German Agent Spoermann Taken to Baltimore for Hearing
Richmond dispatch reports Walter Spoermann arrested near Morrison Virginia for allegedly plotting to set fire to an army magazine. He is being moved to Washington and then Baltimore for federal court proceedings. Police seized two large boxes of documents linked to Spoermann and detained Marius Asch who stored them. Frederick Spoermann, his brother, was seized by federal agents for residence violation.
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Richmond
Walter Spoermann
Morrison
Army
Washington
Baltimore
Leutenant Walter Spoermann
Norfolk
West Fayette Street
Marius Asch
United States
Charles H. Stockham
Asch
Spoermann
Frederick Spoermann
Cotton Market Opens Steady on Higher Early Prices
New York cotton market showed a quiet start with early figures 3 to 11 points higher. Traders blamed light census data and transportation issues for the rally, then limited selling trimmed gains to 10 to 12 points by half an hour in.
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New York
Marcel
Winston-Salem Girl to Serve 30 Years in Prison for Murder
Leon Sturm of Berklee county and Rose Edwards of Winston-Salem pleaded to second degree murder in Cumberland county Superior court for the December 6 killing of Angelos Moutos a Greek restaurant keeper. Judge Connor sentenced both to 30 years in the state penitentiary.
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Fayetteville
Leon Sturm
Berklee County
D. C
Rose Edwards
Winston-Salem
Cumberland County
Angelos Moutos
Connor
Death of German ace Max Muller reported in Berlin paper
Amsterdam January 15 reports Vice Sergeant Max Muller a leading German airman died in a crash caused by engine failure. The Munich dispatch notes he claimed 35 aerial victories.
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Amsterdam
Max Muller
Munich
Berlin
Muller
Congress to Probe Slanderous Charges Against Sammies
Washington January 15 Congress may investigate alleged slanderous charges against American troops abroad. Rep Cary of Wisconsin proposed the resolution accusing the Anti Saloon League of circulating the rumors and seeking inquiry into the matter.
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Washington
Congressional
Anti-Saloon League
Cary
Wisconsin
Militarians Slow Gain of Berlin Power Amid War Turmoil
Press reports say control of the German empire shifts toward militarists as Chancellor von Hertling again foresees resignation. Leaders demand foreign secretary von Kuehlmann's removal while ministers to Denmark and Holland arrive in Berlin. Conflicts over peace talks persist as fronts show no major actions.
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von Hertling
von Kuehlmann
Brest-Litovsk
Berlin
Count von Hertling
Wilson
Lloyd George
Denmark
Holland
Vorwaerts
Warsaw
Germany
Italians Gain Ground in Avalone Front Losses Claimed
Rome reports an attack in the Avalone region on the northern Italian front has yielded considerable advantages for Italian forces and inflicted very heavy losses on the enemy according to the war office.
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Rome
Avalone
War Office
Draft to keep 31-year draft limit and new bills
Senate military leaders plan to introduce a bill registering all men who are under 21 since June 5 1917 age basis. Another administration backed measure would furlough national army men for harvest and farm duties. A third bill would base state quotas on available men in the first class rather than population. The War Department opposes raising the draft age above 31.
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National Army
War Department
Masons of State Meet in Raleigh
Delegates from across North Carolina gather for the annual Grand Lodge session in Raleigh. The meeting honors Grand Master Claude L. Proven of Wilmington now in military service, with surgeon Major Pridgen from Camp Sevier arriving for the event.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Pridgen
North Carolina Field Artillery
Camp Sevier
Greenville, & C
George Ss. Norfleet
Winston-Salem
Thomas W. Bickett
60 000 Tons of Coal Tied Up Between Dante and Spartanburg
Lack of motive power on the Carolina Clinchfield and Ohio railway halts 60 000 tons of coal from Dante Virginia to Spartanburg South Carolina. Three local cotton mills have already closed with more to shut down today or tomorrow unless relief arrives.
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Dante Va
Spartanburg
Spartanburg, &. C
Carolina Clinchfield
Follette Tops Advertisers' Match in Pinehurst Qualifier
In Pinehurst North Carolina January 15 W A Follette of New York won first prize in the qualifying round of the winter golf league for advertisers posting 42 41 R M Purves of Boston took second Four net prizes were awarded Mrs J A Moore of New York won the women s first prize in the second qualifying round Mrs H Bradford of Boston earned best net score The prize checks were endorsed by the winners over to any war fund as announced
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Pinehurst
N. C
Winter Golf League of Advertising Interests
W. A. Follette
New York
R. M. Purves
Boston
J. A. Moore
H. Bradford
United British and American Physicians Unite
London reports the appointment of Colonel Goodwin as acting director general of the army medical services. The Times notes the choice suits professional grounds and reflects the entry of the United States into the war, bringing many American medical men who offered help at once.
