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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1918
Page
4
The Enterprise reports 1917 vital statistics for High Point show 15.25 deaths and 30.50 births per 1000. City and township records praise sanitation gains, surface closets, and lower death rates, with 459 births and 229 deaths in High Point. Mentions of wartime talk and local theater signage mix with jokes about Methuselah and a Missouri representative after yesterday’s vote.
Under the High Point Merchants Association a Thursday January 24 oyster banquet will gather merchants. Speakers from other cities will address topics of vital interest. Tickets are required and must be secured 24 hours before the event at the Confederate veterans hall. Eli Ingram chairs the committee with W W Idol and M W Thacker.
The Rev. Melton Clark D D pastor of Second Presbyterian Church Charleston S C arrives at Sevier Camp Greenville S C to take charge of camp Y M C A religious work for three months. He follows Rev D W Raid Adams Mass who had temporary charge since Rev William Crowe D D Memphis Tenn directed the work since October 1. Dr Crowe plans to return for another three months after Dr Clarke resumes his pastorate duties.
A Furniture Advertiser notice seeks a liberal commission proposal to the right party. Address Rockwell Publishing Company 1304 Manhattan Building Chicago Illinois.
London reports Bolsheviks intend to form a smaller army that will wage revolution rather than open war. Leon Trotzky says its front will be barricades against oppressors. Ensign Krylenko is organizing a volunteer army and orders officers to return to previous posts.
London January 11 Winston Spencer Churchill the British minister of munitions told the American Luncheon club to send American soldiers to Europe as quickly and in large numbers as possible. He warned that the Central powers rejection of allied aims creates an unreconcilable gulf and urged focus on practical measures to achieve war aims.
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