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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1918
Page
1
Paris reports total German losses from the war start to end of July 1918 at six million. Of these, 1,400,000 were killed by the start of the March offensive, and from March 27 to June 17 about 120,000 more were killed.
German command fears dwindling manpower as Allied pressure and growing American strength mount. Ludendorff orders a vigorous nationwide comb out, prioritizing frontline men over 43 with long front service, and forms a committee to review all ranks.
Big King salmon late this year causing worry among white residents and natives who rely on the fish for winter food. Late Bering Sea ice delayed entry up the Yukon, hindering the annual run. fish appeared only a few days ago and are gathered with nets and wheel traps before curing in camps along the shore.
Sinn Fein inmates in Dundalk and Belfast walk out over prison meals. Outside help had allowed food donations, but Edward de Valera, jailed in Tincoln, advised followers to end relief, forcing inmates back to standard prison fare.
Boulder August 15 Herbert S Hadley former Missouri governor and CU law professor is shown as a boss woodchopper. He piled fifty cords of pitch wood on a siding near a railroad for consumers. About 15 university students helped. they were paid by Hadley who leads the university Patriotic league.
New York on August 16 an appeal from the state labor department urges "women of leisure" to join farm work for harvests. The industrial committee says several hundred women aged 18 to 35 are needed and prefers those not employed in essential industries.
Amsterdam reports German newspapers denounce Britain's recognition of the Czecho-Slovak nation in a manifesto. Cologne Zeitung calls it hypocrisy granting traitors a wartime witness while Frankfurter Zeitung doubts its effect, noting Central Powers may ignore it but deem the gesture significant for propaganda.
Raleigh soldiers on troop trains stop for free baths at a newly built bath house funded by local subscriptions. The facility cost about 7000 dollars and includes one hundred shower baths and a dining room for up to two hundred men. Local Red Cross workers can feed five hundred soldiers within an hour.
New York reports thousands of factories shops and officers plan to open doors for returning soldiers and sailors injured in the war. Red Cross agents demonstrate to employers that disabled veterans can be valuable workers, with government allowances helping them achieve better financial footing than before.
British and French forces renew pressure against German lines around Roye in Picardy. Paris and London report advances near Damery and Poirvillers, with French gains west and southwest of Roye. Canadian troops push east, occupying Parvilliers and Damery as Germans withdraw in Hebuterne sector.
Albert Matin head of the French economic mission and former minister of labor and blockade died at Pacific Port last night from a stroke. He collapsed at midnight after arriving in the country and had been in ill health.
American aviators bombed the railroad yards at Dommary Baroncourt in the Verdun Metz area this morning. Longuyon north of Verdun and Thiacourt were attacked Wednesday.
London reports during the Royal visit to the American Eagle Hut the Queen tasted American pancakes and left part uneaten. A soldier afterward finished the plate and boasted I am the man that ate the Queen's pancake.
Washington August 16 the valuation of landlords property is raised for those charging exorbitant rents to war workers. The industry of housing bureau with local governments will use this method to check rent profiteering.
Paris dispatches say French troops advanced on a two and a half mile front north of Roye. The gains occurred in the Villers-Les-Roye area near St. Aurin and Armancourt as announced by the war office.
Guilford county examplion boards met in Greensboro to finalize plans for the September registration of men aged 18 to 40. About 2400 men are expected in High Point township with registrars named for four quadrant areas. The process will run after congressional approval, with Miss Helen Brockett as chief clerk directing the registration effort.
In Petrograd anti entente circles react with dismay as the German embassy and mission from Moscow abruptly depart. The Gazette notes the mission of 700 arrived with archives and stores by car and reports wholesale arrests of workers, especially railway employees, with many sent to concentration camps.
Dawson Yukon Territory reports extreme temperature shifts with VPOrest fires north of the Arctic Circle driving average highs to 85 degrees for days. Last winter the region saw 50 to 60 below, and Penny near here recorded 70 below for a period.
At a Goldschmidt Company board meeting in Amsterdam a major new coal by product, notably synthetic benzine, was disclosed. A company with 30 million marks capital was formed to develop these inventions.
British lines report enemy artillery bombardment along the front from Somme to La Bassée and the Méricourt sector. The British achieved small gains at Damery and Parvillers while infantry activity remained limited and unclear north of the Ancre.
Washington reports the first section of the army casualty list issued today shows 18 killed in action and 25 wounded severely, total 43 names.
London reports a further slight enemy withdrawal from the Lys salient with the evacuation of Vieux Verquin south of Merris and a retirement of one to two miles along a nine mile front.
London reports Haig's official statement noting a slight northeast advance of British lines south of Albert near Morlancourt. Fighting on the east bank of the Ancre occurred last night around Thiepval wood.
Enthusiastic High Point meeting raises over one third of the quota for Jewish relief. Local pledges total 1 077.50 from groups including High Point Hebrew congregation Harris Bros. J Schwartz and others. Senator Simmons forwards endorsement urging immediate aid for Poland.
Amsterdam reports an official Don Cossack statement that their forces have cleared the left bank of the Don of opponents and are advancing victoriously on Zaragin, with Zaragin only a day’s march away. Journal says the message was received from Kiev.
News from New York reports a Brazilian motor ship Nadrugada of 1,613 tons gross was sunk by a German submarine off the American coast. The crew were rescued by another vessel and will be landed at an Atlantic port.
New York August 16 cotton market opened steady with October at 30 45, December 29 96, January 29 90, March 20 82, May 29 61. Early Southern selling helped dampen activity but prices soon rose 27 to 43 points above last night’s close for active months.
A Sunday program will feature remarks from notable speakers including prominent men. The event is expected to draw attendees from local groups and organizations seeking guidance and insight.
Montique Cohen of England and Bedros Hagopian of Armenia will speak at a Sunday high school auditorium meeting at 4 PM. The event features a strong musical program and aims to highlight war conditions from their perspectives, with both speakers noted for advocacy and leadership in their communities.
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