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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1917
Page
8
Foreign Secretary Balfour, Lt Bridges and Admiral de Chair were greeted with enthusiasm in the Senate during a reception that mirrored their House welcome. He affirmed that Germany erred in risking submarine warfare and urged united effort from Americans and Britons to secure civilization.
Colonel H L Slocum issued orders detailing reporting for training for officers' candidates after successful physicals. First 150 reported. 300 daily May 9 to 11. 400 May 13. balance May 14. Sanitary rules ban sale of foods except at authorized exchanges. 3,100 applications reduced to 2,500 for Chickamauga camp. Cantonment (110 buildings) finished. HQ moved to new administration building at Snodgross field Chickamauga park. Meat contract set at 50,000 pounds monthly at $16.26 per 100 pounds.
An old advertisement touts Parisian Sage as a dandruff cure from Dr. Sangerbund. It claims the microbial cause of dandruff and hair loss, praises three days of use, and states Parisian Sage will stop dandruff and promote fuller, softer hair sold by R. R. Bellamy and druggists.
Washington reports the 1912 winter wheat crop at 366,116,000 bushels with 27,653,000 acres to harvest. May 1 condition 73.2 percent of normal, rye 60,735,000 bushels at 88.8 percent, meadow lands 88.7, hay stocks 12,488,000 tons, pastures 81.9, spring plowing 72.4, planting 58.7. Agricultural conditions overall deemed good despite gloom.
The Senate resumed debate on the Administration espionage bill and adopted a new broad embargo provision allowing the President to bar exports to any country when public safety requires. The move reversed last week’s narrower embargo vote and comes amid criticism of President Wilson for not consulting Congress. The section aims to block exports to nations aiding the enemy and to avoid coercing neutral states.
In a Porto Rico tale, Manitowoc crew members claim Captain Hogstead guaranteed ships would supply German submarines. The Manitowoc was ordered to Buenos Aires but Hogstead allegedly repudiated the guarantee. The crew returned to New York en route to the States. Richard W. Wagner, president of American Trans Atlantic Company, denied the charges calling them fiction and said there is nothing to conceal.
Fairmont North Carolina held its regular town election yesterday. J. O. McLean was elected mayor over J. P. Brown by a large majority. New commissioners named are A N Mitchell J H Pittman J D Andrews and J E Anderson over a slate including H Pittman A L Jones G Brice and M D Floyd by a large majority.
Washington May 8 British Foreign Minister Arthur James Balfour to be received by the Senate shortly after noon He may reference sending American engineers to France Eight joint subcommittees continue detailed talks hoping some reports ready for final decision by the major body soon Not all committees will finish this week The British mission favored returning to England after a New York reception State Department urged another week of conferences and the mission consented They will leave for New York Friday then return
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A plea urges residents to buy locally to keep wealth in Wilmington. It asks readers to patronize Wilmington merchants and avoid shopping out of town. The note emphasizes local prosperity and community self reliance.
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