First Real Casualty List From French Front
North Carolina soldiers appear in the first official casualty list from France. Names include Private Thomas F. Enright and Private Merle D. May among others listed as wounded, captured, or missing after an early dawn clash with German forces. The War Department confirms three Americans killed, twelve captured, and five wounded in the engagement near a trench salient.
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North Carolina
Washington
France
Saleen
Overseas Expeditionary Forces
Pershing
War Department
No Man’s Land
Edgar M. Halyburton
George B. Halyburton
Stony Point
N.C
Halyburton
Charities Hold Annual High Point Meeting and Election
The Associated Charities of High Point held its annual meeting at the high school auditorium with strong attendance. Pledge cards yielded 156.25 dollars for the coming year. A board of directors was elected with one member from each city church and city ministers as honorary members.
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Associated Charities of
High Point
First Baptist
C. Muse
West End
J. F. Mason
North Main Street
J. R. Reitzel
Welch Memorial
W. W. Ellington
Meebmiesville
J. W. Montgomery
PL F Cauble
First Presbyterian
Thomas J. Murphy
First Reformed
John W. Hedrick
Bethel Reformed
G. Y. Stone
R.C. Boyd
Woman's Club
Clara
Cox
Dred Peacock
Gilbert T. Rowe
Wesley Memorial Church
H. H. Robbins
Hi. Brown
F. Linebach
T. J. Gald
British Premier Confers With General Pershing
David Lloyd George met with General Pershing in Paris before his departure for Rome. Field Marshal Haigalso attended the conference with the British commander.
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General Pershing
Paris
Rome
David Lloyd-George
Field Marshal Haig
Governor Commutes Death Sentence to Life Imprisonment
Raleigh, Nov. 5 The death sentence of Charles Walker convicted in Caldwell county of killing his sweetheart Miss Florence Sutphin in October 1916 was commuted to life imprisonment by Governor Bickett.
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Raleigh
Charles Walker
Caldwell County
Florence Sutphin
Bickett
Printing Firms Link Through Southern Representation
J. W. Orange of Orange brothers printers returned from Grand Rapids where he acted as southern representative for the James Bayne company. The two firms unite their experience and equipment to offer high quality catalog and commercial work with photogravure added to services. The Hi Point plant will handle southern territory and continue catalogs as a specialty.
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J. W. Orange
Orange Brothers
Grand Rapids
James Bayne Company
Hici Point
Funeral of Young Man Observed Saturday Afternoon
Willie Lowe died Friday November 2 at his parents home on Summit avenue at age 16 following a two year illness. He leaves two brothers and a sister. The funeral from the family residence Saturday at 3 pm was led by Rev. James W. Rose of the West End Baptist church. Services were conducted by the Junior Order United American Mechanics, of which Lowe was a member. Interment was in Oakwood cemetery.
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Willie Lowe
Luther Lowe
Summit Avenue
James W. Rose
West End
To Vote on Liquor Question in Wilmington Election
Wilmington Delaware voters face a key decision in tomorrow's election on liquor status. The city, a major munition manufacturing hub, confronts whether to stay wet or become bone dry, shaping local governance and commerce.
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Wilmington
Del
Delaware
United States
Engineer Smyre Dies After Wreck Rescue Heroism
Robert J. Smyre an engineer who worked fifty years for the railroad died at his Chester home after injuries from a wreck near Chester South Carolina. Jack Blake the brakeman who twice attempted to extricate Smyre braved scalding water and steam to pull him from the wrecked cab. Smyre is survived by his widow and a son. He ran between Chester and Edgemont.
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Hickory
Robert J. Smyre
Chester
S. C
Bob
South
Jack Blake
Engineer Smyre
Blake
Mr. Smoyre
Edgemont
Pathfinders on Last Leg of Tour Delays in Greensboro
Bankhead highway pathfinders, fresh from Atlanta, were met by Reidsville citizens in Greensboro and toured Guilford battlegrounds. The group planned a return trip with stops at Weldsville Danville Lynchburg and Charlottesville as they inspect routes for the Bankhead highway.
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Greensboro
Reidsville
Bankhead Highway
Atlanta
Guilford Battleground
Cotton market steady on good picking weather signals
New York November 5 the cotton market opened steady with declines of 10 to 25 points as good picking weather in the south prompts liquidation for the holiday. Liverpool and stock brokers bought the declines and December rose from 27.10 to 27.22 while January advanced from 26.50 to 26.56.
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New York
Liverpool and
Stock House
War casualties reach North Carolina in Pershing list
Washington reports the first casualty list from General Pershing includes North Carolina names such as Rad ward HiHabyt Parton, M. Halyburton, and Stony Point, marking the first significant loss in the ongoing war.
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Washington
North Carolina
Pershing
Oy Tan
Radward
Parton Ote
M. Halyburton
Stony
Kearns Farm Near High Point To Be Sold At Auction
Geo. T. Penny, president of the American Land company, has closed a contract with BK and H. Kearns for the sale of the Kearns farm just south of High Point on the Archdale road. The property adjoins Blair dairy and Clodfellow model farms and will be subdivided into small holdings. The auction is set for November 27 with easy terms and a big barbecue on the grounds. A large crowd of businessmen and homeseekers is expected.
