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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1916
Page
1
Paris dispatch reports Second Lieutenant Georges Guynemer shot down three German aircraft within 4 minutes 30 seconds. He reportedly helped a wounded ally, then pursued two more foes before his plane was damaged. he fell 5 000 feet but escaped unharmed and remained determined to continue fighting.
French and British forces won ground on the Somme with fresh advances between Fregicourt and Morval along the Erone Bapaume road and near Le Sars on the Pozieres Bapaume route. British gains lie south of Le Sars as the wedge into German lines sharpens near Bapaume and Peronne. On the Macedonian front, Bulgarian efforts to drive Serbia near Lake Ostrovo failed according to Paris.
Lloyds announced the steamer Reddam has sunk and 11 crew members were landed at Valencia. The 1912 British steamer of 19 tons, owned in Newcastle, left Wales on September 3 for Savona Malta and was reported at Gibraltar on September 10.
New York health report shows 26 new cases of the paralysis in 24 hours ending 10 a m today, the same as the previous two days, with 12 deaths recorded today.
James Haywood Southgate of Durham aged 57 died at his cabin near University Station Orange County in the afternoon after a brief illness. A former vice presidential candidate on the Prohibition ticket in North Carolina, his death shocked the city after a day spent in his Durham office prior to the illness.
The body of Allen U. Tomlinson is returned to Rich Point for a 11 o clock funeral at the Hauser home on North Main Street. Dr. Sylvester Newlin and Rev. L W McFarland will officiate with Springfield burial to follow. Honorary pallbearers include C E Wilson and H A Yominson among others. active pallbearers listed as Van W Williams and D N Welborn.
Newton Carlisle and North-Western railroad paid more than 1100 dollars to W S Winkler administrator of Henry H Winkler who died after injuries from a collision near Hickory. The suit settled within two weeks of the September 19 accident a new record according to the report.
Theodore Roosevelt leaves New York for Battle Creek Michigan where he will deliver his second campaign speech. Republicans and Progressives have joined to back the event and he will return to New York after the address. He plans a western trip in early October speaking in Chicago Indianapolis Kansas City Denver and San Francisco.
Fair tonight and Saturday with much cooler conditions. Frost suspected in the extreme west portion. Fresh north west winds at coastal areas.
New York observers report labor officials who tried to trigger a general strike in the city and Westchester refused to concede defeat claiming nearly 200000 quit work. They postponed calling out other workers until Monday after a federation meeting to decide next steps. The allied building trades with 100000 members and the 20000 teamsters delayed a decision, while other strikers include about 10000 brewery workers and machinists.
A paving contract awarded to Lassiter Co. is set to begin work next week. City officials announce the initiation of road resurfacing and related improvements on scheduled dates.
The court released Wood and Johnson in a case linked to mobile thefts. Authorities pursued charges but ordered the pair freed pending further proceedings.
The city council awarded street improvements to R G Lassiter and Co of Oxford for lake asphalt at 1.72 per sq yd and oil asphalt at 1.62 per sq yd, lowest among 11 bids. Bids were opened, and consultants Anderson and Christie tabulated results. The Lassiter bid covers excavation foundation and wearing surface. work to start mid next week with districts to be formed.
The Millis and Armfield families purchase the half owned by Goldstein and Tsageson in the Millis building on South Main Street for about 30000 dollars. Remodeling will lower floors and add white brick fronts with at least 10000 dollars in upgrades. Four stores now occupy the block and new facades promise a modern commercial streetscape.
London March 29 Sir William Henrs Dunn was today elected lord mayor for the city of London He will assume office in November and will be the first Roman Catholic mayor of London in a century.
Kansas City Mo Sept 29 The American Bankers association annual convention is expected to close today with resolutions officer elections and the next meeting place chosen. Paul M Warburg Federal Reserve vice governor said heavy exports of gold to Europe may follow the European war and urged bankers to protect their reserves.
Waycross Georgia September 28 Palmer Bos worth 14 year old son of Mrs W J Eve of Tampa Florida died here today from injuries suffered yesterday in a football game his skull fractured when tackled by two opposing players He was visiting relatives with his mother This is the first death from football injuries reported in this section this year.
The German government announced General von Wandel, deputy minister of war, has been replaced at the war ministry in an official statement issued today.
Long Branch N J September 29 President Wilson plans to resume regular conferences with newspaper men at Shadow Lawn He will discuss political matters freely and plans to meet reporters twice a week resuming the format from the first years of his administration after foreign affairs cooled the talks.
The Kronprinz Wilhelm and Prince Eitel Freiderich left Norfolk Navy Yard this morning and were escorted by 12 U S battleships toward Philadelphia due to limited space at the Norfolk yard.
Fern R L Davis superintendent of the North Carolina Anti Saloon League will address the North Main Street Methodist Protestant church Sunday morning at 11 oclock. He is well known in High Point and will describe league progress toward a dry United States and measures planned for the next legislature to make the state thoroughly dry.
Brooklyn leads Philadelphia by a half game in the NL title chase as both teams battle in a two game series. Philadelphia faces Boston in a strenuous four day stretch while Brooklyn closes with the Giants in a four game set. In the AL Boston holds a 2 1/2 game edge over Chicago with three of five remaining for the pennant.
Maj. W. A. Guthrie of Durham a renowned corporation lawyer is ill with paralysis at his home. Physicians report he has been nonconscious for several hours and hold out little hope for recovery.
Berlin reports the chancellor von Bethmann-Holweg told the Reichstag that Germany will persevere until victory. He cited this year’s harvest as improving Germany’s position and denounced Britain for violating international law and opposing Germany. He warned a statesman would be hanged for delaying action and said Germany must extinguish the burning house to keep peace.
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