Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-04-12
THE WEEk'sEvENTs
IMPORTANT NEWS or STATE. Ma.
TON ANo THE WORLD
WI BRIEFLY TOLD
ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD
A Condensed Record or Happenings
OF Interest From All Points
OF The World
Domestic.

Domestic.
Derby s. Adkins, 20, shot and kill
ed his fatherin.law, Nolan MCGOWAN
his mother-in.law, Mrs. Ruby Meow
an, and his wife, Mrs. Gladys Adkins
II. He then shot himself, dying in
stantly. The shooting took place on
farm ten miles south Of Mexico, Mo
II was the resultant Of a family quar-
rel. Husband and wife had been sep
arated for some time.
A public investigation to determine
whether any Of the wool purchasing
operations Of the Deutsches Bank of
Berlin through Hugo Schmidt, Eugen
Schwerdt and others in this country
were such as to cast doubt upon the
present loyal Of the American and
British firms and ind yiduals concern
ed, Is recommended by Alfred l.. Ba-
ker, New York state deputy attorney
general.
Formal announcement is made by
the war industries board Of its func-
tons and policy by President Wilson
under which the board and its chair.
man will virtually control the pro-
duction and distribution Of every com.
modify essential to the prosecution OF
the war.
Reports from Washington are 10 the
effect that drastic modification OF the
draft classification lists which would
affect in one way or another, the status
OF every one OF the millions of reg
istered men is proposed in plan sub
mitted to President Wilson by Off
cials OF the provost marshal generals
office and the department OF labor, In
substance the plan seems 10 be to put
the idlers to work, az well as TO draft
those engaged in harmful occupations.
THE South will be expected to
raise enough to feed itself" says Sec
rotary OF Agriculture Houston.
The department Of agriculture adj
vises the Southern farmer TO plant
only the cotton which can be prop.
erly cultivated
Congressman Irvine L. Lenroot
(Rep) of Superior Wis. has been
elected United States senator to sue
coed the late Paul o. Husting OF Wis
consin, having defeated Joseph E, Da'
vies and Victor l.. Berger.
The issuance of the daily casualty
list has been suspended BY the war
department until Secretary Baker is
back at his post.
II has been decided by the war de-
partment that General Pershing's
headquarters in France shall issue all
news relating TO the troops in France
Rodman Law, attached TO the fifth
aero squadron at Kelly Field, San An
tonic, Texas, jumped from an airplane
at a height OF $500 feet, and, with the
aid OF a parachute. landed safely on
the flying field
The feasibility OF jumping from a
damaged airplane is being demonstrate
ed at the various aviation fields.
Secnd Lieutenant r. F. Ives OF Chi.
cago, Lieut. Carl +. Esktrand OF Brook
Ign and Lieut. Russell II. Ewiggins OF
Waynetown. Ind. were killed al FL
lington aviation field, Houston. Texas,
in accidents.
Lieut.. Otto Eft was painfully injur-
ed in an airplane accident at Houston.
Texas.
Edward Waller and his clerk. Hen.
ry Williams, Germans, have been ar
rested in New York City, on complaint
of a sailor that candy he purchased
from them contained ground glass.
The candy was made in Trenton, n. ].
Robert P. Praeger, German descent,
was lynched south Of the city limits
Of Collinsyille, ILL.,, by mob Of $50
persons. Praeger was accused Of
mating 'e'oval remarks in a recent
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