Front line actions shift as Russian, German forces clash across several sectors
In early reports Russian troops resist advances and push back Austro German units near Chotin and Grimmalov while yielding ground in Bukowina and Bystritz a region. German gains claim 1300 prisoners and 13 guns near Fokshani, with French raids in Champagne and Petain artillery halting a crown prince attack in Verdun. Broad air activity and renewed artillery fighting hint at upcoming Entente offensives.
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Bukowina
Bystritza
Romania
Fokshani
Danube
Petrograd
Berlin
Flanders
Bitschoote
Lens
High Point Examinations Aim at Draft Quota of 89
In today’s exams 14 of 48 men were rejected by physicians as unfit for the draft. The second day’s showing is praised as an improvement over yesterday. Tomorrow 64 more white and negro men will be examined at the post office building. Next week 300 more men, 75 each day, bring the total examined to 494 in the effort to meet the 89 man quota for High Point township. The official list for next week appears in tomorrow’s Enterprise.
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Post Office
Exemption Board
High Point Township
Debate over Food Bill delays Senate vote
President Wilson joined regulators at the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice to push price controls on war materials. The Senate debated the food bill, with Republicans supporting adoption and Democrats opposing. A tobacco shipment for troops in France was lost, while Liggett and Myers donated large tobacco supplies to be sent to France, duty free.
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Department of Justice
Senate
France
Paris
Red Cross War Council
Liggett and Myers Company
Germans urge humane war posture after Belgian Prince sinking
Amsterdam reports a Berlin telegram quoting a pastoral letter read in Berlin churches urging humanity toward enemies and placing faith in divine protection amid the Belgian Prince disaster. The British steamship Belgian Prince was sunk July 21 by a German submarine with 38 sailors lined on the deck before submersion.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Will Fight Removal of Woman in Murder Case
Mineola N Y Aug 7 Efforts to move Bianca de Saulles from jail to a hospital after a nervous collapse will be opposed by the state District Attorney Weeks. He will have his physician examine her and will follow the decision, saying she should have no more liberty than others in similar condition.
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Mineola
N. Y
Bianca de Saulles
John de Sawles
Weeks
Sammi es Beat French Blue Devils in Rifle and Grenade Contest
A detachment of American Samies in France defeated a French unit known as the blue devils in automatic rifle work and grenade distance throwing. The Americans fired from the hip and scored twelve to eighteen hits per clip while the French struggled to match the record. Both sides remain on friendly terms as noncommissioned officers will soon visit the front in relays to study trench fighting.
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Blue Devils
Illinois
Three Way Fight for Virginia Governor Nomination
Richmond August 7 The three cornered Democratic primary for governor drew heavy interest with J T Ellyson for lieutenant governor John P Pollard for attorney general and Westmoreland Davis contending to succeed Governor Stuart All pledged to enforce prohibition laws Pollard supports a constitutional amendment and liquor discussion dominates the campaign remarking it as the liveliest in 25 years The general election is set for November 6 with Republicans to meet at Roanoke to decide on a ticket.
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J. T. Ellyson
John P. Pollard
Richmond
Westmoreland
SPEAK AT COLLEGE ARTHUR DEERING CALL TO LECTURE PEACE
Arthur Deering Call of Washington DC will speak at Guilford College tomorrow at 3 PM on Peace. Dr J J Hall of Atlanta will also discuss world peace. Public talks form part of the Friends meeting and North Carolina Peace Society session with officers to be elected at 5 PM led by EK P Wharton of Greensboro.
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Arthur Deering Call
Washington
J. J. Hall
Atlanta
Guilford
Washington, D. C
Guilford College
Yearly Meeting of Friends
North Carolina
The
American Peace Society
Friends
Peace Society
EK. P. Wharton
Greensboro
Vatican Policy Shift After Cardinal Gaspari Resigns
Rome reports indicate Cardinal Gaspari has resigned as papal secretary of state. The retirement is said to permit a new Vatican policy toward Germany, with several Italian newspapers and authorities weighing in on the possible change.
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Rome
Cardinal Gaspari
Vatician
Germany
German Seaplane Shot At by Dutch Soldiers
A Rotterdam dispatch reports a German sea plane landed at Texel Holland yesterday after being fired on by Dutch soldiers. The craft was short of gasoline and the occupants were interned.
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London
Rotterdam
Times
Texel
Holland
German Submarine Enters Dutch Port With Escort
Amsterdam reports that the German submarine U-30, escorted by two Dutch torpedo boats, entered the Massaulis waterways ten miles west of Amsterdam. The dispatch says the submarine is awaiting better weather.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Massaulis
Here
Handelsblad
Conference of Allies Resumed in London
The conference of the entente allies resumed in London today continuing the Paris session. Premier Lloyd George presided as proceedings opened.
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London
Paris
Lloyd George
Cotton futures rise on renewed demand in New York
New York on August 7 saw a sharp advance in cotton as buyers returned. First prices jumped 9 to 26 points, with October at 26.50 and January 26.11 after initial gains of 44 to 46 points. Openings showed October 26.15, December 25.75, January 25.83, March 26.05, and May 26.18.
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New York
Wheat Market Drops on New Crop Bearishness
Chicago August 7 price action shows more new wheat weighing on futures with September opening unchanged at 2.25 and sliding to 2.24 1/2 as traders priced in bearish demand.
