Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-25
Washington.

Manufacturers in the Is states east
of the Mississippi river have virtually
suspended in obedience TO the govern
ments order forbdding the use of
fuel Millions of person were made idle
as result Of the order
According TO reports from Washing
ton, most Of the plants engaged on
war contracts were exempted from the
fuel orders operation, but few of them
learned of it in time and most OF them
closed down with the other factories.
A price of $3.50 ton, { o. b. sea.
board for the nitrate fertilizer, which
The department Of agriculture has pur.
chased in Chile. was announced by
Secretary Houston.
In buying nitrate fertilizer. the
farmers must pay the freight charges
from ports and the state tax fees and
payments must be in cash, but the
ships will be directed TO the most con.
Nenient ports.
The South should help win the war
by raising It's own foodstufts and elmi.
mating the necessity OF transporting
food from other sections Of the coun
try, said Director General McAdoo
Secretary McAdoO said the South.
without reducing cotton production.
farmers ought to produce more mills.
butter, eggs, poultry, fruit and vegp.
tables
Director General McAdoo stated that
II the South can feed Itself il will
release from unnecessary service in
The South a vast number Of freight
ears and engines. and will help win
the war,
Americas manufacturing enterpris.
rs, with but few exceptions, in all
states east of the Mississippi river,
were ordered by the government to
suspend operations for days begin.
ming January Is. as drastic measure
for relieving the coal famine.
The government has ordered that all
normal activities that require heated
buildings, observe holiday on Mon
day for the next ten weeks. This in
cludes industry and business generally
According to government orders, on
Mondays not only factories, but sa.
looms, stores except for the sale OF
drugs and food, places OF amusement
and nearly all Office buildings will be
closed.
An exception is made in the coal
order, in the case OF shipbuilding
plant because OF the great need for
vessels to move supplies already ready
for shipment over seas
The governments move in the coal
situation came entirely without warn.
ing In an order issued by Fuel Ad.
ministrator Garfield, with the APPROX.
al of President Wilson.
An administration bill has been in.
troduced in congress to register for
draft all men who have reached Il
years since June 5, 1917. The bill
will probably pass quickly.
The British Labor party calls upon
the peoples Of the central empires to
force their governments to renounce
annexation In Europe with the same
good faith in which we are renouncing
those In Asia
A bill has been introduced in con.
gress to permit furlougs Of National
Army troops for harvest work or 9th.
er civilian duty; another would elm
mate alien population from basis OF
calculations for draft quotas by max
ing the basis for each state the num-
her Of men available in class one.
The government has decided on
daft reg stration Of all young men
as fast as they become q years old
ar the means OF keeping filled the
ranks OF the war army, II was de-
clded against raising The draft age
limit above 81 years.