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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-22
M0D|F|ES ORDER
ON COMBINATION
FOOD ADMINISTRATOR PAGE RE.
GRETS THAT THIS ACTION
is NECESSARY.
DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH
ooInos and Happenings That Mark
the Progress Of North Carolina PEG
pie, Gathered Around the State
Capital.
Raieign.

Modifying the recent combination
sales order OF the Food Administration
for the benefit OF the farmer who has
his own cereal substitutes for -four
and in using them, Food Administrator
Henry A. Page authorized retail mer,
chants 10 sell -four alone in quantities
not exceeding "A pounds 10 farmer Gus.
toners who sign a formal certificate
stating that they have produced and
are using corn meal. grits, hominay or
other cereal substitutes contained If
the list included in the recent order Of
the Food Administration TO the same
extent as they use -four On the same
basis wholesalers, jobbers. millers and
brokers are authorized 10 sell to re-
tailers -four alone in such quantities
as they have sold TO the farmers un.
der this ruling. balancing against such
sale OF -four the certificates received
by the retailer from the farmer These
certificates also may be used by the
wholesaler or other dealer to balance
against purchasers OF -four from the
mills
This new ru'ing according 10 the
Food Administration Is the result Of
pressure broufh, by other States who
have held that the ffiyffty order
would not apply 10 farmers who raise
their own cereal substitutes At tho
recent meeting OF the Food Admins
traitors OF the various counties OF the
State here the question vas threshel
out and Mr. Page maintained his pc.
sition that the farmers are not TO be
excepted II appeared 10 the State
Food Administrator that this interpre.
taton was accepted and that no tronp
Bile in this line was 10 be expected in
North Carolina where the farmers ap
parently were willing to bear the ad
dtional expense and inconvenience u
selling their meal and buying II back
again 10 comply with the State Adj
ministration's Interpretation OF the or.
der
The same question developing in
South Carolina Virginia and Georgia
however. brought out contrary rulings,
and Mr. Page was forced 10 alter his
ruling in the interests Of uniformity
In doing so he wired Food Admins.
rator Herbert Hoover:
Am sorry seems necessary 10 mod.
ity ffty.ffty order Two weeks siren.
uous insistence on our part has re.
moved opposition in this State and we
have our people behind us for com
plete compliance.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-22
GERMANY BEGINS
RUSSIAN INVASION
FAILURE TO SIGN PEACE COM
PACT BRINGS ON RENEWED
FIGHTING IN RUSSIA.
BOLsnEV|K| CAPTURE K|Ev
Austria.Hungary, Not Confirming 10
Germanys Policy Toward Russia,
viii Confne Herself to Problems
Nearer Home.-ltalians Active.

with Russia in the grip OF nterne'
cine strife and her battle line denuded
of men as result OF the peace deela-
ration of the bolsheviki, Germany al
ready has begun the carrying out OF
her threat OF invasion because OF the
failure of the bolsheviki to sign a
peace compact with the central pow
ers. A despatch from Berlin an
rounces that German troops have
crossed the Dvina river,
Reports emanatng from Sweden
say taht the Germans have begun
pushing forward their troops into
Russla's two remaining Baltic prov
Esthona and Liyonia-the
taking OF which completely Isolated
Russia from the shores Of the Baltic
and give the enemy. in addition to the
port OF Riga, the city OF Veyal, sItua'
ted on the Gulf OF Finland opposite
Helsingfors, whence they easily might
operate against Petrograd by sea
Although Austria Hungary had
shown dissatisfaction over the stand
that Germany has taken toward Rus
sia. the dual monarchy evidently has
been placatcd by a promise OF Ger.
many that any German military artiy.
ity will he confined to northern Rus
STA and Austria.l hungary left 10 deal
with whatever other problems may
arise in the territory adjacent 70 her
borders
Belated dispatches from Petrograd
tell of the capture of Kicv. the new
capital OF Ukraine, by the bolshcyiki
The fighting Is described as having
been OF an extremely sangunary char.
acter. 1000 persons having been killed
and several thousand wounded Great
destruction was wrought IN the town
by shells and explosives dropped by
aviators
At Odessa another big battle has
been fought between the bolsheviki
and the moderates during which war.
ships in the harbor bombarded the
"i;y, Polish legions at Minsk are de.
clared to have been sanguinari.y de.
feated and put to rout. while the Dol
sheviki also are reported to have cap.
tured Tongorcd on the Black Sea, and
Noronezeh. capital OF the province Of
the same name.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-22
STRIKES IN SHIPYARDS
HAVE COME TO AN END
Termination is Result Of the pres.
dents Intervention.

