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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
5
An editorial lauds Governor Bickett for demanding citizens report idle workers amid the war. The proclamation aims to place non workers in employments, withrefusal risking transfer to federal exemption boards and class one status. moral and legal pressure to enforce labor amid national crisis.
Wartime shipping figures show American yards produced 130 642 tons while submarines sunk about 26 000 tons across ten ships. Submarine visits rallied public resolve and secured Atlantic coast protection decades earlier. Sugar transport from Cuba to the US faces tighter controls with a two pound per customer limit in city limits and stricter retail reporting.
The article describes a-10 pound limit for country district purchases and warns violators will face drastic action. It explains the aim to curb use of sugar in beverages and foods while urging continued support for the nationwide effort.
New owners plan to turn Jefferson Island’s Bob Acres in Iberia parish into a wild fowl sanctuary. A dam will rewater a drained cypress swamp to host a large heronry while Lake Pie-en-ney may be set aside as a wild waterfowl refuge. Nearby property owners support prohibiting shooting as the Louisiana Conservation Commission may establish the refuge under state authority.
New York June 13 announcement says a budget deficit of several hundred million marks for 1918 faces Prussia as Finance Minister Hertz warns the populace about the impact of rail and canal projects costing billions and cites 20 to 25 percent tax rates as unbearable while 45 percent incomes would cause alarm. Also an advertisement for Foley's Honey and Tar Compound claims to ease summer colds with a testimonial from Mrs Mary Lodam of Perth Amboy New Jersey.
Drivers in High Point must apply to the chief of police for a driving permit beginning June 1 1918. Permit issued on demonstration of ability to drive and payment of $1.00.
Mrs. N. Fr. Armstrong manager of the Gould estate near the city has issued a formal notice banning frog hunters and fishermen without written permission. A recent incident by frog hunters led to tighter control, while city residents who obtain permits have faced no trouble. night trespassers are warned to seek approval before any sport on the preserve.
A German writer claims in the Weekly Dispatch that German forces suffered far heavier losses at Jutland than official figures indicate. He recounts specific ships lost or damaged including the Frauenlob Pommern Rostock Luitzow Wiesbaden and gives casualty figures and ship condition upon return to port.
Washington June 13 officials called a Wolff bureau statement a German propaganda piece meant to sow distrust in the United States in Greece. It claimed 1,000 Greek sailors were seized by Great Britain and sent to the United States to help man the American merchant fleet.
A medical discovery named VISTOLNA claims to improve the nervous system and health of every organ. J W Mealer of 45 Berrein Avenue reports dramatic recovery from stomach troubles, nervousness, and weight loss after using VILTOLNA. The product is sold in High Point by Matton Drug Co.
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