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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-10-18

On about 5000 representative farms
scattered throughout the United States
reporting To the bureau of crop estl-
mates of the department of agriculture
the decline in the number of cattle
was 8 per cent from last July | to Au-
gust !, 1918 The decline in hogs was
20 per cent and the decline In sheep
was 33 per cent.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-10-18

While their comrades were helping
the British In the great drive in the
Cambria region. the American First
army WAS exceedingly busy west Of
The Meuse. For many days the dough
boys battlrd their way through the Ar
gonne forest and nj the northern end
Of II they Went up against n concen.
tratlon ~ Huns gathered for the de-
Tense ~ the Krlemlilde line pauSing
TO permit their artillery TO pour a
rain of shells on the German positions
for 10 hours the YankS advanced to
the attack Wednesday. and by a bril-
liant and swift advance broke through
the enemy line. To the right of them
other troops forced their way through
the Cune wood. and this made pos
Sible the stormlng OF the Mamel trench
of the Kriemhilde position. The en-
glhcers We're advancing right along
with the infantry, clearing the way
through the entnnglements Important
heights south of the Marco were cap
tured, aud the Yankees joined hands
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-10-18

Nearly all authorities agree that the
clHne,llorS proposal was inSincere ;
that HE request for an armlStce was
made merely TO give the military com
Tered armies. and that Prince Max
KEW thr suggestion for peace con
terence, MS he made H. would be re-
rcfrd giving him the opportunity to
shy 70 The people ~ Germany Il have
ufcrrl "a end The war on the pnemy's
own terms and he refuses. The Ger
man nation NOW must unltedIy fight
IN"
~ first there was some d~appoint-
wtnt because President Wilson did
not reject The German proposal swift.
Is aud blumly but little conSidcra-
tion has convinced almost everyone
'lat ne eyaded u trap and by his d.
rect questions put the German dip.
lomHts Ia u position NJ the utmost diff
GUILTY n the same time he left the
door open for ultimate negotiations
ftcr Germany has accepted his IA
points aud given full guarantees. As
Tor The armStlee. he did not agree to
thai even We're the German armies To
he Withdrawn fruM all occupied terri
tories. recognizing the fact that the
q clariug Of an armiStlce IS m to
lie military commanders. The presi-
dpul'~ note was fully approved, prob
bly, in advance, by the allied govern
mcnts, and was given The highest
praise 10y the press IN England and
France as well MS America
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-10-18

As The result " an Investigation hN
The war department following thr
failure Of The medical department 10
obtain supply II clinical thprmoMr
lrrS except III What We're considered
cNorbilanf prices The general stan has
ordered j. manufacturers in different
parts of The country 10 furnish about
ttS,oD OF HE Instruments which are
urgently needed here and abroad
Under these order, tie VAR depart
menl will not on> take Tie entire
stock NJ cllnica thermometer. nov
manufactured hW will require Tie fuc
tories To produce In large quantities.
Tor 20 weeks The compulsory order
specifies hat the entire quantity must
be delivered by February 10. lN9
Tie price of rlinira thermometers
has advanced ID lbr pas year from -
cents aud - ell, a. 20 rents and 80
cents each rW investigation, o. lie
military authorities disclosed comb.
mutton hc,wocn lhe gla>, hloNer> and
thu muker> of thermometers
The prices b hc paid Ia thr ga.
rruuru 'or M" GGS uU lrrmumr'ci.,
wl5rh hN, bcru rcuu>lnuum NI'' 81
tNrd hl One war Department Homd 81
Appraisers.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-10-18
HOW TO AVOID
bACKACHE And
NERVOUSNESS
Told by Mrs. Lynch From
Own Experience.

Providence, R. I.-"I was all run
down in health, was nervous, had head
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-10-18

Seven buildings which formerly were
used by the Ford Motor company as
distributing, assembling and service
stations have been taken over by the
government through the facilities de-.
partment of the general stuff. The
buildings are located in ST. Louis. Mo. !;
Atlanta, Ga; Long Island City. n. Y. /;
Cambridge, Mass; Louisville, KY;
san Francisco, Cal, and Philadelphia,
Pa. An aggregate OF more than / 500
900 square feet of space is thus made
available to different branches of the
wal department.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-10-18

