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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1916
Page
1
Labor Day sees Congress push rail strike measures while President Wilson plans a second signing of the eight hour day act. If upheld, the law takes effect January 1. railroads may challenge its constitutionality and workers contemplate a strike if the ten hour day is restored.
Freight fire disrupts rail routes into New York amid strike fears. Embargoes cause little congestion and shipments predated the halt. Dealers warn prices will fall as holdouts dump stored foodstuffs to avoid famine pricing, with railroads demobilizing strikebreakers and lighter shipments on a holiday.
Chicago Sept 4 Shippers nationwide may face a car shortage for several days due to a threatened transportation tie up scheduled for today Railroad officials report factories and coal dealers have loaded surplus cars in anticipation and it will take two to three days to restore normal conditions.
Local members of four railway brotherhoods met in San Antonio to announce the strike was called off by telegrams from order presidents to general chairmen and to local leaders. The men praised President Wilson for his role, thanked Senator Culberson and Congress members, and adopted resolutions praising the trade press for its support during the dispute.
Charles E. Hughes refused to attend the Nashville Labor Day event when he was told he could speak only on non political topics and would not review the Tennessee National Guard. Despite prior indications, local labor leaders canceled arrangements after the committee said political remarks would be barred.
Washington D C September 4 The navy plans for four of the new battle cruisers to be laid down next year unveil ships with six or more smokestacks and electric drive powered by steam turbines to achieve 35 knots with full equipment They will burn oil and can emit heavy smoke screens while also offering the option to run smokeless for concealment European ships typically carry fewer stacks and require less armament fuel aboard American design aims for high speed with full fighting gear and two thirds fuel capacity
G C Barker assistant superintendent at a Dallas candy plant was shot and killed as he left his office by a woman claiming to be Mrs G C Barker who then handed the revolver to a nearby employee. Mrs Barger was taken into custody and admits the shooting but offers no details beyond stating she and her husband once lived in Chattanooga Tennessee.
Charles E. Hughes, Republican presidential candidate, will skip luncheons on campaign trips after a statement from Republican national headquarters. Officials cited strain from western travel as the reason for dropping such engagements.
Lieutenant Ernest H. Shackleton has rescued the Antarctic expedition marooned on Elephant Island. He returned to Punta Arenas aboard the rescue ship Yelcho with all members safe and well.
Lloyds shipping agency reports several British steamships sunk including Duart 3108 tons Strathallan 4404 tons Kelvinia 3140 tons and Mascotte 2097 tons all vessels unarmed crews and passengers saved and Leith based Mas cott e named by source as involved.
President Wilson accepted the Lincoln birthplace homestead in Hodgenville for a national memorial, praising democracy and Lincoln's humble origins. He urged Democrats to live for freedom and justice, calling the shrine a vivid example of democratic vigor.
The War Department ends the policy allowing guardsmen to discharge for dependents as Army appropriations fund family care. About 2500 such discharges have occurred. future releases will not be granted. A circular explains government support for dependents. Units from Illinois Indiana and Minnesota return home. coast artillery and Illinois troops move to Llano Grande San Antonio and Eagle Pass for reassignments.
Bulgarian troops renewed an attack west of Lake Ostrovo on the Macedonian front. French army headquarters announced that the assault was repulsed by Serbian forces.
President Wilson speaks at the National Woman Suffrage Association meeting in Atlantic City on Friday night. The event underscores internal splits over whether states should decide suffrage or if a federal constitutional amendment should enfranchise women nationwide. The group currently pursues a mixed approach.
Entente forces sank a German submarine Sunday morning off Phlaeron. They report the sub had drawn supplies from seized Austrian and German ships at Piraeus. Destroyers scouted the arsenal area near Lemnos and Kilkis, placing anti-submarine nets and eyeing possible Greek naval base use.
German and Bulgarian troops crossed the Dobrudja frontier in southeastern Roumania between the Danube and Black Sea. Roumanian frontier guards were driven back with losses, according to a German official statement.
A Protestant Episcopal joint commission failed to agree on appointing negro bishops at large. It will present two reports to the October general convention in St. Louis. The majority favors a separate racial district and a negro bishop at large, while the minority wants southern dioceses to elect a negro suffragan bishop under the white bishop. The dissent warns the plan could weaken white responsibility for the negro.
Japan plans a 30 million loan to China expected to proceed soon. Japanese financiers will provide the funds with Britain France and Russia potentially joining for diplomacy. Officials note China's financial needs are urgent and delay could threaten the new government.
Paris reports operations on the Somme front slowed by bad weather. French forces capture 14 guns in a new action and continue to detain prisoners at the rear. East of the Meuse on the Verdun front the French took 400 prisoners yesterday.
London dispatch states Dar-es-Salaam, the capital of German East Africa, surrendered at 9 am after official confirmation. The news confirms a major strategic capitulation in the campaign against German holdings in East Africa.
Entente forces arrest Baron von Schenck chief director of German propaganda in Greece and take him aboard a cruiser. In Piraeus sixteen more warships arrive as Austro German merchant ships seized and Greek wireless stations occupied. Panic spreads among Austro German residents as diplomats seek expulsion of von Schenck and sixty co workers. He reportedly barricaded his Athens home with armed guards.
The Greek government at Athens has accepted entente demands in full. French and British agents are taking over control of Greek postal and telegraphic communications and wireless systems. They demand expulsion of Teutonic agents in corruption and espionage and action against Greek subjects aiding them.
Athens dispatch reports King Constantine informing entente ministers that Roumania’s entry into the war prompts him to reconsider Greece's policy. The note indicates a potential shift in stance amid Allied meetings in London and Athens.
Twenty five Mexican soldiers and eleven passengers were killed when a constitutionalist train was wrecked by bandits allied with Carrero Torres. The attack left guards slain and valuables looted. The wreck occurred between San Luis and Tampico, below Cardenas.
Passengers arriving at Juarez from Mexico City report a bandit raid by Villa followers between Corralitos and Rellano. A Carranza guard was killed another wounded and a small girl injured as robbers looted the express box before fleeing amid shouts of viva Villa.
Fourth Ohio Infantry reaches El Paso with its band and camp preparations. Second and Third Kentucky Infantry are expected to detrain, swelling local forces to about 40,000. Dysentery appears among border troops prompting warnings against river water and uncooked produce.
Senator Reed of Missouri today introduced a resolution to authorize the Interstate Commerce Commission to investigate how the eight hour day law affects railroad operation costs and to report to Congress in December. The resolution will be called up for consideration tomorrow.
Roumanian war office says Borszek and Sekeli in Transylvania are under Roumanian control. Basardjik in Dobrudja repulsed the Teutonic Bulgarian forces. fighting along the Dobrudja Bulgaria frontier continues with air raid on Constanza.
Petrograd reports Russians crossed the Tcheriovka River a western arm of the Zlota Lipa and seized a position of Austro German troops. They took 2 722 prisoners and six machine guns. Fierce fighting continues near Zlochoff Halles south and east of Lemberg between Russian and Austro German forces. Further details note advances south of Rafailova in the Carpathians and along the Balkan frontier with Teutons abandoning fortified positions.
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