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When 7011 have finished reading The Enterprise, place a 1 cent stamp here, hand to postal em ploye and it will be placed in the hands of U. S. soldiers and sailors, Ifo wrapping no address. , THE'.VATIICl Fair tonight and Friday; light west to moderate winds. : ' i VOL 25. NO. 231. HIGH POINT, NORTH CAR OliNA, THURSDAYJFTERrNOONrUGUST-4rW7r- Member Associated Press. FULL TEXT OF POPE'S TERMS IlilS ARRIVED Does Not Differ From the Unof ficul Outline and Belief Made 1 StrongerThat TTiey Will Have To Be Rejected. Congress Will Probably Go Into Executive Session to Prevent Senators From Starting a Peace Debate. Washington, Aug- l6.-The text of Pope Benedict's peace note received her today in a cable dispatch discloses tliat it does not differ from the unofficial out line, Tue foundation stories of the propo sals for ending the war a" re: Seduction of armament; freedom of the seas; set tlement of international disputes by Arbitration, and that there shall be no tctlltory straggle for economic supre macy after the war. Publication here today of the text gave allied diplomats opportunity to make a closer study of the move , for peace than was possible from the ad vanced outline. .'. Officials, while evincing much interest, refrained from making any comment pending receipt pf an official copy nor Would they intimate the nature of the reply to be sent The official text was! expeced momentarily. The text of the communication served to strengthen the opinion thaj there is no likelihood of the proposals being accepted, by the allies in their present form. ' ' ' That public opinion in the allied coun tries insistent on a prompt settlement by hosilities will cause the offer to be rejected was generally conceded. Moves to put into action plans of leaders forestall any . attempt to open discussion in the, senate appeared m "minenj;' todayc Prewfit plaus call for executive sessions to consider closing the doors for neace debate. Senators of .the so-called pacifist group .were ex pected to oppose it. 11 BOARD WIS . ! FIVE OF 1 EaE TIONS U. 5. ARMY SOLDIER IN FRANCE FULLY EQUIPED. 4 "1 Four Were Turned Down on the Dependent Plea and One On Religious Objection to War Duty. . Religious ' Objectors in the Future Are to Be Drafted and Sent to Do the Work About the Training Camps. AMERICAN WOUNDED ARRIVE AT BATH War and Navy Departments Know : Nothing of Wounded American Soldiers. London, Aug. 16. According to the Daily News some wounded. American soldiers from the western front have Just arrived at the hospital at Bath. HO HEWS OF WOUHDED RECEIVED AT WASHINGTON Washington. Auz. 16. Neither the war nor navy department has any in formation on the reported wounding of American troops on the western front, Prompt official announcement is promts ed when Information is received provid ed it is not eombatible with military interests. II A IS BETWEEN nUARRE L RULERS So Declares Senator Vardaman ! Before Senate In Discussing , the War Today. j Washington, Aug. 16. Senator Varda- , man told the senate today that the pres ent war is a quarrel between Tulcrs in stigated by commercial bandits and is a reproach to tliristian'' civilisation. He denounced the draft as an "nn-Ameri- can and , unconstitutional measure of .. raising an army for foreign service," and declared . the President made a mistake when he called the negroes to the army ."This is not a war between the masses they are more pawns but a quarrel ' between rulers,' instigated by the com mercial bandits and human cormorants who grow rich annd fatten upon the spoils of war," Sqnator Vardaman de clarcd. , . Five claims of exemption, four on ac count of dependents annd one because of religious belief, were denied by the local exemption board during the sit ting of last night, and one man was certified to he district board because he failed to