02 Dec 1916
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1916
Page
1
Report notes possible two flanking moves near Ibrucharest involving Teutons and Russians in a contested advance. Details remain unclear as forces maneuver and positions shift in the region.
Football caused 16 deaths in the 1916 season, ending with Thanksgiving games, per Associated Press tallies. Schools defend safety measures, noting only players medically fit were allowed to play and that most fatalities came from internal injuries rather than direct on-field harm. A separate note reports George Peabody, Yale graduate, facing a separation suit filed by Grace Allen Peabody after their marriage, citing incompatibility.
An official Franco British front report states that during the night hostile artillery was active north of Ypres and near Gudecourt marking continued shelling operations in the region.
Paris reports a violent attack on Serbian positions north of Grunishte on the Macedonian front east of the Verna river bend. The war office announced the attacks were repulsed.
The Associated Press summarizes that two large ops unfold on the Romanian front. Russians mass along the lower Carpathians and push a 250 mile offensive threatening supply lines to General Falkenhayn’s forces from the north. Maeckensen’s southeast thrust may cross the Danube near Tchernavoda to outflank Romanian defenses. An Entente exit mentions possible Mackensen crossings near Lake Iriaka and Bucharest. Greece’s crisis eases as King Constantine yields artillery and allies begin withdrawing with an armistice arranged.
The Deep River conference of the Friends church holds its quarterly meeting today at the Friends church. Members from Archdale Springfield Deep River Oak Ridge and High Point attend as Rev Absalom Knight visits as minister.
General Julian S Carr of Durham is spending the weekend in the city as a guest of Mr and Mrs R B Terry in Roland Park. He appears hale and hearty and seems to be carrying his years well.
The statue of liberty will be lit tonight signaling the opening of a permanent lighting system. President Wilson will trigger the lights while the French ambassador, Navy Secretary Daniels and Commerce Secretary Redfield attend. Afterward the President and officials ride illuminated cars through New York and Fifth Avenue. a dinner with Mayor Mitchell as toastmaster follows.
President Wilson and Mrs Wilson traveled from Washington at 10 93 a m to New York to participate in the inauguration of the statue of Liberty lighting system this evening. He plans to depart New York at midnight to return.
Chicago reports say food boycott efforts by women and civic groups mark success in lowering prices of butter eggs and poultry. City health commissioner forecasts a further egg price drop as the boycott spreads nationwide with Chicago as a central market.
Judge Webb of Davidson County Superior Court construes the Cecil will and orders equal division among eight children after widow's death. Each son gets land valued at 350 dollars and each daughter receives 359 dollars in cash, with final balance distributed equally later. The decision settles disputes raised by G F Coen and A Cecil. High Point lodge 114 B P O E holds its annual Lodge of Sorrow tomorrow at 2 00 in the auditorium of the grade school with addresses by J J Farriss and Hon Cameron L Morrison and musical features under Miss Florence E Blair.
The cotton market opened steady with an initial advance of about six points on December, then eased to roughly four to ten points lower as selling intensified. January and May prices rose to 20.04 and 20.46 before cottering. later moves trimmed values. December closed at 19.96, January 20.09, March 20.32, May 20.53, July 20.52, October 18.58.
The outlook calls for fair conditions tonight and Sunday with moderate west winds turning variable.
Dramatic dispatches describe Venizelist royalist fighting in Athens as Entente troops land and clash with Greek forces. King Constantine surrenders mountain guns after a tense exchange of fire and a reported truce arrangement with 200 casualties noted.
An enjoyable meeting was held last night in Guilford council No. 23 hall. William H. Jeffrey of Ceremonit, ex-national councillor of the Daughters of Liberty, spoke on their aims and praised Bible reading in public schools. He is touring North Carolina promoting the organization and is scheduled to speak at Thomasville tonight.
Winston-Salem and Wilmington papers cite High Point's city manager system as an efficient model. The editorials urge adopting the plan to streamline city governance and improve services, noting a fair chance of adoption in both cities.
President Wilson has tentatively accepted an invitation to address the Southern Commercial Congress in Norfolk on December 11, officials announced. The announcement comes from the Associated Press and confirms the high level engagement for the event.
Royal Palace Athens reports Vice Admiral Du Fournet telephoned Premier Lambros at 2 p m seeking an armistice as of 6 p m. The delay suggests ongoing diplomacy in the crisis.
AP dispatch reports Russian troops aiding Romanian defense of Bucharest. Romanians recapture two towns 16 miles from the capital and secure the western Danube crossing at Dobrudja Tehernavoda. German reports claim heavy Romanian losses and advances toward the Arges River.
An erroneous report circulated that the junior team defeated the seniors in a girls basketball game. The final score was 17 to 16 in favor of the senior class after two hard fought periods, correcting the initial misreport from a faculty member.
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