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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1912
Page
8
Dispatches from the front describe extreme cruelty by Turkish irregulars and massive losses on both sides. Claims include up to 40,000 Turkish deaths since Kirk Kilisseh and 4,000 Bulgarian dead with 1,000 wounded in recent days. Sofia reports severe Bulgarian casualties as battles continue along retreat lines.
Reports indicate Turkish facilities are improving civilian readiness as authorities work through logistical hurdles. Observers note steady gains in shelter coordination and basic services amid ongoing regional tensions.
Navy men at Portsmouth and other yards received extended leave until Monday. Officials say orders are not for immediate sailing. British ships in the Mediterranean will move to Turkish ports to protect subjects if needed.
Paris reports the French government refused the Turkish moment's appeal to intervene and impose an armistice in the Balkans. The foreign minister said France cannot act in ways that would violate international law or appear to side against the Balkan states, and would support mediation only if jointly arranged with the great powers.
Nov 4 Turkish commander Mef remains confident of holding the Tchatalja lines against Bulgarians while mediation seeks armistice as negotiations with the Turkish fleet continue. The Ottoman army is expected to resist to the last amid ongoing talks for peace.
German armored cruiser Goeben sailed for Constantinople and Breslau for Smyrna. Viento left Corfu for Constantinople, Hertha for Saloniki, Geier for Haifa. Rear Admiral Trummiller commands German warships in Turkish waters.
Italian foreign minister Marquis di San tano arrives in Berlin to confer with Imperial Chancellor Dr Von Beth-Hollweg on imminent interventions. The discussions focus on shaping a joint approach amid prevailing tensions and a pending decision on steps ahead.
The article notes European powers like Germany Austria Hungary and Italy shifting focus from formal alliances to the question of intervention in the Balkan war highlighting tensions and policy stances shaping the crisis.
A news agency dispatch from Sofia reports the Turkish army holding the line from Tchorlu to Istranada was repulsed today by Bulgarian forces on the eastern flank.
A long string of visitors checked into city hotels including L B Knox Floresville at St Anthony George Dennery New Orleans at Gunter Mrs R W Shumway Denver at Savoy J S Hall Yoakum at Bexar and many others from Dallas Houston Austin and Mexico arriving to spend the winter in San Antonio. The note ends with a South Carolina man famed for a five foot beard.
A batch of 1360 prisoners, mainly Arnaut tribesmen and irregulars, captured by Servian troops in Macedonia, arrived in Belgrade today and presented a pitiable sight.
Berlin reports say Germany and Austria refuse any intervention unless asked directly by a belligerent. The German foreign office has not confirmed Turkish mediation requests reported from Constantinople.
A. A. Brack films modern Medina river irrigation project scenes as about 2000 workers toil. The Me dina dam nears completion with 12 000 more cubic yards of concrete to go at a thousand cubic yards daily, followed by two months of teardown and shipment to Spain.
Corpus Christi public schools report 1387 pupils enrolled for the thirty days ending November 2, up from 1213 a year earlier. Superintendent Crossley announced the figures, noting a continuing rise in attendance across the city schools.
A Buffalo News analysis traces the rise of the modern con man relying on wire tapping. It describes the evolution from old time bank robbers to high stakes schemes using fake racing tips and staged telegraph offices to fleece city investors.
Albert V. Huth, county tax assessor, shot the thirteenth deer seen Friday morning near Clearfork, northern San Antonio, likely the county’s first deer. He and a hunting party of eighteen miles north of the city brought in two of four bucks. Louis Heuermann and Alfred Toepperwein each secured one. Others in the party also shot but did not bag bucks.
Joseph Rene Vilatte, registered at the St Anthony hotel as an archbishop from Paris, France, is disputed by local clergy of the Roman Catholic Church who say he is not an archbishop of their church. His current business here is unclear, though years ago he traveled to Texas seeking land to colonize followers of his faith.
The San Antonio club will have a direct wire into the club rooms Tuesday night to report the national election results. Members and their friends are invited to receive news from this source.
Charles N. Kramer alias Conway the clown and his wife Lillian Beatrice Kramer are held to the grand jury without bail for the murder of Sophia Gertrude Singer of Baltimore. They testified before the coroner's jury asserting Kramer acted in self defense after Miss Singer attacked him.
The Children of Mary of St Marys Church organize a Carnival of Nations at St Marys auditorium from November 18 to 23 with booths representing many nationalities. Rev. E Carrier is general director and Amelie Lacoste is general chairman.
The Texas insurance board tabulated 14 806 fires from July 1 1911 to June 30 1912 showing an average loss per policy of 555 36 dollars and an average rate of 1 215 per 100. The study notes that when the fire loss ratio exceeds 65 percent companies lose money and that the overall loss includes the Hou s fire.
Senator J W Bailey arrives home in Gainesville Texas after a stay in Washington. He is in splendid health and spent weeks on his Kentucky farm tending fences and horses. Bailey predicts Gore Woodrow Wilson will win a strong electoral majority and says the campaign has been unusually quiet. He plans to stay about two weeks in Texas, mostly in Gainesville.
At the annual directors meeting in Houston the International and Great Northern Railway announced no changes in officers or directors. A semi annual dividend of 4 percent was declared on preferred stock.
The General Company of Schenectady offers a sign on bonus to male employees upon reaching seventy after twenty years of service. Women receive a pension at sixty if they have completed twenty years of service.
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