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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1915
Page
8
London dispatch reports two anti German movements the Anti German league and the British Patriotic league have failed to gain public interest. Promises urge boycotts and German goods, but commentators call the effort foolish and ineffective.
At the International Congress of Women in The Hague on May 1, delegates from Belgium were welcomed by Miss Jane Addams while German attendees were shunned. Belgian speaker Mme Hamer declared Belgium will not accept peace without justice, prompting cheers as the resolution added the word justice.
London May 1 The 2000 ton Russian steamer Svorono carrying Welsh coal to Archangel was torpedoed near the Blasket Islands off Ireland by a submarine believed to be U-23. The 24 crew, mostly Russians, escaped in lifeboats and were rescued by a patrol boat.
Coast guard cutters Tallapoosa and Ossipee were launched in Newport News Virginia this morning at 10 15 and 10 10. Ossipee swerved and bumped a pier on leaving the ways but caused no serious damage. The report ends with a stray, nonsensical moral line about self talks and wisdom.
Police on Thursday and Friday arrested four suspects and issued warrants in a crackdown on illegal liquor sales. Jack Jordan posted a $500 bond, while J B Bowen was sought. L O Wilson and two colored men, Charles Lindsay and Rob Johnson, were held in default. Bowen was not in the city as the Chapman Alexander meetings gain momentum next week.
An agent advertises the Perfector Self Starter for Ford cars, noting a year of tests and a guarantee with each unit. Frank Gurley offers shipment by freight if orders are placed by noon next Wednesday, price 15 dollars plus transportation, and invites Mr A J Owen to share his experience.
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