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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1917
Page
5
A speaker urges that Ireland become a pure republic after the war, insisting the country must belong to the Irish people. She argues against any division or control by Germany or Great Britain and calls for true national sovereignty.
This week promotes tools for carpenters and mechanics at deep discounts. Features Zig Zoey planes, smoothing tools, nickel plated braces, combination squares, saws, files, pry bars, pliers, levels, and braces. Also advertises auto tires with long mileage guarantees over modest prices and mentions rubber inner tubes.
Mrs Sheshington Skeftington of Dublin, wife of a Dublin publisher killed during the Irish Revolution, spoke in San Antonio urging America to press for an absolutely free Irish government rather than home rule. She described Ireland seeking independence and criticized the peace conference as not representing Irish interests.
San Antonio dealer James Kapp reports durable demand for furniture while raw materials and skilled labor remain scarce. Prices have surged in woods, metals, oils, and finishes, yet the furniture market holds steady as households view furniture as a sound investment. He notes manufacturers enjoy profits despite supply challenges during a strong national economy.
The article details a new camouflage service forming under American guidance on the French front. Known as the American Camouflage Brigade, it recruits engineers and radio experts to conceal troop locations from the enemy and to support various military operations with invisibility tactics.
A wartime account details improvised camouflage by allied workers using papier mache, wood, and painted props to mislead German observers. The piece notes decoys, fake bridges, and marshaled resources to hinder enemy advances, with reports of deceptive techniques affecting river crossings and night travel.
A young contributor recalls visiting Arita Japan where villagers labor to produce porcelain. An emperor’s order for cups awaits completion as a mishap scatters two dozen cups, leaving only three unbroken. The incident leads to banishment to the family’s jinrishas and a harsh lesson about costs and childhood mischief.
A prominent wartime report describes how German waiters and hotel staff acted as spies for the Kaiser, aiding espionage through dining rooms across major U.S. cities. Federal agents tracked German espionage networks in hotels, with waiters transmitting coded messages via menu notes and shared tables, leading to internments and mass dismissals as the war effort intensified.
A jumble of names and places appears in a social column style listing. Mentions include Mrs WD Bevnelis Wort Worth, Anthony in Te Kphe, Mannery Mitrehmain Ariens, Watkins Tyler, Chitkepsie, Jones Waster, Thayer Mona, Cady Lnnler, Amott Guntel, Bowie and Anne, and others at Gunter, Hata, Ow. The text references visiting, registering, and social movements with no coherent narrative or outcome.
A garbled OCR item describes Rogster's choices for Flens and a rooster tale near Sycamore. It mentions a Chie family witeker, a tree climb by the rooster, cherries elsewhere, and hens watching, with a confusing sequence of actions and names.
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