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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1917
Page
9
A digest from various papers discusses paper costs, German code use by agents, and diplomatic notes. It notes New York leaders in politics, Ireland, Belgium claims, and Mexican annexation theories. US naval experts plan countermeasures to German submarines as Lansing reveals Swedish code book use.
British commissioner Lord Northcliffe expresses astonishment at Congress appropriating billions for war and the public’s indifference to vast expenditures. He notes Americans have yet to learn the extent of their wartime tasks.
John A Cade details Belgium's plight in a September Hearst Magazine piece. He portrays a nation enclosed by German force, with millions isolated from kin and home. Deportations, prisons, and enslaved workers mark a harrowing human toll as Belgians preserve distant messages of love and duty.
The annual Wilmington corn show and live stock conference is planned for November 6 to 9. It will be a farmers and stock raisers affair hosted by Wilmington with participation from ten adjacent counties and broad support from Columbus and neighboring counties. The event aims to boost trade and agricultural exhibition, with officials urged to fund county displays and private groups ready to contribute.
Washington cryptographers can unravel any coded German dispatchs, says Mr. B M Manly. Captain Parker Hitt is praised for deciphering a Retisabomalse cipher in under an hour without knowing Japanese. The article discusses messages from Zimmermann and Bernstorff and how experts translate them.
In Pitt county the Craft and Falkland districts merge to form a unified system and purchase a motor truck to transport Craft pupils to Falkland school. Also in town, J H Jones, ex reside nt now at Moody Institute Chicago, completes course and joins evangelist Rev W Duncan, gaining reported success.
The Whiteville News Reporter notes farmers in fine shape with cash from tobacco sales delaying cotton sales. The long White Marsh causeway has been flooded for days but water is subsiding.
Miss Mary Gertrude Fendall treasurer of the national woman’s party arrives in Charlotte to confer with North Carolina officers about Miss Maude Younger’s planned Southern tour urging immediate passage of the federal suffrage amendment as a war measure. The suffragists praise the White House picket line as the most valuable propaganda effort in U S history.
About 8 000 people gathered at Pack Square to bid farewell to the second contingent of the new national army. They left for Camp Jackson in Columbia as the ceremony began with roll call and women pinning miniature American flags on the servicemen. The crowd braved the sun and many wore patriotic outfits.
The Henderson Dispatch notes Germany’s mild regret over an incident in County Luxbure. The News and Observer comments on Congress churning enormous appropriation bills overnight. The High Point Enterprise covers Dr. H Q Alexander as he targets the administration. The Pender Chronicle records Mr Root condemning pacifists amid wartime fears.
Fayetteville Observer quotes Lord Northcliffe praising the vast sums poured into the American war mobilization. The piece laments the high cost and the seeming indifference of both government and people to the spending.
The Charlotte Observer notes disappointment from bakers and consumers as expectations for bread price reductions wane. It reports Mr Hoover may only modestly adjust bread pricing, with sellers arguing current costs plus a ten percent margin set prices. If the administration stops further price hikes, it will aid consumers despite slim cuts.
Walter James is freed pending court costs after a bigamy conviction tied to a twin argument. Judge Harding ordered four months suspended upon paying costs, while the editorial condemns neglect of prisoners and urges state action to aid prisoners and ex-prisoners through reform and welfare initiatives.
Dr Robb vice president of the Grand Trunk railway born in Longueuil Quebec sixty years ago Walter Lippmann special aide to Secretary of War Baker born in New York City twenty eight years ago William Brace British Labour MP born fifty two years ago Thomas Mott Osborne prison reformer and former Sing Sing warden born Auburn New York fifty eight years ago Dr Sidney E Mezes president of the College of the City of New York born Belmont California fifty four years ago
Resumé of historical recalls with dated events: 1817 England resumed specie payments, 1842 Liverpool fire causing over 3 million dollars in damage, 1867 Garibaldi captured by Italian government, 1892 Gen John Pope who led Federals at Manassas era noted.
The piece argues for ongoing and expanded programs to rehabilitate former inmates through kindness and proper channels. It cites successful efforts in other states as evidence and urges North Carolina to adopt similar work, believing the public will support broader reforms in the future.
An advertisement touts highly concentrated iron product named Acid Iron Mineral for bleeding cuts and sore feet. It claims quick healing without stains and soreness, with thousands of tests proving relief. Druggists sell fifty-cent and one-dollar bottles. a large bottle can be prepaid by sending one dollar to Ferrodine Chemical Corp., Roanoke, Va.
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