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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-05-04

Governor Beckett wrote the chair.
men q county commissioners in every
county OF the state insisting that there
be Immediately a careful survey in
each county as 10 vacant farm lands
and that the commissioners arrange
TO cultivate all such with the use Of
the chain gangs II cultivation by own.
ers or tenants cannot be arranged, He
says the Attorney General rules that
the county commissioners have ample
power to do this and points out that
by doing this the commissioners can
wonderfully increase the food supply
in the state and without the assump
tion OF any real risk make consider
able sum Of money for the county.
The letter follows:
Dear Mr. Chairman;
Your attention is called TO re.
rort OF the government showing that
we are facing serious food famine
in the United States You have seen
the proclamation issued from this Of.
flee on March l6 calling attention to
the imperative necessity for increas.
ing our food supplies, and within the
last week the President OF the United
States has made Az appeal TO the
people urging them to increase our
food supplies as a patriotic duty
In every county In the state there
viii be found vacant farms The own
ers are not able to cultiyse them
and for some reason have not be IN
able to get tenants TO do so Every
one of these farms ought to be cul
iiyated and planted in grains grasses,
peas and potatoes this year. there.
fore urge you to ascertain all such
vacant Farms in your county and
make arrangements TO secure these
farms for a nominal rent which |
a insure can easily be done, and cul.
tiyate them by using the county chain
gang when the conyicts can be Slapped
from tie public roads and by add.
.ional labor employed by the county.
I necessary
Il have consulted the Attorney Gen.
,ral OF the state and he advises me
hat there is absolutely noth~g in our
statutes that makes Il unlawful for the
county commissioners TO do this. In
his way the commissioners can won.
lerfully increase our food supplies
md without the assumption or any
.eal risk make a considerable sum of
money for the county
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-05-04

BY an overwhelming majority both
the senate and house passed the adj
minsiration bill to raise Il war army
selective draft
As passed by the senate The select.
i've draft measure provides for the
draft Of men between the ages Of Il
and u years, while the house the
measure provides the limits as be-
tween Il and 40
The army bill having been dspos
ed Of, senate leaders plan 70 resume
consideration Of the administrations
espionage measure, with interest cen.
tered on its presidential expert EN-
barge provision
Many food questions anent the high
cost of living are before both national
houses and the administration bills
to deal with various food supply ques
lions will doubtless be introduced in
both houses early in May
Marshal Joftre tells the people OF
America through Washington news.
paper correspondents that Franco
cherishes the conident hope thai he
flag OF the United States Viii soon
be flying over the battle lines OF the
French armies operating in France
A Petrograd dispatch says that as a
result OF the visit of War Minister
GuchkoH to the southwestern front
twcntythree generals have been re
placed Not fewer than III officer,
have been removed
A Colon dispatch SAYS tha; repairs
10 the German steamers recently ,e.l
ed there are virtually complete The
steamer, are he Grunewald Pnn1
SigiSmund Sachsenwad and Sayola
While definite ascendancy over the
German war machine has been cslab
iishod by the allied forces IL France
many months Of The most bitter fight
ing are doubtless stil ahead
Evidence Of growing success ler lhe
ruthless German submarine blockade
has forced ne problem of supplying
the entente quickly win food ana a'a
er necessities sharply into me- fore
front of HE American government
war program
There is no attempt in official er
cles 10 conceal the impression chat
, a
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-05-04
Washington

