Submarine policy shifts as neutrals take lead in German talks
Berlin reports Norway, Holland and Spain as key players in the submarine dispute while Germany debates prize rules and compensation. Dr. Alfred Zimmermann praises U S neutrality while noting no negotiations with Washington on submarine actions and no new communications from Berlin or Washington.
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Norway
Holland
Spain
U. S
Germany
Berlin
London
United States
Associated Press
Alfred Zimmermann
New England
Dr. Zimmermann
America
Washington
Senator Morris Sheppard Visits San Antonio for Banquet
Senator Morris Sheppard arrives in San Antonio at 7 a.m. Wednesday, greeted by a committee of 20 business leaders led by Mayor Clinton G. Brown. He will confer with the Chamber of Commerce at the St. Anthony Hotel and attend a large banquet at the Gunter Hotel that night. About a thousand guests are expected. reservations already total hundreds with $1 per plate. He plans several days in the city and will address Woodmen of the World members at an open meeting Friday night. He may also meet Major Johnston of the U.S. Engineers to discuss the San Antonio river inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Sheppard
San Antonio
Clinton G. Brown
St. Anthony Hotel
Chamber of Commerce
Gunter Hotel
John B. Carrington
Sheppard
Texarkana
Woodmen of the World
Woodman Hall
Woodman Order
Major Johnston
U.S. Engineers
Three Storm Areas Influence Weather Across Southwest Texas
A northwest and a northeast storm plus a Gulf tropical disturbance drive unsettled cool conditions across Southwest Texas. Heavy rainfall has drenched most areas in 48 hours, with San Antonio at 2.13 inches and inland towns like Columbus 2.2 and Brenham 2 inches. Temperatures dipped to 64 F before dawn, lower than recent averages.
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Gulf of Mexico
Texas
Gulf Coast
San Antonio
Houston
Galveston
Columbus
Brenham
Tropical storm moves northward across Gulf of Mexico
The tropical disturbance is shifting northeast across the Gulf of Mexico with warnings issued from Carribelle to Galveston. The weather bureau says northerly gales will affect the gulf coast and advises all shipping to stay in port while coast areas prepare to meet the gale’s force.
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Washington, D. C
Gulf of Mexico
Weather Bureau
Ave Carribelle
Fla
Galveston
Gulf Coast
Storm moves north from central Gulf toward Tampa
In Tampa Florida on October 17 a southeast breeze of ten to fifteen miles per hour persisted as the barometer stayed normal before noon. The storm appears centered in the gulf’s central region and is trending northward.
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Tampa
Fla
Gulf
Tropical hurricane location uncertain as reports rise
New Orleans reports indicate no clear location for the tropical hurricane crossing the Gulf of Mexico. Burrwood, the southern Louisiana coast point, recorded a falling barometer at 9 am of 29.78 and an 26 mile per hour east wind.
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New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Burrwood
Louisiana
Weather Record From Galveston Indicates Stable Barometer
In Galveston Texas on October 17 the barometer stood at 29.86 for the day and held steady until 1 PM. Winds shifted from northeast to north at 15 to 20 miles per hour. A moderately high tide is reported along the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
Oysters and Shrimp Fleets Return to Biloxi in Wake of Seas
About one hundred schooners tied up at Biloxi after fishing in Louisiana marshes as high waters and looming gulf weather prompted a cautious return. Fishermen reported marsh waters unusually high for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biloxi
Miss
Louisiana
Gulf Coast
Barometer Falls in Houston Morning Reading
Houston today saw a barometer drop from 29.91 at 7 a m to 29.84 by noon with a light steady wind described by observers.
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Houston
Tex
Weather brief for San Antonio area tonight and Wednesday
For San Antonio and vicinity, tonight rain and cooler conditions. Wednesday remains unsettled with occasional rain likely and periods of showers.
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San Antonio
Weather for Tourists Across Cities
Forecasts by The Light detail St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York and Washington with temperatures ranging from 38 to 68 and winds from NE W SW. Conditions vary from clear to cloudy with Wednesday outlooks and daily high lows noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Wedney
New York
Washington
Plan for New Main Avenue High School Accepted
San Antonio school board accepted preliminary plans for a new high school building to replace the Main avenue stone section. Architect Ralph Cameron was ordered to begin permanent plans with an estimated total cost around 100000 dollars including heating plant and connections to the annex. A temporary twelve classroom building and two study halls will be built to house classes during construction, with completion by Christmas for class exchanges. Construction of the new two story plus basement building is slated to start February, tear-down in January, and completion by September 1917. The project includes central heating, a redesigned annex passage, and a four-study-hall division of the annex auditorium into a library and study spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Avenue
San Antonio
Ralph Cameron
Cameron
Main Avenue High School
Southside High School
Main Avenue School
Calvin Goodloe
Attacks on Somme Front and Galicia Defeated
Attacks near Guedecourt on the Somme broke down under German fire while heavy artillery pounded both sides of the Somme all day. In Galicia the Russians suffered a heavy defeat as Austro German forces repulsed repeated assaults and captured trenches along a mile and a quarter, taking nineteen hundred prisoners and no machine guns.