Termination is Result Of the pres.
dents Intervention.
Washington President Wilson
Intervention has terminated the east
ern shipyard strikes Reports to the
shipping board from union heads In
all districts in which carpenters arc
out said the strikers would 20 ba X
to work.
William L. llutcheson, president OF
the Brotherhood OF Carpenters and
Joiners. did not arrive but is expected
to take up the situation with govern.
ment officials. Although heretofore
Hutchinson has declined to leave to the
shipbuilding labor adjustment board
settlement of the carpenters de
mands, Officials believe that after
President Wilson's message he at least
will be willing to renew relations with
the board.
The carpenters brotherhood, il was
brought out, was made party to
the creation OF the adjustment board
by the signature of It's vice president
but Hutchinson overruled his subordi.
Mates action. This fact, according to
V. Everit Macy, chairman Of the al.
justment board. Is causing the present
trouble at Seattle. where carpenters
are trying to enforce closed shop.
All carpenters in the western yards
agreed to the Pacific coas; wage
award Mr. Macy said until they
learned recently that llutcheson hal
repudiated II.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-22

American labors Endorsement OF
war aims as stated by President VIII
son and recognition that the war
against Prussiansm is working
mans war is recorded at the close OF
a seven.day session at headquarters
at Washington.
All foreign trade of the United
States exports and imports was put
under license by President Wilson az
part of general program for re-
leasing ships to transport troops and
supplies to Europe,
II is announced that the less essen
tial exports and imports will be re-
duced to minimum and materials re-
garded as necessary will be transport
ed by the shortest hauls possible. The
allies will cooperate in this move.
The extension OF the franchise to
Canadian women is announced by the
Canadian government as a part OF its
established policy II is stated that
woman suffrage will be an established
fact in Canada before another election
Is held
In the urgent deficiency bill one hun.
dred million dollars is provided for
the acquisition Of storage and ship.
ping facilities. Under this appropria.
ton, il appears that the war depart.
ment contemplates the outright pur.
chase Of the Bush Terminals at New
York City and the construction OF
modern warehouses at practically all
Atlantic seaports. Some warehouses
a"c also to be- constructed in inland
cities.
The comment OF the Swiss newspa.
pers on Presidents wilson's address
to congress is most favorable. II is
eXtolled as containing passion love
OF justice and freedom
Bolo Pasha's activities We're OF ne.
culiar interest TO Americans. because
il was charged that OF the funds al his
disposal sl,6S3O00 was transferred
from the Deutsche bank in Berlin TO
France by way OF New York i was
as result OF the discovery OF his
manipulation OF this fund through five
New York banks that the New York
state attorney general was able TO oh.
tain Information which was forwarded
to NJ JuSserand, the French ambassa.
dor at Washington and which brought
about Bolo's arrest in Paris
Sir Cecil Spring Rice. former Brit.
iSh ambassador to the United States,
died at Ottawa, Canada. Of heart fail.
ure, at the government house
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-22
AMERICAN TROOPS
ON THREE SECTORS
ARE PROVING THEMSELVES TO
az FIGHTERS OF THE HIGH.
EST CALDER.
HARD TO HOLD IN RESTRAINT
Stories Of Their lntrepidity Come
From the front--ls Their Desire to
Be Up and at the Enemy.

