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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1919
Page
1
European critics largely agree the Bolsheviks have seized power and declared war on the Entente. The situation is described as serious with some believing Germany seeks to nullify peace by forcing action and work to meet the new crisis.
A Czecho-Slovak army is sent against Hungary as Bolshevik influence grows. Premiers meet in Paris to decide on military actions while allied forces guard Budapest. Polish divisions in France may advance to Danzig, with Danzig port and corridor contested by Germany. Monitors may move up the Danube for protection.
Vienna dispatch says Hungarian communists have long held real control while Count Karolyi remains a figurehead. It notes two opposing forces threaten the extremists and flags Bolshevik influence even in Yugoslavia amid the upheaval.
Officials in Washington react with grave concern to reports of a Bolshevik seizure of government in Bungery and a state of war with the Entente. The State Department has no official advice yet as dispatches filter in and unrest in Hungary is tied to food shortages and economic strains.
Large crowds greet veterans as they march through Raleigh in a victory parade. The parade highlights the 20th Division and underscores community pride in the soldiers’ service.
Tens of thousands cheer as the 113th field artillery of the 30th division returns to Raleigh. Governor Rickett, mayors, and citizens review the troops before they march to Camp Polk to be demobilized and enjoy a day of entertainment and a Wake Forest versus State College baseball game.
General Joseph Haller commanded the Czecho Slovak army against Hungary as leader of the Czecho Slovak forces during the conflict.
A correspondent warns of a grave danger in Bohemia following the Paris peace conference. He blames the failure to recognize the threat and occupy Budapest with Entente troops and urges sending American or British forces to save the situation.
The Printing and Office Supply company, a new corporation, will begin business about April 15 in High Point. Joseph P. Rawley presides, M. C. Crowson serves as secretary and treasurer, Carson C. Deal is vice president and general manager. The building on North Main street is leased, with print shop and stock room in back and office and display room in front. The charter was granted by the secretary of state with capital of 25,000 dollars, and the firm will handle general job printing plus office fixtures and supplies.
The Salvation Army begins its national home service campaign with J. N. Davis arriving to lead in High Point. Fund canvassing runs May 19 to May 26, with an office opened and a local general committee chaired to raise funds for regional corps. The Tambourine Girl program ends to shift to a broader appeal.
Paris reports Count von Brockdorff Rantzau has dispatched Karl Kautsky from the German foreign ministry to Moscow to obtain a precise report on the Soviet government situation. The aim is to study methods to foster closer political and economic ties with the Russian Bolshevik government.
A Sunday Budapest dispatch via Associated Press claims Allies’ disarmament but officials say the report is unconfirmed and likely unreliable.
Copenhagen dispatch reports President Ebert stating Germany will not sign any peace that includes Poland annexing Danzig. He warns against surrendering West Prussia or part of Silesia and supports neutralizing the Vistula with Danzig as a free port. He spoke at a meeting to oppose Danzig annexation.
A demonstration in Berlin in front of President Ebert’s residence protested the breach of German territory under the peace treaty. Afterward the crowd moved to the Adlon Hotel where entente commissions were quartered and misidentified American officers as British, shouting Down with England.
Washington reports that Charles Peek chair of the commerce department’s industrial board predicts cheaper food in the near future after talks with food administration officials in New York. He noted a $1 billion grain appropriation aims to keep wheat products affordable for the public and ensure producer guarantees.
Copenhagen reports from Berlin say T. G. Masaryk has resigned as president of Czecho Slovakia. James F. E. Lyon, formerly at Wallburg, is spending several days in the city visiting.
Fair tonight and Tuesday with frost in exposed interior areas. Temperatures drop to near freezing, caution for gardeners and motorists in rural stretches.
The West End Baptist church revival continues drawing large congregations with every seat filled and many standing in the vestibule. Rev. S. F. Morton delivered two sermons on Faith and What Must I Do to Be Saved. Nine new members were baptized yesterday and services run through the week.
Berlin papers from radical to conservative view Hungary upheaval as a grave warning to Entente forces. The Friechiet and the Tages Zeitung condemn Entente imperialism for aiding Bolsheviki in Russia and say it has now lift ed Bolsheviki in Hungary from impotence.
The Metho dist Protestant church orphanage, several miles from the city, received a valuable gift of two mules valued at about 500 dollars from Cr. L. Beville of Fayetteville. The animals were much needed and the donation was unsolicited and appreciated.
In Copenhagen dispatches Vienna communists staged a sympathy meeting for the Hungarian proletariat dictatorship on Sunday. The event reportedly grew into an anti entente demonstration but caused no disturbances.
Miss Gertrude Kersey of Archdale spent the weekend with Ruth Albertson at her home on South Main Street.
Miss Carra Lohr of Trinity is the weekend guest of Miss Artie Aiherison, sharing social visits and hospitality during the stay.
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