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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1917
Page
8
Petitions circulate to county commissioners asking for a loan from the State to build roads. The proposal seeks $80,000 yearly for six years at 5 percent interest, with principal retired in 41 years. The Gough bond bill election is set for May 1 but may be defeated, shifting focus to the other bond election the following week.
Report describes villagers hearing firing and observing ruined towns as British and French troops aid liberated zones. German deportations removed men 16 and older for labor behind lines while civilians faced fruit-tree destruction and road obstructions. Dissension within German ranks grows as food shortages mount.
London March 22 Reuters dispatch from Petrograd says all members of the former Russian dynasty have placed themselves at the disposal of the provisional government. Grand Duke Cyril has resigned his command of the naval guards.
An old advertisement extols Gets-It as a quick painless solution for corns and calluses. It claims two drops loosen the corn from the toe without harming surrounding flesh and urges readers to avoid sharp tools. Sold 25c a bottle by L. Lawrence & Co. with local endorsements from Wilmington and several drugstores.
An advertisement fragment indicates a free lot offer at a highway location with a Friday event. Names and full details are unreadable in the legible text. The note suggests promotional placement but lacks clear dates or organizers.
Lumberton N C March 22 The Robesonian lists prizes for the county commencement on April 6 including best parade appearance H E Stacy 5 in gold best declamation gold medal and best elementary speller 2 50 in gold. Other awards cover exhibits races jumps vaults shot put and relay with multiple merchants and firms supporting the prizes.
Petrograd reports Teutonic activity in Fokshani area along Southern Moldavia as aerial and artillery units prepare for infantry movement. An aerial clash on the Franco-Belgian front may have ended with the death or capture of a Prussian royal prince. Berlin: a plane piloted by Prince Friedrich Karl did not return from a raid over British lines near Arras and Peronne.
Paris reports the German retreat to the Arras Saint Quentin La Fere line is nearly complete with Germans pulling back in confirmed echelons. British and French forces press to isolate last holdouts near Peronne Amiens and Vermand as supplies and repairs proceed for Allied advance.
German and French British mounted troops are in contact on the western front in territory recently evacuated by the enemy. Cavalry is now being used by both sides for the first time since 1914, signaling potential major operations as trench warfare appears to end in this sector.
The German auxiliary cruiser Moewe has returned to its home port after a second Atlantic cruise. The admiralty announced the Moewe captured 22 steam ships and five sailing ships totaling 123100 tons gross.
Concord March 22 by unanimous vote the New Hampshire Senate approved Governor's warrant for 500000 to defend the state and meet possible national defense demands. The House passed the measure without dissent yesterday. The report notes heavy losses amid trench warfare with entrenched troops and machine guns but now neither side is protected by trenches.
German forces renewed a vigorous assault on the Russian front toward Lida near the Beresina river. The war office says the Germans gained considerable ground but that later parts of the territory were recovered.
Readers are advised Postal Telegraph Company messengers will call for ads with the same quickness used for telegrams and night lettergrams. For ad information call 176, or contact Postal Telegraph for telegraph service.
Razor blades sharpened and returned the same day at Baxter's Cigar Store 18 North Front Street. Savings claimed 50 to 100 percent with each blade hair tested and satisfaction guaranteed. Also advertisement for native and western pork and beef groceries with contact R B Moore at 3rd and Castle, phone 1888.
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