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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1917
Page
1
Reports from German sources say the Maximalists control Petrograd after the Winter Palace bombardment. Lenine leads the movement while Kerensky’s government falls. loyal troops and sailors reportedly gather to oppose the Bolsheviks amid calls for a democratic peace and land reform.
The Petrograd congress of soldiers and workmen appeals to the army to defend the revolution until a democratic peace is won. A revolutionary committee speaker said Premier Werensky spoke to 6,000 front-line soldiers at Gatchina before the meeting adjourned. Leon Trotzky explained gov ernment arrests were not vengeance and that ministers will face trial for complicity in the hornileff plot while socialist ministers are held under domiciliary arrest.
A dispatch reports several Kronstadt transports arriving in Petrograd with sailors who joined the provisional government. The correspondent cites extracts from Nikolai Lenin's address to the...
Senator LaFollette filed a suit in Madison for 3100,000 in damages against the Democrat Printing company and Q D Brandenburg president and editor.
English and French representatives met at Mal y with the king for a two hour conference. They agreed on military measures and cordial collaboration for the frontline. The party then inspected French and British troops en route to the front.
A Stockholm telegram published by a Essen newspaper reports that Premier Wherensky has been arrested. The item notes the development as a significant political upheaval in the region.
Tonight at the school auditorium the Red Cross minstrel show opens at 8 10 with a large cast of dancing girls and stage scenery provided by the director. Tickets sale at Hart's drug store with net receipts going to the Red Cross chapter. Prices are 50c for children 75c for adults and 1.00 for seats.
Petrograd confirms former provisional government ministers are jailed in the fortress of St Peter and St Paul after surrender at the Winter Palace. They face solitary confinement but are treated well. Kerensky remains whereabouts unknown as U.S. officials await new dispatches.
Copenhagen reports limited support for the eastern settlement plan to annex Poland to Austria and Cour land and Lithuania to Germany. Most press oppose the move. conservatives and nationalists fear harming anti Polish policy. liberals and socialists condemn backroom decision making and overriding the reichstag resolution.
Strikes at government contracts spread across Boston projects. About 1300 mechanics are involved with sites including the navy yard Watertown arsenal Chelsea naval hospital and the federal appraisers stores. Organizers cite protest against open shop conditions with contractors, not direct government dispute.
The government plans to deny cable communication to a number of U S persons including some citizens on suspicion of providing data to the enemy. Telegraph and cable firms will receive lists of surveilled individuals with orders to block their messages. Some named may have worked with neutral countries or Mexican and Latin American firms under cover of commercial gathering.
Statesville reports the Guilford Exemption Board denied two claims presented yesterday from Guilford Division No. 1. Ernest Shaw of Greensboro Route 6 had his claim rejected on dependents grounds, and Charles B. Coble of Climax also lost his claim, cited for farming engagement.
Ohio election results show a shift toward the wet side as official returns diverge from preliminary figures. Wet majority appears at 1407 with 7 counties officially reporting and 17 including large cities unofficially. Totals: for 520,583 against 921,046.
New York reports Police Commissioner Woods, appointed by Mayor Mitchel, will resign effective December 31 as the current administration ends its term. The department's leadership has been a routine issue, though not a major campaign focus.
A British freight steamer arrived in ballast from a European port wearing sea green hull and battleship gray camouflage. The disguise was so convincing that an enemy submarine, sighting her from a distance, submerged hastily after being observed.
Berlin reports increased artillery activity at Dixmude and Passchendaele. It notes progress as forces fight their way forward in the mountains and plains of Italy.
Ex-Queen of Hawaii was reported dying today in Honolulu. Authorities awaited further details as medical staff attended her condition amid public interest and historical significance.
Rome reports Italian forces continue rear guard action to delay Austro German advances while troops establish positions, according to today’s official statement.
An idle meeting of the High Point Merchants Association directors decided to close the office for several days while a new secretary arrives. Former secretary Johnson resigned for other work and the successor cannot reach the city immediately. Officials say affairs have been quiet but prospects are bright and President Gilbert W. Clarke will not yet disclose the new secretary’s name.
Dr. Fox, who has been away on important business for several days, will return tomorrow and resume his medical practice at his office in the Wachovia building.
In New York the cotton market recouped part of yesterday's losses with bullish overseas signals and steady to firmer prices. Early trading showed gains of about 4 points, then declines of 4, as Wall Street liquidations eased and active months sold 15 to 24 points. January reached 26.04, March 27.60, amid a broader recovery across futures.
Col. Francis H. Smith of the Virginia Military Institute faculty died last night at his Lexington home aged 68. He was a son of Gen. Francis H. Smith founder and first superintendent of VMI and served for years as adjutant and instructor in mathematics.
Depredating chickens and trespass charges open the municipal docket as Ida Grant pleads not guilty to poultry roaming. Samuel Odom found guilty of taking shoes. 30 days in jail with work on Bankhead highway. C Prince pays costs. Funeral for John Cox held at 3:30 from David Walden home with Mrs Gilley arriving to arrange services. Remains moved to Oakwood cemetery. Junior Order United American Mechanics led grave rites.
A persistent rumor claimed a High Point military unit member at Camp Sevier South Carolina was shot for desertion and that his body arrived in Greenville. Checks at local express and railway offices found no corpse or shipment, and insiders doubted any shooting had occurred given current Army rules.
The trial of WP Beard editor of the Scimitar Abbeville newspaper began in Greenwood federal court alleging publication aimed at obstructing U S military and naval forces. Senator FE Smith and Congressmen Dominick and Byrnes testified for the government as testimony concluded and arguments set for tomorrow.
Newport News police announce a grand jury probe of vice conditions will begin next Tuesday. Anyone with knowledge of such conditions or who has publicly called them rotten will face a searching inquiry. Mayor Moss urges citizens to organize a vigilance committee if regular channels fail to produce change.
Fire department responded to a false alarm yesterday just before 7 PM from box No. 26 on Wasifingten Street near the Normal School. No blaze reported, no injuries, investigation to determine source of nuisance call.
The attorney general advised the presidents of the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad and Washington Southern railway that the Department of Justice will pursue enforcement of liquor laws but agents will not search individuals or their baggage without a warrant or an arrest first.
Announcement indicates the Sewanee Mississippi game scheduled for Memphis this Saturday has been transferred to Sewanee. No further details provided about times or venues.
Northern Italy sees Austro German troops force a Livenza River crossing and push Italian forces back toward Venice. Italians retreat to Paive as rear guards contest the advance. In the Tagliamento region, Cadorna’s troops resist, while 17,000 Italians captured earlier are noted by Berlin. British and allied forces reach new gains in Asia and the Middle East with advances on Tekrit and Beersheba as Turkish forces retreat under air and naval pressure.
J. R. Terry, 38, who killed Guilford county farmer J. R. Stewart after a civil suit, was executed by electrocution at the state penitentiary. Officials say Terry entered the death room calmly following a defense of insanity.
London reports the arrival of the American mission led by Col House and a state department statement. newspapers say America now shares the allies' aims in winning the war, signaling stronger cooperation despite recent Allied reverses.
Private Harold M. Barber of the field artillery died in the line of duty November 4 in France due to acute dilation of the heart. His father L. Barber of South Minneapolis Minnesota reported the loss.
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