Fight With Villa's Men Expected As Cavalry Close In
Reports from El Paso indicate American forces pursue Villa after claims of battles with Carranza troops. Villa reportedly weapons up forces, with some reports saying he seeks battle and others that he is fleeing toward Santa Maria river or old San Andreas HQ. In a separate El Paso note, two youths and their father faced a coasting on the sidewalk case as court remanded pleas in a domestic neighborhood dispute.
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el Paso
St. Francisco
Wilkit
Colummns
Villa
Carranza
Cuervavader
Funston
Santa Maria River
San Andreas
Chihuahua
Charles
Joe
Joe Allen
Greene Street
Allen
Dalton
Sdes
W. OR. Coley
Allens
Couns
American forces prepare as Villa engagement reported on Northwestern railway
San Antonio dispatches say General Funston awaits confirmation of fighting between American and Villa forces along the Northwestern railway from Madera to Chihuahua. Reported Villa concentration near the region and American cavalry advancing. Carranza’s troops also prepare to resist Villa’s offensive, with Villa outposts within about 50 miles of Chihuahua.
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San Antonio
Tex
Funston
Madera
Chihuahua
Carranza
Villa
Villa heads southeast toward San Andreas to renew chase
Francisco Villa has crossed the continental divide and moves toward San Andreas as American troops push from the north toward the San Geremino ranch where he was last seen. Private reports claim Villa and his followers killed Herman Blankenburg and two other foreigners at Miraca, Chihuahua, though details are scarce.
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K Paso
Francisco Villa
San Andreas
San Geremino Ranch
Villa
Herman’ Blankenburg
Capt. J. E. Gilmer Dead in Winston-Salem
Capt. J. E. Gilmer of Winston-Salem, father of Gilmer Brothers store owners, died this morning. The High Point Gilmer Brothers store will remain closed until 6 o clock Saturday afternoon.
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J. E. Gilmer
Winston-Salem
Gilmer Brothers
Submarine Crisis Stays In Limbo As Officials Seek Details
Washington March 31 Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Stone and House Foreign Affairs Chief Flood reviewed the submarine issue with Secretary Lansing. Officials say the German threat is not imminent and no word has come from Ambassador Gerard on inquiries to Berlin about the Sussex and English channel torpedoings. The situation remains a waiting period as inquiries proceed.
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Washington
Stone
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Flood
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Lansimo
State Department
Congress
Gerard
Foreign Office
Sussex
Derard
President Wilson Likely to Visit Charlotte in May
President Wilson is expected to visit Charlotte on May 20 for the Mecklenburg declaration celebration. Senator Smith of South Carolina invited him to visit Columbia on the same day, and the President said he would try to attend if possible.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Charlotte
Smith
South Carolina
Columbia
Berlin silent on Sussex explosion to date
In Berlin officials offered no new details about the Sussex blast beyond foreign newspaper reports. The government refrained from comment as no definite information had emerged, with inquiries continuing in official circles.
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Associated Press
Berlin
London
Sussex
Villa Reportedly Shot in the Leg Across Frontier
El Paso March 31 General Gabriel Gavira Carranza commandant at Juarez says a message from Madera Mexico reports Villa has been shot in the leg. Gavira said the message matched a source he trusts and he has wired General Bertani at Madera for confirmation.
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Associated Press
el Paso
Garcia
Carranza
Juarez
Tex
Gabriel Gavira
Madera
Mexico
Villa
Gavira
Bertani
Auction Club Meeting Postponed Until Next Week
The Friday Night Auction club meeting with Mr and Mrs J A Hart has been postponed from tonight to next week per club notice.
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J. A. Hart
Schiller Declares He Is a German Spy
Ernest Schiller the young German on the British steamship Matoppo claimed he acted as a German spy. He said he received orders to blow up the ship because its cargo aided Russia but spared the vessel after the captain pleaded for his wife and daughter.
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Schiller
Associated Press
Lewes
Del
Ernnest Schiller
New York
Vladivostok
Russia
High Point T P A Meets Tonight in Annual Session
The annual meeting of the Post D North Carolina division of the Travelers Protective Association will be held at the Elks home in High Point at 7 30 pm with 125 to 150 members expected. Officers to be elected, delegates to Henderson state convention discussed, reports of committees and a smoker after the business session. Post D will have seven or eight delegates with Henderson May 5 and 6. the division aims to grow to about 500 more members and assets up by 70 000 this year.
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Henderson
Henderton
North Carolina
High Point Plans April Spring Clean Up Drive
High Point prepares a spring clean-up led by the Woman's club. The campaign aims for mid April with each ward collecting trash including tin cans and inflammable rubbish at no charge to residents. The effort seeks a spotless town before the State Federation of Women's clubs meeting in May.
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High Point
Woman's Club
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
East End Methodist Church Hosts Vestibule and Bell Ceremony
Tonight at East End Methodist Church a reception celebrates the completion of the vestibule and steeple and the installation of the bell donated by Wesley Memorial Church. The invitation extends to Wesley Memorial Church and a music program with refreshments is planned.
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East End Methodist Church
Wesley Memorial Church
East End
Wilson to Speak at Jefferson Day Banquet
President Wilson will speak at the Jefferson day celebration on April 13 in Washington. The event will be a banquet to which all state Democratic executive committee chairmen and prominent party leaders are invited.
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Wilson
Jefferson Day
Washington
Winston Pioneer Citizen Dead
Captain J. E. Gilmer, a Winston pioneer and Guilford county native, died today at 76 in Winston. The obituary notes his long-standing local stature and public service.