The occupation Of Beirut by French
marines only accentuntcd the troubles
ot Turkey The cabinet resigned NJ
ter n peace note WAS said Ia have been
started ON lis way to President VIII
Son. and Trwhk Pnshn. it was report
ed. would be- the new grand viZlcr. His
Sympaihips are rather with The allies,
aud there Is lillc doubt the sultan
himself would be mighty glad TO get
cut If the war on The best terms oh
tunablc London was convinced Tur.
key had notified Germany II intended
to make peace aud that The kaiser
nicd t"' slave this M by the proposal
Of the chancellor.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-10-18

The guinea pig is fully grown when
SIX weeks old.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-10-18

German prisoners are being used in
III" construction Of homes for Rrlgian
refugees IN III" village which The
American Red cross i building near
llayre, France, for families who were
driven from their country by the Ter
man invasion. Many such prisoners
also have been put to work IN the
fields In the section surrounding
Huyre. They have harvested wheat
and other crops, thus leSSenlng the
burden on the women and very old
men who have been operating the
farms While the young aud vigorous
males are fighting mt the fron,.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-10-18

One painful result Of the German
peace offensive was the decided slow
Ing up of the campaign for the fourth
Liberty loan. Presumably because
many short sighted people thought
peace was at hand and the money
would not he needed. subscriptions to
the sG.00O,OO0OO0 loan were distress.
ingly slow in coming in All the agen-
cies engaged in the campaign re-
doubled their efforts and the American
public was loudly warned that the
Hun peace talk must be dlsregar,led
and the money must be raised. Uncle
Sam needs those six billions and he
will get them, and he will need and
will got much more, In all probability,
before peace Is declared and the arm.
les are dShanded. If the people re-
fuse TO lend the government all the
money II needs. at good rate Of in.
tercst, II has other ways Of getting
funds, and II will adopt them.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-10-18

be granted Germany until her cities,
her towns and her people have suf.
fcud Some Of The horrors Of war that
lcr brutal soldiers have inflicted on
Belgium, northern Frnuce and Serbia.
The absolute unrepeuance of The
liun> Tor heir UutrageS Is shown by
their action Ia looting md Wnn'nnly
q, siroying the towns In France from
which they are being driven ana III
their practice " carrying away with
thcm thousands Of the helpless lnhab-
itnnl> who are forced to work for
them Ike >layeS The formal warning
Of France that there would hc rciribu.
ton for these shameful deeds has been
dlsregurled and il adequate punish.
nleni is NOT inflicted there viii be n
general feeling hat justice has mis-.
carried
President Wilson and his contiden.
tlal advisers, II Is said, still believe
the German people will rise IN rcyo-
ln'lon anu Dust the liOlenZollern crew,
and his inquiry rs 10 whom Prince
Max represents is significant In that
connection The chancellor. in his
speech to the reichsiag, undertook
rather fe~hly 10 demonstrate that re.
cent political changes actually had put
the people In power and that he was
their representative, But all that was
looked on as bunk
The diplomatic situation resolved II.
self down 10 This: The German GOV.
eminent must either admit defeat and
surrender on allied terms. or II must
confess that the chancellor was not
acting IN good faith That is the hole
in which President Wilson has placed
Prince Max and his associates.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-10-18

Naval and military flyers whu loon
the loop at attitudes OF 1000 feet, who
do nose dives, side slips and other
thrilling and seemingly frivolous evo.
InllollN, learn to accomplish these feAtS
! ~ seven freight hours or lhrS never
learn them ~ al For The mastery OF
alrpanr ucrobulirS does not require
the time that Is requisite 10 ram
| performer for a circus.
tadel Flyers receive This Instruction.
which Is called the acrobatic Stagc, lo
ward HE end of their training and nfl
or they have become ms SlerS of their
machines ANA possess absolute con
irol, Otherwise they could not nc.
quire The knack OF throwing their ma.
chimes IN and ont OF these whIrlS and
loops And, by the way. some " hem
never 40, BcraSr II cadet hceumeS
master Of his plane, 1t does MOI mex
Ilahly follow that he can stunt lie
nlny not be iitlcd for it trnIperamrnl
ANY : h" may lack HE head or the henri
or The stomach for IT, II tlmt IT, ~
Ihtll he must abandon arruhatiC~ Those
VINO like il stick to IT, and tllus il Imp
pens thai frequently these stunt fA
rr> bcro,u, lhr op.. IN ,,n,d r,n61
IN France, bergll~r fights IN The air are
niur, ~ l.ss m,,n.. ~ ill.,. WIN III,
mora urttul th,,.l,d.,..r M, ,.,..,,..r.
biS chDnrns
The ce,rs, in nrrob,f#.. moi
chosen hrrua,. II ,l,v, ar .pa,
rac0lar. II az up,b norr II
cadrt> training * nut,nii Nor, ~
.eopnui>unc, nr 6,nhipa n +. J,..pnrd
To iD,pfr. the .fulnnt oiu, #r,nftl,9,a,
In his shin and In ma, aLiItr. IA .rqarh
lin. tlr r.,I n JnI.rr,n. n,.1lau, In
nj. nm, "a p,twI, ~ NIL .hstu.pr,l
out ol flpm >glaN ma IN s,npafI IA
Ia Nun hon, mnrla ma1 ho
N tIgr prop.r ana skill
ml htnlllina al IN blame
The rr,at,,l qi,rr /. iphpn In rhooS
nh instructor, for m. Narh ana III
>elrrrin. mn sims Or planr, NJ NJ
used. ENprn nsgers nre assigned 10
rhrrh the alignment OF HE plane, a,rd
aria. carh nllAt
II KrlN Hrld. r,Na. here is a
special stage for hr instruction and
"a insure ,ufpn for me- cadets and
llrir Instructors. others mon n,ing In
ms Siuur If instruction mr., reuurrd
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-10-18

