Dozen US Destroyers Ordered to Patrol Ocean Lanes
Dozen destroyers of the United States Navy are patrolling northern Atlantic routes. Rumors claim the patrol aims to enforce neutrality and save lives in potential submarine raids. Officials say no official action has been taken, while Newport and Nantucket sightings fuel speculation of a German base or liner attack.
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New York
United States Navy
North Atlantic
Hume
Narragansett
Newport
United States
Nantucket
Bar Harbor
Maine
Unidentified Submarine Reported East of New York
Boston dispatch reports an unidentified submarine about 900 miles east of New York in a wireless message from the steamer BPovie. The vessel was described as “astern” with no clear course given, while another line notes the White Star steamer Bowis sailing to Manchester on September 30 from New York.
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Boston
New York
Bpovie
White Star Line
Manchester
Submarine Sighted Off Coast Reported By Passenger Steamer
A naval official in Newport confirmed a passenger steamer reported sighting a German submarine well astern near the Nantucket lightship this morning. No position or direction of the submarine was provided.
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Newport
R. 1
Nantucket
Navy orders survey of New England coast for U-boat bases
Admiral Mayo announced a survey of the New England coast to check reports of belligerent ships basing there or wireless plants operating in violation of American neutrality. The move follows Navy Department instruction to examine potential threats along the Atlantic shoreline.
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Washington
Mayo
Navy Department
New England
Patrol Ocean Lanes From New York to Galveston
Boston October 13 It was stated here today that American destroyers patrolled in connection with recent submarine activity and had been ordered effective from New York to Galveston Tex.
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Boston
New York
Galveston
Tex
Batches of Men Are Sent Back from United States
Dublin reports regular weekly batches of men and women compulsorily returned from the United States due to strict immigration law. Some homecomers may attempt to rejoin later when their health improves to meet medical officer requirements.
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United States
Dublin
The
Irish Times
Peeler elected recording secretary in Potomac synod
Hickory October 18 Mrs L A Peeler of High Point was elected recording secretary of the Woman's Missionary society of the Potomac synod of the Reformed church during the adjourned session last night
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Hickory
L. A. Peeler
High Point
Woman’s Missionary Society of the Potomac Synod of the Reformed Church
Rumanians Hurled Back by Germans in War Fronts
London dispatch reports renewed German counterattacks as Entente forces press in northern France and the Austro Italian theater. Romanian resistance falters on the Transylvania front, while Italians gain on the Carso front near Trieste and British forces advance near Bapaume.
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London
France
Teutons
Transylvania
Transsylvania
Foamanian
Vienna
Moros River
Berlin
Romania
Kronstadt
Carso
Triest
Somme
Paris
Bapaume
Bapaume-Peronne
Volynia
Galicia
Riusman
Mill official T W Ferrell dies from auto wreck injuries
T W Ferrell secretary treasurer and manager of Locke cotton mills died from injuries after an automobile wreck near Concord. He was 50, survived by wife and two children. The body will be shipped to Asheville for interment tomorrow at 3 o'clock.
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Goncord
T. W. Ferrell
Locke Cotton Mills
Cooleemee
Asheville
Hart Drug Company Contest Winners Named
The Hart Drug Co contest closed last night at 10 oclock with C A Yost winning first prize for 15 773 735 votes and Aura Grimes second for 9 247 360 votes. Hattie Lloyd placed third with 9 297 915 votes Penelope Cobb fourth 1 073 330 votes and Ion Long fifth 1 063 205 votes.
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Hart Drug Company
C. A. Yost
Aura Grimes
Hattie Lloyd
Penelope Cobb
Ion Long
Infant Dies at Trinity burial in Trinity Cemetery
The week old infant of Mr and Mrs W L Swiggett of Trinity died last night and was buried at Trinity cemetery this afternoon.
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W. L. Swiggett
Trinity
Trinity Cemetery
Funeral for Raymond Jones at Oakwood Cemetery
Raymond Jones seven year old son of Mrs. Mary EK Jones of Ward Street was buried in Oakwood cemetery yesterday afternoon after dying Wednesday.
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Raymond Jones
Mary EK. Jones
Ward Street
Oakwood Cemetery
Baxter Resigns to Join Sisson Motor Supply
R. H. Baxter, long in a responsible post at the Southern Car company, resigns to accept a position with the Sisson Motor Supply company.
