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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1918
Page
2
London reports the Times leading editorial on President Wilson’s European visit. It argues debates over U S domestic affairs should not hinder his role with the allied cause and stresses that the pre conference discussions by allied representatives must proceed with Wilson’s presence deemed indispensable.
Copenhagen. Polish troops captured Lemberg the capital of Galicia and its environs, per the Polish Telegraph bureau at Cracow. Heavy fighting had occurred around Lemberg since early November when Ukrainian forces entered Galicia and seized the city by surprise.
The former German crown prince arrived at Enkhuizen station in a swaggering fur coat to a hostile reception. Thousands gathered and met him with loud execrations, a contrast to warmer welcomes elsewhere in Holland.
Richmond Virginia will become one of the air mail terminals on the new southern route from Washington. Assistant Postmaster General Otto Praeger announced the selection in a public statement this evening.
Stockholm dispatch cites Bolshevik excesses in Petrograd with reports from Abo Finland. Five hundred former Russian army officers are said to have been killed in the last few days.
The American army of occupation has established a front along the Luxembourg border on the Saar and along the Oselle to the region east of Remich. The force will mark time until further orders, with an expected pause of three to four days before any move toward the German frontier.
President Wilson directed the maneuvers of about a half dozen army airplanes over the Potomac River via a radio telephone installed on the White House south portico. The system, set for three to six miles, mirrors devices used by American aviators in France.
Richmond Va Miss Mary Custis Lee sole surviving child of Gen Robt E Lee died after a brief illness at Virginia Hot Springs The funeral plans are unannounced but the body is expected to be placed beside her father in the Lee mausoleum vault She had been the last surviving child since the death of her brother Capt Robt E Lee
President Wilson plans to attend the opening of the peace conference as Allied forces advance toward the Rhine. French and American troops celebrate Allied victories in Alsace Lorraine as German forces retreat. In Russia, all‑Russian government under Kolchak consolidates power while Denikine advances against Bolsheviks, and Ukrainian forces are overthrown with Kiev captured. The United States expands wartime controls over communications and cables as Congress interrupts for a winter session.
United States court grants M. E. Cozad $275000 against Whiting Manufacturing Co, the largest money judgment in state history, tied to 60000 acres of hardwood timber in Graham County. Case spans years, with London Investment Registry and Toronto Union Trust as bondholders observing. Nearby, Baker Mountain orphanage fire destroys 20 room main building, loss $4000-$5000, 50 children cared for by Seventh Day Adventists. In Kinston, chamber urges Raleigh commission to require Atlantic Coast Line and Norfolk Southern to build a union passenger station at once on Caswell and East streets as war disrupts plans.
The Salisbury board of health rescinds its seven week closing order due to influenza. With individual quarantine and placarding, public gatherings may resume. City schools reopened and churches, cinemas, and other gathering places were removed from the ban.
Dr. James Sprunt presented the First Presbyterian church with an organ costing over 13000 to be installed within three months as a peace offering marking Allied victory and the end of the war. Women of Mecklenburg lead in Liberty bonds sales with 28198 subscriptions and 14129200 in bonds, surpassing state quota. Mecklenburg topped state totals. Raleigh plague notes report 216 October deaths in Raleigh township, about four-fifths from influenza. city deaths near 160, with full numbers pending Regis ter Davis updates.
A fragmented 19th century remedy guide advises avoiding fear and crowds, promoting fresh air and the three Cs. It prescribes purgatives, herbal mixtures like Pleasant Purgative Pellets, Anurie Tablets to flush kidneys, plus a diet of broths and dairy during influenza and a post illness tonics regimen with iron and Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery.
A nurse or wife crafts blue pillows with goose feather stuffing for the sick soldiers at Fort Harrison. She raised geese for the task and hopes to buy new pillows if Jim returns, reflecting wartime generosity and domestic life. Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt is named as the godmother to Italian Alpine soldiers amid political notes.
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