appear (for examination, the action of the local board increasing the number certified to 50, leaving r, total of 33 needed to complete the local quota of 89 to the new draft arnfy. Al exander Peoples, negro, was the man wbo failed to apocar fo- examination. Kli Munford and Grady George Raines, negroes, claiming dependent wives, had their claims denied while another negro, Hosie Starr, claiming that he support ed two young sisters and a brother, made his claim n vain. Thomas Phillip Richardson, postoffice box 185, city, filing his claim for exemp tion because of 'his membership in the Friends church, had his claim denied by the local board, the decision being reached according to instruction froiri the office of the provst marshal general, which follows: "Persons considered under paragraph 'i' section 20 of the regulations will be drafted, will be forwarded to a mobili zation camp, will make up part of the quota from the state and district whence they Come, and will be assigned to duty in a capacity declared by the president to be non-combatant." (Eugene W. Rule, white, making a claim that he supported his aged and infirm parents, was also certified to the district board, his claim being disallowed, (.'hales M. Kephart and Robert Irby Brown were exempted because they are already in military service. The claim of exemp tion filed by Max Rones was withdrawn by the claimant who has announced that he is ready to serve in the draft army. ' The men discharged from the draft be cause of dependents by the ioeal Itoard last night, were Alvin Duntnyx, Sheriff X). Johnson, Augustus !. Remedy x, Obia Oscar Mitchell, Jones Burns, Wil liam W. Vaughn, John II. MeKimmon, John D. Brown, W. Stamey Atkins, Thomas G, Staulars, Andrew C. Robin son, Clyde Leslie Gurley, Arthur William Boggs, Geo Miller x, Wesley L. Hay worth. Sixty-six men were examined by the physicians yesterday and of this number 38 were passed and 28 rejected. Twenty-seven white men were passed and 24 rejected while 11 nesrroes were found physically qualified and four rejected Those examined yesterday were: - Accepted, white James Arthur Wil liams, James 0. Wilkic, Charles W. Upton, Joseph Joyce, Walter L. Smith, Ernest 8. Barnes, William M. Wall, Viv- ian L Cook, 0. D. Baxter, Wayne T. Rcfea, Alton K. Bales, K. I Hiatt, H. C. Furr, William E. Albertson, Charles G. Bondtirant, John K. Smith, Roy R. Way nick, Luther E: Edwards; Jule Rook, Da. vid A. Fowler, James B. H. Rector, Mel ville Cv Sheelcr, John S. Pickett, Wil liam A. Beesott, Isaac D. Venable, Wil liam It. Tate. Negro Rufus Bostick, Coy Reynolds, Doctor H. McFadden, Benny Durham Garland A, Gflerran, LeRoy Hayes, Rob ert B. Gill, MeKlnley Steele, Solomon E. Hunt. Rufus E; teach. Dewey J. Wil Hams. : :i :T-S- Rejected, white Walter D. Dennis, Si las Wliitt. Johrt B. McDaniel, Louis Sa tnsy,- Walter 0.' McCormlek, Robert E, Garrison, C. B. Bost, FrankKn K. White, Walter L, Brltt, James E. Surrett, Sam S. Haney, George 0. Pike, Clarence E Miilsaps, Mack Ring, ITenry IT. Slack, Lee W. Iltirleman, Clyde H. Gentry. Thomas B. DeLapp, Robert D. Percy, Lu ton Baxter Smith, William TWelborn s . f it , r v i ! 'A h'' V;-' 4 -f. i & ill s, r JA Ik j f! $ 0 f 4r : if i' - "s I v t ' " " t i 4 1 t t i& : :. :fy - . ' , S by nons Reorganization o Armies by Or der of War Department Today Places Them oi Same Plan as European Armies. KING GEORGE AND BRITISH SEA COMMANDER. Durham's Company Has Arrived At the Training Camp At Greenville; Syjva Unit Is Also There. ! This soldier is a type of the infantry in, Jrenerar Pershing's expeditionary forte in matching kit. The helmet will turn a rife bullet or shrapnel. BUILD MODERN TO . - in 1 11 11 1 1. " a 1 O. A. Kirkman Purchases the Old Methodist Church and Will Convert It Into a Theater. FOUR FRENCH SHIPS WERE SUNK DURING THE WEEK Paris (Wednesday) Aug. 13. The ; Weekly report of the shipping losses gives one steamer of niuie'lluiii COO tuns ana f smaller size as heving been sunk in (lie week ending Aniru-st 12 out, of 1010 ' ,-rivnln (d 10 'H !!.! rsutee at French Enoch Stephens, Paul H. Hardy, Wil liam' II.' Vthetm:f;f0 Negro Ah'is Moore, James ' Carter, Jesse J, Coltrane, Theo' Williams., ' The examinations of the 500 men summoned will be concluded thi after noon and the exemption board will si' tonight.