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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1918
Page
4
A dawn drag-net led to 32 women arrests, many white, in Audubon area. Miss Jacobi Wise of Shellbank was charged with vagrancy and eyed for arraignment. Public debate rages over city evils and new shipyard work as residents call for orderly conduct and camp discipline.
A Russian village Novoselki in Mo hilev government was burned after peasants resisted a German money requisition and killed an officer. Germans fired on escaping inhabitants including women and children, killing many. Tsarist foreign affairs protest by M. Tchitcherin condemns the atrocity and urges German punishment.
Amsterdam reports Emperor William toured the Queant area west of Cam while a Berlin paper notes the monarch spoke briefly to an officer asking what more he could do to preserve the world from these horrors.
A letter to the editor denounces Charleston as better, argues transfer of shipyards to the city, and condemns trash dumping. The writer singles out the so called negro element for blame and urges strict accountability, opposing what he calls a line of least resistance.
Mr Luther C Stewart, rep of the Department of Labor, left for New Bern after days of local inquiry. The Chamber of Commerce has set up a labor bureau with H B Branch as special agent to connect job seekers with labor distribution facilities and help fill wartime needs. A permanent bureau may follow to devote full time to this work.
Wright's office at 124 Princess Street announces a New Series now open. The Old Cooperative Building and Loan Association offers shares priced at twenty five cents each. Members are urged to subscribe for shares and join the thinking throng to realize the valuable service provided by the association.
Ad touts Q ban Hair Color Restore as non dye that gradually restores color without staining the scalp. Claims eliminate gray hair and dandruff while allowing normal shampooing and waving. Guaranteed satisfaction with money back option.
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