Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-09-07
Domestic.

AFTER being driven from three states
the Peoples Council OF America fol-
Democracy and the Terms OF Peace
perfected a formal organization at a
public meeting in Chicago. The SEES.
sion was held under the protection OF
the police acting on orders from Mayor
William Hale Thompson, which were
in defiance Of Gov Frank o. Lowden.
The streets of Lexington are being
patrolled by armed mounted and foot
soldiers Of the Kentucky National
Guard and the civil authorities have
augmented their night police patrol as
the result of series OF outbreaks in
the principal streets there between ne
groes and soldiers.
A passenger train on the Georgia
railroad hit an automobile with a par.
ty of five men and boys at Swords. Ga.
Three of the occupants OF the car were
killed outright Another was MORALLY
wounded, dying three hours later.
Capt, Harvey Kennedy, a noted San
Francisco automobile racer. was in.
stantly killed at the county fair at
Lima, Ohio. when his car cast tire.
turned turtle" and crashed through
fence.
Byron Nelson, son Of Congressman
John NJ Nelson, OF Madison, Wis, will
be arrested on the ground that he did
register under the selectiye draft law
He claim exemption on the ground
that he is not a citizen of the United
States, having gone to Canada before
the CONSUMPTION act became effective.
Practically every one OF the approx.
imately three thousand officers who
will train the selective service men
for the new national army division at
Camp Gordon, Atlanta. Ca. have ar.
rived at the camp, and have been as.
signed to their several commands and
to their quarters.
Organization OF the sixth reserve
district which will have charge OF the
distribution of the second Liberty
Loan, to be issued within the next
month, has been perfected with the Sc.
lection Of the directors OF the federal
reserve bank in Atlanta, Ca. as the
to have charge OF the work
in the four district states-Georgia
Florida, Alabama and Tennessee.
Atlanta, Ca, will be the center for
all loan activities in the sixth dis.
trict.
The federal child labor law becomes
September /, and prohibits
Of children under four.
teen in any factory, mill, workshop or
cannery whose products are to be
shipped in interstate commerce. and
further provides that no child IA or Is |
years OF age may work over eight
hours in any twenty.four hours.
George H. Hartford, president for
many years Of the great Atlantic and |
Pacific Tea company and former may.
'r Of Orange, N. j., where his home
vas, is dead, at the age of 81, at Spring
AXE. n. J.
only four thousand negroes will
rain at Camp Gordon, near Atlanta.
Ia, says Gen. Eben Swift, in charge
II that cantonment
1t is not known yet whether segre.
'ation will be put into effect at Camp
iordon. near Atlanta, Ca, in order 20
prevent feeling between negro and
White troops.
Ten women arrested in front Of the
White house in Washington who were
making demonstration in behalf of
ne National Woman's Party were fin
d $25 each in police court. They gave
lotice OF an appeal and were released
n 500 bond each.
John ]. McGraw, manager of the
lew York National League baseball
cam, was fined $1,000 and censured
nd reprimanded by the board Of d.
ectors Of that organization for an
rowing an interview, subsequently
ublished. containing an attack upon
ohm X. Tener, president of the Ma
onal League.
Delegates in Chicago representins
ne ice industry OF the United States
oted unanimously to turn over to the
sderal food commission all the cold
forage facilities controlled by the ice
manufacturers and dealers ito be used
any manner the government NAV
se fit
It Is announced by those owning
I'D storage warehouses in the Unit
States that spectators win be re-
lsed the use Of storage facilities. 80
at every pound Of food may be de-
'ted to the necessities Of the war and
e citizens Of the United States At
afair,' prica