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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-04

The week OF February has been
set aside by the department of justice
for registration of the half million un-
naturalized Germans In continental
United States by police and postmas-
tiers.
| A Central American dispatch says
that Guatemala City, capital OF the lit
tie Central American republic Of Qua.
temala, has been laid in ruins by so
rles of earthquakes beginning Christ
mas Day and eliminating in violent
shocks which completed the work Of
destruction.
New regulations have been issued to
govern the press Of the United StateS
Its operation will still be voluntary,
and Public Censor Greet has no doubt
that every paper in the United States
will rlgidly observe the new rules,
The machinery of the American Red
Cross has already been set in motion
to relieve the Guatemala earthquake
sufferers. I
Guatemala City, Just destroyed by an
earthquake, was center of the trade
of the entire republic, which consists
OF the manufacture of musins, cotton
yarns of fine texture, articles of sill
yer and embroideries.
Food Administrator Hooyer's state
ment on the sugar situation, which
he tried unsuccessfully to get before
the senate committee investigating the
sugar shortage, has been made public
by the white house. Ii attributes the
shortage here to the heavy movement
Of sugar from the western hemisphere
to Europe. and asserts that without
the fixing of prices by agreement Su.
gar would have been selling for rs or
80 cents pound.
Negotiations for the purchase OF
large part Of the Cuban sugar crop.
now being harvested and amounting to
IN estimated 100000 tons, for tho
use of the United States and It's al.
lies, have been virtually completed by
the international committee and the
'uban committee appointed by Pres-
lent Menocal. The price was to be
$3.50 hundred pounds (. o. b. Cuba. /
Within two weeks virtually every
sugar refinery in the country will be
n operation, according to George NJ.
Rolph, head Of the sugar division Of
he food administration BY the end
II January fifty thousand tons of sugar
will have been brought in and the con.
'umer should get sugar at 8 cents in.
'fead of the present price of 10
'ents.
1t is probable hat $4,000 tons OF
aw sugar are now on the way from
Porto Rico and Cuba, and will be
Il this country shortly.
Federal officials announce the ar.
est, on a presidential warrant. al San
Of Franz Schulenberg, al.
eyed 10 be one of the cleverest and
most dangerous German spies operat.
ne on the Pacific coast
Holiday gifts from the American Red
ross were distributed in the Italian
rencheS by B. Harvey Carroll Jr,
american consul at Venice. Each man
eceiyed tobacco, sweets, a handker-
hief and other presents.
Plans for making the nationwide
mergency food survey are well under
'ay, the bureau OF markets announces.
ehedules having been mailed 10 ey.
ry food dealer manufacturer and
Older OF supplies in more than family
)ts.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-04
European.

The Germans are again striking a,
The British in the region of Cambria
The Germans gained foothold in
the British lines at two points south
OF Cambria but were later elected
is the news from London
The Germans have been heavily bonn.
harding the British northeast Of Ypres
Following this an attack was made by
ne infantry, but Mas futile, ana Lon.
don reports that the Germans were
repulsed with considerable losses.
One of the forts At Kronstadt. the
naval hase near Petrograd. has beon
blown up by an extremely violent tx.
plosion.
Pope Benedict urges prayers Tor
peace. The holy father expresses hone
Tor brighter future and retoices at
the liberation of Jerusalem.
Further reports Of the attempt OF
Austrian aviatorks TO raid Treyiso
which resulted so disastrously for
them, emphasize the brilliant work
done by both Italian and British ayia.
tors, Although eleven Austrian ma.
chimes were brouhgt down, only few
Italian airplanes were damaged. Five
Italian and one British soldier we're
killed Six Italian and eight British
soldiers were wOundad
\ Stockholm dispatch says an Amer.
lean diplomatic courier on his way 10
Petrograd has been refused admission
TO Russia on the ground that his pass.
port had not been vised by NJ Boroy.
sky, the Bolsheviki minister at Stock.
holm
On the fighting fronts Palestine is
again in the limelight. The British
have inflicted another severe defeat
upon the Turks near Jerusalem North
and northwest Of the Holy CITY the
British have made an advance on a
front of nine miles, after having re-.
pulsed Turkish attack. The Turks
suffered heavy casualties.
Artillery duels are in progress along
the entire northern front in the Ital-
ian theater.
The British labor conference has re.
affirmed without equivocaton that il
is the determination of labor to con.
tinue the war in order hereafter to
make the world safe for democracy.
The Russian Bolsheviki Is still hone
full that something will be done to
bring world peace, and is going ahead
along that line, although it has taken
a recess.
Great Britain and France, through
the British prime minister and the
French minister of foreign affairs.
have made known to the world that
he terms under which the Teutonic
allies seek general peace are not suf-
icient.
The city of Mannheim, in Germany.
IN the Rhine, was bombarded by a
British air squadron. A ton of bombs
was dropped and several fires were
started. All but one of the British
returned.
Snow and cold weather prevail over
he entire line from Belgium to the
Swiss border.
Trotzky, Russian de facto foreign
purposes to send note to |
he entente allied embassies in an
'ndeavor to have them participate in
urther peace parleys, and also in
rafting note to the peoples Of the
iorld,
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-04
APPEAL SENT TO RED
CROSS FOR vACciNEs

