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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1917
Page
1
Capital of the republic is destroyed by volcanic ruin in San Salvador and other towns with tens of thousands of lives lost. Reports indicate the commander in London is prepared to begin work amid the catastrophe and ongoing relief efforts.
Washington report shows Allies will need near a billion tons of cereals next year with large shortages in meats fats and sugar. Production and imports cannot cover all needs. America must supply the remainder by reducing home consumption and boosting exports.
Washington reports the Emergency Fleet Corporation clashed over wooden shipbuilding. F A Eustis and F Huntington Clark charged Major General Goethals with blocking contracts favoring cost plus ten percent, while Goethals limited wooden ships to 250 in 18 months and dismissed the two engineers. The board held a special meeting amid resignation rumors.
From Lille region the British drive threatens German lines along the Lille plain. Allied forces push forward with heavy artillery and prisoners, while German counterattacks meet stiff resistance as Pershing sails toward London with the American expeditionary force in view. The clash is part of a larger western front battle with broader implications.
A series of photographic plates from Ostend shows the bombardment last Tuesday as the most successful yet, recording scene by airplane. The images indicate Ostend will be crippled as a German base for weeks, perhaps permanently, making the Allied bombardment notably effective.
Eye witness reports describe a large area of death and destruction. A American minister wires news last night noting vast damage in a big city which was partly destroyed at that time.
A San Salvador quake and volcanic eruption devastate the capital and nearby towns. Dispatches from San Miguel and Tegucigalpa describe widespread destruction, fires, and five hours of heavy rain, with San Salvador declared ruined and communication cut.
Former ambassador at Constantinople Elkus arrives in Paris from Berne with his family, continuing official duties amid ongoing reg discussions.
Secretary Daniels expressed disappointment over the House decision to kill the acquisition provision for the Jamestown Exposition grounds Sewell's Point and Hampton Roads as a navy base site. He warned a fleet of nearly 30,000 men has no government land for quarters and urged rapid action. He noted exposition buildings could be repurposed for immediate use near the water.
Survivors of the French three masted sailing ship Jeanne Cordonnier report witnessing the destruction of a large American steamer torpedoed in the English Channel on May 31. The steamer was sunk and crew members reached Havre in open boats after shelling by the submarine.
Paris reports Rear Admiral La ccaze minister of marine says submarine losses have risen sharply. He notes a very efficient method is in use and may be developed to become more effective.
Seismographs at Georgetown University logged a severe disturbance about 2000 miles away. First tremor struck at 7 57 30 and the main shocks peaked at 8 07 p m with the tremor ending at 9 25 p m. Officials link it to a region similar to a quake recorded days earlier.
A semi official report from Udine says Austria has formed a formidable concentration on the Italian front by withdrawing troops. It states the Italians face an estimated two thirds of the entire Austrian army.
Font L. Litz former member of the Virginia Legislature was arrested at his Coeburn home on a charge of cursing the flag and the President. He appeared before U S Commissioner Taylor at Norton and was dismissed for lack of evidence as officers of the Second Virginia regiment did not testify.
Madison June 8 The Wisconsin Senate postponed consideration of a governor drafted liquor bill ending the prohibition debate for the current session. No prohibition measure will be enacted this session and the bill was finally disposed of in the Senate.
A dispatch from Ottawa reports Sir Wilfrid Laurier resigned the leadership of the Liberal party at the caucus in Ottawa this morning.
Springfield case of Lloyd Keet missing since May 30 grows increasingly grim as detectives pursue seven suspects in custody tied to kidnapping plots involving a Springfield jeweler and a St Louis munitions maker. Close friends say hope fades for a safe return.
The conference report on the administration Espionage bill with embargo provisions and strong spying penalties was approved by the House, 86 to 22, though it omitted the newspaper censorship feature.
A bottle washed ashore at the Orkney Islands carries messages from crew members of the missing American steamship Frederick. The notes mention two Americans and five Spaniards and date one entry January 27, 1916, with lines like We are sinking in mid ocean and statements that writers were dying. The Frederick, 1873 tons, sailed January 2, 1916 from New York for Archangel, with a coal stop at Nova Scotia, and was never heard from again.
General Pershing and a party of 198 officers enlisted men and attaches reached London escorted by three American destroyers. A Royal Welsh Fusiliers guard of honor greeted them on the landing stage as the Star Spangled Banner played. Pershing praised the voyage and pledged America s role on the western front.
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