Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-11-16
The WEEKS EVENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS OF STATE, MA.
TON AND THE WORLD
BRIEFLY TOLD
ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD
A Condensed Record OF Happenings
OF interest From Al Points
OF The World
Washington.


Definite steps to standardize brea'
and lower its price were taken, whel
President Wilson issued a proclama
ton placing all bakeries under gov
eminent license December 10 and sub
jecting them to food administration
rules prescribing ingredients anC
weights of loaves. The prices vii
not be fixed, but with the Standard
zation II is expected that natural
competition and simplfcatlon Of dis
tribution will force down prices for
pound loaves to z or cents.
Queen Llliuokalani of Hawaii is
dead in Honolulu. Death had been
expected several days. The former
queen had been in i'll health for many
months.
Russia's latest upheayal will not
change the attitude OF the American
government toward the measures un.
der way for the relief OF economic
conditions in the demoralized country
Suffragsts from several states, head
ed by the president Of the National
American Womans Suffrage Associa-
lion, and the celebrated DR.. Anna
Howard Shaw, called on President
Wilson, and asked him TO present WON.
an suffrage as salient TO the next
congress. Nothing is known of what
the president promised them, but the
ladies' went away feeling fine
The select service QUESTIONABLE
which will determine the class and or.
der of service of Americas remaining
nine million registered men, will be
mailed out soon. Among the radical
depai lures from the original plan is
the placing Of all married men in the
acknowledgement class" This means
that only those men whose families
and dependents are fully provided for
will be put into fighting units.
Plans for continuing the Liberty
Loan financing between periods OF in.
tensive campaigns, through disposal of
bonds by banks and other large pur.
chasers to individuals who have not
already subscribed TO the extent OF
their ability, have been formulated by
the governors of the twelve district re-
serve banks in conference with Secre-
tary McAdoo and the federal reserve
board.
Reports from Fl Paso, Texas say
that large force Of Villa troops is
moving toward 0jlnaga. opposite Pre-
sidio. Texas, and that a battle is ex.
pected in that vicinity soon. That gar
rison is sleeping on its arms every
night to prevent a surprise attack.
Discouragement felt here over the
overthrow Of the Kerensky govern.
ment is tempered with the hope that
the Radicals can't extend control over
the army or any considerable part of
the country.
Action TO restrict the use OF cleo.
tricity for advertising in the early eve.
ming hours is proposed by the admins.
tration as soon as one or two legal
points are cleared up
The American steaship Rochester
was torpedoed and sunk November ..
Four sailors are known to have lost
their lives. She was in command of
Capt Erik Kokerlitz and piled between
Baltimore and British points,
Information than Teutonic sub
marine was sunk by an American nav.
al gunner has been received. The
vessel was returning in ballast from
an Italian port after discharging car.
go Of munitions from America to Italy.