President Wilson has signed an ex
ecutiNe order providing for the censor
ship Of cables out u the United State,
and Of telegraph lines into Mexico
The flags Of Great Britain. France
and the United States aoated over The
tomb of George Washington at Mount
Vernon just acros, the Potomac from
Washington, and spokesman OF the
three great democracies paid homage
to Americas soldier and statesman
Plans are being worked out to send
one thousand American doctors to the
battle lines Of The triple entente,
a London dispatch SAYS that Cap
tain Rice Of the United States steam
ship Mongolia, which has arrived at
British port says that the Mongolia
fired the first gun Of The war for the
United States and ank German
submarine The naval gunners on
board the Mongolia made a clean hit
al 1000 yards The perscope was
seen to be shattered
A message to the state department
announces that members Of the Amer
lean colony are preparing % cave
Constantinoplc
Washington extended a simple but
heartfelt welcome the British min.
lister for foreign affairs Arthur ] Bal.
four and the other members Of the
British commission which has come
to the capital Of the United States
40 make cooperation easy and et.
fective between those who are striving
to bring about a lasting peace by the
only means that can secure ia sue.
cessfuI war"
The news received in Washington is
TO the effect that the Mongolia was
going at full speed and was a long
distance away when the spray and
foam subsidized, after clean hit had
been registered on the submarine,
but, from the bridge, the officers OBJ
served the spot through their glass,
and they are confident the submarine
was sunk.
A Pekin, China, cablegram, says
that at conference of provincial and
military governors, at which the pre-.
mler presided, it was voted unani-
mously that China should enter the
war.
Members of the United States war
finance committee have placed before
the ways and means committee of
the house facts and figures to support
their propaganda to permit no income
of more than 100000 a year during
the war.
A Constantinople dispatch by way
Of Berlin states that, owing to the
severance Of diplomatic relations be-
tween Turkey and the United States,
which heretofore has protected enemy
nations, Holland, Spain and Sweden
will look after diplomatic interests of
the many countries at war with the
central powers.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-05-04
Names Examining Board.


North Cdrolinas first State Board
of Examiners and Teachers Institute
conductors. provided for By the resent
Legislature, was announced by Cover,
nor Beckett, to examine and license
public school teachers and conduct
institutes to advance methods OF
teaching They are II Highsmith,
Durham, Mrs T Edgar Johnson sal
isbury Miss Hattie Parrot, kinston,
each for four years, and A 7 Allen,
Salisbury: u. + Giles Raleigh and
Miss Susie Fulghman, Goldsboro
each for twoyear terms The salaries
OF the three men are $500 with $500
for expenses and of the women $4,000.
with $500 for expenses They organize
in time to take up duties June
A. T. Allen is president OF the
North Carolins Teachers Assembly,
and was secretary of the state Sub.
text Book Commission for 1916 He
is State University man class OF
1897, and has been connected with
the Charlotte public schools and the
schools Of Graham and Salisbury lie
was formerly president Of the state
Association OF City Superintendent.
Mr.. Highsmith is a graduate of
Trinity College and the Teachers
College, Columbia University has
served as member OF the faculties of
Meredith and Wake Forest Colleges
He has devoted county Institutes and
summer schools for teachers for
number OF years.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-05-04
Food Production in North Carolina.

Governor Beckett, Mai w A, Ora.
ham. Commissioner of Agriculture,
and others in touch with the prog,
ress of the North Carolina campaign
for increased food crops say the in.
crease in this state promises 10 be
really wonderful, in spite OF the fact
that the cotton farmers had early in
the season launched plans and prep
arations for increased acreage of cot.
ton and tobacco. While these money
crops will show very much increase,
they say, 1t is also true that the
farmers are going into their general
farming operations with exceptional
energy and are also putting In big
crops of potatoes, beans, peas, grasses
and a big variety of food and feed
crops that will most probably bring
this state well up toward the line OF
at least producing home supplies.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-05-04
The WEEKS EVENTS
Important News Of the State, Nation,
and World Told in aFew Lines
for Your Convenience.
ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD
A Condensed Record Of Happenings
Of Interest From All Points
Of tho World.
Domestic


