Czernowitz Falls to Russians in Bridgehead Assault
Petrograd reports Soviet war office announcement detailing General Lechnitzky’s troops capturing Czernowitz after brutal river crossing and bridgehead attack on the Pruth. Russians claim vast prisoner and weapon captures, plus additional fronts including Styr and Svidniks as reinforcements push German and Austrian forces back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussilot
Carpathian
Czernowitz
Kaladine
Gadomitehe
Styr
Svidniks
Smirnoff
Mebane Furniture Pioneer David White Dies in Car Wreck
David A. White of Mebane dies when his touring car overturns near Hawfields church on a Sunday trip. Three friends injured include Miss Mary Hooper of Durham and Miss Margaret Darby of Maryland. White helped found White Furniture Co., a leading southern plant, with his brother Will. Funeral services set for today at the old Presbyterian cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mebane
David A. White
North Carolina
Mr. White
McCoy Patton
Mary Hooker
Durham
Margaret Darby
Maryland
Hawfields Church
Old Presbyterian Church
White
Stephen A. White
Woods
White Furniture Company
Dave
Will
South
William E. White
Arthur White
J. Am White
Charles Millender
Asheville
W. A. Murray
F. M. Hawley
J. W. Goodman
Hawfields
Old Presbyterian Cemetery
Evacuation of Czernowitz by Austrian Forces
The war office announced that Czernowitz was evacuated after Russian forces crossed the Pruth and breached the city defenses. The Austrian garrison withdrew under superior fire to yield the bridgehead before the enemy advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Office
Stripa
Bueznez
Caucasus
Vienna
London
Czernowitz
Pruth
Two Young Men Heavily Fined for Carrying One Pistol
Herbert Wright and Cicero Brown, young white men, were fined heavily in the recorder's court after each held a pistol at different times. Wright paid 25 dollars and Brown 20 dollars. Officers caught them after a dispute at the English street car line and Washington Street where Brown handed the pistol to Wright. They appealed to the superior court through attorney L. B. Williams.
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Herbert Wright
Cicero Brown
Recorder’s Court
Wright
Brown
L. B. Williams
Evans
Carroll
Washington Street
Ben
Dalton
Mrs L H Daniel Dies After Roexboro Hospital Visit
Mrs L H Daniel mother of former High Point teacher Miss Berta Daniel died Friday night in Roexboro after a short illness. The funeral was held today.
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Berta Daniel
High Point
L. H. Daniel
Roexboro
Fire at Thomasville Ignores Insurance and Wide Loss
Fire at the Thomasville Speke and Handle works destroyed the building between 1 and 2 o clock on Saturday. Loss estimated at 400 to 500 dollars with no insurance. Other items note city politics changes, arrivals, and travels of local figures including J. M. Wood and wife, J. W. Lambeth, Charles Griffith Jr, and A. Homer Ragan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Thomasville Speke and Handle Works
J. M. Wood
City
A. L. Boggs
Mr. Wood
Caroline Carlton
Richmond
Pfod. Jones
Effreet
Mr. Mullican
Forsythe Road Commission
Jones
J. W. Lambeth
St. Louis
Lambeth
Charles Griffith, Jr
University of Virginia
Baltimore
A. Homer Ragan
First National Bank
Asheville
Ragan
Mass Meeting on Good Streets Tonight at High Point Auditorium
A large turnout is expected for an eight o clock mass meeting at the High Point auditorium to discuss better streets. Mayor Thomas J Murphy of Greensboro will be principal speaker with several local orators about municipal pavement improvements.
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Thomas J. Murphy
Reading
High Point
Theer
Murphy
Greensboro
Durham Hosiery Mills Guarantee Men’s Pay
Durham officials announce a plan to cover wage differences for employees enlisting for Mexican service and serving with the state guard. The notice promises to make up the difference between soldier and mill wages to prevent income loss for workers from Durham Carrboro Chapel Hill High Point Goldsboro and Mebane plants. A second item notes a Chicago assignment staying for a month for medical studies.
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Durham
Durham Hosiery
Sam
State Guard
Wilson
Carrboro
Chapel Hill
High Point
Goldsboro
Mebane
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Czar
Petrograd
Daniel
Speke and Handle Works
Ance
J. P. Gilbert
Chicago
W. Peacock
Durham Hosiery Mills
Gilbert
Emperes
Quaker City Rubber CO
Philadelphia
High Point Buggy CO
Buick
Studebaker
Cadillac
Ford
Oakland
Moline
Maxwell
Lyon
Dodge Brothers
Overland
Saxon
Hupmobile
Babcock
Our Wash
Ington Street
High Point Motor Co
G. F. Wilson
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