- By tomorrow afternoon the lo csil quf awil Ijc.cTOipletc and-aUjJver and sbove that number will b? held in readiness for the second call.-' Chairman A. K. Tafe was of the opinion this morn in fhr'f v' "1 nver the miniher needed v. M ' - 1 ' - f nv. vl .'T sl- U. A. Kirkman, one of the well known business men of the city, has purchased the old Methodist cl ;irth building and site on Kast Washington street and has announced his intention of converting the building into a modem and up to date theater, one of such size that any traveling theatrical attraction can be omfortably taken care of. The deal was completed a day or so ago, Mr. Kirkman purchasing the rot from E. D. Steele and the building from the Kiceloff brothers. Under the instructions of Mr. Kirk man an architect has examined the walls of the building and found them in excel lent condition. Other stories can be added, if necessary, but it is probable that but a few feet additional will be built on the present waHs, this addition to provide for a balcony. The building is to be extended for several feet at the rear to make room for a large stage, a most important part of any theater. Tr4iiig attractions, like doses of medicine, come in all sizes and while a greut amount 'of stage space is not needed for a majority of the shows, now and then a mammoth production that requires much space and which a great number. of the amusement, lovers wish to see comes along and it is neces sary to have the proper stage space if such productions are to be cared for. Several thousand dollars will be spent on the building by Mr. Kirkman and the Work will 'start early next . spring, he has announced. This action of Mr,; Kirk. man's will fill a long feH want in the city inasmuch as it will provide a place, most conveniently located, but a short block ; from the main business street. where.'; speaking attractions , may. bev staged and the people will not have, to Journey to Greensboro or depend bit tM movies for their amusement. ') Washington, Aug. 18. The complete plan of reorganization of the army is disclosed in general' Orders made public today prescribing the formation of all tactical units from divisions to armies. The composition of each division on the European standard prescribed and provisions made frf organization of all additional troops fh io training battal ions of 612 men to be used in any way found necessary. Destination of divisions by number be gins with the regular army divisions now in France which havi already been or ganized on the basis of 10,000 men and additional battalions .f attached troops that is the "First, Division U. S. Armv." Others sre numbered up to and includ ing 23. This does pot mean that 23 new ones are to be formed. National guard divisions will be num bered from the 2fithIto 73th. inclusive. National army divisions' will be number- Jed from 76. Orders today provide the organization .of a national army division designated from 70th to 1ls$, .'inclusive and suc ceeding divisions will be numbered in, order after them.' ' All divisions provided for will be in fantry divisions composed of division headquarters detachment, one machine gnn battalion of 4 companies, two infan try brigades of tw6 regiments and a "machine gun battalhm of three comtm- ... , . .1 , .. ;; .. . -. is eacir, rme:neittTrnnieTy brigade of three regiments -and a trench mortar battery each, one engineer regiment, one field signal battalion, one headquarters tion train, one engineer train, one supply tion train, one engineer traiu, ne supply train and one sanitary train of tour nVd, 'hospitals and four ambulance companies. The order directs the national guard 1 to proceed to its training camp under its present organization. It will be reor ganized there. W, ' .'I'.'