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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1917
Page
1
Field Marshal von Mackensen’s outposts sit six miles from Galatz, the Danube port, after the capture of Vadeni. Front activity dwells on artillery with weather limiting offensive action as both sides report selective gains along the Sereth line and Moldavian frontier.
City Manager Arthur Lyon appeals to taxpayers to pay taxes promptly to sustain ongoing street paving and sewer work. He explains that lowering and extending mains under many streets, done to improve safety, drained the general fund and now requires renewed revenue to avoid future tearing up and secure a cheaper loan alternative.
The Census Bureau reports December cotton consumption exclusive of linters at 536,587 running bales, with five month total to December at 312,763,962 bales. December 1915 figures were 555,005 bales for the month and 2,533,640 for the five months, while on hand in consuming establishments stood at 2,362,960 bales and in public storage 4,085,178. Spindles active in December reached 32,864,474, up from 31,746,772 the previous December.
City health officials report 12 measles cases as of today, the first outbreak in about two years. Dr. H W McCain urges strict home quarantine for children with colds and fever to prevent spread and avoid school closures.
Washington January 15 prominent educators and parents associations spoke against compulsory military training before the Senate military sub committee. The hearings are the second in a series under the American Union Against Militarism.
Philadelphia January 15 Harry Thaws mother refused to discuss family plans regarding extradition to New York to face charges of assaulting Frederick Gump. Friends believe the family will resist extradition, signaling a likely legal fight ahead.
Raleigh January 15 The Lexington Loan Company of Lexington Davidson County capitalized at 50000 with 10000 paid in was chartered today The company plans to lend money on real estate.
Weather bulletin notes likely rain along the coast and possible rain or snow in the interior tonight or Tuesday. Temperature remains about the same with fresh east winds.
In Raleigh on January 15, William Jennings Bryan plans to depart at 3 30 for Spring Hope while the General Assembly delays seating until that time. Some say enemies of the Peerless One caused the postponement, others claim lawmakers simply needed rest before the weekend.
Streets in the city became hazardous as a glaze from a government visitation caused widespread slipping. Horses were unsettled, wagons were abandoned, and pedestrians reported injuries. James V. Orange of Petrie Printing suffered a broken elbow, the day opening with ongoing glaze through morning.
Rev Dr C B Waller who accepted a Portland Ore pastorate told Asheville congregation he would preach his last sermon February 18 and depart for the new charge around March 1 leaving the local church for his White temple post.
Johns Hopkins University has begun housing more than 25 homeless men from the Friendly Inn to harvest their blood for transfusions at the Union Protestant infirmary, a Hopkins branch, as demand rises in Baltimore.
In San Angelo Texas on January 15 the case of Harry J Spannell charged with killing his wife and Lieut Col C M Butler at Alpine last July was postponed until 9 am tomorrow as defense said witnesses were delayed by trains and had not arrived.
The Nova Scotia schooner Harry Adams loaded with fish from St Johns Newfoundland for a Mediterranean port was torpedoed in the Bay of Biscay. The crew took to open boats and landed at Ferrol Spain on Sunday according to cable advices received in Halifax tonight.
Benjamin L. Viljeen, noted Boer War figure and former Boer parliament member, died early today at his home near LaMesa New Mexico from pneumonia. He served as a field commander during the conflict.
Chris Welch, white, arraigned in municipal court on breaking and entering for allegedly forcing into Matton Drug Co and stealing its morphine supply. Convicted on larceny under amended charge and sentenced to 60 days in county jail, with workhouse transfer possible. Other locals face charges ranging from forcible trespass to cruelty to animals and larceny with varied outcomes. Lee Andrews to be arraigned later for defrauding a merchant of 95 dollars. captured in Winston-Salem by Patrolman Carroll.
The house rules committee pressed ToThomas W. Lawson to identify officials he hinted at who may be involved in his charges over a leak of President Wilson's peace note. Lawson's reply delay prompted threats of contempt and a later hearing set for 3 p.m. after he states he can arrive by 2 p.m.
The Clematis brings word from Bordeaux of an unidentified submarine moving westward in the Atlantic as late as last Thursday. Passengers aboard the British steamer believed the craft might be the German merchant submarine Deutschland on a third voyage to America. The vessel did not attack the Clematis, which was about 800 miles east of Newport, Rhode Island.
Bencini a well known High Point citizen lies very low at his North Main Street residence with a severe erysipelas attack. Attending physicians report no improvement in his condition during the past several days.
Special to The Enterprise Hickory Jan 15 Superintendent of City Schools McIntosh faces trial next Saturday evening before the county recorder charged with cruelly whipping a boy. The case, postponed from last Saturday, draws wide local interest in Hickory and surrounding county.
Snow and sleet covered a large portion of the south today. Dallas had more than seven inches since yesterday marking one of the heaviest snowfalls in the city’s history. The storm stretched into eastern Arkansas northern Mississippi western Tennessee western North Carolina and Virginia with other areas affected as well.
New York trading opens with steady tone as liquidation resumes in the cotton market. Early prices show declines after December consumption figures. May falls to 17.74 and the front months quote January at 17.40 March 17.70 May 17.80 July 17.81 October 16.80.
Chicago January 15 wheat prices edged higher on dwindling stocks and growing European demand. Opening quotes showed modest gains with May at 1.8514 and July at 1.491% to 1.504, then a broad uplift followed by a slight reaction.
Washington reports Admiral Dewey hero of Manila Bay is gravely ill and slowly sinking at his home. Doctors cite arterial sclerosis affecting kidneys and brain with potential fatal turns, noting intermittent rallies but overall continued decline at age 80.
New York January 15 the meeting of presidents and schedule committees amid a threatened players strike. Owners predict players will back down as many take salary advances. push for a time limit on contract submissions or suspension without pay. International league also met as players’ demands loom.
The Industrial Committee of the Commercial Club meets at 7:38 PM in the director's room to discuss securing $40,000 and a free building site for a Methodist Protestant hospital and progress on a large furniture exposition building. Attendance of all members is urged.
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