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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1918
Page
4
The High Point Enterprise outlines subscription terms by mail or carrier at 5.00 for one year 2.50 for three months and 1.25 for one week. Advertising and editorial fees listed with contact numbers.
Allied presses report a bending German line along the Ourcq and near Rheims and Soissons. American troops crossed the Ourcq and pushed northward as French forces drive wedges into the center, threatening a larger retreat. Bavarian guards resisted stubbornly while Americans held firm as the front reshapes.
A Constantinople dispatch reports Turkey has severed relations with Germany as unrest grows at home. Food shortages, war fatigue, and Young Turk discontent surge after Germany’s actions, including the Hamidieh episode. US aid is seen as a factor in Allied hopes. Turkey’s exit could affect the wider war, with Central powers facing possible shifts.
The article reports on plans to widen the draft as Congress reconvenes. It notes forecasts of registering men 18 to 44 or 18 to 45, with a tiered classification for deferments and single men first. Proposals include extended age limits, additional appropriations, and rapid army mobilization under Crowder and Baker, amid mixed congressional support.
West Virginia considers amending 1917 election law to ease soldier voting rules. A special session is urged as lawmakers weigh whether soldiers in foreign service may cast ballots via mailed applications, sealed ballots, and officer oversight. Critics call the process unwieldy and burdensome on commanding officers.
A humorous quip recounted by Boys' Life about timing and order in an office. The office boy notes Mr. Jones shifts from last to first with wordplay on wet cartier, then back to behind, implying alternating pace. The gag ends with a prediction he may improve again.
The article notes Tove, blind, relies on hearing to sense her father ascending the stairs, a detail illustrating daily life and familial routines.
The summer school announced earlier opened today at the South Main street high school building to help students behind in subjects prepare for entrance in the city schools this fall.
Advertiser urges daily water intake between meals to flush kidneys and use Anuric tablets from Dr. Pierce for gout and rheumatism. Claims Anuric dissolves uric acid, improves backache, and offers a trial pack for 10 cents. Includes testimonials from Miss Exmine Burm Moser and Jart G Graves.
In Freeland on July 30 a patriotic address on the war chest was interrupted when a four minute man’s false teeth became displaced at Refowieh theater. He quipped that mail order teeth would not let him speak as planned. Grege shorthand won the Panama exposition gold medal. Edwards Business College taught in the city day and night.
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