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Geo. T. Penny
American Land Company
H. Kearns
Kearns
Archdale Road
Blair
Clodfellow Model Farm
High Point
Young Aviator Falls Into Bay in Fatal Sea Plane Crash
Bay Shore, N Y November 5 John V W Reynders 22 a student aviator attached to the United States naval station here fell 2500 feet from a sea plane into Great South Bay yesterday afternoon when the plane turned over He landed in the water several seconds before the machine His uniform was torn and a companion in another plane witnessed the accident and recovered the body within moments
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Bay Shore
N. Y
John V. W Reynders
United States Naval Station
Great South Bay
Reynders
Say Shore
John V. W. Reynders
Hertling May Hasten The Coming Of Peace
Berne reports Count von Hertling appointed as imperial German chancellor shifts peace influence from Prussian military circles to Munich and Vienna. Observers say the move could quicken the end of the war with broader European implications.
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Hertling
Berne
Count von Hertling
Germany
Munich
Vienna
Austro-Hungarian Foreign Minister Visit Sparks Peace Talk Hopes
In Copenhagen on November 5 diplomats view the Austro-Hungarian foreign minister’s Berlin visit as possibly paving the way for a new peace proposal from the central powers.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
Grandmother Penny in Critical Condition at Home
Mrs Penny known as Grandmother Penny is critically ill at her residence 115 Taylor Street with family members at her side awaiting further updates.
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M. Penny
Grandmother Penny
Taylor Street
Eighteen Die as Salvation Army Rescue Mission Fire Rocks Paterson
Eighteen bodies recovered from the Salvation Army rescue mission in Paterson after a Sunday fire. Ten men taken to hospitals with likely mortal injuries as others leaped from windows of the old frame building. Fire crews delayed by alarm confusion, the building ablaze with many elderly and crippled lodgers trapped. Police fear identification will be impossible as institution records were destroyed.
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Paterson
Salvation Army
Eldely
City Warns Against Burning Leaves and Trash on Streets
City Manager Thomas J. Murphy announced a strict law against burning leaves or rubbish on paved streets. Violators will be prosecuted. Building fires on asphalt damages paving and accelerates decay.
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Thomas J. Murphy
Americans Exchange Fire With German Forces
Report from the American Army in France describes German batteries at work Friday night and Saturday with high explosive and shrapnel shells across the trenches. American batteries answered in kind as rain and mist subdued the fighting, though observers deem the bombardment not truly lively but a dip in quietude on that sector.
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France
Associated Press
Shipyard Employees Get an Increase in Wages
The United States shipbuilding labor adjustment board announced uniform minimum wage scales for Pacific coast shipyards. The new scale raises wages by 10 to 30 percent above the old rate, with some localities lower than the temporary scale now in force. The decision bars employer discrimination interfering with wartime defense against unfair materials.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
United States Shipbuilding Labor Adjustment Board
Supreme Court Deems Louisville Segregation Ordinance Unconstitutional
The Supreme Court ruled today that the Louisville Negro segregation ordinance is unconstitutional. The decision also impacts similar ordinances in Atlanta Richmond Baltimore and St. Louis and many other southern cities.
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Washington
Louisville
Supreme Court
Atlanta
Richmond
Baltimore
St. Louis
Great Comedians in Benefit Show at the Auditorium
The Commercial club Red Cross minstrel performance comes Friday night with eight end men led by Wid Morrison and Arthur Lyon. Local citizens may be featured in songs and stories as Breigs Copeland Ricketts and Kearns sing ballads and Ogburn Lowe join others to raise funds for the Red Cross.
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Wid Morrison
Arthur Lyon
C. C. Prince
Rodney Snow
Oj. Gold
Bob Morrow
Alston Clark
Mr. Williams
J. G. Breigs
W. A. Copeland
Jh. L. Ricketts
H. ©. Kearns
Frank Ogburn
George Lowe
War board directs railroads to secure coal supply
Washington reports the railroads war board now directs efforts to ensure adequate coal for homes and industry nationwide. Despite record mine and shipment levels, national consumption runs higher than supply, with nine months of navigation left on the Great Lakes and 23.348 million of 29 million tons already sent to the Northwest.
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Railroads
War Board
Washington
Railroads’ War Board
Northwest
Great Lakes
Italian lines buckle as Tagliamento river crossed
Austro German forces cross the Tagliamento west of the Isonzo retreat line, threatening Venice. Rome reports 6000 Italian prisoners and several guns taken, with German divisions advancing westward. Allies in Rome discuss strategy as Haig hints at renewed Belgian offensives.
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Italy
Rome
Tagliamento
Cadorna
Isonzo
Prinzano
Venice
Livensa
Piaze
Trentino
Berlin
Field Marshal Haig
Belgium
Yser
Housholt Wood
Ypres-Comines Canal
North Sea
New Yorkers Abroad Cast Ballots for State Local Offices
American service members stationed in Paris and other French cities voted today for state county and city officers. Voters included New York residents in France with ballots cast at the Hotel Sainte Anne polling booth. Some New York voters in other parts of France had already cast ballots last week.
