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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1917
Page
1
Chicago on May 12 reports a sensational wheat rally with July and September options gaining 27 to 32 cents. May wheat settlement set at 3.18 a bushel, while July and September nudged higher, amid government action and board directives to prevent a natural corner and curb delivery risks.
Washington May 12 The House voted 215 to 178 to instruct its conferees to restore the Senate amendment authorizing the President to raise up to four infantry divisions for service abroad and to head a division to France Roosevelt’s leadership was debated amid strong partisanship with officials signaling Pershing as best suited to command.
Joseph P. Griffin, president of the Board of Trade, says speculation did not drive the decision to abandon trading in May wheat or cause high prices. He notes European governments are the main buyers, with farmers, dealers, and millers dominating May wheat interest. The stampede amid food fears could force immediate buyers to purchase from producers rather than through futures contracts.
Kansas City Board of Trade directors adopt a resolution stopping May wheat trading as a patriotic move to aid the national crisis. The action allows closing out existing contracts, differing from Chicago policy.
Washington announces a food control bill moving from House measures and aimed at licensing manufacture storage and distribution of foods with a survey by the Agriculture Department It would legalize blending wheat with other cereals for flour and set food standards Carl Vrooman accuses a powerful lobby of wealthy food gamblers of opposing the administration safeguards and urges national state and municipal action to curb them while mobilizing agricultural resources for victory
Trading in May wheat was halted at the Merchants' Exchange in St. Louis after bids rose to 3.37 1 2 per bushel. No fixed closing price was established for contracts. Flour prices continued climbing in Minneapolis with fancy patents at 17.10 per barrel and first clears at 14.90 as of May 12.
Petrograd May 12 The executive committee of the Council of Workmen's and Soldier's delegates votes 23 to 22 against joining a coalition government The question will go to a plenary meeting N C Teheidse president denies rumors of anarchy autonomous unit or strikes in powder works near Schluesselburg. Feodor Roditcheff urges continuance of war to overthrow German militarism and secure victory for democracy. He praises honest peasants and backs sacrifices by the provisional government to defend Russia and allies.
London reports preparations for a conference of Polish representatives to determine Poland's future. The plans consider joining Russia or the central powers or becoming a monarchy or republic. The Daily Express notes MacDonald and Joewett may travel to Petrograd, though passport access is uncertain.
May 12 Copenhagen report that Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg plans no peace terms statement before the Reichstag. The Germania says he has won Centrists and part of the National Liberals to avoid a premature debate. Socialists may drop the peace question as conservatives press constitutional reform against the Junkers.
Three German aliens are held at the Fort Sam Houston guardhouse under Wilson era orders and over twenty others are detained elsewhere in the state awaiting Washington’s decision on a central internment camp likely in San Antonio. Robert L. Barnes says the detainees identities will not be released. The prisoners remain effectively incomunicado as the government keeps them as guests until the war ends or release is deemed safe.
Washington May 12 ten million men in the United States will be subject to the selective conscription on July 1 within ages 21 to 30. Director Rogers census bureau estimates Alabama 209900 Arkansas 156000 Florida 95000 Georgia 255400 Kentucky 202000 Louisiana 171000 Maryland 121500 Mississippi 171000 North Carolina 194000 South Carolina 137000 Tennessee 195080 Texas 420200 Virginia 186400.
The government pressed to prevent a 75000 miner strike set for next Tuesday. Representatives of workers and employers, after a meeting with Secretary Wilson and Federation of Labor officials, began negotiations and announced that there would be no strike.
For San Antonio and vicinity tonight and Sunday, expect fair weather with no precipitation. Temperature highs and lows remain mild as coastal winds ease and skies stay mostly clear.
The Light forecasts show clear conditions and mild winds for Sunday across St. Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York and Washington. Temperatures range from the upper 40s to mid 50s with highs generally in the 50s and 60s and lows near the 40s.
Flashes of light reported near Zeebrugge between 3 and 4 am indicate a naval engagement in progress. A German report claims a British destroyer was sunk on May 10 during clashes with German light forces and British cruisers and destroyers as pursuit continued.
British Haig forces pierced the main Hindenburg line near Bullecourt and advanced toward the Drocourt Queant switch. Ground was gained north of the Scarpe along the Arras Cambrai Road, with several hundred German prisoners taken. French artillery and outpost actions continued on the Aisne and Champagne fronts. Turks driven from the lowlands north of Baghdad and retreating toward Jebel Hamrin.
Paris reports intense artillery clashes on the Verdun front near Avocourt with French patrols penetrating German lines at several points in Alsace and Bezonyaux. French batteries also caused a German munitions depot northeast of Juvincourt to explode last night.
British forces in France report intensified and bloody fighting from Lens area to south of St Quentin as German troops try to retake positions. Liquid fire gas and bombardments mark the ten day clash around Bullecourt with Australians holding the line against heavy losses on both sides.
Senate votes 39 to 38 to remove the censorship clause from the administration espionage bill. Senator Kirby’s proposed press censorship amendment under War and Navy supervision failed 65 to 56. A Cummins amendment proposing a prohibition on use of cereals for booze during the war and a year after was discussed.
Doris Anderson, fourteen, denies killing her thirteen-year-old chum Grace Hagemann in Chicago. Autopsy showed Grace was shot in the breast. Doris insists the death arose from Grace’s alleged love for a fourteen-year-old boy. Inquest adjourned to May 15 as police pursue motives of love jealousy and revenge.
The Times Amsterdam correspondent reports Dr. Von Bethmann Hollweg says coal distribution difficulties hit paper supply. He notes munition industries have first claim on coal, then other war industries including newspapers and mills. He urges maximum restriction in paper use.
London May 12 The War Office announces the voluntary recruiting age will extend to men up to fifty years old both single and married. The move aims to spur swift service when called.
San Diego May 12. American aviation altitude records fell as Capt W A Robertson Jr, military aviator at the North Island Training School, reached about 16 400 feet yesterday in a high altitude flight height.
Rumors persist that General Pershing may be sent to France at the head of a 10,000 man expedition. The reports circulate as newsrooms weigh potential strategic impact and timing.
The War Department declined to comment on Major General John J. Pershing's possible mission to France. Secretary Baker warned against speculation as prejudicial to the public interest and pledged announcements only when they could be made without compromising national interests.
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