Newspapers / The Wilmington Dispatch (Wilmington, … / June 14, 1918, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Wilmington Dispatch (Wilmington, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 14, 1918. TWELVE PAGES FIVE CENTS I - - fcrnniT A TiT A HTHP A jnVSC TkTkT t rT . SALIENT OF FR HAVE BEEN CHECKED Tactics in Rush For Compeigne Have Ceased j LASTED HVE DAYS fons Have Been Held North of the Aronde and Matz Rivers to Oise LOW PROGRESS IS MADE According to rrencii vpimon Next Boche Blow Will Fall Hear Amiens or in Flanders Against British i. l. t J 11.. t'snch salient, between Montdidier . a 1ad Soissons, seem to nave Denn aen vtely checked. galted in their rush toward Com- Iidgne ana umuic laymij uuuiouk ie French by their onslaught south- Ifsi of Soissons, the enemy apparent- js ceased his plunging tactics lijsicli began last Sunday and fo a Ije threatened vital ivrenctrposi 313. The French official statement m that only local fighting has oc Isred along the front of attack dur 5 the last few hours. He latest German attempt to break (Sough the French lines lasted but fee days before it reached the phase ljtpflibnum which has marked the 13d of the critical periods in thesPic rjj, Flanders and Aisne drives. Ee Germans have been held north Ifae Aronde and Metz rivers, to the si of the Oise. They have failed hnake serious attacks against Impositions on each side of that fewest oy hJLj - . ' ad Ini practicany a mlleTrar-a four- Almt.-but their progress was -so it after the inception of the t nttle anxiety wa felt con es future events in that region, fears further south, which include i joints at which the American 5ire fighting, have been heav- Jtanbarded by the enemy, but no r&r infantry attacks .have been tied by him. k inference that might be drawn is the apparent haste of the Ger- 13 in beginning their great at- east of Montdidier almost as at as their sweeping advance on i Aisne front had been checked at illame is that another German of- may be speedily launched. It M improbable, accordine to French Won, that this blow will fall on British front, farther north, pser in front of Amiens or in the (Continued on Page Eight.) B HAS VISIONS (SEEK -MIS SOI Pown on F,; I : T-ll- - mug iiine x ciia His Troops to Cheer Up, Victory Is Ahead sterdam. In r1 vent into regions under fire dur- ici.cu i ugnung on ine rencn fffor's favorite correspondent, who -wines him on his tours. L ""coyunueni s article, aaiea J2- on the battlefield of the JJ is printed in the Berlin Lokal ger. It record 9 tho omnnrnr'a Potion of the battle to his suite. K ft fiper0r' standing before a map th a v ng area Bays Hosner, ad ':SeUis hearers thus: 14 during the battle of Sois- i Wa? llurn t AT T -Tl n - vai Lilt; .uaraux cor- il V e Alsne front). What heavy uave since been Imposed upon j. om laat. now ail De- 8111 , y are now swinging on j . : uied astonishment" of a num- Nror h P"soners on seeing the atuany ventured under L return to the ttit fin!?8 article- emperor beck- Blen in fioU -ui isr! them a graphic description . merman RUOOacaa a,. "cu giaj near uiiu 't To your oomt-oa .m th 'f conclusion. "Tell them thS' t u' rnay rejoice. Tell them t of v have told you I, In the W: tue nghting." KajellShey wil1 make in Paris- r carr h vjuc ui iiis listen- TOption pWay by the emPeror's V- v 5uer aaas. f Wreplie(i the emperor, "ypu i. "Ke to spo tSl th Kugg8st!on from the same Pe that thP Germans would get sea "those eyes'! KLU0 Ply. ENCH UTILITY H. ARE r 9 Recognized As Peer of World L rs NEW MEMBERS ELECTED Thomas Fuller, of Westing house Electric Co., Atlan ta, Delivered Excel lent Address MEMBERS SETTLE DUES Rules Suspended and Appli cant Elected Living With out States Embraced by Association Adoption of resolutions recognizing President Wilson as the greatest liv ing American and the peer of all world leaders and pledging unqualified sup port to his administration in brain, brawn, blood and money; election of new members to the association, in cluding one from Florida, after pas sage of motion suspending the rules in event they offered interference with admission of persons not living or em ployed within the. confines of the three states embraced by the association, together with an able address by Thomas Fuller, of Atlanta, on "Elec trical Industry in War Times," and the reading of other papers of para mount interest featured the first day sessions of the eight annual conven tion -f the Tri-State Water and I4ght association of the Carolinas and Geor gia, convened , in . thegoATUon. halt ui tuts uceanic nuit, w rigniavme Beach, this morning at 9 o'clock. The convention went on record as endorsing