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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1917
Page
4
A damaged OCR fragment notes publication details and a postal office mark in High Point North Carolina. It includes prices and a reference to a periodical surcharge but lacks coherent context or names.
Editorial urges Davie citizens to petition for a Main Street paving district between Commerce and English to avoid higher costs later. It warns property owners that delaying may label them stingy and raise assessments, while praising immediate action to please renters and the city. It cites war topics and public opinion but centers on civic duty to fund resurfacing.
The report surveys pacifist currents in England with Ruth Wright Kaufman noting few conscientious objectors but active militant pacifists. It cites Union of Democratic Control and figures like Morel de Villeparis, Spowden, Pankhurst, and Russell debating peace terms and antiwar methods.
The piece cites mixed public reaction to peace terms from the pope and Wilson. It notes support for continued fighting until Germany is disarmed, while referencing a North Carolina editorial stance on democracy and small nations. Aoodle humor and a marriage joke among internees appear, alongside a Kidney Pills testimonial from Rocky Mount.
Washington reports that with wheat at $2 per bushel the American farmer is not more prosperous than in 1909. Land values, taxes, interest, fertilizer, machinery, and labor costs have risen, leaving farmers barely breaking even despite higher prices.
Ottawa July 31 under the new franchise act the vote will go to women who are British subjects born in Canada or naturalized here naturalized aliens will not be disfranchised The wives and daughters of foreign born men will be denied the vote with an exception for widows or naturalized homesteaders The bill likely to be acted on before week’s end
London reports the Russian government will partially reestablish the death penalty to restore army discipline. Premier Vernesk told the Russian conference the measure is painful but necessary for the nation's salvation, stating they will kill with all their soul. Also a medical ad for Foley's King of Malaria Chill Tonic appears.
Train timetable shows southbound and northbound departures and arrivals among stations including High Point Denton High Rock Gordontown and Thomasville with daily and Sunday only runs. Times listed indicate expected arrivals but are not guaranteed and reflect a general schedule.
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