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France
Paris
New York State
New York
Hotel Sainte Anne
Automobile Crash In Wilson Injures Family and Man Detained
In Wilson on Sunday Will Dawson Hardy Yelverton and Will Bailey with another white man from Stantonsburg struck a Negro family as they entered Wilson in a car driven by Dawson. The father and elder child were hurt. the child’s shoulder was dislocated and facial injuries were severe. Dawson is jailed after alleged drinking. A later blaze at S H L Vick’s East Nash street garage destroyed 20 cars and threatened nearby buildings including the Globe theater and Union hotel.
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Wilson
Will Dawson
Hardy Yelverton
Will Bailey
Eureka
Stantonsburg
Dawson
Vd. Underwood
Negro Hospital
S. HL. Vick
East Nash Street
Globe Theater
Union Hotel
Negro Odd Fellows Hall
Baker Bros. Grocery
Local minister attends great Lutheran meeting in Salisbury
Rev. P. D. Brown of the Lutheran church travels to Salisbury for the United Synod of the South sessions starting tomorrow noon. The gathering aims to unite the General Council General Synod and United Synod, with Lutherans nationwide watching closely.
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P. D. Brown
Lutheran Church
Salisbury
United Synod of the South
General Council
General Synod
United Synod
United States
Brown
United States Advances 3 Million to Romania via Russia
Washington reports that the United States has advanced 3 million dollars to Romania through Russia. The move coincides with a London conference examining Romania's situation.
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United States
Rumania
Russia
Washington
London
Aviation Student Dies After Seaplane Sinks in Bay
John V W Reynders 22 a student aviator at the naval station Shore N Y fell 2500 feet from a seaplane into Great South Bay and was killed. He dropped as the plate turned over during water landing and his uniform was torn by water impact. A witness who saw the accident glided his plane to the spot, dived overboard, and recovered the body.
Lloyd George Leaves London for Italy
Premier David Lloyd George departed from London accompanied by senior military officials on a state's journey to Italy. Official confirmation came yesterday.
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London
David Lloyd - George
Italy
Lloyd George Arrives in Paris to Meet Painleve
British prime minister David Lloyd George arrived in Paris last evening. He will accompany French premier Paul Painleve to Rome and depart immediately after.
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Aris
David Lloyd Greorge
Paris
Paul Painleve
Rome
Burlington Scouts Raise 46500 in Liberty Bonds Drive
Scoutmaster Ira C. Moser reports Burlington Boy Scouts raised 46500 in the liberty bond campaign ending last week. The group filed 85 bond applications, with one donor giving 5000 and Mortimer rowson leading scouts with 39 subscriptions. Manly William son secured 13500 in total subscriptions.
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Burlington
Ira C. Moser
Boy Scouts of
Mortimer “Rowson
Gus Bradley
Manly Williamson
French Officer Found Dead in Washington Hotel
Washington, Nov. 4 Lieut. Louis Brunelet 26 a French artillery officer and war veteran was found dead in a hotel by a fellow officer yesterday The death is attributed to a sudden attack of pneumonia confirming a foreign officer’s passing in the capital.
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Washington
Louis Brunelet
Cholera Destroys Hogs by Wholesale
Washington reports hog cholera last year killed enough animals to feed 1,000,000 soldiers for five and a half months. The department of veterinary science says vaccination disinfection and quarantine can prevent or control hog cholera in many cases.
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Washington
Hoy
Department of Vericulture
German Forces Cross Tagliamento River War Office Says
Rome reports German troops have crossed the Tagliamento river as Austro German pressure on the Italian northern front intensifies. The war office bulletin notes ongoing operations and renewed assaults in the region.
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Rome
Tagliamento River
War Office
Railroad officials face Supreme Court ruling on election conduct
Washington Nev 5 The Lewievill e and Nashville railroad officials led by President Milton H Smith are involved in a Supreme Court decision on the Interstate Commerce Commission requests about political activities and campaign contrivance by the company.
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Washington
Nev
Milton H. Smith
Lewieville and Nashville Railroad
Supreme Court
Interstate
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Dan F. Smith
Michigan
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James Hopkins
Stanton
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James Box
Altus
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William F. Givens
Cloverdale
Ala
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Lyons
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George Halyburton
Nicholas Mulhall
Richard Mulhall
Jersey City
Edward Haines
Elizabeth Haines
Woodward
Hershel Godfrey
William
Oberst
Chicago
Vernon M. Wendall
Samuel Wendall
Roll
William BP. Grigsby
Lizzie ‘Grigsby
Frank KE. McDougal
RK. L. McDougal
Maryville
Daniel B. Gallagher
Neil Gallagher
Blockton
John P. Lester
William Lester
Tutwiler
Miss
Henry Langman
Ada Langman
Dewey Kern
Eva Tilton
Reckon
Tate
Rev. S. Newlin
G. W. Clark
Tors
Printing Company
BIG Printery
Smyre
Pathfinders
Parker R. Anderson
Mrs. Penny II
Jack Spratt
U.S
Foote
Red Cross
Strels
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Lloyd-George
Lloyd George
Burlington Scouts
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