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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1918
Page
3
L Homme Libre prints a cartoon showing two weary French soldiers, each with four stripes, arguing with a wine shop owner over buying a quart of red wine. Only two bottles appear with spice-tags valued at 120 and 100 francs. The caption notes the merchant’s stance that there is nothing within the buyers’ means and a shift toward American imports.
Camp Sevier Greenville S C March 1 Special Soldiers absent without leave for more than ten days and escaped prisoners who do not return within 48 hours will be dropped from the rolls and considered deserters under a division order read by officers. Previously a 30 day wait could apply before dropping.
England debates use of unwritten law to excuse crimes by soldiers amid a manslaughter case over a wife’s death. In Rome, American aviators labeled “flying cowboys” by locals tour Italy, where a cab driver refuses to sell his horse amid wartime shortages.
Paris March 18 English signs have been placed in the subway stations to guide the growing number of American and English users. The subway company has mobilized English speaking staff at stations popular with foreigners to assist riders. Most workers are women. Rules and tariffs are printed for easy reading.
Raleigh March 18 State Food Administrator Henry A Page says gasoline dealers should give preferred treatment to farmers who own tractors during the present gasoline shortage. The call aims to assist agricultural operations and maintain farm productivity amidst supply constraints.
Paris reports Mardi Gras with little fanfare due to flour and paper shortages. The 1918 contingent recruits celebrate quietly after medical exam clearance, while Chinese munition workers mark the New Year with circuses, cinemas, and refeeding halls.
Raleigh reports the food administration warns against using flour to make starch for clothes. Households in North Carolina reportedly use thousands of pounds weekly, totaling millions annually. Flour for starch is banned under the food control act with penalties up to 5000 dollars or two years in prison or both.
Several thousand acres are allocated to pineapple farming in Hawaii, illustrating a sizable expansion in the crop's cultivation. The development signals growing agricultural investment and potential boosts to local industry and employment.
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