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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-27
Transfer Of Exhibits.

Charlotte.-A letter from II. s. Cur.
It's, animal husbandryman. office Of
beef cattle and sheep, North Carolina
department of agriculture. contained
the announcement that the Percheron
Society Of America, of Chicago, and
the American Aberdeen Angus Breed.
ers' Association. also OF Chicago, have
transferred 20 the exhibition here the
premiums they had offered for thu
State fair This is OF very great i'm
portance. and il may be that we will
get still other associations to so o.fer
their special money" said Mr. Curtis
Fe added that. 81 think there is con
siderable interest in horses and Aber
deem Angus cattle In your section"
The 1918 catalogue of the State fair
shows that the Percheron Association
offered Is cash prizes, totalling $3.50,
and 80 medals and ribbons to compel
itors at the State fair. which have
been transferred to the livestock as.
soclation's exhibition The catalog also
shows that the Aberdeen Angus asso.
citation offered 81 regular cash prizes
and SO special cash prizes. totalling
$500.
As Mr. Curtis letter indicates well
directed effort is being made to Sc.
cure the participation in this show OF
the national associations Of the yari,
Gus breeds of beef and dairy cattle.
swine and sheep These associations,
rather large in number. have funds
mounting high into the thousands Of
dollars whicn are offered as prizes for
exhibits of the respective breeds
Word has been received here that
Frank B. Mebane, owner OF the Meb.
ane stock farm. az Spray, is planning
to place the head of his Hereford herd
on exhibition during the show here.
This bull. Lord Hilton Fairfax. is a
son OF Perfection Fairfax, the recog.
nized king OF Herefords. Several
brothers of Lord Hilton Fairfax sold
for an average OF $4,000 each. and
several others for an average OF &c.
900 each Mr.. Mebane is considering
shipping carload Of Herefords here
for exhibition. and also number OF
registered Jerseys.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-27
DISASTERS HAND
IS HEAVY ON FOE.
THE GLOOMY PAIL OF DEFEAT
HANGS HEAVILY OVER HEAD
OF ENEMY EVERYWHERE.
coNsTANT|NoPlE IS BOMBED
$4,000 Prisoners, $50 Guns and Great
Stores Of Munitions Of War,
Recent Result OF Victory.

Disaster has overtaken the armies
OF the Teutonic allies on all fields.
In Palestine the Turks are all but
absolutely crushed; in Macedonia the
entente forces are. harrying their foes
and threatening them with similar dis
aster; in France the British and
French troops slowly but surely are
eating their way into the vtas of the
German defensive positions, the col.
lapse of which would result In i'm.
portant changes all along the western
battle front, and in eastern Siberia
the Japanese have made additional
strides forward in the process OF re.
claiming that territory for the Rus.
slams
From north Of Jerusalem to the
Sea of Galilee. IN the territory lying
between the River Jordan and the
Mediterranean sea, the Ottoman
forces have been caught by the swift
drive OF the British armies and vir.
tually annihilated Added to the heavy
casualties suffered by the Turks.
hordes Of them were made prisoner
and many more are wandering be.
wildered, without leaders in the hills.
eventually To be brought in to swell
the great total. At last accounts more
than $4,000 OF the sultan's soldiers
and 26O guns and large quantities Of
war stores were in British hands.
To add to the decentralization OF the
Turkish morale, are allied bombing
raids against Constantinople. j
Over a front Of 80 miles in south.
ern Serbia. from Monastir to Lake
Dorian the entente troops are vgor.
ously assaillng the Bulgarians and
Germans Unofficial reports are to
the effect that the Serbs have taken
between 5000 and 10000 prisoners and
100 guns
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-27
Great Radio PAM.
most important

| The largest and most important
nav.l radio station In the world will
probably be established near Monroe
Union county, North Carolina. The
site chosen for the station has been
pronounced admirable by Capt David
w Todd director OF naval communi.
cations, and unless unforeseen Difficult.
ties are encountered the enterprise
will be located in North Carolina.
Representative Lee Robinson John
c. Sykes and y. C. Carpenter citizens
OF Monroe, held conference with
Captain Todd and the results OF the
interview were declared altogether
favorable 10 the Union county side
The essential qualifications for the
operation OF radio station are HI
abundance of power and situated out
side the boundaries OF The frost belt
The Monroe site offers these advan
tages
Representative Robinson indicated
that in the event OF the establishment
OF the station that millions OF dollars
would be spent In It's erection and
OF the state laws.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-27
AWFUL EXAMPLE Of
RECKLESS C.l,iNC
PISTOL IN HANDS OF A CHILD
GAUGES. rEATii TO ElGh-
YEAR OLD GIRL
SAD SERIES OF ACcIv1aIo
Fatalities and Serious Injuries Caused
by Automobile, Horse, Pts
tol and Bicycle.

