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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1918
Page
4
In a frigid morning, townspeople gathered to watch trains arrive while debates on coal shortages and weather influence spread. A stray mention notes Senator McCumber’s draft bill and possible war industry measures, with weather and pipes frozen adding to daily hardships.
The Enterprise commends the Red Cross for its global war effort. A US Red Cross official reports about 35 million dollars spent in France by May 1 to aid troops and civilians, with vast lives saved through prompt treatment. The piece urges continual support from Americans and Europeans alike.
High Point tightens compliance with Garfield fuel order halting most nonessential businesses and shuttering mills while theaters stay open and workers flood stations and cinemas. Merchants and manufacturers express readiness to cooperate and accelerate victory efforts for America and its allies.
The Enterprise reports a proposed press blackout on soldier death numbers at Camp Greene Charlotte with an undertaker saying future burial data will be withheld It questions government orders and notes no higher death rate than other camps and urges condition improvements if needed.
A reader urges rapid fuel relief for Boston amid coal shortages. He proposes churches donate coal to a relief committee, ministers organize aid visits, and the school board close for two to three months with make up time in summer. He pledges increased church support if needed.
Davidson college on the gridiron last fall impressed enough to earn a place on Georgetown University s 1919 football schedule. The Presbyterians scored the only points against the formidable Georgia Tech system and outmatched several strong teams, signaling a notable season.
The committee on public information receives regular copies of newspapers from Germany and Austria Hungary. It is possible to provide translations of selected stories to American newspapers showing political, industrial, and living conditions in the central empires.
The Vienna Zeit reports a new clothing order now in effect. A supply voucher system controls all purchases, including undergarments and woven goods, to aid the poorest and regulate supplies for civilians and the army. Central authorities classified prolurable clothing and ordered new goods to match raw material.
High Point stores and manufacturers shut today under Fuel Administration rules to save fuel. Grocers stay open until noon while amusements and theaters close tomorrow. barber shops operate briefly today but reverse tomorrow. Fuel savings noted amid bitter cold as closures extend to Wednesday for plants before a Monday restart.
A testimonial from Mrs. Gadd of S stronger describes relief from decade-long pains and sleeplessness after using Cardui. The ad claims Sardul helps headaches backache nervousness and fatigue linked to womanly troubles with widespread use over forty years. All druggists carry it. NC-122
Officials state no current need to draw on city wood reserves and Woodwards can manage for about 30 days even without extra wood and coal deliveries.
An imagined exchange labeled Devil fears America shows Beelzebub writing to Wilhelm II about defeating US power and spreading demonic alignment. He notes cunningly that the only way is to continue talking of US enslavement of Europe while praising conquests in Italy and mocking wartime culture.
Partial OCR shows passenger train numbers and times between High Point and Asheboro with daily and Sunday exceptions. Notable departures include mornings at 8:15 and 1:50 with evening 8:00, and arrivals at 7:05 a.m., 12:20 p.m., and 5:45 p.m. Some line text is garbled.
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