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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1918
Page
9
London dispatches describe hundreds of British prisoners arriving in Paris and Holland. They outline harsh punishments, famine conditions, and mass casualties, with estimates of total Allied losses and a harsh critique of German actions and cruelty toward captives.
London newspapers urge swift accountability for German camps and Turkish leaders over mistreatment of British and Allied prisoners. The Daily News calls for public names of guilty officers and direct punishment, while The Daily Chronicle warns that continued atrocities forfeits civilized treatment and demands deterrent justice. Leaders like Haver Pasha and Talaat Pasha are named for prior responsibility, to be pursued through public trial and execution.
An exchange telegram from Copenhagen reports German extremists seized local authority power in several German coast towns, triggering the greatest panic at Berlin base on Thursday. The dispatch notes the sudden power grab prompted widespread alarm among troops and officials.
Washington reports focus on which nations will participate in the peace conference and how representation will be handled. Entente powers and the United States plan a procedural law while other nations may join with varying degrees of participation and no guaranteed majority voting. The American commission’s makeup remains unsettled with Taft’s name possibly removed.
Rain moved through San Antonio and surrounding areas ending at noon Sunday with forecasts of misty skies and possible clearing by nightfall. If skies clear frost could be heavy and damaging, prompting housewives and gardeners to shelter plants. Snow flurries reported in Keerville and Waco amid a cold front, while Bronze Medals are authorized for all U.S. veterans in a Senate resolution.
The report lists nightly and daytime forecasts across multiple cities. It notes fair or largely cold conditions, with temperatures ranging from the low 20s to mid 40s and varying wind directions, and mentions frost in interior regions and general cloudy or clear skies.
The piece notes Texas and New York as American battleships with 27000 ton displacement and fourteen inch guns, alongside the Vexas, each carrying ten 14 inch and 12 inch main batteries, armed with torpedoes and light guns, crews around 10 percent, with New York completed in 1893 and Texas in 1914 (text garbled).
Eyewitness account from Antwerp describes crowds weeping and cheering as Belgian soldiers and freed prisoners march past the king. Bells chime, banners sail, and flowers float from windows while a Te Deum echoes in the cathedral amid reflections on four years of war and the German surrender.
King Albert and the Belgian government left Trieste for Brussels and were due to enter the capital at 2 pm. Troops and gendarmes guarded the approach as newspapers resumed publication. Administration services reopened, and Parliament was set to reopen immediately after the king’s arrival.
Washington reports totals of 775 American passenger and merchant vessels lost to enemy action from WWI start to November 11. Nineteen ships and 67 crewmen perished by torpedoes mines and gunfire before U.S. entry. several losses remain undetermined.
Lord Cicil resigns in late November amid disagreement with the government over Welsh church disestablishment. Prime Minister Lloyd George has accepted the resignation, replacing him in foreign affairs.
The Associated Press reports the American Expeditionary Forces will evacuate all sick wounded and convalescent soldiers to the United States within two months. The削 number of hospitals has been reduced by the Medical Corps and basitals beds are noted as available.
A Tamont Tamont explosion on a munitions train caused massive casualties with estimates between 1500 and 2000. About 150 dead had been recovered, as aid centers in Eidel Vallind report many injured being treated. Authorities blame a fire started by children, spreading to nearby trains. Substantial destruction prompted cross border military aid and regional relief.
President Wilson directed a flying demonstration via radio telephony as planes performed maneuvers over a field. An onlookers’ switchboard linked to the ground allowed a select group including Mrs. Wilson to listen to the radio link and observe the flight orders.
Farmers and families in Texas led War Savings Stamps purchases with 82,088,876.30 in sales as nine war savings society groups totaled 853,000 members and 530,000 reported investments of 1,144,408.80 by November 1. The Finance minister change for Germany noted in a Berlin dispatch.
Allied navies execute a meticulously staged surrender of Germany’s 14 battleships, seven light cruisers and 50 destroyers in the Firth of Forth. The armistice process sees the vessels escorted by British, American and French ships, with internment to follow and crews assigned for maintenance or repatriation. The event draws awe as a historic naval turning point.
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