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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-28
MEDAL Of HONOR
TESTS ARE FIXED.
GENERAL PERSHiNG TELLS HIS
OFFICERS WHAT DEEDS ARE
TO BE REWARDED.
ARMY STORES LOW PRICES
Soldiers In France Can Buy Many
Things Cheaper Than In This coun.
try-New Overseas Cap" Added
to American Equipment.

'Srom Committee on Public Information }
Washington.-These tests are np-
piled to cases recommended for the
medal of honor, according to instruc-
lions issued as a guide to officers by
General Pershng:
Men who have performed in action
deeds OF most distinguished personal
bravery and self.sacriiicc above and
beyond all call of duty; so conspicu.
Gus as clearly to distinguish them for
gallantry and lntrepdIty above their
comrades; which involve risk of life
or the performance Of more than or
dinarily hazardous service the omis-
sion of which would not justly sub
Ject the person to censure for short
coming or failure In the performance
Of his duty.
The Observation-Disclosures cross is
awarded for gallantry In action to any
one who may distinguish himself in ne
ton by extraordinary heroism in con.
nection with military operation
against an armed enemy, under cir
cumstnnces which do not justify the
award Of the medal of honor.
The MISUNDERSTANDING medal Is
awarded for exceptionally meritorious
service TO the government in c0nnec-
ton with operations against an armed
enemy.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-28
CHAPTER xlx-continued.

The game is honest and quite en-.
3oyable. Sometimes you have fourteen
numbers on your card covered and
you are waiting for the fifteenth to be
called. In an imploring voice you call
out. Come on, Watkins, chum, I'm
sweating on Kely's Eye"
Watkins generally replies well
keep out Of draft, you'll catch cold"
Another game Is "Pontoon." played
with cards; 1t Is the same as our
BLACK Jack" or "Twenty.one."
card game called Drag is also
popular. Using u casino deck, the
dealer deals each player three cards.
1t Is similar to our poker. except for
the fact that you only use three cards
and cannot draw. The deck is never
shuffied until man shows three of
kind or a 'prile" as II is called The
value OF the hands are. high card,
pair, run, Il flush or three of kind
or "prile." The limit Is generally n
penny, so II Is hard TO win fortune
The next in popularity Is card
game called NAP" 1t Is well named.
Every time | played 1t I went to sleep.
Whist and solo whist are played by
the hlghbrows of the company,
When the gamblers tire of all other
games they try Banker and Broker"
j spent week trying to teach some
Of the Tommies how to play poker, but
because won thlrty.tive francs they
declared that they didn't "fawncy" the
game
Tommy plays few card games; the
general run never heard Of poker. eu.
ehre, seven up, or pinochle They have
game similar TO pinoche called
Royal Bezique," but few know how to
play 1t.
Generally there are two decks OF .
cards In section. and In d short time
they are so dog-eared and greasy you
can hardly tell the ace OF spades from
the ace Of hearts. The owners of these
aecks sometimes condescend to lend
Them after much coaxing.
So you see, Mr.. Atkins has his fun
mixed In with his hardshlps and, con-
rary to popular belief, the rank and
ale OF the British army In the trenches
Is one big happy family. Now in ylr
Sinia, at school, was fed on old Nc
Guffy's primary reader, which gave me
IN opinion OF an Engllshman about
sQnaI TO rs Minute Mans backed up
BY Sim Feiner's. But found Tom
my to be the best Of mates and a gen
tieman through and through. He never
thinks Of knocking his officers. If one
makes a costly mistake and Tommy
pays with his blood, there Is no gem
eral condemnation of the officer He
Is just pitied. It is exactly the same
% II was with the Light Brigade at
Balaclava, to say nothing Of Gallipoli,
Seuve Chapelle and Loos. Personally
remember a little incident where
twenty Of US were sent on trench
nid, only two OF us returning, but |
will tell this story later on.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-28

the war zone In France a children's
refuge and hospital has been opened
where several hundred children have
been gathered together just to keer
them out of danger Of gas and shell
IRE. At another point among the
wrecked villages there is medical
center and a travelling dispensary sufrL
cient to look after 1000 children.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-28
Rabbit Pest In New Zealand.

