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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-08-17
state Must Increase Wheat

II has been estimated that North
Carolina needs 100000 bushels OF
wheat for food The normal crop pro
duced in the State amounts 10 about
10000 600 bushels, and from this II
may be seen that Il is necessary 10,
the state TO produce 100000 bushels
more in order 10 make enough for our
bread With a good price assured for
wheat during the coming year, and
with the imperative necessity OF there
being a good supply on hand, all
available land should be planted this
fall over all the western and Pied
mont sections OF the state
According 10 Mr.. c. B. Williams
chief OF the Division OF Agronomy
wheat will be safe and profitable
crop for the coming year II this In
creased acreage Is TO be put In, how
ever II should be remembered that a
well.prepared seed.bed pays. and that
deep blowing will increase the yield
Special pains should be taken TO pillow
and harrow the land until the soil is
in a good friable condition before the
seed are planted, Now Is the time TO
begin making plans for securing the
seed wheat. II will be high and scarce
later on
North Carolina can produce enough
bread TO feed herself by observing SIX
main factors: BY planting more
wheat this fall; by securing good seed
OF the best varieties now; BY prepar
ing the ground early and thoroughly
by treating the seed for smut; By
using farm manures and the right
kinds OF fertilizer. and By planting
sufficiently early.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-08-17
Or. Summers Sentence COMMITTED.

Raleigh pr J. W Summers, Meek
lenburg county physician convicted in
August. 1916, OF manslaughter for per.
Torrance OF criminal operation upon
young woman and sentenced TO the
state prison for three years. was
granted a Communication by Governor
Beckett. By the terms OF It, DR.. Sum
mers pays fine OF $1,000 and retrains
from the practice OF medicine with or
without compensation for three years
Governor Beckett makes 1t plain that
he finds no doubt about the guilt OF
the defendant He holds. however
that the ends of justice would be met
as recommended by the Judge, through
. Communication such as he granted.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-08-17
SEVENTEEN KILLED, TWO
SCORE HURT IN WRECK

North Bradford. Seventeen
persons wer killed and upwards OF two
score injured, some probably fatally.
when two trolley cars on the Shore
Line Electric Railway met head on at
high speed short distance from the
local station. Both cars were OF heavy
construction and the force OF the i'm.
pact locked them together in a mass
OF twisted iron and steel and splinter.
ed wood. Both cars were well filed
with passengers.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-08-17
Appoints New Veterinarian.

Major W. A. Graham. commissioners
Of agriculture. appointed DR.. o. H
Graham. OF Duplin county, state vet.
erinarian TO succeed DR.. B. B. Flowe,
who resigned to accept a commission
in the army. Dr.. Graham. who Is no
relation Of the commissioner. ha,
been the assistant veterinarian in the
department and he moves up. He Is
regarded as splendidly fitted for the
work. having the confidence OF the
federal agents employed In this work.
Dr.. William Moore has begun his
work.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-08-17
WASHINGTON.

