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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
Governor Goes 10 Jefferson.

Governor Beckett says he is still de-
torrinet 70 20 per oaally into Ashe
county and maha his speech in Jefer.
son in effort 70 bring about cessation
Of armed resistance to the draft by a
group Of 30 or more registrants who
have "harticaled" themselves in the
mountain Businesses and are defyng
the local authorities, He believe
that with the LEGAL coore alton that
he will be able to obtain when the
real war situation Is fully set ont, as
he plans to do Il in his speech in the
mass meeting Saturday a. rnooa he
VIII be able 10 iniule practically all
% these ree's,rants to come into the
service az Their patriotic duty
Aliuant General Young has return.
10 Raleigh from tho county where
he had been investigating conditions
relating to the ~ OF more degerters
who heavily armed are hiding out.
vo,cing threats aud defy.ng arrest.
General You1g upon his return made
full report to Governor Beckett and
mode an eaenos' aHreaL endowed and
demanded BY members of the Ashe
exemption board and leaders in that
county for federal trocps 70 be sent
into Ashe 10 round ~ The deserters.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
IMPORTANT NEWS
THE WORLD over
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THIS
AND OTHER NATIONS FOR
SEVEN DAYS GIVEN
THE NEWS or THE SOUTH
What 10 Taking Place In The South
land VIII Be Found In
Brief Paragraphs
Domestic.

Second Lieut. John 7. Boyle was
killed near Selfridge Field, Nj. Gle
mems, Mich, when the arplane which
was plotting fell in a practice flight
Second Lieut. Allen B. Ebey, observer
in the machine, was seriously injured
The machine fell from height Of
twelve hundred feet.
Carrying an amendment providing
for national prohibition as a war meas
ure, but not fully effective until June
30, 1919, the 100000 emergency az
ricultural appropriation bill has been
reported favorably to the senate al
Washington.
The present plan anent the prohlbi
ton measure in congress is to call II
up after the army bill is disposed Of
At least 20 miners are known to be
dead as the result of an explosion Of
dynamite, set off by bolt of light
ming during heavy storm at the sill
yer mine OF the NJ. A. Hanna com
pany at Virginia MINI. Thousands
of tons of ore fell in as "A result OF
the explosion, burying 20 men.
Frank p Lennart, with the Ameri
can army in France, is the oldest hero
that Chicago ever produced. He was
forced to capture SO Germans in the
midst OF battle at Belleau woods He
got caught between the lines and dis.
covered machine gun staring him
in the face He dived into shell
hole The gunner did not shoot. but
put his hands up and motioned Len.
mart to come up, and conveyed the
American to his dugout. He gave the
American drink and cigarettes and
asked if he wasn't surrounded which
the American assured him to be. He
went out and brought back 80 other
Germans, all of whom surrendered and
asked to be taken to the American
lines. The party got lost in the woods
Finally getting out, the American was
permitted TO take his prisoners to
headquarters without further assist
ance.
President Wilson will deliver
Fourth of July address at Mount Yer
non. Va, in connection with cele-
bration in which representatives OF all
allied nations will participate In of.
fetal and diplomatic quarters the
presidents address is awaited with
profound interest, as it is believed he
will take occasion to make some i'm.
portant announcements concerning
war problems.
AS a further step in carrying out
the war departments plan to have
three million men under arms on Au-
gust l, Provost Marshal General Grow
der has called on the governors of all
states except Arizona and Illinois for
the mobilization between July % and
% of 100000 white draft registrants
for general military service.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
New Quest ,nnslres to h. Issued.

Information re aUed by officials
here fram Washington is to the eff
f'o' that the s. ond edition of ques
'ioNnaires fir rseistraa,s of June 8
viii be mail out lightning June 25
No ella ft1ii1n Of the registrants
viii be made un'.l after The order mum
bers have been determined Just what
method will he pursued in giving the
new reaistrants order numbers has not
been settled upon in Washington yet
but II is thought mat men who reg.
istcred June will not be given a
'er'al number II is supposed they
will be given order numbers only and
placed at he hetcm of class one.
The local beard have been adyis-
"a by the adimart general that sub
se0Een' repuatIe-s VIII be formulat
ef governing tho form Of the ques.
lionmlre tho period Of time for re-
turning I ard SO forth. It is likely
there WI be 81 ght variation on
The form Ok the first and second s'i-
tons
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
Washington.

