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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1917
Page
1
President Wilson plans an address to Congress as he works on an extra session. The Entente Allies cabinet is set to discuss money and munitions and other war measures at today’s meeting.
President informs Congress in a tentative address and cabinet session that a U S entry into war with Germany hinges on German actions. Officials anticipate mediation efforts, emphasize no war chosen by America, and discuss allied credit and munition supply coordination.
In Petrograd on March 23 British, French and Italian ambassadors presented an official acknowledgment from their governments to the Russian Duma government. The dispatch notes official recognition of the runs in Petrograd and outlines the provincial government’s legitimacy as conveyed to the minister of foreign affairs.
The Amsterdam newspaper reports that the Netherlands may refuse American armed merchant ships and close Dutch ports to US and British vessels. The Dutch government is expected to respond with a move aligned to justice and rational usages, with possible reprisals discussed by British authorities.
The Lokal Anzeiger charges President Wilson with criminal carelessness in handling American German relations. It accuses him of risking a German American war, calls for no further talks on submarine warfare, and says Germany would bear responsibility if war results.
Portland Maine March 23 Private John Poor of the Third Company Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Williams was fatally wounded early today while attempting to capture two men who infiltrated the reservation near a 12 inch battery. The assailants escaped and guard forces were increased afterward. Poor was shot in the groin by a large caliber revolver.
A Tuscaloosa Alabama special says Colonel A. F. Prince an insurance agent and staff member of the commander of the United Confederate Veterans was found dead in his Nashville office last night. Heart trouble is given as the cause.
Washington dispatch reports Speaker Champ Clark returning from New Orleans predicting his re election by a majority of one to five within an hour and forty minutes after the extra session opens at noon on April 2.
Identified as Margaret Spalding and Ethel Stanton, both 18 and 22, who died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds after a note signaled a suicide pact. The girls, close friends from Newton and Los Angeles connections, traveled to Portsmouth Wednesday and dined together before the shootings at the Rockingham Hotel cafe.
The White Star Line steamship Baltic returning from New York to Liverpool arrived safely after departing March 13. The vessel carried 77 passengers and was confirmed by a cablegram received by line officials in New York.
Private messages from The Hague report Emperor William II has a severe nervous collapse. Physicians order a cure in Hamburg, with the royal household awaiting developments.
Albany March 23 The resolution to summon Mayor Mitchell of New York to the Senate bar to explain charges that Democratic Leader Robert Wagner blocked the Rockaway fortifications bill was introduced by Wagner and set for Monday night after the sponsor’s request. Wagner denounces Mitchell’s press statement as wickedly false and asks the Senate to consider the matter.
Nicholas II and his family were confined at Tsarskoe-Selo Alexandrovsky Palace after arrival in custody. Four Duma commissioners delivered the deposed ruler to the palace, while sentries guarded the grounds and the public showed little interest in the dramatic transfer.
A March 23 Associated Press dispatch from Christiania reports Germany warns Arctic waters east of 24 degrees longitude and south of 75 degrees north latitude are dangerous for all navigation excluding Norwegian territory. Neutral ships face risk. noncombatants on route may face warning before April 5.
The Seventeenth Infantry is expected to arrive at Forts McPherson and Oglethorpe in Georgia to escort German interned sailors from the Philadelphia navy yard. Six companies move to McPherson and six to Oglethorpe, with a marine guard as escort. Daniels will order departures once arrival and plans are complete.
Reports say French forces made gains near Laon while fighting along the Aillet te Crozat canal in Northern France. German defenses hold at LaFere as General Nivelle presses toward a breakthrough on the Hindenburg line with heavy losses on both sides. Meanwhile British and Russian troops close the gap near Baghdad as entente forces converge toward Mesopotamia.
A submarine fired two torpedoes at an American oil tanker, the vessel believed to be U S flagged, causing it to be badly damaged. Survivors and authorities report the attack as a marked disaster in wartime maritime operations.
The vessel, clearly labeled as American, caught fire due to its cargo. Crew managed to abandon to lifeboats, but many lives were lost in the disaster.
The Handelsblad reports six Americans among Healdton survivors with Captain Christopher among the survivors. A Healdton lifeboat of seven was rescued by a Dutch destroyer, after precautionary actions near a safety zone and no submarine aid.
The Handelsblad recounts the Healdton sinking after a sudden torpedo strike at 8 15 p m on the northern route. Seventeen crewmen escaped in two boats and 21 perished when a third boat capsized, while a Dutch trawler failed to note the distress. Among the Healdton crew were 13 Americans with six later rescued. New Orleans mourns engineer George E Embry whose fate remains unconfirmed.
Herman H. Parker, 19, the wireless operator aboard the Healdion, was saved according to a cablegram received by his father William Parker. The message dated from Terschelling, Holland, confirms his safety and Philadelphia birth.
The American tanker Healdton torpedoed and sunk off the Dutch coast Wednesday night was insured by the government's war risk bureau for 499000 dollars. It marks the bureau’s greatest single loss to date, surpassing the Illinois at 250000 dollars. Total visi approximately 64000000 dollars.
Six Americans aboard the Healdton rescue ship are Captain Charles Christopher of Brooklyn and J Caldwell of New York chief engineer, G W Embry of New Orleans first assistant, O Willerup chief mate, Y Swenson second assistant, and W C Johnson third assistant engineer, all landing at Ymuden and Terschelling respectively.
A Dutch torpedo boat rescued eight crewmen from the Healdton near Terschelling after a sudden U boat strike. Nineteen men died in the overturned third boat. 20 killed from a crew of 41. Of 13 Americans aboard only six survived. Two Dutch victims plus Spaniards Norwegians and a nun noted. The ship, flying the American flag, disappeared after torpedoes struck amidships and stern.
Paris reports Sergeant J. R. McConnell, an American aviator with camps in France, is missing four days after engaging two German machines over the lines. He and comrade Aviator Jenny fought the enemy. Jenny was wounded and withdrew to the French lines. Jenny last saw both German planes attacking McConnell. his fate remains unknown.
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