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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1918
Page
1
The report notes important gains and indicates 400 prisoners taken by Petain's troops as they push forward, signaling a tactical shift and pressure on Allied defenses.
Allied forces report progress as British and French advances improve positions from Mont Kemmel to the Somme front. German losses include more than 400 prisoners on the Lys and several aircraft downed, with bombing runs causing fires near Landau and Karlsruhe.
Eva Gore Booth, a star of Countess Markievicz, reports in the Daily Express that the countess arrived in London on Friday. Markievicz was arrested in Dublin last week and is held at Holloway prison with no visitors allowed.
Shaken residents report severe earthquakes in La Sernd capital of the Co Timbo province. a large number of buildings are said to have been destroyed and the city endured considerable damage.
Washington May 21 The casualty list shows three killed in action including Lieutenants Cyril Mangell Attle Melass and William K B Emerson of New York. Also listed are deaths from accidents and disease, missing in action, and various wounded or severely wounded personnel across multiple states.
Dublin reports show no immediate unrest after Sinn Fein arrests with some editors calling the country relieved while others warn the mobilization question remains. A German plot is awaited and conscription, though not abandoned, stays in abeyance as voluntary recruiting advances.
London reports John R. Clynes, Labour MP from Manchester and acting food minister, calls for preventing further war. He says terms must be achieved through a League of Nations framework and warns pacifist approaches won’t sway German leaders. He notes German responses to British labor peace terms remain unfavorable and stresses war’s lasting penalties.
Washington May 21 Major General Crowder estimates that about three quarters of a million men will be added to the army by the June 5 registration of boys who have turned 21 since June 5 1917 or will be 21 by June 5 1918. Exemptions for defects dependents and other bars reduce the number. officers and regular service personnel are excepted. Local boards to stay open 7 am to 9:30 pm on June 5 for those born June 5 1896 to June 6 1897 to register under the selective service provisions.
Stockholm reports Judge Svinhufvud, former Finnish Diet president, nominated as temporary dictator by the Finnish diet. He previously defied Russia in 1910, was removed in 1913, and deported to Siberia, later freed in 1917 and active in Helsinki during World War I era interventions.
Stockholm May 21 Judge Svinhufvud, named temporary dictator by the Finnish diet, declares a constitutional monarchy the only form of government for Finland. He asserts this is the essential path for the nation and the current political crisis.
London May 21. Second Lieutenant Mortimer Crane of the British flying corps was killed while flying in Great Britain and was buried Monday. He was a son of T. J. Crane of Philadelphia. Crane joined the American army at entry of the war, then received a discharge to join the British army for active service.
Richmond May 21 A. Cloyd Gill a Washington correspondent testified that Dr Lemuel Johnson told him he poisoned his wife to end her suffering. The court limited use of a confessed statement Gill wrote, while letters from Johnson's wife will be offered as evidence.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels received the degree of doctor of laws at Rutgers College commencement in New Brunswick New Jersey on May 21.
All boys and girls seek extra money for vacations and are urged to read an important notice on page 3 column 1 of today’s Dis patch for details.
The Paris dispatch notes no infantry activity with heavy artillery south of the Avre and near Montdidier and Jasigny. Doiran region sees reciprocal artillery fire. Derna bend and Monastir area report active artillery and mortars with patrols driven back near Monastir. Demir Hisar targets bombed by British aviators. London tally: north of Melville gains, 30 prisoners and six machine guns seized. Local Surrey unit raid near Arras yields a machine gun. Hostile counterattacks south and east of Arras repelled. Albert sector artillery active. heavy gas shelling north of Bethune.
Amsterdam May 20 The Germans have seized the Dutch steamship Agneta bound from Stockholm to Rotterdam and taken her to Swinemuende Prussia. The Dutch refused a safe conduct and the German naval staff holds back pending negotiations between the Dutch and German governments.
Seven members of the American labor mission concluded their Ireland trip with a Dublin luncheon hosted by Lord Decies. Sir Ignatius O'Brien and Sir James Campbell urged unity and cooperation to defeat Germany, while Laurence ONeill represented moderates. The delegation met with John Dillon and visited Sir Horace Plunkett, recovering from illness.
New York reports Col. E. H. R. Green of Texas paid $20,000 for a sheet of 100 New postal airplane stamps printed with the aircraft upside down by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The inverted sheet, priced at face value by a Washington stamp window, drew a bid of $12,500 from a Philadelphia dealer before Green’s offer. Green plans to keep part for his collection and distribute the rest to friends, with philatelists predicting high future value if unique outside government ownership.
The funeral of Major Raoul Lufbery drew hundreds of wreaths from American and French comrades. American and French officers saluted as a French general praised Lufbery as a hero of the air who won 18 times. Planes overhead dropped red roses while taps sounded.
Washington May 21 indications suggest President Wilson may decide if Congress stays past July 1 to pass new war revenue legislation. Secretary McAdoo and congressional leaders differ on necessity and plan, with leaders preferring July adjournment. Further talks are expected and Wilson may be asked to resolve any deadlock.
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