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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1917
Page
1
Navy and War Departments accelerate destroyer orders and broader preparations as tensions rise. Officials announce rapid mobilization of ships, equipment, and training to meet looming potential conflict.
Washington reports Brand Whitlock to quit as minister to Belgium and American relief workers withdrawn. The Navy orders destroyers to Quincy Mass and shore defenses expanded as US readies for possible war with Germany. Secretary Baker signals large army buildup and funding, while debates over universal service continue.
United States Senator John Sharp Williams says Congress should take prompt action against Germany when it reconvenes on April 2. He argues naval strength wealth and moral support will aid the entente. Congressman J Walter Kehoe affirms broad support for President Wilson to defend American rights in the crisis.
Berlin reports the Russian provisional government may confront a counter revolution within days as workers move to end the war, according to an official press bureau statement.
New Albany Indiana March 24 an appeal for 250000 to aid tornado victims was issued by Red Cross relief director John J O Connor. About 20000 was on hand as officials said 34 dead may rise to 49 after thorough searches of wrecked buildings. 500 people need urgent medical care while two National Guard units arrived.
Petrograd reports movement toward a republic dubbed the United States of Russia as leaders push a constituent assembly. Duma committee members tour provinces to explain revolutionaries aims while officials warn against spies and Germany massing forces near Petrograd. Exiles flee Serbia and London as rail fares are refunded for liberated prisoners.
Omaha March 24 The Union Pacific Railroad was placed at the government’s disposal for national defense. The company said all equipment and resources are available to the government and the Council of National Defense for preparedness in the present crisis. Military officers in the area are assisting to protect bridges over all streams.
United Press reports in allied circles that if war with Germany comes, the first aid sought from the United States will be loans rather than troops or ships. Most aid expected to stay in the US as a stimulus to the home economy, with naval support possible but no immediate deployment of American land forces. The Roosevelt Division and volunteer detachments could be used alongside allied armies.
Berlin through Sayville Wireless argues destruction in retreat served military and neutral interests. It details forests cleared, wells blasted, rails ruined, roads blocked, and crops plowed, with Noyon spared to feed children, while civilian harm is framed as necessary.
A premature blast in the Queensborough subway tunnel near Blackwell's Island caused a cave in killing three to four workers and injuring eight with seven more reported dead early reports later. Rescue teams retrieved bodies and rushed the injured to Metropolitan Hospital as chaos erupted on the island.
British forces fought within range of German guns on the Hindenburg line and occupied Roisel as the Franco British advance extends seven miles toward Arras to La Fere. German resistance stiffened with mass counterattacks while French forces pressed forward near La Fere and southwest areas.
Three hundred original American Indian boy students at Carlisle Industrial School in Carlisle Pennsylvania are trained and ready to fight for the white men who wrested land Columbus discovered.
Former President Taft told Birmingham that America lacks an army and would risk murder if it sends troops abroad. He urged universal service and warned it could draw the U S into war quickly, citing capable officers and National Guard demonstrations. Birmingham officials planned mass meetings for universal service on March 31.
Paris reports LaFere is overwhelmed by German floods used to slow the French advance and appears certain to fall to General Nivelle’s troops per the French official statement.
President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson visited the War and Navy departments for about forty minutes each. Baker called the visits routine while Daniels said the secretary’s reception was purely social. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt attended the navy conference. It marked the first time a president has been accompanied by his wife on such a visit to the War Department.
New York reports Sergeant J. R. McConnell of the American French flying corps was killed in combat with three German planes. His body was found mangled in a wood near Jussy, with multiple bullet wounds. He is described as the son of a North Carolinian.
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