every action of the govern ment and a motion was passed which will make of every business office of the companies holding membership in the association thrift stamp offices, where- stamps can be had, the cashier acting m salesmen. Better than this the association would urge bther pub lic utilities to enter this plan with them and help to sell war savings stamps. Members not in attendance on the convention will be advised of this action and will be urged to fol low this. Letters signed by President Wilson and the chairman of the war savings committee in which conserva tion of fuel and woods was urged, the buying of non-essential deplored and the directing of labor along necessary lines, ending with a plea to buy lib erty bonds and war savings, stamps. Every line in the two letters read was heartily endorsed. Following is the resolution prepared and offered by A. J. Sproles, of Greenwood, S. C, and which was adopted: "Whereas, we are at war in defense of humanity, Christianity, liberty and Justice against a wily, unscrupulous and Unrelenting foe, the bitterest, most desperate and brutal that civil ization ever faced, and "Whereas, we recognize President Woodrow Wilson as the greatest liv ing American, and peerless among na tional world leaders and rulers, a Christian statesman and patriot, in whose ability to cope with the situ ation we have implicit confidence; therefore be it resolved, "First, that the Tri-State Water and Light association, In convention assembled, endorse his war measures unqualifiedly and pledge to his ad ministration our loyal suport to the extent of our all, in brain, brawn, blood and money. "Second, that we consider any citi zen whor does lessthan this, or any scheming -politician rno, from selfish motives -and personal aggrandizement attempts in this critical hour to ham per th$ administration's policy, an ob structionist, a slacker at home, a trait or to his country and in league with the enemy in the destruction of prop erty, murdering of women and chil dren and slaughtering the flower of the young manhood of our own coun try." - Much of the morning was spent in the transaction of routine' business, although thtf minutes were adopted upon motion without being read. Re ports were made by various commit tees, although two members of the finance committee were unable to at tend and thetchair found it necessary to name A. J. Sproles and W. C. Bridgers to serve with L. V. Gaffney in preparing a financial statement of the association's affairs to be pre sented prior to adjournment. Paul Quattlebaum, of Conway, S. C, and L. M. Landrum, of Covington, Ga., were taken in as new members and all were given an opportunity of pay ing their dues. G'. H. "Warner, of St. Petersburg, Fla., asked to be admitted BACKI WILSON (Continued on Page Eight.) TWO SIDES TO XMJB WAR ISfeW, Tkm Spirit Tkat U9 ONLV ONE TAR HEEL IS IN DAY'S CASUALTY UST Report of Dead and Wounded r ranee contains Washington, June 14. The army casualty list today " contained 119 names, divided as follows: Killed in action 29 Died of wounds 5 Died of accident 3 Wounded severely 70 Wounded, degree undetermined .. 1 Missing in action 5 Officers named were! Killed in action: Captain Frank W. Hewlett, Lewiston, Me., and Lieuten ants Ernest Francis Sexton, Darden, Conn., and George Stein, New York. Severely wounded: Lieutenant George C. Musoio, Waterbury, Conn. Prisoner, previously reported miss ing: Lieuetnant Charles W. Maxson, Baltimore. ; Other officers named were: Severely wounded: Lieutenants Hugh McFarland, Brownwood, Texas; Shaler Ladd, Chevy Chase, Md.; and Max D. Gilfillan, St. Johnsbury, Vt. The list Includes the following from southern states : Killed in action: Sergeant James L. Woodside, Stateiville, N. C; Corporal James W. Brown, Phoenix City, Ala.; Privates James C. Floyd, Rogersvllle, Tenn.-; Ira H. Justice, Trimble, Tenn.; Buford Stewart, Manaf ile, Ala. Died of disease: Privates Willie Couch, Newman, Ga.; James Dudin, 201 Lookout street, Chattanooga, Tenn. Severely wounded: Privates Louis Guilbeau, Arnaudville, La.; William C. Kemp. Crump, Tenn.; Leonard C. Rush, Buena- Vista, Ga.; Frank Wesberry, Woodvllle, Miss. E. SAYS GERMANS HAVE "GOT A SKINFUL" Paris, June 14. The position of the latest German effort after five days of fighting is described inelegantly but aptly, by a general who has just arrived from the front, as follows: "Tne Germans got a skinful." Military commentators here are unanimous in reporting one more Ger man failure. The enemy has won a strip of territory not without value, but has sacrificed for it precious di visions without at any point attain ing his objective and