As n fair illustration of the rabbit
pest in certain portions of New Zea.
land, and especially in the drier see.
lions Of the South island. II is stated
that on an estate lately taken over by
the New Zealand government compris.
Ing 12,448 acres Of freehold and pas
toral run OF 1920 acres there were
killed or captured about 10000 rab-
bits In order to clear up the property
so as to make II suitable for the loca-
ton of returned soldiers.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-28
Jewelry or Munitions.

A high official in the British min.
lstry OF munitions says that there are
several reasons why people should not
buy platinum jewelry. In the first
place, It is very expensive; then the
world supply has almost been exhaust
ed, and also the men at the front need
more munitions, and platinum is re-
rulred for the manufacture of explo-
Sives wherewith to win the war.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-28
WAR IS CRUMBLING THE WALL OF CASTE THAT HAS
STOOD so LONG IN BRITISH ARMY

synopss-Fired by the sinking of the Lustana of
American lives Arthur Guy Empe living Jersey CITY
goes 10 England ana enists private the British
Short experience as recruiting officer to train.
Ing quarters in France where he first hears guns
makes the acquaintance OF Coolies
Employs the trenches where he takes
MS hrst turn on the fire while the bullets
learns as comrade falls that death turks
chaplain distinguishes himself by escuIng
nre with pick ana shovel Empey has digger
In No Mans Land Exciting experience listening detail Ex
citing work observation duty Back ble Emuev
writes and stages successful play
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-28

care claims 5000 patients. Orphans
ana other children who are aided by
the Red Cross directly or indirectly
number 10000. Five hundred children
per day, for instance, receive medical
attention at Evian, the point of repa-
trtation for nationals of France who
are being returned from behind the
German lines.
The relief Of suffering among chill
dren, with the care and education of
destitute children. embraces one Of the
principal activities OF the American
ssrosa abroad. At one noinf La
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-28

The S120.0OO0OO allotted for the
plants Is expected to give the govern.
ment smokeless powder production
capacity equal to all other American
plants combined. In construction of
the plants 1t was found necessary to
build n new town on each site to house
the employees, and approximately
5000 different buildings were erected.
Streets were put down and severed,
power plants constructed, and stores
and hospitals built. Approximately
$4,000 men worked on construction
and about 10000 will eventually be
engaged In the actual production of
powder.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-28
Empey questioning German
prisoner, finds he's from New
York. The interesting interview
Is related In the next install.
ment.
ITO BE CONTINUED
Theory May Yet Be Proved

According to one theory, primitive
man came to America by land bridge
from the tablelands of Asia, in search
OF new hunting grounds. ut is not to
be Inferred" says Professor Wissler,
that the new world native Is direct
descendant of the present AslatIc Mon
golian, for the differentiation Is evi.
IDENTIFY remote" Is 1t not possible We
shall find that IL was the American
type TINT diverged into strains tba,
passed tn Asia 2-Chicugo Examines
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-28
RED CROSS HELPS CHILDREN
One Of the Principal Activities Of the
Society In War Zone
In France.

WashingtOn.-There are 10000 chill
dren In France at the present time,
receiving American Red Cross assist
ance, according to cablegram just re-
eeived from the Paris headquarters Of
tie Red Cross. Complete medical care
y being extended to 700 Of this army
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-28

Applicants for commissions as first
lieutenants In the engineer corps, ac-
cordlng to statement. by the war de-
paltment, should lie between thirty
two and thlrty-six years of age ami for
commissions MS captains between thlr-
ty.slX and f0rty.two. The engineer
corps is conducting campaign for
1000 more commissioned officers, the
examining board making n tour of the
principal cities Of the country to make
examination readily available for ap-
plicants.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-28

DUTY 10 ones country does not end
on the parade ground nor even on the
battlefield, but consists In doing every.
thing In ones power to help win the
war; says an order issued by Genera;
Pershing, copy Of which has been re-
celved by the war department.
ITO write home frequently and reg.
ulnrly to keep In constant touch with
family and friends Is one Of the sol.
dier'S most important duties. Mothers
ana fathers will suffer II they do not
hear often from sons fighting IN
France. In the present large com.
panleS Il is not possible for officers to
write letters for their Iaen, and every
man must do II for himself"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-28

