War Planned on Russia in 1909 and 1913 Details Printed
Petrograd reports Germany’s military prep linked to 1909 and 1913 plans to ally against Russia. A witness described German actions, while front battles on the Franco-Belgian theater were minor, with trench raids and artillery activity near Verdun and the Aisne. Submarine losses rose for Britain. four French ships sunk, one American schooner Laura Anderson lost with crew saved. Italian forces repelled Austrian Isonzo attacks, retaining positions and taking 560 prisoners.
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Petrograd
Germany
Istry
Geniaelsson
Genral Safakhomlinoff
Fr.e
Bessinn
War Office
Eral
Admiral Knight
Ee Audo
Ant
Aisne
Chevreux
Verdun
Laura
Rome
Isonzo
Acceptance of Expression by Admiral Wright for United States
A translated and garbled notice notes Admiral Wright accepting an expression of appeal from a group for the United States. The text references a ship and a token of good will among countrymen, signaling formal acknowledgment by the admiral.
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Admiral Wright
United States
Japan entertains with dances and souvenir gifts
The report describes a 7th anniversary style entertainment featuring glory and gaisa dances. Attendees present painted fans as souvenirs. A call to donate money for records and to notify company members for collection is included, listing donors Stewart and Helen Clark and Fred N. Cate with record counts.
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Japar — Tsa Aists
Breoze
Stewart
Helen Clark
Fred N. Cate
Longtime resident L. Thompson dies after long illness
Mrs. Warren G. Brown learns of her father L. Thompson's death in Gastonia after a prolonged illness. He passed away yesterday at 3 pm while living with his son W. L. Thompson in Gastonia. Survived by W. L. Thompson, Prof. George Thompson of Asheville, and Mrs. Brown. Funeral planned for this afternoon with interment in Gastonia.
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Warren G. Brown
Concord
L. Thompson
Thompson
Archdale
W. L. Thompson
Gastonia
W. L Thompson
George Thompson
Asheville
Brown
Quarantine Lifts for Adults in Staunton and Augusta
Staunton and Augusta County boards lift quarantine regulations at midnight affecting adults. Children remain confined and barred from public amusements. those under 16 from Rockingham County cannot enter Augusta. Three infantile paralysis cases reported in Augusta, no deaths.
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Staunton
Augusta County
County
City Boards of Health
Rockingham County
First Standardized Merchant Ship Commissioned
London reports the first standardized British merchant steamer replacing wartime losses was commissioned after successful trials. The keel was laid in February and the hull punched in June. Versions range from 7000 tons downward with hundreds more planned.
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London
Company M Receives Twenty-Eight Records Donation
Company M was donated twenty eight records at noon today. In addition to names in another story, contributions included Mabel Barker with fifteen records Lee Gurley with three records and Mrs Woodell with two records.
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Company M
Mabel Barker
Lee Gurley
Mrs. Woodell
How a steamer destroyed a U boat
Portland Ore August 30 How a steamer carrying a unit of the American medical corps to Europe smashed the periscope of a submarine with her guns and averted her own destruction is told in a letter received here today by Dr J W Morrow from his son Dr Earl Morrow It was just after breakfast and I was Standing aft writes the doctor when suddenly I saw a periscope emerge three hundred yards astern Before I could shoot our chief gunner had seen it and opened fire His first shot struck and smashed it It sank and we did not see it or the submarine again
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Portland
Ore
American Medical Corps
Europe
J. W. Morrow
Earl
Tar Heel and Tennessee Men Leaving Camp Sevier
The first battalion of engineers, 117th regiment, about 500 men from North Carolina and 105 Tennesseans, left Camp Sevier Greenville for Mineola and France. They will train briefly before sailing. a thousand soldiers saw them off. North Carolina companies A and B at Camp Sevier are set to entrain in two to three weeks.
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Greenville
S.C
Mineola
Long Island
California
France
Camp Sevier
New York
North Carolina Engineers
Wheat Price Not Agreed Upon Today
Washington Aug 30 The wheat price fixing committee continued its third day of debate to fix a fair price for the 1917 crop with a decision expected before adjournment. The panel planned to submit its report to the President for a deciding vote. Viscount Ishii addressed the Senate as Japan’s mission head after introduction by Senator Saulsbury.
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Washington
White House
Senate
Viscount Ishii
Salisbury
Delaware
Marshall
Saulisbury
United States
Japan
Viscount Joshii
Kings Without Countries And Kings Without Crowns
A historical roundup notes four monarchs left without a homeland due to World War I actions. Albert of Belgium and Nicholas and Peter of Montenegro, Abbas Hilmi Pasha, and Constantine of Greece face dethronement or exile, with fates tied to the war’s outcome and German victories.
