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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1917
Page
7
A wartime training guide stresses personal responsibility for equipment including clothing shelter and arms. It covers packing, care of uniforms and shoes, rifle maintenance, safe handling, and the use of a shelter tent and entrenching tools. It also highlights discipline, neatness, and practical field skills for self defense and marksmanship.
Local religious listings show West End Baptist led by Rev James W Vase with morning and evening sermons on centers of Christianity in human life. First Presbyterian under Rev Charles Noble offers Bible school at 9 45 and sermons at 11 and 7 30.
Bethel Reformed hosts Rev HG Kopen haver with Sunday school at 9 45 a m and services 11 a m and 7 30 p m Junior Endeavor at 1 50 p m Helen Phillips reader Mamie Goolsby leads prayer study Thursday. Wesley Memorial lists Rev G T Rowe with services 9 30 a m and 8 p m Epworth league 7 p m. First Baptist, James A Clarke preaches morning and evening with Sunday school at 10 30 a m Mid week prayer Wednesday 8 p m. Public invited to all services.
Rev TH Robbins pastor and Sunday school at 9 30 a m conducted by J O Connor superintendent Preaching at 11 a m and 7 30 p m by the pastor Junior League at 3 p m Senior League at 7 p m Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7 45 p m Public invited to attend all services
Baron Leverhulme argues for adopting a four six hour working day after the war and for a general copartnership between British employers and workers. He says wages should stay high but hours must shorten to boost efficiency and reduce sickness losses. He advocates education and military exercises for youths and personal interest in work through profit sharing.
Havana Cuba Sept 1 Colonel Manuel Coronado member of the Cuban senate and editor of La Discussion announces the formation of the Escadrille Cubaine an aviation unit to be offered to France with complete equipment. Thirty three Cuban youths have volunteered to train and pay for their aircraft. Coronado seeks preliminary training for Cuban aviators at Pensacola Florida. Substantial progress is reported in Cuban US army navy coordination and 288 miners to be promoted in the Cuban army as the island widens its five military forces.
St Frisco driven by E F Geers established two new world trotting stallion records at Poughkeepsie in a $1000 event beating Mabel Trask. He clocked 2.04 1 4 and 2.01 3 4 for two heats, breaking the prior 2.02 mark held by The Harvester and Peter Volo and setting season marks including fastest mile and two heats.
A Koelnische Volks Zeitung summary from an Italian source reports President Wilsons reply to the pope. The paper adds English and American reactions and states that such provocation cannot be met with self-defensive justification but with the sword.
A reader from Rocky Mount North Carolina credits Foley Kidney Pills with clear benefits after overwork and kidney strain. The letter from Mrs A Wells describes improved health and vitality from using the remedy.
Chicago Sept 1 After yesterday's semi final matches in the Women's Western golf championship at Flossmoor Miss Elaine Rosenthal of Ravisloe forth and south champion will meet Mrs F C Letts Jr of Indian Hill title holder today in the final for the title.
First National Bank of Eysburg held a Holstein Friesen cattle sale as part of a community building campaign. More than 1,000 people attended and twenty four prize animals sold with top price of 510 dollars each.
In accord with War Department orders, 75,000 copies of an English French phrase book prepared by the National Security League are to be shipped to National Army and National Guard camps for use by soldiers bound for France.
A schedule entry lists Ly Winston Zinzendorf at High Point with a time of 60 a.m. and 11 26 a.m. indicating two time slots on the event page.
In a drizzly morning, Companies F and SK of the North Carolina National Guard from Asheville and the Canton first regiment band began their journey to Camp Sevier Greenville South Carolina. A crowd of up to 1 006 people gathered at the station to bid them farewell and wish safe return. A special train carried the three units, departing about 8 oclock.
Milwaukee September 1 Governor Philipp wired Sheriff McManus that if delegates of the Peoples Council of America for Democracy and Peace arrive in Milwaukee they will be informed that he wishes no meeting. He directs a telephone call for instructions after presenting his proposed constitutional amendment. The measure would require a referendum on a declaration of war except in invasion or imminent danger.
Arore made public yesterday details of a referendum on war. The report notes one senator and references Sikinaion Pent amid the discussion.
Washington Sept 1 Meyer Branbare a New York student convicted of violating the draft law was allowed to appeal to the Supreme Court. Branbare was sentenced to one year in prison for refusing to register on June 5.
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