A national holiday may be declared
in celebration OF the entrainment OF
the draft Lewis for the training can,
tonments However entertainment may
take place on Labor Day which is
already legal holiday by law
Chairman simmons. explaining 10
the senate the finance committees
purposes in redTafting the war tax bill.
declared the changes made will great.
ly increase the tax burdens 10 be borne
by the big corporations who have prof.
tied from the war
A reorganization Of American army
units will be necessary in order TO
meet the conditions in Europe The
continental unit Of 1900 men. in.
stead OF the United States standard Of
$4,000 will be adopted Many other
organization changes will doubtless
be made.
Provost Marshal General Crowder
and his assistants are az work on the
final set OF regulations 70 be prumul.
gated TO complete the organization OF
the selective draft war army They
will govern actual mobilization OF the
men selected
War department officials state that
1S0,166 war volunteers have been re-
cruted for the regular service since
April !.
The president announces that dea.
mite policy respecting war purchases
and prices will certainly be made. War
profits will be kept 10 minimum.
The biggest problem occupying the
studying OF war prices is protection
for the general public
Already the war departmnt has re-
ceived countless applications from
men certain to be called in the frst
increment OF the draft forces for as.
signment TO some particular branch Of
the service. An effort will be made
TO meet the wishes OF the drafted men
in this regard as far as possible when
they are modified.
President Wilson has turned his at.
tention to the subject Of war prices.
James Hamilton Lewis, senator nom
Illinois. the Democratic whip. was told
by President Wilson that this is no
time TO talk about peace.
Where candidate at one OF the
training camps is called by his local
board for physical examination. he
Is instructed TO procure a certificate
from his commanding officers showing
that he has been examined and then
file II with the board instead OF max.
ing personal appearance in response
TO the summons. He will be treated
then as found qualified for service.
There are now practically 725.o00
men under arms, exclusive OF the navy
and marine corps, to be supplemented
within the next few weeks by 6S7. 900
raised under the selective draft bill.
II Is pointed out in Washington that
local coal dealers are sending out CIR.
eulars stating there will be no reduc-
ton in coal until consumers have
frozen to death. and that local deal.
ers, for the most part. are prepared
now to deliver coal at advanced prices.
Local dealers may come under the
hammer Of the government as well as
some Others whom the administration
calls pirates.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-08-17
THE WEEKS EVENTS
Important News Of tho State, Natlod,
and World Told In 4 Few Lines
for Your Convenience.
ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD
A Condensed Record Of Happenings
A Condensed Record Of Happenings
OF Interest From All Points
Of the World.
Domestic.
Deportation of six hundred Kansas

Deportation Of six hundred Kansa,
City, Mo-, strike-breakers, accomplish
ed In orderly fashion by sympathiz
ers Of striking street car employees
under the supervision of the police
left the transportation system OF the
two Kansas Citys still tied up II is
stated that a settlement will be made
shortly.
Four spectators, one white WON
an, were killed. and a NTH injured
at the base Of Kennesaw mountain
where Sherman and Joe Johnson
fought during the Civil war, when a
percussion shell fired In target prac'
tice from q battery OF the student OF.
fcers training camp battalion OF ar.
tillery. richochetted a mile out OF its
course, struck an oak tree and explod.
ed at their feet. Kennesaw mountain
is within mile and half OF Marietta,
Ga. where many OF the Union soldiers
killed in the battle Of Atlanta are
buried.
Over two hundred thousand men
called in the selectiye draft will be
gin training in the various canton.
ments OF the country on September l.
In order to facilitate the organiza.
ton OF the selective draft forces, 10
cal boards are ordered by the provost
marshal general to certify 10 district
boards daily those who have been
called and who have not been exempt.
ed or discharged.
Entertainment for mobilization OF the
selectiye draft forces will be not later
than September l. and the greatest ex.
petition is urged by the provost mar.
shall general
Definite assurances that the Amer.
lean public will be protected against
pOfteering and that the allied gov.
ernments will get their war supplies al
the same prices as the United States
are contained in an announcement Of
the administration war policy.
Russia, newest OF all democracies.
grows stronger Of heart and purpose
daily, and with aid from the United
States. can be depended upon to do
her part in the great war. is the mes.
sage Of Elihu Root to the president
OF the United States.
A committee appointed by the Ar.
iona Federation OF Labor TO inyesti.
safe the deportation OF more than
eleven hundred men from the Warren
(Ariz. copper mining district and Ia.
Dor conditions at present, was refused
admission TO the district.
The production OF over one billion
bushels OF wheat and over eighty.
three million bushels Of rye through
the planting OF 47.33700 acres 10
winter wheat and OF $4,000 acres TO
rye this fall. is the immediate war az.
ricultural program for the nation an.
nounced by David F. Houston. score.
tary OF agriculture
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-08-17
FOUR KILLED IN GERMAN
CITY BY FRENCH PLANE

Amsterdam-An entente airplane on
Sunday passed over Frankfort-on.the-
Main and dropped several bombs in
the crowded streets, according TO a
dispatch received here from the Ger.
man city. Four persons were killed
and several others were wounded
Frankfort was raided by number of
entente airmen who dropped several
bombs. No one was killed. A few
inmates Of hospital were injured
slightly.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-08-17
CALLS DRAFT ARMY
IN THREE PARTS
ALL THE TROOPS ARE TO BE
IN CAMPS ON OCTOBER
FIRST.
PLANS TO AVOID CONFUSION
All Members Of the New Army viii
Be Examined Physically After
Reaching camp.-Boards Ordered
to Favor Harvesting.