! i - . v i i 4 A iS a zh BRITISH DRIVE INFULLSWING ONAILHS London Reports That Satisfactory Progress" Is Being Made In At tack on a Wide Battlefront in Belgium. British and French Attack in Conjunction in Belgium , and Force Germans From a Trench System. ; ' SXh: GEOJ2G5 AND AD. BIvATTXJ resZ2XH King George and Admiral Beatty, Commauder-in-l'bicf of the Brilir.li (irmul Fh'et, walking along the deck of a battleship during it recent tour of inspection made by the British' monarch. POLICEMEN TEAR BANNERS IN FRONT OF THE WHITE HOUSE Washington, Autr, 10. Washington po lice took a hand today in the destroying of banner s of suffragists in front of tin white house. A police inspector and a captain tore down two Ixumers address ed, to "Kaiser Wilsoii'LIriU) thoir ikk and Informed the women they would not permit such banners. The regular Suffrage banner such as has been em- womcn, would lie protirted. About 30 policemen were stationed at intervals in front of the white bouse and on the street. They kept the crowds moving and prevented automobiles from stopping. - . . L. Before the police arrived lour lianner had been torn from the hands of "the women as thev were leaving for the! In three sectors of the Franco Belgian front the French and British have won new success in their offensive operations which are once more in full swing. At- i Incks were mmle bv the British near Yprcs near the French on the Aisne front and near iMxmudu in Belgium. The ground 'won by the British yesterday ' near Lens including the highly import ant Hill 70 was beid in the face of large : German counter attacks. ,.-y 1 While the British are consolidating ' their new ground near Lens and defend ing it against German efforts to retake it, they struck another blow about 39 miles further north on a wide front east, and north of Yprcs. The official report from London gives few details for the buttles but says progress is, being made. , The French with the assistance of the British attacked the German positions on both side of the road between, the towns of Stccnstrate and Pixjnude eight miles apart. Paris reports thut all objectives were gained and that a crossing of the ISteen-t beke river was forced. The French and British are making further progress on the right bank. Marked, success was won by the French on the Aisne. , A strongly held system of trenches on .a front , of I 'kilometer ffprmUH. altaefc beateu qff Thff ltihci-i . j also made progress in, the vicinity of Tlurtebise monument. ployed for many months, they told the i white house. DURHAM COMPANY REACHES CAMP AT GREENVILLE, S. C. Greenville, Aug. 16. Company M, Dur- liam, third N. C. Infantryr arrived and went into camp at Camp Sevier today. ;A radio company from Sylva, K. C., a un it pf the field signal battalion, arrived last night. ANOTHER STORE ON WASHINGTON STREET H. Harris and Brothers Will Build Modern Business Building On Lot Recently Bought. ROME COM NGWEEK M RETURN ROM F WILL RE OBSERVED! FORT 0GLET00RPE Woman's Club and Merchants' , Five Young Men of City Who Association to Meet Tomorrow J Have Been Commissioned 'as To Arange for Event. Officers Return for Short Stay. A London newspaper says that wound-, ed American soldiers have just arrived at a hospital in Bath. Lopdon is without official news regarding this report." Dis patches from the American training camp lat uiyht said all the Americans were reviewed yesterday indicating that the entile hody was still in training. The American military authorities have made elaborate preparations for treat meut in American hospitals in Vrance of the wounded who ordinarily would not le taken to England.