Durham Two people are dead ano
several injured as the result OF acct,
dents that occurred in the city, Harry
Mangum, manager OF the Five Poats
Automobile Company, died this morn
Ing at l o'clock as the result OF inju
ries received when an automobile In
which he was riding turned over q,
the intersection OF holloway and Dll
lard streets shortly after 10 O'Clock
midnight Miss Lena Strayhorn rs,
died at d? o'clock this morning from
bullet wound in her forehead caused
by a bullet fired from a 80 caliber
pistol In the hands OF Wesley Wick
ers. a l4year-old boy. Miss Brunella
Teer Is. suffering from severe injuries
that resulted when she was run down
by a bicycle. and Walter umstead and
Miss Lucille Umstead are recovering
from Injuries suffered when horse
they were driving became frightened
r.
automobile travelling salesman. and
Robert Morton, local chauffeur. arc
both suffering from injuries received
In the same accident which caused
the death Of Mr. Mangum.
The automobile accident occurred
early in the morning. The automobile
In which the three men were riding
passed Patrolman Joe Shipp on the
Holloway street beat, going at a rapid
rate OF speed A fow econd later, the
officer heard crash and saw the ma.
chine turn turtle, Mangum's skull was
crushed With Manning and Morton.
he was rushed to the Watts hospital
II was found upon examination that
his injuries were not serious. although
Manning is confined to the hospital.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-27
PLANS TO SECURE ALLOTMENT
OF MEN NEEDED IN NAVY

Washington The program under
which the navy and the marine corps
will secure the men hereafter needed
was aannOunced by Secretary Daniels
after conferences with representatives
OF his department. the marine corps
and ths provost marshal generals Of
free. The navy is to have an average
OF $4,000 men monthly, while the ma.
r'ne corps will get 5000 monthly for
four months and 1900 each month
thereafter.
or the navy's allotment OF $4,000
II may enlist or enroll men who have
special qualifications for certain navy
work, but the remainder will come
IRON the run Of the draft" navy of.
1cials culling out skilled men to meat
as far as possible the special needs
OF the service.
Men desiring to enter either tho
marine or marine corps will be re-
quired to make application at the
proper recruiting office. When men
are accepted for the navy. the mobili.
ationz Officers will apply for them
through their draft boards, but in case
OF men qualified to enter the marine
corps the recruiting officer will send a
request to the provost marshal general
Tor their enrolment.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-27
North CAROLINA
REGISTERED STRONG
OLD NORTH STATE ROLLED UP
A REGISTRATION LIST OF
MORE THAN 100000,
DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH
onin9s ana happenings That Mark
the Progress Of North Carolina PEG.
pie, Gathered Around the State
Capital
Raleigh

hdlHlgn
The total registration in North car.
Dina on September - OF males be.
tween the ages Of Is and IS inclusive
was 26l.6Os, according to reports re
celved al the Office of the Adm!ant
General and forwarded % the Provost
Marshal General
Mecklenburg county. under the m.
PREDICTION of two boards. reported a
combined registration Of s 4Og. Gnil.
ford under the jurisdiction OF three
local boards, S,O42 Forsyth. under two
boards. 1862, Wake. under two
boards, 1882, and Buneombe, under
two boards, Gaze
The Raleigh local board has been
working night and day 10 get every.
thing sfraieh, for It's 3,OO6 regsirants
All the formalities required have been
completed, the men have received
their serial numbers and all the aues
tionnaires have been addressed They
are now being mailed out on order
from the Provost Marshal General
Complete returns from Southern
states not previously reported follow
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-27
Call for limited service.

