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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1916
Page
7
Twenty four people were killed and 27 injured in a Zeppelin raid over Paris on Saturday night. The airship dropped about three and a half tons of bombs at an altitude around 14 000 feet as crowds watched from streets and balconies, with many indoors when the blasts tore through buildings.
London dispatch reports an authoritative explanation for the French occupation of a cape near Saloniki. A German submarine attack on a transport carrying mules prompted coastal policing with a French naval division and detachments occupying the cape after Greek troops evacuated, amid calm operations.
Asheville reports a fatal joy ride when Harry Shope and two Black Mountain men, E Witthe and Fred Hughes, fled before trial while Clyde Williams died after Shope’s auto plunged into Rashes Creek. Shope faces Superior court after coroner’s jury found dangerous driving. Authorities seek two women linked to the incident.
Dorothy Donnelly stars in the Henry Savage film version of Madame X at the Boston Theatre. The stage favorite leads a strong cast in Bisson’s drama about a heart-hungry wife and neglectful husband. The six-reel production draws tears and high praise as it captivates audiences. See the Broadway show Thursday.
In Raleigh, Old Man Small remains at the Soldiers' Home after ten days' confinement for insurgency. He reports meals improving and says he will stay until supreme court judges order him away. The Daughters of the Confederacy pause actions until Governor Craig returns and reviews the home management issue.
London dispatch quotes the Frankfurter Zeitung that Germany has submitted its final answer in the Lusitania case to Washington. The submarine commander’s action is not disapproved and Germany will make no further concession.
The City of High Point announces a bond election to be held Tuesday after the first Monday in March 1916, specifically March 7, to submit to qualified voters the issuance of fifty thousand dollars in bonds. Voters in all wards will decide on the proposed financing.
Train No. 142 departs Asheboro at 7 05 a m Train No 136 leaves at 12 15 p m Train No 134 departs at 5 40 p m from Asheboro USA.
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