City furniture plants accept government work for war effort
All furniture and allied plants in the city agree to take on government orders for the duration of the war. A 60 hour work week with Saturday afternoons off is planned, with early starts to allow time for gardens. Wagons parts and other war materials rank among first tasks as manufacturers boost labor and pay.
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Commercial Club
War Department
Sime
Washington
Furniture Manufacturers Association
High Point
Furniture and Allied Products
Renomination favor for William Hammer as district attorney
Washington reports a favorable judiciary committee view on President Wilson’s renomination of William Hammer of Ashboro North Carolina for a second term as district attorney of the western North Carolina district. Little opposition expected and confirmation likely in an early executive session.
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Parker R. Anderson
Washington
William
Hammer
Ashboro
N. C
North Carolina
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Baker
Charles Lee Smith
Raleigh
Jobs Hopkins University
Smith
Insurance ad series payment to High Point Enterprise
Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. sends a check to cover a series of illustrated automobile insurance advertisements run by the High Point Enterprise. The bank states satisfaction with the service and pleasing results.
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Wachovia Bank & Trust CO
The United States And Japan Have No Agreement On Any Military Move
Senator Lewis of Illinois announces there is no agreement between the United States and Japan on any military action. He notes Japan may soon act to counter German influence in eastern Siberia and protect war stores at Vladivostok, with diplomats believing Japan would move quickly to meet the emergency.
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United States
Japan
Siberia
Vladivostok
Allies agree on immediate action to safeguard Siberian interests
London reports The Evening News states the question of Japanese intervention in Siberia has been settled and that allies including the United States have agreed to act promptly to protect the powers interests.
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London
the Evening News
Siberia
United States
Japan Prepares Early Intervention in Siberia
Reports say Japan will act soon to protect allied interests in Eastern Siberia. British French and Italian ambassadors in Tokyo have asked or will seek immediate action, with Washington believing military activity is imminent.
Americans Hold Lorraine Sector In Fresh French Front Fight
American troops in the Toul sector of Lorraine repelled a German assault and advanced patrols capturing several prisoners. French Verdun operations yielded a 600 yard gain with 150 prisoners, as American artillery shelled German assemblies northwest of Toul.
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Verdun
Toul
Durham Method Used In Domestic Dispute In High Point
Monroe Gattis from Durham attempted to rebound two bottles off Mattie Thompson’s head to prove love. The bottles shattered causing Mattie to suffer a minor skull fracture and facial injuries. Police sought Monroe as Chief McGhee declined comment.
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Monroe Gattis
Mattie Thompson
Mattie
Monroe
Hern
Dirham Way
Durham Way
Durham
High Point
McGhee
Informants Urged to Sign Names to Letters on Draft
Local exemption board warns that unsigned letters about draft registrants are not acceptable. Citizens supplying information should sign their names, as unsigned communications are viewed as venting spleen rather than trusted tips.
Police Seek James Sewars In Store Burglary
Police search for James Sewars a Black man who entered the Redding building storage on College Street Monday evening. He fled through a rear window taking glass candy and hosiery before leaving. proprietor reports no losses after morning check.
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James Sewars
Redding
College Street
First Americans to win new war bravery medals likely from Toul fighting
The first Americans to win the new American bravery medals will probably come from Friday's successful battle with the Germans in the Toul sector. Officers compile each soldier's record as Premier Clemenceau yesterday decorated several men. Recommendations will be made by the division commander to ensure honors go beyond mere duty.
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Senate
Judiciary Committee
Overman
France
Associated Press
Toul
Clemenceau
Negro Registrants to Be Called for Army Draft
Indications from Washington show the War Department will call the remaining quota of High Point township registrants for the national army. Thirty one Negroes from High Point township are listed, with 17 whites needed to complete the first quota. Adjustments in physical examinations have shifted acceptances, delaying some Negroes while more whites receive approval for mobilization.
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National Army
High Point Township
Washington
War Department
Commercial National Bank Sees Record Day Deposits
The Commercial National Bank reported a record day with 390 deposits totaling 119 500 and 65 000 in paid out funds, as stated by president J Elwood Cox. The bank notes strong patronage and continued growth of both small and large accounts.
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Commercial National Bank
J. Elwood Cox
Commercial National
New La France Fire Truck Arrives for City Replacement
The city received a new La France fire engine to replace the worn Seagraves at the southside station. It arrived this morning and sits on a side track awaiting unloading. A company representative will arrive soon to oversee unloading and demonstrate the new pumper.
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la France
Seagraves Appartus
Continued Strength Shown at Opening of Cotton Market Today
The cotton market in New York opened with sustained strength as March notices caused minor irregularities. After initial fluctuations, prices moved up, with May at 31.4 and October at 50.47, while March through December futures posted steady starts.
