Deserters and still captured after mountain raid
U. S. officers pursued desert ers Joe Ward and G C Black in Randolph County four miles below Hammersville. Ward was wounded by Officer John Young, a Texas ranger, during a gunfight as the group resisted surrender. A fifty gallon copper still and weapons were seized. Black and Myers escaped wounded. The raid followed reports of a known deserter band operating a still and camped in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Joe Ward
John Young
Texas Ranger
G. ¢. Black
Y. B. Myers
Black
Greensboro
Young
Walter Daniels
Mr. Young
Buck
Ward
Thomasville
Myers
Hammersville
Randolph County
Youne
Notth
Negro Brings Flu Dope To City In Bold Flight
A man described as a negro arrived by Southbound train with two suitcases and 66 quarts of whiskey in a box. Pursued by Officer Ellington and two deputized citizens, he lit a rag on East Washington Street and fled, bullets fired, editor awakened before dawn. The whiskey was secured. The report notes the act as a purported good deed during the flu period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellington
East Washington Street
Flu cases rise in several towns with deaths reported
The report shows Thomasville with 500 flu cases and four deaths, High Point around 700 cases and eighteen deaths overall, and Jamestown about 20 cases with one death. Physicians say cases are milder now, and the town-wide rate implies roughly one in eighteen people affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
High Point
Jamestown
The Poorest People After the War
A stark warning that postwar poverty will fall on those who saved nothing from War Savings Certificates and Liberty Bonds. It urges saving now while government offers last, noting many squandered earnings and future disgrace if they fail to invest in war securities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Governrment
France
No Peace Until Enemy Shows Sincerity Emphatic Reply
President Wilson rejects Germany's peace bid with a firm demand for continued war until enemy atrocities end. The policy calls for destroying militarist power and Kaiser sovereignty to secure world peace. Public response appears favorable to the president's resolve and clear stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Germany
William
Rumor of German Abdication and Peace Terms
A Berlin rumor cites the Kaiser’s abdication amid German political ferment as the government appears ready to accept President Wilson’s terms to secure peace. The chatter predicts a major forthcoming development likely to impact the war’s direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Berlin
Wilson
Germany
Gas rates sought by North Carolina Public Service Co. rise
The North Carolina Public Service Co. asks the Corporation Commission for a 16 percent gas rate increase and a fare rise from 5 to 7 cents for car rides. High Point opposes the proposal, arguing already high rates and no clear justification for higher costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Public Service Co
Corporation Commission
High Point
City holds tax hike claim shocks High Point officials
Residents protest a tax increase of sixty cents or 40 percent, arguing the City Council has effectively confiscated property and left High Point with the highest rate in the state. Local officials defend the measure as necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Chairman Brown Puts Pertinent Questions On Liberty Bond Tax Exemption
Chairman Joseph G. Brown of the Central Liberty Loan Committee for North Carolina asks taxpayers and bond buyers three key questions about Fourth Liberty Loan bonds. He notes that holdings up to 45000 at 4 to 4.25 percent may be fully exempt from income, excess profit, and war taxes during the war and two years after, with proportional relief for smaller subscriptions, and that surtax payers could improve after-tax yield from 30000 investments of 5.09 to 3.12 percent depending on their surtax rate. He also warns that Liberty Bonds are entirely exempt from normal income taxes under the Revenue Act and bear no state or local personal property taxes, urging careful understanding to avoid dollar losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph G. Brown
Central Liberty Loan Committee For
North Carolina
Warn Germany or face burning German towns, says Greensboro News
The Greensboro News editorial argues against indiscriminate vengeance in war calling for restraint. It warns that burning French towns should stop or German towns will be burned, insisting America must avoid savage hatred and destruction while promising to bear war costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Germany
France
Greensboro
High Point Mourns Mayor W P Ragan Dies at 48
High Point and Guilford County mourn the death of Mayor W P Ragan following pneumonia after influenza. Survived by wife and three sons, mother, four brothers, three sisters. Funeral held Tuesday at 11 am with city offices closed in respect. Ragan had served as mayor since 1917 and earlier as recorder and postmaster. He was a longtime attorney active in Republican circles.