A Shelburn. n s., dispatch says "a
members of the crew of the troop ship
Dwinsk under charter to the Ameri-
can government, which was torpedoed
without warning by German sub
marine June Is, reached there aboard
Gloucester fishing schooner.
Herr Won Kuehman, German foreign
minister, is slated for retirement as a
result of his speech in the rechstag,
according to authoritative cables to
the French embassy in Washing on,
Won Kuehlmann told the reichstag
that the Flemish movement in which
Germany had placed faith is a pure
swindle, and stated that the situation
in Esthonia and Livonia under Ger.
man occupation is deplorabe
Commenting upon the submarine
warfare and Americas participation.
Kuehlmann is reported to have said:
I'VE were told that victory would
be ours by January, 1917 When the
submarine warfare was begun Herr
Helfferch assured US that America
would not take an active part Ad
mral Won Capelle promised their re-
suits would be nil. There are 7OO,-
600 Americans in France. The sub
marine has not impeded their prog
ress."
Nearly 100000 young men of Il who
registered for military service last
June 5, had their order in the draft
classes fixed by a second national draft
lottery held with formal ceremony at
the senate office building.
Major Billy Welborn, a young
woman employed in the provost mar
shall generals office. donned the blind. |
fold and proceeded to take out the |
numbered capsules which fixed the
order Of the last draft class. She |
proceeded until the box was empty.
Plans Of the American government
for aiding Russia in rehabiltating her.
SELF which became known recently,
reveal the first step contemplated in
formal assistance will be through
American business and industrial lead.
ers. This disposes of reports that a
diplomatic political mission will be the
means of carrying President Wilson's
pro to stand back of Russia.
s. lry Baker has instructed Ma
jor General Blatchford, commanding
the department Of Panama, that, due
to grave disorders, he must take over
the policing Of the cities of Panama
and Colon.
German and Austrian propaganda
representing the United States as "a {
voring the freedom of Poland without I
regard for what happens to the Gee |
cho Slovaks and Jugo-Slavs, general |
ly, led Secretary Lansing to issue a
statement definitely announcing that
the position of the American govern
ment Is that all branches OF the Slav
race should be completely freed from
German and Austrian rule. II
According to unconfrmed reports, '
he Bolshevid government in Moscow '
las been overthrown, and the same ad- n
ices assert that Grand Duke Nicholas r
as BEEN proclaimed emperor. Ia
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05

Passengers arriving at an Atlantic
port on a Canadian steamer reported
that their vessel picked up s. o. S
calls from two vessels being pursued
by U.boats while $50 to 300 miles off
the American coast.
The unheralded appearance in Lon
don of Alexander Kerensky, former
provisional premier Of Russia togeth-
er with his announcement that he Is
on his way to the United States ard
that he is certain Russia soon viii b.
lighting again with the forces Of dem.
ocracy against German domination,
furnished the subject for discussion
in official and diplomatic circles that
covered wide range.
Coincident with the appearance OF
kerensky in London, John Sooane, "a
member Of the Russian commission
sent to the United States by the Ker-
ensky government year ago. and now
just back from France, announced he
had learned from intimate reports from
Russia that the people would welcome
action by the allies to over.
come German domination
John Sookine's statement and hat OF
former Premier Kerensky concerning
the change in sentiment of the Rus
sian masses serve to bear out reports
received at the state department
Allied and neutral shipping sunk by
German U.boats during the drst Is
days of May totaled 1913 639 gross
tons.
Secretary Baker has disclosed to The
senate military committee that with
in three months an enlarged army
project now being worked out will be
presented to congress to represent he
maximum fighting effort of the coun.
try
General March announces that the
army is five months ahead OF schedule
in troop movements, nine hundred
thousand men having been sent over
sea
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
GREAT LOSSES ARE
FRANKLY ADMITTED
HUNGARIAN PREMIER ADMITS
LOSSES IN RECENT ABoRTlvE
DRIVE TO BE 100000 MEN.
WAS CAUSE LACK OF F0OD2
A Deputy Assigns Lack Of Food" A.
Most Probable Cause Of
Severe Defeat.

