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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1917
Page
1
Exploding bombs in the air raid cause alarm as residents receive the first intimation of the approaching danger. Authorities warn of continued danger and urge preparedness amid blackout conditions and emergency drills.
The State Department notified all Germans tied to the embassy or consulates to depart the United States. The move aims to curb potential military espionage, with Heinrich Schaafhausen among the first to exit, while Turkish and Bulgarian envoys linger on official grounds. Schaafhausen was placed aboard a Norwegian liner for departure.
Petrograd announces heavy fighting west of Pinsk with the city in flames as Russian artillery razes obstacles. The action marks a renewed Russian push in Galicia after a long quiet period, with Austro German attention centered on the Galician front and reports of new assaults along the Russe Galicia line.
City suffered widespread destruction as bombs dropped for about fifteen minutes. British anti aircraft guns and planes engaged the raiders. casualties and damage reported among residents and structures.
Official dispatches say a German airship raid over London caused extensive damage with hundreds killed or injured. The raid involved about twenty aircraft, attacked by British fighters, as crowds and anti-aircraft guns filled the city.
Washington July 7 Senate again debates whether both consumption and manufacture of distilled liquor should be prohibited during the war. A bone dry amendment failed narrowing the issue to distilled beverages only while a Cummins provision faced reconsideration. The Reed compromise would let the President allow bond withdrawals, while others push to have the measure voted as a whole by midweek.
A dispatch from Tien Tsin reports 300 troops from Japan, France, the United States and Britain moving toward Peking to reinforce Legation guards. They reached Lang Fang near Pek ing before Imperialist Republican clashes began. The Republican general urged retreat, most did, two British officers and telegraph operators stayed. Engineers were later allowed to repair the Lang Fang railway so relief troops could keep advancing.
A press dispatch from Constantinople reports Turkey views Greece cutting diplomatic ties as a de facto declaration of war and plans to deport all Greeks and confiscate their property.
New York July 7 cash bequests totaling over 7 million dollars to charitable and educational institutions were announced. The largest gifts amount to 1,006,000 dollars each for Lake Side Hospital Cleveland Yale University and the New York Public Library.
Washington reports normal temperatures and occasional local showers expected across the Southeastern States for the coming week beginning tomorrow. No major weather change anticipated.
The Savannah Sugar Refining Company launches its 2 million dollar Savannah plant, one of six U S refineries and among two in the South. It will initially process cane sugar with a daily capacity of 1,000,000 pounds, employing about 300 people as Cuba shiploads begin shipments. The U S customs staff will expand to grade and assess duties on the refined sugar, estimated at 10 wyw per day at full capacity. Savannah officers include B A Oxnard president Mills B Lane J G Oxnard W S Parousner D O Sprague F A Bodenheim with most officers local to Savannah.
The St. Denis Hotel at Broadway and Eleventh Street will have its antique furnishings auctioned next week before demolition. Once a landmark below Union Square, it represents the last surviving among New York’s pre‑1880 era hotels and theaters as several historic hosts disappeared from the lower city.
Survivors of the Danish steamer Fre den testified at the Copenhagen maritime court that while en route from Portugal to Thorshayne Faroe Islands with cargo of salt the ship was overhauled on May 16 by a German submarine that opened fire without warning, killing one crew member and wounding another. The eight crew members attempted repairs to the life boat under heavy shellfire, then fled in a small jolly boat. A small supply of provisions and water remained. On May 17 the captain and another crewman died. the remaining sailors were saved on May 18 in exhausted condition.
The coast artillery corps of the 7th North Carolina National Guard will not be mobilized until July 25, an official announcement from Acting Adjutant General Royster said. Earlier orders had set July 15 as the mobilization date.
In New Bern Craven and nearby farmers plant a late Irish potato crop due to high prices on the first harvest. Seed potato costs from $20 a barrel deter many from full planting. experts predict record prices and profits for late crop. Also notes ship captain J J Day’s visit after voyages to Africa and South America. Chamber of Commerce plans a $40,000 stock sale for a local packing plant with publicity in surrounding counties. Prisoners Henry Connor and J M Hall are mentioned. Craven exemption board completes duplicate registration card work. Dock work at Blades & Daniels’ docks near Midd le Street is finished with dredge removed and paving due to follow.
The German Crown Prince, despite hostile remarks from Berlin, employs American jockey Fred Taral to train two recently bought horses left with him. Taral has been a leading figure in German racing circles.
Washington July 7 The contract for lumber for the naval cantonment at the Jamestown exposition site was awarded to the North Carolina Pine Bureau comprising the North Carolina Pine Association and other lumber dealers. The deal calls for 3,000,000 feet of pine.
A Times dispatch says foreigners in Peking face no current danger. Tien reports guarantee of undisturbed order and that if trouble comes, commander-in-chief Tuan Chi Judi will be responsible. Telegram notes fighting along the Peking Mukden railway and between Peking and Tiensin with Republican troops reportedly advancing.
Washington reports another war loan of 100 million dollars to France. The cumulative credits to the Allies now total 310 million dollars with grand loans reaching 1 308 billion.
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