Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-07-13
Washington

Another step in building up the Sc
lective CONSUMPTION army was taken
with the distribution OF a circular by
Provost Marshal General Chowder
notifying the registered men to hold
themselves in readiness for appear.
ance before the boards which will con.
duct examinations and consider ex.
emptions.
How or when the government will
select the men to be examined for
conscription is not detailed in the cir,
cular sent out by he provost marshal
general. II is only revealed that reg.
istration cards in each county or city
jurisdiction are to be numbered with
red ink and that when the drawing
is complete the list will be published
Exemptions will be allowed only for
causes such as responsibility for the
support of relatives. and not for agri.
cultural or industrial reasons Seven
days after the designations are post
ed will be allowed for filing claims for
exemption.
September has been tentatively
agreed upon as the date for assembling
the first half million men in cantone.
ments for training.
Government control of American ex-
ports, authorized in a provision OF the
espionage act, has been ordered put
in operation July Is by President viii
son.
An arrangement under negotiation
will give the United States and Great
Britain control not only of all allied
tonnage, but Of neutral vessels as well
Ships now on runs not regarded as
necessary to a successful conduct of
the war will be forced into trades con.
sidered more essential, and all vessels
now held in port through fear of sub
marines will be required to go into
service.
A Pekin dispatch announces that the
Chinese republic has been re-establish.
ed, Hsuan Tung, the young emperor,
having abdicated.
A London dispatch says that Brit.
ons are demanding reprisals Of the
Germans for air raids on London.
London newspapers, 1t Is stated in
Washington, are demanding the build
ing of more airplanes. as that will
be the ultimate and deciding fac'or in
the war Insistence is made tina,
more English air vessels be built to
assist the United States in carrying
the war into the enemy's territory.
Prohibition may cause a general re-
vision Of legislative plans and indefi-
nitely prolong the war session.
All Germans formerly connected
either with the embassy or any one
Of the many consulates in America
have been requested to leave the
United States.
1t is announced that additional loans
of $100.000,000 to Great Britain and
$50, 100000 to Italy have brought the
total war loans of the United States
to the allies to 1908, 100000. This does
not, however include Russia's quota,
which, though it has not been formal
ly accepted, has been placed to her
credit, and is awaiting the call of the
de facto government.
Immediate necessity for smashing
the German spy menace has caused
the government to order quick organi-
cation of an entirely new secret police
system, the national intelligence serv.
ice, which is composed of operatives
Of the state, war, navy and Justice de-
partments, and few other EMPLOYEES
not mentioned.
1t is announced that the treasury
secret service men will continue to
work individually on counterfeit cases.
A German submarine is reported to
have shelled Ponta Delgada, a city
in the Azores, 500 miles from the
mainland Of the United States.
Germany has placed screen of sub
more than a hundred miles out
In the Atlantic in an effort to cut
The United States communication
lines, is the news given out by the
navy department.
1t is probable that Mexico will de-
clare war on Germany within the next
thirty days, according to dispatches
Washington from Ell Paso.
even the northern part Of Mexico,
which erstwhile has been pro-German,
8 said to be wavering and the senti- |
nent against the Teutons Is growing |
lourly, |