Amsterdam. - DR.. Alexander We
kerle, the Hungarian premier, caused
sensation In parliament Saturday
with declaration regarding the Aus
tro Hungarian losses In the last Ital-
ian offensive, according to a Budapest
dispatch received here. The premier
said that during the last few days
exciting rumors were being circulated
regarding the losses. These rumors.
he declared, were much exaggerated.
The Austro'Hungarian armies were
withdrawn on the Piave front in order
to spare lives, he declared, since they
must have sustained very great losses
had they held that line.
but. how great are our losses?"
Interrupted Deputy Zlinsky.
THE number OF prisoners taken was
recently stated to be 10000" the pre-
mier replied. Il must. however, cor.
rect that statement. The truth Is that
the Italians have taken 10000 while
10000 Italians fell into our hands. In
the case OF an offensive and retreat
this figure cannot be termed exces.
sively high. Much sadder is the loss
We suffered In dead. wounded and
sick; mostly sick In the tenth and
eleventh Italian offensives we lost So.
600 to 100000 men. Now, however,
our losses are similar. about 100000
men"
Great excitement In the chamber
marked this declaration. The premier
continued:
81 mention these figures in order 10
describe the situation with perfect
sincerity. Also, because our enemies
will certainly portray these losses in
an exaggerated fashion and perhaps
also our public opinion.
I'm the entire advance and retreat
the Italian losses amounted to 100000,
far surprising our losses In dead.
wounded and sick.
A report also Is being circulated
that our losses were due to a lack
OF ammunition"
A deputy here shouted.
Lack OF food"
The premier replied to this by de-
claring that "our army never was so
well provided with ammunition as
during the middle OF June"
1t is true" the premier added,
that of three bridges thrown across
the Pave the uppermost unfortunate.
Iy collapsed and then both of the 9th.
ers were carried away with II. Thus,
lnsurmountable difficulties arose in
up provisions during the sen
sational retreat, which was followed
according to the regular plan.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
SUBMARINE SINKS
HOSPITAL SHIP.
SHIP ATTACKED WITHOUT WARN.
ING AND MORE THAN TWO
HUNDRED LIVES LOST.
TWELVE NURSES DROWNED
One Boat Containing Twelve Female
Nurses Capsized and All
Were Drowned,

London.-A German submarine "a
miles from the Irish coast on the night
OF June u torpedoed the 1l,0OO.ton
hospital ship Llandovery Castle,
which had been chartered by the Ca.
madam government and had been in
the service of carrying wounded and
sick from England to Canada for many
months past The ship was then on
her way to England. She had on
board 25S persons, including so men
OF the Canadian army medical corps
and IA female nurses.
Up to the latest reports only "a
OF those on board including the cap.
tain have survived the treacherous
attack, which came without warning.
The submarine commander who or.
dered the captain Of the Llandovery
Castle, several OF his officerss. and
Major T. Lyon. OF the medical corps
aboard declared that he had sunk the
ship because she was carrying Ameri.
can aviation officers and others in the
fighting service Of the allies. He added
to this later by asserting that the YES
sci was carrying muntion stores, be.
cause OF an explosion which had oc.
CURED aft
All lights were burning when the
Llandovery Castle was torpedoed.
These included huge electric cross
over the bridge and strings OF white
and green lights on either side. The
red crosses on the sides OF the vessel
were also illumined by electric
lights.
According to Red Cross information.
many men were killed in the engine.
rooms. As the enginemen were either
killed or left their posts, there was
no one to shut off the powewr, and the
ship kept on her way. notwithstanding
the great holes torn by the torpedo,
not beginning to slow down until the
water rushed into the boiler.rooms ex.
tinguishing the fires.
This added to the confusion in
launching the lifeboats. There was no
panic, however, and by the time the
Llandovery Castle lost her momentum
most of the bops were over the side
Those above deck began climbing into
them in good order But many were
unable to reach the boats. and the
ship was sinking rapidly They jump.
ed into tie sea and a few OF them
were picked up
One of the boats containing ~
nursing sisters, was seen to capsize,
according to latest information. The
sisters wwere drowned
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
Beware 1.-THE Agents"

