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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1916

Page

11

Neutrals urged to aid in peace talks says Paris essay

Paris dispatch notes Jean Herbe of Echo de Paris argues historians will section neutrals into three methods used by Germany to influence peac e talks. He details invasion of Luxembourg and Belgium, blackmail through economic pressure, and a looming push to drive neutrals into siding with Germany. He warns Germany seeks to remove neutrals from their longtime stance of neutrality to tilt final settlement.

Paris Jean Herbee Echo de Paris Luxemberg Belgium Wilson England Switzerland Germany Bisrck Bismarck Genny

Should neutrals guard common interests in peace talks

The piece cites Tidens Tegn arguing neutrals must defend shared interests at peace. It discusses submarines in neutral waters as a key issue. Sweden, Holland, and the United States are noted as lawyers and figures in submarine policy debates. The text questions solidarity among neutrals and reflects on de Hammarskjold’s lucid stance as a basis for negotiations. France welcomes this author’s balanced view.

France Russia Britain Europe Swed Baltic Osland Sunda Islands Aie Mediterranean Switzerland Coma Germany Belgium Federation of Neutrals Tidens Tegn United States Sweden Holland Washington Stockholm The Hague de Hammarskjold

Children of Rheims Under Fire at School

AP correspondence describes Rheims France wartime classrooms operating daily with 1300 pupils, many in cellars and wine caves two stories underground. Bombardments cause fear and sirens, but no injuries have occurred. classes resume after alerts as soldiers shield children from shelling near the town.

Rheims Associated Press France

Obituary of Mrs Harriet I McConnell 1847 192? San Antonio

Mrs Harriet I McConnell, 69, died at 8 am Friday at 711 Erie Ave after a four week illness. Born April 11, 1847, in Peoria Illinois, she came to Texas in 1875, traveled via Indianola to Corpus Christi and Cuero, lived in Texas except for a few years in California. Survived by three daughters and four grandchildren, all of San Antonio. No local service. Body to Cuero by Southern Pacific Friday night. funeral and interment in Cuero.

Harriet I, McConnell Erie Avenue Peoria Ill Texas Indianola Corpus Christi Cuero California McConnell H. M

Funeral for Mrs. Trixie Seymour Held Friday

The funeral for 23 year old Mrs. Trixie Seymour who died at 7 am Tuesday in a San Antonio hospital will be held at 5 pm Friday from Ludwig Undertaking Company parlors. Rev. R Y Barber of St John s Episcopal Church will conduct the services with interment in City Cemetery No 1.

Trixie Seymour San Antonio Ludwig Undertaking Company R. Y. Barber St. John's Episcopal Church City Cemetery No. 1

British women build aeroplanes in wartime factory

London reports detail women workers across a government aeroplane factory. In a large shed they make tents for planes, wings are covered and painted by others, welding, press tool work, filing, milling, lathe, sewing and small wood tasks. Separate note recalls a domestic exchange about bravery and love.

Associated Press London England

Students Survey Oil Fields Highlight Kansas Lead

University geology students in Kansas aid major oil firms by surveying formations across fields. More than five million acres in new leases this year, as exploration expands into Nebraska. Kansas now has over 7000 active wells with yields often high, and dozens of rigs proliferate statewide.

University Kansas H. A. Browne Topeka Washington Post The State University Nebraska

Sunday 8:15 a.m. Sutherland Springs Train Ad

An ad notes a 60 cent fare for Sunday service at 8:15 a.m. on Southern Pacific Lines.

Sutherland Springs Southern Pacific Lines

Sanford Brown 36 dies in San Antonio sanitarium

Sanford Brown a commission broker and Illinois native who moved from Houston seven months ago to San Antonio died at 7:05 a m Friday in a sanitarium. Undertaking Co holds the body awaiting word from relatives. Elizabeth Hogan, once a Long Island City housemaid, was jailed for a year at the House of the Good Shepherd after a milk bottle incident and notes from a New York Tribune report.

San Antonio Kimball Piano Co Sanford Brown San Antonio Sanitarium Illinois Houston Shelley-Loring Undertaking Company Long Island City Elizabeth Jesse J. Feinberg House of the Good Shepherd

Senator Sorghum Predicts Walkover Prospects

A fragment from the Star shows Senator Sorghum responding to a question about local prospects with a confident walkover prediction. The exchange includes a remark about needing to get up early and walk, reflecting campaign terrain talk.

Senator Sorghum Ton Star

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