Washington.-Relief workers at
Guatemala City appealed to the
American Red Cross for anti.tpyhoid
and smallpox vaceines to supplement
the stores of foodstuffs, disinfectants
anad shelted materials being prepared
at New Orleans for shipment to the
stricken republic. The message said
that there was no immediate danger
of disease epidemics, but vacci1.s
were needed for those made homeless
by successive earthquakes.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-04
PROHIBITION FOR TROOPS IN
FRANCE BEING CONSIDERED

washington, Prohibition of the
SAFE OF infoxicants of any description
10 members of the American expedi.
tionary force is under discussion he.
tween General Pershing and the
french authorities. The war depart.
ment announced 1t had been so ad-
vised by General Pershing. who in
order to clear up misunderstanding
cabied the text of his order forbiddiur
American soldiers to buy any intoxi-
cants other than light wines or beer
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-04
SPEEDING UP THE USE
OF COAL CARS URGED

Washington, Appeals to railroads
shippers and consignees to speed up
the transportation and unloading Of
coal cars were sent out by the fuel all
ministration through the state fuel
administrators. put war punch
into car movements" was urged on
all persons handling coal cars. They
were asked to work nights, SUNDAYS
and holidays, II necessary, but to leave
no cars unloaded at the close of tho
day.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-04
Washington.

Army officials at Camp Funston.
Kans., confirm a report that cable.
gram has been received saying that
Major General Leonard Wood, com.
mander of the eighty.ninth division at
Camp Funston has arrived safely in
France. General Wood was chief of
staff under President Roosevelt.
The report is that General Wood
left Camp Funston more than month
ago for France, and arrived December
the Goth
A telegram to the United States
navy department says that 125, 900 PEG.
pie were in the streets of Guatemala
City without shelter when the last
destructive earthquake shock destroy.
ed that city and that a number were
killed by falling walls.
The chief practical effect of govern
ment operation will be to permit com
plete unificaton Of all rail systems.
The railroad situation has present.
ed one OF the greatest problems that
have arisen TO puzzle thosts who are
directing for the United States the
prosecution of the war
Government control now by Presi.
Wilson, as solution for transporta
ton perplexi>ies, will, many officials
believe, go far towards relieving many
transportation ills.
Wars demands on railroad facilities
were foreseen by railroad officials and
five days after war was declared the
heads of principal systems met In
Washington and formed a committee
Of five rail chiefs to direct the roads
as early as possible as one system.
Officials think the conditions impos-
ed by the Teutonic plenipotentiaries
stamp their premises as insincere.
Labor troubles were blamed for de.
lay in the governments ship building
program by Raymond b. Stevens, vice
chairman OF the shipping board testi.
tying in the senate commerce com.
mtteeS investigation
Germany's proposals to the Russian
Bolsheviki ENJOYS, through the Austro.
Hungarian foreign minister for basis
of peace, have attracted little more
than passing interest.
Gen. Tasker H. Bliss will be retain.
ed on active service as chief of staff
OF the army after he reaches the re.
tirement age next December 81, ac.
cording to Secretary Baker.
A Paris dispatch says that the ten
billion francs asked for in the third
war loan has been exceeded. NJ. Klotz
Of finance, states that the re.
turns Indicate that 1926. 900. 600
have been subscribed.
A Paris dispatch brings words that
during recent moonlight night raid
German aviators dropped bombs near
a certain town and two American pri.
Yates who were in a camp in a wood
were killed. The German airmen flew
low and dropped their bombs accu.
rate'y.
John F. Stevens, chief United States
railway commissioner to Russia. has
arrived at Nagasaki from vladivostok
He has taken accommodation in a no.
el for 800 members of his staff. He
lays he expects soon to return to Rus.
'ia to prosecute the proposed work
4 assisting In the reorganization. ,
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-04
m'AOOo CALLS UPON THE
MERCHANTS OF COUNTRY

