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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1917
Page
1
The American oil tanker Vacuum was torpedoed by a German submarine while en route to the United States. The captain, part of the crew, a naval lieutenant, and nine American naval gunners are missing. the chief mate and 17 others including three gunners were landed. Survivors’ names and missing status not yet confirmed. expected to arrive tomorrow.
As the Battle of Arras continues the German High Command hauls in tens of thousands of reserves under von Hindenburg to stem the British advance. Haig presses forward inch by inch in a grim struggle with heavy casualties on both sides amid a tense European political climate. May Day threatens uprisings in Austria Hungary and Germany as censorship tightens and governments brace for upheaval. Brazil and China weigh entry into the war with neutrality shifting.
Raleigh April 30 Mrs Thomas Walter Bickett plans to urge Raleigh women at the Woman's Club to banish indulgent refreshments at social events as part of wartime economy. State Horticulturist predicts a bumper fruit year and discussions continue on politics and church work in North Carolina with ministers considering new assignments.
British and French commissions enter week two of talks in Washington outlining U S role in the Allied war against Prussia. M Viviani and Jusser meet President Wilson. Joffre statement revision attributed to the French. State Department denies censorship while British officials press for war materiel. The allied mission visits Mount Vernon to honor George Washington tomb.
The Ameri ff steamship Vacuum, commanded by Captain S S Harris from New York, departed March 30 for Birkmend England with a crew of 34, including 15 Americans. On board were nine native born citizens and multiple naturalized officers and engineers. The ship owned by Vacuum Oil Co of California, built in 1912, is 2551 tons gross and 247 feet long. A message from agents abroad reports vacuum torpedoed on the 28th, one life boat missing with captain and others.
Washington reports say state and navy departments had no official dispatches on the destruction of the vacuum or the fate of the missing men. Publication of the naval officers’ names will depend on directives from the Navy Department.
Paris reports in a dispatch that crews from two French king boats sheltering in the Neging after a submarine attack off Auciernle were shot to the last man. The German maritime league opened an emergency subscription on April 23 to support the 23 children left orphaned.
Washington April 30 Assurances have been received by the Federal Reserve Board from scores of state banks and trust companies that they will enter the system if amendments broadening the law pass Congress. Large institutions indicate they will join. hundreds of smaller banks will follow.
Indiana conscription boards named by Governor Goodrich convened in Indianapolis to plan registration of men of military age. A census taker will be appointed per voting precinct and prepared to begin by Wednesday. Officials urged sending the first complete state census of eligibles to Washington when the army bill passes.
Senator Phelan released a statement quoting the former German ambassador in 1913, describing German citizens in the United States as outlaws who fled to avoid military service. Phelan tied the remarks to debates on the Army War bill and urged a German exhibit at the Panama-Pacific Exposition to show German pride.
Greensboro April 30 J B Cobb retired millionaire tobacconist of New York is cultivating 500 acres at his hunting lodge four miles from Greensboro to boost wartime food production. A tractor and 20 men work under Cobb who personally supervises the effort to grow wheat corn potatoes and other staples.
Governor Bickett rejected clemency for James Wilcox, denying commutation of Nell Cropsey's slayer. Wilcox, who has tuberculosis, refused to testify on two trials, including a capital conviction, and has served 14 years without aiding the inquiry.
American aviators Willis Haviland of Minneapolis and Chas Johnson of St. Louis, under Lt. William Thaw of Pittsburgh, secured another victory against German airmen in the ongoing cloud battle, reports from Paris dated April 30.
Washington April 30 Associated Press reports that the administration food bills were introduced in the House by Chairman Lever. The measures seek to stimulate production prevent hoarding and promote equitable distribution while suspending the flour mixing ban. They exclude price fixing and liquor grain use controls pending a later bill and aim to avoid conflicts with antitrust and interstate commerce laws.
Oscar Johnston, a colored man held as a suspect in the Walton murder and Davidson assault, testified before the coroner's jury. He said he was advised on self incrimination and described his rough upbringing, admitting to killing a man and slashing another, with scant formal education.
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