Four hundred and thry white men
were "alled by the Solac'ive Service
Bureau for limited service They viii
entra!n during the fye.dav period be
ginning Septembtr 20 fer Fort Tom
as, Ky The Provost Marshall has
instructed that the call may be iille.l
with registran's Of June. 1917. class
The apportionment among the coLn
ties follows:
Alamance 10, Avery Is. Buncoubc
No. 10, Runcombe No. IS. Cabar
rus l6 Caldwell 10, Catawba 90. C.at
ham 10 Durham 10. Winston So lem
TO- Forsyth Is. Castor 10, Guil:ord
No. 5. Gullford 10 Is. Gui.ford
No. 5, Harnett 10, Iredell Is John
son No | Is. Johnston No. 9 Is. lie
noir 90, Madison Is. Mecklenburg 10
Charlotte Is, Nash 10, Randolph 20
Rockingham Is. Rowan 20, Surry 10
Union Is. Wake No. 10. Wayne 10
Wilkes 10, Wilson 10.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-27
Save Shells and Pits

Though tn food administration
and other agencies the war depart.
mont has appealed 10 the American
people 10 coliec, all pits and shells OF
lengthy list OF fruits and nuts. which
vii be burned TO produce charcoal
for gas masks
The appeal to Wholesale grocers in.
eludes the following
Only the best gas masks will save
our boys from painful death. These
masks can not be made without good
charcoal Wood charcoal has proved
dehc ent The necessary charcoal can
be made only from pits and shells
named below F7ormous quantities
OF these are needed at once. The gov
eminent needs every stone and pit
and must have them Immediately.
Save also the following pits and
shells Prune pits. plum pts, apri.
cot pts peach stones, olive pits.
cherry pits date seeds. Brazil nut
shells. Hickory nut shells, walnut
shells. butternut shells.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-27
ITALIANS HAVE JOINED THE
FRAY IN MACEDONIA

In Macedonia. the Italians have
Joined the fray with the British.
French, Serbian and Greek troops and
are hard after the Bulgarians and
their allies who are being driven
northward through southern Serbia.
Between the Cerna and vardar river.
although the Bulgarians and Germans
are sending up relnforcements, the
allied troops have continued their
pressure The Serbans west OF the
Vardar river have crossed the Prilepe.
Ishtb road at Vavardar. which con.
stitutes an advance of more than 81
miles into their once.held territory.
To the east OF Monastr the Italians
have begun operations in the famous
Cerna bend and have taken several
positions.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-27
CAPTURE OF $4,000
! TURKS By BRITISH
NAZARETH IN GAliLEE Is AGAIN
IN CHRISTIAN HANDS
AND CONTROL.
THE ADVANCE IS IRRESISTIBLE
Alrmen Play important Part In s,w-
Ing Up Enemy In Sack-Brit.
ish Losses Slight.

our transcendent interests, for tho
moment at least, are the operations
OF the British General Allenby's
lorces In Palestine. Here, In less
than four days the British have sven,
forward In the center between the
River Jordan and taken the famous
Nazareth, while their wings closed
round In swift envel0ping movement
and nipped within the nav OF tho
great pincer all the Ottoman forces
IN the coastal sector, the plain OF
Sharon the hill region In the center
and also the western Jordan valley
More than $4,000 Turks had been
made prisoner by the British and guns
In excess Of 100 had been counted
when the last reports from General
Alenby were received. In addition
great quantities OF war stores had
been captured and still others h,d
not been counted owing to the rapid.
ity OF the movement.
Although the Turks at some points
offered considerable resistance to tho
british, at no point were they able to
stay the advance. even on the famous
field OF Armageddon. which the Brit.
ish cavalry swept across and occupied
Nazareth to the north. In the on.
Grafton OF sewing the enemy within
the sack airmen played an important
role. vigorously bombarding the ~.
treating Turks, inficting enormous
casualties on them. The losses OF
General Allenby are described as
slight. in comparison with the impor-
lance OF the movement carried ont
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-27
peIecatss . Materunx No..