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Winston Pioneer Citizen
Associated Press
Winston
J. E. Gilmer
Guilford County
Weather forecast notes fair night and warmer west area
The forecast calls for fair weather tonight with rising temperatures in the extreme west. Saturday is expected to be cloudy with moderate north to northeast winds.
Germans Drive French From Malancourt in Verdun Clash
German forces pressure the Verdun salient and force a French withdrawal from Malancourt after an all night bombardment and multi frontline assault. Paris reports indicate three Verdun operations with limited gains and high March casualties totaling 1 107 officers and 18 517 men.
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Malancourt
Verdun
Douaumont
Wouvre
Houdemont
Paris
Trans Pacific Steamer Chiyvo Maru Grounds in Fog
The big trans Pacific steamer Chiyvo Maru grounded in fog near Lemra islands south of Hong Kong. Nine tugboats and a British destroyer assisted, evacuating 299 passengers from San Francisco and Manila. The 13,431 ton vessel, 558 feet long, left San Francisco March 2 for Yokohama and Manila March 18.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
Lema Islands
Hong
Kong
San Francisco
Manila
Yokohama
Hongkong
Harry Tally Returns To Home In Charlotte
Charlotte scene reports a new tire plant to be capitalized at half a million or more and the Belk Brothers expanding in Rockingham. Harry Tally, badly injured in the Salisbury football wreck last November, returns home after treatment in Washington where doctors rebuilt his jaw and treated ear trauma.
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Charlotte
South
C. Coddington
Belk Brothers
Rockigham
Carolinas
Greensboro
Salisbury
Concord
Gastonia
Monroe
Raleigh
Sanford
Wilmington
Statesville
Rokigham
Yorkville
Waxhaw
Tarry Tally
Washington
Tally
Salisbury Sanatorium
Southern
Richmond
Missionary Pageant A Great Success At Reform Church
The Reform church missionary pageant last night drew a large crowd with 35 participants. The event impressed all as the best church entertainment to date and included strong training by Mrs L A Peeler. A generous offering was raised for missions.
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Reform Church
L. A. Peeler
Rev C H Nash to Preach at First Baptist Church
Greensboro minister Rev Charles H Nash will supply for the pastor at both Sunday services at First Baptist Church. He is regarded as one of the region's best Baptist ministers and is expected to draw a large audience.
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C. H. Nash
First Baptist Church
Charles H. Nash
Greensboro
First Baptist
Nash
Immigration Bill Fight Transferred to Senate Today
The house immigration bill with a literacy test for aliens moves to the senate. Opponents press to remove the literacy test and Asiatic exclusion clause. Three presidents including Wilson vetoed similar measures over literacy tests. Burnett predicts veto could be overridden if issued.
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Senate
Associated Press
Washington
House
Wilson
Burnett
Immigration Committee
Kane the Embalmer Denies Waite Story and Money
Eugene Oliver Kane who embalmed John H. Peck's body denied plans to testify that arsenic was in the embalming fluid. Sworn statements indicate Waite paid Kane nine thousand dollars in cash and a nine thousand four hundred dollar check to swear arsenic was used. Kane says the money was forced on him and he remained free while under arrest order.
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New York
Eugene Oliver Kane
John H. Peek
Arthur Warren Waite
Edward Swann
Peck
Waite
Swann
Kane
Tiberty
Waite Indicted for First Degree Murder by Jury
New York reports grand jury indictment charging Arthur Warren Waite with murdering his father-in-law John K. Peck a Grand Rapids drug manufacturer. The two counts allege Waite administered arsenic to kill Peck on March 12 and that the poison used was deadly and unknown. The defendant faces arraignment pending his condition.
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Associated Press
New York
Grand Jury
Arthur Warren Waite
John KK. Peck
Grand Rapids
Waite
Peck
Hohmann Sets Up Varnish HQ in High Point
Charles Hohmann, rep for Standard Varnish Works of Port Richmond N Y, chooses High Point as his southern headquarters to cover the South Atlantic varnish trade. He plans to move his family in mid May and brings a renowned bass soloist resume, including four years as soloist at St Andrews Church on Staten Island.
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Charles
Hohmann
Port Richmond
N. Y
High Point
South Atlantic
Mr. Hohmann
St. Andrews Church
Statem Island
Triangle High School Debaters Vie in State Navy Debate
North Carolina high schools field two teams each in a triangle debate hosted by University of North Carolina. Tonight Winston Salem Reidsville and High Point square off with Renowned debaters from Wilson and Reidsville argue the resolution that the United States should greatly enlarge its navy. The winner advances to Chapel Hill for April statewide finals.
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Carolina
United States
North Carolina
High Point
Winston
Reidsville
Chapel Hill
Hugh Hamilton
Edith Harrison
Arthur Harrison
Igairigram
Shelton Woodson
Hie
W. M. Marr
Love
Wilson
University of Noth Carolina
National Congress
Important Business Before Reform Baracas Meeting
An invitation calls every young man linked to the First Reformed Baraca class to attend Sunday morning at 9:45 in the classroom. Urgent items include plans to send delegates to the oldsbera convention and possibly forming a baseball team. Barnhart teaches the morning lesson "The Conversion of Saul."
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Yeung
Barnhart
Saul
High Point Deeds Registered Thursday
Only two high point property transfers were recorded on Thursday. K K do Steel sold to Laura Herndon a one seventh acre tract on Willowbreek avenue for 200 dollars. W A Davis and wife sold 10 350 square feet in High Point township adjoining Esther D Lambe property for 150 dollars.
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High Point
Kk. Do Steel
Laura &. Herndon
Willowbreek Avenue
W. A. Davis
J. L. Kivett
High Point Township
Esther D Lambe
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