American troops In France aow are
in battle on three sectors-on their
own line east of ST. Mihiel and with
the French in Champagne and on one
of the most famous battle fronts n
the world where ruined villages and
the devastated country generally tell
the tale of hard.fought battles when
IN Germans pushed forward their line
and ultimately wre driven back by
the French
And everywhere the Americans are
proving themselves fighters of the
highest clial er. winning enconums
from high French officers for their
business.like methods OF warfare ana
especially their skill in the use OF ar
tilery. Already the men are veterans.
for nothing the Germans have IN stock
remains TO be shown them except a
great mass attack. Thus far every
thing has been tried by the enemy
against them has been discounted, and
in some instances doubly discounted,
Stories from the front by the Assoc
cia,ed Press tell OF the intrepidity
OF the men In trench riading opera
tons. OF their GOODNESS under fire and
In returning fire, the accuracy OF aim
OF the gunners and the intense watch
fulness at observation posts to see
that the enemy obtains no undue ad
vantage In surprise attack.
Hard to Restrain.
The only criticism thus far heard
regarding the Americans is their de
sire to be up and at the enemy. Like
their brothers Of the north-the Ca
mad ans they are hard TO hold in re-
straint As one distinguished French
officer expressed II, they are too anx.
ious TO get at grips with the enemy
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-22
Washington.

The Americans are coming, and II
is useless for Germany to hide from
that fact, is the news coming from
Germany by way OF Holland
The German newspapers express
the hope that the submarines will turn
their eyes away from tonnage ships
and onto vessels conveying troops 10
France.
The largest urgent deficiency bill
ever presented to the United States
congress has been introduced in the
house by Chairman Sherley of the ap.
preparations committee. II carries le-
fciency appropriations totalling ST..
1O7, 22O, OS24s.
A Montreal, Canada dispatch says
that 80 children were removed from
the ruins of the Grey Nunnery, which
vas destroyed by fire, II is feared
many more persisted.
Sioux Indians from North Dakota
reservation are now fighting with the
AihttiN III q NutlAdIn
who is the adopted son of the old
Chief John Glass.
Ship tonnage sunk by submarines in
1917 was nearly three times as great
as the total of the production in the
United States and Great Britain dur
ing that year.
Uneasiness over the Russian situa.
ton in German and Austrian official
circles is indicated in reports in the
German press 1t Is apparent that the
order to demobilize was sham man.
euver.'',
Norway, in her reply to the pro-
posals Of the United States for a food
rationing agreement, made public in
Washington by the head of the Nor.
wegian special mission, offers to guar.
aptee that no United States product
shall go through to Germany, but de-
clines to meet the full American de.
mands for restricted export of Nor.
wegian products to the central powers.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-22
Allow Small Packages.

North Carolina householders and re-
tail merchants will welcome the an.
nouncement that the milling division
of the Food Administration has issued
new ruling which will allow the
packing an dsale of ~ pound bags Of
-four. The use of IL pound bags was
prohibited several weeks ago before
the recent nomination sale order was
dreamed Of. II has been found desir.
able now to have smaller packages.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-22
Gave Mo Automobile,

Glen Alpine In a signed statement,
Mrs. Reye Tennessee denies state.
meuts that have gene ne rounds Of
the press recently 10 the effect that
when Dr. +. A. Tennessee was trio !
FIVE years ago for killing German Pitts
his counsel cleared him and he pre-.
scented TO his leading counsel an auto
mobile. "Of course he was tried " she
says. land the evidence cleared him.
but he did not give to arv one al
automobile. Sam Erwin. OF Morgan.
ton. Self & Whitener. of Hickory, were
his attorneys"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-22
Women In Lumber Mills.

Wilmington. -For the first time In
the history of the county and city
women are being employed in the lum
Der and planning mills located on tn
outskirts OF the city and statements Of
general managers Of such concerns
are that the women are giving excel
lent service. The manner in which
the city responded to the call to the
colors has made necessary replacing
of male workers with women They
are handling lumber in the same man.
ner that II was handled by men and
ara not attempting to shirk any duties
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-22
New Railroad; o,ner Charters.

