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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1917
Page
4
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The Enterprise is delivered in the city at the subscription rate of ten cents per week. Subscribers who fail to receive their paper on time are asked to notify the circulation department.
A reader laments cold resolve in wartime costs and profiteers while critique of pope peace plans surfaces. The piece notes General Lee surrender and a Greensboro News retelling, then shifts to springtime verse and a plea for cheerful stories to lift spirits.
The editorial attacks Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels for cutting Navy League aid to sailors over a personal dispute. It notes calls for accountability after explosions at Mare Island and criticizes Daniels for refusing knitted goods and other comforts, linking navy missteps to political considerations. It also mentions Ed Britton as Daniels’ potential Washington aide per the Raleigh Times.
The Macon Telegraph lauds the Thompson and Daniels dispute as progressing beautifully and potentially yielding the same decisive outcome as the Denman and Goethals clash. It argues the row, while unclear who is right, might force Presidential intervention similar to prior events, and anticipates Daniels would resist resignation if pressed by the President.
A correspondent notes that fearing his letter will be overlooked he often begins with praise of the editor and a formal preface about being a longtime reader and admirer before making his point.
The afternoon edition highlights major European developments first, reflecting time-zone advantages and quicker international wire feeds. Editors note the practice speeds up global awareness for local readers.
New York Tribune lauds the film Civilization calling it a monumental war epic with spectacular battle scenes that eclipse flaws. It notes Thomas H. Ince as producer directing mastery and Billie Burke's dramatic salute while the submarine plot unfolds in a kingdom named Wredpryd-why not Pzyisyzb.
Portsmouth England Aug 15 Admiral Sir Stanley Colville praised a British submarine crew for their calm during a mine tethered to its rudder. While underway through the Dardanelles the mine attached without the crew’s knowledge until work began to free the vessel. They sat to breakfast and devised a removal plan.
The celebrated traveller Miss Gertrude Lowthian Bell acts as assistant political officer for the British government in Bagdad. She is the first woman in Chicago next November to celebrate tions in America have been invited to ever appointed to such a post.
An advertisement announces a brand new soft drink named Kovar with a distinctive flavor. It claims natural cereal nutrition, digestion aid, and suitability for any temperature, bottled in 10 cent bottles and widely available.
The City Transfer Co. promotes competent help for all moving needs with cars for hire available any time. J. A. Dalton, manager, advertises reliable service and a 24 hour contact option via night phone 3441 or Jay phone 25-Night phone 3441.
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