British Halt German Drive at Zonnebeke in Flanders Action
German attempts to break British lines near Zonnebeke were repulsed as British artillery and rifle fire stalled the assault. Zonnebeke’s position remains crucial to control the Lille Ostend railway axis. Russians report renewed pressure in the Caucasus and Baltic sea losses. Petrograd hosts a 1200-delegate democratic congress as Wherensky’s reception splits attendees.
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Flanders
Zonnebeke
Roulers
Lille
Ostend
Tower Hamlets
Polygon Wood
Argonne
French War Office
Caucasus
Rua
Oremaru
Meri
Baltic
Russian Democratic Congress
Petrograd
To Round Up Men Who Evaded Draft
Washington a drive launched by the provost marshal generals officers offers a 50 dollar reward for each deserter. The effort targets conscript men who have not reported to local boards or to state adjutant generals. Delinquency deemed not wilful leads to camp delivery. wilful deserters face court martial.
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Washington
Battleship Grounds Itself in Home Waters Could Float Soon
Washington September 28. The navy announces a battleship of the fleet is aground in home waters but resting easily and probably will be floated soon. Officials say salvage operations will be limited and the ship remains in no danger.
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Washington
The
Navy
No Peace Possible With the Unrepentant German Ruler
Viscount Milner, in the British war council, told the American Luncheon Club that there can be no peace with the unrepentant German rulers. He cited U.S. entry into the war and the moral impact of the conflict as pivotal.
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London
Viscount Milner
British War Council
United States
Lord Miner
Mmeneon
Fist Fight Breaks Out on House Floor
Washington Sept 28 a fight broke out on the floor of the house between Representative Helflin of Alabama and Repe Norton of North Dakota. Friends separated them and order was restored.
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Washington
Representative Helflin
Alabama
Repe Norton
North
Moonshiners Pledge Reform After Court Appearance
Nine moonshiners from the mountains appeared in Waynesville court with four stills. They destroyed the stills in front of Judge Thomas J. Shaw, pledged not to make or sell whiskey, and were released on costs with bonds for two years of good behavior.
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Asheville
Thomas J. Shaw
Superior Court
Waynesville
G. Lyle Jones
Franklin
Shaw
Archibald accuses forged signature on GI receipt
New York writer Archibald charged yesterday that a receipt for 5000 from the German embassy for propaganda work was forged in a letter to George Creel, chairman of the federal committee on public information. He insists he never signed the receipt.
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New York
J. Archibald
George Creel
Committee On Public Information
Washington
America
Archibald
German Chancellor Michaelis Defends Pope Peace Proposals
Amsterdam September 28 Dr Michaelis the German imperial chancellor told the Reichstag main committee that Pope Benedicts peace proposals were inspired by morality and justice and neutrality lacking in President Wilsons reply to the pope.
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Amsterdam
Michaelis
Benedict
Wilson
United States Not Looking For Early Peace, It Is Said
Washington reports the data collection for President Wilson by Col. E. M. House does not signal a push for early peace. The state department says the U S will not participate in European boundary or political readjustments when peace comes, maintaining no direct link to entente war aims.
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Washington
Wilson
Col
RE. M. House
State Department
United States
Europe
Suspect Surrenders After Bahama Shooting
Will Long walked into Durham County jail to face charges after shooting Miss Nellie Ball of Bahama. Long had been hunted by county officers and Bahama citizens since the incident occurred last week.
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Durham
Will Longe
Nellie Ball
Durham County
Nied
Worst storm on Gulf Coast slows Biloxi traffic
Gulfport Miss September 28 report shows barometer down to 29.55 inches and winds 60 to 65 mph. Street cars and other traffic are virtually suspended as a major Gulf Coast storm bears down, with search underway for ships out at sea and winds increasing.
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Gulfport
Miss
Storm Approaches Biloxi Coast Down Coast
Biloxi Mississippi September 28 The worst storm in years heads toward the coast Captain Clarrish in charge of Ship Island lighthouse reports winds at 75 miles per hour Five fishing schooners set adrift crews missing steamer Louisiana sent to seek vessels Ship Island nearly awash with high seas Oyster shippers and tankers move goods to safety as wind speeds rise from 30 to 40 miles per hour and increase.