Washington.-The entire 6S7000
men composing the first increment OF
the army draft forces will be under
training early In October Under or
ders just issued the first thirty per
cent OF the quota OF each district will
begin entertainment for environments
September 5, the next thirty per cent
September Is. and another thirty per
cent September 30. The remaining
ten per cent will be modified as soon
after that date as possible.
The plan 10 assemble the new
forces in three increments distributes
the task of furnishing supplies and
equipment through September 1t will
also prevent serious shortages in any
camp, and viii give the new officers
from the training camps time to IA,
miliarize themselves with their duties
gradually before responsibility for a
great body OF men falls on them. The
order issued today means that about
10000 men will reach each OF the
sixteen environments soon otter Sep.
TENDER s. They will first be exam.
ined physically by army doctors and
finally accepted or rejected. This will
take some time and the men will have
to be furnished with temporary quar-.
tiers and rationed while awaiting ex.
animation. II the full quota were as.
sembled at one time. great confusion
would result.
Presumably the first increment will
have been organized into skeleton
companies, battalions or regiments
before the second arrives.
To Favor Harvesting.
In farming communities. local
boards now will arrange the lists Of
those to fill the first increment with
local crop conditions in mind Men
engaged In harvesting work and who
otherwise would go with the first
third OF the district quota will be
passed over TO second or third as may
be necessary
Reviewing the question OF discharge
for dependen relatives General
Crowder issued supplemental ruling
holding that persons should not be
discharged because OF dependents
resident abroad.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-08-17
sIooded Cattle Brought to State.

Sixty.fve purbred Jersey and Hol.
stein cattle. representing purchase
price OF over $4,000 were bought by
North Carolina farmers through the
Animal Industry Division OF he y c.
Agricultural Extension Service during
the past month Ms A. J Reed. OF
the Ofice OF Dairy Farming. was auth.
orized by these farmers and associa.
tons to make the purchases when on
recent trip 10 the purebred cattle
centers OF Ohio and surrounding
states The cattle are a distinct add.
ton TO the purebred roster Of the
state. Not one OF them are from dams
that did not average at least 5e5
pounds Of butter fat per year.
The average fat production OF the
average North Carolina COW is only
10 pounds per year. When q dairy.
man has COW that produces 800
pounds he considers her good ami.
mai From this II is not to be infer.
red, however. that all or the Jerseys
brought in will produce 500 pounds OF
fat but they will be distinct i'm.
proyement over the old scrub type.
They will also become the center Of
purebred live stock production from
which later on good animals for fam.
lily cows may be obtained
Mr. " 7 Yancey cashier OF the Ma.
tional Bank OF Granville, at Oxford.
took prominent stand as one Of the
leaders in the cause for purebred live.
stock when he loaned the money TO re-
liable farmers for buying thirteen Jer.
sey animals. The money was loaned
without interest and each animal cost
between 500 and $3.50 each.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-08-17
GERMAN GOVERNMENT TO
EXPLAIN EMPERoR's WIRE

Copenhagen.-The Cologne Gazette
says tina tthe German government will
issue soon an xplanstion OF the tele.
gram said to have been sent by EN-.
peror William to President Wilson on
August, 1914. and mentioned in the
memoirs Of James w. Gerard, the
former American ambassador at Der.
lin. The Gazette publishes tn etext Of
the emperor's telegram as given to
the public BY Mr.. Gerard.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-08-17
TWO viRGlNlANs FACE
TRIAL ON TREASON CHARGE

bis Stone Gap, Va.-Trial OF VIII
liam Verdon Mccoy and John W.
Phipps, mountaineers, on charge Of
high treason. began in the United
States district court here Monday
morning The defendants are charged
specifically with recruiting an army to
make war on the United States TO-
menting rebellion. resisting the con.
scripuon law and conspirin gto seize
United States property. Phipps and
Mccoy we're arrested on May ~. 1877.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-08-17
GERMAN AIR RAID KILLS
MORE WOMEN AND CHILDREN

ondon.-Twenty.three persons in.
GLIDING nine women and six children
were killed and fifty persons were in.
tured at South End In Essex. forty
miles east OF London, by bombs drop
ped by German raiders. says an Of
fetal statement Considerable dam
agae to property was caused at South
End by the nearly forty bombs drop
ped upon the town. Two men were in
jured at Rockford.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-08-17
Druggists Fear German Drugs.

