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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1917
Page
4
A town clerk resigns over wartime duties from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. and protests adding food supplies administration. He cites responsibilities including National registration, war hospitals, food economy, allotments, maternity welfare, and local distribution as reasons for his stance.
Washington Aug 10 Some idea of the equipment needed by U S railroads to move troops is shown by a Quartermaster Corps statement distributed to railroads by the American Railway Association. To move one field army of 50 000 men three infantry divisions a cavalry division and a brigade requires 6229 cars in 66 trains with as many locomotives. The fleet would include 2115 passenger cars 358 baggage cars 1055 box cars 1899 stock cars and 774 flat cars. This represents 7 1 1 percent of locomotives 4 2 percent of passenger cars and 2 1 per cent of freight equipment. Movements for other units list 85 to 150 cars per regiment and 28 to 170 per artillery or engineers units.
The large shops of the Pennsylvania railroad at Fo Wayne, Ind. have been opened to the employment of women. This marks a shift in labor practices as facilities in Indiana begin inclusive hiring.
The Times reprints Berlin reportage describing a German reprisal against French airmen on a western front site. A prisoner camp details include solitary enclosures, high barbed wire, a low tent, wood shavings and a single sentry per inmate as an officer recounts harsh conditions.
Mexico City declares a five mill tax on the capital of all private charitable institutions, to take effect next September. The levy applies to the capital of these institutions in the capital and is aimed at funding public needs.
Old age pensioners in London will receive a weekly pension raise from five shillings to seven shillings sixpence. The announcement came from the chancellor of the exchequer.
An ordinance amends Schedule A of taxes for 1917 18 in High Point N C. Polls 21 to 50 taxed at 2.00 dollars and property at one and a half percent on value to fund city expenses and school debt. Also notes a 15 1/2 cent city fee and a $500 reward offer with authorities and local notices.
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