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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1917

Page

2

Dining halls of Harvard Yale and Princeton run deficits

Yale treasurer George P Day reveals Harvard Princeton and Yale dining halls lose money. Harvard shows largest deficit around 15000 last year while Princeton and Yale trail with 72500 and 12000 respectively. Aggregate Yale deficits exceed 53000 over years with 16000 unpaid student board bills.

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Fighting Before Cambrai In British Offensive

Dispatches from the Cambrai front show German efforts to check the British advance. Reinforcements arrive as heavy attacks and sacrifices are made to hold ground. The British aim to push a banking movement north to threaten Lille and force a German retreat.

Fronis Cambrai Lille

Allied Push Threatens German Lines in Northern France Belgium

A WWI-era account notes British advances near Cambrai threatening to outflank the German positions from Drocourt to Queant and to threaten Lens, Ostend, and Zeebrugge. It suggests a rapid northward push could force German retreat, with observers stressing the heavy casualties and strategic stakes of capturing coal regions and submarine bases.

Drocourt Queant Vimy Ridge St. Quentin Cambrai Vlanders Fai Ostend Zeebrugge Lens Tremens Trance Flanders France Belgium

Pay for Our Enemies and the German Payroll Debate

A fragmented wartime argument asks whether U S payments to German POWs on U S payroll are permissible under The Hague and Geneva conventions. It notes the U S holds German officers and crews from two raiders and discusses reimbursement terms and the political risk of paying enemy combatants.

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Ambiguous Claim on Reimbursing Advancements to Soldiers

The passage argues that reimbursement to soldiers’ payers would fall to a future German government if allies prevail. It contends that a postwar German state would owe debts, promises, and agreements, given the likely absence of a current German government to settle bills.

Broadway Signs Dim At 11 30 In Patriot Fuel Act

The national Fuel Administrator ordered all electric signs along Broadway to darken at 11 30 PM to save fuel for national needs. New York and San Antonio sign owners are urged to comply, with company signs timing off and on at 11 o'clock. Some owner operated signs may also follow the order to join in the patriotic act.

Broadway Seth New York Mnulead Electrc Light Public Service Corporation San Antonio Hag

Victorian Cross Tale Amid The War’s Fog Of Words

Fragmented OCR prose recounts Lt Montag Sladworth Seymour More earning the Victoria Cross amid World War I battles. The narrative cites heroic deeds against Germans, mentions charges, fatalities, and the broader call for armistice and ceasefire. The tone mirrors historical wartime rhetoric with grandiose claims and invented phrases.

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Fragmentary Canadian View Satirizes Politician and Death

A garbled Canadian View column satirizes a politician who acts as if public events are beyond reach. It laments the living and departed souls, invoking memory and grief as a civic concern, referencing Philadelphia Ledger style.

Camila

Fragmented note on pistols and poison in everyday life

A garbled critique argues pistols and poison are accessible in ordinary settings. It contrasts a shopper buying a loaded shell with the public’s failure to foresee danger, suggesting a need for better vigilance and control over such lethal items.

Money supply question sparks editorial debate in San Antonio

A lengthy letter from BRANDIA J. BOWEN argues that the money supply underpins democracy and national welfare, urging readers to study its impact on prices, labor, and national policy. The note links economic health to education, urges better public understanding, and mentions tensions with local landlords and rent markets as a case study in economic principles.

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Majestic Theaters Evening Offering Runs Vaudeville and Drama

A bustling Majestic program features Vivian Bhethurn in a lively comedy and new songs, with Madiby, Wathe, and Tweety laurh as musical highlights. Waxing drama includes Daurh 258 and a star turn by Iva Banting in The Srlagess at Patches. The lineup mixes vaudeville numbers, song acts, and a dramatic playlet about heirlooms and justice, aiming to captivate soldiers and civilians alike.

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Mis Pong the Maxon in a Photoplay Feature Review

The article previews a 1977 cabaret style program titled Mis Pong the Maxon with Cavin Beady in a photoplay. Notable performers include Joe Jones and Trent Mala, plus saxophonist Saxon sud Cl fon. The show features a mix of acts and a late night performance at We Princes with Betty Paseo Lake and Karl.

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No More Flannel Supplies Aid Work of Local Committee

Fragmented OCR notes show a local committee sourcing flannel and bandages to aid charity work. Funds and donations from Women’s Club and other groups sustain temporary operations as officials seek supplies and accounts in New York for fulfillment.

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