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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1916
Page
4
Exclusive AP daily report from San Antonio, sharing national and regional news highlights. Includes agency briefs, political notes, business updates, and local context to inform readers.
The Roumanian theater shows contradictory German lines about Hermannstadt and Fogaras. Berlin claims a decisive victory with few prisoners, while subsequent dispatches say German forces withdrew. Mackensen’s failed rail and bridge objective near Cerna Voda leaves Danube access critical, with Roumanians possibly attacking from the south.
Contradictory reports claim a Romanian crossing south of the Danube involved substantial force, challenging claims of only a few battalions. The retreat from Dobruja suggests larger Romanian threats and imminent clashes on Bulgarian soil as central powers face renewed pressure.
A Hamilton Herald opinion argues to end posting notices in courthouses and public places and require publication in newspapers. It warns the bulletin boards leak information to loiterers and urges the press as the proper channel to inform citizens and fulfill a government function.
A Berlin dispatch notes Allied air raids on Luxembourg ammunition plants while Luxembourg remains neutral and sells munitions to Germany as the United States does to the Allies. The piece argues Luxembourg failed to defend neutrality, unlike Belgium, and suggests its conduct harms its standing.
A Tus Lieut story notes Japanese persimmons grown near San Antonio were sold locally for a reasonable price and found as satisfactory as imported fruit. The piece ties the wider issue to Texas self sufficiency, cans and cost of living, arguing home production could reduce prices and boost local food resilience.
The piece notes paper prices rose in the last three months and reports that International Paper Company earned more in August than in June and July. It states net earnings for the three months will reach 1 600 000 dollars, about 300 000 dollars more than the company earned in the entire fiscal year 1915.
The Memphis News-Scimitar notes the fatherly impact of news that Premier Asquith’s son was killed at the front. It reflects on pride and humanity, stating such tragedy reminds even great men they are mortal and share in common human suffering.
Dr Charles Gray Shaw of New York University faced nerves from politics war and health scares. He did not go to a sanitarium but hiked eighty miles from Philadelphia to New York in under 24 hours leaving city hall at midnight and arriving at 11 40 p m the next day. His feet hurt but his nerves are rested and his soul feels fine.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes Mr. Hughes uses pep in Illinois speeches during the second campaigning lap. It argues his bold criticisms of President Wilson and Democrats provoke strong reactions. The World newspaper’s personal attacks reveal defenders struggle to justify their cause.
registrar Mathews reports a net enrollment gain of 175 students over last year and Austin enrollment may reach 2500 by Christmas. President Vinson cites sustained 10 percent annual growth for decades and notes dormitory shortages for women while Galveston Medical opens with growing freshman class and higher requirements.
The Majestic Theater matinee at 2:30 features The New Producer as headliner with Henry Antrim Bertram Peacock and Blanche Morrison praised for their roles. La Graciosa Illusionary spectacle Visions of Fairyland joins the bill along with Kenny Nobody Adler and Arline Hale Norcross and Company Bert and Berry Wheeler and Larneds on Wheels comedy acts also listed.
Miss Bunting delights crowds with her performance in Merely Mary Ann and plans further shows Tonight Friday and Saturday with a matinee. Next week she and her company debut Aggie Lynch in stock and present Within the Law with special scenery and effects. Grand also displays World Series returns on a new Wonder Baseball Player board with reserved seating.
The Princess presents a closing Sunday bill with vaudeville and film totals drawing crowds and applause. Tomorrow introduces four acts of vaudeville including a novelty animal act, followed by a Fox feature led by Virginia Pearson for Thursday through Saturday. The house continues to show first run features and Vitagraph Blue Ribbons as top releases.
Mrs G tells the wife of Judge H she prefers her son not to be a lawyer and questions the profession. After realizing the mistake she mumbles a clumsy backtrack about being a good lawyer. The anecdote underscores a comic social misstep in a courtly set.
An Associated Press dispatch describes a 45 foot underground tunnel near Verdun in the Argonne forest where American residents command a major underground supply route to the front. The party visits a kitchen, an electric plant, and trenches 300 yards from German lines as Cravath and others witness daily mine explosions and perilous conditions.
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. becomes the fifth family member to enter Yale and enroll in the class of 1920 in the academic department. His father and grandfather supported Vanderbilt hall at Yale in memory of his son, William Henry Vanderbilt.
At Verdun General Neville directs from headquarters while German prisoners work with spades. American Ambulance Corps vehicles pass the road as back of Verdun fields show grain and burned manure. French soldiers march home cheerful, embodying a calm, invincible spirit.
Former Senator F C Weinert state warehouse manager predicts cotton will reach 20 cents urging farmers to profit from rising prices. He argues higher costs hit many commodities and pests threaten a top crop, so prices may not fall much for the rest of the season.
At an Associated Advertising Clubs convention in this city Chairman Herbert 8 Houston quotes a joke about an Irishman and a judge to illustrate advertising sharpness. The anecdote features Judge Morris and a rint breaker tale, ending with a quip about a lie told yesterday.
The Scientific Society of San Antonio opened its new season with an open house in the Stevens building. Members heard remarks from President J F Howard Harry Herzberg and W A Black. A reception followed and resolutions supported a game sanctuary bill and urged protecting native birds. Next meeting October 13 features Rev George H Badger on philosophy.
The San Antonio Baptist Association began its three day meeting at First Baptist Church with a morning session for Ladies' Aid and Missionary Societies and an evening session for ministers and laymen. Officers were re elected and 126 delegates enrolled. Forty four churches from eight Texas counties are represented.
Charles E. Hughes rests in Montclair New Jersey after a three day New York visit following campaigning. He will resume travel Monday with a western tour planned possibly reaching Omaha.
Historical report describes experiments using soapsuds to calm storms at sea. A vessel in the Atlantic discharged soap and water over the bow, nearly eliminating waves and allowing easier navigation. The Senegal in the Adriatic reportedly achieved similar results with a solution of soap and water.
English actor Cyril Maude visits wounded soldiers in London hospitals. A New York sergeant, recovering from a gunshot, chats about Forties Street Broadway and the Hippodrome with the famed performer and asks about chorus girls, drawing laughs from shared memories.
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