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Serbia
Peter
Nicholas
Macedonia
Abbas Hilmi Pasha
Egypt
Turkey
Peyot
Hussein Kamet Pasha
Germany
Abbas
Nicholas Roenawoff
Ezar
Russias
Constantine of
Creece
Kaiser Bill
Constantine
Freight Car Derails in Local Yard Halts Train Traffic
A freight car jumped the track in the local yard this morning delaying a north bound train about an hour near the passenger station. The derailed car disturbed the track slightly but traffic was not halted for long.
Christmas funds urged to aid France
Washington officials of the National Committee of Patriotic and Defense Societies urge redirecting Christmas gift money to aid France. They call for relief for the sick and wounded, rebuilding French villages, and supporting war orphans and cripples.
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Washington
National Committee of Patriotic and Defense Societies
France
Coal Operators Fail To Reach An Agreement
Washington August 30 Directors of the National Coal association met to discuss government control of the industry and were unable to agree on accepting without protest the scale of prices fixed for their product by President Wilson.
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Washington
National Coal Association
Wilson
Timber Stand Threatened by Flahead River Fire
Missoula Montana August 30. Destruction of a stand of seven million feet of timber valued at many thousands is threatened today by a forest fire on the lower south fork of the Flahead river. Several crews of fire fighters have been sent to the scene to keep the flames from spreading.
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Missoula
Montana
South Fork
Flahead River
Commission on Pope’s Note Opens Sessions in Berlin
Amsterdam reports say the German chancellor led the commission tasked with replying to the peace note. The first session lasted about two hours and adjourned until decisions from Vienna Constantinople and Sofia are known.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Vienna
Constantinople
Sofia
Plans to store 1,000,000 bushels potatoes in Chicago
Chicago August 30 plans by the Middle Western section of the National Food administration to purchase and store in Chicago one million bushels of potatoes for use after January next. The potatoes will be sold at cost.
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Chicago
National Food Administration
Troops to Camp This Week From Raleigh
Dr. Robert S. McGeachy of Raleigh a first lieutenant in the medical corps has orders to report to the commanding officers of the third North Carolina infantry at Camp Sevier. It is taken to indicate all troops will likely be there by week’s end.
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Raleigh
Robert S. McGeachy
Medical Corps
Third North Carolina Infantry
Camp Sevier
Cotton Futures Waver as Government Report Looms Tomorrow
New York traders showed nerves as the cotton market opened 8 points higher but then fell 7 to 15 points. The October contract slipped to 22.05 amid active covering and brief 8 to 9 point rallies.
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New York
Laura C. Anderson Sunk by Submarine Bombs
The American schooner Laura C. Anderson was sunk by bombs from a submarine on Thursday. All crew members were rescued and landed safely.
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London
Laura C. Anderson
Newsprint May Be Much Cheaper
Washington reports President Wilson fixed a price of 214 cents per hundredweight for newsprint used in the Official Bulletin under the defense act. Secretary Baker issued the order directing International Paper Co to supply paper at the new price, a move publishers hail as a potential saving. The action follows statements that war prices should be uniform for public and government and came at the urging of the joint congressional committee on printing.
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Washington
Wilson
Baker
International Paper Company
Bulletin
Joint Congressional Committee On Printing
Russians seize Parliament buildings in Helsinki
In Helsinki August 30 Russian troops occupied the parliament buildings to stop the diet from reassembling against the government. The city remained calm as the Helsinki council of workers and soldiers delegates ordered warship crews back to their ships.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Rainstorm Causes Major Damage in Louisville Business District
A sudden downpour in Louisville caused about 150000 dollars in property damage in the business district. The rainstorm prompted a near hour long traffic pause as streets flooded and storefronts were affected.
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Louisville
Federal control of coal industry eyed as NC A meets
Washington August 30 Federal control of the coal industry again dominates the National Coal association meeting with officials hopeful a decision on President Wilsons price scale will be announced before adjournment.
Three Killed By Plans Of The New Electric Car
Richmond Va Aug 30 Thomas P Howard chief bank examiner for the fifth federal reserve district his brother Overton Howard a prominent lawyer and their nephew Richard Bagby 11 were killed when a northbound R and B electric car struck their automobile near Ashland.
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Richmond
Thomas P. Howard
Fifth Federal Reserve District
Overton Howard
Richard Bagby
Ashlland
Citizens Real Estate and Insurance firm reorganized
The Citizens Real Estate and Insurance company has completed organization and will begin business. The Sheraton Hill company with principal stockholders Stephen Clark and Bascom Hoskins has been purchased and will develop and sell remaining Sheraton Hill lots at attractive prices. Bascom Hoskins named president, B Overman secretary treasurer, and J TL Parsons vice president and attorney with offices in the Bank of Commerce building.
