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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1918
Page
2
The November 1 deer season marks a festive rite in Texas Mesquite. Hunters prepare with rifles and ammunition, travel by Ford or horse in earlier days, ignore posted signs, and pursue in familiar pastures. The season lasts sixty days amid bill collectors, bustling stores, and occasional deer related incidents.
The city dweller returns to the countryside to collect autumn leaves and stroll beneath mesquite shade, comforted by the belief he will not be mistaken for an antlered trophy as Texas deer season begins each fall.
A historical outlook declares Germany finished as Allied forces close in from the west while Turkey and Austria collapse. It argues terms will be harsher if Germany surrenders late, with Italy and Serbia poised to strike, and American munitions swelling Allied strength. The piece notes Germany’s guns and artillery production dwindling as the end nears.
War era ordinances against idleness spread through cities beyond draft ages. Local rules may apply to any able bodied man, raising constitutional questions. Even after peace returns, loafing restrictions persist, targeting vagrancy as a social issue.
An editorial urges organized tramps to maintain their effort and not expect future tolerance for idleness. It argues that leaving town after consignment to exile fails to erase past status and warns that veterans should apply wartime discipline to avoid returning to idleness.
An American frontline correspondent argues military prowess stems from a diverse mix of nationalities. He cites heredity and the influx of old-world blood, noting Europe’s finest contributed to America’s physical and moral vigor, countering German expectations of disunity.
Associated Press correspondence from Portland portrays Oregon shipbuilders as tireless to aid war. They have built 134 ships totaling over 500,000 tons and valued at $360 million, with 127 more under construction including 45 steel vessels. Plans for 5000-ton wooden steamers and the Columbia River type are advancing, aiming to boost cargo capacity and keep wooden shipyards thriving amid war demands. Oregon yards, crews, and workers expand from 42oo to 108 ships and many yards, as the state vies to accelerate production along the Willamette and Columbia rivers.
An Associated Press dispatch notes a new travel chapter for the dead as exhumations shift bodies of historic rulers. Napoleon and Nicholas are moved from old sites to fresh resting places, while Rameses the Great lies in Cairo and Christopher Columbus’s supposed dwarf travels echo the famed explorer’s journeys.
The tale recounts Rosa, a Belgian girl who survived the 1914 German massacre in Louvain. After witnessing her father and family killed, she vows vengeance and lures Lieut. von Doerffer to a cafe, where he is murdered by a hatpin stab. She then dies by suicide in the river, leaving the tale unnamed but true in detail.
The article outlines Portugal’s green and red flag and its coat of arms dating back over six centuries. It describes the five blue shields with white dots, the gold castles, and the armillary sphere, linking symbols to Alfonso Henriques and Henry the Navigator. It notes Portugal’s 1914 intervention in World War I alongside Britain and Belgium.
Albany N Y Gov Whitman ordered New York City liquor sales halted after 8 PM unless consumed on premises. Action followed by Mayor Hylan and Excise Commissioner Simmons to curb soldiers and sailors access amid wartime liquor traffic concerns. Violations to be vigorously prosecuted for duration of the war.
A collage of quips, coded jests, and cryptic commentary on Germany, Kaiser, and the war mood, mixing aphorisms and satirical musings about leaders, labor, prices, and newspaper scarcity. Local editors mock pompous rhetoric while observers joke about public shortages, tea politics, and moralizing in a chaotic collage.
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