More Important Position At tacked and Taken in The Great Drive
A historic report notes a key position seized during the major military drive as forces advance. Leaders confirm control of strategic terrain amid ongoing operations.
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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1917
Page
1
Arras Conflict Seen as Likely Greatest Battle of War
British and French forces push along the Lens to St Quentin line despite bad weather. British near Vimy ridge capture two positions and advance on both sides of the ridge while French attack from Coucy-la-Ville to Quin y-Bassee makes gains toward the upper Coucy forest. Maurice predicts Arras will become the war's largest battle and notes lower British losses than in Somme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arras
Lens
St. Quentin
Vimy Ridge
Ait Gerfian
Ndge
Mais
Haig
Scarpe
Monchy-le-Preux
Laon
Nivelle
Coucy-la-Ville
Quiny-Bassee
Coucy
Champagne
Paris
Sapigneul
Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Germany
London
F. B. Maurie
War Office
Associated Press
Maurice
Somme
Oneral Maurice
Land Appraisers Named for Columbia Federal Land Bank District
Washington April 12 The Federal Farm Loan Board appointed H C Prosser Hamlet A M McDonald Charlotte W C Hammond Statesville and A J McKinnon Maxton as land appraisers for the Columbia Federal Land Bank District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Federal Farm Loan Board Today
Hamlet
A. M. McDonald
Charlotte
W. C. Hammond
Statesville
A. J. McKinnon
Maxton
Columbia Federal Land Bank District
Statesmen hail United States entry at London luncheon
London April 12 Premier Lloyd George praised America’s entry into the war marking a turning point against military autocracy. He recalled past European wars driven by dynastic aims and lauded U S allies, naming Churchill Smuts Hoover and others. He joked about blunders and praised Allied cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sr Adaracstig
American Luncheon Club Today
Lloyd George
United States
America
Europe
Lloyd-George
Prussia
William
Binto
Cefior
Bonertaw
Winston Spencer Churchill
Lord Reading
General Smuts
Lord Derby
Lord Bryce
Walter Hume Long
Herbert C. Hoover
Mr. Lloyd-George
Captain Kehrer Admits Wrecking Budapest Machinery
Captain Kehrer admitted he wrecked the Budapest's engines and machinery on instruction from higher authorities after the Austrian steamer was seized at Newport News. He took responsibility and refused to name sources, while inspectors questioned crews of the Arcadia and Budapest. All others from the Arcadia are in detention except Captain Hasse and Chief Engineer Rahliff, who stay at a hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Norfolk
Budapest
United States
Newport News
Kehrer
W. R. Morton
Net Okire
Morton
Mr. Morton
British Capture More Guns Near Vimy Front
British forces report the morning capture of about 1000 yards of trenches south of Farbus Wood and ground to the Cojeul river bank. They also reached a German trench southeast of Neu Ville-Vitasge and held Hill No. lying southeast of Wancourt. Reuters dispatch from the front notes the progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farbus Wood
Vimy
Reuters
Farbus “Ood
Cojeul
Neu- Ville-Vitasge
Wancourt
Experts at Work at Edystone Plant Probe
Chester officials continue analyzing powder and shell parts at Edystone works. Fire Marshal Port said investigators weigh a theory that an acid capsule might have been inserted into a shell during charging as part of a potential plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Yston Wentaltion Corporation
Fritz Kolb Sentenced to Prison in Bomb Plot
Jersey City New Jersey April 12 Fritz Kolb a German was sentenced to not less than 3 years and four months nor more than five years in state prison for possessing bombs. Kolb was arrested March 5 in Hoboken and the plot involved accomplice Hang Schwartz to cause another explosion on Black Tom Island. The jury could not agree as to Schwartz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Jersey City
N. J
Fritz Klob
Kolb
Hoboken
Hang Schwartz
Black Tom Island
Schwartz
Train robber Webb captured near Badin, to begin sentence
H Grady Webb, the train robber, was recaptured today at Badin near Salisbury after escaping from officers en route to Atlanta federal prison. He will be taken to Atlanta to start his sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated
Charlotte
N. C
H. Grady Webb
Atlanta Federal Prison
West Virginia
Badin
Salisbury
Atlanta
Army Wedding in Hawaii Unites Miss Treat and Lieut Vincent
In Honolulu on April 12 a military wedding joined Miss Margaret Treat and Lieut Archibald Vincent U S A The bride is daughter of Brig Gen Charles G Treat commandant at Schofield Barracks where the ceremony took place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Associated Press
Honolulu
Margaret Treat
Archibald Vincent
Charles G. Treat
Schofield Barracks
Comedian Sam Kornblum dies in Rochester hotel
Sam Kornblum known stage as Sam Little Chip died suddenly in a Rochester hotel after an attack of acute indigestion. He was a Brooklyn resident in private life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Little) Chip
Rochester
N. Y
Samuel Kornblum
Brooklyn
War’s End in Sight Hinted in Insurance Bets