General Pershing Is a man OF few
words. and when be says, Germany
VIII be conquered" we believe he ans
4 bunch.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-28

The total cost for National army
environments was Sl40,726,473, accord.
Ing to statement by the war depart.
menl. The National Guard camps
cost S3s,375,272.
Emergency work to provide for sol.
diers In this country and to provide
buildings for the manufacture and
storage OF army supplies both here and
abroad undertaken by the construction
division Of the army, which has been
executed or Is under way and In pros
pect up to June |, will cost about ST..
l1O6l9,00O This total Is exclusive Of
three operations costing $10G,OO0,0 900,
under the direct control OF the ord
nance department
Up to June the construction divi.
sion had completed SO jobs. at total
cost OF SaO2.250,000. II has pa opera.
tons under way. which. when finished,
will cost about S27O,369,OO Prepara.
tons nre being made to start work on
III new operations which are expected
TO cost S100,00O0OO.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-28
The Difference.

"A pessimlst likes Il thing he can't
enjoy, and an optimist enjoys thing
he can't like
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-28

''Is II a genuine cut glass she has?"
ayes; cut from 81 to 70 cents, most
of It,"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-28

iilteS Vuottu LOT June OH lntTCiiill'
disc In the huge general stores Op-
Grated by the quartermaster corps in
France show tmt members of the ex.
Probationary forces may secure goods
ut prices lower than retail prices In
effect In this country.
June quotations are: llalf-pound
package chocolate. IL cents; can Of
cherries, "a cents; can OF cocoa, II
cents; pocket comb, q cents can Of
corn, 10 cents; shaving brushes, Is
cents; tooth brushes, T. cents, can
stringless beans, 10 cents; bottle gin
ger ale, 8 cents; Gun plum pudding. 81
cents standard s. safety ruzors. 81 10 !;
pair shoe laces. 3 cents; can tnlcum
powder. D cents; pound cut-loaf sugar,
~ cents; spool cotton thread, cents !,
two-ounce package smoking tobacco,
I cents hand soap cent can lob
sters, - cents; shaving soup, cents
bottle Worcestershire sauce, 20 cents
linen handkerchiefS. ~ cents, pint
bottle olives, % cents can green peas.
III cents; shoe polish 8 cents.
Although the men are issued ample
rations the qnartcrmaSter stores are
opened TO the enlisted men for the pur-
pose of permitting them to add To their
menu or to satisfy individual desires
for daintles or 1eicnces. The highest
grade of merchandise only is carried
In stock So that the men may be sure
of having the best, whether In risions
or extra supplies.
Meats, groceries. fish, vegetables, no.
lions, toilet articles, smokers articles,
and scores of miscellaneous items are
included In the published price lists.
These lists are made available to each
company and purchases mas be made
either for cash or on credit
Among the staples 10 be Sound In
these chain stores are: Fresh beef,
ham. bacon, turkey. potatoes, rice,
hominy, beans, onions, coffee tea,
sugar. cheese, cocoa, butter, aii evap-
Grated fruits. The canned fruits and
vegetables include: Apples. peaches,
lpricots, pears cherries, currants,
pruhes, asparagus, sweet
corn, tomatoes, mushrooms, sweet DO.
tatoes. spinach. squash, turnips and
beans. Included In the list of canned
meats and fish are: HOLSTERS, oysters,
salmon, mnckerel, cod, snrdines, /
herring. deyiled crabs, sau.
'ages. tongue, turkey, deyiled ham,
,orned beef. corned-beef hash. roast T
leef and mincemeat.
For the man with sweet tooth
here are; Jams, jelles, preserves,
'nisins, apple butter, maple strip. mo-
asses, cranberry sauce, citron, nuts,
andy, etc The smoker may purchase
tobacco and chewing tobacco,
'igars, cigarettes, pipes. cigarette pa-
'ers and matches. The Incidental
reeds of all the men are supplied with
azors, combs, brushes for all pur-
'oses, buttons. sonp, shaving sticks,
having mugs, mirrors, razor strops,
hoe polish. shoe laces, toilet water,
acum powder, tooth powder, witch
.azel, towels, handkerchiefS, pocket.
nires, needles, thread, candles and
ia wing cards.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-28

