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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1917
Page
1
Reports from Petrogad and Bessarabia describe agrarian disorders, massive confiscations, and arson as authorities struggle to stamp out anarchy. In Berlin the foreign office denies intentional delays for Americans leaving, citing routine bureaucracy and police scrutiny.
Premier Lloyd George told the House of Commons there is no danger of food shortage in Britain as submarines are beaten back. He credited American aid and warned economy remains essential while promising the submarine threat will not derail allied victory.
May 24 report from Grand Headquarters of the French Army notes Capt. E. I. Tinkham and Lt. Scully leading the first American combatant corps to the Aisne front. Detachments include Cornell undergraduates and students from Andover, Dartmouth, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Yale, Chicago, Williams, with Princeton large awaiting organization.
Times correspondent reports Moscow supports the coalition government with broad public backing including merchants and capitalists. Antiwar papers exist but army morale and hunger cited. peasantry unrest grows as land is claimed by communal authorities with little to no compensation.
Petrograd dispatch reports War Minister Kerensky in Helsingfors warning of danger in Asia Minor. He cautioned Armenia could fall and possibly parts of the Caucasus, according to official news agency quotes.
American Consul Edwards reports bandits and rebels in Chihuahua have abandoned military actions and are seeking amnesty as reconstruction efforts take root. He notes a general shift toward rebuilding among Mexicans.
Baron de Lange of the Rietoi hent escadille was killed while flying near Ham on the Somme. He attempted a German attack in a climbing type machine. the engine failed and the craft plunged to the earth, crushing him beneath the motor. Major Mitchell and embassy representatives attend the funeral today.
A federal grand jury in Boston indicted 88 corporations and individuals for conspiring to monopolize interstate onion commerce. The cases stem from a nationwide food cost inquiry led by United States Attorney George W. Anderson. Defendants allegedly divided markets, fixed maximum purchase prices, and hoarded supply to raise prices, with an estimated 200 million pounds of onions produced annually and about three quarters allegedly controlled.
For San Antonio and vicinity, tonight and Saturday unsettled with chances of showers. The forecast calls for cloudy skies and scattered rain, with cool temperatures across the region.
Forecasts for St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York and Washington DC note clear or cloudy conditions with temperatures ranging from 48 to 64 degrees and various wind directions. Saturday shows partly cloudy or clear skies with chances of rain in some markets and highs up to 74 degrees.
An order in council effective today makes it illegal for any male resident of Canada aged 18 to 45 to depart the country without written permission, aiming to curb evasion of military service and enforce penalties.
Thousands of people attempting to cross from Windsor Ontario to Detroit were detained at the ferry station as Canadian officials began strict enforcement of the dominion’s military laws. No person of military age was allowed to board without proving he was not avoiding conscription.
Jonkheer Charles Ruys de Beerendroeck appointed head of the Belgian Relief Commission in Amsterdam to succeed Herbert Hoover. He is a Roman Catholic deputy for Lemburg and a son of the queen's commissioner for that province. He is an expert social worker and has aided Belgian refugees.
Report from a French ship arriving in New York states that smoke bombs are now deployed on vessels passing through the war zone. Crewmen throw bombs by hand. upon impact with water they ignite a dense black vapor that lingers low over the sea.
Major General Pershing urged Red Cross delegates to back aid for destitute France to rehabilitate the nation and ease the drain on Allied resources. He challenged Western voters to grasp the war’s seriousness and the need to replace losses. Herbert Hoover estimated Northern France rehabilitation could cost about 1.5 billion dollars.
The British mission departed Washington last evening for Canada and will cross the border early today. The State Department issued the official announcement.
The British war commission which left Washington last night crossed the border into Canada today after viewing the falls on the American side. At the middle of the suspension bridge spanning the Niagara River, the Balfour party was welcomed by Sir John Hendrie the lieutenant governor of Ontario Sir William Hearst Ontario's premier and other Canadian officials.
On May 25 the strike of women workers expanded quickly in Paris with milliners furriers lace makers embroiderers waterproofers and feather workers joining. The action gains momentum as workers protest conditions and demand changes.
Major Carl F. Hartmann appeals to thousands of former telegraphers and related workers to join temporary service at points where active duty operators may be released. The signal corps reserve needs 3000 personnel including telegraphers switchboard operators linemen electricians mechanics and cooks. He notes many retirees could fill commercial and press operator roles.
In Chicago on May 25 police raided the Fourth Ward Democratic Club on the southwest side. Aldermen, city and county employees, and several judges were taken into custody amid reports a prize fight was held there. About 400 men were detained and later released on bonds after rapid processing.
Washington May 25 government studies foreign compensation plans to insure American military and naval families. Assistant Secretary Sweet of the Commerce Department leads the inquiry after conferring with the British mission. He notes abuses in existing pensions and urges a pre dispatched program before sending troops to France.
Paris reports a conference with Premier Ribot, Interior Minister Malvy, and Subsistence Minister Violette agreeing on meat cards to curb hoarding and price spikes. The system would set maximum prices and penalties for disruption, granting the right to buy set amounts via a money determined scale.
Amsterdam reports the Boitsfort burgomaster and Deputy Le Moreit of Brussels have been condemned to prison for nine and twelve months respectively for refusing to hand over all iron wire supplies to German authorities.
Washington May 25 reports show a fresh U S loan of 25 million dollars to Great Britain, lifting its total loans to 400 million. Allied loans now total 745 million. Italy received 75 million of a 100 million loan, with 25 million already disbursed.
Early counts show overwhelming defeat for amendments as a light vote likely under 4000. Nine precincts report most ballots opposed, with only token support for a coliseum bonds amendment. official results to follow after polls close at 7.
Official circles say Parliament will order confiscation of all German ships in Brazilian ports once the Bordeaux inquiry report on the Tijuca torpedoing is received and will revoke Brazil's neutrality. The Jornal Do Commercio notes a meeting to adopt this principle and to police the South Atlantic with a Brazilian fleet.
Paris reports that during the week ending May 20 a French merchantman over 1600 tons and two smaller vessels were sunk by mines or submarines. Three ships were attacked unsuccessfully, while 991 entered ports and 1016 sailed.
New York May 25 reports a drop in war risk insurance on outbound vessels to the United Kingdom. Underwriters in London note a general decrease of about one third from early May levels, with some cases showing a 50 percent reduction amid optimism over submarine threat mitigation.
The Italian offensive in the Julian Alps and Carso plateau grows in scope and importance. General Cadorna drives a supreme effort for a decision, following Anglo French tactics of flank blows. The roar of guns is heard in Trieste as rugged terrain shapes the campaign.
The report notes Italian front lines only ten miles from Austria’s great naval base, illustrating how terrain blocks rapid advances. It cites Russia’s War Minister Kerensky rebuilding army morale with apparent success and suggests a British Mesopotamia campaign pause due to widespread demoralization and stalled operations.
An Austrian war office statement dated May 25 acknowledges Italian successes on the Carso plateau. It claims Austrians inflicted severe repulses on Italian forces in other sectors.
Italian troops advancing from Gorisia have taken the fortified heights north of Jamiano and pushed positions farther, with the battle continuing from the sea to Plava. They report 10,245 prisoners taken along with substantial war material, as they drive south of Jamiano Brestovizza Road toward the coast.
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