Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-10-05

| afalrs as they affect this hemisphere
| outlined a program for the American
republics jointly to demand that Ger
many end the war, or else suffer I
solid South American boycott and 8
declaration in favor of the entente al
lies.
Government control over the coal in
dustry has been made complete by
an order Of Fuel Administrator Gar
field limiting the profits OF retail coal
and coke dealers throughout the coun
try TO basis which is expected to
bring about an immediate reduction in
prices to the consumer
Retail coal prices are fixed by the
Coal administrator 50 as to limit the
gross margins over cost to the average
of such gross margins during the year
1915, plus a maximum of 30 per cent Of
the 1915 margin provided that in no
case shall the average margin of the
month Of July 1917 be exceeded
Attorneys investigating seditious
conspiracy for the United States gov.
eminent issue this statement: The
prosecutions are under sections 6, 10
and 81 Of the criminal code and I'M
der the espionage act Only leaders
in the conspiracles or those personally
culpable in connection with the per.
petuation Of crimes against the United
States are included as defendants"
There is little doubt now that a
large deficiency viii be shown when
the first increment OF the national
army has been made Seventeen Ma.
tional Guard divisions must be brought
up to war strength and several spe-
cial service forces organized out OF this
reservoir
A further credit of forty million dol
lars has been extended to France by
the United States government
The credit of the allies up TO Sep.
TENDER 20 amounted to s2,466 40O, 900
Peru has demanded thai the German
government give satisfaction within
eight days for the sinking of the bark
Lorton Otherwise. diplomatic rela.
ton will be severed
Col. 4. NJ House, personal friend
Of the president, is collecting peace
data, but state department officials
state that this does not indicate that
he United States is looking for peace.
virtual embargo on the export Of
certain foodstuns and feeds has been
declared by the exports administra.
I've board. Such articles are food and
iced grains, oil cake and meal, animal
'ats, vegetable oils and soap. caustc
soda and certain machinery
The general conference of Unitarian
md other Christian churches. at its
wenty-seyenth annual session in Mon
real, Canada, repudiated by an over
Shelming vote a "pacifist' resolution
the entrance OF the United
States into the war. and followed the
leadership OF former President Will
lam II. TAFT in adopting a resolution
approving President Wilson's action
md declaring hat the war must be
carried 10 successful issue"
More than thirteen thousand head OF
'attle have been moved from drought.
stricken portions OF Texas TO the south.
EASTERN states since July /, the bureau
If animal industry of the department
If agriculture announces.
A Mexico City dispatch says that il
5 stated on good authority that an in.
shows thai the passage OF
messages in German code between the
ierman legation and Berlin by way OF
he Swedish legation and Stockholm
Is revealed recently by Secretary OF
state Lansing extended as far back as
he early part of 1916
The French chamber Of deputies has
lassed the appropriation bill for the
asst quarter Of the year by vote OF
$50 to The bill calls for 1850 900
rancs.
The department OF agriculture and
he food administration will cooperate
n campaign to increase the demand
throughout the nation for cheap pala.
able and nourishing foods. II is hoped
~ this method to maintain reason.
de level of prices.
Return to the United States treas.
Try of about $2S.000,000 loaned to va.
ious states in 1886 and never repaid is
ought in a bill introduced by Repre-
Clark of Florida Almost ev-
ry state in the Union at that time
in the loan
Discovery of deposit of paraffine
n Chihuahua, Mexico, near the Ameri-
an line, is announced in official dis.
atches received in Washington from
he Mexican government.
The second Liberty Loan bond issue
will be for three billion dollars and
will mature in twenty-five years, re-
eemable at the option of the secre-
airy of the treasury
Washington hears that Germany
'eakening, though not yet beaten--is
making desperate effort for peace in
he fear OF Americas might next year
After two weeks work by twenty
We entomologists of the department
I agriculture and Texas institutions,
t is believed there is no longer any
anger that the pink boil worm will
ecome established near Hearne, Tex.
8, where it was discovered in a cot
on field.
Every American vessel of more than
twenty-five hundred tons dead weight
apacity available for ocean service
ill be requisitioned by the govern.
tent October Is. This announcement
! made by the shipping board, giving,
the same time, the charter rates at
'hich the vessels will be taken over.