Internal revenue agents are on the
lookout for persons who are said to be
canvassing in the country impersonat.
Ing federal agents and selling farmers
account books telling them the gov
eminent requires that they purchase
the book in order to keep an accurate
account OF their income. 1t was stated
at headquarters of the internal rev.
enue department here that every ef-
fort is being made to locate such per-
sons. Meanwhile wide publicity Is
being given to the plot 50 the farmers
may be on their guard.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
More Woman Doctors.

Registration OF applicants for medi
cal license revealed that the 1918 class
before the State Medical Board of Ex
amlners is about as large as last
years class "a apnlving for license
The examinations which started Tues
DAY afternoon are still being held.
Among the applicants are three
women and number OF members of
the navy These naval men secured
leaves OF absence in order to take the
examinations now instead OF waiting
until the expiration OF the war.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
New Homes For Employees.

Durham In order to relieve the
big demand for houses, and to furnish
homes for their operatives, the Lig
gett and Myers Tobacco company has
let the contract for the erection OF 80
bungalows in the western section OF
the city. Property near the Watts
stree, school which has formerly beer
owned by Mr. Brodie L. Duke, and has
never been improved Is now being
cleared Of the growth Of pine trees
and underbrush, and the houses will
be erected there.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
Mlc- in pemsrd.

North Carolina mica is In demard
nowadays. Sheet mica has come to
be an important war mineral through
its use as an insulator in electric ap.
paratus. especially in condensss
megnetos and spark plugs II Is used
extensively In the windows OF masks
worn for defense against asphyxiat.
ing gases. 1t is pu, to ether war pur.
poses when used as noninfam
nable non shsttering material in ar
mored car windows, coming towers
Of war ships and submarines.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05

The -FOUR hundred and sixty private
STATE ana savings banks In North Car.
Of ma Including twenty-five bran hes
at the close Of business May 10 show
ed me- in reasa In resources for the
YER Of SOLUTIONS A.. according to the
statement issled by the state eorpor
alton commission showing the aggre
cat" res0Ir IS IN i'iios Of these
banks at h. business OIL
May 10 as conn i May /, 1917
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
SUCCESS CROWNS ALLIES
IN MOUNTAIN REGION

Success has apparently crowned the
offensive Of the Italians in the noun.
tains north of the Venetian plains,
the attack on the Austrian lines has
gained rugged heights where the en-.
envy was strongly entrenched. and the
fighting is still going on. Vienna ad.
mits retirement to prepared posi-
tions," which is the expression used
in official statements to mean that an
eenry blow has gained important
ground.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
NAVAL BASE ON FRENCH COAST
TO BECOME PORT OF EUROPE

Paris.-A naval base on the French
coast used by the Americans in their
transport traffic is destined after the
war to become the European marine
terminus of llve-day New York TO
Paris route. ut is the port of Europe
how is 1t you have not found that
out for yourselves the writer re-
cords the Americans as saying. 1.-THE
new liners we will build after the war
and will put Paris within five days OF
New York will use It,"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
Recent N. c. Casualties.

Raleigh N C. casualty list recent.
ly reported from the front are
Killed in action. Lieut. Geo a. Bel
Monroe. Corp, Robt. f. Wilson. Hen
dersonvile; Edwd L. Slelse Ashe
boro; navd NJ Wright Lincolnton.
Severely wounded - Priyates Ed
Holms, Waxhaw; William A. Thomp
son, Durham; VIM. A. Benton, Mayo
dan.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
SEN. TIllMAN PARALYZED
PRoGNoSlS uNFAvoRABLE

