Silence and Warfare Echoes in Wilmington Editorials
The April 26 1917 issue reflects wartime sentiment with quips about selective draft Mon golia and Aisne battles. It mentions Elihu Root Woodrow Wilson and Charlie Chaplin while noting farm to people and home gardens amid U S war effort.
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J. P. Morgan
Frank Vanderlip
Frank Munsey
Representative Huddlestone
Alabama
Newton Baker
Joe Daniels
Woodrow Wilson
Armored Merchant Ships and U-boat Threat in War News
The piece argues that armed American merchant ships prove the U S capable of fighting submarines, boosting morale and signaling resolve to Germany and the world. It discusses U boats, shell fire, and torpedo limitations, then shifts to praising the Redpath Chautauqua as vital affordable entertainment and lists local contacts for information.
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Mongolia
America
United States
BE. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Wilmington
R. R. Bellamy
Smith Drug Store
Southside Drug Co
Elvington’s Pharmacy
Harding's Pharmacy
Green's Drug Store
Mission Pharmacy
Selective draft over volunteer system debated in Congress
The piece argues Congress should pass the selective draft now to avoid greater wartime losses. It asserts volunteers failed to meet needs and claims opponents will claim virtue, but the boycott would blur under future elections. It warns British policies and warns that opposition would bring lasting calamity.
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House
Congress
Great Britain
Chautauqua Returns To Wilmington Through YMCA Effort
Wilmington hosts the Redpath Chautauqua, year after year under YMCA auspices, offering education from a fine lecturer corps. The program brings modern ideas and profitable suggestions that spark thought, analysis and discussion for future action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Redpath
Lights Out Myth Debated Over Coastal Submarine Risk
The article argues the government would not order darkness for coast towns or resorts and doubts submarines would shell Wrightsville Beach. It notes submarines would aim to disrupt shipping and that a gloomy mood would worsen wartime burdens, urging balance as convention season nears.
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Germany
Atlantic
Zeppelin
England
Wrightsville Beach
Wrightsville
Wilmington urged to train officers for army drive
The piece appeals to both workers and employers in Wilmington to support government efforts to train officers at Fort Oglethorpe Georgia. Congress plans 35 000 men to receive three months training with 10 000 chosen for the first 500 000 troops, and employers are asked to fund part of the training and keep positions open. Wilmington is urged to act.
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Wilmington
Congress
United States
Fort Oglethorpe
Georgia
Birthday anniversaries of notable figures observed today
Sir Joseph Ward former New Zealand premier and finance minister born sixty years ago. Henry Norgenthau former U S ambassador to Turkey born sixty one years ago. Sir Beverton Redwood British Munitions Petroleum Research director born seventy one years ago. Commander Hutchinson I Cone Panama Canal Zone marine superintendent born forty six years ago. John J Berry Boston American League manager and second baseman born thirty six years ago.
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Joseph “Ward
New Zealand
Henry Norgenthau
U. S
Turkey
Mannheim
Germany
Beverton Redwood
Munitions Petroleum Research For
Great Britain
London
Hutchinson I. Cone
Panama Canal Zone
Booklyn
N. Y
John J. Berry
Boston American League Baseball
Merident
Conn
One Hundred Years Ago Today History Note
The column recalls events from 1817 birth of Lord Lyons British minister to the United States who served during the Civil War and died in 1887. It also notes 1842 birth of William McKinley Osborne U S consul-general at London who died in 1902.
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Lord Lyons
United States
Hampshire
England
London
William McKinley Osborne
U. S
Girard, O
Brazil
Paraguay
British destroyers sunk and German assault repulsed noted
A Berlin report claims two British destroyers and three other ships were sunk a year ago today. Paris reports the repulse of a German assault at Senones and the German capture of the first and second French lines near Celles in the Vosges.
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Eb Bait
Berlin
Paris
Senones
Celles
Vosges
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