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Biloxi
Miss
Mississippi
Clarrish
Ship Island
Louisiana
Ves
Prizes to Be Awarded at Exhibits Hall Tomorrow
Prizes for exhibits during illness week will be awarded tomorrow morning from 9 to 11 o'clock at the exhibits building. All donors of prizes are asked to send their items by 9 o'clock. Dancing in the street will cap the final day of Kirmess week with a ragtime orchestra. The parade has been canceled due to forecasts of bad weather.
Arch Hill Slippery Road Leaves Cars Stuck and Muddy
Residents report Arch hill near Greensboro was almost impassable as motorists skidded into ditches and became stuck in the late afternoon and evening. No injuries were reported though clothes were stained and cars collected mud.
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Arch Hill
Greensboro
Cotton market edges lower as tropical storm stalls
The cotton market opened easy with advances of 12 points and later points lower as the tropical storm development appeared to stall. Futures during early trading showed declines across contracts with October at 24.53 and December at 23.90.
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New York
Casualties Reported Among American Troops
Washington reports indicate casualties among American forces. First Lieutenant F Keating of Philadelphia was slightly wounded in an air raid on September 24, while Private James Tracy of Company First Engineers died in an accidental line of duty event.
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Washington
F. Keating
Philadelphia
War Department
Pershing
Keating
Medical Officers Reserve Corps
James. Tracy
Company
First Engineers
Shuty
Expeditionary Forces
Educational Day Parade Enlivens High Point Fair Week
A large parade by about 2 000 school children from South Main Street to the exhibits hall marked Educational Day in High Point. Prof. B C Brooks spoke on wartime unity and Woodrow Wilson, drawing praise for his clear patriotism.
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E. C. Brooks
Durham
South Main Street
Washington Street
B.C. Brooks
Edt
Hcation
Trinity College
Wirmess
W. M. Marr
Maine Street
Heflin Charges in IWW Arrests and Submarine Plot
Washington reports show the house rules committee refused action on resolutions urging a congressional inquiry into Heflin's charges that many congressmen acted with German influence as Count von Bernstorff sought funds to sway policy. A separate Chicago grand jury indictment blitz targets Industrial Workers of the World with seditious conspiracy tied to war efforts and German sources.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Heflin
Congress
Count von Bernstorff
Thority
Pou
Committee On Rules
Department of Justice
Federal Grand Jury
Chicago
Industrial Workers of the World
Federal Court
National Army Man Comes to City for Short Visit
Samuel D. Gurganus, among the first local volunteers to train at Camp Jackson, S. C., returned to the city for a brief visit with friends. He says camp life agrees with him despite early rising and drills. He will soon return to Columbia. He notes other local draftees also enjoy camp life.
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National Army
Samuel D. Gurganus
Camp Jackson
S. C
Mr. Gurganus
Columbia
California Dry Status Makes Oasis on Pacific Coast
California moves toward statewide prohibition as British Columbia and other states go dry. The piece notes California already has many saloonless cities and will stand as the dry refuge on the Pacific coast north of Mexico, with Alaska Oregon Washington BC forming the defense line.
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San Francisco
Cal
British Columbia
California
Pacific Coast
Alaska
Oregon
Washington
Haig Reports Indicate Allied Gains In Flanders
London reports Field Marshal Haig brief on today operations in Flanders noting seven major enemy counter attacks repulsed with heavy losses yesterday and 1,614 German prisoners taken.
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London
Haig
Flanders
University of North Carolina Enrolment Reaches 1030
At the end of the second week 1030 students are registered in UNC courses. The main drop is in law, pharmacy and graduate departments where older men study. Medical enrollment is nearly steady with many planning to pursue medicine this year.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Pair Convicted in Livestock Disease Case in Lumberton
In Lumberton on September 28 Recorder KE M Britt disposed of a case involving Petta way Watken and John McBryde who were convicted of killing and selling a diseased cow. Prayer for judgment continued upon payment of costs totaling 19.40. Prosecutors offered to let them pay costs and go free, avoiding a road sentence.
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Lumberton
KE. M. Britt
Pettaway Watken
John McBryde
Death of Raymond W. Burton at 28 in Danville hospital
Raymond W. Burton formerly of Reidsville and long-time Danville resident died in a local hospital from typhoid fever after a brief illness. He was 28, son of J. R. Burton of Reidsville, and leaves a wife and two young children.
