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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1916
Page
7
Allied dispatches describe German forces funneling troops through a tunnel toward Verdun as two American officers take command to coordinate defenses. The report notes intensified artillery and strategic repositioning amid ongoing trench warfare.
A Verdun correspondent reports a 45 foot underground tunnel near the Argonne front used to move reinforcements toward the German trenches. American officers commanded the tunnel with ties to Canada and Los Angeles, while Cravath of New York noted sighting a German on the crest. The piece describes front line conditions, graves, and civilian scenes around Neville headquarters as French and American forces maintain the Verdun defense.
El Paso Texas October 2 The border guard routine is demanding with 5 30 a m wake calls meals and long drills across day and night as 150 000 citizen soldiers train from gulf to gulf. New army efforts add 1000 motor trucks 40 aeroplanes 65 000 horses and mules and more modern equipment to ready troops for potential war.
Republican presidential nominee Charles F. Hughes returns to New York after a two week Midwest and New York tour. He meets with William K. Willcox and plans a brief rest before starting October 9 on his campaign swing to Nebraska. He will be guest of honor at a Union League Club reception with former Presidents Roosevelt and Taft.
A. D. Watts, collector of the fifth district, announces a monthly revenue total of 1,722,794.92 dollars, the highest in district history. The gain over August is 72,985.13 dollars, with a year prior increase of 687,331.69 dollars, driven mainly by tobacco and assorted taxes and fees.
Hundreds of other battlefield needs followed as the forces received nearly a hundred traveling cooking outfits. The report highlights gaps from thousands of missing items across the supply chain.
Merchants in Asheville oppose church backed efforts to enforce Sunday closing laws. A petition with thousands of voter signatures may be presented to city commissioners. If action proceeds, a major local fight is expected as merchants favor keeping stores open and broader closures are debated.
Berlin reports Crown Prince Ruprecht of Bavaria, commander on the Somme front, says German forces remain confident they can hold and that the offensive will not end soon. He notes some Allied gains since the start but promises equanimity and preparedness for whatever comes.
Allan L. Benson Socialist candidate denounces President Wilson and Republican nominee Hughes at a mass meeting in Detroit on October 2. He says the campaign ignores live issues and labels the contenders as candidates of the capitalist class while criticizing press coverage.
New York October 2 The Hughes alliance announces modern campaigning using a 37 foot electric automobile truck. The mobile unit will tour the state from Albany to Syracuse with possible stops in Rochester and Buffalo if roads permit. It will display lengthy illuminated signs and carry a band speakers and literature backing Mr Hughes.
London September 30. A soldier offers a savage method for ridding trenches of rats. He suggests placing cheese on the bayonet end and firing when the rat approaches to nibble. He claims casualties in the field are 99.44 percent.
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