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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1918
Page
3
An editorial warns against The Patriotic Legion, a group aiming to replace educated men who die in war with better funded scholars. It argues higher education has many valid forms and stresses caution against a loose blacklist in Navy Department personnel policy.
The National Federation of Federal Employees protests a Daniels circular barring resignations from the Navy Department claiming the move is injudicious and unpatriotic. The dispute centers on staff seeking military service and the impact on morale and careers.
The piece attacks German deportations from Lille Roubaix and Turcoing with harsh moral language, contrasts them with a claim of German mercy toward “poor people,” and warns of continued peacetime burdens like feeding a war-wrecked world while noting U S industrial mobilization and thrift. It also mentions a temporary Dallas county jail vacancy and rapid return to activity.
The article critiques Germany's response to the armistice terms. It describes Germany as whining and protesting while seeking exemptions and using messages from women to evade the agreement. It notes terms were largely forced, but better than continued fighting, which could have led to invasion and destruction.
A poetic fragment describes heartbreak and longing as a speaker laments lost love. The speaker, Margaret Widdemer, references Mary as helper and asks for reunion, with imagery of paths, hills, and quiet places. The tone is elegiac and melancholic, set within a traditional romantic frame.
The Moroxco company led by C Spooner closes its engagement at the Grand Opera House with a matinee and tonight shows. The program features She the nun offering of resistluss appeal with Miss Spoomers in the Ge role and a strong supporting cast. Also on bill are Roto the famous clown, Shattuelli and mum O'Neil, Sandy Shaw impersonating Scottish types, a new Jamsdells and Devo dancing revue, and acts by The Moral Sisters and Mass and Thompson. A Regular Business Alas closes the program with a canine showcase featuring Mijou the dog and Miss Darrell delivering a solo act after a venue mishap.
Ton Nesbit and Russell Thasy star in Her Redemption while Yalstoy’s Resurrection exposes peasant women’s degradation in Russia and rewards nobles. The New York Victoria Theatre production opened February 17 1905 with Planet Waste in the title role and the adaptation to film also praised.
A reader defends the song Katy as an American staple over foreign operas praising its simple charm. The letter argues Katy embodies American life and sentiment, noting its accessibility and appeal to the masses.
The New York World reports U S soldiers in France sent millions of dollars home free of charge via the YMCA YWCA relief system. Most transfers occurred in July and early August, with soldiers entrusting YMCA secretaries to mail funds to relatives in America. Some remittances carried personal notes and small gifts.
The Princess program features Anna Shadkott with her Shive Girl Dances on Riceian Dance as standout numbers. The Moke Siders deliver varied hits with singing and dancing acts. Movie Tale lontine offers popular ballads with broad public approval. The bill also includes Shop Sale and Groneha Billy in Hed Hood and Yellow along with a light comedy finale.
A local theater announces a double attraction headlined by Pauline Frederick in a production described as Lhosarveetian style. The program includes a second act featuring the new act by Nha level, creating a bold evening of drama and performance.
A dispatch notes European interest in American aid to curb unrest and bolshevism. It cites Italians, Jugo Slavs and Czecho Slavs seeking U.S. help with food, medicine and stable governance to prevent Balkan disorder and local clashes over liberty and education.
In Boys' Life August Kent D. Stiles reports stamps for the Holy Land as a style country. The Heyption Expeditionary Force has blocked a special franking label. The stamp shows one piastre in English Arabic with postpaid text and corner figures, in blue or dark blue, with three varieties seen. Private-Phil ling, sergeant dialogue appears as a mock military exchange.
The column mixes anecdotes and reflections from wartime life with stray impressions from a reader. It mentions battle memories in the Argonne Forest and reflections on travel, music, and daily scenes. The piece also notes public safety measures at crossings and ponderings on American provisioning and morale.
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