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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1917
Page
4
A 1917 briefing comments on Argentina's president, Bernstorff, and German conspirators. It notes U S secret service gains, Sweden's code book use, and criticisms of Congress as perspectives on international intrigue and press reactions.
The Henderson Dispatch condemns a proposed joke suggesting replacing white soldiers at Camp Jackson with Black troops. The editorial criticizes the idea as insulting and dangerous, warning against racial mockery during wartime tensions.
Congress nears agreement on the conference committee reports ending the long fight over the war tax measure. The two houses are likely to approve, signaling the bill’s final passage.
The article portrays Mr. Hoover’s plan to control sale of life’s necessaries to relieve rising prices as a massive, wartime challenge. It states success would exceed any prior achievement, and failure to fully meet public expectations would not discredit him.
The idea that the United States entered the world war to defend world democracy confuses rural communities. Some residents mix up world democracy with the Democratic party and wonder why Democrats fight to gain supremacy when they already control public affairs.
The text urges government authorities to hang plotters linked to a German plot in New York. It argues severe measures should be taken to protect government works and munition factories and to deter others from destroyed government property and endangering lives.
The article notes Japan’s eagerness to join land fighting against Germany, led by Viscount Ishii. It cites Japan’s desire to aid the Allied cause and secure a place among honest men while warning that Allied concerns over strategy and race tensions linger.
A letter questions The Dispatch’s accusations of police inefficiency in Dunnff. It defends officers who stopped a lynching attempt and criticizes the editor for biased reporting on crime, alcohol, and vice in town.
A collage of editorials and opinion snippets condemns war policy, praises church influence in wartime, and attacks La Follette in the Senate. It highlights public figures like Taft, General Prosperity assertions in Henderson, and a defense of press discretion amid official confidences.
Greensboro records that type metal producers say the lead market has fallen and some metals are priced a cent and a half per pound lower than the day. Purchasers note delays in price drops after buying carloads at higher rates. They accuse manufacturers of taking advantage and skimming buyers.
The American Red Cross commission reports rapid relief and economic rehabilitation for refugees and repatriates behind French and British lines. Warehouses in Soissons Noyon Ham and Peronne stock food clothes blankets beds stoves and farming tools for six regional districts to aid formerly prosperous families now in ruin.
A report suggests Argentina's president may align with Allied powers in the global conflict with Germany. Officials weigh diplomatic options and public sentiment as pressures mount for decisive action.
Wilkes area growers report wheat profits rising yearly. Ten to fifteen years ago eight to ten bushels per acre was good. now yields of twenty to thirty nine bushels per acre are required to be considered productive. Wilkesboro Hustler.
The census by Prof. J. N. Hausq records Thomasville at 5300 residents with a yearly gain of 325. Graded school enrollment on opening day lists 700 white children excluding the local orphanage, under the banner Charity and Children.
Miss Lula M. Cassiday will begin work October 1 as full time home demonstration agent of Robeson. She arrives from Hillsboro next Monday. Cassiday has four years as rural school supervisor and home demonstration agent in Sampson county, and two years in Orange county, totaling six years of practical experience plus college training. This marks the expansion of home demonstration work in Robeson.
Richmond Journal questions Senator LaFollette’s immunity from arrest for seditious utterances made outside Congress. The piece argues it is irritating to the country that he avoids punishment for disloyal expressions in the Senate chamber.
Correspondent reports from London quote the Food Introduction Department as saying English harvests remain sound with rain and storm damage greatly exaggerated. The record contrasts with grim German prospects, alleged by British authorities to be poor across major growing regions and the overall harvest outlook.
Public notice from the administrator of the Lula Garrison estate in Pender County warns all claimants to present their demands by August 25, 1918 or be barred. Creditors are urged to settle outstanding debts of the estate promptly with the estate executor.
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