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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1918
Page
4
A jumbled 1917 column rails at the Kaiser and Brest-Litovsk talks, mocks Theda Bara and Chicago eggs, notes ice flows in Louisville, and Ironically praises German workers while stressing Belgian relief delays. It lampoons public figures and wartime rhetoric with sharp wit.
The Enterprise promotes Smileage books to entertain soldiers in training camps. Greensboro Rotary Club distributes them in Guilford County with Colonel Wescott, Robinson and Carter Dalton handling High Point supply. Two book styles cost 5 and 1 respectively, granting admission to Liberty theaters or Y M C A entertainment with uniform required. both are transferable for men in uniform.
Secretary Baker offered to resign if an embarrassment to the war effort, prompting Wilson to reply he would not lose his services. The editorial lauds Wilson's confidence, praises Baker's conduct, and urges continued public support as morale strengthens and supporters grow. The piece also notes the Smileage book plan to entertain troops and aid families.
The Robersonian laments the postmaster general’s tenure as the sole cabinet member up for a second term. The Enterprise echoes the critique, hoping Burleson will fail to improve or even worsen the mail system and suggests he could be ousted, forcibly if necessary.
The death of Senator Hughes a senior New Jersey senator and longtime Democratic ally occurs at age forty six. A warm friend of President Wilson the president sent a telegram of sympathy noting the loss to the nation. Hughes served from the 58th to the 62nd Congress inclusive.
The committee on public information provides translations of selected German and Austrian Hungarian stories. These items reveal political and industrial conditions in the central empires for American newspapers and readers.
The Vossische Zeitung notes wartime shortages affect saucepans and enameled boxes for fireless cookers. Households improvise by making their own saucepans but lack proper fit and handles. An elderly customer faced denial at a factory over aluminum saucepans, prompting calls for public censure of the firm.
An OCR fragment describes children and adults making peanut brittle with corn syrup instead of sugar to illustrate a sugarless candy idea. It notes a shout about Kaiser Wilhelm II and mentions the Women’s Council of National Defense in Chicago hosting an illuminating, spirited event.
October reports successful experiments in Germany with piping made chiefly of paper. Paper pipes resist interior pressure three to four times better than Leiden piping and use one ninth the power loss. They weigh about one sixth as much as copper and, if well glued, could serve as gas pipes.
Article urges universal wartime service at home as essential to victory. It praises active support by all ages and segments, from elderly knitters to youth, stressing that patriotism is ongoing duty not limited to soldiers overseas.
A wartime appeal urges Americans to give more than financial support to the nation. It contrasts bonds and gifts with inner sacrifice and patriotism, urging readers to dedicate themselves and act as citizens beyond merely displaying scarce bonds and checks. Also includes small classifieds such as a typewriter wanted, Morris Plan stock sale, and a Georgia farm for sale with contact details.
The military commander at Hamburg has ordered a cessation of the strike and urged avoiding further strikes in the future, according to the Cologne Gazette as reported from Amsterdam on February 1.
Train timetable effective 12:01 a m December 9 1917 for High Point North Carolina shows northbound and southbound departures to New York Washington New York Birmingham Augusta Richmond Atlanta New Orleans and Danville with multiple through routes and no guarantees subject to change.
Readable notes show daily service between High Point and Asheboro with listed departures at 8:15 a.m., 1:50 p.m., and 8:00 p.m. on weekdays except Sunday. Arrivals at various times include 7:05, 12:2, and 5:45 a.m. or p.m. unclear due to OCR errors.
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