Governor BicFe't has appointed the
following llst Of deloga'ep 10 represent
the State q North Carolina At the i'm
annual convention of the Atlantlc
Deeper Waterways Association. to h,
Reid in Boston Mas September "a
%, 1915:
George Old J Barrett. D Lesof
SKY T = Latham Of Be,haven: Geo
I Leach T II Rollins. John K fIovt
Walter Creole W II Ellison. II r
Mavo c. Il S'eeamg c 4. Spencer
Joha g Bureaw Jr OF Washington.
Col. Harry Skinner Albion nan. "
i. Long II 4 White b. J Wh,chqrd
Of Greonville} Dr. u B.grs. Asa r
Crawford J G station. Williamson.
7 w Ti'chmau Wilson. A II ban,
CERT William Dunn. James 4 BRYAN.
j \ Meadows g n. Bradham f.
Fog W 3 Blades. L. Moore. A u
Ward J " Stewart. of New Bern. w
K Hampton Of Plymouth Frank
Wood, c $ Vaua john G. Bond VI G
Brown A T Baker Il Eapnton T s
White w G Newly Of HEREFORD Or
l. 5 Blades Chas y Robinson f F.
AYdlett Dir A L PeHdleton. Of Eliza.
he'h City; R o Bea,cy Moyock. e
d Garfield Charles 5 Wallace More.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-27
To Assist In Instruction.

In the near future Mr.. Augustus
Nash, OF Cleveland, O., who Is a rec.
ognized leader in iistructing and
training class one selectiye service
men before induction, will visit North
Carolina in connection with the work
OF the boards of instruction, accord.
ing to letter which the Adjntant
General has received from the Provost
Marshal General Mr. Nash, 1t is said,
is one Of the leaders Of a group OF
men who have put into practice on a
large scale the idea OF instructing
and training selective service men.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-27
Nor.t Carolina Casualties.

Recent Casualties among North Ca;
olila troops overseas. as shown ~
la.s reports from he front. are as fol
lows:
Killed ia Action 9 -gt. c. S. wykc
Andrews; Crops c. l.. Bunting Jr
Ashevllle; J l. Ring, Kernorsville.
Severely Wounded Sergt. A. L.
Denton, Brookhelt, Corps. c. A. Jack.
son Salisbury; NJ. Pike. Alexander;
II. A. Moon, Charlotte; G W Chand.
Ter, Durham, PrIyates Van w Flynn,
Ashevillc; J +. Young, Cleveland; II.
F. Mcclure, WaynesvIie; V. S. Rice,
Asheville; W + Burnett Champion;
!. b. Cheatman. Raleigh; Elsey Sha-
Nine, Raleigh; J. W Moody, Harvard;
7. J. Ellington P,ttsboro: Lieut.. L. l..
Shamburger, Bisece; Marine Marvin
Poytress, Charlotte; Private ]. H.
Angel. huntsville, D. w. Alfred, Ran.
dleman, T NJ Bigger, Georgeville.
Drowned by Submarine II.
Dukes, Hendersonville.
Missing in Action-Wm. H. Math.
ews, Kipling.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-27
Protests From Lumberton.

Senator F. NJ Simmons has obtain.
ed consent OF Chas. Edgar, director
OF the lumber industry of the War In.
iustries Board, to put into effect an
amendment to the regulations that
would place lumber mill employees in
deferred military classification Pre-
tests had come from Nathan O'Berry,
Of Goldsboro; C. |. Mallard of the John
l.. Roper Lumber Company and Guy
I. Buell., of Eastern North Carolina
mills, that the regulations would force
a suspension Of the lumber industry
N the south
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-27
Fifteen Doctors Fined.

The STATE Board OF Health during
the month OF August caused the in.
diciment and prosecution OF fifteen
North Carolina physicians because Of
violation Of the state laws
The following are the names ad.
dresses and judgment in each case:
DR. y II Andrews, Roland, $40 and
costs, DR. W p Exum, Maxton, penny
and costs; Dr, d. s Curtis. Parkton, SIS
and costs; DR.. W. F Stephens, Fair.
mont, s. and costs; DR.. G. w. Lock.
lear Pembroke penny and costs; DR..
II. n Hodgin, Maxton, Judgment sus.
pended on payment Of costs; DR.. b.
4 Mcmillan, Red Springs not guilty
N one case judgment suspended on
payment OF costs in another Dr. r. Il.
wilson, Newton Grove. $50 and costs
IN one case $40 and costs in another:
pr. K 7 Quinn, Magnolia. two cases,
- and costs in each Or A. A. Kent,
Lenoir, 81 and costs. De- Joe La.
teyers, l.enoir, 81 ana costs; DR.. ]. F..
Mckay, Buies Greek. judgment sus.
pended on payment of costs: DR.. L..
L. Self, Cherryville, four cases. 81
and costs in each; f,r W. l.. Strut.
Maiden $3.50 and costs; all the pre-.
cedlng fourteen we're tried for viola.
tons OF the state quarantine law. DR..
r. D Mcmillan. Red Springs. found
guilty o. failing - report a birth, fined
IS and costs.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-27
IMPORTANT NEWS
THE WORLD over
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THio
AND OTHER NATIONS FOR
SEVEN DAYS GIVEN
THE NEWS OF The SOUTH
What 10 Taking Place In Tho South.
land viii Be Found In
Brief Paragraphs
Domestic

