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Newspaper

Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 04, 1917

Page

11

Scouts Crowned by City Fund Drive Efforts

Two hundred ninety five dollars was raised by about 75 Boy Scouts patrolling the city and soliciting donations for a fund drive. Marsden DeRossett led with 14.81 dollars, followed by Clayton Bellamy with 12 dollars, as Troop No. 12 under Scout Master Robert Story contributed.

Scout Marsden DeRossett Clayton Bellamy Robert Story Odis B. Hinnant B. A. Merritt

Filibuster Arguments Stretch Late Night Over Bill

Senate debates extend for hours as Hitchcock accuses a well organized filibuster against the armed speech bill. Norris and Gronna oppose setting debate limits while Cummins and Hitchcock barter for a midnight vote.

Stone Hitchcock Cummins Norris Gronna Tlitchcock Nebraska

Britons Advance More in West Front Push

British forces report an advance of a quarter mile on a near five mile front east of Gomme Court with heavy fighting indicated at several points. A German counter attack northeast of Gomme Court was repelled by barrage and rifle fire as missing men are noted near Roye. Turks are described as on the run with Mesopotamian forces claiming gunboats reached the retreating Turks west of Shamran and destroyed Turkish steamers and barges.

London Gomme Court Douglas Haig Roye Saillysaillises Kut-el-Amara Shamran

Senate Filibuster Debate Described as Time Crunch

The passage details a tense Senate scene as members push for a midnight vote. Hughes, Hitchcock, Cummins, Lane, Sutherland, Lafollette, Jones and others clash over gag rules and debate time as the nation faces a pivotal moment in Congress since 1861.

Senate Hughes Hitchcock Cummins Lene Oregon Lane Williams Sutherland Utah Clark Lafollette Senator Jones Washington United States Congress

House Votes A Booze Respite From Dry Law Passage

In Washington the House, with one Republican dissent, votes 284 to 86 to postpone July 1 effective dates for prohibition measures until the next fiscal year. Debates center on allowing liquor interests to wind down stocks while giving dry states time to adjust.

George H. Manning Washington North Carolina iBritt Asheville House of Representatives Bone Senate House Post Office Claude Kitchen Kitchin Almon Alabama Congress

Debate on War Powers and German Threat in Senate Exchange

Senators clash over war powers as McAdoo urges caution while Jones demands explicit action. The discussion cites Germany’s submarine warfare and Greece’s neutrality to question national policy and potential entry into conflict. Reed presses for constructive steps beyond criticism.

McAdoo Senate Jones Congress Germany England Greece France Sutherland Reed Missouri

President Wilson Signs Major Appropriation Bills

President Wilson signed the legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill and the Danish West Indies purchase and government establishment bill. He also signed the pension appropriation bill and an increase of war risk insurance funds from five to fifteen million dollars.

United Press Washington Wilson Danish West Indies War Risk Insurance Bureau Treasury Department

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