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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1917
Page
3
River Pool June 5 reports cotton spot prices with middling and yellow middling values. Sales total 5,009 with 2,000 for speculation and expense. Futures list several months with varying levels and end values.
New York June 5 butter, creamery receipts 127, prices steady to slightly higher for extras. eggs receipts 28,826 with irregular prices, fresh gathered and storage eggs 37 to 38 cents. cheese firm with fresh speals 4 1/2 to 24 cents, average 22 to 23. Poultry unsettled with no quoted prices.
A June meeting at a school building brought reports from several townships on agricultural work by the colored population of Duplin County. Leaders J. A. Bennett T. T. Ringer and Joe Johnson spoke on practical farming and unity, with Mrs. M. H. Wooten addressing wartime food efforts.
Turpentine firm sales stand at 40 1 4 with receipts 979 while Rosin firm sales are not listed with receipts 2370. Bonded market quotes show a range for types B D F G H I K M N and WG ww from 5.60 to 6.25 with various bid asks.
Vienna reports 180000 Italian casualties in today's official announcement. Jamiano activity increases near Trieste as east of Gorizia the enemy renews attempts to retake trenches. Our forces captured 11 officers 600 men and 9 machine guns.
Washington reports two of three cantonment sites for the selective draft army in the Southeastern Department have been chosen at Atlanta and Columbia. Of 12 camps nationwide, nine will serve the National Guard, with two on the Pacific coast. General Wood’s site plans are expected to be recommended once approved by the War Department.
Weather reports appear alongside an election expense affidavit for Parker Q Moore detailing expenditures by him or others for the Wilmington primary and municipal elections on April 17 and May 1, 1917. The document is sworn by W C McGowan a notary public with a 1918 expiry.
Police announced positive information that the head of the German wireless system came to New York, made plans for wireless outfits to convey information to Berlin, and then departed likely for Mexico.
Stage of water reading for Fayetteville North Carolina at 8 a.m. yesterday reported 3.8 feet on the Cape Fear river with the stage described as present.
Hundreds of Atlantic Coast Line employees gathered for a flag presentation and raise at 12 30 PM on the company yard. Mayor Parker Quince Moore presented the flag, accepted for the employer by H B Foy, as the flag unfurled and patriots cheered Old Glory.
Wy. S. A. urges every man woman and child to contribute to the war effort by performing domestic and agricultural tasks. Mothers enlist children to shell peas for canning while schools are out many youths can plant gardens assist canning clubs or help farmers. Food is scarce and the world relies on American production with no room for slackers.
President Wilson greeted Confederate veterans at the 27th annual reunion in the national capital. He urged unity, duty, and sacrifice, noting the day as both memory and obligation, with volunteers becoming a citizen obligation act amid registration. The crowd welcomed him with a rebel yell and handshakes as thousands filled the hall and streets.
Police halted thousands gathered to attend an anti registration mass meeting in the Bronx hall. Emma Goldman and Benj Reitman praised by protesters as fire department doors were locked. Security included 300 officers, patrols, vehicles with searchlights, and soldiers at entry points.
The article notes German advances near Ypres and a salient three miles deep shaping the frontline between British forces and Lille. It highlights Austrian parliamentary openings provoking German concern, Hungary’s Tisza fall aiding Czech anti German forces, and Russia’s volatile scene with Brussiloff named to lead.
An observance described as a day of dedication and renewal highlights a timeless spirit that has helped shape America among nations. The piece emphasizes national pride and the enduring values that guide the country’s role abroad and at home.
Paris reports French troops retook positions northwest of Froidmont on the Aisne front after German advances. The night air offensive struck Treves Morhange Habsheim Frescatti Sissonne and other targets dropping thousands of kilograms of bombs on barracks depots and stations. Six German aircraft were brought down with two more confirmed downed on May 25 and June 3.
All members of George Washington Council Jr O U A M meet at lodge rooms 17 North Second Street tomorrow Wednesday at 2 15 P M to attend in a body the funeral of deceased brother J G Carney.
The schedule runs on Front and Princess streets every thirty minutes from 2 to 5 PM. Beach service operates every half hour from 2 45 to 6 45 PM.
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