Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-10-26
Domestic.


Maj. Gen Henry C. Sharpe, quarter
master general of the army, Is 500
to make an inspection trip which viii
take him to Camps Jackson, Wheeler
Greene and Gordon, and elsewhere
after these places are visited The pur
pose OF the visit is to acquire an init
mate knowledge OF the conditions o
the various commands
October rs has been designated a.
a day OF prayer for the success Of
American arms.
A sharp order has gone out to all
National Guard officers. forbiddine
them to communicate to state author
tiles. formally or informally, any in
formation as to the movement of their
own or other units OF the federal ar,
mics.
A sweeping change in the machin-
cry Of the select draft based on di.
visions OF the nine million remaining
registrants, into five classes in order
of their eligibility for military serv.
ice by Provost Marshal General, is
made public The plan has been ap.
proved by the president, but will not
be disclosed till later.
United States Senator Paul 0. Hus.
ting OF Wisconsin. died at farm
house near Rush Lake. Wis, as the re.
suit Of wounds accidentally inflicted
upon him with a shotgun by his bro
Their, Gustave. They had been hunt.
ing ducks. The two we're in boat
when the accident occurred. Having
sighted flock of ducks, the senator
called for his brother to Are, and. at
the discharge of the gun, he rose
slishtly and received the full charge
of the gun in his back
Some Of the retailers claim that
they should be permitted to sell the
stocks they bought at higher price
than the stocks they are now buying
at the reduced rates, but the food ad.
ministration points out that they have
no hesitancy in following quotations
and raising prices on stocks they
bought at reduced prices. It's poor
rule which doesn't work both ways.
Powerful influences appear to be
drawing back TO the southwestern
part of the state of Georgia hundreds
OF negroes who left during the spring
and early summer to seek their for.
tunes in the Northern and Middle
Western states. One is the approach
of winter and the other is the un.
precedented prosperity OF Georgia
farmers, both white and black
Food Administrator Hoover has
given notice to the public that "the
corner has been turned" in high food
prices and that most of the essential
commodities should continue to show
reductions between now and the end
Of the year. But, at the same time.
he stated that retail prices are not
going down in accord with wholesale
reductions, and advises consumers to
get behind retail dealers and coerce
them into reducing prices,
Housewives are advised by the food
administration that So cents pound
for sugar is the very highest price
they should pay, because the retailer,
at that price, is making a splendid
profit.
Beef Is now selling in Chicago at
l4h cents pound wholesale, and re.
tailers are selling round steak at 81
cents-higher than beef sold in July.
which was then Is cents a pound
wholesale.
Adolph Germer Of Chicago, executive
secretary Of the National Socialist par
~, and ten other persons have been
acquitted In the United States district
court at Grand Rapids, Mich, Of the
charges OF conspiracy against the SO.
lective draft. All the men were So.
cialists, and II seems that not a scin.
tilla Of real evidence was presented. |
To aid the public In dealing with re. |
tailers who continue to extort war
profits, on specious grounds, the food
is collecting wholesale
prices of all staples in 700 cities sld
will publish them weekly for CONF ar.
son with retail figures.
Without further authority from con.
yress the food administration Is pow.
srless to control retailers, except those
ioing business of more than hun.
ired thousand dollars a year. Con-
yress may amend the law SO as to
,over all retailers; they are now on
rial before the public and the gov
,rnment, and 1t Is up to them to make
rood and show their patriotism.
Consumers should be able to pur.
,hase -four at about $11.75 a barrel.
When they are paying all the way up
o s13.77 a barrel In this, It has
'cen pointed out, retailers are charg.
ns $500 too much. u