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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1916
Page
1
The city appoints C. E. Tallman as assistant city auditor to implement two key checks on purchases and issuances of supplies. Departments will record normal versus unusual purchases and track where supplies go, ensuring orders match quantities bought and reducing waste or negligence.
All diplomatic representatives of the central powers and Turkey will leave Athens tomorrow morning as ordered by Admiral Du Fournet. He refused to extend the deadline for departure. The Turkish minister is dismantling his legation and packing furniture.
The Times reports that the king has ordered every unmarried military age man on the royal staff at Buckingham Palace Windsor Castle Balmoral and Sandringham to report for service with the colors. This further depletes royal establishments as earlier many were released or attested under the Derby scheme.
The Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital board was organized at Judge Birkhead’s office. Dr J H Burleson named president with Judge Birkhead and Dr T T Jackson as vice presidents. Joseph Courand treasurer and Mrs L Goodman secretary. Eight committees established to govern finance charity building grounds purchases medical affairs nurses training and records. The board moves to form a hospital staff to start with the new building.
Texas seeks injunctive relief and penalties in Fifty third District Court against Ed Harvey and thirteen other Austin dairymen for allegedly forming a dairy price fixing cartel on October 26. The attorney general also seeks daily penalties from 50 to 1500 dollars per defendant. Defendants named include Eugene McGuire Tom Blun J C Bryant W W Wright Charles K Lunkirk W C Lloyd Harry Otting J D Parnell Jim Wimbish Charles Crockett Ed Rutledge George Beck and Q C Boatman.
Reports to the Chicago superintendent of education show military training included in physical education across fifteen high schools. In several schools classes have also been started to train officers.
Jefferson County, including Beaumont, voted 3087 anti and 2228 pro in Tuesday’s local option election. Three small boxes with under 100 votes remain to be counted. Orange County will hold a similar election on November 24.
For San Antonio and vicinity tonight fair with frost expected, Thursday bringing fair skies once again.
St Louis reports 50 with rain and southeast wind 6 mph and temps 46 to 48. Chicago 40 with rain and east wind 4 mph and temps 38 to 42. Milwaukee 26 with rain or snow and southwest wind 4 mph and temps 24 to 38. Kansas City 36 with rain and north wind 12 mph and temps 34 to 38. New York 30 with cloudy skies and west wind 8 mph and temps 28 to 42. Washington DC 38 with partly cloudy skies and southwest wind and temps 26 to 46.
London reports Roumanian forces in western Wallachia under threat after Craiova fell and the main line railroad was cut. Central powers push toward Monastir on the Macedonian front with French and Serbian forces engaging. Paris notes heavy resistance and 600 more prisoners taken.
Berlin reports the Austro German invasion of Roumania proceeding unchecked. Romanian attacks were defeated with ground gained on Rothenthurm Pass road and in the Alt valley. British trenches south of the Bassee canal were raided by German forces last night according to the war office.
The Over seas News Agency critic notes the November 18 Tirgujiuliz battle marked a new phase as Austro German forces reached the Crsova Craiova railroad. He cites October fighting in Northern Roumania and passes in Transylvania and the Carpathians, with continued Romanian resistance and heavy losses.
Paris dispatch reports German and Bulgarian forces resisting Entente advances on the Macedonian front north of Monastir. Heavy fog delayed the offensive, and five hundred additional prisoners were taken.
Eight unnamed members of Congress have urged the State Department to attempt sending milk to Germany via the British blockade to aid malnourished babies. Officials noted Germany never requested such action and that no milk famine is indicated.
The British hospital ship Brittanic has been sunk by a mine or torpedo in the Aegean Sea with about fifty lives lost. About 1064 survivors are reported, with roughly 28 injured. The vessel is believed to be the 47,500 ton White Star liner Brittanic.
