Germans Hurl Great Mass Troops Near Verdun
German forces renew massive assault on French lines north of Verdun as both sides suffer heavy losses. German advances push into Haumont and Wavrille woods while the French claim to hold approaches. Lisbon reports seizure of 36 German and Austrian ships on the Tagus. Black Mountain hosts stockholders meeting for National Festival Chorus club of America planning a $200,000 21 500 seat auditorium under Damrosch with Jeter Pritchard as president.
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Haumont
Caurez
Wavrille
Berlin War Office
Samogneus
Verdunie
Brabant
Lisbon
Tagues
Portugal
Great Britain
North Sea
England
Sikes Resigns to Lead Coker College Presidency
Wake Forest dean Dr. E W Sikes announced he will resign to become president of Coker College in Hartsville South Carolina. He will stay through the current session and present his resignation to the Wake Forest board of trustees.
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Associated Press
Wake Forest
E. W. Sikes
Wake Forest College
Coker College
Hartsville
South Carolina
Sikes
Governor appoints relief committee member
Raleigh February 24 Governor Craig names Col Beneham Cameron of Durham county to the North Carolina relief committee in a formal appointment confirming support for relief efforts.
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Associated Press
Raleigh
Craig
Col
Beneham Cameron
Durham County
North Carolina Relief Committee
Old Jamestown Building Moves to High Point Site
The Dorsey building once in Jamestown, moved to High Point about 35 years ago, sits on South Main as contractor Rose prepares to replace with a $25,000 brick Kress store. Elders recall High Point’s village era and the building’s long journey.
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Tor Rose
High Point
Bellvue
Jarrell
Dorsey
Jamestown
Jonathan Fields
Ed. H. C. Fields
Lane Sechrest
Sam Klutz
Mr. Sechrest
Dorsey and Fields
Efforts to Capture Burke County Man Fail
Charles A. Mace, charged with killing his wife eight miles from Morganton, remains at large as search parties hunt the Burke County mountains. Neighbors reported a quarrel and a gunshot after Mace drove the two children from the home. Sheriff Barry found Mrs. Mace dead with a broken arm and a bullet wound, dough in the bread pan noted.
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Associated Press
Morganton
Charles A. Mace
Liberty
Burke County
Mace
Barry
Captain of German Prize Sinks Ship
A German prize ship was sunk with 206 prisoners aboard. The incident involved the captain of the German vessel and resulted in the loss of the ship and its captive crew.
Westburn sunk after German prize crew lands 206 prisoners
London reports state the British steamer Westburn reached Santa Cruz with a German prize crew aboard and 206 prisoners from vessels captured by the German raider Moewe. The prize crew then sailed and the Westburn was sunk near Santa Cruz harbor. Washington notes Congress debates warnings policy as Wilson seeks to keep the issue off the floor while preparations unfold.Congressional aides canvass support for warnings and the foreign affairs committee probes sentiment in the House, with Republicans mostly opposed and Democrats divided. The aim is to avoid war by steering Americans away from armed ships.
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Associated Press
London
Westburn
Santa Cruz
Teneris
Canary Islands
Moewe
San
Wilson
Germany
Seth
House
Senate
Congress
Stone
Flood
Capitol
Foreign Affairs Committee
Buy a Can Day Promoted For Guilford Canning Club Tomatoes
High Point designates Monday February 28 as Buy a Can Day to move 4000 unsold canned tomatoes produced by Guilford County Canning Club girls. Demonstration at Idol's grocery shows cooking methods while purchases guarantee weight and quality.
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High Point
Guilford County Canning Club
Idol
Miss Scheerfer
Physicians Refute Schellens Calumnies in Sofia Letter
Berlin reports that American physicians at Lady Paget's hospital in Uskup issued a Bulgarian press letter denying Schellens claims of Bulgarian troop atrocities. Signed by Drs. Brokow Tonat Cornelius Webster Robert Parsons George Logan and Paters the letter condemns spreading unfounded charges and states no proof of Bulgarian atrocities has been produced.
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Berlin
Sofia
Lady Paget
Uskup
Brokow
Tonat
Cornelius Webster
Robert Parsons
George Logan
Paters
Richard Schellens
Austria Declares Montenegro Conquered, Says Surrender Invalid
Budapest dispatch quoted by Pester Lloyd stating the Austrian government will treat Montenegro as conquered rather than as a surrendered country. The report came via London from Amsterdam on February 24.
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Amsterdam
London
Budapest
Pester Lloyd
Montenegro
Italian armed liner San Guglimo arrives in New York
New York February 24 The Italian steamship San Guglimo arrived from Genoa and Naples carrying two 3 inch guns mounted on her after deck She is the fifth armed Italian liner to reach New York in recent days
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New York
San Guglimo
Genoa
Naples
Lawyer Don Kirkman Ready To Practice In Greensboro
Don R. Kirkman son of Mr and Mrs N G Kirkman of Chestnut street was sworn in as a practicing lawyer at the current term of the Superior court in Greensboro after passing the Supreme Court examination. A Trinity law school graduate he has not yet decided where to locate.