SO strong Is the dislike for the Ger.
mans in America that some druggists
In this section Of the country have
started boycott on German drugs
handled over the counter. Local drug
statesmen report a big decrease In the
sale OF German medicines and In
some cases druggists have positively
refused to buy drugs manufactured
by subjects OF the Kaiser. Asperin Is
one Of the drugs now held in fear BY
some druggists. American made tab
lets Of this nature taking preferences
over the German tablets.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-08-17
First Woman Cheese Maker.

With the establishment Of cheese
factory by the Vale Crucis Industrial
School in wstaguA county Miss Hef.
ner. a graduate Of the school. has been
appointed cheese maker and becomes
the first in the SCUM. Miss Hefner
took q course In cheese making at
the Pennsylvania State College last
winter to prepare for this work. When
the factory was completed and begun
operation this month she was select
cd 70 begin the work and VIII take
IN active part In manufacturing
cheese for commercial purposes.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-27
GRADE STUDENTS
GRADUATED--TWEMTY
THREE SUCCESSFUL
CONTINUED from Page one)

Continued from Page One)
don't believe we give Miss Grace
credit enough for assisting us
through that trying period of eighth
grade arithmetic. Indeed, taken as q
whole, think our teachers are great
ly to be praised. See what they had
to contend with!
Something should be said, / think,
about Clarence Bailey, our class
president. He is now in France, CIV
ing himself to his country. We should
be proud of such fellow. know
we are.
We have made fairly good show
ing, so far asa class and anf sure
if we could only realize that an educa-
ton does for one what nothing else
can do, am sure all of us would 20
into high school next fall with the
determination to work and wait at
last win the victory that is sours-an
education
Many years passed after we finish
ed high school and very anxious to
know what had become of my class
mates, i inquired about them. They
were scattered all over the globe and
the occupations Of all were very in
teresting and some were amusing.
Some of us seemed to have reached
the goal we were striving for when
we started high school; others of US
seemed to have changed great deal
and one would never have supposed
we were the same foolish, crazy peo-
pie who thought we knew it all in
1917.
Our class president, Clarence Bal
ley, has risen in military affairs and
was then secretary Of war.
Myrtle Covert had married a
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-27

wealthy Westerner and was living on
Margaret Friedly held the position
of superintendent of school in New
York City and received q stupendous
salary.
Aileen Armstrong, the star of our
class had the distinction of being the
first woman president of the United
States, and was true suffragette.
Maud Bignell has kept on pursuing
the thing that had interested her so
long and was then q famous natural
list. She had beautiful rustic home
in the Canadian Rockies.
Theodore Barlow was great in
ventor, know the world over as Edi-
son the Second, while very young had
perfected device which had stop
ped the submarine warfare and had
given virtory to the United States and
our Allies.
John Fuller had lectured many
years for prohibition and it was due
to his efforts that worldwide prohi-
bition was then enjoyed. 80
Dale Dicken ran q wig factory; red
ones were his specially and he was
very wealthy, but had never married.
Perry Outman, the best-looking
boy in our class, was designing mems
fashions in Paris and was known as
Monsieur de Outman." ~ IT..
Kathryn Wilson was missionary
--honest-and a very pretty picture
she must have made, surrounded by
little black savages-
Irma Helm had become Red Cross
nurse. and had the good fortune to
have Russian duke fall desperately
in love with her and was about to
marry her.
Floyd Hubbard, our own "Tubby,"
was a preacher. At first he had gone
on the stage as a comedian, but his
mind had turned to better things and
he was then pastor of a little coun-
try church in Pennsylvania.
Jesse Raymond had married rich
Hollander and was living on large
dairy farm in her husbands native
land.
Lucy Stout had become an expert
England's private secretary.
Harold >Coyle had developed an ar
tistic taste and was engaged in
in New York City.
Lloyu &C was q otiCibios
and had home on the planet Mars.
James johnson was professor of
agriculture at NJ. A. c.
Lorena jerks was an old maid
school teacher. One would never
have recognized our pretty Lorena in
the stern-faced spinster, teaching
French and German in one of our
Iolene Burt had married an Irish
man and was living in the county of
Cork.
Verona Jensen was running hair
dressing establishment and it was
said she could make a woman of forty
look to be eighteen.
Winifred Wright was bookkeeper
in the First National Bank in Terre
Haute, Indiana.
And that is all, buty-let us remem-
Der one thing, always, that is, what
ever we may be or wherever we are
let us try our hardest to make our
parents and teachers and good friends,
who are interested in us and have on:
welfare at heart, proud of US.
Lucille Parney.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-27