without bring ing him any. nearer a decisive result. : First Large Casualty List. Washington, June 14. A marine corps casualty list of 62 names, given out today, carries the first large num ber announced since the marines be gan to take an active part in the fight ing in France. Teh marines have borne the brunt of heavy German at tacks and themselves heve attacked in for.ee. It was thought the names car ried in today's list were those of men who have been fighting for days in the region of Chateau Thierry. Patriotic Exercises. St. Paul, Minn., June 14. Patriotic PYerr.isfis todav suDDlanted labor union activities at the annual conven tion here of the American federation of labor. After a brief session the convention was adjourned to permit federal officers to take part-la a flag day demonstration. .. , ... :J , i i in ' ..V iii.l .i i i i I, ii i i i i, ijj; W Tk SHIPS TURNED BACK AS SUBMARINE SEEN LURKING An Atlantic Port. . June 14 .-Ships nigh tr ana early lais morning were turned back again, because of alleged operations of a submarine 18 miles off the" Virginia capes, it was, reported at noon today. The report indicates that the under water craft still lurk in nearby waters, awaiting big game. Later reports that a submarine is operating off the Virginia capes lends color to the unofflial reports. Keemun Is Attacked. - An Atlantic Port, June 14. A .Brit ish steamship arriving here today re ported that she received wifeless mes sages from the British isteamer Kee mun last night that she was 2elng . at tacked by a German submarined i-'.Two hours' later word was received' from the vessel that she was sinking. The Keemun; a vessel of 9,074 tons gross, said she was off the Virginia capes. She was last reported as leav ing Manila. The fate, of the vessel was not learned. The ' last ship, definitely known to have fallen victim -to: Ger man submarines in American waters was sunk on June 10, the day previous. If the Keemun has been destroyed, this is the largest steamship yet sunk during the U-boat warfare on this side of the Atlantic. The Keemun, owned by the China Mutual Navigation com pany," of Liverpool, was built in Bel fast in 1902. , It was considered probable hera she carried a number Of passengers. ' Call for Help. An Atlantic Port, June 14. An American steamer from. West Indian ports arriving Here today (reported that on Tuesday, off Cape Hatteras, the vessel picked up a wireless call for help from a ship, between her and the shore, which was being shelled by a German submarine. M'ADOO DENIED THE REQUEST OF SENATE Washington, June 14. Secretary McAdoo today denied the senate's re quest for information as to what steps are being taken to stabilize the value of the American dollar abroad. Asked for the information in a sen ate resolution, he refined-that in the opinion of President Wilson it would be inadvisable to supply it at this time for fear it might reach enemy coun tries. Jewish Board Recognized. Washington, June 14. -The Jewish welfare board was formally recognized by the war department today for re ligious, social and recreational work in arjmy camps. Commanding officers were instructed to co-operate with representatives of the board.' Now Up to Wilson. Washington. June 14. The bill of Senator Smith, of Georgia, establish ing a plan for "vocational rehabilita tion of men injured in the military service, was completed today by con gress and, now goes to. President Wil son for his signature. SMt Thmt Wins W, OFF COAST T0 STAY BOCHE OFFENSE i Despite Long Preparations Huns Were Unable to Overcome French With the French Army in France, Thursday, June 13 (night). Five days sufficed to stay the German offensive between Montdidier and Noyon, whose objective was Compeigne. Despite long preparation the Ger mans were unable to overcome French resistance and brilliant counter at tacks by the allied troops took back everything of importance which fed into the hands of the enemy during the first rush with large masses of troops. The Germans gained some little ground but their design fafljd in its great lines. Today there was an unsuccessful German attack west of the Oise, but the battle front elsewhere in this re gion was calm. This may De a sign that the enemy has renounced further efforts in this direction and is about to start elsewhere. Troops who participated in the bat tle as well as prisoners- are unanimous in declaring that the German losses were appalling. The French now occupy a much bet ter line for resistance than before the battle, having straightened out a dan gerous salient. The French left wing continues to threat the German com munications. Both the aff and the