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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1917
Page
1
Allied forces prepare a major attack as Russia demonstrates renewed offensive strength. German air losses mount while British and French efforts push front lines, notably near Arras and Hollebeke. In Belgium German pilots face setbacks as French and British counterblows gain ground near Cerny and the Aisne sector.
The North Carolina Rural Letter Carriers Association elected new officers at its two day Goldsboro session. President W C Johnson. vice president R C D Beaman. secretary treasurer W W Edgerton. executive board F L Ward Herbert Lyons S H King. chaplain D N Hunt. Gastonia chosen as next meeting place. Delegates toured Goldsboro and attended a barbecue hosted by local carriers.
Merchants association credit bureau is being rapidly prepared as Secretary Seawell announces. City residents will have ratings withheld until the tenth of the month to allow timely payments, with every dollar paid improving the chance of a 100 percent prompt rating.
Tien Tsin July 5 a military clash in China is imminent as Peking troops show signs of opposition to General Chang Hsun's dictatorship under a monarchy. Simultaneously troops of the Chi Li governor mobilize to move on Peking.
Miss Corrinne Gibbon hosted a dinner at the Selwyn hotel where Miss Mattie Walker of Charlotte and Alexander Mc Allister Worth of Winston-Salem announced their engagement. The wedding is planned for August.
London officials report coroner's juries now sit with fewer than 12 members for the first time in a thousand years, according to a Westminster coroner's statement from last week.
The war office states Russian forces captured 300 officers 18 000 men 29 guns and 23 machine guns in fighting Sunday and Monday at Petrograd.
Paris celebrates a US battalion’s march as 230th French territorials escort the unit in a court of honor. Crowds cheer, clap, and wave as President Poincare greets the soldiers and residents chant Teddy and Sammies, praising the Americans for their marching and looks.
G S Gullette of Empire Film Company visits the city to film a local reel for the feature Down in Old Carolina. The week long shoot will showcase the city skyline manufacturing plants and attractive streets as part of nationwide advertising. The Winston-Salem reel titled Winston Salem the City of Industry will be shown at the Rose theater tonight.
Concord July 5 Work has begun on the Concord Young Men’s Christian Association building and is being pushed to completion. A $35,000 fund drive was recently completed and a lot was picked at Grove and North Spring streets before choosing a North Union street site beside the Central Methodist church.
Al McCoy the middleweight champion and Jackie Clark of Allentown Pa fought 10 rounds with no decision at Lonaconing. The crowd judged Clark won on points.
A. G. Lamonds a city barber received a three month term on the roads for assaulting Miss Susie Stone 18 in the office of a local dentist. Lamonds appealed bond set at 500 by Municipal Court Judge J Allen Austin. The incident occurred June 26 about 7 15 p m as Miss Stone waited for the dentist. She testified Lamonds grabbed her wrists and pressed his face to her neck but she freed herself and urged him to leave. The dentist corroborated the account noting the girl’s flushed appearance and her wrists. The defense offered no witnesses.
Ralph Mulford captured the 150 mile event at Omaha speedway with a 1 hour 28 minute 55 second run at 101.26 mph. Joe Thomas finished second and Walter Haines third. Haines disputes judges’ decision after the race. Mechanician Billy Salmon was seriously injured in a second lap crash. Wheat and corn futures moved higher in Chicago trading.
War office reports Austro German forces attacked the Russian advance post east of Brzezany in Galicia yesterday as the war continued.
London papers praise Independence Day as a festival of reunion between Britain and the United States. The Morning Post lauds closer Anglo American ties and notes Germans helped elevate understanding, while The Times says some Britons misunderstand American neutrality and views intervention as a wartime miracle.
Senators from cotton states say cotton will be dropped from the administration food bill before a full vote. A telegram from Fort Worth Texas warns that including cotton could halt business nationwide as Congress finalizes food control measures.
In Columbus Georgia on July 5 Senator Thomas B Hardwick declared he supported a war to defend American rights but opposed sending any conscripted troops to fight in Europe He defended his independence from federal orders while praising the president as a mortal but great man.
