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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1917
Page
4
Greensboro marks a pivotal day with bids for a new O Henry hotel and local debates on city costs while High Point hosts a chautauqua with Mayor Ragan and City Manager Murphy. Governor Manning buys Liberty Bonds as patriotic display.
An article cites New York World reporting that Germany leads in submarine development, building larger U boats, training crews, and employing four ship formations. It notes U boats’ armor, folding hydro planes, and bottom-based bases with rapid factory output and expanding fleets, urging U.S. action.
The High Point city council may elect policemen tonight under the new administration. The editorial urges careful judgment, emphasizing that a good officer maintains order with few arrests, and notes the force currently lacks sufficient patrolmen with at least four men needed.
A stark declamation on choosing heroic, brisk death over slow, fearful living. The speaker rejects hesitation and sloth, affirming breath as a divine gift and a heart moved by command to embrace a bold, immediate death rather than a life of timorous peace. The stance is zealously militant and existential.
A call urges citizens to target commercial use of the flag by Dollar Patriots. It cites potential legal penalties under state penal codes and demands vigilance to protect Old Glory, warning of war and danger if action is not taken locally.
Voice of the People urges solemn support for a Monday street demonstration and national effort. The letter asks all in the community to attend church on Sunday June 3 and Wednesday June 6 to pray for an end to the war, and to honor the mayor's guidance with peaceful acts.
A writer denounces Dollar Patriots profiting from the flag during wartime, citing legal penalties for distributing items bearing the flag. He recounts cuando flag misuse in New York shops, from handkerchiefs to candy wrappers, urging respectful patriotism and warning against commercial exploitation.
Paris reports a portion of the Jardin des Plantes menagerie will be sacrificed to save fodder for horses and cattle and bread for people. Most animals fed on hay or grain face slaughter. camels and selected species are spared. Wild boars and hind sold as game. bears and several species preserved.
Schedule fragment lists daily departures and arrivals at High Point with times such as 2:10 p m 8:15 a m and 8:00 p m 2:45 p m. It mentions arrivals at 7:05 a m 12:20 p m and 6:45 p m, plus a Sunday service.
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