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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1915
Page
2
A grim World War I dispatch chronicles the Gallipoli campaign with stark scenes of battle. The report notes men grievously wounded, including a sailor who lost both eyes to shellfire yet crawled to the rear for safety.
From the Gallipoli front Trooper Clutta Mackenzie son of the New Zealand high commissioner details a night assault on Aug 8 at Anzac lines. He recalls acres of dead, blown eyes, shifting corpses and brutal Turkish bombardment as Allied troops struggled uphill toward key ridges. He survived with both eyes lost to a shell and describes the horror of trench to trench fighting and bomb attacks. The report also covers Austin fundraising for a State Blind Institute, and obituaries including Brigadier General Freeman.
Acting Mayor Steves and city commissioners met with oil firm representatives Saturday at City Hall to discuss reducing risk from aboveground gasoline and kerosene tanks. Officials noted Ardmore’s tanker explosion prompted scrutiny of local storage ordinances, which cap tanks at 260 gallons underground only. Tanks here often hold 250 barrels or more and sit above ground, prompting concern that underground tanks, though slower to leak, may hide issues while gas filters into soil and risks ignition. The group will gather more data, compare ordinances from nearby cities, and draft a new local rule.
Washington reports that the Federal Trade Commission may gain jurisdiction over all foreign commercial intercourse with the United States. Secretary Redfield argues foreign firms using unfair competition could be barred from doing business here. Consuls could withhold invoices from exporters whose practices violate the trade commissions measure. The administration weighs how to curb dumping as European war affects American markets.
Four San Antonio boys from the Texas Model Aero Club will stage an aviation meet with miniature aeroplanes at 4 pm Sunday on the maneuver field north of Fort Sam Houston. Participants include Berkeley Hunter Dwight Bourne Maer Smith and William McAlpin. The club seeks new members and invites all interested boys to attend the post aviation meet and apply for membership.
The September report from the Associated Charities secretary shows 524,415 expended in relief work with 189.90 donated for special cases. Through the organization’s efforts two infants were adopted, two boys placed in strong families, two children in an orphans’ home, and fifteen families supplied with clothing. Employment was secured for many people.
The Postoffice Department issues a fraud order against Dr Hern Schel Sancho of New York City and Oxydonor Sales Company with operations in Cleveland Detroit Chicago and Rochester. The charge alleges a pump that transmits hydrogen into the human body with promised great curative powers and accuses Sancho of making millions from sales.
An active campaign will extend the work of the State Bureau of Animal Protection across Texas. J H Farnsworth of Dallas is president, with twelve locals already in San Antonio Houston El Paso Galveston Temple Fort Worth Dallas Denison Waco Amarillo and Austin, two offices in San Antonio. The group plans more offices but faces funding shortages.
The State Department reports its note on the William P Frye crisis has reached Ambassador Gerard in Berlin and is deemed acceptable by Germany. A prompt reply on hull valuation and disputed issues is expected, while Britain maintains its position on contraband and naval seizures. The timing of a potential walkout over the British note remains uncertain.
The Leeds city council considers using tramways to move heavy freight to reduce street congestion. A Harehill siding is under construction to serve five day hauling, with depots planned at Healingley Heanwood Chapeltown and Roundhay. The plan aims for public economy and avoids competing with private carriers, awaiting further details.
San Francisco secret service agents arrested two former Oakland policemen and two conductors in a vast counterfeit gold $5 piece scheme rumored to total perhaps a billion dollars. The suspects, tied to the San Francisco and Salt Lake divisions, face indictment as the investigation broadens across multiple states.
The Texas rails road commission fixes November 3 as the effective date for the amended tariff on wool and mohair following a recent hearing. The main change lowers the minimum carload weight from 24 400 to 22 500 pounds. Officials report continued quiet on foot.
Washington reports that the Cotton Futures Act faces a potential constitutional challenge from New York's high court. The Supreme Court decision is awaited. if upheld, traders in cotton futures could face criminal prosecutions and severe penalties.
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