washington. Merchants who have
been Offering to take Liberty bonds a.
Har or at premium for merchandise
were appealed to by Secretary McAdoo
to stop the practice while have mn
doubt that these merchants are actin.
ated by patriotic motives" the sec
"etary said, Il am sure that they have
failed to consider the effect their of.
ters would have on the situation. We
are making effort to have bonds pur.
chased for permanent investment
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-04
CONGESTION TO Be
RELIEVED IN EAST
DIRECTOR GENERAL McADoo OR.
DERS CONGESTION IN EAST
REMOVED.
MUST NOT Be HAMPEREO
Food and Coal Must Move Regardless
Of Priority Regulations, Passenger
Schedules or Any Other Hamperng
Practices.

Neutrality-suspicious. went to east
ern railroads from Director General
McAdoo to clear up freight conges'
tion regardless of previous govern
ment priority regulations, passenger
schedules and any hampering prac'
tees under the old competitive sys.
TEN and to pay special attention to
movement of coal and food.
Lines OF the west and south were
called on for locomotives and other
equipment to help tighten the traffic
burden in the east, and committee
Of government officials was created to
work out plan for divertng export
freights to ports south of New York
Quantities OF coal were started to
New England to relieve the serious
shortage there, and priority orders
were suspended for roads east OF the
Mississippi and north Of the Ofio
rivers to the extent necessary to clear
up congestion.
At the same time the director gen
eral dissolved the railroad war board
at its own request and named tenn.
porary advisory cabinet of five mem.
bers. One OF these. Hale Holden,
president OF the Burlington and
ms M ar NJ tho uar hnard will NO 20
tanned to supervise the machinery
which the war board has created with.
In the last nine months TO coordinate
the roads OF the country.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-04
DEPARTMENT OF AGRONOMY Of
FERS THREE CHANNELS OF
STUDY FOR FARMERS.
DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH
Ooin9s and Happenings That Mark
the Progress Of North Carolina PEG.
pie, Gathered Around the State
Capital.
paiptph
Raleigh.

The Department Of Agronomy Of the
North Carolina State College Of Agri-
culture and Engineering at West Raj.
eish will offer three courses to those
who attend the farmers couse begin.
ming January 3, and continuing thru
March /, 1918, These three courses
will embrace small grains, cotton and
tobacco and will follow the same
number Of courses, farm equipment.
corn and forage crops and pastures
given during November and December.
The college has designed and arrang-
I'd these needs Of busy farmers OF the
state in their endeayor to make their
soil and labor produce the highest
yields OF products of the best quality
and do so at the lowest cost.
1t Is probable that at no time in
the history of the state has il been so
necessary as now that farm operations
should be conducted with the highest
degree OF efficiency possible This is
necessary for the best interest of the
state and the nation, as we'll as for
the good of farmers themselves Not
only should every acre of land in cul.
tivation be made to produce its full
capacity. but the apportionment of
crop acreage and the best utilization
Of labor and the giving to each crop
that care and protection necessary TO
Its best performance and means by
which the North Carolina farmers may
give evidence OF their patriotism.
It Is safe to assume that one.half OF
the land cultivated In North Carolina |
gives yields below the average. There |
are reasons for low yields. The other
half gives yields above the average. +
There are reasons for high yields. In
the courses in small grains, cotton and
il will be the special aim OF
he College to point to both of these
classes Of reasons and show how to
avoid one and follow the other.
Increased demand and the resultant
high prices paid for grain, cotton and
make 1t incumbent upon the
producers OF these crops to take ad
OF every opportunity to Sc.
cure the most profitable returns from
them, and at the same time not only
but increase the fertility of
each acre in cultivation.
These courses will be given by
practical and experienced instructors
ind every phase OF each course will
De taken up in regular order. The
work with small grains, cotton and
will include the preparation
u the soil before and at planting, fer.
liking, cultivation. harvesting, pre-.
CRYING and marketing. Specific direc
Ions for the best use of clover crops
md the Inauguration of the most APP
proved system OF rotation for each OF
he crops will be a prominent feature
4 these coursee.
That there are now great opportuni.
les for the North Carolina farmer to
make his business more highly prof
table one is universally acknowledged
nd the State College of Agriculture
nd Engineering will make its best
FANf 70 Il E.-t TO-
the state, as il is doing for the thou.
ands of younger men who have avail ,
d themselves OF the opportunities Of. ,
cred BY 1t. =
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-04
HERALD'S REVIEW Of NORTH CAROLINA
A Record Of Important Events At The Capitol And
Throughout The State, Reported For Herald Readers
Information on Income Tax.