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High Point
W. P. Ragan
Ragan
Bill” Ragan
Guilford County
William
Gilbert
Cameron
Amos Ragan
Arch Sale
Messrs
Ed L
R. R. Ragan
Horace
James Ragan
Archdale
Homer Ragan
Thomasville- Mesdames
Gurney H. Keevans
PD. T. Harmon
Annie Ragan Armfield
G. T. Rowe
Wesley Memorial M. F. Church
James 4. Clarke
First Baptist Church
Elks
Ragant
Ratwan
Guilford
Four patriots volunteer as nurses in flu fight here
Four women, Mrs. A. F. Frazier, Mrs. Florence Ev ers, Mrs. Della Snyder and Mrs. Haibceck, have volunteered as nurses in the flu battle. The text notes Spanish flu deaths in the U S exceed American battlefield casualties in France, while also warning about subscription expiration and prepayment for papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Frazier
Florence Evers
Della Snyder
Haibceck
United States
France
Deaths Sentences from the Flu and War Era
Everett E. Jordan died at 4 a m at his parents home two miles south of Trinity after returning from a Baltimore train camp with Spanish influenza that developed into pneumonia. Bessie Wooten died of pneumonia aged 29, remains sent to Spartanburg S C. J M Ring of Thomasville Route learns of his son’s death in Camp McKinley near Indianapolis Ind. Armfield dies at home near the city buried at Guilford College. Beres H Chandler aged 36 years dies of pneumonia after influenza, surviving wife and five children. James Pow and Mrs Sam Mitchell attend funeral in New Bern. Troy Lewallen dies at Camp Green, remains shipped home. Mrs John Turner dies at Park Street home. buried Rich Fork. Mrs Ed Bryant dies of flu near Thomasville. Mamie Hilton dies after maternity. W C Creel dies of flu at Chapel Hill. remains to be interred locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett E. Jordan
J. R. Jordan
Trinity
Mr. Joran
Baltimore
Bessie Wooten
W. E. Wotten
O Spartanburg
S. C
Green Street Baptist Church
J. ‘M. Ring
Thomasville
Camp McKinley
Indianapolis
Ind
Les H. Chandler
Spitfirerneer
Spencer
J. W. Chandler
High Point
Rev. S. A. Chandler
Oldest Resident John Gurley Dies in High Point
Uncle John Gurley, High Point's oldest resident, died Monday at his West Point avenue home in his 93d year. He leaves two children, Lee Gurley and Mrs. Sarah Peace. A lifelong ME church member, he came to High Point before the Civil War. Funeral held Tuesday afternoon at his home conducted by Rev. Gilbert T. Rowe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gurley
High Point
West Point Avenue
Lee Gurley
Sarah Peace
Gilbert T. Rowe
John
Sweet potatoes claim and military draft totals
J W Foust of Route 2 is hailed as champion sweet potato raiser after producing 40 bushels on one twelfth of an acre, averaging 480 bushels per acre. Final returns show 12,966,594 men registered for military service as of September 5, with 23,456,021 registered across three drafts. Guilford leads state in 4th Liberty Loan with nearly three million dollars, followed by Mecklenburg and Forsyth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Foust
Route 2
Guilford
Liberty
Mecklensburg
Forsyth
Promising Career Cut Short by Pneumonia Death
Cliff Staley a 29 year old jewelery merchant and active fraternal figure died at his North Main Street home from pneumonia after a flu bout. He served as Moose lodge chaplain and held leadership roles in Red Men and Woodmen orders. Survived by widow, two sons, five sisters, and two brothers. funeral held at Main Street Methodist Protestant Church with secret orders attending. Interment in Oakwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Staley
Julian
Harley Staley
Charley Staley
Mechanicsville
Brown
H. L. Clapp
Thad Kimrey
Liberty
Jennie Staley
City
Millie Staley
County
Staley
M. P. Church
Main Street
Influenza Spreads Across Nation as Army Camps Report Rise
The Spanish influenza continues to sweep the country with no sign of abatement. Army camps logged 12,204 influenza cases, 2,824 pneumonia cases, and 892 deaths in the 24 hours to Friday noon, with yesterday’s totals at 12,231 influenza, 2,797 pneumonia, and 889 deaths. Total camp figures since the outbreak began: influenza 223,000. suppurative cases 27,907. deaths 335.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Public Health Service Bureau
Surgeon General of the Army
Influenza Crisis Expands Beyond Blue Ridge Across North Carolina
The influenza outbreak has spread from the Blue Ridge westward and reached its peak in the east. Dr. Rankin urged Surgeon General Blue for immediate army medical corps aid, with Public Health Service physicians and nurses already deployed in the state. Major cities report hundreds to thousands of cases and multiple towns request doctors and nurses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rankin
Army Corps
Army Rage
North Carolina
Blue Ridge
W. S. Rankin
Rupert Blue
U. S. Public Health Service
Blue
Public Health Service
Genera Grogas
United States Army
Army Medical Corps
JW. Stiles
Wilmington
H.C
American Red Cross
Stes
Haywood
Macon
Rossman
Transylvania County
Yanceyville
Jackson
Albemarle
Clinton
Youngsville
Newton
Shelby
Winston-Salem
Goldsboro
Rocky Mount
Help Bring Boys Back Liberty Bond Drive for High Point Youths
A 1917 era plea highlights Liberty Loan support to fund defense for High Point youths. It urges local purchases of $100 bonds to supply 5,000 machine gun cartridges and gear for soldiers abroad, framing the cause as protecting boys and ensuring their safe return home. The appeal blends patriotism with a call to civic duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
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Negro
William Preston Ragan
Pnemonia
Ol" Armfield
Guilford Colege
Mr. Armfield
Armfield
Bere
James Pow
Sam Mitchell
Mrs. Mitchell
New Bern
Troy Lewallen
Green Monday
John Turner
Park Street
Rich Fork
Ed Bryant
Mamie Hilton
W. C.creel
Chapel Hill
Izen
Cliff” Staley
Umonia
Marcus M. Marks
Manhattan
National Daylight Saving Association
Congress
Mr. Marks
Adirondacks
National Daylight Savings Association
Marks
Raleigh
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