United States Plans Armed Guards for Neutral Shipments
Washington reports the state department informed foreign missions that American merchant ships sailing through Germany declared danger zones will carry armed guards for protection. The move follows Germany’s January 31, 1917 warning. Navy to arm vessels upon owners’ applications. President Wilson’s approval needed to mobilize reserves and begin officer training at Annapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
State Department
Janary
United States
Germany
Holland
Navy
Fhe
Navy Department
Wilson
Annapolis
Smuggling Probe Expands Over German Detained Cruisers
Government probes smuggling of ship chronometers from German interned cruisers at navy yards. Investigators weigh plot to damage property in wartime and possible explosives aboard Kronprinz Wilhelm and Prinz Frederick. 59 Yarrowdale prisoners arrive in Zurich with praise from locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yarrowdale
Zurich
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Cruis
Navy Yards
Navy Yard
Body of Ambassador Guthrie Lying in State in Tokio
Tokio March 12. The body of George W. Guthrie American ambassador who died last week lies in state at the embassy. Funeral will be held Tuesday with high honors at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral. It will then go to Yokohama on a special train to repose in the American naval hospital pending transport to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Tokio
George W. Guthrie
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Yokohama
American Naval Hospital
United States
Authority Not Extended to Rivers Tributaries
Washington March 12 Paramount federal authority over navigable rivers and exemption from damage liability in their improvement does not extend to their non navigable tributaries the Supreme Court decided today in Kentucky test cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Kentucky
Chinese House Accepts Rupture With Germany
London dispatch reports the Peking house of representatives held a secret session approving the government policy including breaking off relations with Germany. This confirms a major shift in Chinese foreign policy amid ongoing tensions between Beijing and Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Peking
China
Reuters
House of Representatives
Germany
Nineteen Die in Newcastle Cyclone After Rescue Efforts
Newcastle Ind March 12 With rescue work continuing the cyclone fatalities were reduced to 19 and about 200 people were injured. Property losses reached one million dollars as five homes were destroyed and many more damaged in the southern part of the city. Some initially listed as killed were found among the injured and a few injuries did not require hospital care as police control neared martial law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Newcastle
Ind
Kisted
Will Seek Action On The Treaty With Colombia
Senate majority leader Senator Martin said a vote on the Colombia treaty will be sought in this session with a Panama payment of 15,006,000. He conferred with President Wilson, and the move aligns with the President's wishes. No effort was made to recruit Democratic support that day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Martin
Senate
Columbia
Panama
Wilson
Death of Sam Burton After Appendicitis Operation
Sam Burton aged 21 of the western city section died at the hospital this afternoon from complications after an appendicitis operation. He was unmarried. Funeral arrangements were not set at 3 o clock but expected to be held sometime Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Burton
College Men Killed in War Record at Cambridge University
Cambridge records show 13 200 graduates on active service with 3 600 listed as killed wounded or missing while 2 100 have earned honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cambridge
England
Cambridge University
Senate Brief Session Adopts No Action Adjourns Early
Washington reports the senate met briefly on March 12 and adjourned at 12 35 p m until noon tomorrow with no major business transacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Daniels pushes naval build up amid quiet election period
Secretary Daniels holds talks with ship builders and manufacturers to speed naval construction to capacity. Motor boat makers discuss submarine chasers as political quiet before the election settles. Voters in High Point prepare to vote on city charter amendments with primary and general elections slated in April and May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Daniels
Department
High Point
D. S. Gurley
W. D. Simmons
M. Brown
A. B. Horney
R. H. Sechrest
A. R. Hammer
Z. M. Sillman
J. FE. Wagner
M. L. Burke
J. P. Myers
Yr. V. Kirkpatrick
E. S. Parrish
Home Banking Company
Washington Street
First Ward
City Hall
Jordan Street
Secondard
Jarrell Hotel
South Main Street
Third Ward
Southside Fire
Fourth Ward
British and Turks Link Forces in Mesopotamia
British and Turkish forces in Mesopotamia show signs of potential linkage north of Bagdad as General Maude secures supply lines and contemplates further advance. Russian moves from Persia may influence Turkish resistance while Franco Belgian fronts report no large scale offensives despite Parisian updates on Champagne activity near Maisons de Champagne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Bagdad
