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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1917
Page
1
In Washington the article notes a possible momentous turn as Congress debates Army appropriations and related measures. Public interest rises with potential policy shifts and looming action on defense funding.
The Walton murder case was revived as the coroner's jury re viewed the evidence. Dr Charles Nesbitt testified Miss Florence Davidson, family companion of Neal Walton, remained too ill for immediate examination. Dr Harlee Bellamy presented Miss Davidson's story. It was unclear at 2 pm whether the examination would take place at the hospital or later in the courthouse. Attorneys opposed hospital examination. The inquiry likely continues through afternoon or until the young woman’s condition improves.
In Washington April 26 the Army bill faced sharp debate in both houses. Senator Hale urged cooperation with the Allies and the need for a volunteer force, while Representative Mason drew hisses for criticizing President Wilson over Colonel Roosevelt’s offer. Debate set to conclude with votes by Saturday night.
Washington reports new measures to empower the President and the Shipping Board to direct American ships where most needed. Within 30 days 65,000 tons can enter trans Atlantic service, with 25,000 tons from coastwise trade and rest from German vessels under repair. German ships Nasovia Armenis Portonia Clara Mennic Maia Pisa Arcadia and 23 other vessels will be mobilized, while 40,000 workers will join shipyards within a month to speed wooden ship construction.
Associated Press reports renewed optimism among supporters of the selective draft bill as a canvass shows 60 to 70 votes in favor. In Washington, French leaders Viviani Joffre and Chocheprat visit the White House and State Department amid cheering crowds and formal receptions.
The fourth day of the great battle on the British front in France sees both sides press for a decision. German massed attacks push British lines with heavy casualties while calls for Reichstag adjournment and peace rumors swirl. News from Austria remains sparse amid reports of Turkish suffering under Enver Pasha.
A Berlin Lokal Neiger reports that German munition workers have mostly resumed duty but face pressure to repair consequences of recent failures. The piece warns that such disruptions must be prevented and mentions ongoing threats to instigate renewed action by the munition workers, with notes routed through Amsterdam and London.
Last night the Arras region battle focused on a renewed German push to reclaim ground near Gavrelle and along the Arras Douai road. General Maig advanced a wedge despite heavy German losses as British artillery repulsed further assaults. On the Aisne front French forces repelled several large German counterattacks near the Chemindes Dames, with German losses mounting as French artillery broke the assaults.
British and French forces lost six airplanes on the western front yesterday in ongoing aerial engagements between Berlin and London.
Telegram from Riga says German forces keep trying to parley with Russian soldiers in Petrograd area. A placard at one location reads Russians do not attack we also will not attack indicating outreach rather than a break in fighting.
French war reports say night fighting continued with German counterattacks on high ground near Chemin-des-Dames repulsed with heavy losses. Two major assaults west of Cerny failed after bombardment. other attacks near Hurtebeise farm Juvincourt Navarin farm Tahure and La Pompelle were repulsed with prisoners taken.
The American schooner Percy Birdsall of New York was destroyed without warning by a submarine gun attack. Ten shots were fired, seven hitting below the water line as the captain and nine crew members fled to boats. British patrol rescued the survivors after about ninety minutes.
London reports the first American prisoner of war was taken by Germany. The dispatch, sent to the American Embassy via the Glasgow consul, notes captains of merchant ships are often taken when their vessels are sunk. The note hints an American ship may have been torpedoed.
Sir Albert Stanley, head of the British board of trade, warned business leaders that submarine warfare threatens vital supplies for the empire. He said the nation cannot continue to import the materials needed for the war and industrial needs if the menace persists.
The enrollment center reported about 123,000 men have applied and qualified for Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's proposed army division. Most volunteers come from Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and other Southern states. Only fifty applicants are under 25, and none younger are being accepted. Ten thousand of the applicants are Black.
Reports to the State Department indicate a 250000 strong strike of workers in Berlin. Officials note the movement reflects growing peace desires among laborers and bread rations have been cut from 1900 to 1600 grams weekly.
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