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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1918
Page
1
Commissioner Wright announces drastic order to remove unlicensed dogs to cut bites and food strain. Police to arrest owners of unlicensed dogs as city authorities prepare a campaign, with a dog wagon and additional staff to enforce licensing and reduce stray populations.
Weekly entertainments resume at the Jewish Welfare Board in the Guntee Building under Bernard J. Stern with Lt. Alexander in charge. An event for released soldiers is planned and a Harmony Club dance Sunday night marks the season start with the Kelly Welch Band providing music. all attendees must register at the door.
Washington reports the Belgian legation states Belgium rejects guaranteed neutrality and seeks complete independence with rights shared by free peoples. It opposes restoring obligatory neutralization and argues for freedom to defend, shape policy, and manage economic ties without foreign control amid global strife.
Berne reports a general strike in Switzerland while fears of Bolshevism rise in Denmark and Germany. In Sweden and the Netherlands workers push for soviet style councils and eight hour day. French Socialists demand end of martial law and immediate renewal elections, urging labor federation representation and an international workers conference.
Soldiers sailors and aviators clashed with several hundred Socialists marching up Fifth Avenue to attend a rally to raise funds for Thomas J. Mooney, the labor leader under death sentence in California. Police reserves intervened to restore order amid the disruptive parade.
Washington November 13 The War Department remains undecided on whether the Texas National Guard will be called into service. If activated the cavalry brigade organizations would be used and preserved. An order to call regiments separately would be issued soon. A broader inquiry into Brower interests also moves forward.
Lt Col Charles W. Whitlsey who led the famed Lost Battalion reportedly headed home after five days of fighting in the Argonne forest. He stood firm against German demands to surrender and was promoted soon after the rescue on October 7.
London reports show English newspapers filled with thanksgiving for the entente victory and calls for peace and justice. Editorials praise the moral force behind the triumph, discuss mercy over vindictiveness toward Germany, and anticipate a stable, free German government shaping postwar Europe.
Dispatch from Copentinzen dated November 2 notes a Berlin telegram claiming loyal troops from the front were planned to be sent to Bertie to crush a revolution. The report cites a printer’s address listing the Republa MGs Coy and mentions the former Gore tian crown prince.
Washington May 13. Air planes and motor trucks no longer needed by the army after conversion for peace may be forwarded to the Postoffice Department by the secretary of war under provisions of the post office appropriation bill for the present fiscal year. Post office officials discussed the possible use of the motor equipment. Resume Physical Examinations. Physical examination of class A registrants of September 12 is to be resumed in San Antonio on Monday to complete the list of those men. The review determines if any classed as A1 with no dependents were physically suited for military duty or would be placed in other classes. Classification of all men in the September registration proceeds with appeals to President Wilson.
A vintage advertisement touts Vitalitas as a health tonic to recover from the flu. It claims rapid throat relief and a return of strength, asserting the product is non addictive and free of alcohol or drugs, urging readers to buy from their druggist.
Anarchy spreads across Austria where Austro Hungarian troops returning from Italy abandon trucks and loot, burn property, and commit excesses. In Montenegro Liberaed Kondon cites a Serbian official claim of liberation. Serbian forces reportedly entered Verseez and Noviswad, capturing rear guards and weapons. American Federation of Labor officials discuss labor in the United States with delegations from Mexico and Central America attending. Secretary Wilson outlines plans for U.S. Mexico relations. Jewish soldiers form councils and occupy Leopoldstadt in Vienna and other cities like Prague and Theresienstadt, welcomed by locals.
Secretary of labor William B. Wilson addresses delegates at the Laredo meeting of the Pan American labor conference. The gathering aims to shape a reciprocal labor accord among the United States, Mexico, and Central and South American nations, with Wilson representing President Wilson and Samuel Gompers among speakers.
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