Hospitals attacked on Verdun front and Italian pushes near Monte San Gabriele
German aerial attack sinks into the American hospitals in a French coast village as casualties rise among American and allied troops. In Italy, General Cadorna presses on Monte San Gabriele amid Italian confidence the end is near for Austrian resistance, while Russians retreat boosts Moscow’s resolve to unite against the enemy.
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Monte San Gabriele
Gorizia
Petrograd
Russia
Fireman fatally shot in ambush at Elizabeth City plant
Elizabeth City reports night fireman Daniel S. Jones was shot from a brush across a railroad track near the electric lighting plant and died after hospital treatment. A sheriff posse scours woods near the plant. Jones had just been drafted into the national army.
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Elizabeth City
Daniel 8S. Jones
Jones
National Army
Revenue officers capture large still near Roxboro
Durham dispatch reports Deputy Marshal F E A Hughes and others cleaned up two large distilling plants in Person County. A brandy still three miles west of Roxboro was destroyed. Munn Tapp and his son Charles were detained. the father posted $1000 bond and the son $300.
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Durham
F E. A. Hughes
Person County
Roxboro
Munn Tapp
Charles
Roanoke College To Play Usual Football Schedule
Roanoke College will play its normal football schedule this season in Salem Virginia. The college notes football remains essential for physical preparedness and will not lessen athletic programs in line with government guidance from the secretary of war.
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Roanoke College
Salem
Texas visitors stop at Denny Street home
Mrs Ely Denson and her daughter Marion have arrived from Texas to visit Captain Denson at his parents residence on Denny street.
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Ely Denson
Marion
City
Texas
Captan Denson
Denny Street
Chicago widow Maude Wing death ruled accidental pistol wound
Coroner's inquest in Concord concluded Mrs Maude Wing died from a pistol wound in an accidental shooting while riding with Gaston Means and W S Bingham near Concord on August 29. The jury found the wound self inflicted accidentally as the party crossed rough terrain during target practice.
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Chicago
Maude A. Wing
James ©. Wing
Concord
N. C
Peter Hoitman
Wersten
Circuit Court
William Burmeister
Northwestern University
Mrs. King
Gaston B. Means
W. S. Bingham
Aston Means
Gaston
Gaston Means
Maude Wing
Here
C. L. Spears
Alex Fields Named State Librarian in Raleigh
Alex Fields of Raleigh, editor of the State Journal, was elected state librarian to succeed Captain Miles Q. Sherrill of Catawba county who resigned. Salary cut by 900 dollars annually. savings split between first and second assistants. Library Commission adopted a plan to consolidate librarian and legislative library committee work for next general assembly.
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Raleigh
Alex Fields
The
State Journal
Miles QO. Sherrill
Catawba County
Library Commission
General Assembly
District Board Grants Exemption to High Point Man
During the latest district exemption board session one High Point case was heard. Arthur William Boggs sought exemption as sole support of aged parents after the local board ruled against him. The district board reversed and granted exemption.
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High Point Township
District Exemption Board
High Point
Arthur William Boggs
Developing Torpedo-Plane Fund For Admiral Fiske
Godfrey L. Cabot of Boston, vice president of the Aero Club of America, has placed 330000 at the disposal of Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske, retired, to carry on experimental work. The project aims to develop a machine capable of delivering the heaviest torpedo directly from England to the German naval base at Wiel.
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New York
Godfrey L. Cabot
Boston
Aero Club of America
Bradley A. Fiske
England
Germnan
Wiel
Berlin Statues Melted for Munitions in Bavaria
Berlin dispatch says statues will be melted for munition production and Bavarian orders for statue appropriation have already been issued, signaling wartime measures in Munich and Bavaria as of September 7.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
Munich
Lokal Anzeiger
Bavaria
Senate forecast on tax bill income provisions
Washington Sept 7. Retention of the war tax bill income provisions raising 842 200 00 including 482 200 000 from individuals was forecast today on a preliminary vote of the senate by which Senator La Follette s amendment to increase the assessments on incomes to 645 620 00 was rejected.
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Washington
Senate
Whch
Latollette
Gompers Elected President of Labor Alliance
Samuel Gompers, longtime AFL president, was chosen president of the American Alliance for Labor and Democracy in Minneapolis on September 7. The move marks a unification of labor groups under a broader political effort.
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Minneapolis
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
American Alliance For Labor and Democracy
Rheims Cathedral Fate Named In War Debates
Paris reports public debate over Rheims cathedral's future after bombardment. Cardinal Lucon vows restoration and rejects turning the church into a museum or memorial, proposing annual mass to honor war dead while awaiting final damage assessment.
