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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1917
Page
1
The piece presents the view of Senator Saulsbury, serving as President Pro Tem of the Senate, on current leadership and legislative matters. It reflects his stance and calls for examination of procedural directions within the chamber.
President Wilson hopes the House moves swiftly to organize and allow his war address to a joint session with the Senate. Administration leaders fear delay and want a temporary fix to permit his appearance Tuesday or Wednesday. Saulsbury urges loaning credit to the Allies as a first war measure and envisions early wartime steps.
Nicholas Romanov has asked the provisional government to allow his young son to travel to Norway for health reasons, a Petrograd dispatch reports. No decision has been given yet as the former monarch lives quietly with his family, often tending a small garden outside his room.
A Portuguese steamer Argo of 1488 net tons sailing from New Orleans February 9 for London with merchandise and several Americans aboard has been torpedoed and sunk, according to a cablegram from London to local agents. The message answered that the vessel had been torpedoed and sunk.
Memorial services will be held Sunday at the Moore county courthouse Carthage N C for Sergeant J R McConnell American aviator killed in battle with two German planes on the French front last week He was a son of Judge S P McConnell of Carthage who had resided there several years before leaving for France.
The Associated Press won a federal injunction from Judge Augustus M. Hand restraining the International News Service from appropriating complaints news before publication by AP members. The ruling was announced in New York on March 29.
Gulfport Mississippi March 29 Charles R C Herckenrath Bondman about 60 held for federal investigation and suspected as a German agent says his brother Carl Bondman is a music professor at a college in Statesville North Carolina He says he came from Rotterdam to New York in December 1916 arrested on a bicycle ride and a list of British consuls was found among his belongings with consular listings in Statesville New Orleans Mobile and Cuba paints.
Charles R C H Bonham, in custody at Gulfport Mississippi and linked to Germany, stayed with cousin Karel Bonham in Statesville last January. Bonham left Statesville early February likely for a lecture tour. Professor Karel Bondam, Dutch native and music instructor at Statesville College, lived in Wilkes County and joined the faculty two years ago and has applied for naturalization papers.
Governor Whitman declares boxing will be kicked out of New York by year end. He cites unsavory bouts and Misconduct by officials, including Wenck borrowings and use of offices as boxing managers hubs. The Frawley bill is doomed as promoters face rising scrutiny.
New York March 29 Two women for every man applied for enlistment in the Marine Corps in the last week. Captain Frank E. Evans said several women wanted to be detailed to battleships and noted that patrol ships are off limits to female personnel. Women may fill clerical positions only.
The British bark Neath of Mauretus to Havre, 6490 tons, was torpedoed without warning at 8 45 a m about 28 miles southeast of Fastnet. Two Americans aboard, Clarence Bloom of San Francisco and Peter Webster of Pensacola, escaped unharmed. The captain was reported as a hostage but later landed at Queenstown.
Russell J. Coles of Danville Virginia reports former President Theodore Roosevelt is in fine health and enjoying a successful hunt for devil fish during an expedition to South Florida Coles serves as the host on the trip. The telegram answered rumors of an accident.
British forces defeat a Turkish army of about 20 000 near Rafa and Gaza, with heavy losses and 200 prisoners including a Turkish general staff. The commander reports 15 miles of advance from Rafa to the Wadi Ghuzzeh and capture of two Austrian 4.2 inch howitzers.
William J. Bryan addressed the Senate and House urging suspension of Germany's submarine campaign through the Bryan peace plan. The plan calls for an international tribunal to adjudicate disputes before war and proposes a national referendum if Congress believes war is the only path to honor.
The wife of Lord Furness serves as a Red Cross nurse amid wartime relief efforts. She volunteers at a field hospital, aiding wounded soldiers and assisting medical staff in casualty care. Her participation highlights society’s support for the war effort and civilian contributions to medical aid.
Lady Daisy Furness engages in Red Cross work in Great Britain as one of the peer wives enlisted to aid the country. Before marriage in 1904 she was Miss Daisy Hogg daughter of C. J. Hogg of Seaton Caron England.
A Petrograd declaration by workers soldiers and deputies states liberty and victory over Germany are linked to democracy and that the war must continue. It says the struggle is between democracy and imperialism, with radical elements joining the national effort and troops marching with banners reading Liberty and Victory. Factories will drop the eight hour day for the war period.
Two members of the Russian Duma return to Petrograd from Kronstadt where revolution failed to organize and faced armed resistance. A large meeting quashed doubts as fleet and garrison representatives heard the deputies explain the situation and received cheers. Port operations resume in full swing.
The peasants organize militia to replace old police and establish local authorities and communal assemblies to back the new government. They sell country products to feed the army and people, lower prices in many areas, open funds for political conferences, and the idea of equal rights for women gains traction.
Washington reports the Office of Indian Affairs warns tuberculosis endangers over 300000 Native Americans, with trachoma as a close second disease. Uncleanliness and alcohol blamed. an education campaign to curb these evils has begun.
Nashville voters approved a $1 500 appropriation to buy bronze medals for Tennessee guardsmen who served on the Mexican border. The action followed a message from Governor Rye urging recognition of their service.
Information direct from Germany via the Associated Press asserts that Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg will propose electoral reform in a coming speech and may suggest changes to the submarine campaign in a last effort to avert war with the United States.
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports January results showing total railroad operating revenues up about 40 million dollars from 1916 while expenses rose 31 million. Net operating income reached 71,929,868, up 7 million from January 1916 but below 1916 monthly average. Southern railroads earned 47,493,955 in revenue with 31,149,919 in expenses, taxes up 240,000. Large roads operated 231,193 miles.
German forces along a 15 mile front east of Rheims press a counterattack to divert Nivelle’s forces, but French defenders hold and the gain remains limited. In Palestine, British units advance toward Jerusalem with a coastal advance toward Gaza, while Berlin’s reports note continued German retreat on the French front.
A Tokio dispatch via The Canadian News reports a German raider sank a Japanese warship in the Indian Ocean after being sighted and tracked by Japanese and British forces. Earlier, the raider sunk a Japanese freight ship and two British steamers were destroyed off Colombo, Ceylon.
London reports Madrid's official Gazette published a decree suspending constitutional guarantees across all Spanish provinces. No immediate explanation reached Reuters’ Madrid correspondent as of early afternoon.
Paris reports that a Spanish appeal to the people is deemed seditious by the government. Signers have been arrested and the cabinet will handle the affair with a swift summary action.
Washington reports note widespread unrest in Spain over its war stance and a near universal food shortage. Officials see parallels with Russia's 1917 upheaval as dissension sharpens with the German submarine campaign. They caution against predicting the outcome due to ongoing internal tensions.
Paris reports the capture of a major munitions and supply depot by French forces. Night artillery fought along the Somme and Aisne fronts with French units maintaining contact with German lines. Soissons faced bombardment by German guns.
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