A charter was issued by Secretary
or State ]. Bryan Grimes to the Mar
ron Central Railroad Company with
an authorized capital of s25O,OOo. OF
which $4,000 is paid in.
The charter provides for the con-
struction OF a railroad from Kenly, in
Johnston county. to Zebulon in Wake
county. a distance OF twenty-five miles.
operating through the counties OF
Johnston. Wilson and Wake. The pro-
posed line will form almost straight
line connection betv cen points on the
Atlantic Coast Line railroad and the
Norfolk and Southern railroad. The
territory to be thus opened is rich IN
timber and agricultural possibilities
The following officers are named In
the certificate of incorporation Wiley
Maroon. president; Newsom Maroon.
general manager; Jarvis, assistant
general manager; ]. II. Kirby. secre-
tary and treasurer; Langley Marion
and Pettis Maroon, members OF the
board OF directors in addition to the
officers named.
Another transportation company re-
ceived a charter during the day also
this being the Wilmington-Carolina
Beach Steamship Company, chartered
for the purpose of building and operat'
ing ships. The authorized capital Is
$50 900 with $1,000 paid in. The In
corporators named are Messrs. A. w.
Pate, ]. B. Fox and y, A. Underwood
all OF wilmington which Is designated
as the home office Of the company.
An amendment is granted In ths
charter OF the Harris.Stfoudemire
Company. Of Winston.Salem changing
the name to the Robertson Furniture
Tnwnsnv
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-22
SIX VIOLENT DEATHS
REPORTED BY PERsHING

Washington The deaths of four
privates as the result of explosions,
the killing OF Cadet Lindley H. De
Garmo, Ridgewood, y. j., in an air.
plane accident and the suicide OF Lieut..
Gordon Lorng Rand Lawrence, l.. l..
attached to the aviation section of the
signal corps. were reported to the war
department by General Pershing
No details were given. but 1t is as.
sumed the explosions were OF hand
grenades
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-22
S27 900 for Railroad.

Boone township voted to donate
$4,000 to the Linville River railroad
company In order to extend the road
TO Boone This means that the road
will be built very soon.
The Dew Drop. the bi.monthly pub.
lished by the Training School, has
been sent out. This is the first mum.
Der Published by the recently equipped
printing Office OF the school, and is
really a credit 10 those In charge.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-22
TO STUDY WHOLE SUBJECT
OF NoN.siNkABLE SHIPS

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Daniels an.
nounced the appointment OF a spe,
cial board Of officers headed by Rear
Admiral A. G. WHITEWATER to study
the whole question OF non.sinkab BILE
ships, with especial reference to ths
construction installed on board the
former Austrian steamer Lutian in an
effort to make her torpedo-proof. This
construction is described as consist
Ing OF series Of "buoyancy boxes"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-22
URGENT DEFICIENCY
BILL PASSED BY HOUSE

Washington The'bil,ion-dollar urgent
deficiency appropriation bill carrying
half a million for the military estah.
lishment and large sums for the navy
and other branches of the government.
was passed by the house without a
rr"ard vote
In direct appropriations and In auth
orizations for obligations during the
remainder OF this fiscal year, the to
tai of the measure is l.1O7, 900, 900. II
now goes to the senate.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-22
sEABoARD CLERKS GOT
20 PER CENT INCREASE

Washington Details of an arbitra.
ton agreement giving all Seaboarl
Air Line railway clerks 90 per cent
Increase in salaries and basic eight
hour day were made public here The
agreement was signed here after ne
gotiations siLce last September when
the clerks went out on strike. They
returned to work after being out three
weeks pending the negotiations just
completed through Intervention OF the
department of labor
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-22
Corn Mills Run Overtime.

Desirable results from the recent
order OF the food administration pro.
hibiting the sale of -four except in
combination with an equal quantity Of
cereal substitutes will not be limited
to the feeding Of the armies. the say.
ing of the lives of tens of thousands
Of women and children in Europe, and
the more equitable distribution Of -four
at home according to dieticians and
oilers who have analysed the situa-
ton. One of the most obvious results
will be the establishing Of a more
stable market for corn.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-22
GERMAN TROOPS REFUSE TO
MOVE TO FREcNH FRONT

Petrograd German soldiers at
Grodno and kovno, according TO a re-.
port received here from Moscow, have
wfused to obey command to move
to the French from, The troops have
entrenched themselves under the pro
lection of their own artillery and
have defetead detachment of loyal
forces which the German staff sent to
punish them. This may be an echo OF
an earlier report of mutiny among
German soldiers.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-22
A Dairy Mistake.

