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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1917
Page
4
The Enterprise invites short letters from readers on subjects of current interest. Writers may share their name with the article, though it may be withheld if desired. Paper delivery is by carrier in the city at 10 cents per week with a note to notify circulation for late issues.
A satirical column parodies wartime headlines and figures, referencing Kaiser, Ruth, German arms, the U S stance on Mexico, and Allied figures like Sherman and Pershing. It notes jokes about internment versus interment, naval rest, and public attitudes toward alimony and uniforms amid war news.
The Enterprise urges wartime thrift and condemns traveling street carnivals as wasteful in a High Point city council appeal. It argues save for war needs, support local movie houses, and questions German cruelty while urging harsh measures to end the conflict swiftly.
Greensboro News from Salisbury comments on Secretary Daniels and his push to curb immorality among sailors. It argues sailors should resist perceived meddling and notes mothers should resent insinuations about their sons. The piece praises Daniels’ influence while condemning the humor it cost, urging discipline without damning all sailors.
Military experts favor turning airplanes from eyes of the army into a great aerial force. Proposal calls for sweeping use of planes to rain destruction on Kaiser’s forces. Congress may be asked for six hundred million dollars for the project.
The Industrial department secretary Miss Bessie Hill Hackney resigns after months of credited service bringing new enterprises to High Point and nationwide advertising. The Enterprise urges turning the department into a chamber of commerce for city business support. An unrelated note mentions Salt Lake City and Price flood dispatches with Price believed marooned.
Washington News reports that Filipinos Porto Ricans Hawaiians and Cubans offer military support to the United States in its fight against Germany and for humanity. Genera Emilio Aguinaldo leads a commission to secure ammunition and equipment while Moros raise a battalion and Puerto Rico Hawaii and Cuba pledge troops and loyalty to Uncle Sam.
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