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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1917
Page
4
A 1917 Wilmington news miscellany raises humor on war topics and public figures. Items mention Roosevelt, I W W, Siberia climate, Prohibition, Hearst, and Lloyd George, with light commentary on policy and industry. The piece reflects period wit and editorials on current events.
A reader urges Wilmington to hire a city publicity man or city agent to attract business and investment. The proposed advocate would study climate, water, soil, transport, and local assets, attend events, and present factual data to investors, promoting Wilmington as a strong postwar prospect. The piece argues this proactive tactic could be the citys best advertising and calls for swift action.
A Georgia minister, praising American democracy and condemning German rule, argues that the body of a son returned from France wrapped in Stars and Stripes would honor liberty, while warning that submission to German autocracy would strike a blow to Christianity. He cites Christian deeds over mere utterance.
A fragmentation of a report mentions stale eggs thrown at Char Washington suffrage events and questions why new hotels and theatres rise while prices stay high. The note laments housing and food costs, urging attention as soldiers and civilians seek places to stay and be entertained.
A New Yorker’s survey challenges German propaganda claiming long peace from 1871 to 1914. It cites **Herro War** in Southwest Africa, actions in Kao Chau, Boxer War 1900, and East Africa campaigns with vast native casualties, arguing Germany’s era of warlike activity undermines peacefulness claims.
The piece criticizes Senator Vardaman for his remarks on the selective draft law saying he should propose repeal if he opposes it. It defends the war effort and praises John Sharp Williams as a strong counterpoint in Mississippi politics.
In Hickory North Carolina a boy accidentally discharged a shotgun while reaching for a gun hung on a wall injuring his sister. The incident blamed a lack of adult safety and urged keeping firearms out of children’s reach to prevent tragedies.
Senator King from Utah, a strong administration supporter, signals readiness to oppose self-styled pacifists in the Senate. He comes from a western state that became Democratic at the last election in 1915 and was selected then. He understands his constituents and their desires.
Train and freight schedules for Center Lumina Beach Wilmington cover daily departures from early morning to late night with half hour intervals on some lines. Express and local trains stop at specified streets and all stations on the Beach with variations on Sundays and heavy travel periods. Freight depot hours and contact number provided.
Wae Phone 160. S. C. Whith, General Passenger Agent, and W. J. Craig, Passenger Traffic Manager, Wilmington, North Carolina, listed as contact points for rail or transit services.
The 1916 plan shows trains 13 and 19 from Wilmington to Charlotte with Pullman parlor cars and through sleepers to Atlanta and Birmingham. Trains 14 and 20 arrive from Charlotte with similar sleeping car service. Passengers may sleep until 7:00. For reservations contact City Ticket Agent at Overson Building. H R Pleasants and John H West name agents.
Beginning Sunday July 8 the Atlantic Coast Line will run a through sleeping car from Wilmington to Asheville via Florence Sumter and Columbia with connections to Spartanburg Saluda Flat Rock Hendersonville and Asheville. Returning from Asheville the car arrives Wilmington at 12 50 noon. Tickets available from T C White Gen Pass Agent Wilmington NC.
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