Twentv-one wor ,crs In Collector OF
Revenue Baileys ircome tax vineyard
have bean attending school at the
collectors office here in preparation
for going out into the Sc counties OF
the Eastrn district during Janue-y
and february, taking the gyernment 70
the people and bringing back the
money to the governor, Concerning
the new income tax Collector Bailey
writes as follows.
How many income tax payers will
there be In this county? II you can
guess how many married persons liv.
Ing with wife or husband will have
net incomes Of $4,000 or over and
how many unmarried persons will
have net incomes OF $1,000 or over
this year, then you know
Returns OF net income for the year
1917 must be made on forms provided
for the purpose before March /, 1918.
Because good many people don't
understand the law and won't know
how to make out their returns, the
government is sending In this expert
to do 1t for them But the duty is on
the taxpayer to make himself known
to the government II he doesn't make
returns as required before March At
he may have to pay penalty rang.
ing from $4,000 to $1,000, pay a fine or
go TO Jail So, il you don't want to
take chances on going to Jail, you bet.
ter call on the income tax man. n
you are not sure about being subject
to the tax. better ask him and make
sure. Whether you see the income
tax man or not. you must make 70.
turn II subject to. tax
THE collector suggests that every.
body start figuring up now his In.
come and expenses so as to be ready
with the figures when the expert ar.
rives. Expenses. however, don't mean
family expenses. money used to pay
off the principal OF debt. new ma.
buildings or anything like
that. They mean what you spend in
your money-interest. taxes
paid, hired help. amount paid for
goods sold, seed. stock bought for
feeding, rent Except for dwelling)
etc. Income includes about every dol.
ar you get"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-04
N. c. Part In Smith.Huahes Act.

1
Special from Washingtoa-Th re.
port of the federal board for vocation.
| al education indicates that North Car.
DINA is interester in the purpose Of
the mith-Hughes act to promote "vo.
cational education in cooperation with
the states"
The duty OF the board for vocation.
al education lis to extend and democ.
ratize the secondary public school
system Of the United States so as 10
offer broad. practical training for use.
full employment to boys and girls who
for want Of such training are going
unprepared for their life work into
agriculture. industry, commerce and
the home
The second or southern section OF
the country, under the vocational edu-
cation system is composed of North
Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida. Tennessee. Mssis.
sippi, Alabama, Arkansas. Louisiana.
and Texas, Atlanta 10 headquarters
for the southern region,
The report shows for North Caro-.
lima: The allotment for the fiscal
year 19l7-19lS is s36,l64, apportioned
as follows:
For agriculture, the sum for sala.
les OF teachers, supervisors and direc
tors, s19127.
For trade home economics and in.
dustry, for salaries OF teachers, $4,000.
Teacher training. for salaries for
teachers and maintenance OF teacher
training, sl2037.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-04
Eighteen Medical Boards Named.

