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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1917
Page
4
A 1917 Wilminton Post item notes three weeks to Christmas and urges readers to decide substitutes for the Christmas turkey. It highlights the ongoing war savings stamp campaign as an easy way to invest small amounts, while referencing General Byng and German forces in a neutral update.
A historical note suggests the German purchase price for Lenin was uncertain but overall considered surpassing his worth, highlighting debates over the value of the asset.
A compilation notes suffragettes pressed against using Congress time for war matters, a North Carolina editor unhappy with three cent postage, and observations on khaki wearing negro soldiers, a juror’s nap in a high profile trial, and public humor on wood pricing. It also cites La Follette silence, goat meat quips, Allied praise for U S soldiers, and Greensboro Record’s view on municipal wood yards amid socialist concerns.
The passage questions the implications if the government owned all railroads and railway officials became government appointees. It warns of immense power resting with the ruling party and queries whether any administration change could corrupt those in power.
A call for total national effort to defeat Germany quickly, urging Congress to act with patriotism, self interest, and economy. It argues peace terms are unlikely and stresses mounting wartime costs and the need for immediate wheat planting before poor weather and rising flour prices.
Urges all Wilmington women to join Red Cross or National Aid Society to aid soldiers overseas. Calls for immediate volunteer service, citing six million bandages needed and the S O S from field hospitals. Encourages going to Red Cross headquarters tomorrow to begin work.
A Chicago convention of National Teachers discusses whether to drop German from American colleges. The piece argues continuing instruction, claiming German is essential for linguists and understanding Europe, and asserts that study of German does not spur pro German sentiment or harm American patriotism.
The article weighs Germany’s postwar obligations as it repays government debts and the money paid to prisoners and interned seamen. It questions Germany’s ability to settle these bills given possible billions in future war debts and further liabilities to nations at war, noting the saying you cannot get blood out of a stone.
Boys and girls can make scrapbooks to cheer soldiers in hospitals. Cut out and paste pictures jokes poems and short stories into blank books and send the finished books to training camps for distribution to the men.
Editorials urge homeowners to fly service flags to honor returning and departed servicemen. The New Bern Sun Journal cites generals and officials criticizing inland waterways ideas and wartime logistics, noting exposure of troops to cold and the need for health and comfort during service.
A daily history feature notes 1817 Zoarites forming a Tuscarawas County Ohio commune. It also recalls 1842 Congress opening its third session, 1867 National Grange origins, and 1892 Brigadier General Benjamin W Brice death in Washington.
Rear Admiral R. R. Ingersoll, retired now back on active duty, heads a naval ordnance board and marks his 70th birthday in Niles Michigan. Lillian Russell, returning to the stage, turns 56 in Clinton Iowa. Percy R. Todd of the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad is 58, born in Toronto. William J. Sears, congressman from Florida's Fourth District, is 43, born in Smithville Georgia. Frank J. Gould, Jay Gould’s youngest son, is 40, born in New York City. John F. Collins, Chicago outfielder, is 31, born in Charlestown Massachusetts.
December 4 1916 reports say German forces struck Bucharest from all directions while Dr Van Dyke American minister to The Netherlands spoke. Serbians repelled a bold victory against Bulgarians in a major battle north of Plowasur with strong fighting and strategic gains.
A Wilmington advertisement touts Ironized Paw-Paw with Nux and Iron as a quarter century improved tonic for indigestion nervousness and impure blood. It promotes one 15 ounce bottle priced at 1.00 with mail order service from Interstate Drug Co New York and local Wilmington dealer Elvington's Pharmacy.
Local discussion notes that the army evaluates individuals by their true merit rather than financial or social status. Prominence and parental influence have historically influenced nominations, but genuine worth has repeatedly proven decisive in assignments.
Durham and Greensboro articles frame wartime mobilization as a moral crusade. They attack draft dodgers pool room loiterers and idlers claiming North Carolina must be roused from lassitude. Governor Birkett is urged to act decisively against perceived enemies and crisis complacency.
The North Carolina governor spoke in a patriotic address to teachers and listeners in Charlotte. Observers say he succeeded fully, humanizing the talk with apt illustrations. Known as a top public speaker, he has used his oratory since the war declaration for the state’s benefit.
A fragment reports Jess Warlick expanding his meat stock by raising hogs, claiming about 700 pounds of meat for just over $60. The notice notes neighbor reactions and questions how others fared, with local pride and curiosity peeking through.
General Julian S. Carr, a prominent Southern financier and industrialist, is reported seriously ill in Washington. A North Carolina native, he graduated from the State University and served in Hampton's Corps during the Civil War. He later became a manufacturer, railroad builder, bank director, and trustee of educational and religious institutions, and led regional reconstruction efforts. He is a longtime Methodist Episcopal church, South lay leader and recently headed the denomination’s food conservation committee. Carr, a lifelong Democrat, was mentioned for the 1900 vice presidential nomination.
Train numbers 13 and 19 run daily between Wilmington and Charlotte with parlor and sleeping cars. Open at 10:00 P M for passengers, sleepers available until 7:30 A M. For reservations visit the City ticket Agent at Orton Hotel Building.
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