Rear Admiral Samuel Loring Perez.
val Ayres. [ S ~ retired. died from
heart disease at his home in Phia.
delpha.
The physicians the United States
will send 10 The allied lines will be
picked by the American College Of
Surgeons and viii BE- on The line in
three months
President Wilson announces Chat ne
viii sign the selectiye draft measure
the very mlnuto il reaches hum
Hope that any OF the 10 men who
are thought 70 be en.ombed IN the
Tasting nine near Trinidad, Colo
may be rescued has been abandoned
by the rescue crews The men We're
caught behind a wall Of tire following
an explosion IN the main ,tope early
in the morning and cannot possibly
be reached by human agency
The general commission Of the Mis-
sissippi Centennial Exposition has de-
cded TO postpone he opening date OF
the exposition which had been set for
December3lO next, until February %,
1919
A New York dispatch recltes that
some American with fortune in ex.
cess OF s64.OOO000 has paid his income
tax six weeks in advance, thereby las
ing $3.50 in interas
Payment Of federal taxes ahead "
time seems to be the order Of The day,
as reports from all over The. country
indicate that many milionaire~ are
paying up ahead Of time
Complete undefs anding Of the Emit
ed Statese attitude IN the war unrp.
served cooperation IN the fight of dem.
ocracy against miltarism without en-.
tangling political alliances was tx.
pressed by Foreign Minister Balfour,
head Of the British war commission,
in statement made public
The topmost price ever paid for
service on American or any other mer
chant vessel Is recorded with the sign
INK OF a crew 81 an American shIp
Al New York that II Ia saH through
he submarine zone
The United states will lend Great
Britain Two hundred million dollars
as the frs, loan q ana Of Me triple
entente governments undef The seven
billion dollar war finance law which
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-05-04
More Counties Provide Agents.

The latest county to make dona
ton to procure farm demonstration
work is that OF Avery, new county
in the mountains, which appropriated
$1,000 to assist in financial co-opera'
ton in carrying on the work for two
years. Mr. R. O. Bowman, a progress
siye native young farmer and graduate
of the agricultural department Of Be-
rea College, Berea, Ky, has been
recommended for the position An.
other county entering the work re-
Gently is that OF Henderson, where the
work was discontinued two years ago.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-05-04
rs Cars Iron From State.

Durham. The magnitude Of the
scrap iron industry can be surmised
from the wholesale shipments that
will be consigned from North Carolina
by a Durham dealer during last week
He waybilled 25 carloads from seven
North Carolina towns and villages to
Pittsburg and Harrisburg Penn. The
hitherto waste product, for the most
part, is commanding the highest prices
on Northern markets and North Caro-
lima assemblers are waxing wealthy.
The old plow-point permitted to waste
away is rust has a marketable value.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-05-04
FRENCH COMMISSION TO
MAKE TOUR OF WEST

Washington The State Department
announced that the French War Mis-.
sion would leave Washington Thurs.
day to visit Chicago and later would
go to Kansas City, st. Louis. Spring.
field, Illinois. Philadelphia, New York
and Boston. At the conclusion of the
tour. the party will return to Wash
ington. Members of the Commission
including Rene viviana, its head, and
Marshal Joffre. the hero of the Marine
will travel on a special train.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-05-04
Boy Enlisted In Army.

New Bern-"My dear father, have
enlisted in the United States Army
and am going to do my best to help
Uncle Sam lick the Germans to a
fragile" This was the message con-
tanned in a letter which the father Of
Calhoun Bats, who so mysteriously
disappeared from his home in this
city several days ago received from
the boy. Bats, 1t seems, went from
New Bern to Kinston and enlisted
there, and was at once sent to Fort
Scroven, Ga, where he has been plac'
ed In training.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-05-04
Dairy Division Sets Hlah Marx.

