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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1917
Page
4
A Raleigh area editorial discusses wartime policy arguing for a possible peace conference, condemning US wartime rhetoric, and urging a just peace. It criticizes Dr Alexander and President Wilson, supports selective draft fairness, and urges action to end war with guaranteed security. It references Kaiser, Kerensky, and mentions The Sentinel and North Carolina journalism.
Examination of 504 people aged 25 and up under a Life Extension Work program found only 12 percent normal. Major issues include high gum disease with pus, neurasthenia at 28 percent, tuberculosis cases, and substantial heart and nervous system ailments among both men and women.
The Asheville Times boasts of scandals it has unearthed in Buncombe county and notes out of town papers benefited from the coverage. It says correspondents have earned rich pay for space writing and asserts the paper has been valuable in shaping Buncombe conditions.
The report lists high percentages of health issues including tuberculosis risk, new growth, and various minor to moderate diseases. It cites 11 to 64 percent ranges for conditions like circulatory, teeth and gums, nose and throat, genitourinary, skin, and thyroid. Physical defects include vision and hearing problems, flat feet, ruptures, and weight issues. Diet errors occur in 71.8 percent and personal hygiene errors in 90 percent of cases.
Nearly 2000 trainees in the Army Officers Reserve Corps at Fort Myer Virginia gathered for a final general meeting before graduation next Tuesday. John Barrett director general of the Pan American Union spoke of soldiering positives observed on a frontline visit in France.
At Lasky, Fannie Ward emerges as a rival to Wallace Reid and Billy Elmer in the upcoming Her Strange Wedding. The drama, shot at Broadway, promises a tense showdown with Tom Forman as a key confrontation. Ward has been sidelined by injuries suffered in a prior fight scene with Jack Dean.
Major General Leonard Wood visited Fayetteville to inspect two potential camp sites and was expected to address local citizens that evening. The report also notes a note on Russian linguistic ability claiming rapid learning of Chinese and English.
A news item notes plans that female workers will replace Black waiters on railroad dining cars, reflecting hiring shifts in railroad service. The claim signals gender and racial workforce changes in transportation dining staff.
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