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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1917
Page
1
Members of Congress rose to applaud a mission presented before the House floor amid cheers. The moment followed remarks highlighting the mission's aims and potential impact on policy discussions. Officials described the reception as a show of broad support.
Secretary Houston asked Congress for a 600000 emergency appropriation to create a cotton free zone 50 to 100 miles wide along the Texas Rio Grande to prevent pink boll worm spread from Mexico. The pest, the most destructive cotton threat, now swarms through the Laguna district and may threaten U S cotton as seed movement increases to Mexican areas near the border.
Nation wide draft totals near 9.65 million after war registration from Wyoming and Kentucky. North Carolina records a June 5 registration excess likely between twelve and fourteen thousand, with whites totaling 138,853 and blacks an expected gain of 2,000. Final counts may adjust slightly.
Vice President Marshall stirs Senators with praise for Belgium’s aid and resolve. Baron Monsieur lauds American sympathy and declares Belgians would rather die than live without honor. He cites King Albert and Cardinal Mercier as symbols of steadfast resistance.
Washington June 22 The police began handling suffragette pickets near the White House with a firm hand. Banners were limited and officers stationed at the fence. Miss Wey Burns of New York and Miss Catharine Morey of Boston, banner carriers, refused to move in front of police headquarters.
A Roumanian mission to the United States reached a Pacific coast port today June 22 signaling diplomatic outreach. The delegation arrived amid formalities and will engage in discussions with American officials regarding bilateral cooperation.
At the North Carolina Bankers Association closing session held at Harbor Island auditorium Wrightsville Beach bankers adopted resolutions opposing a proposed tax on all bank checks arguing it would demobilize the nations finances. New officers and executive committee members for the American Bankers Association and the North Carolina Association were elected including W S Blakley George A Holderness F H Fries C E Taylor F P Spruill A M Dumay O W Lane H G Kramer W W Griffin B A J Idol David Easterling J Lee Robinson and P E Brooks.
Petrograd reports German planes dropped leaflets along the northern front south of Smorgon. The messages thank Russia for a long rest and threaten to shoot fraternizers as German troops are transferred to the western front to counter English and French attack.
Regular army recruiting fell to 982 on June 22 as President Wilson urged 70 000 volunteers for June 23 to 30. New York led with 147 men but remains over 5 000 short of its quota while Pennsylvania placed second with 105 and is slightly behind.
The eleventh annual Southern Textile Association convention gathers over four hundred delegates at the Oceanic Hotel Wilmington with eight states represented. President Heymer of Alabama unable to attend. Vice President Davis presides. Bankers Association sends greetings. speakers praise Southern cotton mill workers and discuss pay by the piece for room fixers.
The association announced a meeting at Wrightsville Beach with over 800 textile plants represented and more than 330 million dollars in invested capital. North Carolina ranks high in cotton consumption and Sea Island cotton use, reflecting regional gains in the textile industry and mills.
Subscriptions to the Liberty Loan have surpassed treasury estimates and exceed 3 billion dollars. The report notes brisk public participation across the country as June totals push past initial forecasts.
Allied fronts report heavy artillery duels from Vauxaillon toward Braveen Laon and in Champagne after German assaults at Mont Camilet Mont Blond and Teton Height. Crown Prince forces suffer setbacks as Alpine troops seize a key height in the Dolomites near Laga zuoi Piccola.
A wartime appeal emphasizes the Red Cross role in aiding wounded soldiers and the need for home front support. It laments Armenian and Syrian atrocities and urges donations of food to starving people abroad, urging prayer and action from Wilmington readers.
Raleigh dispatch notes Governor Bickett urges hosts to forgo barbecue pork and donate the equivalent value to Red Cross funds for soldiers. Editorials critique Collector Bailey and discuss editorial practices and city politics in Raleigh. Major Graham suggests using soldiers to harvest excess crops due to cantonment delays.
Washington reports Alabama and Kentucky are the only Southern states above half their Red Cross campaign goals. Virginia leads with 463,445 of 1,000,000, while Georgia Savannah tops with 84,636 of 100,000. Other states show smaller collections as Atlanta Macon begin next week and Mobile starts today.
The War Department sent adverse reports to Congress on proposals to improve Town Creek in Brunswick County near Wilmington and on Northwest River in the northern part of the state. The documents state the projects are not deserving at this time.
Budapest dispatch says Hungarian Socialists received a telegram from Russian Socialist leader N C Tcheidse announcing the Petrograd Council of Workmen's and Soldiers' Delegates convoking an international Socialist conference at Stockholm from June 28 to July 8. First direct communication between belligerents to this extent.
Leadville June 22 Austrian prisoners held in the county jail on evading the selective draft law were moved today by No Guard troops after Austrian countrymen threatened to intervene. Under a U S marshal they were transported by special train to Salida for arraignment before the federal grand jury. A crowd of their friends and relatives followed to the station singing national war songs, but no violence occurred.
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