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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1917
Page
4
The text mixes wartime rumors and opinions about Russian advancement and German spies with stray comments on food bills, censorship, personal ambitions, and a few scattered local mentions. It references a Durham bathing pool and a jailish note about Alexander Berkman, all fragmentary and unverified.
Durham Sun cites East St Louis writer Chester M Wright who blames race riots on bad industrial and living conditions and dirty politics. He argues progress requires long term reform and notes similar conditions in northern cities. contrasts Fayetteville and Charlotte railroad facilities affecting camp placement.
An editorial argues food is the war’s vital ammunition and calls for an immediate embargo on food shipments to neutrals and strict price controls. It urges government to feed civilians first, restrain speculators, and pass the embargo and price regulation bills to curb German militarism.
The Boy Scouts work with the government has been pivotal since the United States entered the war. They promoted Liberty Loan bonds and conducted house-to-house canvassing raising hundreds of thousands of dollars. The movement seeks more help, especially from men over 21 to serve as scoutmasters, volunteering without pay.
A serialized sketch by Miss Hawthorne in The Enterprise profiles pacifist David Starr Jordan. The piece questions his peace work, notes his fish expertise, and contrasts his German ties with American interests amid a July parade remark from a Montgomery Advertiser reporter.
A reader reports fear over water pollution claims claiming 395 germs per glass, but medical authorities say the issue is known and long standing. Water may not be perfectly pure but remains drinkable. efforts to remove impurities are hoped for and no panic is advised.
The Fayetteville cantonment amid negotiations to relocate to Charlotte, citing ongoing talks as of now. Local officials explain the plan to shift the site may alter the original city assignment despite prior assurances.
Burks, described as the meanest man in town, snarls at being named IT bossed my wife after he overheard the claim. The aside hints at village intrigue as printed in Every body's Magazine while Ford’s aerial bombs promise a grim Christmas for German trenches per Macon Telegraph.
Wartime prose laments German submarine actions sinking lifeboats and shredding humane conduct. The narrator declares such savagery as devilish, condemning monsters of war and noting a grim, hellish stain on the era and humanity.
Albemarle July 12 S H Milton longtime Stanly clerk of the superior court died here yesterday after a fall on a return trip from Monroe and heart failure. He leaves a wife several children and was a large landowner and well known in the county. The funeral is expected this afternoon.
Berlin report says crown council met until 1 a clock Tuesday morning to accept resignations. An imperial ministry of labor will be created led by socialists Herbert or David. Names of resigned ministers not disclosed, but Zimmermann and Helfferich are named as likely losers of portfolios.
Boston hosts the Elks national convention with a full patriotic program on Boston Common. A parade was dropped due to the war and funds redirected to war relief. The day features military and naval displays, Elk drill corps from Denver, and speeches led by Senator James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois.
Belfast authorities tightened security for Orangemen's Day amid social and political unrest in Ireland. The celebration marks the 1690 Battle of the Beyne, a Protestant ascendancy milestone. background on Loyal Orange Institution and Jacobite opposition is included alongside unrelated notes on New Jersey fire liability and sprinkler effectiveness studies.
New York details reveal Ruth Cruger refused to keep silent after the attack by Alfredo Cocchi. He struck three blows, buried her in his bicycle shop cellar, and washed his gloves with benzine. He hid the body under a coat and motorcycle parts, then fled with possible accomplices, sailing February 27 to Havre on the Manchester.
In Statesville on July 12 Jack Mitchell 34 a north Iredell resident drank poison and died within a half hour. He had recently become demented by brooding over the war and had been under hospital treatment though his condition had improved. His wife and two young children survive.
Twelve German steamers seized in Indian ports at the war start have earned 120,339 pounds under the India Office. Some ships have carried mules from Buenos Aires for India and others served the British Admiralty in addition to commercial voyages.
Richard Beale Davis 72 Confederate veteran and former assistant attorney general of Virginia died at his Petersburg home. He served twice in the Virginia legislature. He was father to Robert Beale Davis attached at the American embassy in London John Davis a University of Illinois faculty member and Carl Davis of Wilmington North Carolina.
J. J. McEntee says no conference with the National Metal Trades association is likely as Rowland Mahany tries to arrange talks. The strike in New York shipyards will grow daily until workers secure a minimum of 4.50 dollars per day. Insurance permit savings in two to five years are cited for sprinkler system investment.
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