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Danville
Raymond W. Burton
Reidsville
J. R. Burton
United States aviation corps members tied to California plot
Five members of the United States aviation corps an army recruiting officer and two naval ensigns are reportedly implicated in a government plot led by Lieut Erwin Frederic Schneider of the German navy and Theodore W Kasinger, a department store employee. Authorities moved Schneider and Kasinger to an internment camp on Angel Island and said details had been sent to San Diego and Los Angeles where the conspiracy is said to center.
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San Francisco
United States Aviation Corps
Erwin Frederic Schneider
Theodore Wkasinger
Justice
Schenider and
Khasineser
Angel Island
Franz Bopp
Baron EB. H. von Schack
Army
Navy
San Diego
Los Angeles
Index System of American Soldiers Plan
Washington reveals a War Department measure to index every army member by name with next of kin and emergency address data. An aluminum card bearing each soldier’s name and company will be worn, replacing the previous number system, to enable rapid notifications for casualties.
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Washington
War Department
Congress
Local Bankhead Highway Group to Be Organized
K B Verry president of the Commercial club calls a meeting at the club building next Monday at 7 50 PM to form a local Bankhead Highway association. City roads enthusiasts plan to press officials for a coast to coast route through central North Carolina. Pathfinders will tour the proposed route around November 1 and a permanent local organization will be formed with officers elected. High Point seeks to show progress and support for the central route. Prior Lynchburg meeting spurred interest and J K Rountree, secretary of the general association, helped issue the call.
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K. B. Verry
Commercial Club
Bankhead Highway Association
North Carolina
High Point
Lynchburg
Terry
Stephen Clark
Frank J. Sizemore
J. K. Rountree
General Association
Municipal Court Docket Light. Three Trials Deferred
The municipal court docket showed three trial cases but none were heard. Garfield Thompson failed to appear for scattering stones on city streets. a capias was issued and a $25 fine plus costs noted. J W Mendenhall and brother obtained continuances to tomorrow morning on auto on sidewalk and speeding charges.
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Garfield Thompson
Garfield
J. W. Mendenhall and Brother
President Wilson Prepares Message On Break With Germany
Buenos Aires dispatch reports President Wilson is drafting a message in response to Congress calling for breaking diplomatic ties with Germany. He reportedly argues it is impossible to sever relations over the Count von Luxburg incident, with officials claiming the matter has been settled by German foreign officers.
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Buenos Aires
Congress
Argentina
Germany
Count von Luxburg
J Elwood Cox Elected President of National Bank Section
J Elwood Cox of Commercial National Bank, a prominent figure in High Point and Greensboro banking circles, was elected president of the national bank section of the American Bankers Association at the Atlantic City convention. He previously served on the executive committee and is recognized for his extensive service and leadership within the ABA. His section includes about 8,000 National banks.
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National Bank Section
Bankers Association
J. Elwood Cox
Commercial National Bank
National Bank
American Bankers’ Association
Atlantic City
Cox
High Point
Greensboro
Bie
Bennett Extends Lead in New York Mayoral Recount
New York Sept 28 William M Bennett Republican nominee maintained his lead over John Purroy Mitchell in an unofficial recount of last week's mayoral primary ballots. The latest figures show Bennett ahead by 434 votes as inspectors aim to finish by Saturday night.
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New York
William M. Bennett
John Purroy Mitchell
Bennett
Arrest of power company president for dam destruction attempt
Richwood reporters say A. J. Bradley president of the James River and Kana wha Power company was arrested by Detective Wiley on a warrant charging him with attempting to destroy the concrete dam of the Old Dominion Iron and Nail works on the James River. The warrant followed Bradley posting bail for two men found drilling holes in the dam.
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Richwood
A. J. Bradley
James River and Kanawha Power Company
Wiley
Old Dominion Tron and Nail Works Corporation
James River
Bradley
Liberty Bonds Hit New High in Early Trading
Liberty bonds moved higher in early trading on Saturday with Liberty Kende rising to 10.16, surpassing the previous high set yesterday as investors sought safety in Treasury issues amid market uncertainty.
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New York
Liberty
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