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London
Goodwin
Alfred Geogh
Army Medical Services
the Times
United States
Woman Burned to Death When Robe Ignited
Monroe reported Mrs. Mary J. Hoover died after accidental burns when her house robe caught fire while she stirred the fire. She suffered burns for about five hours before help arrived and death.
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Monroe
Mary J. Hoover
Boone Endures Severe Snowfall Deluge
Boone reports a heavy snowstorm beginning Friday with four inches in an hour. Snow and sleet continued through Saturday keeping depths from seven to ten inches across the region.
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Boone
Caillaux Arrest Triggered by Lansing Cablegram
Paris reports the former Premier Caillaux was arrested after a Washington cable from Secretary Lansing cited Caillaux’s 1915 contact with Berlin through Count von Luxburg in Argentina. The cable says the aim was peace with Germany at any price to resume business, with further correspondence to be published.
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Lansing
Bennos Aires
M. Cailaux
Argentine
Berlin
Count von Luxbure
Germain
Argentina
Germany
Secretary Lan sing defers on Paris disputes dispatch
Secretary Lan sing refused to affirm or deny or comment on the Paris disputes. It appears a dispatch may be in the captured Luxbourg correspondence. No publication prospects were set early today.
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Washington
Jan
Lansing
Paris
Luxbourg
Insurance Offered to Officers and Crews of U.S. Merchant Ships
Washington January 15: Secretary McAdoo announced government life insurance for officers and men of American merchant ships traveling between American ports and Cape Verde islands and points on the west coast of Africa north of Sierra Leone. Sailing vessels are not insured.
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U.S
Washington
McAdoo
Cape Verde Islaads
Africa
Sierra Leonedas
Opening of Guilford Court Postponed
Greensboro January 14 The opening of the term of Guilford Superior Court was postponed to next Monday morning by Judge Adams at the Guilford county bar request Local attorneys sought delay due to heavy work and this week to fill up questionnaires for registrants
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Greensboro
Guilford
Statesville Man Takes Washington Bride
Joe R. Poston of Statesville travels to Washington North Carolina to wed Miss Margaret Clarke a popular local woman. After a brief Florida honeymoon the couple will return to Statesville to reside. Clarke has visited Statesville several times and is well known there.
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Statesville
Joe R. Poston
Washington, N. C
Margaret Clarke
Florida
Miss Clarke
Snap Telephone Poles Down in Rutherfordton Area
Rutherfordton January 14 reports say telephone wires are down across the county. Poles were snapped or toppled near Forest City with cross-arms and wires torn away, hampering telegraph service along the Seaboard road.
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Rutherfordton
Here
Forest City
Seaboard Road
President Wilson's Address Dropped Behind Belgian Lines
Les Nouvelles reports allied ships scattered 1,000 copies of Wilson's address to Congress in occupied Belgium last Thursday. The move aims to spread the President's message among Belgian civilians and troops amid the occupation.
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Amsterdam
Les Nouvelles
Wilson
Congress
Belgium
Baseball Meeting Cancelled in Dover Hall
Chicago January 15 Dr I B Johnson president of the American league announced that the major league meeting scheduled for this week at Dover Hall has been canceled due to crippled transportation conditions A new date and location will be selected.
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Chicago
I. B. Johnson
Dover Hall
Three Killed and Several Injured in German Bombardment
London reports Yarmouth was shelled from the sea last night. About 200 shots showered the city, resulting in three dead and ten wounded. Yarmouth, a North Sea port of about 50 000 with shipbuilding and fishing industries, was previously spared from frequent coastal attacks.
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Yarmouth
North Sea
London
Probe May Result From The Death of Gardner At Camp Wheeler
Washington January 1 a resolution was introduced to direct the senate military committee to investigate conditions at Camp Wheeler following the death from pneumonia of former Representative Gardner Massachusetts and Representative Gard Ohio The inquiry would cover camp site selections clothing hospital facilities and treatment of sick soldiers Many Gardner friends support the move
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Washington
House
Pheumonie
Camp Wheeler
Bill Enlarges Food Administration Power in New House Measure
On January 1 Washington, Chairman Lever of the House Agricultural Committee introduced a bill to empower the food administration to issue rules affecting sale use manufacture and distribution of foods by restaurants and producers. A companion bill by Senator Pomerene was introduced simultaneously, following a conference among Pomerene Lever and Food Administrator Hoover.
