05 Sep 1916
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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1916
Page
1
British and French forces press a stiff assault against selected German troops as clashes rage along the entire line. Romanian and Bulgarian units engage in violent combat, while Petrograd reports Russian gains in the Kovel sector amid heavy fighting.
Paris and London report intensified fighting as Allied forces press gains north of the sector despite fierce German resistance. In Romania Bulgaria and Russia clash in Dobrudja and near Kovel with thousands of prisoners and advances as mountains and Caucasus indicate broad front activity.
A disturbance off the Georgia coast likely moves northward with strong shifting winds. Gale force conditions expected off the North Carolina coast by nine thirty p.m. as warned by the Observer Wilmington and Washington dispatches.
Boston on September 5 opens a five day series as the NL leaders host Philadelphia and Brooklyn for pivotal results. Philadelphia tied with Brooklyn for second place, just a point behind Boston, with Boston then facing Brooklyn in a four game set to crown the league winner.
Washington reports U S reply to entente proposal upholds individual submarine status. Norway Sweden Denmark barred merchant submarines as indistinguishable from warcraft. Allies argued ships cannot distinguish armed from unarmed subs, U S cites difficulty in differentiating sailing merchant vessels with hidden batteries.
Walter B. Griffin Chicago architect and Director of Construction and Design for Canberra testifies as a principal witness in a government inquiry into alleged waste and inefficiency in capital building. He says most of his time is spent defending plans and asserts his prerogatives under his contract. The inquiry also covers friction with former Home Affairs Minister W. O. Archibald and present minister King O Malley and notes that since Griffin’s reappointment his authority is recognized and matters require his reference.
Warsaw township schools opened Monday with good enrollment. Principal is Prof. B. C. Siske of Troy, N C. High school assistant is Miss Ruth Moore of Burgaw. Language and domestic science tenor is Miss Reba L. Mea ders of Williamsburg Ky. Several teachers from various towns oversee intermediate and primary work and music. Dormitory oversight by Mr. and Mrs. J R Barden with out-of-town teachers boarding there.
Tokyo reports the Japanese government will purchase 100 million yen worth of British exchequer bonds for one year at six percent. The move, funded by gold specie deposited in American banks, aims to earn a net 4.5 percent while preserving specie for potential American needs. The British government will use gold for munitions purchases and reimburse as needed.
The Senate moved toward a final vote on the emergency revenue bill as adjournment nears. With two remaining proposals, passage would clear the way for Congress to adjourn by around Wednesday or Thursday, ending major action on the administration’s program.
Charles Evans Hughes left Nashville for Lexington to deliver a speech this afternoon. He was due to reach Louisville at 8 o clock for an 80 minute stop and rear platform speech. He then departs Lexington tonight and spends tomorrow en route for Maine.
Maximilian Ballan brother of the Hamburg American Line head is jailed for three months at his own request in Auckland New Zealand. He worked as a bookkeeper before the war remittance from his brother stopped and he could not find suitable work. He asked the police to arrest him, and the court said the sentence served as charity for a man unable to support himself.
Chicago report says a commission of seven bishops pastors and laymen chosen to revise church ritual plans to remove the word obey from the marriage service and to overhaul Ten Commandments burial and baptismal rites. The Ten Commandments would read Thou shalt not covet any thing that is thy neighbor s.
News of heavy buying by large houses pushed wheat shares higher with advances up to 6 1 2 cents a bushel. September delivery rose to 1.51 12, from 1.45 at Saturday's close. Settlement of the railway strike partly explains the shift, while an expert statement drew main attention.
New York reports a small uptick in infantile paralysis with forty three new cases and twenty one deaths for the 24 hours ending at 10 o clock today, a rise of three cases and five deaths from the previous day.
Durham North Carolina September five the tobacco market opened with sales totaling 125000 pounds at a record price above twenty cents per pound double the season's prior average.
Washington September 5 The treaty for the purchase of the Danish West Indies for 25 million dollars was ordered favorably reported to the Senate today by the foreign relations committee by an unanimous vote of the Senators present.
In a Wurttemberg county paper an official decree instructs peasants to strip old clothing from field scarecrows. Officials report escapee prisoners of war have swapped attire with scarecrows to disguise themselves.
Mr. Howard A Hamby son of Mr and Mrs John R Hanby former president of the Wilmington High School Senior Class left this morning to enter Wake Forest College.
President Wilson, welcomed by large crowds in Kentucky, West Virginia, and Virginia, declines to discuss politics on his current trip. He will speak at the National American Woman's Suffrage Association in Atlantic City, then head to Long Branch before returning to Washington after mid September.
United States Steel started the session with a new high, 10,000 shares trading from 98 to 98 1-2. The figure equals 100 1-4 after dividends, surpassing last Friday’s 98 3-8 peak. Mercantile Marine preferred and Kelly-Springfield Tire also rose to fresh highs as market nerves eased over the railroad dispute.
Representative S. H. Dent Jr. of Montgomery Alabama was elected chairman of the House military affairs committee succeeding Representative Hay of Virginia who resigns to become judge of the Federal court of claims. Hay’s resignation takes effect September 30. Dent was nominated by Representative Kitchin and is next in rank on the committee.
London authorities begin steps to inspect the floating population in lodging houses and private homes to identify shirkers from army service. Officials say the shirkers are a small minority but enough to form a notable pool in London.
A coroner's jury at the Court House investigated the Friday Clyde Line Wars drowning of Joe Nixon colored and determined death by drowning caused by an insecure gangplank fastening after hearing witnesses.
A Senate amendment to the revenue bill authorizes the President during a wartime no US engagement to withhold clearance from certain vessels and deny privileges to ships from nations denying Americans equal commerce access. Another Phelan amendment allows denial of mail and other facilities to citizens of nations not granting Americans full commerce rights, aimed at British mail interference.
Washington DC September 5 standards for climax baskets for grapes fruits and vegetables and other containers in interstate commerce are fixed by an act approved August 31 1916 effective November 1 1917 The act requires standard containers for interstate commerce with exemptions for exports and set capacities for climax baskets and small fruit containers The Department of Agriculture tests containers and the secretary may issue rules with tolerances Penalties apply for noncompliance but dealers may be protected by a guaranty from US based manufacturers or suppliers naming the seller and liable for penalties.
Diplomat circles warn adoption of a policy could trigger a commercial war and provoke a strong protest from diplomacy experts.
Washington reports that the Senate adopted drastic amendments to the revenue bill striking the Allies blacklist and British interference with American mails. Allied representatives fear a non intercourse act and possible retaliation once signed. Diplomats say protests may follow if amendments remain in the bill.
The Weather Bureau ordered storm warnings from Savannah to Cape Hatteras as a disturbance off Georgia develops likely moving northward. Strong shifting winds are expected with gale force winds anticipated along the North Carolina coast.
Charlotte reporter notes Dr. J. W. Sommers a prominent physician was convicted Saturday of performing an illegal operation on Miss Annie Jones of Greensboro leading to her death on June 26. He was sentenced today to three years in the State penitentiary.
Paris reports the army bulletin says each French soldier has eaten about half a ton of bread since the war began. It notes seventy five million yards of cloth used for uniforms and a daily feeding cost of forty cents per man, with front line clothing costing similar and rear-area four to eight cents per day.
The Dispatch is praised in Hamlet Messenger for Mr. W. R. Surls of Wilmington visiting Hamlet to promote the paper. The Dispatch is described as a bright eight page seven column weekday and Sunday edition selling for five dollars a year with a comic section on Sunday.
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