Nation to Select 687000 Men for First National Army
Washington July 13 The war department announced 687000 men will be drawn from those registered June 5 to form the first national army and fill vacancies in the national guard and regular army. States receive specific quotas and boards prepare to assign by district.
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War Department
National Guard
Regular Army
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Naval Guard
United States
National War Army
Washington
Caperton Honored With Banquet By Uruguayan Government
Montivideo July 13 The minister of war and marine hosted a government banquet for Admiral Caperton commander of the American fleet and his staff President Viera and several ministers attended. The banquet was followed by a ball.
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Montivideo
Sinking of Hildegarde and Mary W. Brown Confirmed
Official dispatches report the American barkentine Hildegarde of New Orleans sank July 10 and the American schooner Mary W. Brown of Fall River sank July 8. All crew members were saved.
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Washington
Hildegarde
New Orleans
Mary WV. Brown
Fall River
Frazier Outlines 12th NC Jewelers Convention
Durham July 13. W G Frazier secretary of the North Carolina Retail Jewelers association releases the program for the 12th annual convention at Wrightsville Beach July 17 and 18. W B Morris of Gastonia serves as association president.
Want Wilson Aid On Food Measure
President Wilson seeks a way to straighten out Senate legislation on food control. He will explain his conclusion to Senate leaders before July 21, when a vote is set on the food bill. He studies the House bill as amended and Gore’s substitute, aiming to keep the measure focused on foodstuffs.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
House
Gore
Salvation Army Plans Frontline Ambulance Aid
The Salvation Army mobilizes to equip ambulances and mobilization camps for the front. A tag day will raise funds with Captain Talbirt and The Enterprise receiving donations. The US corps chart shows 24 ambulances planned, plus huts, chaplains, hotels, rest rooms, and officers ready for deployment.
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Salvation Army
Talbirt
Red Cross
United States
Old controversy over Emma Manchester’s leadership renewed
Delegates at the Woodmen of the World biennial convention in Atlanta resumed the dispute over Emma Manchester’s 15 year tenure as supreme guardian. The issue, raised previously in St Paul and Memphis, was upheld by Nebraska courts and the case remains before the supreme court.
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Atlanta
Emma Manchester
Woodmen's Circle
The
Woodmen of the World
St. Paul
Memphis
Nebraska
Supreme Court
Wheat Board Halt Amid Food Legislation Uncertainty
Chicago grain market halted as no trades occurred in the first half hour. Unprecedented standstill attributed to uncertainty over pending food legislation and its potential outcomes on wheat trading.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Fighting Near Peking Reignites After Pause
A Tien Tsin dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph reports renewed fighting outside Peking yesterday after a brief lull. The update places the clash in the ongoing conflict zone with no further details on casualties or exact locations.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Tien _Tsin
Peking
Sheriff Calls 200 Men to Bar IWW Invasion at Bisbee
Douglas, July 13. Sheriff Wheeler orders 200 armed policemen to resist an IWW invasion after 1,197 deported workers were moved from Bisbee. A train carrying the deportees was sidetracked at Hermanos, 20 miles west of Columbus, N M, after officers refused to unload the prisoners.
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Douglas, Ariz
Associated Press
Industrial Workers of the World
Bisbee
Hermamos
Columbus
N. M
Police East
Wheler
East
Hermanos
el Paso
Deportees at Hermanos Stifling Wires as Cavalry Quells Scene
El Paso and South Western railway officials report most deported men remain at Hermanos. They flood the wires with appeals for aid while a cavalry troop takes control of the area.
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el Paso
el Paso and
Southwestern Railway
Hermanos
Trinity Book Club Hosts Mrs. Guy Phillips Honor
The Trinity Book club was entertained by Mrs. J. C. Pepper in honor of Mrs. Guy Phillips. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Phillips hosted a 6 to 8 pm reception for their son and his bride. Guests included Mrs. Eleanor Brame and Mrs. Cassie Albea from Winston-Salem with Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Brame.
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Trinity
Trinity Book Club
Guy Philips
J. C. Pepper
J. L. Phillips
Guy Phillips
Fleanor Brame
Cassie Albea
Winston-Salem
J. D. Brame
Mary White
W. F. Ellis
Ashboro
Lola Phillips
Salisbury
Carrie Phillips
Lula Harris
High Point
Randall B. Terry
Refinishing of Postoffice Building Announced
Postmaster Farriss states the postoffice building will be repainted in full and ironwork refinished to present a new appearance. EK L Armentrout awarded the contract. Work begins at once and must be completed within 30 days.
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Postoffice
Farriss
EK. L. Armentrout
Desire grows for American fleet visit in Buenos Aires
Public opinion in Buenos Aires favors the forthcoming visit of the American fleet despite some Germanophile elements. The German minister reportedly had a spirited discussion about the visit with President Nryogen in a special audience.
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Buenos Ayres
Diaro
Nryogen
381 Join Red Cross in High Point Names List of Members
High Point Red Cross reports 381 members with a large citywide display of support and interest in the chapter’s work. Officials note some names may be misspelled or missing and ask readers to report corrections or pay any outstanding dues.
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High Point Red Cross
Clara I. Cox
Red Cross
Hargett
High Point Savings and Trust Company
Red Cross War Fund
Harvard Football Schedule Cancelled for War
Cambridge Mass July 13 Fred W Moore graduate treasurer of the Harvard Athletic association announced the varsity football schedule for next season has been cancelled on account of the war.