troops are full of confidence that they will be able to cope with any further German efforts. PROCLAMATION TO ALL CITIZENS OF WILMINGTON: In accordance with the proclamations of the president of the United States and of the governor of North Carolina and in cheerful compliance with the request of the governor of North Carolina, I. Parker Quince Moore, mayor, do hereby designate the period begin ning Saturday, June 22, and ending Friday, June 28, as War Savings Week for the city of Wilmington, N. C. I respectfully request every minister of the gospel, superintendent af Sunday school and teacher of an adult Bible class, on Sunday, June 23, to speak definitely about the war savings campaign and urge the lecessity of responding liberally in pledges to purchase war savings jtamps. I earnestly appeal to all employers of labor to inform their em ployes about the special campaign and encourage them to help win the war by saving, economizing and investing regularly in war savings stamps. - t call attention to the fact that every citizen so notified is ex pected to go to the schoolhouse of his district on Friday June 28, at 6 p. m., and also to the fact that a record of the attendance and proceedings, of the meeting at his schoolhouse is to be made and pre served. I urge all citizens of Wilmington, with one. accord, to work together to the end that, during the period designated above, the entire quota of war savings stamps apportioned to Wilmington which js 20.00 per capita, may be secured in purchases andpledges by Friday, June 28. Done in the city of Wilmington on the 14th day of June, 1918. PARKER QUINCE MOORE, Mayor. CELEBRATE BIRTH OF AMERICAN FLAG Added Significance Given the '-Stars and Stripes' Abroad FLAG DAY IS OBSERVED Baker Will Preside Over the I Meeting Near Capitol Grounds Today OLD GLORY 141 YRS. OLD Flag of American Freedom First Carried Abroad by John Paul Jones on His Warship Ranger Washington, June 14. With more than"700,000 men in France added sig nificance was given to the Stars and Stripes and "flag day" was observed in the United States today with a greater display of patriotism than ever before. Observance of the day generally took the form of a display of the flag, though public exercises were arranged in a number of cities and towns. In all celebrations the French laurels won by American troops in the last 10 days did not pass unnoticed. In Washington all government . de partments were to close at 3 o'clock and join in a celebration near the capitol grounds. Secretary Baker was to preside at the meeting with Solici tor General John W. Davis as the principal speaker. It was considered likely that President Wilson would attend. Flag day, celebrated in commemora tion of act of congress adopting the red, white and blue as the national em blem, is being enthusiastically oh served all over the land. With Amer ica playing a leading role in the world war for freedom and democracy, with hundreds of thousands of American boys battling across the seas under the starry folds of "Old Glory," the birth day anniversary of the American flag has never possessed a deeper and more profound significance than it does today. That is why flags., are fluttering to day-xrom public and private nagstans in every nook and corner of the United States and in the American posses sions beyond the seas. In the national capital the day is being observed as never before since the custom of cele brating flag day was first instituted. Pennsylvania avenue and other prom inent thoroughfares are literally cov ered with the national colors. In every direction, and in the most out of , the way places, the eye is greeted by the red, white and blue. Every! citizen of the capital, from the presM dent dovn to the humblest, appeared with a miniature flag in his button hole. The flag is' 141 years old today. It was on this date, in 1777, thr the con tinental congress resolved,' "that the flag of the 13 United States be 13 stars, white in a blue field, represent ing a new constellation." Though the original design has been slightly altered, the alteration repre sents only the growth of the institu tions for which the flag stands. The colonies had flags before they adopted the real banner of freedom. At the commencement of the revolu tion nearly all of the colonies sent their troops into the . field under their individual colonial banners. At the siege of Boston General Israel Put nam. raised a flag on Prospect Hill, Somerville, Jan. 1, 1776. It bore the red cross of St. George and a white saltire of St. Andrew on a blue union. Then there was the celebrated Pine Tree flag on a white field with the words, "An Appeal