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Berlin
London
Guedecourt
Somme
War Office
Galicia
Athens
Piraeus
Castalla
Reuter
Greek Macedonia
Paris
Cerna
Monastir
Struma
The
Daily Mail
Sarrail
Balkans
Premi Venizelos
Boleshovtse
Halicz
Progrress
Roumania
Transylvania
Bukowina
Petrograd
War to halt opera in New York this season
Metropolitan Opera House impresario Giulio Gatti-Casazza warns the 1917-18 season may be its last if the European war continues. He cites inability to hire foreign singers due to military duty, submarine dangers delaying travel, and prohibitive censorship and travel restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Giulio Gatti-Casazza
Metropolitan Opera House
Railroads to Answer in Texas Over Freight Rates
Judge E R Perkins general attorney of the Cotton Belt arrived in Austin to confer with the Railroad Commission and attorney general on an injunction sought to restrain 84 Texas railroads not in the Atlanta suit from operating after November 1 under new freight rates. An answer will be filed in Fifty third District Court next Thursday. The Cotton Belt is the largest of the 84 railroads named in the restraint action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
E. R. Perkins
Cotton Belt
Railroad Commission
Attorney General's Department
Texas
Atlanta
Perkins
Fifty-third District Court
Bankers On Trial In Wharton National Bank Case
In Houston on October 17, former Wharton National Bank president H J Bolton and former cashier B R Taylor went on trial in Federal Court charged with misapplication of funds false entry making and conspiracy to violate banking laws. They allegedly loaned $100000 to themselves and kept improper records as Judge Burns ordered jurors locked up during noncourt periods for protection. The Wharton bank had been closed but reopened under new management after paying depositors in full on the installment plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
H. J Bolton
B. R. Taylor
Wharton National Bank of Wharton
Burns
Wharton Bank
Priestly Murder Reported in Seguin Texas
The body of Priestly was found in a Seguin street near the courthouse this morning, struck behind the ear by unknown assailants. He likely died after midnight amid rain. two suspects, a man and a woman, were detained by the sheriff's department. Priestly was married. all parties are black.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seguin
Tex
Priestly
Sheriff's Department
Gold Imports From Canada Resume In New York
After weeks without movement gold imports from Canada resumed with J. P. Morgan & Co depositing 5 million dollars at the assay office. The influx since May totals about 115 million dollars from foreign sources, mainly Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Canada
J. P. Morgan & Co
Ottawa
Bishop Lobbedey Receives Legion of Honor Cross
Paris report says Monsignor Emile Lobbedey bishop of Arras was decorated with the Legion of Honor cross for heroism and devotion as he stayed at his post under fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monsignor Lobbedey of
Arras
Legion of Honor
Paris
Emile Lobbedey
Zeppelin Officer Predicted Disaster
Lieut Werner Peterson, commander of the Zeppelin L 82 destroyed in English raids, told the Associated Press in September 1915 that defensive measures relied on artillery and searchlights, dismissing aerial attacks as fables. The L 32 was destroyed by an aeroplane after intense gunfire, government records indicate.
