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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1917
Page
6
A period speech urges mothers and sisters to knit and sew for soldiers in France, calling the Kaiser a brutal foe while praising the Red Cross. The page lists local society meetings, church activities, and visits, including Bishop Bristol address and various society gatherings.
Wilmington’s Local Board of Exemption led by J A Taylor organizes a large volunteer effort to help colored men fill selective service questionnaires. The plan assigns committees, central filing sites, and trusted leaders to ensure accurate, inked submissions and timely responses.
Insurance commissioners and actuaries from across the country met in New York to discuss uniform laws and regulations for the insurance business. The conference will also address insurance problems arising from the war.
Augustus Phil lips named to succeed Chevalier W L F C Van Rappard has been pronounced acceptable as Netherlands minister to the United States and will arrive in January. An international lawyer with no diplomatic experience, he has long overseen legal matters for Dutch oil interests in the East Indies and elsewhere. He will depart for Holland after his successor arrives and will handle duties at The Hague.
On the Verdun front west of the Meuse the Germans tried to approach French positions but were repelled. Heavy artillery war raged near Maisons de Champagne and Tahure with active bombardment. On the Meuse left bank the German push near Forges and Avecourt was checked. The night was calm elsewhere. Two German aircraft were shot down, and three more crashed inside German lines.
Brigadier General Lloyd M. Brett assumes duty as successor to General Adelbert Cronkhite at Camp Lee Petersburg Virginia. He earned distinction in the Indian uprising in the West and is among the army’s few medal men. Since his arrival, only one shooting incident among negro troops occurred, with white officers in charge of training them.
The Associated Press reports municipal elections were held today in 18 Massachusetts cities with contests for mayor in several towns. Fitchburg saw a strong no license campaign aided by a statement from Major General Hodges opposing saloons within 20 miles of Camp Devens.
An old advertisement touts Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as a safe remedy for colds and persistent coughs. It claims to loosen phlegm ease congestion and aid recovery, noting children will take it readily and mothers keep it for croup.
J A Taylor chairman of the Local Selective Board based in Wilmington North Carolina issues a note dated December 3 1917. The fragment references a wartime draft process and an official position within the local draft system.
A rabbinical Palestine convention opened in New York with Jewish clergy from across the U S aiming to advance the movement in line with Britain’s declaration favoring a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Mass synagogue meetings are planned tonight under the Jewish Ministers Association and the Provisional Executive Committee of General Zionist Affairs.
Washington December 4 The Interstate Commerce Commission refused applications for higher rates on live stock moved in less than carloads over the Mississippi river but allowed new minimum weight rulings that would yield small increases.
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