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R. H. Baxter
Southern Car Company
Sisson Motor Supply Company
Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy With Possible Rain
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with probable local rains in the west portion. Winds remain moderate and shifting through the period.
Automobile of High Point Motor Company Destroyed by Fire
A High Point Motor Company automobile burned completely on Greensboro Road after a tow to an accident scene. An engine malfunction led to the fire. the loss is stated over $600 as the company had refused the vehicle’s valuation of that amount.
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High Point Motor Company
Greensboro
Moline
Coler Cannon and Tine arrive in High Point from three cities
Bird S. Coler of Brooklyn and High Point president of the Carolina and Yadkin river railroad Frank S. Cannon of New York and J M Tine of Philadelphia arrived in High Point on train No 37 today. They will spend several days in the area visiting the .5 section.
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Bird S. Coler
Brooklyn and
High Point
Carolina and Yadkin River
Frank S. Cannon
New York
J. M. Tine
Philadelphia
Great Shoe Firm Cuts Hours at Endicott Johnson
Endicott Johnson and Company, a major shoe producer in Binghamton, announced a voluntary reduction of weekly hours from 60 to 48 for its 12,000 workers without any pay cut. The move affects one of the world’s largest shoe plants and was reported on October 13.
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Binghamton
Endicott Johnson and Company
Virginia Delegation Seeks Washington Memorial Sunday
The Virginia delegation urged the Protestant Episcopal convention to designate the Sunday nearest February 22 as a yearly memorial for George Washington.
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St. Louis
Virginia
Convention of Protestant Episcopal Church
George Washington
Soul Child Case Grips Petrograd Society at Trial
Countess Alexis Orion Davydoff faces trial for allegedly passing off another woman's child as her own. She maintains the child is her actual offspring guided by the spirit of her late husband's daughter. The trial features elite counsel and set to hear medical and psychological witnesses.
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Petrograd
Alexis Orion Davydoff
Apting
Count
Davydoff
Countess Davydoff
Bayonne Police Use Force Against Oil Strike Rioters
Bayonne New Jersey October 13 police conduct another sweep through the strike district to clear rioters and reopen trolley lines after two days of fighting. Officials report multiple deaths and many injuries with police claiming strikers fired the bullets while denying targeting civilians.
Radical changes promised in neutral mail handling
Washington reports radical changes in dealing with the mails on neutral ships as the British and French government reply to American protests. The statement asserts the rights to search for information about the enemy are reserved, while two ships under consideration dominate a broader discussion of wartime mail treatment with references to past conflicts.
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State Department
Governor Defends Adamson Law in North Carolina Speech
Governor Locke Craig defended the Adamson eight hour law and attacked Republicans while arguing for labor rights in a Raleigh hall. He spoke to working men after arriving from the train, criticized southern GOP leaders, and urged voters to back Democratic alignment against Wilson’s policies.
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Vetter
Wilson
Carter Dalton
A. E. Tate
North Carolina
Locke Craig
Congress
House of Plenty
House of Want
Woodrow Wilson
Taal
Wuson
Allied Air Raids Target Mauser Works in Oberndorf
Paris reports that forty French and British aeroplanes dropped four tons of explosives last night on the Mauser works at Oberndorf on the Neckar river. Six German machine guns guarding the facility were shot down in the raid.
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Paris
Mauser
Oberndorf
Neckar
War Office
Spot cotton hits four-year high in Raleigh market
Raleigh buyers report spot cotton priced at 17 1 16 cents per pound for good middling, the highest in four years on Oct 13.
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Raleigh
Woman's Club Music Department to Meet at Hayden Home
The music department will meet tomorrow afternoon at 3 30 o'clock at the residence of Mrs J F Hayden on Washington street.
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The
Woman's Club
J. F. Hayden
Washington Street
Automobiles Collide on High Point Road injuring one
Last night around 8 near halfway to Greensboro on the Warrenite highway Mr and Mrs J H Shaw drove toward Greensboro when a Ford carrying boys came from High Point. Both drivers lost control the Ford ran off the road and overturned causing minor damage and cuts to the boys. Neither Shaw was hurt. Names of the Ford occupants could not be learned.
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Greensboro
Warrenite
J. H. Shaw
Ford
Shaws
Greenaboro
High Point
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Ma Ragan
Khers
W. P. Razan
Hart Drug CO
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Tine
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