AuStria-Ilungary was In n condition
almost ~ pnnic and was ncwously
awaiting the outcome Of Prince Max's
,frnrt Reports from Vienna said the
ministerial council had decided 10 in
troducc national autonomy TN order
To make President Wilson'S stipulation
M accomplished fact" Among the
People Of the empire the movement to
proclaim the separation of Hungary
ana Austria was making great head
way. Meanwhile the Bohemian lend.
rrS were comforting and preparing to
declare the independence of their
country aud It's separation from Aus
tria-llungary. and, knowing the dan.
gers Of such action, made their Wills
and settled their personal affairs.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-10-18

confess thhl III" chancellor was MOI
acting IN good faith That is the hole
in which President Wilson hu> placed
Prince Max and his associates
~
The creates, blow delivered by the
allied alulcS laSt week was hctwpen
Camhuai and - Quentin There Field
Marshal llas's tirelcss forces, rc.en.
forced by American divisions torr n
20-milr zap through the strongest ~
liirdrnhIrg's boosted d"f,nSpS. cap
turing do2"ns of villages and many
thousands of prisoners and on WrdncS.
cay occupied the loug and des.
pcratrly defended city If Cambria.
The Huns. In full flight. blew up most
~ Camhral and burned Bnhain Mar
ctZ aud many another beautiful town.
hut the allies did not even stop 10 cS.
tngui>h the flames The enemy ap-
parently was attempting 10 recOnst'.
tutc his lines back of the Scllr
river from lie Cateau 10 SnlcSmeS. So
llaig'> troops. led by the cavalry,
pushed rapidly forward and The big
guns followed 81 fast that they kept
thc Huns always under fire Only the
German machine gunnerS put M cred.
table defense, the rlhemen who could
be overiaken generally Surronderng
Willingly. Prisoners said The German
plan WAS 10 retreat 10 the Nalrurlennes
line aud then to the MeuSc, and II was
evident the retirement Of the German
armies from France was we'll under
way. They will fight all the way back
~ their borders. Of course, hut the
country is open and the tanks and cav
airy Of the niles viii have daily In.
crcasing opportunity 10 do their part.
The Germans still have the strength
t. maintain fairly orderly retreat.
and If The war Is ended by II military
decision, Il Is admitted the Huns may
he able 10 postpone that inevitable
event for many months. When they
dc reach the MeuSe they will he he
Lind powerful defenSeS, but the na.
lure ~ those dcfenses Is known Ia the
allied commanders. and 80 far rs the
Notifications there are concerned, the
Immense sum lust asked Of congress
for American artillery may be taken
t. Indicate the tremendous cnnccnlra-
tion Of gunfire that will he used 10
tow ,J,,, 20 ,,innn..
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-10-18

Three more victories" by the muir
derous German U-boatS nre 10 be re-
corded The Irish mail boat LpInSter.
the Japanese liner llirano and the
American cargo steamship Ticonderoga
We're torpcdoed The total loss Of life
was estimated at more than 800 In
the case of the Tieonderoga about $50
we're killed. most Of them by Shrapnel
Are after the boat had ceased to resist
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-10-18

