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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1917
Page
4
The notice states Associated Press news is for republication in this paper and local news. it mentions Southern Bell and a postal classification as second class matter under March 3 1872 act. The de facto message appears as standard masthead boilerplate about rights and mailing status.
A respected North Carolina elder promises shoes to a worker but delays. Citizens press to resurf ace High Point main street before winter, warning of water damage, base failure, and near doubling costs if delayed. Residents urge formation of a paving district to ensure prompt, quality service.
High Point sends Company M of the U S infantry to Camp Sevier Greenville South Carolina for intensive training. Within 60 days they are expected to be somewhere in France as North Carolina soldiers join the national army in a wartime effort. Citizens anticipate a proud send off reflecting democracy’s defense against Germany as the city honors its khaki clad men.
The article argues President Wilson’s reply to Pope Benedicts peace proposals opens peace negotiations with the German people. It states the US will not negotiate with the current German government but will with a government of, by, and for the people once established. It emphasizes no territorial aims and a desire for guaranteed safe living for all, urging Germans to overthrow the oppressive regime.
An unnamed narrator presents Robert J. Wildhack as “The Enemy Alien” giving an interview with a German viewpoint. The piece asserts fiction but portrays German mindset, claiming war justifies any action to win and secrecy afterward.
The editorial condemns the Keating Owen child labor law as unconstitutional and warns it may escalate constitutional overreach. It questions using government power during wartime manpower mobilization and argues adults, not children, deserve regulation while condemning factory labor’s harm to children.
A column critiques harsh war ethics praising uncompromising tactics and mocks fair play while debating the US stance in victory and blame. It contrasts German methods with American resolve and argues for limits on child labor law amid industrial concerns and state support for youth care.
Coroner Sides and jury find Baxter Cain connected to the death of Abel Harris, the night watchman killed during a street car barn robbery. The verdict sends Cain to the September term without bond. Harris worked for Cain the night of the crime. Concurrently, North Carolina Public Service tests new street cars in Salisbury and Sacred Heart church will bless a new bell Sunday evening with Rev Father Felix presiding.
Concord report shows Cabarrus County boosting both National Guard and National Army enrollment. Company L of the first regiment is filled to the 250 man war strength. Cabarrus quota for the draft army is 207, with nearly 400 men certified to the district board so far. The first drafted men depart September 5 for the Columbia camp, with others to follow in weeks ahead.
Memphis report states bread prices will not drop as wheat is fixed for at least 30 days. S. F. McDonald, president of the National Master Bakers Association, said the decision follows his Washington trip. He attended the national defense council conference with Herbert Hoover.
Washington on September 1 Republican leaders in the house said they would renew their fight for the creation of a congressional war expenditures committee as the ways and means committee reported favorably on the 11 538 945 460 war bond and certificate bill in the form penned by Secretary McAdoo.
Report states Miss Ketchum is in Salisbury following alleged violations of child labor laws. Authorities investigate actions linked to local factories and licensing records.
Schedule in effect July 10 1917 lists arrival and departure times for trains at stations from High Point to High Rock with daily and Sunday only services. Times show No 1 and No 27 Ly lines with approximate A M times and note departures or arrivals not guaranteed. Stations include High Point Thomasville Gordonton Nibaa Denton and High Rock.
Gus Lyda a line man for Hendersonville Telephone was instantly killed when his neck touched a high powered 2000 volt wire while painting a terminal box on a pole in Asheville. Fellow lineman Vastall climbed the pole and cut the live wire but burned his hands in the rescue attempt.
An old advertisement touts Foley's Malaria Chill Tonic for chills fevers and sweats. It claims quinine without the bitter taste combined with purifying tonic root to improve appetite strength and energy. Mann Drug Co.
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