Mai w. A. Graham, OF the State
Department of Agriculture, says the
dairying division of the State Depart
ment has set the mark of one million
pounds of cheese for the cheese indus
try in this state this season, although
It is really in its infancy. There are
now 10 cheese factories in the state
and numbers OF others being establish
ed. The output last season was only
about 100000 pounds, These factor
les, Major Graham says, furnish a
splendid source of cash to farmers in
he sale of their surplus milk.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-05-04
AMERICAN TANK STEAMER
SUNK BY SUBMARINE

London The American oil tank
steamer Vacuum has been sunk. The
captain and part of the crew and the
naval lieutenant and nine American
naval gunners are missing The
Vacuum was sung by a German sub.
marine while she was on the way to
the United States. The chief mate and
II men, including three of the Amer.
lean Navy gunners, have been landed.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-05-04
European War


from AIpuN IN UohcIle % GatrpHr
the scene 81 great battles for >a# rtn
acv between thp British ana Germans
Another trench system barr.r fa
thc forward march Of The British.
reported taken thp new po.nIon gu.
south .f Oppv ana RUNNING almost -
the aut,kfr of GayrcIIe
The Canadians fighting in Fraact
are euIfns themscryc, like men ana
AN France is mady pra4>ing tHem
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ANY, !, r,a lrcli.b csa,,.i ~ nayor
~ ,na ,.,t. y, ,nrl ~ ~ ,..,
't
q hotllia OF SIX German DESTROYER, ana
1.-Two lone in ,bs history ~ ,.,.5 s,
oage,,on,. cs-r,a, 5a.,r.,,.,r. 49,.
.Ir,.dood and rar,ra5 ~, g.r :,
BOARD ne com1aianls was MeERlue
l., - t, a.,
IN me sides or me opposing craft
mere was ~" 10 KING together oi
british ana German destroyer aud ih"
men tough' furiouSly N hahd e ldha
battle
me spanish noe 2 GefmaRN e
EardlnE iermanyS submarine gaH
laign contains q paragraph stating
mat u Germany continues g sink all
vessels IN order TO defend her le
spain must AXE Ike step y defend
ne Spanish nations lie
News comes by way OF Norway thai
rs resui of reports by German min
sters and con>uls in neutral countries
o the German government the latter
probably VIII draft new regulations
governing the ruthless submarine war
ipon neutral shipping
A conference will be held shortly
n Berlin by members OF the bundese
al and delegates from neutral coun
ries anent the present submarine
'ampagn
The Germans claim thai the recent
English torn on the western front
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-05-04
Food Committee is Getting Busy.

North Cardinals State Food Con.
servation Commission. whose special
duty is to stir the people throughout
the state to the fullest possible pro.
duction OF food crops, is at work now
in full swing with Commissioner and
Secretary j. Paul Lucas in charge OF
the Raleigh headquarters and mar
shaling his forces for starting at once
something like $500 active workers
for this campaign in all the commu,
mites throughout the state. He is
taking up his work with great enthu-
siasm and is confident Of success.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-05-04
SIX HOSPITAL UNITS
ORDERED OUT FOR DUTY.

Washington. Six base hospital units
recently organized by the Red Cross
for Army medical service have been
ordered out for active duty, probably
in France, the Red Cross announced
Secretary Baker indicated that other
units will go forward rapidly Each
unit consists Of 20 doctors two den
lists, Go nurses and $50 enlisted men
of the medical department and is pre-,
pared to care for 500 wounded men,
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-05-04
FRAMES FARMERS
WAR TIME POLICY
HOG AND HOMlNY WILL WIN
WAR AND ROUTE BOIL WeEv.
IL SAYS HUDSON.
DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH
ooInQs and Happenings What Mark
the Progress Of North Carolina PEG.
pie Gathered Around the State
Capital

