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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1917
Page
4
A Wilmington newspaper page lists Liberty Bond advertising rates and filler items. It mixes bonds pleas with caustic quips about Europe and U S figures, noting readers and registration, plus humorous asides about public figures and states.
Mayor Moore urges June 5 as a public holiday of observance and labor suspension with divine service. Citizens aged 21 to 30 will register and assist. others should attend church and help in the effort to elevate Wilmington in history.
A first secretary of the Greek legation in America resigns and denounces King Constantine for Greece's alliance with the Central Powers. He aligns with Venizelos and says Greeks in the U S favor Venizelos and America in the war, with many ready to fight. The piece notes a large Greek American population backing Venizelos.
The piece denounces Illinois mobs and urges The Tribune to condemn racial brutality against Black workers exercising their constitutional rights. It argues mob rule exists in Illinois and urges outsiders to stay away, insisting the South and North misunderstand the negro and that Blacks deserve to work and live in peace.
The writer weighs why Germans would target hospital ships and asks whether mercy has vanished or science has overwhelmed humanity. The reflection contrasts the enemy's ferocity with the resolve needed to defeat or restrain it until reason returns.
Robeson county will send over fifty veterans to the Washington reunion and cover most expenses at twenty dollars per veteran. The move is framed as payment of a debt of gratitude to southern veterans for their service and heritage.
Statesville and Durham volunteers have donated a hospital ambulance each for American work in France. A Statesville driver will lead the Statesville vehicle in the field, mirroring Durham’s plan to appoint a Durham man. Each ambulance will carry an inscription noting its city of origin.
In Little Rock Arkansas on May 30 Blue and Gray joined in exercises and marched to the National cemetery to decorate graves of both sides. Many officers in training at Fort Logan H Root Reserve Corps participated.
News from Dutch delegates at Stockholm reports the Socialist conference postponed until July 15 or later. The exact date hinges on when the French and Italian delegations arrive.
Attendance at the Whitmonday races on the Guenwald track near Berlin shattered records. Pari Mutuels collected over two million marks with about half a million on a single race, signaling a banner day for betting and participation.
Leopold de Rothschild died this morning at his Leighton Buzzard residence after a six week illness. He was 72 and the third son of Baron Lionel de Rothschild, founder of the English branch of the banking house.
A group of eight German Majority Socialists led by Philip Scheidemann arrived in Copenhagen en route to Stockholm. The advance party includes Dr. Eduard David, Friedrich Ebert and Hermann Molkentin.
A New York restaurant chef saves potato parings to plant a quarter acre on Staten Island as an experiment to test crop potential. A park department farmer will oversee the project and observe what harvests emerge from these seed potatoes.
The executive committee of the Council of Workmen's and Soldiers' delegates issues a stirring call to citizens over rising illicit vodka sales and a wave of intoxication. The appeal warns of disorders and threats to internal peace across the country.
William Lorimer former United States Senator and banker is recovering at his Chicago home from injuries after an accident at a Jonesville Louisiana saw mill where his right arm was broken. He has spent five months managing the mill in which he has a financial stake.
The board of elections completed plans for New York City men to register on Tuesday under the selective draft act. Six thousand registrars will serve at 2 125 registration places and will be sworn in on Friday. More than 500 interpreters have been secured.
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