Atlantic City N J November 22 After a lengthy session the chairmen of the Mexican and American border commissions said some progress toward an amicable agreement had been made. No details were released about the discussion or terms considered. Luis Cabrera and Rafael Nieto rejoined the joint commission after meetings in Philadelphia.
Representative Fitzgerald of Washington D.C. announces support for an embargo on foodstuffs and says he will draft a bill and push the issue early in the next congressional session. The Democrat chairs the House Appropriations Committee and outlined the strategy today.
The proposed Spanish budget replaces the June plan, cuts spending across most departments, and raises revenue via indirect taxes. It shows a $17 million surplus and reduces the war ministry appropriation by over $1 million, with authorization for reforming finances and creating a national agricultural bank and a bank of commerce. Denmark’s Expenditures Increasing. Denmark faces a $27 million wartime cost and a $13 million projected deficit next year, with national debt near $130 million by year’s end.
The weather bureau ordered advisory northeast storm warnings for the Gulf Coast from Bay St. Louis Mississippi to Cedar Key Florida. Strong south winds were expected to shift to the northwest along the middle gulf coast tonight.
London November 22 The board of trade requires all growers of more than ten acres to file a return of potato stocks and contracts by December 7.
Vienna reports Emperor Francis Joseph died at Schoenbrunn after illness. Archduke Charles Francis, born August 17 1887 and husband of Princess Zita, becomes heir amid pending succession decisions as German Emperor and Bulgarian King plan arrivals. Archduke Charles Francis has led Austrian armies on multiple fronts in recent years.
Zurich dispatch to Parisien reports Emperor Francis Joseph died from a cold that grew into pneumonia after a walk in Schoenbrunn Park ten days prior. Daughters and nephews were summoned as Paris papers debate, with critic quotes reflecting on his 68 years of rule.
Archduke Charles Francis Joseph ascends to the throne of Austria Hungary after Emperor Francis Joseph’s death, heir to the throne due to Archduke Francis Ferdinand’s assassination. He has commanded forces on the eastern front in Galicia and the Italian theater, now leading German Austro Hungarian units in the Carpathians and Transylvania frontier.
Twelve Chicago health department workers begin a two week experiment to prove a person can live on forty cents per day. Breakfast featured apples liver bacon egg muffin butter and coffee with milk. They may drink water chew gum and smoke if desired. The group plans to continue their regular jobs during the trial.
New York park commissioner recommends free motion picture shows in city parks as a low cost option to provide wholesome outdoor entertainment for tens of thousands of people on summer evenings. The annual report highlights the plan as an inexpensive public benefit.
On the occasion of his sixty second birthday, Pope Benedict received congratulatory messages from around the world via Rome and Paris. The tribute underscore his global influence as the Catholic Church marks the milestone.
The first winter snow fell on the Franklin mountains near El Paso and across the Rio Grande in Juarez after heavy rainfall. Temperatures dropped to 38 degrees. Much suffering is reported to charity groups in the Mexican quarter of El Paso and Juarez.
Six inches of snow covered the Texas plains last night. Far south near Dallas and Fort Worth rain was reported and temperatures dropped.
The French cabinet decided two meatless days weekly, to be Thursday and Friday, after consultations with traders. A decree will enforce the rule and prohibit fresh pastry cakes rolls and fancy bread. The smallest loaf will be two pounds. crackers and similar edibles will be the only permitted cakes.
German foreign minister Gottlieb Von Jagow resigns citing ill health. Alfred Zimmermann named as likely successor. Berlin dispatch notes rumor of Von Jagow becoming ambassador to Vienna.
King Albert of Belgium has sent autograph letters to King Alfonso of Spain the Pope and President Wilson about the deportation of Belgians by German authorities according to the Vingtieme Siecle.
Kansas City news reports Judge William C Hook in federal court held the Adamson eight hour law cannot be sustained and granted an expedited path to appeal. The government plans to seek Supreme Court review before January 1, with invitations to all railroads to participate in the proceedings.
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