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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 10, 1917

Page

3

Baseball Leaders Forecast Packed 1917 Pennant Race

New York April 10. National League President John Tener and American League President B B Johnson outline hoped for strong seasons amid war worries. They predict keen races with Giants and eight competitive clubs, noting strengthened rosters and pitching depth across both leagues.

New York Associated Press John K. Tener Baseball Genn New York Giants McGraw Giants Brooklyn Phildelphia Boston Quakers Braves West Pittsburgh Pirates Mathewson Cincinnati Reds Chicago Doyle Mitchell St. Louis Huggins

Frost proof corn may extend U S area of cultivation

Washington April 10 In this age of achievements frost proof corn is a possibility. The U S Department of Agriculture reports varieties that withstand spring and fall frosts and grow at low temperatures. Trials show February planted plants enduring March freeze and yielding well. C P Hartley in charge of corn investigations notes potential for growth at lower temperatures and longer frost free periods.

Washington Office of Corn Investigations Bureau of Plant Industry U.S. Department of Agriculture

Delinquent Taxes for 1916 To Be Sold May 3

City of High Point announces sale of delinquent 1916 city taxes at city hall on May 3 1917 at noon. List includes numerous properties with assorted amounts due from J. C. Allred to Womble L. B and others. also unlisted colored section and a Florida excursion notice appears later in the document.

City of High Point N. C Southern Railway System North Carolina Florida Pullman Greensboro Salisbury Charlotte Jacksonville Concord WERA Man Boo Gaston Kad Os Bae Teas Ee Greensboro Puekoty BBC Lexington Morganton Mt. Airy Shelby Statesville Thomasville Winston-Salem Savannah Atlanta St. Petersburg Sarasota Tampa

Nations at war list expands as global conflict grows

Washington April 10 reports a complete list of belligerents and engaged peoples in a widening world war. Nations at war include Austria-Hungary Belgium Bulgaria China France Germany Great Britain Italy Japan Montenegro Portugal RumANIA Russia Serbia Turkey United States. Peoples listed cover Afridis Albanians Algerians Americans Annamites Armenians Arabs Australians Austrians Bantus Bavarians Belgians Boers Bulgars Canadians Chinese Circassians Croatians Czechs Egyptians English Filipinos Finns French Garawalis Georgians Germans Gurkhas Hessians Irish Italians Japanese Jews Kurds Lithuanians Magyars Mahrattas Malagasy Maoris Montenegrins Mongols Newfoundlanders New Zealanders Pathans Persians Poles Portuguese Rumanians Russians Ruthenians Saxons Scotch Senegalese Serbs Sikhs Slovaks Slovnees Syrians Tartars Tonkinese Turks Welsh West Indians.

Washington Austria-Hungary Belgium Bulgaria China France Germany Great Britain Italy Japan Montenegro Portugal Rumania Russia Serbia Turkey United States

Dutch Urge Natives to Plant Corn in Tobacco Districts

The Hague April 10. Java faces a tobacco surplus worth 24 million dollars with 500000 bales awaiting shipment, and delays loom. Governor general orders natives to switch to corn and other foods as the tobacco crop is likely to shrink this year from 776000 to under 660000 bales due to heavy rains. The move aims to avert a European tobacco famine amid looming food shortages.

Associated Press Hague Netherlands Java Europe Nethelanls East Indies

Meeting of College Women in Washington Convention

Washington April 10 delegates from nearly all women's colleges attend the annual convention of the Association of Collegiate Alumnae. Presidents deans trustees and professors participate while an elaborate program of entertainment is planned for the visitors.

Washington, D. C Association of Collegiate Alumnae

Veterans gather for Massachusetts Grand Army encampment

Boston hosts the annual state encampment of Grand Army veterans with Commander Francis F. Mole of Adams presiding. The event brings together Woman's Relief Corps and affiliated groups for concurrent conventions signaling continued patriotic activities.

Boston Mass Grand Army Veterans of Massachusetts Francis F. Mole Adams Woman's Relief Corps

Baldwin Named Colorado Adjutant General in Crisis

Governor Gunter appoints Brig. Gen. Frank D Baldwin U S A retired as adju tant general of Colorado. A veteran of the civil war he is now seventy five and has lived in Denver since 1906. His career spans Michigan cavalry Peach Tree Creek Sitting Bull action in Montana the Spanish American War and the Moro campaign in the Philippines.

Baldwin Denver Colo Colorado Gunter Frank D., Baldwin United States Army Army Michigan Horse Guards Peach Tree Creek Texas Sitting Bull Montana Philippines

Commission reviews plan to halt sinking of Mexico City building

A commission of engineers has been appointed to decide on measures to stop the sinking of the grand department of communications and public works building in Mexico City. Completed in 1910, the structure sits on swampy sub-soil and is slowly settling.

Associated Press Mexico City Department of Communications and Public Works Mexico

Pheasant Shooting Permitted by Government Order

London April 10 The government issues an order allowing farmers to kill pheasants to ensure humane consumption. Pheasant shooting parties have been organized across the countryside as part of the program.

Associated Press London

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