Four Newsomes headline a program praised for charm, humor, and new feats.
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Majestic Theater
Doris Wilson
Miss Wilson
Mayo
Tally
Frances Kennedy
William B. Friedlander
Force
Williams
Sky High
McIntosh
Rhoda and
Crampton
Lina Cavalieri and husband in private sanitarium
Opera star Lina Cavalieri and her husband Lucien Muratore are patients at a private sanitarium near New York. Cavalieri underwent a serious operation Friday and is reported in good condition. Muratore has been ill for several days and was said to be recovering. details of their illnesses were not released.
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Lina Cavalieri
Sanatarium
New York
Lucien Muratore
Mmne
Cavalieri
Muratore
Schwab launches $5 million plan to develop housing land
In Baltimore on May 7 Charles M Schwab announces a new $5,000,000 company to develop hundreds of acres for homes for employees of the steel mills.
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Baltimore
Charles M. Schwab
Publication policy for letters to The Light
Letters must be signed by the writer for publication and the writer’s name will not be published unless desired. Anonymous letters may be considered but are not guaranteed. Publication does not imply endorsement by The Light publishers.
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Letter urges German Americans to join Red Cross outright
The writer questions the plan to form a German American auxiliary to the American Red Cross and urges German Americans to unite with all Americans. He argues there is no need for separate auxiliaries and calls on German Americans to display American colors and move beyond clique mentality during wartime.
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San Antonio
American Red Cross
Red Cross
United States
Independence Day Celebration Promised by San Antonio Rotary
In The Light of May 3 an announced Fourth of July celebration and patriotic demonstration in San Antonio Independence Day is directed by the Rotary Club. A mammoth fireworks display is highlighted as a feature of the affair.
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San Antonio
Rotary Club
Call to Halt Fireworks in War Time Fourth of July
An opinion piece argues the nation at war warrants scrapping the mammoth fireworks display and diverting funds to Red Cross and Belgian relief. It questions the cost of a spectacular celebration and urges Patriot sacrifice from San Antonio to aid ally nations and defense needs.
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Ireworks
Costa
Red Cross
France
San Antonio
Sham Battle Fatal in Mexico City Parade
In Mexico City 14,000 schoolboys staged a sham battle ending weeklong festivities for President Carranza’s inauguration and a national May 5 holiday. Dozens were killed or injured, including a Red Cross nurse, as blank and live cartridges were confused during the event.
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Mexico City
Carranza
Red Cross
Gentleman Burglar Dies Following Escape Attempt
Jack Wilbur, son of a wealthy Chicago family and known as the gentleman burglar, died at Sugarland state prison farm from wounds suffered during an escape attempt Friday. One companion was killed by a guard and another was dying.
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Tex
Jack Wilbur
Chicago
Sugarland
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