Thousands of women are employed
in the United States gas.mask plant.
They are acting as inspectors and are
engaged throughout the entire process
Of manufacture, according to state
ment from the gas defense service.
Hundreds of girls have been trained
in the special art Of sewing the face
pieces. Each separate step In the
assembling of the mask is done by
women workers. until the mask Is COM
pleted, the last inspection is made and
the final product is ready for shipment
overseas.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-28
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SUNl4yS(|1O0L
LESSON

(By REV. p Il. FlrzwATER, d. D..
Teacher Of English Bible In the
Moody Bible Institute OF Chicagoo
Copyright. 1913. Western Newspaper union,)
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-28

In one army camp there are % bat
TALON baseball teams, besides the head.
quarters, staff, brigade and division
teams.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-28

As result Of the studies at the
front, methods have been developed
whereby more than so per cent of the
wounded. who originally remained at
the military hospitals for months, are
now cured and returned to the forces
In three or four weeks. In order that
army surgeons stationed ut camps,
environments, and other military hos.
pltals in this country may thoroughly
understand the latest treatment of way
wounds, the army medical department.
has had established special classes Of
instruction to which are sent selected
officers who, upon completion Of their
courses. return to their own hospitals
ana instruct other surgeons In these
methods.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-28

The military postal express service
established for the expedltlonary
forces has charge of the collection, dis
patch and delivery Of all mail ema.
mating from and destined for the Amer
can forces In France. 1t also will re-.
eeive, dispatch and deliver the express
arising. or arriving, In France for the
American forces, and will deliver ex.
press bound for the United States to
the proper express company.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-28

More than 800 penalties for violation
OF rules and regulations governing Ii.
censed dealers in foodstuffs have been
imposed during the past ten months by
the food administration. About $50
companies and individuals have been
ordered to quit business in licensed
commodities for limited or unlimited
period, and over 800 have voluntarily
made money payment, usually to the
Red Cross. or have. temporarily alb
stained from doing business rather
than risk calling down more drastic
penalties.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-28

Standard safety razors are now be-
ing issued to men In the expeditlonary
forces. In addition, each man Is Is
sued a toothbrush. comb. halrbrush.
soap and towels.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-28

Two out Of every 1000 men In the
army have to have their shoes made to
order. In several camps, entire regi.
ments have had their feet measured,
and hundreds Of drawings were made
of odd shapes and sizes. At the pres.
ent time the army uses between 1000
900 and 3.OO0,0O0 pairs of shoes II
month.
Facts brought out In tests seem to
prove that men In the present army
are larger than those serving In prcvi.
GUS wars. Nc. only Is this shown by
the larger sizes Of shoes called for. but
by the larger sizes Of outer clothing
that Is being required. Records In the
qllarternastrr corps show that size
larger, on tie average. Is being de-
mnnded In blouses. shirts and breeches
than have ever before been used.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-28

There are about 5000 Germans In
termed In the United States.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-28

The three new national forests re.
Gently established In the East include
approximately 658,000 acres.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-06-28

More than 100000 tons of cereal
foodstuffs were shipped to the allies
from North America during May, ac-
cordlng TO the food administration.
April shipments were more than $780,
600 tons.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-24

ment and will be purchased by the
Food Administration from time to
time as the necessity arises to main
tain the present $2.20 price and any
increases authorized.
While no explanation of the order
was given either at the Food Admin
istration or the White House, two
considerations were believed to have
influenced the Presidents decision to
permit the grain corporation to pay
higher prices for wheat. The first
was the increased freight rates.
which will become effective to-mor-
row. Growers must bear this in
crease. and without an advance. in
the price of wheat their profits would
be materially reduced.
The second was believed to be the
situation resulting from the deadlock
in Congress over the Senate's amend
ment to the annual agricultural ap-
preparation bill, increasing the mini
mum guaranteed price for wheat to
$3.50 bushel. The House has re-
fused to accept the amendment and
the Senate is to vote on IL again this
week. In some quarters it is be-
lieved that the Presidents action will
be factor in influencing the Senate
to recede from the amendment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-24

