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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1916
Page
2
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The report states Eaucourt L Abaye is cleared and in British hands amid night shelling along the Ancre. Elsewhere Russians press south of Lemberg, reaching Brzezany and threatening the railway town as they cross the Zlote Lipa under cover of artillery and bombard Austro German camps.
French war office reports capture of a strongly fortified German line between Morval and St Pierre Vaast wood on the Somme front. About two hundred prisoners were taken in the operation.
Vienna dispatch reports terrific fighting on the Russian front with Russian repulse at all points. The war office statement also admits a Roumanian success in Transylvania on the Roumanian front.
Petrograd reports Russian troops pressing the central powers in Dobrudja with gunboat bombardments on the Danube near Rachova. The official statement notes stubborn enemy positions on the Yeniovka and Zlota-Lipa rivers, a wounded brigade commander General Khoranov, and continuing artillery and rifle fire along the front with the Caucasian front unchanged.
British admiralty report says seaplanes from Zeebrugge Belgium pursued an enemy air squadron on October 1 and shot down one enemy aeroplane while our machines returned safely. Roumanian force described as considerable units by Sofia war office with no confirmed clash at the Danube invasion of Bulgaria.
About six thousand soldiers led a five hour march from Camp Wilson to Alamo plaza drawing cheering crowds. Citizens lined streets decorated with flags as schoolchildren waved banners while stores offered a half holiday and later reopened for shoppers.
Police under Commissioner Uhr coordinated a parade security plan that cleared streets of vehicles and kept intersections open. Mounted patrols and a large force moved ahead from 7 to 8 am, with Boy Scouts aiding crowd control and assisting a man who collapsed in Alamo plaza.
The Military Day celebration drew a patriotic crowd from Southwest Texas with heavy rail and auto traffic. Veterans in faded uniforms marched among grandchildren as civilians saluted, while a Wisconsin band led a gray clad veteran with a Sons of the Confederate Veterans banner down Commerce Street amid Dixie and Rebel yell. Traffic policemen managed crowds along the route.
A banquet will mark the end of Military Day with a long list of officers including Colonel Morarity and Colonel Richards, Lt Col Ripley, Lt Col Williams, Lt Col Howell among others, and a large civilian attendance led by Elmer Abbey and hundreds more. Attendees will include numerous generals, captains, lieutenants, and a wide roster of named civilians.
Detectives noted no pickpockets at the city during the parade week. Plainclothes officers patrolled crowded spots while Captain Caruthers sent men to inspect train arrivals Tuesday night. Courthouse and City Hall closed in morning to view the Twelfth division march. the Robert H. Frederick trial resumed at 1:30 p.m.
London reports a detailed official account of the Somme battle after the September 15 advance. It notes captures of Combles Gueudecourt and Thiepval, front lines near German fourth positions, and that seven new German divisions and five French divisions were committed. The summary cites 26 735 prisoners taken and 38 German divisions engaged since July 1, with the enemy withdrawing exhausted or broken.
E E Slosson argues in the New York Independent that war remains vivid in Africa where climate contrasts and primitive savagery meet modern science in destruction. He notes Africa as the last of the world's great game preserves and describes the brutal landscape of war.
A vivid dispatch from the front describes General Smuts and staff delayed by lions near Kilimanjaro as giraffes tear telegraph wires and elephants pull poles. Troops advance against lines with herds of wild beasts and noisy predators while naval clashes on inland lakes face crocodiles and hippos.
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