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Berlin
London
England
Werner Peterson
Associated Press
Peterson
Thither
Watsons Attorneys Opposed 10 Venire
In Waco Texas on October 17 the defense in the T R Watson case opposed a special venire of 150 jurors for the Fifty fourth District Court. They argued the venire was not summoned lawfully and some list names were not served. Witnesses testified veniremen received mail or telephone notices rather than personal summons. If all listed veniremen are called, weeks may pass to finish this phase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Tex
Fifty-fourth District
T. R. Watson
Johns
Patterson
President to Chicago trip with Mrs Wilson and Tuomlty
President Wilson will leave Long Branch at 11 a m for Chicago where he will speak three times on Thursday. He plans to return by midnight Friday. The journey goes via Albany and Buffalo to Chicago and by Pittsburg on the return. Mrs Wilson and Secretary Tumulty will accompany him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Branch
N. J
Wilson
Chicago
Albany
Buffalo
Pittsburg
Arkansas Road Work Plans for 1915–16 Total 1830 Miles
Road work projected in Arkansas from October 1, 1915, to October 1, 1916, covers 1830 miles at an estimated cost of 5,605,753.87 dollars. W B Owen state highway commissioner announced the plan noting sixty seven districts are involved with work begun finished or in progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
W. B. Owen
McCormick Urges Neutralcustodian Peace Plan for Europe
Chicago financier Harold F. McCormick unveiled a world peace plan asking belligerents to list concrete terms and deposit them with selected neutral countries as custodians. The scheme envisions term changes with war fortunes, revealing each side’s demands and the "cash value" of peace to minimize fighting duration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Europe
Harold F. McCormick
McCormick
Mr. McCormick
Troop Train Discussion Opens AAPA Meeting In D C
The American Association of Passenger Traffic Officers opened its annual meeting in Washington, noting mobilization lessons from the national guard. The rapid provisioning of cars and dispatching of troop trains was praised as generally satisfactory, with minor reforms planned for future mobilizations. Alexander Hilton of St. Louis, association president, said the eight hour law would not be discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
National Guard
American Association of
Alexander Hilton
St. Louis
Wheat Prices Surge as Export Demand Soars
Wheat prices jumped in Chicago with December at 1.63 1 8 to 1.63 1 2 and May at 1.64 3 8 to 1.64 3 4 as buyers rushed in. Export transactions reportedly topped 1 50 000 with British efforts to cut handling costs and freight rates on Atlantic shipments. Foreign buying remained strong and the day closed near the day’s highs with sharp gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Atlantic
Argentina
United States
Canada
Demands Refused by Standard Oil Strikers in Bayonne
In Bayonne New Jersey the strike demands of Standard Oil workers were rejected again as a committee met with George Hennessy superintendent of the main plant. The group had formed after a mass meeting arranged by city authorities. Mrs J Sergeant Cram social worker planned to return to the city with labor leader Elizabeth Gurley Flynn to address the strikers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayonne
N. J
Standard Oil
George Hennessy
Standard Oil Company
Sergeant Cram
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Pope appeals for more Belgian aid
Rome October seventeenth. The pope urged children in prosperous America to aid one and a half million Belgian children suffering from undernourishment. George Barr Baker, visiting the Vatican on behalf of Herbert Hoover, outlined a plan to feed each child a daily cup of cocoa or milk and a sweetened biscuit made with lard, costing three cents per child per day, hoping for clergy support to mobilize American children for relief.
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Rome
America
Belgium
George Barr Baker
Vatican
Herbert Hoover
American Commission For the Relief
Baker
AID FOR POLAND PLAN IS REJECTED
President Wilson said efforts to obtain belligerent nations agreement for relief supplies to Poland have failed after replies from Britain France Russia Germany and Austria Hungary to his July letter did not yield the hoped for cooperation to aid Polish relief work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Branch
N. J
Wilson
Poland
Great Britain
France
Russia
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Daughter Held For Shooting Father In Chicago
Dr Grant J Roberts a dentist and former US medical corps member in the Panama Canal Zone was shot by his sixteen year old daughter Fern Roberts on a Chicago street. Fern was taken into custody hours after the incident and to be questioned. The father was in serious condition at a local hospital. Police believe family differences sparked the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Grant J. Roberts
Fern Roberts
Roberts
United States Medical Corps
Panama Canal Zone
Prince’s Body to U S for Burial in Boston
Norman Prince American aviator fatally wounded last week during a French air raid on Oberndorf. His body will be brought back to the United States for burial, officials announced today in Boston Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Norman Prince
Oberndorf
Allies seize Greek battleships as Crete crisis deepens
Entente forces occupy Kilkis Lena and Averoff battleships with Greek crews sent ashore. Athens reports show 1000 bluejackets occupy Athens Piraeus rail stations, city hall and barracks to curb demonstrations while King Constantine returns to the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Kilkis
U. S
Averoff
Reuter
Athens
Kis
Lemnos
Offi
Alli
Venizel
Crete
Athe
Amira Fournet
Constanetine
Piraeus
Somme Battle Rages With Large Allied Attacks
Reports from the Somme front describe October battles as among the greatest actions of the campaign. French and British efforts targeted Bapaume and Péronne with heavy assaults from Courcelette to St Pierre Vaast Wood and Chaulnes. Major fighting occurred October 9 through 12 north of Thiepval Sailly Saillisel and near St Pierre Vaast Wood.
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Berlin
Sayville
Somme Front
Somme
Overseas
Bapaume
Peronne
Courcelette
St. Pierre Vaast Wood
Fresnes
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Florida Coast
Weather Forecast
Railroads
H. J. Bolton
Wharton
Zeppelin
Watson
Standard
Pope
Prince
Marines
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