Dream of Years 19 Coming True At Y M H A Meeting
Ittamar Ben Avi, famed Jewish publicist and editor, spoke on Palestine and the 1900-year dream nearing realization as British forces near Jerusalem. He traced persecution of Jews, urged pride, and predicted a Jewish state with England’s aid and Washington backing. Born in Jerusalem, he spoke of native Jewish stock and the land’s historic cradle of civilization.
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Palestine
Jerusalem
Titus
Zion
Washington
Mr. Ben Avi
Lieutenants Now Promote Privates to Commissions
Popular young privates receive commissions as lieutenants. Hargrove Bellamy and George Clark earned new lieutenancies after hard work at Camp Sevier where Troop C became a machine gun contingent. John Clowe of this city is in line for a few days and was recently commissioned as second lieutenant assigned to Camp Greene Charlotte.
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Hargrove Bellamy
K .R. Bellamy
Greorge Clark
Haywood Clark
Lore
Camp Sevier
G. John Clowe
Jose
Camp Greene
Charpert Pee
Funeral for Mrs. Sophia New Held at Bellevue
The funeral for Mrs. Sophia New who died yesterday at James Walker Memorial Hospital was held at 11 a.m. from the funeral parlors of Mr. W. E. Yopp undertaker. Interment followed in Bellevue Cemetery.
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New
Sophia New
James Walker Memorial Hospital
Nortal
W. E. Yopp, Uhrtaker
Bellevueremyetery
Invalided Home: J Allan Stewart Returns from Vimy Battle
Mr. J Allan Stewart of the Princess Pats has been sent home to Canada as unfit for active service after suffering fractures in both bones of his left leg at Vimy Ridge. Though healed and in good health aside from a limp, he cannot serve further and plans to return to Wilmington upon discharge.
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J. A. Stewart
Vimy Ridge
J. Allan Stewart
Princess Pat’s
Canada
Stewart
Wimp Ridge
Wilmington
Ebenezar Church Hosts Dawson Installation Service
Rev M L Dawson’s installation at Ebenezar Baptist draws Rev A L Price and Mt Zion A M E Church, with praise and a defense of national movements and YMCA war fund drives. Dawson recalls service in the Tenth U S Cavalry, highlighting bravery and soldierly duties. Tonight Dr J A Bonner and Lt Luke A M E Zion chair will lead services.
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Ebenezar’ Baptist Church
Colored
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Mt. Zion A. M. E
M. L. Dawson
Tenth
United States Cavalry
J. A. Bonner
Luke A. M
Piersol Arrested in Baby’s Death Case
Marshfield Missouri December 6 Claude Piersol convicted kidnapper of Lloyd Keet was served with a warrant charging him with the death of the baby yesterday afternoon by the Associated Press information confirms his involvement in the case and the new charge linked to the infant’s death.
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Piersol
Associated Press
Marshfield
Claude Piersol
Lloyd Keet
Local Attorneys Form New Hanover Selective Service Board
The Local Legal Advisory Board for New Hanover County met with Judge Rountree as chairman to organize volunteer attorney support for the selective service act. A 5 PM meeting at the courthouse calls all county attorneys to plan daily eight hour shifts at the exemption board and provide free legal services.
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Legal Advisory Board
New Hanover County
George Rountree
John D. Bellamy
Herbert McClammy
Judge Rountree
Bellamy
Raleigh
Cty
American Bar Association
North Carolina Bar Association
New Russian Law Boon to Civil Marriages and Burials
Dispatch from Petrograd reports a draft law abolishing church marriages in favor of civil ceremonies. It also states that legitimate and born children share equal rights, makes divorce easier, and permits burials in consecrated ground without religious rites.
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Associated Press
London
Petrograd
Daily Mail
Pinex cough syrup touted as top home remedy
An advertisement extols Pinex cough syrup as the most used remedy in the United States and Canada for coughs. It describes making a full pint of syrup from Pinex, sugar syrup, and notes cost about 65 cents. It claims relief from throat irritation and cough across bronchitis and related conditions.
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United States
Canada
Pinex Co
Wayne
High Honor Roll At Wilmington High School Led By Mary Hardin
Superintendent John J. Blair announced Wilmington High School students with averages of 90 or higher. Top performers include Miss Mary Hardin 97.7 and Miss Margaret Elliott 97.5, with numerous students listed across Senior, Junior, Sophomore, Freshman and Domestic Science rolls. Alumni serve in patriotic roles as boys sell Liberty Bonds.
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Wilmington High School
John J. Blair
Mary Hardin
Margaret Elliot
Gladys Fore
Lucile Merritt
Rufus le Grand
Payson Willard
Lila Koonce
Elizabeth McClure
Stuart Cover
Margaret Williams
James Westbrook
Junior II
Kate Cumming
Jean McKee
Juniori
Verna Crute
Lucy King
Fither Brown
Julius Wenberg
Ruby Porter
Rebecca Keathley
Wallace Hopkins
Madge Cavenaugh
Kathleen Windley
Laura Cox
Vernia Reed
Susie Fehrerts
Carolyn Barnes
Lucile Hashagen
Maude Bissenger
Katherine Keouuc
Rupert Darden
Elsie McGlaughan
George Murphy
Mae Sanders
Frank McGlaughon
Dorothy, Davis
Archie Keels
Jacob
Allies to Work Through Committees Plan Transport Co ordination
The Inter Allied Conference announced in Paris that an international body will coordinate transport usage. The aim is to restrict imports to free maximum tonnage for American troop transport while not hindering each nation's resources.
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Associated Press
London
Paris
Survivors Say Second Torpedo Sunk Passengers on Apapa
Survivors of the British steamer Apapa, sunk by a German submarine, report a second torpedo hit a lifeboat carrying about twenty passengers. Several were killed and others drowned. 14 women aboard Apapa included Mrs Harrigan wife of the Accra customs controller. Gold fell ill with fever and stayed aboard with her husband before both perished.
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Associated Press
London
Apapa
Sever
Harrigan
Accra
Gold
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