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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1918
Page
2
The American soldier in France hears the Kaiser accuse Americans of talking big as they face Metz near Lorraine. The writer argues Americans have not bragged and predict the German and Austrian troops will receive the “right answer at the right moment,” with the Kaiser likely absent when it happens.
The Clerical party Reichstag member Mathias Erzberger invites criticism of his plan for a world peace league. Critics say the proposal sidesteps immediate postwar settlements and hinges on including Germany without resolving wartime questions. The core issue remains achieving secure peace through allied terms after the war.
The piece argues Germany must pay penalties for wartime crimes before any peace and opposes shaping future world order from its terms. It notes postwar trade fears and flags the old idea of a league of nations as originating with the allies, while Germany cannot redefine postwar relations unilaterally.
A man was fatally burned while cleaning grease from a car when his clothing caught fire as gasoline fumes ignited. Investigators note the risk rises when battery work or generator handling is done by novices amid automotive maintenance. The piece warns that sparks from storage batteries or generators can ignite fumes without the engine running and urges caution and proper technique.
The text urges not to disconnect the ground wire of the battery to avoid mishaps near the generator. It notes mechanics often disconnect before testing current, framing it as a safety habit. It stresses knowledge as power and warns that unknowing workers face greater danger than skilled ones, comparing gasoline's power to dynamite.
The essay argues that people misclassify others as wholly good or bad and that virtue and vice often mix. It notes honesty can be a policy rather than a heart trait, and that judgments depend on purpose. Human nature resists absolute standards, with virtues and vices varying by individual and context.
A sweeping account details the American army’s rapid telegraph and telephony rollout in France. Khaki crews string wires, operate offices, and connect headquarters from port to front with 600 miles of main lines and multiple forward trunks. The system, including wireless, ensures constant contact among divisions, corps, and overseas officials, enabling coordinated operations during the Chateau Thierry battle with tens of thousands of messages sent on day one.
Dr Mary Lee Edwards of the Women's Overseas Hospital staff in France received the French Croix de Guerre and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the French Army. The hospital she serves with was organized by the Women's Suffrage Party.
The report notes a rapid rise in American activity in Italy within six weeks, with communications doubling then quadrupling and orders flooding hospitals, supply depots, ordnance works, and training camps. The late July battle intensified overall movement as fresh troops steadied forward.
War labor reports from the United States Employment Service show a near one million shortage of unskilled workers and a similar gap in skilled trades, prompting nationwide mobilization to reassign workers from nonessential industries to essential war production, mines, shipping, and related fields. A state Community Labor Boards message calls for prioritizing war needs and encouraging worker release from nonessential employers to satisfy critical labor demands.
The O Mearas are praised as world class dancers headlining this week at the Majestic. George LeMaire stars in The New Physician with a strong supporting bill including Noodles Fagan and The Dancing Girl of Delhi. The package promises strong entertainment with notable acts and a popular feature film The House of Mirth.
The Jewel presents The Little American with Mary Pickford and The Good for Nothing with Mariel Ostriche, drawing many admirers who missed opening day. The Grand features The Great Love with Lillian Gish and Henry B. Walthall, praised for its war era scenes and Griffiths direction, alongside The Great Rage and other marquee attractions.
A garbled collage of quotes and snippets touches on cooties, German Kaiser substitutes, social mores, divorce chatter, summer fur prep, economic concerns, adenoids, steam smoke, family motives, battlefield jokes, and stray autobiographical prompts. The piece wanders through disparate topics and snippets from popular culture and history without a single cohesive narrative.
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