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Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Fred W. Moore
Harvard Athletic Association
Lowest Liberty Bond Price Sells At 99 40 50
New York on July 13 reports the lowest liberty bond price yet recorded with a $5,000 lot selling at 99 and 40 50, a loss of $2 on a $1,000 bond.
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New York
Russians Reach Lemberg Front as Kalusz Falls
Russian forces under General Korniloff push into western Galicia crossing the Lomnica behind Austro German lines and threaten to turn the front along the Zlota Lipa. Wednesday's fighting yielded 960 German captives, five heavy guns and three machine guns. Kalusz was taken. Fronts elsewhere report local artillery activity with limited gains and Allied air and trench raids.
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Associated Press
Korniloff
Galicia
Lemberg
Lemnica
Zlota-Lipa
Somalia
Petrograd
Kalusz
Lomnica
Paris
Aisne
Verdun
Haig
Hulluch
Ypres
Belgium
National Guard Division Units Assigned to Training Camps
Washington reports Major-General Bliss reviewed a War Department list assigning National Guard division units to training camps. Final site selections include Charlotte North Carolina Hattiesburg Mississippi and Alexandria Louisiana. First increment of service set for Sunday with activation August fifth pending act.
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Washington
Bliss
Army
National Guard
War Department
Charlotte
N. C
Hattiesburg
Miss
Alexandria
Cotton Opens Steady as Market Rebounds After Yesterday’s Decline
The cotton market opened steady in New York with futures showing a mixed session. Opening prices ranged with July at 26.23 and October at 25.25 as traders covered positions, while October later traded around 25.44, and other contracts stood near 25.40 to 15.50 for March.
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New York
Associated Press
Three French Ships Sunk in Week Ending July 8
Paris reports three French merchant ships over 1600 tons each and one smaller vessel were sunk in the week ending July 8 according to the admiralty.
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Paris
Admiralty
Power firms vow improved service for High Point
The Southern Power Company and the North Carolina Public Service Company report major steps to stabilize High Point power. A second Public Service line and larger oil switch are to be installed, with switches to disconnect lines during trouble. Col. Wescott Roberson has been elected vice president of the Public Service company.
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Southern Power Company and Public Service—Wescott Roberson
High Point
Southern Power Company
North Carolina Public Service Company
Public Service Company
Enterprise
Charles I. Burkholder
Charles B. Hole
Public Service ‘Company
Col
Wescott Roberson
Finnish Diet Advances Bill Toward Independence
Petrograd July 13 reports the Finnish diet passed the bill’s second reading toward independence. The move caused a crisis as the council of workmen and soldiers delegates sent its president to Helsingfors to seek settlement of differences.
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Petrogead
Council of Workmen and Soldiers Delegates
Helsingforsin
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Caperton
Jewelers
Manchester Supreme Guardian of Woodmen
W.W
Wheeler
Randolph County
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J. W. Austin
Clyde Aiken
Charles Amos
R. G. Amos
Hiram Armentrout
J. W. Apple
Ida Alexander
J. Allem Austin
N. E. Allred
T. B. Austin
Hh. N. Allen
Minnie Alexander
Allanon Alexander
J. Aldred
H. L. Alexander
W. A. Barber
Ruth Balsam
Leroy Briggs
F. D. Blake
H. C. Baker
Lillie Waye Baker
J. T. Bennett
FE. A. Bencini
Fred Beard
N. W. Beeson
P. D. Brown
Elva Blair
C. A. Barbee
T. EF. Brady
Bert Berry
Caldwell
Thalia Copeland
Belva Calloway
Lula Cannon
Ed. Coltrane
Lonnie Coltrane
Clay Clinard
Clay, Cubit
A. G. Dixon
P. M. Derrick
Carter Dalton
W. M. Dyer
W. M Dyer
O. E. Durland
C. E. Dur
L. B. Felker
A. E. Frazier
J. J. Farriss
J. W. Fulp
H. C. Field
Ed. Franklin
Ernest Ferguson
Lucile Goldstein
T. D. Gilliam
R. J. Grant
A. Gilliam
Thomas J. Gold
C. R. Godkin
James R. Gibbs
Delma Grayson
A. Henley
J. B. Holder
Bert Hedgecock
Bascom Hoskins
Bessie Hackney
Edith Hayworth
Edith Holstrom
Ada Holstrom
John Hayworth
C. M. Hauser
E. A. Hatcher, Jr
Lucile Holton
John
J. B. Huff
J. R. Hiatt
KE. K. Ingram
W. W. Idol
W. @. Idol
W. C. Idol
V. A. J. Idol
J. J. Ingram
Louise Ingram
Vernon Idol
W. L. Jackson
W. C. Jones
Robert Jester
Helen Long
Mary Elizabeth Long
Frank Luther
A. C. Lamb
M. R. Lynch
Roberta Lyon
John Lindsay
John Lindsay, Jr
W. G. Munyan
Mary Munyan
Grace Mink
JS . Marsh
C. F. Mattocks
J. J. Miles
W. Morley
P. Moffitt
W H. Moffitt
A. Moffitt
Tata Mendenhall
J. K. Millis
W. R Morrow
Lewis McVarland
Esther Minard
Benj. FE. Moore
Public Service
Roberson Vice President
Finland
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