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Chicago
Business Conditions Across Regions Reflect War Impact
New York reports cautious commitments amid price uncertainty while the South shows strong activity as military cantonments are prepared. From Richmond to San Francisco, manufacturing, banking, and trade display varied but generally steady to improving trends with regional differences noted.
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Atlanta
Chicago
Boston
Liberty Loan
New York
San Francisco
Kingdon Gould Files Exemption Claim
New York Aug 7 Kingdom Gould of Lakewood New Jersey railway official and eldest son of George J Gould filed a claim of exemption from compulsory military duty on the grounds of dependents He had been passed as physically fit for duty Gould was married July 2.
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New York
Kingdom Gould
Lakewood
N. J
George J. Gould
Goula
Seismic Disaster Hits North Island New Zealand
A violent earthquake struck the southern North Island causing great damage. The Wairarapa district, northwest of Wellington, suffered the worst effects in the event reported by Reuter.
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London
North Island
New Zealand
Reuter
Wellingtoon
Wairarapa
Wellingtoo
Tiny Patriot Raises Quick Liberty Loan Sum in Poughkeepsie
Lawrence Lattin, five and a half, known as Private Lattin mascot of Company K Tenth regiment N Y National Guard, raised 1177.12 dollars mostly in dimes in one month with local paper aid to buy a motor truck for soldiers. Militia subscribed for a Liberty Loan bond in his name and will award him a medal. Rex the dog chauffeur aided the campaign.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Lawrence Lattin
Poughkeepsian
Lattin
Tenth Regiment
N. G
Lawrence
High Point Delegation Seeks Library Funding Help
A High Point group led by J. Elwood Cox and others met Greensboro county officials seeking $1,000 yearly library support with first payments delayed a year. Officials hinted at possible county aid of $500 annually, matching a Carnegie offer of $380,000 with $3,000 yearly support. The drive underscores women backing and regional access to books.
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Greensboro Public Library
Cox
Greensboro
High Point
Route Five Men Against the Draft Rally Opposed Farmer Says
A High Point route 5 farmer reports wholesale opposition to the selective draft law in his area claiming only one neighbor supports it. He calls for soldiers and machine guns if needed and notes rural North Carolina shows more resistance than cities. Adjutant Idol says treason charges and death penalty may follow for resisters.
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North Carolina
Adjutant Idol
New York Draft Pace Seen July End Target
Exemption boards work today as New York City aims to enroll about 20 000 men in the national army by week’s end. Deputy A G Roscoe Conkling cites roughly 5 000 enrolled so far with revised figures showing 22 086 examined 14 144 qualified and 4 362 qualified indicating no exemption claims.
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New York
New York City
New National Army
Roscoe Conkling
Delayed Departure For New York Troops The 27th Division
New York Aug 7 The 27th division U S A of former national guardsmen will not depart until September 1 Major General John F O BKvan announced the War Department delayed training camp completion The farewell parade scheduled for Thursday is postponed and likely to be held in about three weeks
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New York
John F. O’bkvan
War Department
Young Succeeds Young as Adjutant General in North Carolina
Raleigh Aug 7 General Lawrence W Young longtime adjutant general of the North Carolina national guard and commander of the first brigade was appointed adjutant general today by Governor Bickett General B S Rooster resigned effective September and Major G L Peterson also tendered his resignation The change follows Young being excluded from the federal call when NC troops were mobilized and a War Department order barred officers above colonel from service
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Raleigh
Lawrence W. Young
North Carolina
Bickett
B. S. Rooster
Young
G. L. Peterson
War Department
National Guard
British Admiralty Shifts Leaders in Sea Roles
An official notice says Admiral Sir Cecil Burney is replaced as second sea lord by Vice Admiral Sir Rosslyn Weyss. Allen G. Anderson becomes vice chairman of the wheat commission and succeeds Sir Eric C. Geddes as first lord of the admiralty in charge of construction. A German submarine attacked a Spanish fishing boat near Balbio within Spanish waters, wounding two crew.
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London
Cecil Burney
Rosslyn Weyss
Allen G. Anderson
The
Wheat Commission
Eric C. Geddes
Admiralty
Balbio
Spain
Highest price for cotton paid in forty seven years
New Orleans report shows total cotton crop value for year ending July 31 at 4 412 60 035 including weed. Prices paid reached the highest level in 47 years with middling at 18 41 cents per pound versus 11 09 cents last year. Commercial value per bale listed at 4 82 dollars.
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New Orleans
Hester
New Orleans Exchange
Two Bills Await Signature By President
Washington August 7 awaiting President Wilsons signature were bills to expand the Interstate Commerce Commission from seven to nine and to authorize him to prescribe essential war commodities and order carriers preference. A conference report on both bills was adopted by the Senate yesterday after House approval.
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Washington
Wilson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Men to Instruct Students of Colleges Urgently Sought
New York Aug 7 volunteers wanted among men with military experience to serve as instructors in colleges and universities for the coming year. The call from the Military Training Camps cites a shortage of suitable instructors due to many already in active service.
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New York
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Galicia
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Virginia
Old Dominion
Rieshmond
Dutch
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Pnsas
Kingdon Gould
Commissioners
J. Elwood Cox
8. L. Davis
C.C. Earnhardt
J. W. Harriss
Farmer
Hood
Maine
B.S. Royster
Royster
Major Peterson
Eral Service
British Admiralty
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