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Sheraton Hill Com
Kins
Sheraton Hill
High Point
Bank of Commerce
Bascom Hoskins
B. Overman
J. TL. Parsons
Salisbury Sends Soldier Boys Off With Big Send Off
In Salisbury on Aug 30 the Fourth Company Coast Artillery left for Fort Caswell as thousands gathered at the station to hear band music. Governor Bickett is slated to speak Labor Day at 11 am in the 2000‑capacity Tabernacle. Mrs Amanda Heilig, 73, wife of J F Heilig of Liaker Township, died after a brief illness.
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Salsbury
Salisbury
Coast Artillery
Fort Caswell
Governor Bickett
Tabernacle
Amanda Heilig
J. F Heilig
Liaker Township
Danville Man Brought Back on Petit Larceny Charges
J. E. DeMar, with wife and child, was returned to Danville from Petersburg by a police officer on three counts of petit larceny. He posted $200 bond. In June, he allegedly sold electric shock slot machines to local merchants, took partial payments, and promised delivery in seven days before leaving Danville.
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Danville
J. E
DeMar
Petersburg
Darville
Canada Halts Wheat Trading On All Canadian Exchanges
Ottawa August 30 Trading in wheat for future delivery will cease on all grain exchanges in Canada tomorrow. An official order from the Board of Grain Supervisors for Canada enforces the action, aligning with similar wartime measures in the United States.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Board of Grain Supervisors For
United States
Cotton futures open with easing prices
Cotton futures opened weaker with October at 22.95 cents per pound, December 22.25, January 22.15, and March 22.27, with May around 22.40 as traders pursued early session softness.
Seven Men Killed by Pennsylvania Train Near Aberdeen
Seven tomato pickers riding to work in a wagon were killed when a Pennsylvania train struck the wagon at a crossing near Aberdeen Maryland. Two others were seriously injured.
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Pennsylvania
Aberdeen
Murders Near Omaha Claim Two Women in 24 Hours
In Omaha area two women are killed in separate attacks. Mrs. C. L Nethaway, 40, on a farm near Omaha, was assaulted and murdered with her throat cut. Twenty four hours earlier Mrs. Christiana Anderson, 44, widow, was slain in her Omaha home, throat cut. A negro suspect has been arrested.
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Omaha
Neb
C. L Nethaway
Christiana Anderson
Wheat Traders Eager For Government Price
Chicago traders waited for the government price announcement as the cash market stayed narrow and light today.
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Chicago
Anti-draft meeting canceled in Sycamore Georgia
Residents in Sycamore Georgia report anti draft agitation has subsided and a planned meeting for the issue has been canceled.
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Sycamore
War Is For Germany As Well As U.S.
Secretary Daniels spoke at Charleston breaking ground for the armor plate plant and said America fights not only for democracy but for the German people themselves. He argued Germany started the war for a place in the sun and that peace cannot come while the Prussian eagle casts a shadow. He added the navy seeks a swift, decisive peace through wartime preparedness.
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Charleston
Daniels
America
German Empire
Germany
New York Sends 27th Division Off To Training
Twenty five thousand troops marching through Fifth Avenue to Spartanburg mark a city farewell. The 27th Division, formerly New York state national guard, drew cheers from two million spectators over a six hourlong parade from 110th Street to Washington Square. A British officer praised the American stride.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
New York State
National Guard
U. S. Army
Spartanburg
110Th Street
Washington Square
More Vessels Sunk This Week Than in Last
London reports a rise in British shipping losses from mines and submarines. The Admiralty weekly statement shows 18 vessels over 1,600 tons sunk versus 15 the prior week, and five under 1,600 tons versus three. Arrivals reached 2,629 and departures 2,680.
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London
Admiralty
German Arrested at Camp Jackson Columbia
A German named F. William Kruger was arrested at Camp Jackson in Columbia by US Marshal James L. Lima. He is jailed without bond on unspecified charges, suspected of working near the Charleston navy yard and under DOJ surveillance for weeks.
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Kruger
Department of Justice
Latham Bradshaw Co Chartered To Run Cotton Brokerage
Raleigh Aug 30 The Latham Bradshaw company of Greensboro capitalized at 500000 with 117000 paid in was chartered by the secretary of state. The firm will engage in general cotton brokerage business.
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Raleigh
Latham-Bradshaw Company
Greensboro
Busi
Mrs Walsh of Montana Dies in Baltimore Hospital
Mrs Thomas Walsh wife of the Montana senator died in a Baltimore hospital ten days earlier. Her body will be transported to Helena Montana for her funeral there.
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Washington
Thomas Walsh
Montna
Baltimore
Helena
Montana
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Montenegro
Sultan Abbas
King Albert
Ntichovas Romanoff
Sultan Abras Mwliil
Iking
King Peter
Coal Control Up
Thomas Howard
Citizens’ Real Estate and Insurance Co
Sheraton Hill Property
Organization of the Citizens’ Real
Pany, Stephen
Clark and
Bascom Hos
U.S
Retary Daniels
Camp Jackson
Columbia
Ness
Mrs. Walsh
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