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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1917
Page
4
The piece rails at wartime censorship and press control while urging government take over of food price regulation. It laments broken promises, cites double registration, and condemns food gamblers while urging citizens to pressure Congress to fix prices and curb exploitation. It underscores mounting taxes and bread costs amid a national mobilization.
The High Point lighting system shows clear incompetence with outages lasting hours during even minor storms. Officials offer little information while some areas burn and others go dark, risking business disruption for shops and theaters in the downtown area.
Officials warn of imminent power failure and urge residents to install auxiliary lighting or revert to kerosene lamps. The advisory emphasizes that High Point may lose electric service soon and stresses taking immediate precautions to remain safe and informed.
The 14 month old baby of a wealthy Springfield family was kidnapped from his bed, a ransom note sent, and the infant killed by being cast into an abandoned well. A tornado and lightning altered the planned route, thwarting the ransom and ending in the child's death. The case moves a grieving mother and father to public lament.
The senate finance committee favors a 1 percent tax on auto sales as fair and sensible. The writer argues that owning a car implies paying, estimates 350 million revenue, and notes war costs already exceed 4 billion with projected rise to 15 billion. Wealthier buyers bear a larger burden to support national needs.
Herbert C. Hoover argues against the so called fourth meal in dietary habits. He cites five o clock tea restaurant lunches and afternoon receptions as examples of unnecessary excess. He plans a campaign to curb this extra meal and promote two or three meals daily.
The French chamber of deputies approved a resolution by 453 to 55 demanding peace must include liberation of occupied territories, return of Alsace Lorraine to France, and just reparations. It supports Belgium and Serbia restitution and condemns Prussian and German actions as dismembering Poland.
Washington June 11 President Wilsons war message arranged with foot note references was issued in pamphlet form today by the committee on public information. Guy Stanton Ford edited and compiled the references for distribution to schools libraries and organizations or individuals applying for it. A movement will be started to make it a textbook in schools curricula. Frank Isbell is president and Bobby Wallace manager of the Wichita team. A slant at the Western league team standing will show how the two old big timers must suffer.
Springfield, Missouri reports normalcy returned after a tense night as a mob dispersed around 4 a.m. seeking to lynch abductors of 14 month old Lloyd Keet. Sheriff fled with prisoners amid pressure from Stockton citizens who asked to force confessions. Officials say no evidence ties the prisoners to the case.
London reports refute exaggerated German claims on British casualties in the Messines ridge battle. By Friday evening about 10 000 men on the British side failed to respond to roll call, with roughly six in ten likely wounded but able to walk and many others expected to rejoin later.
Rev J Moody preached the memorial sermon to Fayetteville fire department members at St John s Episcopal church as part of a state wide observance of the second Sunday in June honoring fallen firemen.
Train No 142 reaches High Point at 7 05 a m while No 136 arrives at 12 20 p m No 184 at 6 45 p m Additional listed times include 2 07 a m 4 12 a m 7 14 a m 12 55 p m 7 40 a m 1 17 p m 7 02 p m and 7 48 p m indicating a series of arrival and departure slots on the Southern Railway timetable for the High Point station.
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