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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1917
Page
4
The piece discusses soldiers, draft talk, and national safety while criticizing paper costs and media. It notes the Berlin to Bagdad railway disruption, rail service complaints, and dining car price hikes impacting travelers. Local critiques include road quality, theatre posters, and a Scots joke from London.
The piece recounts German atrocities in Belgium during the 1914 invasion, detailing villages burned, civilians killed, and propaganda deceiving the public. It argues the United States must fund the Entente and mobilize troops, warning of immense costs in lives and money.
The government originally estimated seven billion dollars for the fiscal year but now forecasts fifteen billion with possible higher totals to carry the war through next summer. The figures alarm taxpayers and highlight the mounting financial strain on the public.
The Associated Press faced pressure from George Creel head of the Committee on Public Information to suppress a dispatch from Europe about American troops arriving safely. AP manager Melville Stone resisted, arguing the news was vital for the public. Senator Penrose called for investigation into Creel's authority and alleged secrecy across departments.
A column by Elizabeth Dejeans argues women must lead food conservation amid war shortages. She urges substituting rice and corn-pone for wheat, promotes household thrift, and urges collective action to curb waste and stabilize the food supply.
Dr Laurie James Arnold of Lillington has received a commission to the medical officers reserve corps and is subject to call at any time after government notification.
Citizens in Swansea disrupted a peace meeting yesterday afternoon. They chased pacifists from the building and forced the surrender of sticks and umbrellas used against the attackers.
A testimonial from Mrs. Chas. Reitz of Allens Mills Pa says Foley's Honey and Tar has been her remedy for eleven years for coughs colds croup whooping cough asthma and hay fever. The Mann Drug Co sells the genuine product.
A German submarine grounded on the French coast west of Calais on Thursday was not destroyed when the crew set fire to its fuel but was captured by Belgian horsemen who rode from a nearby field. The incident echoes a 1794 Hussards feat as locals watched the arrest of the crew.
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