The war, in the minds of the civilian
population, has become secondary to
efforts to get enough to eat"
Leon Rains, who has lived
the last five years in Dresden
declared that Saxony is we'll sup
piled with food, but conditions in
Berlin and other large cities are
terrible"
Herman Bernstein. a writer, who
sailed for Russia six months ago be-
lteving that the Bolsheviki would
establish a stable government, re-
turned convinced, he said, that
Lenine, Trotzky and their followers
were in the pay of Germany. He de-
clared that nine-tenths of the people
desire intervention by Japan, with
allied approval. to put an end tc
the chaotic conditions resulting from
Soviet control,
"The Red Guard is nothing but a
band of thieves" said Mr.. Bernstein
1T is not uncommon to see officers
on the street relieving people OF
their valuables. To protest means
arrest. and in Russia to-day a per.
son who is arrested usually is shot
before he reaches a court of Justice. ;
Mr.. Bernstein declared that Ker.
ensky has lost his popularity with
the Russian people, who blame hin
for failure to crush the BolsheviE
revolution when he had the power
Kerensky's whereabouts, he said
are unknown in Petrograd.
Baron Sergius A. Korff, another
passenger, who was removed b,
the Bolsheviki as Deputy Governor
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-24

major told Miss Olga wursberg, of
Grand Rapids, according to her
story on coming ashore. The con-
versation, she declared, took place
in a hospital ut Godesberg, Ger
many, where the officer talked
freely to her. not suspecting that
she was an American. Under the
same conditions, she declared, a
private soldier said to her:
Some day we are all going to put
down our arms. Why should we
fight? Our officers now, instead of
leading us. go behind us with their
guns at our backs"
No Talk of Victory, Only Food
Miss Wursberg, daughter OF Fred
erick Wursberg. a wealthy Grand
Rapids merchant who was born in
Germany and is naturalized Amer
lean citizen. declared that the
morale throughout Germany is
poor, and the people near revolt.
With her family. who returned with
her, she has lived six years in Ger
many. She asserted that soldiers
in the hospitals convalesce very
slowly, so poor is the food given
them.
Carl f. Olivarius, a Milwaukee
lawyer, returned from trip
through Norway. Sweden and Den
mark, declared that food is so scarce
in these countries that little can be
spared Germany. Reporting con-
versations with travellers from the
Teuton Empire, he said:
mo one in Germany speaks OF
victory. They always talk of food
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-24
PRICE OF WHEAT
ABOVE $2.2O BY
WILSON'S ORDER
President Sanctions Raise in
Rate in Executive Order
Just Issued

Washington, d. c.. June 2i.-Blan-
ket authority to increase the price
of wheat at primary and other mar
kets, with the approval of Food Ad-
ministrator Hoover. above the s2.20 a
bushel minimum price guaranteed by
Presidential proclamation last Feb
ruary 81, is given the Food Admins
tration grain corporation in New
York by an executive order of the
President. The order, issued under
authority of the food control law.
was made public yesterday by Mr.
Hoover.
To carry out the purposes of the
order, the corporation is authorized
to increase its capital stock from
100000 to $3.50, 100000 in shares
of par value of 500 each. All the
stock will be owned by the Govern
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-24
HAD HARD FIGHT
TO KEEP GOING
Tonall Reinforced His Efforts
And He Wins His Battle
For Health.
WHOLE SYSTEM BUILT UP

''I was in such rundown condi-
ton from nervousness and stomach
trouble" says Harry Steiger of 642
East Walnut street. Lancaster, Pa.
Il could not work. had headaches.
pains in my back, pains in my stom-
ach and was constipated. was a
physical wreck. Since taking Tonail
! am working every day and feel like
did years ago. cannot praise Ton
all too highly. 1t has done wonders
for me. Il can recommend Tonall to
those who suffer with nervousness
and stomach trouble for it surely
will help you.
The above testimonial was given
April 9Th, 1918.
Tonall is sold at Gorgas' Drug
Store, Harrisburg, and Hershey Drug.
Store, Hershey, Pa.