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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1918
Page
5
The Bishop of Southwark quoted John Hay's Jim Bludso at the funeral for eight firefighters killed on duty. The verse moved thousands in attendance as a translation of American respect for courage and duty. John Hay, a famed U S diplomat, is noted as the source admired in Britain.
London reports detail the grim toll of Gotha raids as inquest testimonies recount a bomb that killed five, including Ernest Ludlow and his family, while others, such as a V A D nurse and a wounded man, died from shock. A mother perished shielding her infant as shops collapsed and a school shelter endured a near miss.
Cissie Peters, 22, burned in a government arsenal accident while working with powder, loses sight yet remains cheerful. She vows to learn Braille, music, knitting, and later a typewriter as she recovers at home in Queens Park. Her family, including four brothers in service, supports her determination to help England.
British labor minister G H Roberts urged that postwar raw materials go first to Britain and allies, with Germany only after. He warned demobilization will be hard and pressed for punitive control of trade and ships. Clementel echoed desire to guard markets and reserve resources for allies and neutrals to ensure a durable peace.
Admiral William R. Sims wowed London crowds at a Washington Birthday banquet, blending humor and naval resolve. His after dinner stories drew heavy applause from British and American guests including dignitaries and the Duke of Somerset, while he contrasted American and English humor with sharp, playful taunts.
The American Express Company in London organized aid for British prisoners in German internment camps early in the war. It ran a large Rathbone Place operation with 7,000 square feet, manages daily shipments, and set up Rotterdam stores for emergency needs. After U.S. entry, it handed its system to the Prisioner of War Committee, continuing steady aid as American troops arrive.
Colonel George Griffiths of Oklahoma City predicts Oklahoma will send a full blooded Indian regiment to the front. He notes Osage and other tribes training at Fort Sill and says volunteers and draftees will stand with Uncle Sam, stressing historic treaties and American Indians as gentlemen alongside Germans.
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