Mesopotamia
Persia
Toda
Paris
Champagne
Maisons de Champagne
Winston-Salem Leads North Carolina in Manufacturing Output
Special to The Enterprise Washington reports Winston-Salem tops North Carolina cities in manufacturing value for 1914 at 87,287,083 with Durham as the next leader. High Point and Greensboro trail, state population 2,339,000, total products 289,411,987. 151,335 workers. wages 56,282,679. capital 253,841,808 across 5,507 establishments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Winston-Salem
Noth Carolina
Bureau of Census
Durham
High Point
Greensboro
North Carolina
Asheville
Charlotte
New Bern
Raleigh
Rocky Mount
Wilmington
Works assails President in push toward dictatorship
Washington March 12 Senator John D Works former United States senator from California charged that the President's actions rush the nation toward a dictatorship. He said the President has no more right to dictate senate rules than to dictate Koran tenets and warned of unchecked centralization and executive domination over law making.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
John D. Works
California
Senate
Senator Works
Congress
International Enterprise Trust Company planned in Japan
Tokio announces plans to form the International Enterprise Trust Company with a capital of 20,000,000 yen about 10 million dollars. Half the capital aims to be subscribed in Japan and the United States. A commission will depart for the United States to attract American capital. The head office will be in Tokyo with branches abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Tokio
International Enterprise Trust Company
Japan
United States
No Decision on Adamson Law
The Supreme Court again withheld its decision on the constitutionality of the Adamson law today in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adamson Law
Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Gerard sails from Havana to Key West with party of 54
James W. Gerard former American ambassador to Germany sails from Havana for Key West aboard a vessel. He travels with a party of 54 as the trip proceeds.
President Wilson Fully Recovers From Cold
President Wilson has completely recovered from the cold that kept him in bed last week. He held two conferences today, one with Senator Martin the new Democratic leader in the Senate and another with Secretary Lansing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Martin
Nhew
Senate
Lansing
Toe River Mining and Lumber Products chartered in Raleigh
The Toe River Mining and Lumber Products company of Marion McDowell County with a $150000 capitalization received a state charter in Raleigh today. It plans to mine and market ores and metals and operate saw mills to market lumber and timber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ralegib
Toe River Mining and Lumber Products Company
Marion
McDowell County
Wheat futures ease as strike talk lingers on Chicago market
Wheat prices opened only slightly lower and slipped through the day as strike rumors weighed on Chicago trading. May contracts opened near $1.85 and July around $1.56, with a broad downward move developing after initial gains.
British Push On After Bagdad Fall Assertion
London dispatch reports Andrew Bonar Law stating after the Bagdad fall in the House of Commons that two thirds of the Turkish artillery are now in British hands or lost to the Tigris. The march progression continues as Britain presses its campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Bagdad
House of Commons
Andrew Bonar Law
Tigris
State War Strength To Be Furnished By North Carolina
Raleigh March 12 The adjutant general reports that in a new mobilization North Carolina must supply 220 officers and 7,464 enlisted men, the full state war strength. The state now has less than half enrolled, and further mobilization would be directed by the Department of the East commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Raleigh
Adjutant General’s Office
North Carolina
Department of the East
Cotton Futures Open Firm With Early Gains
New York March 12 cotton prices show renewed firmness at the open with advances of 11 to 26 points for active months. March 18.33 May 18.00 July 17.85 October 16.98 December 17.05. Later fluctuations were irregular as some realizations trimmed from the best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Weather Outlook Cloudy With Rain Possible
Generally cloudy tonight and Tuesday with probable local rain. Colder in the north and west portions. Moderate variable winds.
Rochambeau Granted Clearance for Armed Passage
Washington reports the French liner Rochambeau has been granted clearance to depart New York with guns fore as a passenger carrier. The State Department ruled the peaceable ship may arm for defense, signaling a likely broad policy shift toward armed belligerent vessels arriving in American harbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rochambeau
New York
State Department
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Switzerland
Ritz
Bremen
I$ Hastin
Enterprise
Appalachian
Form Trust Company
Chicago
Southwest
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!