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New York
FTC charges two firms with unfair methods in fertilizer trade
Washington March 5 complaints filed by the federal trade commission accuse American Agricultural and Chemical Company of Connecticut and The Brown Company of New Jersey of unfair methods in suppressing competition in the manufacture and sale of fertilizer.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
American Agricultural and Chemical Company of
Conneticut
The
Brown Company of
New Jersey
Japanese Cabinet Deliberates Entire Russian Situation
The Japanese cabinet held frequent meetings to consider the Russian situation with full awareness of the grave responsibilities involved. The discussions reflect the urgent and absorbing nature of the issue dominating press and public interest this period.
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Tokio
Japan
Shanghai
London
Associated Press
Danville War Opinion Probe Starts as Justice Agent Arrives
Danville March 5. A Department of Justice agent arrives to interview several men whose statements on America and the war were sent to United States Commissioner Flynn. The inquiry follows claims the men oppose the government's war policy.
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Danville
Department of Justice
America
United States
Flynn
Wilson to Seize Hamburg America and North German Docks
President Wilson to take over the Hamburg America and North German Lloyd dock properties at Hoboken, N J. He conferred with Senator Martin to amend the urgent deficient appropriation bill to grant authority and with Attorney General Gregory to brief Congress on the legal aspects.
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Wilson
Geran Companies
Wilson Tod
Martin
White House
Gregory
Congress
Asheville Boy Lauded By Burleson Over War Mail Spirit
Washington reports Postmaster General Burleson praised a letter from Minnie F. Mathey of Asheville North Carolina describing her son Faye V Malloy in France. Malloy, about 25, served in a cavalry troop trained at Fort Oglethorpe and San Antonio and was among the first North Carolinians selected for overseas duty.
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America
France
Minnie. F. Mathey
Asheville
N. C
Burleson
Faye V. Malloy
High Point
Fort Oglethorpe
San Antonio, Tey
Young Malloy
Winston-Salem
Germans Take Narva Move On To Petrograd
Narva, 100 miles southwest of Petrograd, captured by Germans. Enemy reported advancing toward Petrograd per Exchanges Telegraph dispatch dated Monday from Petrograd.
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Narva
Petrograd
London
Gift to Methodist Orphanage Endowment Fund
Judge W. B. Allen carried $25,900 from Raleigh to Goldsboro to deliver to the trustees of the Methodist orphanage endowment fund. The gift was provided by E. B. Borden a prominent banker of Goldsboro.
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Goldsboro
W. BR. Allen
Raleigh
Methodit Orphanage
E. B. Borden
Gods- Lore
Hostilities Ordered Suspended in Mohilev Region
Petrograd reports that Krasiga Krylenko, commander in chief, ordered the Mohilev field staff to cease hostilities. Troops are to remain in their present positions per the official announcement.
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Petrograd
Krasiga Krylenko
Mohilev
Draft second levy expected in April as Congress delays notice
Washington March 3 Announcement on the next draft date is imminent. Provost Marshal Crowder's office says an important notice will outline timing and methods for the second levy. The first group is expected to move to camp in April, but publication stalls while Congress debates changes to the selective service act.
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Congress
Selective Service
Myr
Crowder
Belgian Doctors Very Courageous Under Shell Fire
An eye witness recounts two Belgian army doctors rushing to operate after a shell crushed a soldier near Caeskerke. Dr Titz and Dr Bastin disturbed by bombardment performed life saving amputation, Bastin killed by a fragment, Titz carried the patient to safety under fire.
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Paris
Caeskerke
Dixmude
Titz
Bastin
Dr. Bastin
War on vagrants intensifies in Greershore county drive
The article reports a sweeping order by Greershore and Griffon county officials mandating vagrants either enlist or face jail. Chief Meshea cites about 100 or more vagrants in the area as warnings rise. In Miami city court over the past ten days vagrancy cases were heard with Judge Austin meting out sentences.
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Greershore
Griffon County
Gie Wimber
Meshea
Miamicipal
Austin
War settlement reached with Romanian workers
Unclear report states Bertin via Loonsbew Marels four Romanians accepted wartime conditions. Authorities issued a proclamation yesterday regarding the matter and the motivations behind the action remain unspecified.
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Bertin
Loonsbew
Marels
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High Point Enterprise
High Point, N. C
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Mgr
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Inois
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Entente
Sary
Rumania
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Don
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Jessary
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Russia
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Caspian Sea
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Batoum Kars
Erivan
Lorraine — Front
Mans
Berlin
Romania
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Hamburg
North German Lloyd
Steamship Companies
Hoboken
N. J
Burles
Methodist Orphanage
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