Congress Moves War Resolution On Austria
Congress debated and introduced a war declaration against Austria Hungary in the House led by Chairman Flood. Senate support was expected with Senator Stone as spokesman. Some hoped to delay until Friday and possibly include Turkey and Bulgaria later. The administration pressed for rapid action while awaiting final passage.
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Tees
Flood
House
Senate
Washington
Austro-Hungary
Foreign Affairs Committee
Wilson
Austria-Hungary
United States
Germany
Stone
Hitchcock
Congress
Austria
Foreign Relations Committee
Turkey
Bulgaria
State Department
America
War on Rats and Mice Drives Raleigh Campaign
Raleigh announces a formal campaign led by Mrs. M. M. Davis to destroy rats and mice in food handling. Boy Scouts join, rat tails submitted, and national and state officials urge rat proofing, sanitation, and predator protection with traps poisons and organized hunts.
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Raleigh
M. M. Davis
New City
Boy Scouts
B. W. Kilgore
Tie
Government Operation of Railroads Proposed During War
The Interstate Commerce Commission urged government operation of railroads for wartime if unification is not approved by Congress. It also proposed rate increases a government loan and suspension of anti trust and anti pooling laws as alternatives.
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Washington
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mosby Grandson Seeks West Point Entry
Major Stedman asks President Wilson to order a special examination so Beverly M. Coleman, grandson of General John T. Mosby, may enter West Point. The request was filed from Washington on December 5.
City council approves asphalt paving on several streets
The city council voted to pave Lindsay street Gatewood avenue Willowbrook street and Hamilton street from Washington street to the Southern railroad tracks with asphalt over a concrete base. The work is already underway on some streets.
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Lindsay Street
Gatewood Avenue
Willowbrook Street
Hamilton Street
Washington Street
English harvest estimates show wheat and oats up or down
London reports the Board of Agriculture estimate for England and Wales harvests. Wheat yields are about 29.88 bushels per acre with a total increase of 330,000 quarters. Oats rise by 450,000, hay falls by 1.2 million tons. barley falls slightly and beans and peas shift modestly.
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London
Board of Agriculture
England and
Wales
Darley
Germans Hold Cambrai Front as Wilson Urges War on Austria
German efforts at Cambrai stall after four days of costly attacks. General Byng’s forces maintain secure positions while British artillery disrupts enemy concentrations near Gouzencourt Moeuvres and La Vacquerie. London papers broadly welcome President Wilson's war message urging unity to defeat German power.
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Wilson
Austria-Hungary
America
London
the Times
Daily Chronicle
Daily Graphic
Graphae
Daily News
Cambrai
Generalyng
Gouzencourt
Moeuvres
la Vacquerie
Somme
Bronk Arrested as Spy in Spartanburg
J Morton Bronk a New York businessman and former captain of the 47th New York Infantry during the war with Spain was seized from a train in Spartanburg South Carolina by secret service agents and taken to Camp Wadsworth. He was identified and released returning home to New York where he operates as an importer of surgical rubber goods.
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Spartanburg
S. C
J. Morton Bronk
Secret Service
Camp Wadsworth
New York
New York Infantry
Spain
Bronk
Russian diplomats refuse to recognize Lenine government
A Rome cable reports the Russian embassy in the Quirinal and the legation at the Vatican have refused to recognize the Lenine government in Russia and have halted all correspondence with its foreign ministry.
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Lenine Gang
Washington
Rome
The
Quirinal
Vatican
Lenine
Russia
Lenine Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Auto Works in Germany Plans Massive War Aircraft Expansion
Amsterdam reports German automobile works vote to raise capital from 6 million to 8 million dollars for aircraft production. Government grants special facilities for new share flotation. Company circular notes war demands exhausted expansion terms shift from expanding to multiplying.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Lord Leverhulme Proposes Daily Conscription Plan
Idle Liverpool reports that Lord Leverhulme urges two hours daily conscription for all aged 14 to 30. Ages 14–18 would get high school level education with physical training, 18–24 university level schooling with training, 24–30 national service and citizenship studies.
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Liverpool
Lord Leverhule
Railway Officials Meet City Over Main Street Crossing Repairs
H. W. Miller of Southern Railway arrived for a conference with High Point city officials on repairs to the Main Street crossing and paving West Broad street. City leaders seek railroad participation in funding and urge immediate action.
