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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1918
Page
4
Public notice fragment from a Wilmington North Carolina newspaper. Includes rates for daily and Sunday editions, Six Months price, and three month options. Mentions rights of re publication and second class mailing status.
Frost Green pn Kohn Inc lists foreign representation at 225 Fifth Avenue New York and Advertising Building Chicago for business relations and advertising services.
The article notes proud city and state over the Red Cross goal on May 25, 1918. It reports President Wilson using Overman act powers to reorganize the signal corps including the airplane service, to bolster war efforts against the Kaiser.
The German commander on the western front has replaced the troops facing the Americans with Bavarian soldiers, signaling his view of our men as fighters. He champions the Bavarians as the best soldiers in the German armies.
Dispatches from Germany circulate rumors of Field Marshal von Hindenburg's death after prisoners captured on the 13th and later on the 22nd claimed the report. Observers question its truth and potential purpose behind spreading the tale.
The text notes Germany conscripts its elderly and youths and now turns to prison populations to fill depleted ranks. Convicts are being formed into battalions to be sent to the front, illustrating the regime's dire straits in extending military manpower.
The article asks on what basis President Wilson will allocate wool from White House sheep to the forty eight states and several territories, noting Rhode Island may receive too little to knit a single pair for soldier units.
The Greensboro Record lists all local Red Cross fund subscribers while The Messenger of Hamlet prints both names and amounts donated by each contributor. A Wilmington man worth a hundred thousand dollars donates only twenty five dollars, contrasting with railroad conductors and engineers giving one hundred dollars each.
Charles Knight, a Black riveter at Bethlehem Shipbuilding in Sparrows Point Maryland, riveted 4 875 rivets in nine hours to win The London Mail prize of 125. He plans to donate earnings to sick and wounded soldiers.
A Haw River merchant who insulted women volunteers of the Red Cross received public flogging and state press criticism. The incident followed his prior harsh conduct toward women seeking donations, with many readers deeming the punishment light given his misdeeds.
The Washington Post describes an armored three man Gotha air fighter with two engines and sixty foot wings. It notes three eights inch armor on fuselage and tank and multiple machine gun positions. The piece recounts how Guynemer studied the Gotha’s crew tactics and how he was killed in combat with such aircraft.
The American consul at Kobe reports on black mint and its potential culture in the United States. Menthol crystals and oil could be produced, with Japan's climate similar to select U S regions. Attempts to import have failed. officials urge federal agriculture help to identify suitable locations and soil.
The article blames the Hapsburg lineage for violent deaths leading to World War I. It cites the emperor's succession through murder and mysterious deaths, the assassination of a predecessor’s wife, and accuses Germany and Austria of instigating the war. It portrays Emperor Francis Joseph as leaving a bloody legacy.
President Wilson declared the administration would stand by Russia, arguing it protects the United States from German plans. He warned that Germany aims to Prussianize or make Russia a German dependency, citing Finland’s throne as evidence and stressing the danger if Germany gains strength again.
A cablegram from Salo niki to The London Times says Bulgarian troops in Serbian Macedonia commit harsher crimes than Germans in France and Belgium. It claims villagers are starved, food seized, crops taken, old women and children murdered, and men and young women sent to Bulgaria as slaves.
The speaker asserts contemporary U S actions including congress measures, new draft rules, a band and Red Cross drives show Americans are serious about toppling the Kaiser, indicating he will be convinced of their resolve.
German troops grow convinced that American soldiers are landing in France in large numbers and fear encounters nearly anywhere as Allied forces push forward.
Report indicates British forces performed better than initial estimates at Ostend and Zeebrugge with Germans forced to dig out from these key naval bases.
The speaker notes a rush of work for useful jobs among certain classes of fellows before July due to a tight new dragnet feared by General Crowder. They intend to avoid capture by shifting to safer occupations.
The State Normal College held its 26th commencement with 68 graduates. Norman Howell, prominent journalist, delivered the address. Each graduate will receive copies of the American Constitution and the Bible. G Sam Bradshaw gave the Constitution speech and Rev Charles F Myers presented the Bibles.
The Robesonian notes praise for civic duty as McDonalds in Robeson County increases Red Cross drive participation. It urges communities to match efforts, stressing information about the war and Red Cross needs as a personal patriotic duty.
