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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1918
Page
1
London reports on Allied front alignment from the Lys to the Sambre as Dutch neutrality is guarded and German retreat continues. Praise for American divisions and French vigor accompanies notes on Ostend and Zeebrugge reopening and rail link repairs.
General Kikuya Oyani leads allied forces in Siberia with Lt. Gen. Mitsuya Yubi as chief of staff. In multiple Siberian engagements against Austro German forces the Japanese claim victories and capture thousands of prisoners.
The Berlin Tageblatt quotes General von Ardenne complaining that Foch moves troops laterally with unexpected ease. It credits Allied artillery mobility to superior mechanical transport and notes German railways as a limited resource. The piece claims German planning cannot predict whether 1000 or 5000 guns await them.
Mr and Mrs Edward Tarrant announce the overseas arrival of their son Edward Jr with the 13th Regiment US Marines. Mr and Mrs W G Giddings return to Hanis after weeks with Mrs J N Browne. Miss Sara Bramseon returns from Duluth Des Moines and Minneapolis with concerts at Camp Dodge and Fort Des Moines. Graves Bogel and son Graves Jr arrive to visit relatives while Mr Hogel trains. Adriane Zavala serves at Community House. Nesters Drug Store residents urged to bring flowers for army hospitals to be sent to Camp Travis and Fort Sam Houston base hospitals.
Washington on October 26 announces that seven agencies led by the Y M C A the Y W C A the Salvation Army and the Knights of Columbus should consolidate war relief fundraising. They plan a joint national drive starting November 11 for over 100 million dollars while the American Red Cross will not collect funds that week and will run its own campaign next spring.
Six arrests in eight hours mark a new San Antonio record since prohibition. Officers report moonshine variety liquor causing severe intoxication. One prisoner unconscious and rushed to hospital. two others barely able to appear in court. One case continued. another pleaded guilty and was fined ten dollars.
Wilmington report on Will H Hays Republican chair denouncing President Wilson for using war leadership to push for Democratic majorities. Roosevelt responds from Oyster Bay criticizing Wilson as partisan leader and denouncing the appeal as a politicized war effort.
In London on October 26, Arthur Henderson and allies planned travel to the Paris Inter Allied Labor Socialists Committee meeting. Sailors refused to sail with them, accusing them of German ties. A taxi refused to take the leaders to the station, forcing them to carry their own luggage back to London. Berger Must Stand Trial. In Chicago on October 26, Judge Bryans overruled demurrers in the espionage act case against Victor Berger and four Socialist leaders, likely to go to trial in early November. In New York, Frederick B. Frank, 15, was arrested as a fugitive from Kansas City for theft of Liberty Bonds valued at 15,000 and 10,000 in cash from the Stock Yards National Bank.
Health advice promotes a daily hot water wash with lime stone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. Claim benefits include better appetite and relief from constipation bilious spells and skin issues, urging readers to buy lime stone phosphate.
Bridgeport Connecticut October 26 Major B A Franklin United States Army production manager urges munitions factories in Connecticut and four western Massachusetts counties to speed up output. He warns peace talk harms the war effort and reminds firms and workers they have signed contracts to deliver specified quantities on set dates. The crisis requires unlimited exertion from both sides.
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission approved express rate increases unless revenue methods are revised with the Railroad Administration. Meantime Allied forces report gains in the Meuse sector capturing Hill 360 and advancing near Grand Pre while British and colonial troops push near Le Quesnoy and Maing as German lines show strain and possible retreat.
Washington Jan 26 Eleven enemy planes and one balloon were downed by American aviators allied with the British from Sept 9 to Sept 22 according to a War Department statement. British Distinguished Service Crosses were awarded to Lieut Gr A Vaughn Brooklyn Lt J Herbert Cleveland Ohio M L Campbell Wakeman Ohio I A Hamilton Whitfield Mass and J A Keutting Chicago. Special mention went to Lieut Vaughan for bravely engaging about 15 enemy aircraft on offensive patrol and shooting one down in flames before pursuing a second to 2000 feet.
Maj. H. W. Duffy of the British American Gas Service declares in New York that American gas shells are more deadly than German ones and their fumes can penetrate modern gas masks. He reported observing hundreds of Germans on French battlefields wearing advanced masks, killed by American gas.
Washington tonight will reel under a planned night air raid drill. Aviators from Bolling Field including three aviation officers will fly over the capital after a Houston to Washington flight. High candlepower searchlights will seek the planes while bomb explosions and anti aircraft fire are expected to punctuate the exercise.
British Army reports fierce actions in wooded country south of Vatenciennes and east of Le Cateau. German resistance is strong as villages and bridges are contested amid heavy fire. Allied forces press forward despite open warfare and heavy casualties.
In France on October 26 Cavalry with bombing planes disrupted a German train bringing reinforcements. An aviator signalled the rail line then bombed ahead of the locomotive and behind it, destroying the track and isolating the train. Cavalry then captured all aboard, in a scene likened to a film with road agents and prisoners.
The American First Army under General Liggett makes progress on both sides of the Meuse. West of the river they seize Grand Farre farm atop Hill 271 as German defenders fall back into ravines. East of the river US troops push through woods and heights, enduring cold, rain, and heavy fire while advancing toward the Madely Freya line.
The report notes German resistance remains despite pride of achievement. Main fighting along the Meuse sees advances in Bols de Daltry, Bois de Bellen, and Bois de Wavrille now held by Americans, with the Pylon of Straye reached.
Dispatches from Berlin say neutral Brus sels residents who visited front areas to study refugee needs did not form an inquiry committee. They reported to German authorities in Belgium and to Belgian French and British governments. In Fort Worth three civilians, brothers of an alleged deserter, are detained for suspected aid to deserting troops from Camp Bowie. A purple war cord is issued to M T C members with a bronze winged wheel insignia on a purple hat badge.
Associated Press describes French Castle at Cherbourg used as a U S naval barracks. The ancient Gothic fortress, 800 years old, houses the United States ship Carola. The castle, though a fort, was christened as a warship with decks of its stone battlements and a small steam yacht serving requisitions for supplies.
A London dispatch reports Germany braces for armistice terms while frontier violence and political unrest surge. Deserters rounded up in Düsseldorf, placards with peace messages seen in Cologne, and workers and troops clash over surrender and last-ditch resistance. A frontier correspondent notes shifting orders and new artillery duels as talk of revolution grows.
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