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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1918
Page
1
American and Japanese ambassadors arrived in Vologda amid reports that Britain and France also left Petrograd as the Bolshevik government plans to return to the capital. German forces push from Firov toward Luga while other advance targets threaten areas northeast of Tinsk toward the Petrograd Moscow railway.
Washington reports indicate President Wilson will consult Britain and France before replying to Germany. Officials suggest no immediate address to Congress as Britain and France align on an international approach to safeguard Vladivostok stores and the Trans Siberian rail line. Wilson studies American participation with Japan in Siberia, excluding other issues for now.
Petrograd sees the American consul depart as the American embassy also leaves the city. Dispatches from Stockholm and Washington note Ambassador Francis and other diplomats eastward bound. British and French embassies have departed Petrograd as Russian authorities relocate key officials from the capital. Commissioners of the People’s to return to Petrograd while military activities shift to camps outside the city.
Senate Military Committee reported favorably a bill allowing President Wilson to commandeer timber or lumber for the army navy or shipping board to aid shipbuilding and aviation needs. The measure, introduced by Senator Chamberlain, includes an amendment to delegate authority to another department or agency.
Chicago March 1 Discovery of a bomb in the Federal building has drawn government agents to the case. A steel cylinder was found under rubbish in a lawyers’ room handling the I W W prosecution. A fuse was unlit and experts say its blast could have wrecked the entire wing.
A London dated Russian wire message transmits a proclamation urging all Russians to resist the Germans and to send as much food as possible to Petrograd and Moscow. It declares the capital of the revolution will resist a long siege and must not starve, requesting utmost food assistance.
Denver reports nine men suffocated in a mine at San Antonio New Mexico about 85 miles south of Albuquerque. All workers wore oxygen helmets. The government Bureau of Mines received the notice today.
Washington report states Senator William Allen Smith of Michigan a Republican leader will not seek re election and will leave the Senate when his term ends March 1919.
New York report of Sir John Foster Fraser speaking to the Lotus club asserts Britain cannot raise more than 750000 additional troops this year as it would strain essential industries. He notes German forces are larger but of lower quality and argues the Western front will not be broken despite possible offensives.
The Most Rev Cosmo Gordon Lang archbishop of York and Primate of England arrived in New York en route to Washington to meet President Wilson. He will be greeted at a patriotic mass in Carnegie Hall with speakers Governor Whitman Bishop Greer and Elihu Root. The visit aims to unite English speaking peoples in liberty and justice.
Madrid reports the Marquis de Alhucemas has informed the King he will remain in power. The Premier names Count de Garalt as Finance minister and Louis Silvela as Minister of Public Instruction, replacing Senators Ventosa and Rhodes who resigned, while the rest of the cabinet keeps their posts.
Irish leader John Redmond underwent surgery in London today. Surgeons report his condition is satisfactory and stable after the operation.
London reports detail how British papers react to Japan's Siberia proposals. Editors and diplomats weigh Japan's right to act, Allied trust, and potential impact on Russia, with debates on American participation and Allied strategy amid war tensions.
Jassy Romania February 26 an official note says Romania will enter peace negotiations only on acceptable terms not at any price. The government rejects reports that Romania will concede to any terms and insists negotiations proceed on a basis acceptable in every respect.
Washington March 1 ten rail roads in cotton States asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to fix a rate of two cents per hundred pounds for services at intermediate points tied to concentrating compressing and re shipping cotton.
The Committee on Public Information says Ambassador Francis and staff left Petrograd for Vologda on February 27. It notes over 4.6 million copies of the January 8 address circulated in Russia plus 1.5 million newspaper copies and 1.3 million German language messages sent to fronts, with German and Austrian prisoners receiving copies.
Washington reports Director General McAdoo will provide special train facilities and one cent per mile rates for Confederate veterans at the Tulsa reunion and Grand Army of the Republic in Portland. The move follows previous railroad congestion fears and war measure considerations.
Washington reports the American merchant marine increased by 399 sea going vessels in the last six months of 1917, averaging more than two per day. Many ships were US built for foreign accounts and later taken over, with interned German ships also contributing. large vessels like the Vaterland were not counted. Over 1,000,000 tons of shipping were added in 1917.
German papers claim New York is ringed by a barbed wire fence 625 miles long with 50,000 troops guarding the port, Hoboken deserted, and Chicago harbor districts emptied. In France, American gunners bombard German minenwerfer positions near Toul, with several German dead and many gas casualties. no Man's Land patrols report contact with the enemy.
The Sherman bill to outfit the Atlanta prison for cotton fabric manufacture to supply government needs for cotton duck tents and mail sacks was endorsed by House Judiciary or committee members. War Industries Board officials cited 10,000,000 yards needed and 8,000,000-yard capacity, with 1,200 to 1,400 inmates ready to work and paid wages.
The British steamship Tiberia was sunk by a German submarine near February 27 while bound for New York, with crew saved. The Manhattan, an 8004 ton freighter, torpedoed in convoy near an American merchantman, was also sunk. In Asheville, Willie Williams, 16, was arrested for attempted criminal assault on December 26 and will stand trial. a $1000 reward funded by city, county and citizens was offered.
Washington reports the Senate approved a resolution allowing the President to mobilize skilled experts in industry or agriculture for immediate military service without debate. This measure empowers rapid utilization of professional talent in national effort.
Washington reports that 500000 to 750000 bushels of corn daily will be purchased over the next three weeks at several middle western exchanges. The grain is intended for foreign markets and will be handled by federal committees.
Washington March 1 The administration amendment to raise the draft age to 21 was debated as emergency legislation in the Senate for immediate passage but was postponed until tomorrow.
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