West OascO rarmerH OIuD
The West Otisco Farmers club will
meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. w.
b. Travis the evening Of July 5. Re-
freshments of ice cream and cake will
be served.
The program is as follows:
Prayer.
Song by Male Quartette.
Reading ...........M Mrs. Geo. Hall
Song by Male Quartette.
Reading. .......... Mrs. Chas. Rich
Song by Male Quartette.
Patriotic Talk. ....... .Myron Green
The committee has arranged for a
surprise number for closing.
Martha Hall,
Corresponding Secretary.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-27
Valedictory

Without much effort we can remem-
Der our first school days. We really
thought it was a great accomplish
ment to build house with our mud or
blocks or to read one whole sentence
correctly. K When we were little far
Their along we thought ourselves very
bright indeed if we could give the
tables through the twelves or name
all the states I'm the union.
= Then we found our study of history
very different from anything we had
had. Some pupils thought our teach
err always asked us the least import
ant questions in our lessons, such as
the date Columbus discovered Ameri-
ca. 1t appeared so, the other day
when several Of the class hadn't the
slightest-id when America was dis
covered. The next great problem we
had to solve was way to slip through
our physiology without studying it.
We found it would not work, however
some of the class did not, so they are
still struggling with it. Our upper
classmates told us that civics was
very hard so we worked diligently
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-26

, of various unions affiliated with the
iron trades council. The conference
was called to review the separate votes
of various unions.
The point on which the conference
members differed, it was learned, was
that section of the temporary agree
ment which called for handling lnm-
ber from non-union plants.
For the first time today the complete
agreement reached by the federal me-
diators was made public. 1t follows
the lines forecasted Monday. 1t reeog-
nizes an eight hour day with time and
half for the first three hours over
time and double time thereaftre.
The boilermakers union, it was said,
was the only organization of the Iron
Trades Council which failed to ratify
the agreement.
According to the agreement of the
council, majority of the unions shall
rule and objections by the boiler max
ers would have no immediate effect on
the strike settlement unless the boiler
makers should withdraw from the
council
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-26
HE BLAZED TRAIL
lContinued from Page One.) }

York authorities, be taken there on
still other charges.
These charges will revolve around
the now famous Hseeond King will,
which New York authorities hint may
have been forged after Means alleged
dissipation of Mrs. Kings available
fortune.
The late Chicago lumber barou,
James C. King, left her only little
cash and no control of his millions
when he died. This mysterious second
will of his gave several million dollars
outright.
Wants to Recover Papers
TrIt is this will CASTOR Means fears"
said Attorney P. C. McDuffin for Mrs.
Anne p. Robinson, Mrs. Kings moth
or AZ Charlotte, today. "And it is
this will he sought to get hold of in
the order he obtained from the super
ior court.
In connection with this proceeding.
w. G.. Means, Gaston's father, sad
today an attempt would be made 10
have District Attorney Doollng ana
others of the New York officials mere
before Judge Webb to show cause why
thew should not be held in contempt
for refusing to deliver up the selzed
papers.
The tense situation of the last hours
before Means succumbed and accepted
his prison cell fate until next month,
had somewhat relaxed today, but there
is feeling that there may be gun
play" among the toters ;, when New
York and Chicago police Officers return
here and mingle with the North caro-
iina had men when the case again crops
nm in October. There is much bad feel
ing between them already.
Following the prosecution confer
ence at Salisbury today, Assistant Dls-
trict Attorney Dooling of New York
said further arrests would probably ne
residents he would return 'in a few
daysp to arrest probably two persons
one a woman whose name has been
mentioned Frequently in connection
with the Means case.