- The j report of the London paper may refer to wounded Americans serving with the 'aimed until liny reseuilili 11 Indians, (lie young A b'12 home coining week and citv fair will be held in High Point during j the latter part of September or the-first j.p j , part of October, it was announced tlnsi mnrnimr Tim affair will he licit! 1111-I 0H,1im 'P'i der the auspices of the directors of the.! months an. I who on last British army. the Amer- meu of High who have been in training at i'ort Ga . for the ira-l three iturdav were High Point Merchants' association andj given commissions in the serve corps, t'uiled States the officers of the Woman's Club. It is! LARGE CROWDS ARE .ATTENDING MEETING AT BAPTIST CHURCH Another ; large congregation was jres ent at the Green .Street Baptist church last evening to hear the supply pastar Rev. Waler E. Rodgcrs, deliver a strong sermon.,; Interest appears to be increas ing. in the meeting with each service and lat night there' was one addition to the church hy "baptism. .The singing, led by Sir, Rodgcrs, Is one very enjoyable and helpful feature of each" meeting. .-' -:.t- , Jije.,jsciuion-.thil. icuing .a&-tt-Vlk Hill be on 't he subject 'Tines and "ranches" annd tomorrow night on "(Sod's piffle, of. a "Lost Name."' The pepolo fTH t"l -a fordiayy Invited to at ..en. ,, i ne meetings will continue, intended to have 'he week resemble a big fair as the people of the city are to be invited to display their live sts'k, food n roil nets nut awav for another season. and antvthing that is usually displayed, after w ullicers re army, re city yi'sterduy afternoon for a sta turned to the on (he Ihird sect inn of of about two weeks with tle ir parent,! ieh they wil leave for tne can i t Muintv faira Mirix..' Iuirilili u lll f'.il lll tolimcllts wllclo t llCV w ill as-l-t III t . ..-...j , . ( , one feature. SOLDIERS TO PLAY ! BASEBALL SATURDAY I Company M's Best Athletes To j Tackle Nine From Highland Mills Saturday Afternoon. II. Harris and brother have purchased the vacant lot on Washington street just east of their building fronting on tht thorough fa re and will, at an early date, erect a modern business building in the city. The pirchase of the lot was made a few days ago but Mr. Harris did not make, an' announcement concerning his plans until this morning.. The building to be erected will be of brick and will probably be of the same size as the one now owned by Mr. Harris and brothers on Washington street, three stories. The structure will cost several thousand dollars. ?.'-.; ,f 1 In ill the .treat ll.lt 1 1 -.III I national 'llclilr- Ill The merchants of the city will nrrange. special showings for the week and the Virmess, or city fair, recently planned by the members of the Woman's club as the official opening of their fall season, will be held at one and the same time. Tomorrow morning the adverliiiir committee of'the Merchants' nsocia1-ion,-j "'""''el : l'-n Moore, son of Mr. am Ui.,,l ..f i;illu.rfc V 'lark ami CJ Benjamin Moore Itiuikin st,!eet, fohnson, president and secretary of tliol "'- i arraway. a'ssbdiatwn, ' respectively, ami Stephen I Charles Mat ton was given a couimis C. Clark and ,T. P." Bawley, will meetj1""' as lirst lieutenant, i-awremv Mat with' a committee' from the' Woman a t"'. iiemcnani . 11.11 ingiam. -ee i..i, .,i...,a li i,0 f,,rmlaH f,-ili,. i onil iieutcnatit. and llnu-c (arraway stHonil ANOTHER WEEK WILL SEE V FINANCE MEASURE .THROUGH fionie' cotning week wIhmi it' is hrtped that every former resident of the .city will ar--j corps, range to attend. Washington, Aug. -16.