to Heaven." And there were a number of others during the early period of the war for inde pendence. . There has long been a dispute as to who originated the design of the Stars and Stripes. George Washington and Benjamin Franklin approved the de sign, and Betsy Ross, wifi of John Ross, an upholsterer, living in Arch (Continued on Page Eight.) OF THE MAYOR TO SACRIFICE FOOD FOR ALLIED CAUSE If Necessary the Entire U. Si V Force Will Be Brigaded TROOPS' BEING WELDED America Will Sink Question of Identity and Put Armies With Anglo-French ) BE SUPREME SACRIFICE Prove to Berlin What Wilson Meant by Every Atom of Power Be Thrown Into (. Scales to Defeat Her J SI By FRANK P. MORSE. Washington, D. C., June 14. Mys terious hints inlast night's London cablegrams of startling sacrifices which the United States is prepared to make at the front have reference to a plan that is now being discussed by the Washington government. It is the development of the brigading scheme to a logical conclusion and the transfer of American supplies to a central athority in France that will represent the armies of four nations. Under the terms of the existing ar rangement between the United States and .her allies, General Pershing Is. transferring picked units of the best trained American troops to various di visions of the British and French armies. Regiments of United States marines, for example, brigaded with French troops northwest of Chateau Thierry, have been fighting fiercely in one of the most active sectors on the western front. Numerous other regi ments are being daily welded into the steel lines of defense under the direct authority of French and British com manders. If the necessity arises, and if the Washington government decides in favobf the proposed plan, the entire force of the American expeditionary armies will be brigaded. This country wpjjl4,-under such , an arrangement, sink the; question of idtntity. and place more than three-quarters ot a: million men in the British and French lines behind the firing line. It would, as the London correspondents hint, be a' su preme and startling sacriljce by the American government made for the common cause of civilization. The brigading of troops wguld be merely the first of two tremendously important steps. The next question would be the disposition of the rap idly increasing 'shipments of .supplies from this country to France. Hereto fore, the United States has undertaken to feed and equip her own soldiers, just as the Canadian government has done for several years. It is obvious, however, that a complete brigading scheme would put an end to the ex isting arrangements for the handling of supplies across the Atlantic. There is important significance in yesterday's announcement that Assist ant Secretary of War Stettinius and Food Administrator Hoover are ar ranging to go to Europe within th6 next few weeks to arrange the pooling of all economic resources of the United States and the nations allied (Continued on Page Eight.) G01NGONJJ N ABATED 2,700 Men Have Been Taken From East Flanders to Military Wofk Washington, June 14. Deportation and forced labor Inflicted upon Bel- fiian civilians by the German govern FORCED BELGIAf MR ment not only continues unabated but has taken on a new character, accord ing to a memorandum presented to Secretary Lansing by the Belgian min ister, and made public today. The memorandum contains a copy of a protest sent to the rman governor general of occupied Belgium by the Belgian senate and house of represen tatives in March. ' The deportation of civilians Is still being carried on, states the memoran dum, especially in the military zone, which comprises the two Flanders and a great part of the provinces of Hain aut, Namur and Luxemburg. During March of this year 2,700 men from all conditions of life have been taken from east Flanders to. do military work on the western front. Moerbeke, Wachtebeke, and the surrounding region was called upon during the same month to furnish 800 civilians to lay railroads. The names of all girls and women from 14 to 40 years wag required from Alost and that district. Some of the boys deported are as young as thirteen and a half years, the memorandum states. High school f and grammar schools have been call ed upon to furnish their quotas. Those deported instead of being sent .to Germany, as in the past, the memo randum declares, are now being sent to work behind the German front la France and Belgium. As A : V M :. - ji S' - ; r -. -1
The Wilmington Dispatch (Wilmington, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
June 14, 1918, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75