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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1917
Page
1
Story recounts a nighttime raid on a hospital camp with an aerial torpedo strike. Several hospital staff and wounded French and British nurses were killed or wounded while guards and attendants sheltered. Reports note the hospitals were clearly marked and targeted, raising outrage among American troops and allied nations.
Report from Kansas City describes a quiet apartment district disrupted as bombs fall over an era when war began. Nurses and wounded are tended by wary residents while a widow, Mrs J J Fitzsimmons, mourns her son Lieutenant Williams Fitzsimmons as German air raids strike a hospital on the French coast.
War Department confirms the death of Lieutenant William T. Fitzsimmons as a result of German bombardment at a hospital unit attached to British forces. Rudolph Rubino Jr, son of Rudolph Rubino, dies at 19 after air raids on French hospitals, with his mother recalling his letters from France. Mrs Rubino narrates her son’s sacrifice and the quiet resilience of American families facing World War I casualties. The article also notes the emotional scenes as communities bid farewell to soldiers, including the Missouri National Guard march toward stations and mothers awaiting news.
Dispatches report Oscar C. Tugo, 24, from a Boston area city, killed in a German air raid on Harvard Hospital number five in France. His mother fainted upon hearing the news. sister and father react with sorrow as relatives brace for the loss. The family history notes his American father and his mother’s poignant reaction as the tragedy unfolds.
The article discusses opposition in the Appropriations Committee to land purchases for Leon Springs, citing war expenditures and scrutiny. It notes indifference within the committee, reference to General Fasker H. Hliss testimony, and potential influence of Senator Slaydon and Senior Sheppard in shaping future San Antonio appropriations.
Passengers aboard the liner suffer injuries as a gale breaches the vessel outside Acknattle. A number of travelers are hurt on deck when the boat is raked by a storm. One passenger dies onboard. many are evacuated to hospital with broken limbs and head injuries.
In Chicago on September 2, roughly 500 white bystanders confronted negro soldiers of Company 7 Eighth Infantry. The armed unit formed a square with fixed bayonets, threatening death to any approaching. White soldiers from the Seventh Regiment tried to intervene. several were wounded. Five policemen and detectives faced threats of lethal force as officers attempted arrests. The company commander arrived and escorted 40 men away. The clash began after a policeman allegedly tried to arrest a drunk soldier.
Washington reports Lord Cecil says Britain will align with Wilson and the Allies. England will demand a democratic Germany and protection of small nations in postwar relations. Details of Britain's reply to Vatican peace terms are not yet known.
Colonel Roosevelt declared suffrage a right not a favor in a speech at his Albany home to a New York Woman Suffrage Party delegation. He praised wartime effort by British and Russian women while arguing pacifists and conscientious objectors should be treated differently, urging that suffrage must come to preserve democracy.
An ill marked fragment depicts Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr a young officer at West Point addressing a guard detachment during an inspection He is teased about grease on his putters and told to clean his gear by a stern lieutenant implying discipline and the era s military culture The tale names the famed Vanderbilt lineage in a rough wartime setting with brisk dialogue and a hint of humor amid duty
The Americanited Ceoas at the request of the State Department organized a postal aid committee in Washington to help Americans with relatives in Germany. It explained that while a prisoner exchange might occur between warring powers, Germans in the US are not held as prisoners, and contact with them has been limited.
Washington reports reveal German secret messages passed through Sweden under Swedish cover. Buenos Aires allegedly central in the system with American secret service uncovering and deciphering the messages. British government knew of Sweden's telegraphic facilities early in the war, but details remained undisclosed. The American intelligence service is praised for its work.
The State Department disclosed German diplomacy in Argentina used Sweden as an intermediary to pressure Argentina over submarine demands. Secret messages from Count Luxburg urged sinking Argentine shipping and undermining neutrality, with Sweden relaying and failing to prevent the plot. The revelation strains Sweden Argentina ties and raises questions about German manipulation during wartime.
Reported returns from Gonzales County indicate antis likely captured the election with about a 15 vote lead after excluding three boxes. Mrs Russell Sagy marked her eighty eighth birthday quietly at home with best wishes and good health reported.
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