For the purpose Of performing more
effectively the work OF the selective
service system In North Carolina DR.
j. w. Long, medical aide to the gov.
ernor, and DR.. W, s. Rankin, vice.
chairman of the state committee on
national defense, have effected the
plan of diving the state into eighteen
medical districts, each district con.
tanning an advisory board composed
Of chairman and FIVE or more asso.
ciates, all physician1 and one dentist,
The purpose of creating the district
medical boards is that they will hear
from the local exemption
boards on the plea of physical dig
ability The districts have an average
population OF $4,000, and comprise
five or more adjoining counties.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-04
Wage Disputes.

The federal board of mediation
and Cancellation will continue to pass
on vase disputes now pending. but
eventually the director probably will
handle wage questions directly. The
governments attitude toward wage
changes will not be determined for
several weeks al least, or until the
pressing problems Of speeding M
transportation are threshed out.
Mr.. McAdoo limited his comments
on the labor situation to saying that
he would treat the men with justice
and equity" and would give "a just and
square hearing" to the brotherhood
heads.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-04
Members OF Cabinet.

Other members OF the new advisory
cabinet are John SHELTON Williams,
comptroller of the currency. who will
have charge Of financial questions
arising out of government operation.
Henry Walters. chairman Of the board
OF the Atlantic Coast Line. who win
assist on operation problems; Edward
Chambers. traffic, director of the food
administration. who will have gen.
eral charge Of traffic. and Walker
D. Hines assistant to the director
general.
Other railway heads who made IN
the war board, Fairfax Harrison Of
the Southern. who was chairman, Rea
of the Pennsylvania; Kruttsrhnitt, OF
the Southern Pacific, and Elliott. OF
New Haven. will return to the active
supervision Of their roads, but all
the subcommittee and organizations
OF the board will be turned over to
Mr. Holden.
The question OF increased pay for
railroad employees will be taken up
soon by Mr.. McAdoo, but he said he
had given little thought TO wages and
did not know what his attitude
would be. Heads of the four brother.
hoods will confer with the director
general Thursday at his invitation.
and probably will urge that with the
scarcity of railroad labor it viii be
necessary to pay higher wages to re-
tain men, Many advisers of the di.
rector general advocate increasing
wages, particularly for many unorgan.
lied classes.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-06
First Victory Boys Work.

"Say, I'm wi& to you, all right" a
Western Union messenger boy whis-
pered to one of the directors Of the
United War Work Campaign in the
New York headquarters. The dlrec-
tors desk had only just been moved
In and the work of the big drive had
hardly begun.
I'm onto your stunt" the boy went
on as he swung grimy fist over the
desk you're goin' to give us fellows
that amt old enough to 60 to war a
chance to earn an give to back up a
fighter an help win the war Listen /;
Tn In on this"
The crumpled So bill he dropped on
the desk made him the first of "a mill
lion boys behind a million fighters"
who are to be lined up as Victory Boys
during the week Of the drive.
There will be division of Victory
Girls, too, and every boy and every
girl enrolled will have to earn every
dollar he or she gives to the war work
fund.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-06
FOR COLDS AND GRIPPE
DOCTORS FIND REMEDY

Physicians and druggists are elated
over the fact that they have at last
found a genuine and dependable
remedy for colds, sore throat, flu
enza and la grippe. For years they
have depended chiefly upon the old
style calomel, which is certainly fle
but unfortunately many people
would not take it because of its nau-
seating and dangerous qualities. ;
Now that the pharmaceutical chem
lists have perfected a nausealsss cal
omel, called "Calotabs" whose medi-
cinal virtues are vastly improved, the
doctors and druggists are claiming
that Calotabs are the ideal remedy to
abort cold over night and cut short
an attack of sore throat or la grippe.
They are also finding it most effective
as the first step in the treatment Of
pneumonia.
One Calotah on the tongue at bed
time with a swallow Of water,-that's
all. No salts, no nausea nor the
slightest interference with your eat
ing or your work and pleasure. The
next morning your cold has vanished
and your whole system is purified and
refreshed. Calotabs are sold only
original sealed packages; price
thirty-fve cents. Your druggist
recommends and guarantees them by
refunding the price if you are not
delighted.-Adv.