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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1917
Page
4
A mosaic of wartime commentary criticizes Kaiser Wilhelm II, Germany, and U S leaders. It references censorship, suffragette activity, prison talk, Goethals and warship production, and the German chancellor, noting public anger and political blame during a tense period.
A historical aside notes that Constantine’s family resembled a hybrid political faction with loyalties to two faiths so that whichever side prevailed the firm would remain involved.
The Greensboro Daily News says the state will regret not having the cantonment in Fayetteville while the New Bern Sun Journal argues Charlotte is better situated and equipped and audiences are generally satisfied with the removal order.
A editorials argues Wilmington offers strategic port advantages for wartime building and postwar merchant marine care. It cites labor supply, climate, health, water, and easy access as reasons the government should select Wilmington while noting corroboration of German reports of U boat losses destroyed by American convoys.
The Berlin press mocks the American expedition to France while German officials push false hope to the populace. The articles portray a mass distraction aimed at inflaming German citizens and keeping the regime in power as U S forces advance.
General Julian S Carr announces readiness to go to the French front and says he has no desire to be called Jules instead of Teddy. He emphasizes his wish to fight for his country.
The War Department selects a bright galaxy of cantonment and National Guard camp names. The titles honor distinguished Americans and teach today’s patriots the history of democracy, sacrifice, and heroism that preserved freedom. They reflect each war period and the united American spirit.
The New Hanover Board of Health monthly journal discusses how high living costs affect nursing mothers and infant nutrition. It notes a claimed 15 cent milk price in Wilmington, correcting that the actual prevailing price has been about 12 and previously 10 cents.
Sympathy fills Warsaw as infant Lillie Belle Newbury dies at six months. Parents Mr and Mrs J H Newbury sorrowful. funeral led by Rev A O Moore with many friends in attendance and flowers at the local cemetery.
An advertisement offers a hundred dollar reward for an uncured catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. It claims a thirty five year track record and that the remedy acts through the blood to heal mucous surfaces. It promises visible heart and health improvements and urges readers to start taking the medicine and send for testimonials.
An old health notice urges women showing fatigue nervousness or pallor to get a blood test for iron deficiency. It claims Nuxated Iron can boost strength and endurance by about 100 percent within two weeks in many cases.
New York physician Dr. Ferdinand King says organic iron tablets, especially Nuxated Iron, cure anemia and restore rosy cheeks. He urges tests of strength after two weeks and touts dramatic gains in stamina, urging avoidance of older iron forms. Dr. Jacques endorses it for iron deficiency and warns against metallic iron.
Schedule fragments show early morning trains from Center to Lumina with departures at 6 15, 6 55, 7 26, 8 00 and every half hour. Evening times include 5 30, 6 10, 6 30 and every half hour until 11 00 with a 12 10 A M marker. Freight depot hours and local stops at Wilmington Beach and Garden Gate are noted.
The Atlantic Coast Line begins a through sleeping car service from Wilmington to Asheville via Florence Sumter and Columbia in cooperation with Southern Railway, daily leaving Wilmington 5 30 PM and arriving Asheville 7 00 AM with return from Asheville 4 10 PM and arrival Wilmington 12 50 noon. It also maintains the Wilmington to Atlanta through car via Augusta with a 3 45 PM departure and 6 10 AM arrival at Atlanta. Passengers may stay in the car at Union Depot overnight to connect with Chicago Cincinnati and St Louis trains.
T. C. White, General Passenger Agent, provides contact at phone 160 in Wilmington, North Carolina, highlighting the Atlantic Coast Line as the Standard Railroad of the South.
The Seaboard Air Line Railway announces limited return round trip fares to Lake Junaluska Waynesville and other destinations. Tickets go on sale on multiple July August dates with return windows up to 17 days after sale. Fares cited include Raleigh 196.56, Vicksburg 8.90, Nashville 20.30, Knoxville 118.75, Sewanee 20.70, Monteagle 20.70, Ridgcrest 36.55, and Black Mountain 36.55 with extensions available.
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