French Cabinet to Quit After Ribot Resignation
Paris Sept 7 the Ribot ministry decided to resign after a cabinet meeting President Poincare asked the premier and his ministers to withhold resignations until deputies return to the chamber.
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Paris
Ribot
Poincare
Chamber of Deputies
Italians Press Offensive Near Gorizia Gains Reported
Rome reports Italian pressure against Austrian forces northeast of Gorizia is decisive as several days of heavy losses mount for the enemy in stiff resistance.
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Rome
Gorizia
War Office
Frederick Palmer Joins Pershing Staff as Major
Frederick Palmer, noted war correspondent, is named a member of General Pershing’s staff with the rank of major at American headquarters in Paris. He will oversee relations with the American press and apply his war experience to the army’s communications. Palmer has covered numerous conflicts and brings broad war reporting expertise.
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Frederick Palmer
General Pershing
Paris
Palmer
Street Flushing Machine Arrives for City Streets
The new street flusher, horse drawn with a gasoline engine, will operate this afternoon. It carries 750 gallons and cleans asphalt without damage. Based on Greensboro use, it will serve North Main with two trips on wider streets and one trip on narrow routes, preparing High Point streets for the Sabbath.
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Greensboro
North Main
Small Fire in Negro Section Last Evening
An alarm from Box 26 at the corner of Mayrtle and Donnell streets reported a fire in a small house occupied by negroes last night. Firemen found the blaze already extinguished with nominal damage.
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Mayrtle and
Donnell Streets
Letter Carriers Endorse $1000 Minimum Wage Plan
The National Association of Letter Carriers session in Dallas favored a $1000 yearly minimum wage for letter carriers and will petition Congress to pass a bill. the group also launched a campaign urging members to buy liberty loan bonds when offered next month.
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Dallas
National Association of Letter Carriers
Congress
Navy pay hikes set for Southern yards and arsenals
An adjustment board representing the navy army and labor department says civilian pay in southern navy yards and arsenals will rise over the next year with few reductions. The new schedules are expected to be finalized soon.
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Washington
Adjustment Board
Navy
Army
Department of Labor
Native longshoremen bid for monster turtle in Yokohama
Ah Long, a Chinese laborer, won the prize with a Sol offer and freed the 700 pound turtle said to be 1000 years old. He towed the reptile into the bay and released it, following a Chinese superstition that freedom determines blessing.
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Yokohama
Japan
Yokohama Bay
Ah Long
Sol
Silk Mill to Add Large Plant Expansion Here
A New York connected silk corporation plans a major addition to its local plant, boosting capacity with a 100 by 260 foot three story building. The project will include new machinery and thousands of dollars in costs, extending payroll and jobs as plans move toward formal announcements in about two weeks.
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Stehli Silk Corporation
Stehi Suk Ecorporation
Corporation
New York
Silk Corporation
Stehli Corporation
Infant son of Chief M Ghee dies at four months
Richard Clifton four month old son of Chief of Police and Mrs A Methee died yesterday at noon at 104 Carrick avenue after several days illness. Funeral held at 80 oclock this afternoon at home conducted by Rev Gilbert T Rowe. Interment in Oakwood cemetery.
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Richard Clifton
A. Methee
Carrick Avenue
Gilbert T. Rowe
Westley Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Former War Minister Exonerated of Spy Allegations
In Petrograd on September 7, testimony in the Soukhomlinoff treason trial shows Col Maisoisevof not suspected as a spy by former War Minister Soukhomlinoff. Mme Merouloff, a cousin, testified on Soukhomlinoff’s unhappy early life and charity work. Prime Andronikot recalled urging dismissals of several officials, including Soukhomlinoff.
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Mme. Merouloff
Mime Souhomlinoff
Mime Soukhomlinoff
Mme. Soukhomiinoll
Prime Andronikot
Nicholas
Soukhomlinoff
Hearings Open on Shipping Bill Before Merchant Marine Panel
Washington September 7 hearings began before the House Merchant Marine Committee on the shipping board bill to authorize by permission foreign vessels to engage in the American coastwise trade during the war. Alfred Huger admiralty counsel urged the measure as a wartime step to relieve traffic congestion.
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Washington
The
Shipping Board
House Merchant Marine Committee
Alfred Huger
Austrian Minister Carranza Reception for Austrian Envoy
Mexico City on Sept 7 Baron Moloman Kania von Wanva who has led Austrian interests since 1914 was received by President Carranza to present his credentials as Austrian minister to Mexico.
