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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1916
Page
2
The report notes an Allied victory over Bulgarian forces in new offensive operations in the Erdun sector. In Canada, Sir George Foster suggests a compulsory recruiting law if voluntary enlistment falls short, indicating possible new army policy.
Petrograd dispatch reports new successes for the Russian forces in the Carpathians with gains cited and details framed as favorable advances. The account emphasizes strategic progress and continued pressure on opposing forces.
Military brief notes success in the Bialy Chermosh area near the Bukowina frontier. Captured Ka pul mountain and several heights with about one thousand prisoners taken.
The official German report confirms Freiherr Von Mackensen commands German and Bulgarian troops invading eastern Roumania with progress in Dobrudja.
In a terse exchange, a man explains his sudden support for women’s suffrage after being convinced by Justice Hughes. The justice argues that giving women the vote will quell ongoing debates on the issue.
A brief transit advertisement promotes a 60 cent Sunday service by Southern Pacific Lines with an 8:15 a m departure time.
The body of 50 year old Charles S Prosser head of Ohio State University's geology department and noted author was found in the Olentangy River near the campus. Friends suspect mental derangement led to his death by suicide. Prosser had taught at Cornell, Washburn College, and Union College and served with U S Geological Survey and state surveys in multiple states.
NO SYMPATHY STRIKE SEEN LIKELY. Hugh Frayne AFL organizer says only unions tied to street car operation may join. He names engineers and firemen among those potentially involved as the strike threat lingers.
Shoremen and teamsters report a broad strike with little surface service in Manhattan and the Bronx. Substantial union membership growth appears among subway and elevated workers, while Traction insists loyal adherence to the master and servant contract. Frayne denies a general walkout, favoring allied unions only. John T. Riley notes International Longshoremen's Union members weighing a sympathetic strike.
The United States District Court in Martinsburg West Virginia opened proceedings against Jeff Harrison Richard Harrison both of San Antonio Texas and Eugene Dies of Hot Springs Arkansas. They are charged with holding up and robbing a passenger train on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad near Central Station West Virginia last October of nearly ten thousand dollars in unsigned treasury notes. Dies confessed his role to federal officers.
A $5000 tube of radium containing forty milligrams disappeared during an operation at City Hospital in Little Rock. Dr. Dewell Gann, the surgeon, suspects theft, while police think it may have been dropped in a sewer. An electroscope will be brought to help locate the missing radium, the state’s only quantity.
The report notes Republicans win in Maine with 13 355 votes and mentions six opponents. It states guardsmen may receive a vote and Massachusetts lawmakers meet in a special session to address voting for state guardsmen on the border and for dependents.
Oklahoma City September 12 opening of the Republican campaign begins with state leaders gathering for a convention. The night session will feature Charles Warren Fairbanks Republican candidate for vice president. Drafting of a state platform is the afternoon focus and will mirror the Chicago national platform. Arthur H. Geissler notes no major state offices are on the ballot, heightening interest in Fairbanks address.
Georgia, South Carolina, and Louisiana voters began party primaries for November. Georgia and South Carolina focused on governors with runoffs in South Carolina. Louisiana staged congressional and Court of Appeals contests and New Orleans city and parish posts.
Vice President Thomas R. Marshall arrived in Joplin to bolster Missouri Democrats and said Maine’s small Republican plurality provides little comfort. He argued the results prove some Progressives returned to Republicans, while many did not.
In Chicago on September 12, A T Hert, Western Republican manager, says Maine shows Progressives returning to the Republican fold with about 85 percent backing Hale and the GOP ticket. Democratic spokesman Walsh predicts a Wilson win, noting Fernald leads Sills by 12,000 for Senate and Johnson’s defeat by 9,500, suggesting Maine leans Republican by around 12,000.
Cormick, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said the Maine outcome shows a sweeping Democratic majority across the party. He cited the win as a clear signal of rising support and organizational strength.
Burlington Vermont September 12 The direct primary faced its first test with a three way Republican contest for the U S Senate featuring Senator Carroll S Page Governor Charles W Gates and former Governor Allen W Fletcher Horace F Graham faces no Republican opposition for governor with Democrats offering little competition outside a few local races
Hartford law makers met at the governor call to enable national guardsmen on border duty to vote in the November elections.
Colorado electors vote for Republican and Democratic nominees for Congress and state officers. The main race features incumbent George A. Carlson against Samuel D. Nicholson for the Republican nomination for governor while Julius Gunter is unopposed for the near gubernatorial nomination.
In Phoenix Arizona nominations for state and county offices took place as Arizona held its first primaries under the new law requiring party designation at registration. The main contest centered on Governor George W Hunt seeking another term and George Olney competing for the Democratic nomination.
Premier Briand announced the French government will intern in Switzerland all prisoners of war who are parents of three or more children and have been in captivity for eighteen months or more. The proposal falls under Swiss jurisdiction.
Chicago September 12 There will be no woman prosecutor appointed to prosecute Mrs Iva Barnes who is facing charges in a high profile case authorities said.
State's Attorney Hoyne announces a woman charged with shooting her husband in a Chicago park. Prominent club women urged appointing a woman prosecutor to counter leniency toward women offenders. Mrs Barnes indicted for murder applies for bond. Arguments set for September 18.
An advertisement advises taking Horsford's Acid Phosphate for exhaustion from heat or climate change. A teaspoonful in water makes a cooling refreshing drink to revive strength during heat exposure.
Antonio Maura former premier and Conservative leader says Spain must take a side in the war rather than stay neutral though cannot abandon neutrality. He emphasizes France and England must not be hostile and predicts his call will impress the nation.
G. E. Fox aged 22 a former Texas militiaman was found dead in the bathroom at his father in law D Keeble’s Houston residence. The top of his head was blown off a shotgun lay nearby authorities say he was discharged from border service due to illness and had been despondent.
Reports to the weather bureau indicate a disturbance east of the Bahamas may develop with uncertain movement, likely toward the northwest. Warnings were issued for strong winds and gales along South Atlantic coasts in the next twenty four hours.
Frank Welch a government teamster died at Mammoth Hot Springs Milita Hospital Yellowstone National Park from injuries after a bear mauling last Friday. Welch and companions were within the park when attacked and the bear was killed by dynamite later that night.
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic and General Tonic as equally valuable for tonic properties. It emphasizes QU INE and IRON as key ingredients and notes a 50c price.
In Corpus Christi Texas the American Red Cross chapter hosted about 350 Texas militiamen and staff. Officials say five thousand bottles of soda pop and 450 home baked cakes were served during the event with Brigade Commander J A Hulen and his staff in attendance.
A fire destroyed a new tie of the Lehigh Valley railroad at Perth Amboy terminals along with twenty loaded cars and two schooners. Loss estimated at more than $200,000. The blaze occurred late yesterday, reported from New York.
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