- Senate' de bate on the war tax bill 'Was resumed today with leaders hopeful of -making much headway. Rapid progress had been made until yesterday when sp( speeches on, subjects unrelated to the , pending bill caused a halt.' Despite the delay, however the leaders said today there was no reason 4,o change their belief that an other wj.ek would sea It1 put thorugh. Roman Catholic' Central Verein. St. Louis, Mo. Aug. 16. Today? wit nessed the arrival inSt. Louis of many delegates and visitors who have come to take part in the sixty'-sPcond general convention--! the Poma-tiCatholic-Cen' tral Verein. The ilelegalcs represent all of the.states of the Mississippi valley A leading feature of ,the four-day pro gram will be a celebration of .the silver jubilee of the Catholic Union of Mis nig the meuiliers army for seY ice Kurojie. The young men who retuineil yester day were Charier- and Lawrence M.ttton SOUS OI UIKI AITS, lo'lllgc AllllllHI, of llam'ilton -trcet: Hal limram. mhi ol Mr. and Mr. 1. t. Lingiiuii. of Kim Mrs. and CONDUCT ANDREWS FUNERAL FROM THE : HOME ON TOMORROW Henry It. Andrews, aged I3 year, a well known resident tf High Point, died yesterday morning at 8 o'clock at hi home,' lOd Campbell . street. " He was born in Orange county but had resided in this city a number of, years. He w survived by the widow, three sons, W. R. Andrews, of this city t E..IL Andrews, of Ashboro, and T. P. '. Andrews, of Thwmasville; two daughters,' Miss Bur- tis Andrews and Mrs. Hat tie ticiitry, of this city. ' ' '" ' ' - y-- rrtncrr"'ftWvi(:er''oVc,fhc remains will he conducted from the residence to First Baptist church, and Pev. J. M. Ilib Hard.'. Interment will .1 made in Oak by Rev. dames A. Clarke, ji morrow,-Friday, aftct u.u-n ieuteiiant 111 the iiia rl ermas! i-i I'he young tmn tatnl thai thev were glad the period i traininu nao , , , , 1 . . 1 .1 ..11 cmleil anil mat Tliov mouni nicy woini enjoy actual service. 1 r.i 11 11 nu oilier men as thev have been trained, as they are Used to the rigors of the exercise un dergone by risikiest while ipxjitymg for service. 1 PLAN TO SPEND MILLION ' ' DOLLARS FOR ADVERTISING j Scout .lolm Carroll, duly enthused by I wonN of a cheering nature from re ' maiirng non-coms uf the loi-al iilitary ' comianv. has tightened his belt end is 1 sued a challenge for a game to, determine 'tin- championship of High Point town I ship to the team representing the High ; land mill's and the mill player imrne-, j diatcly incepted. Such being the case there was uothing else to do but to play the thug and the lot at Meclianicsvillo will be (he scene and next Saturday aft trniHiu the time. " Scout Carroll, baseball bugler and fly grabber extraordinary, has dug up ft pitcher from the ranks of the buck pri- 1 vates ami promises to astound the mill ! players hy decisively and overwhelm j iTioty tiimmiii'f them Katurday after j noon. The cimijiany 'will lx- Sijuad rk'hted until something happens unless they redeem themsoke for the (rlmmtnj- they reMcived frotmthe - itigh romt Ho-, siery mills' ontflt'Iast Saturday, ' John, says. . 1 ' " ' '' x , . - Washington, Aug. Itt. A detailed plan for advertising the next lsue of the Lib erty Loan bond id the newspapers and other nirdiiMns'uf publicity to cost trom l.n(M1.0( to $2,W)0,tHH).tO.,waa present ed foilay to Secretary McAdoo by the national advisory board with, the row in mendation that it 1 adopted. ,1. FOUR TONS OF BOMBS ARE , DROPPED ON VENICE ARSENAL 'Vicuna,; Au.'. ltL-ri Via London,) Four tons of cpl"ies wer dropped oil the marilitie arsenal at Venice CHiiin$ a number of conllagrationii ai:'o-din to the olTkial stutcmeut of the Austri.ii war office, -t - . mitisn toin, '.London. Autr, lli.Troop on the en lento allies .-'in Flanders attacked .the (crinan nosstions todav on wide front and uorlh of Ypre in " I'.cl'-'uti'i. 1 aslor of the taRt r-,t 3 o'clock I The official report' of Veld Marshal ll.f Now oik kct was iuiet todav with fliictniioi I open ms uti'.Ktv at i- - Cetti An-.' Mi. 'I h" cof'-u rtMf luriti'i- the en)1' t 1 1 ' nf-rii. r cl :t T i -1 . t' 1 foiiri.