The Kinston Free Press and the Sanford Express complain about the blockade business in their counties. They urge every North Carolina paper to condemn blockaders and associate merchants with them as men of ill repute, making the trade odious and dangerous.
The Greensboro Record notes that Red Cross volunteers place duty above private business, illustrating this commitment through hard work performed for free rather than spoken statements.
In Charlotte, Mr Myrick, a Haw River merchant, rejected Red Cross signs and mocked the cause yet escaped violent consequences until he laid hands on a Red Cross worker. The town mob intervened, delivering a rough justice echoing frontier days in North Carolina.
Camp Green, once deemed unsuitable for training soldiers, will be converted into an aviation camp. The scene shifts from muddy ground to skies with unclouded air.
The Hickory Record lauds the Red Cross effort as the world witnesses unprecedented American charity in 1918. It notes universal local response benefiting Europe and allied troops, and promises lasting spiritual riches for the community from this generous national resolve.
During a Red Cross meeting at Mission Springs last week, J. A. Brown reported that an unspecified person damaged his automobile tires beyond repair. The incident occurred while Brown spoke at the event according to the Whiteville News-Reporter.
The Columbus county peach crop is fine this year with many ripe fruit along the roads. Growers near Chadbourn will begin shipping by carload in a few days according to the Whiteville News Reporter.
Leslie Hedgecock and Hall Purnell, noted Young men in the community, were forwarded to Camp Meade Maryland by the local board of exemptions yesterday. They enlisted voluntarily as expert automobile mechanics and were assigned to the Maryland cantonment for training.
The war camp community service plans a new building for soldiers use with a temporary open air pavilion to be set behind the Mint building. Government approval grants park use and a license for the summer structure for reading and writing and a place for soldiers to loiter in the city.
Charlie Thompson, arrested at his Allbright home at 3 a m by Deputy Belvin and others, faces murder charges for shooting Louis Heflin, a white saw mill man in Carr township. Heflin died at noon, authorities hold Thompson in the county jail.
A 15 000 strong independent Polish army fights with the Allies on the western front bearing the Polish flag and insignia. Recruited from Russia, England, France and the United States, it draws volunteers from Polish communities and even former government officials to serve for Poland’s freedom.
Betty resists sharing wages while moral debates on dress and class unfold. Mary recalls plans to improve herself and finds support in George Harkness during a movie date with Betty and Harry Kent, turning toward a hopeful evening.
The article argues Poles in German and Austrian lands face prejudice and conscription pressures while seeking to preserve language and institutions. It notes Poles resisting fight against the Polish flag, highlights the Paris based National Polish committee, Polish hospital efforts, and women training in Brooklyn for base hospitals. It cites Lloyd George on Poland as essential for Western Europe stability.
The article explains the term saucisse for sausage-shaped observation balloons used over battlefields. Floating at half mile intervals, these balloons allow observers to track shell impact and direct fire for both sides.
Seventy five people in English coastal towns were killed in a German air raid. General Pershing urged the nation to arouse seriousness of the war with a Red Cross appeal.
Gasoline sales outlets report sold out supplies today with a general shortage. An automobile dealer said more fuel is expected on every train, signaling relief anticipated in coming hours.
A 1918 copyright notice for Dale Drummond marks the work titled Tomorrow A Rift in the Lute. The brief item notes the author and year without additional publication details.
Descendants describe the newest Old Deerfield house as 125 years old though locals see the landscape before the blot of growth. The Pocomtuck Museum and Albany post road boulders mark past battles as Main Street’s ancient trees frame a scenic highway. Local women revive loom artistry with raffia baskets quilts and tatting while a 1678 tea room welcomes automobilists at The Home of Blue and White.
Gen. Isaac R. Sherwood, senior in age among Ninth Ohio district lawmakers, announced his bid for the Democratic renomination. A Civil War veteran, he rose from private in Ohio to brigadier general, served as secretary of state, and has held three judgeships and seven terms in Congress. He is currently in his 83rd year.
A quirky note suggests Jobles New York will make millionaires by sending them to work on the Rocky Mount Record, hinting at an ambitious scheme or plan.
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