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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1917
Page
2
Copenhagen reports via London that Germany accuses James W. Gerard of sandbagging in talks intended to secure concessions and pledges. The piece notes attempts to negotiate through Gerard, the former ambassador, and questions the handling of communications and access to text.
Mrs T W McLaughlin of 150 South Main street says Tanlac rebuilt her strength and appetite after being rundown. She credits the tonic with restoring her desire to eat and urges friends to try it. Her husband, a lumber inspector, has begun taking Tanlac as well. Genuine Tanlac is sold in High Point by Hart Drug Co.
A compact survey of naval origins noting gun firing schools at Sandy Hook in 1840 and Newport AL torpedo schooling in 1869, the America battleship of 1780, the United States Naval Academy opening in 1845, and the 1794 fortification act shaping harbor defenses. It also cites the Pringston screw propeller ship, the first navy hospital in Philadelphia, and Baron Steuben’s 1778 role in discipline.
Washington B C February 13 In the eyes of fellow officers the luckiest men in the navy today are the Atlantic fleet commanders led by Admiral Henry T Mayo who became a public figure after Tampico. The piece details Mayo Coffman Rodgers Dunn Fechteler Gleaves Grant and others and recalls their careers from the Naval Academy through the Spanish American War to their modern roles in the Atlantic fleet.
An ad notes Francis Ford and Grace Cun ard appearing on Broadway Tuesday. It promotes a mail in offer to receive Foley brand remedies, urging readers to cut out the slip and mail five cents to Foley & Co. for a trial package, with name and address.
New York reports the Spanish steamship Josefaraich, en route from New York to Barcelona, sank at noon amid a northeast gale and driving snow. The Antonio Lopez rescued all 30 crew members, but the captain and second mate were lost.
Sailors from various German ships sheltered in Hawaiian waters were released by the immigration office under orders from Secretary of Labor Wilson. Charges against officers and men for destroying machinery on the self-interned ships were dismissed in federal court at the district attorney's request, with no reason given.
Heavyweight Fred Fulton of Rochester Minnesota defeated Charley Weiner t of Newark New Jersey by technical knockout in the second round of a 10 round match at Madison Square Garden. Referee halted the contest to prevent a knockout last night.
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