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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1917
Page
4
A jumble of witty quips on politics war liberty and daily life from a period column. Notes reference Roosevelt gunners submarines and saving daylight along with social aside on fashion and theater figures. Anon s Y Mous and Billy Sunday are mentioned amid light political satire and headlines.
A lighthearted notice urges participation in Clean-Up Week while stressing community spirit and neighborly help. It playfully advises readers to proceed with good will and shared responsibility.
Some argue that the Hon. Charley Hughes should lead the mission to Russia due to a perceived brotherhood of whiskers. The remark reflects partisan or humorous debate about leadership and appearances in the delegation selection.
An anecdotal note claims the weapon that sunk a German submarine was named Theodore Roosevelt, quipping with a celebratory cheer. The remark reflects wartime bravado and historical reverie rather than verifiable fact.
The Dispatch rebuts rumors of German submarine threats and coastwise closures. It cites improved facilities at Ocean Grove and Asbury Park, notes numerous conventions booked from North Carolina to beyond, and quotes The Christian Science Monitor and Rear Admiral de Chair affirming coast security and continued resort openings.
Optimism sustains business amid wartime strain. The Weekly Letter from Rotary International urges American clubs to maintain normal industrial and social activities, lead with confidence, and avoid panic. Secretary Meares Harriss echoes a practical, sane approach to burdens and national prosperity.
The piece argues that war’s length hinges on Russia’s might and that US backed efforts to keep Russia in the fight could shorten the conflict. If Russia withdraws, Germany gains a manpower advantage in the west and the war may drag on, while Russia risks losing democratic ideas and provoking enduring enmity.
Godwin, initially a supporter of the volunteer system, now favors the selective draft. This increases the tally for the Administration's plan and suggests others may change their views, boosting hopes that Speaker Clark may be mistaken in predicting the draft will fail in Congress.
Historical notes mark anniversaries from 1817 poet John Keats publishing his first poems to 1892 cornerstone laid for the Grant monument in New York City. Other entries recall the 1842 czarist ukase and the 1867 loss of the Monitor off Cape Hatteras with Captain John P. Bankhead.
Pepino Garibaldi and three of his brothers, all officers, visited Rome and offered their war experience to the United States. They argued their service would be more useful in America than Italy and asked American ambassador Thomas Nelson Page to relay the proposal to Washington with Italian government approval.
George E. Burd, one of the new rear admirals, born in Maine sixty years ago today. Dr. Hollis Godfrey, Drexel Institute president and Council of National Defense member, born in Lynn Massachusetts forty three years ago today. John G. Cooper, Nineteenth Ohio district congressman, born in England forty five years ago today. Charles T. Copeland, Harvard English Department veteran born in Calais Maine fifty seven years ago today. Frank Gotch, retired world champion wrestler, born in Humboldt Iowa thirty nine years ago today. H. H. Myers, Brooklyn baseball outfielder, born in East Liverpool Ohio twenty eight years ago today.
By power of sale in a 1916 mortgage Harrison and Melissa Solomon facing sale on May 28 1917 at the courthouse door for cash to the highest bidder. Two tracts in Cape Fear township New Hanover County totaling about 100 acres describe lines and deeds to Frank Solomon from A J Grady with 1871 and 1873 dates. Mortgagee H L Sleeper announces the sale.
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