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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1918
Page
4
An editorial column rails at German leaders and U S officials amid rising war prices and meat shortages. It mocks Pershing reporting to Washington, notes inflation influences, and laments wartime casualties while lampooning public gloom and anti German sentiment. It mentions a Good Friday shell attack on Paris and a police incident halting a riot.
The article notes the 2 AM start for daylight saving as a war measure with expected benefits and broad public duty to adjust. It includes reactions from Greensboro News on observance, a Paris church bombing report, and editorials from Salisbury Post and Mt. Olive Tribune urging unity, prayer, and cautious wartime policy on draft and food production.
General Ferdinand Foch is named generalissimo of the Allied armies in France to direct future operations in the war theater. The move follows months of expectation and is seen as centralizing command under a single capable leader for both offensive and defensive actions. President Wilson and Allied leaders endorse the appointment amid hopes for coordinated, effective warfare.
North Carolina Food Administration vows active enforcement after a local grocer’s license is revoked for rule violations. Officials warn other dealers of possible license revocation if they supply him, stressing public protection. Interstate Commerce Commission decision shifts freight rate basing points, promising a regional rate overhaul in Eastern North Carolina.
The first local hero lost in France lies in a quiet cemetery overlooking water. Walter E. Smith of the Army Y M C A conducted the simple funeral services for Coleman and two other fallen servicemen. Smith's letter to Thomas M. Coleman of the city shares the ceremony details and condolences.
Nine carloads of nitrate of soda shipped from Wilmington over two days to Robeson county towns including Rowland Lumber Bridge Red Springs Proctorville Marietta Pembroke Fairmont and Lumberton. A sheriff was severely assaulted while attempting to arrest Lee Croom in Pender County. Croom later handed to Sampson authorities. A Townsville Manson freight train derailed killing engineer Ben Bullock and fireman Burton Bullock, with no passengers aboard.
Arthur Newell Talbot has been chosen head of a War Department board of eminent experts to oversee the largest building program in history valued at 1 084 000 000. A University of Illinois graduate, he led civil engineering work on railways and major public projects since 1890 and has long taught municipal and sanitary engineering. He is active in numerous scientific societies and serves as president of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Russian workmen and soldiers demanded confiscation of the Romanoff possessions. British troops occupied several villages toward Cambrai and French forces recaptured positions lost to Germany in Champagne.
A brief timeline notes notable anniversaries: 1818 Congress awarded a gold medal to General William Henry Harrison. 1843 over 26 000 foot passengers used the Thames tunnel in its first week. 1868 President Johnson’s impeachment trial began before the Court of Impeachment. 1893 the thirtieth anniversary of King George I’s accession to the Greek throne.
Duke of Buccleuch born 54 years ago today. Dr Alexander C Humphreys president of Stevens Institute born in Scotland 67 years ago. Joseph Caillaux former French premier born 55 years ago. De Wolf Hopper veteran actor born in New York City 60 years ago. Prof Henry Moore Bates Harvard Law School born in Chicago 49 years ago.
William Cottrell, a Plymouth Country Club pro in Plymouth Massachusetts, leaves golf for service with the Canadian Army via the British and Canadian Recruiting Mission in New York. At 27, he volunteers after wintering in Bellair Florida with Aleck Smith, inspired by his brothers Henry and Albert Cottrell both British pros killed at Ypres. He urges peers to join and notes enlistment details at the British vice consulate room 903 Murchison Building.
General von Gallwitz once famed for devastating Serbia receives a Western front command. Big Bill Jones, ex National League ace, arrives with the Braves at Miami only to learn he is suspended from organized baseball for failing to report to the Boston club last season.
Soldiers and sailors gain comfort for camp and trenches by using Allen's Foot-Ease powder to reduce friction and refresh feet. A long standing remedy, it relieves callouses tired aching sweating and swollen feet and helps tight shoes feel easier. The Pistteburg Manual also urges Foot-Rave each morning.
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