lNditiEus
Hog and loTiny will win the war
and rout the boil weevil. says State
Demonstration Agent c. Il Hudson.
who is distributing over the state
through county demonstration agents
and other agencies for agricultural
progress a Farmers War Time Pro
gram upon which can be based a
reasonable farm policy for any farm.
In addition 10 the war. the boil
weeyil IS an evil which is not to be
overlooked Mr. K W Freeman dis.
t'lct agent from Eastern North Caro-.
lima has just returned from Alabama
where In Tuscaloosa county he was
informed that the cotton crop was
$1,000 bales In 1914 before the boil
wecwl struck the section. 5000 bales
after the weeyil had made its appear.
auce In 1913 and only 1000 last year
Within five years It is estimated
the norhward march OF the weeyil
viii touch the fringe OF the southern
counties Of the state.
Mr. liuison's war time program al.
though framed 70 meet emergency OF
the war likewise Is a sefety step for
ne profession OF the farmer against
The failure Of any money crop
In order 10 render Inc greatest as.
sisrance possible m the crisis which is
mon Ms the undersigned agrees 10
earrv out MS far As practicable the
following program on his farm win
speh notifications ms seem Ia suit
his conditions
Increase tho corn acreage ar
production 10 al least 200 bushels for
each horse and mule on the farm
g To Increase the acreage 10 for.
age crops from 25 per cent 10 20 per
cent especially me growing OF such
sumner lerumes as cowpeas soy
beans velvet beans etc
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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-05-04
GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE AND
UNITED STATES RAISE COL
oRS AT MT, VERNON.
VISITORS PAY HOMAGE TO
AMERICAS GREAT SOLDIER
Eminent Gathering Including Mem
bers Of British and French War
Commission Presidents Cabinet
AND Members Of Congress, Stand
with Barred Heads In Semi.Circe
Before Tomb Of Nations Founder.

with Barred Heads In Sem.Circle
Before Tomb Of Nations Founder.
Mount Vernon. Va-The flags OF
Great Britain. France and the United
States noated proudly together over
the tomb OF George Washington. BE.
meath them spokesman OF the three
great democracies paid homage to
Americas soldier and statesman. and
pledged themselves, each to the other,
in the name Of the dead, 10 prosecute
the present mighty struggle against
autocracy on the line he himself had
followed in bringing America into be.
ing
In groups OF twos and threes, an
eminent gathering including the mem.
hcrs ~ the French and British war
commission, the Presidents cabinet
and members OF Congress had stroll
ed MP through the sloping grounds
from the river bank until perhaps half
a hundred people stood with barred
-! ...ia loso,o tho ,on,h
r''''' ~ = ~ ~, - ,aaa -. ana
threatening as the party approached on
the Maynower suddenly burst into
sunlight which PLAYED through the
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Ih' spectators. though most OF them
Uulld MOI understand ffeheh' caught
~" Impressed l'tHht anu ife vi iue
orator ana i2llaWeA MS words sPeH
hou'd as iitN l4ithehrd ullacV lhe
ihfIll OF nus iihataii'a'!et,
hiN voice not SOUND could be heard.
As NJ Niyiana finished, the silence
became supreme Win me general
realization that ne applause eNuiu *
press the emotions aroused
ihcn came forward Nrthur James
Balfour foreign secretary OF Great
Britain. who stood for a moment IN
silence a tail erect. kindly hgure.
Overcome with all that the SITUATION
meant IN the lives OF the two great
AngloSaXon countries, MI Baliour
abandoned his decision not TO speak
and gave expression to few poignant
sentences evidently straight from the
heart England had honored WASH
ngton as she never mad before.
VI Nlyiani said Mr Balfour mas
expressed IN most eloquent words the
feelings which grip Us all here today
ne has not only paid a httlng tribute
TO a great statesman but ne mas
brought our thoughts most VlVidlV
down 70 the present me thousands
who have given their liyes-french'
Russian, Italian belgian serbian
Moniengerin, Ronmanian, japanese
and British were fighting Tor what
they believed 10 be the cause OF I'D
erty
There Is no place In the world
where speech for the cause OF nh
erty would be better placed than mere
at the tomb OF Washington. But as
that work has been so Adequately
done by master OF oratory, perhaps
you Will permit me to read Few
words prepared by the British Mission
Tor the wreath we are 10 leave mere
To-Day
Dedicated by the British Mission
The Washington times., 1917-09-24
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