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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1917
Page
1
Pope Benedict appeals on behalf of peace asking powers at war to end the great clash. He maxes plea for a concerted effort toward a ceasefire and negotiated settlement.
Vatican dispatches claim Pope Benedict proposed restoring Belgium Serbia Romania and solving Alsace Lorraine and Poland while urging arbitration and freedom of the seas. US State Department says it learned unofficially but will await official transmission through neutrals. Entente diplomats view the plan as Germanzyk aimed at splitting allies, with Britain and Italy cautious over sovereignty issues.
Plans by the War Department organize a 42nd National Guard division drawn from 26 states and the District of Columbia. Formations include 83rd and 84th infantry brigades, multiple machine gun battalions, field artillery units, and engineer and signal components with units from Wisconsin New York Ohio Georgia Alabama and others.
London reports that peace terms show a German flavor and may be a trial balloon from Austria before broader proposals from central powers. In Washington the Senate Finance Committee minority backs war profits and large incomes as main war revenue, arguing current plans place burden on those least able to bear it.
The Pope appeals for peace to prevail and for end to economic war after the conflict. He endorses Wilson’s plan for world organization, calls for armament reductions, freedom of the seas, and restoration of occupied territories including Belgium, while freeing enterprises from wartime controls.
Reuter's Limited reports that China has declared war on Germany and Austria Hungary with the declaration dated from 10 o'clock this morning. Washington received official notice via cable from the Chinese legation in Peking that China declared war on the two powers.
Juarez Mexico Aug 14 Jose Ynez Salazar a former chief of staff to Francisco Villa was shot and killed at the Nogales ranch near Ascencion by a small band of home guards organized to protect the Casas Grandes district. Three of Salazars men were mistaken for raiders and killed. Salazars body will be brought here for burial. His family lives here.
An Entente plane reportedly dropped bombs on Frankfort on the Main, killing four people and wounding several. a prior raid the day before left injuries at a hospital with no deaths. The French war department said two aviators carried out the Saturday raid in retaliation for German bombardment.
Rev. H. F. Wolfe, a German preacher, is held in Wake county jail on sedition charges after sermons believed to favor the Kaiser. He resisted questioning by reporters and officials, claiming a political setup and asserting his German-American background. The incident follows political tensions and a raid by U S officers.
Washington reports Congress will be asked to authorize a new loan for the Allies totaling between 3 and 4 billion dollars. The request outlines continued financial aid amid ongoing war needs.
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