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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1918
Page
1
French advance along the Crozat canal side opposite La Fere extends to five miles beyond the waterway. They seize five towns including Essigny le Grand south of St. Quentin and push toward Laon. Allied gains also reported near St. Gobain and La Fere, with intensified actions on the Aisne front and in Flanders.
Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs refused to take the field at Fenway Park until the national commission issued an immediate decision on readjusting players' share of World Series money. A players committee had met the commission earlier, and by 1.55 pm no players appeared, threatening cancellation if the decision went against them.
The board of stewards of Wesley Memorial Methodist Episcopal church will convene this evening at 7 30 instead of 8. All members are urged to attend as important business must be transacted and the hour change should be noted.
Zurich dispatch reports entente advances on the French front provoke strong reaction in Austria-Hungary. In Vienna thousands of women protest the departure of troops from the capital causing riotous scenes at the railroad station.
Provost Marshal General announces October drafts will call men age 19 and 20 and those aged 32 to 36 to fill October quotas. The announcement specifies new conscription categories and aims to mobilize additional manpower this month.
War experts in Paris are divided on where the next blow will fall but agree on one point. The article notes strategic uncertainty and broad concern as Allied and Axis forces maneuver across theaters.
The French public mood signals determination and readiness for hard weeks ahead with expectations the foe will face relentless pressure. Political leaders emphasize unity and sustained effort to secure national goals through forthcoming campaigns and actions.
The report highlights renewed Allied advances near Cambrai and Soissons amid German artillery activity as Field Marshal Foch directs cautious operations. Separately Evangelist Rev. L A Bennett leads a Baltimore revival, preaching practical, powerful sermons urging civic and religious renewals to avert moral and spiritual decay.
Washington Sept 10 Provost Marshal General Crowder announced the first call to the colors will include men in the 1% and 20 year old classes and those aged 32 to 36 inclusive. Local boards are ordered to classify the first registrants for an October call. Young men 19 and 20 may join the students army training corps but the corps strength is 150000 while under-20 registrants exceed three million.
The fourth member of a six person party in a car struck by a troop train near Lexington died at 9 AM at High Point hospital. Fred Shuffler 22 China Grove son of Mr and Mrs P C Shuffler died from injuries suffered in the Saturday afternoon accident. He was taken to the hospital after the train arrived and surgeons attempted to save him with skull surgery. The body was prepared for burial and will be taken to China Grove for interment Wednesday morning on No 11.
Rep Rogers of Massachusetts plans to ask President Wilson to support a constitutional amendment to ban employment of women and anyone under 21 across the United States. He notes state child labor laws could be overridden by war measures and cites Julia Lathrop and Grace Abbott as backers since the federal child labor law was ruled unconstitutional.
The article outlines the upcoming Thursday September 12 draft registration for about 13,000,000 men ages 18 to 45. It details that posters will guide registrants through 20 questions covering name, permanent address, age, birth date, race and citizenship statuses, and notes specific formatting examples for addresses.
Washington reports a naval inquiry into an American tanker sinking a U boat about 400 miles off Sandy Hook. New York says the gun crew claimed a direct hit after a 40 minute battle with 4.7 inch shells. Bodies of the submarine crew were seen at the surface.
An important meeting of the High Point home guard is called for this evening at 8 at the Commercial club. The High Point guard becomes a separate unit of the state militia, with arms, uniforms, and drill times to be discussed.
A humorous recount notes that General John J. Pershing was born on Friday the 13th and would turn 58 on September 13. It observes the number thirteen appears in his name and in Kaiser Wilhelm, playing on superstition.
Washington reports the House agricultural committee moved to report favorably the food stimulation bill with the dry amendment. The panel treated the amendment to allow Italian wine imports until May 1, 1919 and rejected other Senate changes.
London reports Haig announced the German assault west of Gouzaucourt along the Hindenburg line was completely repulsed. British gains occurred at Havrinecourt in the Somme and northeast of Neuve Chapelle and north of Armentieres on the Flanders front.
British naval air forces between September 1 and 7 attacked Bruges submarine shelters and workshops in Belgium with several hits observed. Additional strikes hit the Ostend docks and the motor boat base at Blackenberg with good results, according to the admiralty.
Field Marshal Haig announces in an order of the day that British forces have captured 75 000 prisoners and 760 guns in four weeks. The notice marks a significant Allied achievement on the Western Front.
French troops push forward four miles from St. Quentin amid ongoing operations. Allied units report continued gains on the western front as positions tighten around the town.
French forces report progress along the Hindenburg line near La Fere and St Gobain. Captured Liez fort and surrounding woods northeast of Liez, with Servais station and areas east and southeast of Liez secured. North of La Fere, towns Remigny Montescourt Lizerolles Clasteres Seracourt le Grand Roup and Etre Villers taken. South of St Quentin gains at Gidercourt and advances toward Hinacourt Essigny le Grand.
New York traders saw a soft start in the cotton market as futures fell from early gains. Oct and Jan contracts declined amid ample supply concerns and favorable crop reports from the Southwest, with Oct at 34.46 and Jan at 33.65 as openings drifted lower.
Paris dispatch notes Clemenceau's L Homme Libre warns Germany faces no pause this autumn or winter. It cites a failed spring sprint against the United States and predicts continued Allied regrouping and sustained initiative, while cautioning against costly attempts to seize firmly held lines.
Berlin via London reports British forces pressed the Peronne Cambrad road while a major thrust against Gexveesucourt and Epeehy was repulsed as German War Office announced today.
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