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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1917
Page
4
In a 1917 Wilmington newspaper issue dated December 6, readers debate meatless day practices and meat scraps, question a meatless day’s timing, and comment on business life. The page also includes circulation details and foreign ad reps. Separate notes touch on armistice formalities and contemporary views.
The remark laments Japan’s exclusion from involvement on the Russian front and its impact on war dynamics. It reflects a controversial view on alliance and military strategy during the conflict.
The speaker argues that any measure to keep Russia out of the war is Germany's policy and criticizes its leaders for lacking the resolve to pursue it. The remark reflects contemporary sentiment on wartime diplomacy and governance.
The German Socialist leader focuses on workers who use their heads and hints at restricting those who earn by speech. The piece notes Canadian and American aviators in the Flanders region heading toward Northern Italy may face tough climbs to avoid colliding with mountains. It mentions possible heavy battles ongoing in Northern Italy as German preparations for a major breakthrough are reported.
The piece notes Andrew Boyd of Greensboro and Robert Wellens of Smithfield have passed exams and entered the aviation service. It also comments on sugar as a nerve tonic and highlights War Trade Board efforts to blacklist non friendly firms profiteering from war prep. It speculates on Russia factions and critiques Senator Hardwick’s forty acres policy for soldiers returning from war.
The piece argues German leaders invent reasons to justify losses and shifts in strategy. It notes Hindenburg’s shift to elastic defense on exposed sectors and questions motives behind promises about Jerusalem and Africa. It speculates on claims when Allied forces push to Berlin.
The piece argues gratitude arises from aiding Belgium France Russia England and the world in suffering. It asserts freedom to give and fight for ideals and to dedicate lives for peace freedom and justice so all mankind may be brothers.
The Hartford Courant notes a conservation proposal to halt ice production during wartime. It questions the necessity and cites limited impact on the South, arguing there is no real danger of stopping ice production. The paper suggests government inoculation against typhoid if such a ban occurred, though doubts remain about the health threat.
Leonard Tufts ends square cut sugar use in Pinehurst hotels as a conservation measure. He says guests waste it by feeding the horses and that in sugar shortages guests and horses alike should do without the delicacy.
A Georgia cracker who recently became assistant door keeper in the House at one hundred dollars a month found board unaffordable and left after three days. He noted to the chief door keeper that the cost of living was too high and returned home.
The article notes rising corn yields in Georgia Florida South Carolina Alabama North Carolina Tennessee Virginia Arkansas Mississippi with 1900 benchmarks and 1900- year progress. The American average this year stands at 26.4 bushels per acre and several states now exceed or approach the national mean.
It is hoped Congress will rapidly pass the resolution declaring war on Austria and avoid delaying for debate over including Turkey and Bulgaria. It suggests postponing that discussion to a future day without harm.
The statement asserts Russia will stage an election described as perfectly fair with no intimidation and no voters beyond supporters of the winning side present at polls.
Miss Anna A. Gordon presides over the National WCTU convention in Washington. Since 1914 she has led the organization after succeeding Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens. A Massachusetts native and Mt Holyoke College alumna, Gordon served as Frances Willard’s private secretary and has toured the world as a temperance official authoring a Willard biography and many temperance works.
A report notes that a bill to admit Mississippi to the United States was favorably reported in Congress. The item is part of a historical roundup marking anniversaries from 1817.
Across front reports note Austro German forces cap turing Bucharest the Romanian capital while the German Crown Prince leads his first Verdun assault since October. In Britain King George asks David Lloyd George to form a ministry as WWI politics shift.
General August von Mackensen and Howard Elliott lead the roster of notable births this day. Also listed are Rear Admiral Victor Blue, Atleo Pomerene, Joseph Conrad, Clement C. Dickinson and Senator Hardwick, with context on Hardwick's wartime stance and farm proposal for returning soldiers.
The narrative cites Governor actions on Home Guards, local defense urging Pitt County citizens to form defenses. It mentions Camp Greeve training British officers at a camp, training hundreds of soldiers in machine guns gas attack and trench mortar work. The text includes a catarrh medicine promotion with quoted claims and attorney-style medical advertisements.
One hundred seventy dollars was given to the Red Cross by the Seventh Infantry football team from gate receipts of a Saturday game at Wearnfield. The regiment plans a percentage of receipts from future games as it tours camps in various cities. Joe Andrews, white, faced Recorder's Court charged with shooting Charley Parker, colored, with a .32 caliber pistol last night.
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