Washington.-"Se Senator Tillman is
now suffering from severe recurrent
cerebral hemmorhage. There Is com
plete paralysis OF the left side The
attack came on Thursday afternoon
at the senate and has been progress
sive, Because Of the previous attacks
and the age of the senator. the prog
nosis is unfavorable" Members Of
the family have been summoned to
the bedside and some already have ar
rived
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
EMINENT SOCIALIST
AGAIN UNDER ARREST

Cleveland, Ohio-Eugene V. Debs.
four times socialist candidate for the
presidency Of the United States. was
arrested here by United States Mar
shall Charles w. Lapp and Deputy
Marshal Charles Boehme as he was
about to deliver a socialist address.
The arrest was made on a federal war.
rant in connection with Debs' speech
at the socialist state convention In
Canton, Ohio. June 16, last. There
are ten counts charged In warrant.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
EUGENE DEBs RELEASED
ON BOND OF $4,000

Cleveland, Ohio.-Eugene v. Debs,
who was arrested here charged with
violation Of the espionage act, left
here for his home in Terre Haute.
Ind. He was released on $4,000 bail
after being arraigned before Federal
Judge Westenhaver. 1t was an.
nounced at the Federal building that
Debs would make no addresses while
awaiting trial which was tentatively
set for July 80.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
To Increase Honey Supply.

A special says the department OF
agriculture is making an effort to
have the output of honey increased
from 10 to 20 times the present yield
In the United States.
North Carolina Is asked to do her
part. II is pointed out by the govern.
ment experts that the solrwood
honey Of the. southern mountains Is
Of the finest quality, and can be in.
creased without much effort. II Is
said that mountain women can do
their bit by cultivating and sncourae
Ing the honey bee.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
Fine Report From rs Counties.

Winston Salem Reports from
twenty-five North Carolina counties
received at State Headquarters here
for the war savings drive show that
100000 was raised at the end Of
the third day Of the campaign This
Is one.fifth OF the states quota raised
already in one-fourth OF the counties.
The following counties had raised
over half their quotas: Cleveland
Durham. Forsyth, Franklin, Granville
Iredell, Leno!r, Pitt, Scotland. and
Union.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-05
PROSPECTS ARE GOOD
FOR LARGE COTTON CROP

New York.-The prospects for
large cotton crop this year are un.
usually promising. Nearly 1900 spe-
cial reports of an average date, June
%. give an acreage condition Of S3,1
per cent which has been exceeded
only once in ten years With average
weather conditions from now to the
end Of the season, present conditions
would Indicate yield OF over four
teen and one.half million bales, in.
GLIDING linters.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-25
DR.. GUY BOYDEN
MADELIEUTENANT
IN MEDICAL CORPS

DIR. Guy L. Boyden received today
from army headquarters at Washing
ton. ID. c., the news that he had been
granted a commission a. first lieu
terant in the Medical Reserve Corps
and was ordered to report August 2
at the Base Hospital at Camp Lewis.
Accompanying the appointment came
the notice that commissions in the
Medical Reserve Corps carrying high>
er grade than that of first lieutenant
are not being issued to applicants
under 35 years of age. DR.. Boyden
who received his medical training at
Northwestern University Medicali
School. has been prachcing here for
four years. Last September he re-
ceived appointment as tuberculosis
specialist on the examining board at
Camp Lewis, and held tnat position
until February. when he returned
here. Mrs. Boyden viii not accom-
pany her husband to his new loca-
ton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-25
LINES SUGGESTS FOE
STILL PLANS STAND
tFRANK ]. TAYLoR1

WITH THE AMERICANS IN
FRANCE, July 25.-AlHed alrmen
report an increasing congestion be-
tween German concentration camps
and fighting positions. Some of this
movement of men and materials is
away from the front but the greater
part is owards the battle lines, thus
adding weight 10 the belief that the
Germans are going TO fight it out, in
stead of retire. Allied heavy artillery
is continually cutting German COM
munication lines, say allied airmen,
damaging railways and destroying am
munition dumps. Aviators have drop
ped countless bombs. American air
men report fewer Boche planes over
the battles. 1t is unknown whether
there is n scarcity or they have been
shipped elsewhere.