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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1918
Page
3
A French call for mass retaliation to destroy town for town and church for church surfaces as allies debate. The piece argues against savagery yet notes Germany’s brutal tactics and suggests that retaliation in kind could halt atrocities, warning against moral anarchy and urging decisive action.
The passage weighs two possible reactions by the German people to anticipated news. If the expected outcome materializes, morale could rise or war aims shift. If not, Germans may fear failure but also feel relief, potentially extending the conflict as hope restarts.
The editorial endorses Secretary Lane’s plan to allot land for returning soldiers, arguing reclaiming cut over, swamp, and arid lands could provide immediate employment and homes. It warns public lands have been overparted and urges Congress to act, noting broader political contexts in Britain and possible English elections.
The piece notes a shift in English and American politics after a military crisis in Europe. Lloyd George signals a single election issue, Whip the Huns, pressuring Liberal factions who fear the clash with his wartime posture. It highlights tension over war aims and party divisions amid looming fall elections.
New York hotels are sending tons of worn linens and clothing to France and Belgium to aid war refugees. An ex-employee in the American army noted discarded items could relieve shortages, prompting a growing nationwide effort among hotels to forward usable rags and fabrics for relief work.
The Majestic Theater presents a standout week with Leona Tin Mar as headliner in a telepathy act praised as the season’s best. Chelie Wilson delivers clever comedy, the De Bourg sisters perform lively sleight of hand, and the bill includes Jeenings and Mack, the Gypsy Troubadours, and a striking musical romance titled Wishland. The Princess Theater offers Sheream Girl by Hoyle Woolfolk Musical Comedy Stars with Myrtle De Toy headlining and a refreshed cast and costumes.
The Royal Theater debuts a full vaudeville bill headlined by the photo play Lover of the Dusk starring Viola Dana. The cast includes Billie and Edith Adams, the Bunnin sisters, and many dancers. Other acts are Prince and Rell, Beeman and Anderson, Henry and Moore in At the News Stand, and the Billy Batender Trio in a comedy sketch.
A wartime documentary style feature titled Italy's Flaming Front unfolds over five days at the Grand Sunday, presenting engineering feats and a dramatic Adriatic naval and air battle with vivid, realistic action from the first shot to the capture of enemy fliers. Elsie Ferguson stars in Rose of the World at the Jewel, a screening adapted from the Castle book.
William G. McAdoo and a canvassing team walked door to door in Washington in rain, winning pledges totaling nearly 1.5 million dollars for Liberty Bonds. Notables including Woodrow Wilson and Bernard Baruch joined in, with Wilson pledging 20,000 and Baruch pledging a million. Navy Day was designated for October 16 in the fourth Liberty Loan drive.
Readers are informed that letters intended for publication must be signed by the writer and anonymous submissions will be ignored. The printed name may not be published unless chosen by the writer, and typewritten or stamped signatures are considered anonymous. Publication does not imply publisher endorsement of the letter’s views.
A reader recounts an old remedy used in the Southern states involving a cloth wrapped around the chest with thinly sliced fat pork sewn on, applied to a pneumonia patient. The story claims breathing eased and recovery followed, citing a Tennessee case and a San Antonio example, urging readers to try the inexpensive method.
A chaotic collection of quips and fragments touching on patriotism, finance, propaganda, and public life. Notes reference bond purchases, the Turkish question, Mary Pickford, inflation, and German affairs with satirical asides about wealth, gender, and war slang.
Milwaukee delegates to the American Foundrymen’s Association and the American Institute of Mining Engineers opened a meeting here with plans to produce more than 8,000,000 semi-steel projectiles in the next year. The production method is largely new to the United States and Colonel Martinon of the French ordnance mission will outline proven techniques used in France.
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