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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1917
Page
3
Lesson 8 urges proper marching technique and foot care for soldiers. It covers shoe fit, sock care, foot cleanliness, nail trimming, blister treatment, pack adjustment, and morale tips to sustain long marches in campaign conditions. The guide stresses preparing feet before long matches and reporting foot issues to medical officers.
General Scott argues that a German seizure of Petrograd would only slightly harm Russia. Recent events, however, suggest the city’s fall could instead aid the Russian cause. Savannah News reports the debate with emphasis on strategic implications.
Major General William H. Carter, famed for Indian campaigns and a Medal of Honor at Cibicu Creek, is designated to assume command of the central department with headquarters in Chicago. His career spans West Point graduation in 1874, service across Indian Territory, the Philippines, and leadership roles in the Root reorganization and War College boards.
In Goldsboro on August 31 a five year old, Morrison Wilcox, son of Rev. and Mrs. A. D. Wilcox, was struck near his home by an automobile and taken to a local hospital with a slim chance to recover. Malcolm Southerland, a white jitney driver, was arrested on charges of reckless driving and failing to stop.
Danville Virginia August 31 J E Demar who was jailed for four days and conducted by officers and counsel was exonerated on a larceny charge after two merchants who swore warrants said they would drop the case. Demar presented Chicago firm receipts showing Danville orders and payments.
The article notes hesitation to deploy colored troops in southern states due to risk of unrest such as in Houston and Brownsville Texas. It cites training 1250 colored officers for the National Army and urges Secretary Baker to ensure justice and prevent soldiers from becoming murderers of civilians.
A Christian Science Monitor note suggests many men fearing draft exemption may prove strong soldiers once they receive uniforms, equipment, and training and step into service.
Mrs Augustine Pannill of Chatham learns her son Lieut Augustus Hunter Pannill has been awarded the British Military Cross for distinguished bravery with the Canadians. He has recovered from a wrist wound and is back in France with the Royal Flying Corps.
Mrs. Chas Reitz of Alesi Mills Pa reports using Foley's Honey and Tar for years and would not be without it. The ad asserts the product as the genuine Foley's remedy available at Mann Drug Co.
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