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Washington, Jan. l
Food Administration
Lever
House Agricultural Committee
Pomerene
Hoover
Haig's Command Not Blamed for Cambrai German Attack
Andrew Bonar Law announced in the house of commons that Field Marshal Haig's inquiry found the British high command was not surprised by the Cambrai attack on November 30 and that proper provisions were made to meet it.
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London
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
Field Marshal Haig
War Cabinet
Cambrai
Greensboro Man Injured by Street Car
Evensboro January 15 D Orell received painful injuries last night when struck by a street car at the Vick Chemical company stop on Spring Garden street just before dark He stood in front of the station when the car approached and is said to have stepped onto the track as it neared He was among a group waiting for the car and the cametorman first saw him a few feet from the track.
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Evensboro
D. Orell
Vick Chemical Company
Spring Garden Street
O Aelock
Orell
Cametorman
Romanian Minister Arrested by Bolsheviki in Petrograd
London reports that the Romanian minister at Petrograd and his entire staff have been arrested by Bolsheviki. The Romanian legation in Petrograd confirms the action and notes no further details are available at this time.
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London
Petrograd
Aunornece
Local draft classification session delayed by chairman absence
The local draft board delayed classifying registrants as chairman A. K Tate missed connections en route to Raleigh and the session began at 1 50 pm. The board aims to complete classification by week’s end with several hundred deferred cases to review and most registrants already in division A.
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Tate
Body of Gardner to Lie in State in Washington
The body of Major Ao PL Gardner former congressman for Massachusetts sixth district who died of pneumonia at Camp Wheel will be transported to Washington. Mrs Gardner accompanied by Major Weenan of the 106th sanitary division will escort the casket to Washington and burial is planned later at Arlington Cemetery.
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Macon
Gadan
Washington
Ao PL Gardner
Congress
Massachusetts
Camp Wheel
Gardner
Weenan
106Th Sanitary Division
Fiero
Uwelock
Arlington Cemetery
Cotton Consumption Totals for December Announced by Census Bureau
The Census Bureau reports December cotton consumption at 516,580 running bales and five months ending December 31 totaling 27,447,12 bales. Cotton spindles active in December compare with 2,463,274 from the previous year.
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Bureau
Washington
Dan
Census Bureau Today
Organist Jessie Brewer Struck By Stroke During Service
Danville Virginia January 1 Miss Jessie Brewer a renowned musician suffered a paralysis stroke while seated at the organ of the First Presbyterian church during the second hymn She was removed to her Randolph Mackin Institute home with doctors hopeful for recovery despite concern among relatives and friends
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Danville
Jessie Brewer
First Presbyterian Church
Randoph- Macon Institute
Virginia schools to close early to save fuel
The Virginian court of appeals was urged to keep schools open to recover lost time as fuel shortages prompted calls to close or delay holidays. Judge Martin Burks noted the need to save fuel and avoid extended summer breaks.
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Martin Burks Af
Virginian Court of Appeals
Theft Arrested: Craven Held for Asheboro Trial
Jasper Craven aged about 20 is held on a charge of stealing 2150 from Dave Hedgecock. He was arrested near Teague Town and brought to town, with about 1000 remaining cash on him after spending the rest. The alleged theft occurred while Hedgecock and son were in Asheboro for a farm purchase. Craven may be moved to Asheboro for a preliminary hearing.
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Jasper Craven
Sanford Craven
Abbott's Creek
Sandelph
Dave Hedgecock
Hedgecock
Craver
Asheboro
Craven
Teaguetown
Cme
Randoph
Hedgecock and Son
Hedgecooks
Phe
Wis
Spring Team of School Opens
The city schools resumed after a three week vacation with pupils and teachers returning for the spring term. Most students attended the morning sessions, and the term is expected to continue with minor holidays until about February 1.
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Shane
Weel Looks to Sign Lajoie for Chicago Nationals
Chicago president Charles Weel Ruth announces negotiations to sign Larry Lajoie, former American League star who helped Toronto win the pennant. Plans call for Lajoie to play first base in early season and serve as a pinch hitter later.
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Chicago
Dan
Charles BH. Weelruth
Chicago Nationals
Larry Lajoie
Toronto
International Lenave
Jitneys and Recalled in Amsterdam Transit Shuffle
Report describes jitneys recalled and five, ten, or more vehicles excluded by the government. It notes actions to transport citizens to the nearest posting exchange and warns of ongoing disruption to service.
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Amsterdam
Ana
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