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H. W. Miller
The
Southern Railway Company
Thomias J. Murphy
Commercial National Bank
West Broad Street
High Point
Sesson
Miller
War costs loom as McAdoo calls for massive bonds
Washington December 5 Congress received Secretary McAdoo annual report outlining a projected deficit for the current and next fiscal year. He warns war expenses and allied loans will require bond issues totaling about 14 trillion to balance receipts and expenditures through June 1910. He urges widespread saving and investment in government securities to support the war effort and cautions against frequent selling of Liberty bonds.
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America
Secretary of the Treasury
McAde
Federal Reserve System
Tory
McAdoo
Treasury
Panama Canal
Pana Ina Canal
Aloo Sago Hounes
Congress
Allies
War
Navy Departments
Joans
Veteran of Somme to Lecture at High Point High School
Captain Stuart Allen of the Princess Pats will speak at the High Point High School auditorium on Saturday night December 15. He fought in Somme Ypres and Vimy ridge and was twice wounded. The talk, free of charge, benefits the Red Cross war work. Admission will be small.
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Stuart Allen
Princess Pats
High Point
Howe
Paris
Ypres
Somme
Vimy Ridge
High Point Red Cross
Allen
Canada
University of North Carolina
France
Captain Allen
Capt. Allen
Red Cross
Pair Arrested Charged With Greek's Killing
Rocky Mount NC December 51 Sturm and Rose Edwards were arrested on the killing of Angles Moutos a Greek resident of Fayetteville. Police say the couple admitted fighting with him bound and gagging him and placing him under a bed but denied robbery. They will be taken to Fayetteville today. Edwards says her home is Winston Salem and the pair had been traveling with a carnival.
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Rocky Mount
Sturm
Rose Edwards
Angeles Moutos
Fayetteville
Miss Edwards
Winston Salem
Strum
Morris Plan Bank Seeks Charter for Statesville
A committee led by Mayor L B Bristol and including Roal Cooper D M Ausley J M Deaton and Henry O Steele canvassed Statesville business leaders and secured subscriptions sufficient to insure a charter for the Morris Plan Bank. Authorized capital will be 325900.
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Statesville
Morris Plan Bank
L. B. Bristol
Ro AL Cooper
First National Bank
D. M. Ausley
Twice Commercial National Bank
J. M. Deaton
Henry
Steele
Austrian German forces massed in Asiago region
Reports from Northern Italy say large Austrian and German forces with heavy guns have concentrated in the Asiago sector. An Allied offensive is anticipated as the enemy is said to employ a substantial division of troops in the new buildup.
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Italy
Associated Press
Asiave
Treacps
Exemption Board Calls Meeting in Starsville
Chairman W. B. Gibson of the district exemption board calls a convention of members for tomorrow morning at 10 oclock in Starsville. The board is expected to stay in session the rest of the week.
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Starsville
W. B.gibson
Moffitt Underwear Company Chartered in High Point
The secretary of state chartered the Moffitt Underwear Company of High Point on December 4. The firm, capitalized at 3125,000, plans to manufacture and deal in underwear.
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Raleigh
Secretary of State
Moffitt Underwear, Company
High Point
Rumanians Seek Armistice Role in Berlin Talks
The war office reports negotiations on an armistice in Berlin are widening to include Romanian troops via London and the Germans and Russians, with discussions extending through December 4.
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Berlin
London
War Office
Testimony on Means and Letters During King Murder Trial
Defense presents Means loyalty claim with Burns testimony and a letter about German information. Patterson’s cross examination reveals flirtation notes and Asheville letters urging trips to sustain Mars King’s mood. Redirect examination ends the day with Patterson’s reading of his letters to Means.
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Concord
Gaston B. Means
Means
William J. Burns
Burne
Washington
Burns
W. R. Patterson
Maude A. King
Patterson
Asheville
Mars
King
Vatican Denies Involvement in Italian Disruptive Propaganda
Cardinal Gaspari, papal secretary of state, resists claims the Vatican aided Italy's disruptive propaganda. He calls the accusation an atrocious calumny and says the hierarchy and clergy have given sincere help to the country's cause. Cardinal Bourne was informed of the statement by the Morning Post.
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London
Cardinal Bourne
Westminister
Morning Post
Gaspari
Papal
Post
Vatican
Italy
Gosperi
Ated
Market Opens Mixed as Prices Move on Rumors
Trading started with limited demand and lower early quotes while buyers remained cautious. Reports from the southwest suggested some sellers withdrew offerings and buyers showed steadier appetite, aiding a tentative firming in prices as exchanges opened.
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New York
Marek
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Auto Works
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Mrs. King
London Morning
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