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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1916
Page
1
Berlin proclaims a major victory in western Romania while reporting the army’s fate remains uncertain. Officials indicate strategic gains but give no clear assessment of troop outcomes or future movements. The announcement underscores ongoing volatility on the eastern front.
Entente forces push on Germans and Bulgarians around Monastir while Russians press in Dobrudja and toward Constanza. Bucharest reports Romanian withdrawals in the Dievil and Alt valleys, with a Danube crossing at Zimnitza. Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim, inventor of the Maxim gun, dies in London at 74. his career spans aviation and many electrical innovations.
A powerful U S fleet lies in port for the Army and Navy football game with 10 000 to 12 000 officers to gain shore liberty. Me dreadnaught seven battleships five cruisers four torpedo boats and two colliers are listed among the ships. Officers from both services occupy city hotels as teams arrive for the contest.
El Paso reports Villa renews assault on Chihuahua at 9 am and denies Carranza troops abandoning the city. An official says Trevino on telegraph and in military HQ, while censors note heavy losses on both sides with Carranza and Villa forces suffering dozens of deaths.
Washington reports no change in the delicate sub situation as officials await investigation results. The State Department holds to the prior policy toward Germany and warns that any breach of pledges would trigger a severance of diplomatic relations.
David Overton former Madison county circuit court clerk testified in Huntsville Alabama that he killed Judge Lawler on Whitesburg Bridge on June 14 in self defense after Lawler attacked him with a knife. He admitted shooting Lawler after a head strike and said he did not dispose of the body or remove blood stains. The two drove to the bridge to discuss political differences.
President Wilson expects to attend the Army and Navy football game in New York tomorrow with Mrs. Wilson and a large party. They will depart Washington at 8 00 A M on a special train and reach New York at 1 06 P M. He will return after the game. Secretaries Lansing Baker Daniels and McAdoo also plan to attend.
Palatka Florida November 24 election of officers and the 1917 convention city were the main items as the Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America held its annual convention. The group adopted a platform urging government ownership of transportation and communication lines and calling for financial economic and industrial reforms along with practical education for rural children.
Fayetteville Nov 24 The embezzlement case of J Sprunt Newton continued through the morning session with defense attorney E M Strongfield speaking nearly an hour. Court to reconvene at 2 pm for final speeches and Judge Winston to give charge as the case nears its close.
London reports the loss of the British hospital steamer Bramer Castle, a 6280 ton vessel mined or torpedoed in the Aegean while carrying wounded from Salonica to Malta. Official statement says all aboard were saved. Reuters dispatch from Athens confirms torpedoing.
Nashville November 24. The state opened its rebuttal this morning in the trial of Charles C. Trabue for the alleged murder of Harry H. Stokes. Early testimony consisted of character witnesses.
An American in a party fleeing Chihuahua reports over 1,000 Carranza soldiers defected to Villa without a shot. A Juarez train brings about 100 refugees and two box cars of Chinese. Villa's attack follows the Chihuahua assault. Carranza officials say Villa aims to seize Chihuahua then expel the American expedition. Trevino is blamed for armament shortages, though officials deny it.
Secretary Grew met with German chancellor Von Bethmann Hollweg to discuss easing compulsory Belgian labor and avert Belgian national discontent. The Spanish ambassador, representing Belgium, also spoke with the chancellor on the same issue.
Kansas City, November 24. Attorneys for the railroads and government announced a tentative agreement on a test case of the Adamson law. The pact was sent to Attorney General Gregory and awaits his reply from the ongoing conference.
New York November 24. Apportionment of the 300000 Democratic campaign deficit among the states has been decided. Chairman McCormick said popular subscriptions are slow and many gifts are needed, so each State committee will raise the portion allotted to its State.
The Dispatch lists contestants for a statewide contest with prizes including an Overland automobile Ford car lot Carolina Beach, gold, Victrola, Mystic Range, Kitchen Cabinet and watches. Nomination period remains open as pages publish names from Abbottstown to Roxboro and beyond with ongoing campaign calls and commissions for non prize subscribers.
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