Boris, who has succeeded TO the
throne NJ Bulgaria on the ahdIcatlon
of his father, Ferdinand adhcreS 10
The terms Of The surrender made by
lis armies, and has ordered Germany
and Austria TO quit his country With
in a month Already the rail connec.
ton between Vienna and Constantine
pie seems to be effecmally broken
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-10-18

The Serbian army kept up the unre-
uniting pursuit ~ the Ausirians in
Serbia as the Bulgarians withdrew
from that country, ar surrendered, ar-
cording Ia their agreement Before
the end ~ the week the Serbs We're
quite close to NiSh and moving ahead
steadily. To their west in Albania.
the allied troops made considerable
progress. The Italians took ElbaSsnn
after crushing determined resistance
lay the AuSiriunS and then continued
tucir advance nurthwnrd
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-10-18

with the French AT I.alcon. East Of
TIE Mrusc also the Americans were
gong forward, and, at the time of
Wr''lng' these movements, as well as
those NIL along the line, were still pro-
crossing.
These operations In France were
steadily crushing the great German
salient whose apex was near Laon.
ana the French were maintaining n
continuous pressure on both sides Of
that city. They also were compelling
the further retirement Of the Huns
WHO stu remained south Of the Asne
leiwcen Ncufclatel and vouzleres
The American air service on the
front Of the First army clearly dem.
orstrated lis superiority during The
week. Huge aggregntlons Of bombing
planes continually flew over the en-
envy front lines communications, back
"reaS and troop concentrations, doing
lhcalculahle damage, while lhr pur.
suit planes kept the mir clear Of Hun
machines.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10
GROWTH OF COAST SCOUTS.

Beginning on January Is, 1917, with
a nucleus of ten organized troops and
an enrolment of 1913 boys, the San
Francisco council now directs the ac-
tivities OF 60 different troops with a
total enrolment of 1,704 scouts, an in
crease in one year of so new troops
and 1,5O0 boys.
The scout program has reached
every element Of boy life in the city,
regardless of race, creed, class or con-
dition. OF the 60 troops now in exis-
tence, % are located in protestant
churches, IA in Catholic churches,
three in Jewish synagogues, eight are
known as community troops without
any particular utilization, five are in
institutions and there are also jap
anese and Chinese troop.
Archbishop Hanna, in writing to
Father Hunt, chaplain Of the Catholic
troops says: 4
II fully approve of the plan you
have placed before me for the organ
ization of the boy scouts. At any time
the movement as outlined would merit
every commentator, but in the pres
ent national and world crisis, the move
ment ought to be not only commepa-
able, but even necessary. / am deeply
grateful to you for your wise interest
in the work and pledge to you every
assistance in my power"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10
SCOUTS SHOULD BE PREPARED.

A. E. de RICHES, of Denver, presi-
dent of the local scout council, has adj
dressed the following message to the
scouts under his Jurisdiction:
"At this time it is especially desired
that the boy scouts realize the position
they occupy in the country, and what
is expected from them. ......
"Soiled uniforms, slouchy carriage
and slovenly appearance will not be
tolerated in a scout, and ScOutmaSters
and others in authority will please see
to 1t that the scouts so understand. 1t
march and the proper way to stand
and walk, and more attention will be
given to these features.
"There are many duties for scouts
to remember-such as their duty to
their parents, to their city, to their
church and to their country. Never
miss a chance to perform any of the
duties that are always waiting for you.
Never forget to be patriotic in all
things and never forget to show your
respect to the flag of your country.
1--WE are about to enter a period in
our history the like of which has never
before been experienced. Before we
are through with it some Of you may
be far away fighting for your country.
There are thousand things that scouts
can do here at home that will help win
the war. Remember the scout motto,
BE Prepared"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10
69I1OYH
SOU 7 S
Conducted by National Council of the Boy
Scouts of America.)
THE SCOUT WHO STICKS

You may talk of your scouts who are
strong on the hike.
Who are there on the trail, in the woods
and the like;
You may have ell the sigualers, eagles
and stars,
First-aiders. athletes and sea-scouting
tars;
But If from all scouts you will give me
my pick,
I'll fasten my choice on the scout who
will stick.
There's job to be done. it's tough
one, fear;
1t may take week, it may take a year.
Who's going to do It? Here comes the
chap.
He takes off his coat, he throws down
his cap.
Looks at the job. shuts his jaws with a
click
Fellows. that's him. the scout who will
Problems arise as the job goes along,
Nothing works right and everything's
wrong.
When things look the blacklist some
scouts will say:
"Oh, gee, what's the use?" and then beat
it away.
But some one fights on through the thin
and the thick,
And we find at the end the scout who will
stick
The Cave Scout.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10
Dead Murderer's Hand.

