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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1917
Page
5
A London dispatch reports on Naoshi Kato urging Allied unity and tonnage for Europe. The piece analyzes Russia’s chaos and economics, Japanese transport limits, and calls for a single Allied front and postwar cooperation to secure victory and peace.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig commands the British forces in France and led the first corps in the Mons retreat and early battles. General Sir Hubert Gough heads the Fifth Army with key gains along the Ancre. General Sir Henry Rawlinson leads the Fourth Army and commanded the front at the Somme opening.
A young wireless operator on the steamship Edna deceived a German cruiser Leipzig by altering signals and disguising the ship. He shortened radio waves to mislead the enemy, delaying a planned attack until authorities intervened. The Edna was later commandeered by the Mexican government with an officer aboard.
Paris faces a tobacco shortage as fronts pull supplies from warehouses to the front lines. Dealers report rationing, with civilians receiving few cigarettes and every shop posting shortages. The Temps notes production declines and rising demand, while government monopoly rumors stir concern.
In Mortey Recollections Lord Morley recalls a weekend with the Chamberlains at Highbury during the Boer War era. He notes Milner and Kruger failed to bridge a key rift at the Bloemfontein conference and imagines a forceful offer over a tobacco jar to seal agreement.
Special despatch recalls Lord Palmerston’s 1851 warning that a canal through Egypt would spark war between England and France. The article notes the forty-eighth anniversary of the waterway’s opening.
A historic London landmark, St. Olave's Church in Southwark, is slated for closure. The text references Olaf as the origin of its name and notes Longfellow and English piety, though the passage is fragmented and unclear.
A London Times military correspondent in France notes mutual admiration between American and British forces. He praises American officers as educated and modest and commends American soldiers for their fighting spirit, while England leads with discipline, artillery, and air power. He reflects on shared resolve and patience amid long war.
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