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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1917
Page
4
A chatter of home front concerns fills the page with talk of prolonging the war, pacific measures, draft thoughts, and a vivid mix of opinions. References to Russia, the Kaiser, and press competition mingle with local civic notes and a tongue in cheek jab at politicians.
A World War I era analysis estimates German losses on the Champagne front at about 1.65 million soldiers across 71 divisions since April. The piece argues for rolling up the Hindenburg Line and warns of heavy U.S. involvement, British and French manpower, and potential Russian relief reshaping the Western Front. It also highlights food mobilization in North Carolina and winter gardens to feed troops.
Citizens press the High Point city council to issue 180000 in bonds to continue street work, arguing costs rise 15 to 30 percent later. They say delaying would raise prices, waste time, and blame delays on wartime uncertainty, urging swift approval to protect ongoing paving.
Randolph County in North Carolina reports a strong spring with greatly increased plantings and plans for a second crop this fall. The state responds favorably to government pleas to boost food supplies, drawing positive observations from observers.
The Merchants Association of the Center city calls for universal membership to boost economic methods and cooperative effort among local merchants. It compares the plan to the Associated Press model, arguing cooperation expands all sizes of business and strengthens the whole trade community.
The weather forecast predicts dry, hot conditions for the coming weeks urging extra street maintenance. City officials note past neglect on High Point streets and urge use of hoses on North and South Main to reduce dust and protect pedestrians and shop goods.
The note suggests that once paving is finished and the sprinkling cart receives adequate use, there should be little remaining issue. It emphasizes efficient operation and minimal problems after proper maintenance.
A somber verse by Lee Wilson Dodd laments drowned sailors and wasted flesh. It pleads for divine quickening to turn the barren sea into a renewed earth, with birth from death and hope arising from desolation.
Specialists from the U S department of agriculture say non specialty cold storage means can preserve fruits and vegetables during food emergencies. Hotels and factories already use refrigeration and large storage, extending this practice could reduce perishables waste and lessen canning needs for six to eight months.
Senate laughs over food bill as Fletcher reads a Waycross Ga spoof from an Atlanta boy veteran. The piece maps out a chain of inevitable steps from draft to front line, reserve, injury, recovery or death, ending with the question what is the use of worrying about the draft.
Dr G Scofield former president and later chairman of Standard Oil California shot himself at his home in Oakland age 74 Despondency after his wife’s death five years earlier is cited He helped found Standard Oil at Oil Creek Pa with John D Rockefeller and led California operations before retiring last year A Kansas woman harvested grasshoppers and dried them to earn 560 dollars in chicken feed profits last year
Mrs. Chas. Reitz of Allens Mills Pa. praises Foley's Honey and Tar for eleven years as a reliable remedy for coughs colds croup whooping cough asthma and hay fever. The advertisement urges readers to choose the genuine FOLEY'S from Mann Drug Co.
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