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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1917
Page
7
The Wilmington Dispatch notes the slow pace of Congress and the public air of patriotism in 1917. It calls for honoring draft law and opposing graft, cites Senators Gore and Reed on food control bills, and urges Americans to support the war relief fund and duty above personal gain.
Report notes that German soldiers allegedly wear paper uniforms while, unusually, they do not equip their guns with paper caps.
The passage suggests the Kaiser aims to keep his armies intact until old age. It quips the Mayor of Newport’s claim of a moral town with hints to society folk. It also notes Japan’s report that China faces no peril, contrasting with Tong wars in America.
Dr. Henry Van Dyke calls the Lusitania sinking the work of a Potsdam pirate. He suggests the doctor’s clerical role may have influenced the phrasing by using the term Pots.
A satirical roundup notes a congressional payroll glitch that doubled a official’s salary from ten thousand to one hundred thousand. It jokes about the Sultan of Turkey’s many wives and muses on delay versus progress. Newport Rhode Island is cast as ever naughty. The Hungarian defense minister warns the war will last two more years.
A wartime notice notes German espionage concerns on American soil as the nation mobilizes under the selective draft registering nearly ten million and Liberty War Bonds surpassing three billion in subscriptions.
On a New York subway a young woman struck a man on the head. A judge fined the offender twenty five dollars, a sentence described as fitting both her resolve and his conduct.
A wartime editorial argues that government action will curb Newport and Rhode Island saloons and dives to protect military forces and morale. It contends that personal liberty must yield to national duty as the Navy and Army seek clean surroundings and morality to sustain the war effort.
The Special Russian Ambassador to the United States states Russia will press the fight until victory. He says sincerity lies in democracy and urges Russia to recognize America’s role in fighting for freedom. Secretary Root emphasizes America’s war aims are to secure liberty for Russians and support democratic ideals.
A major shift follows the Ruth Cruger mystery as a courageous woman helps uncover the dead body, clearing her name and prompting calls to avoid assuming guilt. The revelation aims to protect other missing women in New York and urges innocence until proven guilty.
A Wilmington war relief appeal recalls a London funeral for sixteen children slain by German bombs. It labels the Kaiser regime an autocratic monster and urges Americans to sacrifice, donate, and support the war effort for mercy and defeat of the menace.
Wilmington appears in many war roles from battlefield to relief work as the Italian mission tours New York. Prince Udine, head of the delegation, stayed in Gotham with Mr. Pembroke Jones on East Sixty-first Street during the recent visit.
Miss Garrett Hay leads the Woman Suffrage Party condemning suffragette sentinel tactics in Washington. The piece argues long-term judgment matters and politics should not hinder equal rights. It notes War Secretary Baker’s claim of no favoritism in the draft as unnecessary but reassuring.
A well dressed widow Mrs Mary Smith 45 caused a panic at a 5000 strong anti conscription rally in Madison Square Garden New York. She shouted accusation that the war was for conquest and claimed her son was killed in France before plunging into the crowd. A policeman and 25 officers helped extract her. Four others were arrested at an Emma Goldman protest on disparaging remarks about the uniform.
At a mass meeting in Thomson near Augusta Georgia Thomas E Watson former Populist presidential candidate spoke to citizens from several counties. Resolutions urged repeal of the conscription law and asked Congress to act. The document states it repugnant to deny liberty at home to fight abroad.
The piece argues bread costs are lower in Paris and London than in New York and Chicago, highlighting cheaper European flour while U S prices rise. It criticizes American pricing, freight, and insurance costs and urges Congress to pass food control bills to relieve inflation.
Paris reports Major General Pershing's open, informal leadership style as he and his staff mingle freely with French officials. His headquarters feature Spartan furnishings, with plain tables, straight-backed chairs, a red carpet, and a simple bookcase.
Almanacs and the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey differed this June on the longest day. The quip says the longest day for a man is the one when he has nothing to do but loaf.
A Wilmington crowd heard speeches celebrating progress in the textile industry. Dialog touched on moral character, scientific work, and better mill grounds, with A C Adkinson of Clayton presenting a paper on yarn unevenness. Also notices a court sale of property in New Hanover County set for June 27 1917 by Commissioner William M Bellamy.
The gathering discusses cotton mixing and machinery care, a memorial paper honors late members including E. E. Bowen and Ceasar Cone, and N. E. Spessard urges cooperation between superintendents and overseers. Szepesi proposes reshuffling workers to balance hours amid the Keating-Owen bill debate. Ad promotes Lumina day trip with Kneisel orchestra.
Local Trails trains may depart from the Center and Lumina at listed times and every half hour thereafter until 11:00 PM and 12:10 AM. The 6:10 express runs daily except weekends, stopping at 3rd 5th th and 9th streets Wilmington Winter Park Gardens Sea Gate Wrightsville and all Beach stations.
Freight Depot in Wilmington and Lv. Beach lists daily open times from 5:30 A M to 8:15 P M with Sunday excluded. Depot operates 8:00 A M to 1:00 P M and 2:00 P M to 7:00 P M plus telephone 96 for inquiries.
Local trains stop at all stations with service at 7:00 A M 6:40 A M 8:30 A M 7:45 A M and every half hour 9:15 A M 12:10 A M 11:45 P M listed for Sundays. Beach level service times indicate regular interval departures.
The notice lists door types with prices from 1.00 for Pine Moor to 10.00 or 12.00 for high grade Onx Doors featuring bronzed grills. The range emphasizes affordable entry doors and higher end models.
Passenger freight service operates between Wilmington and Lumina Beach with trains running 11 00 A M to 12 15 P M. Freight Depot hours are 10 to 11 A M on Sundays and during heavy travel periods express trains stop at 5th 7th and 9th streets Wilmington and all Beach stations.
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