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Don R. Kirkman
N. G. Kirkman
Chestnut Street
Supreme Court
Superior Court
Greensboro
Mr. Kirkman
Trinity Law School
Weather Update Predicts Rain Then Clearing
Rain will give way to clearing skies and a drop in temperatures tonight. Friday brings fair, colder conditions in the east with strong southerly winds shifting to the west.
Asquith Sets Out England Peace Terms in Commons
London February 24 premier Asquith confronted a fresh demand for peace views in the house of commons. In a brisk 15 minute speech he reaffirmed Britain's resolve to press the war to victory with no compromise. He restated the 1914 Guildhall pledge that peace requires Serbia and Pelcium restored, France secured, small nations safeguarded on an unassailable basis, and Prussian military rule demolished. The speech left a strong impression across party lines.
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London
Asquith
House of Commons
Asqueth
London Guildhall
Serbia
France
Europe
Prussia
Colonial Entertainment at Jamestown High School
Public invited to a grammar grade pupil performance in Jamestown High School auditorium on Saturday February 20 at 7 30. The program features a mock wedding of George Washington and Martha Custis and a minuet by boys and girls in period costumes.
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Jamestown
Jamestown High School
George Washington
Martha Custis
Mrs. Rachel Hayworth Dies After Stroke at 65
Mrs. Rachel A. Hayworth wife of A L Hayworth died at her home after a stroke of paralysis. She was 65 born near High Point Guilford County and lived in the community all her life. Survived by husband Harry son and two daughters. Funeral from the residence at 2 PM Friday led by Rev R C Stubbins. Interment in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Rachael A. Hayworth
A. L. Hayworth
Hayworth
Guilford County
High Point
Harry
Toccoa
Ga.; Two Daughters, Mrs. Mrs. Sapperfield and Miss Charlotte Hayworth
F. W. Welch
Mesdarmes
J. W. Sechrest
H. M. Sechrest
W. W. Guyver
R.C. Stubbins
Mechanicsville
M. P
Oakwood Cemetery
Storm warnings hoisted from Hatteras to Boston
Storm warnings were ordered hoisted from Cape Hatteras to Boston as a coastal storm moves northeast. The system, centered yesterday over the lower Mississippi valley, has shifted east toward the Carolinas with increasing intensity and is expected to bring gales north of Hatteras, amid forecast of colder weather for southeastern states.
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Hatteras
Boston
Associated Press
Washington
Weather Bureau
Cape Hatteras
Mississippi Valley
Carolinas
Schellens Reaffirms Cages on Balkan Aid
Richard Schellens of Groton Conn now with Lady Paget's relief commission arrived on the Tuscannia from Liverpool. He reiterates claims made in London that Bulgarians oppose American aid to Serbian refugees in Macedonia and declare Bulgaria aims to exterminate Serbia as a nation. He says Bulgarian resistance to relief is framed as military necessity.
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New York
Richard Schellens
Groten
Conn
Nerbia
Lady Paget
Liverpool
Berlin
London
Macedonia
Bulgaria
Serbia
Schellens
Alabama Storm Sweeps Through Central Counties
A wind and hail storm swept central Alabama late yesterday, reaching cyclone-like force in places and causing property damage. No fatalities or serious injuries reported. A store building was blown down in Appleton.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Appleton
High Point Casts Eyes to Local Political Contention
A High Point political scene grows active with potential candidacies for the state legislature, including T. J. Gold, Carter Dalton, Dr. J. T. Burrus, and W. C. Jones. Brockett and Seales are also discussed for state roles, while Republicans weigh W. P. Ragan for Congress and J. Elwood Cox for governor. theVBirth district convention in Reidsville aims to select a delegate for Chicago.
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High Point
T. J. Gold
Carter Dalton
Dr. J. T. Burrus
W. C. Jones
Cold
Wit. Jones
General Assembly
M. Seales
Greensboro
State Senate
Frank Hobgood
Mr. Scales
T. J. Cold
Senate
Gold
House
W. P. Ragan
Congress
Charles M. Siedman
Mgr. Ragan
J. Elwood Cox
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Black Mountain
Tional Festival Chorus Club of America
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Walter Johannes Damrosch
Jeter C. Pritchard
United States
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
G. W. Hinshaw
Winston-Salem
Judge Pritchard
Mr. Henshaw
J. B. Blades
New Bern
Walter Thompson
H. D. Shutt
Thomas Woodroffe
Mount Airy
E. Walter Sikes
Governor Names Relief Committee
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Don Kirkman
Knights OF Pythias OF
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Knights of Pythias
W. L. Stamey
Carelina Pythian
High Point Lodge No
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MR. Asquith
Rachel Hayworth
High Point Democrats
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