London reports suggest some underwriting circles expect a wartime end this year with bets to pay total loss if peace not declared by December 31 at 45 guineas per cent. Earlier wagers ran at 15 per cent. Cargo insurance from England to America remains steady at 8 to 10 guineas per cent, while securities coverage runs 20 to 30 shillings per cent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
England
America
Another Victim of Submarine
Washington reports from April 12 that the American schooner Marguerite of New York was captured and sunk 35 miles southwest of Sardinia on April 4 with her crew exposed to 46 hours in open boats. A Norwegian bark Marion Limerick also sunk by a German submarine with its crew in 47 hours in open boats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Marguerite
New York
Sardinia
State Department
Marion
Limerick
Pensacola
Department
Liverpool
Bulgarian ready to sue for separate peace
Reports from a Swiss source reaching Rome claim the Bulgarian minister at Berne has approached Entente ministers to seek a separate peace. Lausanne sources confirm semi official Bulgarian delegates in Switzerland aiming to arrive at a basis for a separate peace with the Entente.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Rome
Berne
Exchange Telegraph
Bulgaria
Lausanne
Switzerland
Raleigh War Celebration Parade to Honor Veterans
Raleigh North Carolina April 12 Thousands of people are expected to join a first organized patriotic demonstration tonight. Patriotic societies military groups Confederate and Spanish War veterans citizens and about two thousand college students including Shaw University Negroes will march. Governor Thomas C Rye of Tennessee will speak at the post parade patriotic exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Raleigh
N. C
Shaw University
Thomas C. Rye
Tennessee
The Wilmington Dispatch Carrier Offer
An invitation for readers to arrange daily home delivery by carrier service from The Wilmington Dispatch. Contact details include telephone 176 and a postal card to the Circulation Department for regular service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington Dispatch
Newsprint Manufacturers Indicted by Federal Grand Jury
The Newsprint Manufacturers' Association and seven executive committee members were indicted today in New York by the Federal Grand Jury for violation of the Sherman anti trust law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Newsprint Manufacturers’ Association
Federal Grand Jury
Two Men Foiled In Benzol Plant Bomb Plot Near Bessemer
An attempted bombing at Woodward Iron Company benzol plant near Bessemer, Alabama, was thwarted early today when a night watchman fought with two men on company property. A pistol duel and a dynamite stick found under a tank followed the confrontation before the assailants fled into the darkness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Woodward Iron Company
Bessemer
Ben
Woodward
Edison Company
Explosion at Frankford Government Arsenal Kills Two
An accidental powder explosion in the detonating department at the Frankford government arsenal in Philadelphia today killed Philip McNally and fatally injured Joseph Miller. The blast occurred in a small structure with 1,500 workers nearby, as Colonel Montgomery stated the incident was purely accidental.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Government Arsenal
Frankford
Philip McNally
Joseph Miller
McNally
Miller
Montgomery
Aliens in Richmond to Register Under Police Order
Richmond officials require all enemy aliens to report to the police chief for registration and surrender any prohibited arms or articles. Census figures show 892 German natives living in Richmond in 1910, many naturalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Richmond
Werner
Gregory
Germany
Louisburg Fire Destroys Plant and 500 Bales
Louisburg North Carolina April 12 The Louisburg cotton oil company plant and 500 bales of cotton were destroyed by fire yesterday with an estimated loss of 150000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Louisburg, N. C
Louisburg Cotton Oil Company
Entente Recruitment Bill Heads to Congress
Attorney General Gregory approves a bill by House Judiciary Chairman Webb to permit allied governments to recruit their citizens in the United States. Senator Culberson will introduce the same measure in the Senate. A House Foreign Affairs Committee resolution pledges sympathy with Russia and its move toward democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Gregory
Webb
House Judiciary Committee
United States
Culberson
Senate Judiciary Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Russia
America's First Aid to the Allies Campaign to Arm Vessels
President Wilson and advisers unveil a vast plan to build and crew 2,000 to 3,500 ton wooden merchant ships to break the German submarine blockade. The program targets constructing about a ship per day in the first year, with a labor force of about 150,000 and Major General George W. Goethals overseeing the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
America
Carter
United States
Shipping Board
Howeve
Erican Federation of Labor
Copanies
George W
Panama Canal
Meee
Also Mentioned on This Page
George H. Manning
Wells
Teuton
Captain Agoumes
United States Navy
Edoystone
Yeory
Fritz Kolb
Law
Betawe
Bensol
Louisburg
Entente
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