A Peking dispatch reports General Chang Hun asked Baron Hayashi on July 22 whether Japan would back a Chinese monarchy restoration. Hayashi said Japan would adhere to non interference. The article notes possible northern southern split and fear that Japan and allies might take protective action if disorders escalate.
Copenhagen reports Lieutenant General von Stein, Prussian war minister, stating a further British offensive is expected north of Arras where General Haig seems to be preparing large scale operations. He said the Saloiniki campaign abandonment is unlikely and the Italian Isonzo and Tyrolean offensives are weakened. His take on the Russian drive is not given.
A small French port marked its V Fourth with a flag fest as American troops gained liberty. The town woke under clear skies with bunting, welcoming thousands of soldiers and sailors and Paris-sent Stars and Stripes.
Ralph De Palma won the automobile match race in Detroit covering 25 miles on a circular one mile dirt track in 21 02. He shaved 35 seconds from the old record and also defeated Barney Oldfield in two other events at 15 miles and 10 miles.
Paris reports the battalion of American troops that paraded yesterday has departed for the permanent American camp. The first expeditionary force at a French port will move to camp soon, with the full unit expected in camp by July 15.
In New York on July 5 the cotton market opened with renewed liquidation and lower first prices. October stood around 24.20 and January near 24.24, down from recent highs, as the market slid about 24 points before a brief rally of 20 to 30 points.
London July 5. The War Office reports a farmer in northern England was fined 375 for refusing to sell and deliver wool as required by the official wool purchasing order.
Railroads in North Carolina amended a petition to the state corporation commission, seeking substantial advances in freight rates. The original 15 percent over the basic schedule was removed after an ICC ruling, but the railroads still push higher base rates, defended by the industry and opposed by shippers.
In Mexico City on July 5 American gold coins are being reminted for profit to the government. Taxes paid in gold are valued at about 1.90 Mexican pesos per dollar, while a $10 American piece can yield two Hidalgo ten dollar coins.
A telephone message to Attorney General Jones from County Attorney Foster reported the Globe mine strike was beyond control and that United States troops from Douglas have been ordered on Mayor Bundell’s recommendation to the scene.
Washington July 5 A total of 11 621 005 on first mortgage loans to farmers at 5 percent interest has been asked by 250 farm loan associations chartered by the federal farm loan board up to July 1. The loans are being made through the 12 federal land banks.
Berlin reports minimal combat the previous day as Russians conduct operations in Galicia, according to a war office statement.
Washington July 5. The House military committee opened consideration of War Department plans for a major aircraft program. One bill seeks 650 million dollars for 22,625 planes and 45,250 engines plus training and camps. another covers organization, personnel, and a draft powered by presidential authority. Unofficial figures set manning at about 75,000.
A car speed event yesterday featured a match race against Barney Oldfield. The driver completed the distance in 21:02 25, a time that clipped a notable mark and sparked discussion of the performance.
A German court martial in Liege condemned Milo Grandpez and his sister, both of Stavelot Belgium, on espionage charges. They were ordered shot within 24 hours per an Amsterdam-telegraph story disputed by Exchange Telegraph.
Akron reporter notes Johnny Griffith of Akron won the newspaper decision over Ted Kid Lewis in a 15 round no decision match. Griffith edged a shade in five rounds while Lewis won four and drew six. Lewis remains welterweight champion after taking the title from Jack Britton in Dayton ten days earlier.
James E. Shepherd president of the national training school in Durham issued an appeal to governors of 19 states and to 52 newspapers asking them to aid in suppressing mob violence against African Americans. He urged strengthening the arm of the law for a helpless people to be read in both the north and south.
London July 5. Wives of more than 250 members of parliament send a petition to the House of Commons asking for the removal of the grille that screens the visitors' gallery from the chamber. They say it is uncomfortable to sit in a gallery from which little can be heard or seen.
London July 5 reports renewed interest in an undersea tunnel beneath the English Channel and a ship canal linking Scotland’s east and west coasts. A revived proposal to bore a tunnel under the Irish Sea is noted.
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