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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1917
Page
6
Exclusive Leased Wire report from the Associated Press covering late breaking news items from San Antonio papers. Includes brief summaries of politics, economy, society and events as compiled for local readers.
The piece argues Texas constitutional privileges allow aliens to vote upon declaring intent to become citizens, creating a clash with federal policy during wartime. It criticizes alien enfranchisement as a travesty of democracy and notes missed chances two years prior to remove the provision, contrasting the bad and the good in a difficult choice.
Mr W L Saunders of the Naval Consulting Board declares an effective anti submarine method has been found though not yet publicized. British and French commissions in the U S warned the submarine danger was serious and relied on American ingenuity to devise a solution.
The article argues the Naval Consulting Board should prove its claim of a found solution rather than merely announce it. It praises Mr Saunders as a proven engineer and author with relevant credentials and cautions readers to wait for performance. It ends by citing a wartime American sentiment about joining the war effort and proving American capabilities.
After two years of war Britain and France, backed by American supplies, outgun and outpace Germany with more guns, explosives, aircraft, machine guns, defenses, and supplies. The Hindenburg line weakens as Berlin admits positions have been evacuated or rendered untenable while Paris and London report advances and desperate counterattacks.
The article questions Germany’s chances after a counterattack failed, noting that after forty years of preparation there is no hope of success. It frames the failure as definitive and suggests no renewed opportunity ahead.
The article argues that Irish home rule is a domestic British matter and the United States must refrain from offering opinions or pressuring Britain. It defends Britain's wartime decisions, condemns Sinn Fein actions as damaging, and stresses America has its own war duties to attend to without meddling in foreign internal affairs.
Bexar County records more rainfall after a drought that had pushed the region toward its driest period on record. Local officials monitor water supplies as precipitation refills reservoirs and eases constraints.
The remark condemns entangling alliances with France and cites Paris butter prices as evidence of economic strain.
A fragment notes a government plan to target alarmist voices in Washington with censorship measures. The passage hints at political tension and concerns over information control without detailing specific groups or actions. The source remains incomplete but centers on suppression of dissent in the capital.
A correspondent argues that instead of deploying 20,000 troops to France, the United States should send a single unit since the effect would be similar. The writer notes the colonel wishes to go as well.
The Tombstone Prospector opposes sending American troops to France or Belgium though it supports Roosevelt’s plan in other respects. It favors sending an American army straight through to Berlin and views the colonel’s program as largely acceptable.
The Houston Post reports that at Huntsville Prison 503 inmates with over 400 attending night school. Three hours nightly cover arithmetic reading writing spelling and more. Attendance is voluntary and many graduates become useful citizens after release.
The Galveston Tribune notes wheat at $2.50 a bushel or higher suggests the five cent loaf cannot grow much larger than a bun. The pending crop is in a bad way and unlikely to yield a bumper harvest. improvement is not promised, making grain use for food and seed prudent.
President Wilson warns middlemen and retailers to accept a reasonable profit on rehandling life’s necessities. Retailers increasing prices to widen profits are labeled traitors to America and will be punished. The article asserts ample food in America and government will ensure fair pricing.
The Austin Statesman notes that German officers and other prisoners in Georgia declined parole promises, doubting internment security. Observers question enforcement of Georgia's dry laws and speculate on escape risk, while American authorities are praised for courtesy and comforts.
Washington reports the U S Department of Labor completed a survey of hours, conditions and health in British munitions factories with parallels to French and Canadian plants. It endorses shifts over overtime, caps weekly hours, and stresses rest, regular schedules, medical exams, sanitary facilities and first aid to conserve energy and maintain high output.
The wage earning section can subscribe to the United States liberty loan via installments arranged by City National Bank. Salaried workers may purchase a reasonable bond amount with gradual payments and the bank covers the bonds while charging only 3.5 percent interest until the full price is paid. Most City National employees have bought bonds, outright or through the bank plan.
Secretary Wilson of the Labor Department announced plans to detain all interned alien enemies in permanent camps. The first camp will be on a 500 acre dairy in the North Carolina mountains with 1800 officers and sailors from German merchant vessels to be the initial inmates. Additional camps are expected to follow.
Letters must be signed for publication unless the writer desires anonymity. Anonymous typewritten signatures and stamped letters are treated as anonymous. Publication of a letter does not imply publisher endorsement of its policy.
Amateur Gardener reports a method to reduce English sparrows by soaking grain in wood alcohol and spreading it on a shed roof. The tactic caused sparrow numbers to drop within hours and also removed excess grain that could be eaten by other birds.
Corpus Christi reader John Flannery argues the editorial on food scarcity reveals flaws in local trade practices. He recalls paying 8 1 3 cents for beans while a farmer offered 4 cents, urging state inspection laws and shipping protections to keep farmers from being squeezed by dealers and to sustain the country towns. He warns that when farmers suffer, cities decline.
A reader from Austin questions capital punishment in a letter dated April 25. They argue execution for murder is cruel and say killing erodes moral progress, urging a league to abolish the death penalty in the state.
A reader writes to the editor supporting the San Antonio school board on compulsory vaccination while recalling a past smallpox epidemic in Gonzales and recounting his own family’s vaccination experience. He cites personal losses in the Frisby case and notes friendship with Hugh Lewis, then school board president.
Cobb states his daughter died of tuberculosis attributed to vaccination and argues the school board should not enforce the rule. He notes his family’s health history and claims inoculation worsened his daughter’s health, urging parental choice and rejecting mandatory vaccination.
The Texas Council of Defense would aid the national government by promoting patriotism and education, recruiting for the National Guard and regular army, enrolling soldiers, managing draft exemptions, and coordinating labor and farm support. It urges holiday enrollment, private irrigation expansion, rail and land use for cultivation, mineral production, war revenue collection, and a centralized food production effort with county and community organization.
Henry B Walthall and Mary Charleston star in Little Shoes at the Empire Tweacer today and tomorrow with News No 35. The great lover role showcases Walthall's dramatic range as Rosalind, a rich girl who grows up poor, reunites with David Noel, the beggar boy who saves her with a pair of shoes. He returns wealthy to win her and repay the debt of the little shoes.
Mae Murray stars in A Mormon Maid at the Grand Opera House in a weekly engagement. The film depicts early Utah Mormon life, the westward migration, and a romance amid church elders. Runs through next Tuesday.
The Majestic opened this afternoon presenting Doris Wilson and her sisters headlining in Making Them Over. Frances Kennedy adds songs, Mayo and Tally perform new material, Force and Williams deliver a funny act, and McIntosh and His Musical Maids showcase Scotch songs. Rhoda and Crampton offer a novelty sketch Between the Reels, while the Four Newsomes perform new acrobatics.
A group of businessmen arranged a program allowing clerks and downtown workers in Chicago to train for the military without missing work. Grant Park will host drill sergeants and provide training sites for all applicants, with the plan to start soon.
The body of James B. Emery a 50 year old civilian chief clerk in the army headquarters under Generals Pershing and Bell Jr was found in his bed in a hotel in El Paso Texas last night with a revolver in his hand Emery arrived in El Paso only yesterday after a long sick leave keeping him out of action thus far this year
Delegates to the ninth national conference on city planning held a public morning session in Kansas City. Topics included street signs building locations building height regulation street widths and the role of community centers in the city plan with concrete examples discussed.
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