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Mexico City
Baron Moloman Kania von Wanva
Carranza
Mexico
Russians Ready to Engage Germans at Riga Gulf
Petrograd reports no warships visible besides submarines in the Gulf of Riga. Russian naval forces stand prepared to meet German vessels as tensions rise.
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Petrograd
Gulf of Riga
Thompson couple guests of friends in Greensboro visit
Mr. and Mrs. J. Neal Thompson spent yesterday afternoon in Greensboro as guests of friends, enjoying a pleasant social visit with local acquaintances.
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J. Neal Thompson
Greensboro
Guilford County Farm Bureau to Meet Saturday
The September meeting of the Guilford County Farm Bureau will be held tomorrow at 1 pm in Greensboro at the chamber of commerce offices. Secretary J Forester urges High Point township members to attend as the bureau progresses, benefiting members across the county.
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Farm Bureau
Greensboro
Guilford County Farm Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
J. ©. Forester
High Point Township
Guilford County
Mrs Lucy Hurt Shot Dead in Wytheville
Roanoke Va Sept 7 A Wytheville dispatch says Mrs Lucy Hurt wife of Glenn Hurt was shot and killed yesterday afternoon by D Sherman Keeley He was taken into custody by two men and held until the sheriff's arrival Keeley claims the shooting was accidental Three shots were fired all taking effect a 32 calibre pistol used in the tragedy at the house with Mrs Hurt and one child inside.
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London
St. Louis
Harvard
Reuter
Roanoke
Wytheville
Joey Hurt
Glenn Hurt
D. Sherman Whegley
Negley
Nkevley
Hurt
Keeley
New York cotton opens with volatile prices and slide
Prices break into new lows as demand covers near the open with active months dropping 38 to 40 points. October and January futures touch 20.54 and 20.18 before a late rally calms market jitters. Spot futures openings show October at 20.60 with December 20.45 and January 20.28.
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New York
Oteober
Danville Tobacco Association Considers Basket Sales Plan
Danville Virginia report says the sales committee is ready to urge basket use on warehouse floors. A meeting will be held to accept the report and issue new regulations as warehouse men claim the basket system could save buyers about 40 dollars per season by reducing large force requirements.
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Danville
Danville Tobacco Association
Decree Bans Oporto Bishop From Residence Two Years
The Official Gazette in Lisbon on September 7 published a decree prohibiting the Bishop of Oporto from residing in his diocese or neighboring territory for two years. The banishment follows his authorization of novices to take the veil, violating church state separation laws.
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Lisbon
Oporto
Advocates Make Stand on War Tax Bill
Washington early September 7 tax advocates held a final push on the war revenue bill focusing on raising levies on large incomes as the final vote approached.
Nation wide conspiracy uncovered in wartime raids
Officials report a purported nation wide conspiracy to cripple government war efforts. Investigators focus on I W W documents seized last Wednesday in Chicago and nationwide raids. The grand jury in Chicago will probe opposition to the draft and other alleged acts.
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Washington
Industrial Workers of the World
Federal Grand Jury
Chicago
Grand Jury
Department of Justice
United States
Cline
Frank ©. Dailey
Indianapolis
Krank Ww. Nebeker
Salt Lake City
William ©. Fitts
Cumberland county holds farewell service for 1st drafting group
Fayetteville September 7 The five percent of Cumberland county’s first increment leaves for Camp Jackson Columbia Sunday afternoon. A courthouse farewell service precedes the departure with a roll of honor escorted to the station. The selected white group includes Ray Jones Talts Weinsberry Butler Neill Laughlin LeRoy Dyson Jackson McDaniel Carter.
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Fayetteville
Cumberland County
National Army
Camp Jackson
Columbia
Thomas €. Ray
Watter B. Jones
Joseph Bear Talts
Archie (. Weinsberry
Homer Butler
Henry Neill
Mea Laughlin
Harold LeRoy
Cain Alfred Dyson Lonnie Jackson
James L., McDaniel
John A. Carter
Mr. Domed
Border Service
Fi Pase
Yad North Carolina Insaners
Shipmans Travel to Salem Virginia as Guests
Mr and Mrs Kk M Shipman leave today for Salem Virginia to spend a short while as guests of relatives and friends. They travel by automobile.
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Kk. M. Shipman
Salem
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Verdun
Ernest Mary
Miles O. Sherrill
Gompers
Rheims Cathedral
Associated Press
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Fort Brimont
Lucan
Belovde
Hhe
France
Frederick
Negro Section
M’ghee
Lees Carranza
Lucy Hurt
D. S. Kegley
Hgh
United
Cumberland
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