Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-06-29
IMPORTANT NEWS
THE WORLD OVER
Happenings Of This and Other Nations
For Seven Days Ars
Given.
THE NEWS OF THE SOUTH
What 10 Taking Place In the South
land viii Be Found In
Brief Paragraphs.
Domestic

domestic
The Dixie Highway executive coun
Gil, at meeting in Cincinnati, plan
ned to secure the completion of the
Dixie highway from Chicago and De
troit to Miami, Fla, within the pres
ent year, by aid of the United States
government war department as wal
measure.
Kansas City, freely exploited as
''the heart of America" was awarded
the 1918 convention OF International
Rotary.
A statement expressing opinion that
pronounced movements in cotton
prices are mimical to the best Inter
ests of the United States is contained
in letter sent to all members Of the
New York cotton exchange by the
president of that organization.
Government pools Of coal production
and distribution and Of rail and wa
ter transportation were recommended
to congress by the federal trade com
mission as the only possible means of
avoiding a disastrous coal shortage for
the next winter.
The federal trade commission says
there are enough coal cars in the
country, but not enough are delivered
10 the mines, and these cars not NOV
ed to the point OF consumption with
the greatest ease, nor are they at all
promptly discharged.
vehemently shouting in his vigor-
Gus, virie manner that there actually
are Americans who recently have been
asking why we are fighting" Colonel
Roosevelt, in an address to Red
Cross gathering at his home, Oyster
Bay. L. l., told his auditors that Eng
lands navy Is all that has saved the
United States from invasion by Ger :
man army. He was profuse in his
praise of French and English soldiers
German propaganda has entered the
officers reserve training camp at Fort
Sheridan, ILL.,, in the opinion Of Off
GERS of the regular army who are act
ing as instructors, and orders have
been given that every effort be made
to ascertain the source Of "baseless
reports" concerning risks taken by
men who may go to the front in Eu
rope.
When the Russian mission arrived |
in Washington, big crowds, free at the
lunch hour, greeted them all along
the way, and showed the warmest in
terest in the representatives Of the
far distant allies.
Flags OF Russia, Belgium and Italy |
are now flying from the state, war and
navy buildings in Washington in rec
ognition of the missions now in the
United States.
Most OF the Russians accompanying
the Russian mission to the United
States are dressed in the Russian uni
form OF khaki coat, blue trousers
and black knee boots.
Food conditions which face the al
lies and this country are being frankly
explained by Food Administrator Hoo.
yer. He very plainly tells the Ameri-
can people that without government
food control We may lose in the world.
wide war
Food Administrator Hoover does not
mince words in placing the blame for
the present high prices at the door
Of the Spectator.
1t is reported that there are wide
spread attempts on the part OF NUM-
tons makers TO evade the payment OF
profits taxes imposed by congress
last September. ,
The extent Of the alleged evasion of
the war munitions tax is reported to
have reached the enormous total of
s10,000,000, and the end is not in
sight, according TO those investigating
tine alleged fraudulent returns. Indl-
cations are that the figures will go at
least two million dollars higher.