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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1918
Page
3
A collage of wartime chatter covers weather woes, price cuts, and political jibes. Reports note seven deaths from an eggnog party, Kaiser proclamations, and Baker critiqued while German troop movements hint at shifting fronts. A Charlotte arrest reveals army goods in possession.
The piece extols American housewives to conserve wheat meat fats and sugar to support the war effort abroad. It frames women as keepers of the larder whose prudent household economies aid soldiers and world safety, urging action now rather than after casualties.
Editor Santford Martin argues that Count von Hertling and Count Czernin’s public peace discussions reflect Wilson’s daylight diplomacy. The piece says autocracy loses strength when rulers must face openly expressed public opinion, signaling Germany’s people waking up and war lords yielding to sunlight.
The committee on public information receives frequent copies of important German and Austrian newspapers. Transmissions of notable editorials and reports reveal political, industrial, and daily life conditions in the central empires.
The Leipziger Volkszeitung notes October 15 that the list of fine herbs used for war tobacco includes hops and adds rose lime sunflower artichoke sour sweet and mahaleb cherry leaf as highly sought after articles for substitute tobacco production.
The Vienna Zeit reports on a recommendation to use fallen leaves as a substitute for chaff to feed horses and cattle amid a severe straw and fodder shortage. The October 17 note highlights leaves as a possible resource to sustain livestock during hard times.
The Volksfreund notes an October 2 order expropriating collected nettle stems, nettle fibres, spun yarns, and related waste for textile use. An exception allows supplies needed to fulfill army or navy contracts, and the order requires declaration of stocks of these articles.
The Manehner Neuste Nachrichten notes war necessity on grounds of cot ton storage for peat fibre collection, especially cotton-grass shead. It lists districts where collection is possible and states Mk. 25 per cubic meter of fibre, suggesting children can perform the work.
Vienna newspaper reports that orders from the ministry of national defense authorize the appropriation of pewter tubes connections mountings and similar parts of beer pressings and beer drawing apparatus held by manufacturers and dealers for war needs whether in use or not.
A nameless spy is taken into custody by Justice Department operatives. The article emphasizes complete obliteration and silent fate, with no name, no trial details, and no further information. It notes the world will never know the man’s fate as his circle only senses his absence. The Russians condemn German peace terms as too harsh.
Messages from Greek officials in New York express unity with President Wilson's noble principles. Foreign Minister Politia and others state Greece will sacrifice for liberty and justice, guided by the historic appeal and the moral force of Wilson's vision.
London residents report the prolonged air raids last night as perhaps the longest on record, extending with intervals for nearly five hours. Bombs appeared heavier than usual, machine gun fire was frequent, and attacking aircraft were few but bombed a wide area under a clear moonlit sky.
Richmond reports two bills advanced in the Virginia legislature. The house approved a measure allowing women to serve on school boards by a 66 to 3 vote, and the senate committee sent a bill permitting women to practice law in Virginia for consideration.
North Carolina secretary certifies the High nature Show Rooms Inc dissolved by unanimous stockholder consent filed December 28, 1917. Office at 308 Broad Street High Point Guilford County. J Bryan Grimes seals and signs the dissolution record in Raleigh.
City of High Point adopts changes to Sections 41 and 42 of its ordinances. Provisions address obstructing sidewalks by groups or vehicles and prohibit erecting or placing obstructions such as pipes drains or steam lines on sidewalks without council permission. Fines listed include five dollars per offense and enforcement by city authorities.
Notice states on January 22, 1918 the signer sold their entire interest and withdraws from related bills and accounts. J Hutchens is named in the withdrawal. Details are incomplete but indicate transfer of obligations and finalizing a settlement.
Having qualified as administrator of the estate of Caleb Barker late of Guilford county, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the deceased to present them for examination and allowance. This notice informs creditors to file their claims with the administrator within the lawful period.
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