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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1917
Page
8
Secretary McAdoo dismissed reports that the next Liberty loan would total 8 billion dollars at 4.5 percent with a March 15, 1918 date as wholly unfounded. He urged newspapers to avoid speculative statements and said an official announcement would come when a decision is reached.
Paris December 21 V. Antonescu the Rumanian minister said the armistice was a military order due to the front being enclosed by the Russian line. He stated that Romania intends to remain faithful to new alliances and to work with the Allies until the end.
Copenhagen dispatch says the Entrente Allied powers, per Vissiche Zeitung Berlin dated December 10, credited legations to the government of the Ukraine.
The proposal ties the interest rate for the next loan to the market price of Liberty bonds on the date of the third issue. It sets a six month fiscal period and adjusts the rate to reflect prevailing bond values, balancing financing cost with market conditions.
Dress shirts make sensible gifts for husband brother or sweetheart. Yeager Department Store at 7th and Castle promotes the largest assortment in the city at the lowest prices.
A Greenville man declares he found relief after seven years of indigestion using Acid Iron Mineral. He says a few drops in water corrected his digestion, allowed him to return to work, and he praises the medicine as cheap and effective for many.
Public notice seeks fifty laborers to work on land for three years. Apply M. Lance at Carolina Beach, 831 to SEED POTATOES. Also notice about Maine grown seed potatoes and a local produce firm Bear Produce and Moise Co advertising stock and contact details.
An old saying promises ease with know how and Motte Business College provides stenography bookkeeping accounting and writing courses. Ambitious boys girls and adults are urged to start now and complete the course with courage and determination. Phone 706 for information.
The first of the National Fuel Administrator's lightless nights was observed in Wilmington, with many non essential lights dimmed. The two weekly events aim to save fuel and reinforce wartime resolve, as street lights and business displays went dark under city officials and Tide Water Power Company adjustments.
The steamer Wilmington makes a special trip to Fort Caswell tomorrow morning to bring soldiers to the city. It departs the wharf at 8 AM and returns from Caswell at noon with usual stops along the way.
Earl Caddot of Anita Iowa, a claimant to the world wrestling title, denied the request to wear a private uniform in the national army. The report from Camn Dundee dated December 21 notes the dispute over his military status.
The New England Society of Pennsylvania has arranged an elaborate benefit event tomorrow night in Philadelphia. Chief speakers will be James W. Gerard, former American ambassador at Berlin, and Irvin Cobb, humorist and war correspondent.
Wilmington offers a up-to-date business college with a well confined curriculum. The advertisement promotes a catalogue for the Motte Business College Inc detailing courses and enrollment information for aspiring clerical workers.
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