Buying cows and selling them as fast
as they stop milking never built up
high-class dairy business. The city
milk producer Is not true dalryman;
he Is more a Spectator In feeds and
cows.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-22
HERALD'S REVIEW Of NORTH CAROLINA
Record OF Important Events AT The Capitol And
Throughout The State, Reported For Herald Readers
Help Hoover to Help v. s.

To save the wheat for shipment
abroad the Food Administration make.
an earnest request that housewives
double their use of potatoes and cut
down on breads
II you have been cooking all your
potatoes by boiling, baking, or frying
try some or all of these 2S cooking
suggestions and serve your war.wor
ried country.
Boiled
Chips
l.yonnaise
Mashed
Pan Drowned
Salad
In chowders
Baked
Shoestrings
flashed brown
Mashed fried
Stuffed
In fish cakes
In light bread
Plain fried
French fried
Gauffre
SoufYle
Riced
In hash
Biscuits
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-22
Keep bitches Omen.

Broad and shallow bitches with fiat
slopes constructed with uniform
grade are better than deep, narrow
Witches constructed with steep banks.
live attention to keeping the bitches
open.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-22
Modern Chamber Of Commerce.

Elizabeth City is to have full time
paid secretary. with special training
for his work for the Chamber OF Com
merce and the organization is to be
put on a permanent three.years basis.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-22
Demands Of Trinity.

I'VE demand the right on behalf Of
the 10000 juniors In North Carolina to
care for our own orphans in our own
way and in on own state at our own
expense. and We are opposed to any
further payment OF the excessive tax
Of $4,000 levied on North Carolina
this year for the support OF a few or.
phans in state where the Bible is
excluded but negroes admitted in all
public schools, and where intermar
rage between the races is legal and
not unusual and where the law abso'
lutely prohibits any discrimination be
tween the races and open saloons are
numerous in the same town where our
orphans live"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-22
COUNCIL REVOKES
TRINITY CHARTER
NATIONAL BOARD PREPARES
CHARGES AGAINST OFFICIALS
OF TAR HEEL. COUNCIL.
ACCOUNT OF ORPHAN TAX
Defendants viii Be Cited to Appear
Before judiciary to Show Why Char
ter Should Not Be Revoked.

Raleigh. The national board OF OF.
fcers OF the Junior Order OF United
American Mechanics has revoked the
charter OF the Trinity Council 3O7.
Trinity. n. G., and charges have been
preferred against the Tar Heel coun-
ell officers because Of their activity In
rebelling against the increased tax for
the support Of the National Home
These defendants will be cited TO ap'
pear before the national Judiciary to
show why the final judgment OF revo'
cation OF the Trinity council charter
should not be recorded
II. c. Royals, councillor; W c. Mas
sey, recording secretary: ID. c John.
son financial secretary: W +. founts
]. c. Pepper. T. B. Johnson T. r. Rid
dick, Bruce Craven. r. C. Coltrane and
II. l.. Miller The charter has already
been revoked and the judiciary will
render final decision before the iud"'
ment Is recorded The national judi
cIary is composed Of Harry Berry OF
Baltimore. H. II. Billany of Wilmn"'
ton. Del. and Representative George
F. Hood OF North Carol:a
Specific Charges.
The specific charges against the OF
flcers OF the Trinity council embraces
a series of official communications
issued by the Randolph county mem
bershp protesting AGAINST 'ho n'd'.
tional levy for the National Orphan.
age. The governing provisions Of the
fraternal society specify that gDev
ances OF any council shall be settled
in an orderly procedure on appeal
The national board OF officers charges
tie Trinity council with violating its
obligations TO the order by publicly ex'
plotting their grievances through cir
culars
Classifying the circular as an "ofi
cial communication from Trinity
Council No 307. vigorous protest to
the increased tax was addressed TO all
subordinate councils in North Caro-.
lima. I'VE are opposed to paying the
increased tax levied this year and i'm.
posed upon us by the national coun'
ell" the preface that introduces the
protest. "in The name Of virtue" TO the
subordinate councils.