The most CHASTITY Of all talismans
or charms was the dead Mans Can
die" or ''Hand of Glory" Sir Wal
ter Scott, in "The Antiquary," de-
scribes it, in the mouth Of Douster-
swivel, as hand cut off a man hang
ed for murder. 1t was dried, he says,
In the smoke Of juniper and yew. A
candle made of the fat of the bear,
the badger, and little sucking child
having been put into the hand at the
proper planetary time, treasure buried
then would never be discovered by any
but the true owner. Scott, however,
was inaccurate. The proper recipe is
to be found in LES Secrets du Petit
ALBERT" The hand (Which had to be
the right hand Of murderer hung in
chains) was blanched in the sun with
mystical ceremonies. The candle was
composed mainly Of the fat Of MUIR
derer scooped from under the wayside
gibbet, the wick being made of the
twisted hair of the criminal. The light
of the horrible candle was alleged to
have the effect Of preventing those
who saw it from moving or calling out,
and he who held 1t could ransack with
impunity.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10

as nave 10 work and wouldn't
the official attitude
something h would have been except was honest pride
IN tne ne time you should have young
Ihere was reason
postcard 800
folded smile
affection,
loyalty = - e in'epieteo INTO
r. tha was unil month Now
door locked and the dust has
You cannot be contented a
Santa Lucia" when you have to anu sing
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10
81 Cut Her Wrists"

conditions in the room indicated there
had been no struggle. An autopsy
showed that death had been due to
loss of blood.
While Miss Consolloy was being
questioned she became irrational and
now is raving maniac under guard
at the state hospital for the insane.
1t is believed that she worried over
her sisters alleged school difficulties
until her mind became unbalanced.
She has asked that she be sent to the
electric chair.
Miss Estelle Consolloy, the victim,
had previously filed charges with the
school board of the city alleging that
her principal, Miss Ella Mcpherson,
had beaten her with her fists, charge
which had been denied both by Miss
Mcpherson and other members of the
teaching force. The Consolloy sisters
were inseparable chums and their sis
terly devotion was so great as to at
tract attention.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10
EXAMPLE OF A TRUE SCOUT.

A scout in Asheville, N. c., has
made an unusual performance as a
government dispatch bearer" Fred
erick James Mech, thirteen years of
age, turned in the names of $50 citi-
zens to when he had given copies OF
the presidents Flag day address.
He gets up early and works late to
help his mother and sister: He goes
to school and is good scholar. He is
always either present at the weekly
meetings of the troop or presents
good excuse. In addition to the spe-
cial government work, he placed per-
sonally more than 80 food conserva-
ton pledge cards in as many windows
of private residences. All this was
modestly done, for his manner is quiet
and very simple.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10
LOSES BRIDE OF 10 MINUTES
Fifty Years Later New York Man Is
Trying to Locate
Her.

Urbana, Tll.-Although so years have
elapsed since A. 81. Reach Of Norway,
N. Y, was married and '1ost" his
bride Of ten minutes, he has sent a let
ter to the county attorney here asking
him to locate her. He describes his
wife as bankers daughter" having
forgotten her name. She was seven
teen years of age at the time, he says.
Reach declares he was married to
the girl while he taught school at To-
lono, near here, In 1871.
They met on train as Reach was
leaving for New York, he writes, and
were married by the county judge of
Urbana.
Ten minutes later they became sepa-
vated and he has not seen his wife
since.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-10
NURSE BLEEDS HER
SISTER TO DEATH
Then Hurries to Undertaken, Tells
Story and Asks for Nice
Funeral.

Trenton, N. Y.-"She was the mar
tyr OF other teachers and the only thing
to do was to kill her." explained Miss
Cornelia Consolloy. a fifty-year-old
nurse, of Trenton, N. j.. as she calmly
discussed with an undertaken the de-
tails of how she had taken the life of
her sister, Miss Estelle Consolloy, aged
forty years, public school-teacher.
II cut her wrists so she would bleed to
DEATH" said the nurse to the under
taker. "But it didn't hurt her any. l
was careful to give her an opiate first
and now would like to give her nice
funeral"
The undertaken detained Miss Con-
sollOy in conversation while an assis-
tant telephoned for the police. Officers
hurried to the Consolloy home and
found the teacher lying dead in bed.
Arteries in both wrists had been opened
with pair of embroidery scissors, and