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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1918
Page
5
A New York note reports John Rockefeller burning wood while suggesting he would have preferred selling kerosene oil. The piece ponders Russia’s creditor Sam and the era of dry bottles amid rapid government changes and wartime shifts. It notes Dutch plans and Russia’s coal output reaching eleven million tons weekly, amid fuel scarcity fears.
The Asheville Times quotes Gover Bickett stressing cooperation during tough times. The piece touches on government aid, municipal benefits for Charlotte, and questions about political selections in the Tenth Congressional district. It also notes Olas Romanoff declining involvement and reports on a military commandant at Riga and possible restoration rumors.
The Charlotte News questions survival if production lags and asks how to eat without output. It argues workers must toil longer and suggests extending overtime for eight producers to meet demand for persimmon and blackberry crops.
The piece argues the time for a dictator to save Russia has passed after the czar’s deposition. It asserts the army and people lack morale to resist Germany, notes German advances toward Kiev, and claims Germany aims to occupy Russian regions for war support, making Russian salvation impossible except by Allied victory.
The War Department should clear training camps of alien enemies before troops go to the front. Some removed may not be traitors but cannot be trusted in front line positions. Those secretly still loyal to enemy nations and taking allegiance must not be trusted despite innocent cases being possible. The fault lies with those who caused suspicion by neglecting a plain duty to country and self.
A North Carolina adjutant forces an orderly to eat in the kitchen. Another soldier complains he wears overalls to clean the adjutant’s stable instead of drills and a uniform.
In Congress yesterday Senator McCumber warned of a stand and deliver approach by some contractors and labor unions pressuring the government to pay inflated prices for labor and factory products, amid administration needs.
A New Bern report notes the police are cracking down on vagrants, reducing idle men on streets. The piece urges Southern cities to enforce vagrancy laws as job scarcity and rising prices fuel theft and burglaries.
An officer recalls a British cavalry breakthrough at Jerusalem. He describes a first sword charge through exploding shells and bullets, the brigade advancing in a long line, taking three Turkish batteries despite heavy fire and delays from infantry and machine guns.
The piece notes decades of stability in Mexico and hints at border activity this winter. It speculates that even if Villa is not leading, he may involve himself in any revolt against constitutional authority, particularly if it enables border raids and related mischief.
The piece notes European attention to American batteries in the Champagne engagement and suggests American gunners played a key role. It cites Manchester Guardian remarks praising the Americans as evidence of growing power and potential when fully engaged in the war.
A machine set a record by carrying 21 people and climbing to 7000 feet. The flight demonstrated the aircrafts lifting capacity during the test.
The Robesonian scoffs at eating cats as a dish while noting authority figures like Herbert Popenoe and Doc Wiley weigh in on dietary advice. It jokes about city cat meals, country cat sparing, and mentions poison handling by Charlotte druggists amid a separate case involving Morris and Taylor seeking prescriptions for monetary gain.
The piece argues that Germany would crush Prussianism and use peace as a one sided surrender while continuing to overrun Russia. It notes Bolshevik leaders offered peace on harsh terms and Russia may resume fighting, viewing Germany as starting a new war.
The Food Administration closes two Greenville Ohio firms for alleged profiteering and unfair practices. Officials warn against foolishness as Hoover vows firm action and surveillance of any further misconduct.
The article urges citizens to notify authorities about any war management mistakes rather than rushing to print or speak publicly. It emphasizes that errors are expected in a large war and that officials should be allowed to investigate and correct them first.
The New Bern Sun Journal notes Russia slides between crises, calling for extensive legal help from Philadelphia lawyers to untangle the mess.
State news notes Bullock Brothers restore their jumey service between Lamberton and Fairmont after a two week road delay. Two round trips daily with departures from the Lorraine hotel at 9 in the morning and 4 PM, and returns from Fairmont at 10:10 AM and 6:30 PM. Mayor Armstrong of Maxton reports a U S telegram from an Indiana town about a man arrested as a suspected German spy who claimed to be J E Fisher a corn doctor. He was released after authorities found no spy connection. The man had about $6000 on him.
The Chamber of Commerce committee on mercantile interests will meet Monday night or Tuesday to discuss a large central market. The proposed market would let farmers sell vegetables and poultry and offer a variety of foods, modeled after Baltimore Washington and Boston markets.
Joseph N. Bransky reports success in Charlotte arresting H. W. Morris of Richmond Virginia and Judson Taylor of Tampa Florida on Harrison law violations. Both detained without bail awaiting March trials for offenses dated February 20. Morris allegedly profited from illegal drug prescriptions. city seen as growing narcotic traffic hub.
Greensboro Record Guilford Council No 23 Junior Order of United American Mechanics buys 500 dollars worth of government war savings stamps and appoints a committee to personally solicit its members. Trustees were instructed to make the purchase at the regular meeting held during the week.
Czar Ferdinand of Bulgaria, ally of Emperor William, celebrates his 57th birthday born February 26, 1861 in Coburg. The Bulgarian king delayed joining the war for a year, weighing Central Powers versus Entente, and has German, French, Austrian and Hungarian ties in his lineage. He ascended the throne in 1887.
The item highlights events from history with dates and places. It notes George W. Hubbard born in Philadelphia and dying in Hatfield Massachusetts in 1888, Marcus Whitman’s 1843 overland journey toward Washington, the 1868 Iowa Democratic State convention at Des Moines, and the 1893 arrest of twenty six anarchists in Rome at a bomb factory.
One year ago today in war events President Wilson sought congressional authority to arm American merchant ships. German destroyers bombarded Margate and Broadstairs as noted, with summers resorts on the English coast mentioned in the report.
Dr Charles M Sheldon born Wellsville New York 61 years ago today. Godfrey Lowell Cabot born Boston Massachusetts 57 years ago today. Lathrop Brown born New York City 35 years ago today. Thomas W Lawson born Charlestown Massachusetts 61 years ago today. Edward E Holland born Hansemond County Virginia 57 years ago today. Camille Flammarion born Montigny le Roi France 6 years ago today. Grover Cleveland Alexander born St Paul Nebraska 31 years ago today.
Jean Ledrans, a French mechanic who lost an eye and both hands in the war, has become a skilled farmer. He can write perfectly, drive a horse and cart, operate a plough hoe, and work the fields using prosthetic devices he himself designed for his forearm stumps.
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