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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1918
Page
3
A collage of pithy remarks on WWI topics including American troops tactics, coal shortages, and peace talks. The column pokes fun at leaders such as Von Hertling and Lenin, notes cold weather contrasts, and riffs on American morale and political parties with satirical quips about Canada and conscripts.
AP dispatches report that Brest Litovsk peace talks between Germany Austria and Russia may be broken off with no formal notice. Bolsheviks push for democratic peace while central powers prefer to keep occupied territory. Berlin hosts hurried conferences as Allied leaders align on peace terms and French Premier Clemenceau is expected to voice support.
The Supreme Court sustains lower court rulings against Emma Goldman and Alexander Bergman for conspiracy to hinder the draft, sentencing them to two years in federal prison and fines of 410,000 each. The decision confirms the draft law as constitutional and signals strict action against anti draft agitation. The piece notes other related convictions and a rising frequency of railroad wrecks.
A satirical piece contrasts the Mole with the Parisiat, depicting a subterranean menace to the nation. Bliss Carmen adds a postscript urging coordinated action to trap and eliminate the moles. The poem urges collective effort to halt the underground threat to the garden and nation.
The Golden Cabaret scene in Experience shows Youth admiring Pleasure while Experience warns of pain. The dialogue contrasts delight and consequence as the production arrives at the Municipal Theatre in Greensboro, January 25–26.
Ethel Barrymore stars as Maris in The Eternal Mother at the Rose tomorrow in Metro wonderplays. The adaptation of Red Horse Hill shows a young wife guided by motherly love amid a drunken husband, with Felice the child’s scenes praised for beauty. Barrymore’s private life as Mrs Russell Colt is noted, and her treatment of children is highlighted. Separate crepe skirts appear as fashion notes with tucked designs and decorative hems.
In Asheville on January 15 citizens of all classes bought 200 pound coal sacks from Park square to fight a severe cold wave. A coal famine loomed after a temperature drop to zero and below, but a seized shipment bound for a sanatorium was repurposed by city authorities and transported to Pack square by Asheville Power and Light work cars due to impassable roads.
Floral toques appear prominently after years as Dry Goods Economist notes. Both Targe and email flowers are used with preference for tiny violets in bright reds cream and gray, crafted from a novelty waxed cloth that is sheer and brilliant in finish.
A satirical confidential letter from the Devil to Kaiser Wilhelm mocks wartime propaganda. It lists alleged German misdeeds and argues the phrase Made in Germany harms future reputation, suggesting Made in Hades might sell better. The mock epistle ends with Beelzebub signing as prince of devils.
The City of High Point announces paving assessments for local improvements on North Main Street Williams Avenue Louise Avenue Ely Coatboro Avenue Johnson to Bren Street and Circle assess ments available for inspection by abutting owners until January 15 at 7 30 p m. The City Council will hear objections at the Municipal Building. Dated January 5 1918.
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