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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1917
Page
4
A July 4 1917 issue features editorials and social commentary from East St. Louis focusing on profane attitudes and civic behavior. It includes wartime sentiment on Germany Greece and Russia and reflections on prohibition and American soldiers abroad. The piece ends noting German leadership and Lloyd George responses amid WWI events.
A reflective piece urging thoughtful celebration of independence. It calls Americans to inventory gains and deficits, stressing intelligent action to preserve liberty, unite front at home and in industry, and ensure every citizen contributes to the national cause.
Two Wilmington Red Cross nurses, Mrs Grace Hengevelq and Miss Gertrude Pettway, graduates of James Walker Memorial Hospital, have been ordered to report to Houston Texas for active service. Other Wilmington nurses registered await word to go, showing urgency and preparation for front and home gaps. Governor Bickett’s visit is greeted with pride and support by Wilmingtonians.
The visit of Governor Thomas W. Bickett to Wrightsville Beach during the Baptist Seaside Assembly draws praise. The Confederate era style tribute notes his rapid rise, firm state-building, focus on real needs, and commitment to human rights through education and action rather than rhetoric.
The piece argues that July fourth unity should accompany news of the American expeditionary forces arriving safely. It warns that publishing ship movements risks aiding spies and urges strict government control of external communications and vigorous spy hunting to protect the nation and its people.
Bakhmeteff pledges Russia's aid in the struggle for democracy and allied support amid the war effort. The pledge emphasizes backing from Moscow and cooperation across fronts as the conflict escalates.
The telegram from R. R. Moton, successor to Booker T Washington at Tuskegee Institute, appeals to northern critics to ponder the South's handling of the Negro question. It emphasizes that despite faults, the South cannot be blamed for killing or harming Black people.
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