Coal miners and operators meeting
at Uniontown, Pa, were told by ?
b. N0yes, director OF conservation o.
the fuel administration, that the more
coal mined between now and Christ
mas the fewer the casualties would be
reported next spring to the homes OF
American soldiers, Mr., Noyes told
them that miners are first line men
in this war.
President Wilson has proclaimed
Saturday October II, the four hundred
and twentyslxth anniversary Of the
discovery of America, as Liberty Day
and called upon all citizens to cele-
brate 1t to stimulate a generous re-
Spouse to the fourth Liberty Loan.
John W. Davis, who was born at
Clarkesburg, w Va, April q 1874
now solicitor general OF the United
States, has been selected BY President
Wilson to succeed Walter Hines Paige
as ambassador TO Great Britain
With less than an hours discussion
and without amendment, the rational
house adopted the general plan and
rates In the war revenue bill FOR lava.
tion Of war and excess TAX PROFITS. es.
timated at $4,000, geo in revenue.
An army OF 100000 BY next July.
after all deductions have been made
for casualties and rejeotons. is what
the enlarged American military pro
gram calls for
General March says there are now
about three million TWO hundred thou
sand men under arms
The war department, plans 20 call ..
100000 of the nov -sEs,-4a,s 10 the
colors between now 1- l1.y
Second Lieu,era-., Ia-4. {. Nc
keever Of New YORK 4-5 jae- VI Wild
enham of Los A-E-.-, ~4- q al
Love Field, Dallas -sxa, vAen ,heil
airplane went into ,4e SID and
crashed to the earh taelf- mile.
north of Fort Wcr.h
An embargo against 'ha Shipment
OF virtually all kinds Of lumber from
any point in the United STAT, or Can
ada to any point east Of me MiS,is
sippi river and north II The Ohio river
excepting shipments for war purposes,
is announced al the s. Louis oface OF
the railroad administration
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-27
Some Recent Charters.

The Fisheries Products Company OF
wilmington amends its charter to in
crease the capital from 100000 to
$4OOO,OOO, half preferred and half
common stock.
There is a charter for the Hickory
boundary and Machine Company OF
Hickory, capital s25. 900 authorized and
st.OlO subscribed by T. w. Clay, P. G.
Sharp and George f. Ivey.
Another charter Is for the Camp
Bragg Hotel Company Of Fayetteville
capital $4,000 authorized and $5.ON
subscribed.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-27
ReeIaimino Lost Cars.

Spencer.-A force OF workmen Is
now retaining number of freight
cars lost along the Catawba river in
the big food OF July, 1916, near Ca.
tawba station. Up to the present time
the wrecking force has reclaimed %
OF the lost cars, some Of which were
washed several miles down the river.
BY the use of heavy cables attached
to the big derrick some OF the cars
are being dragged distance Of 1900
feet or more across the river and
swamps. The men work in the wster
q good portion OF the time.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-27
Install New System.

Under authority OF an act OF the last
legislature, Governor Beckett has ap-
pointed Senator James A. Gray, OF
Winston-Salem, and Governor R. A.
Doughton, of Sparta as members OF
a committee to install a modern sys.
lem of bookkeeping for all the State
departments.
According to the authorization OF
the general assembly, Governor Bick.
Ell rs ex-officio member OF the com.
mittee. The committee is advised by
Governor Beckett to secure an expert
and proceed with the work.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-27

Information reaching the state do
partment from neutral country threw
new light on the situation In central
Russia, where q reign of terror con.
Quoted by the Bolshevki has made
the position of the popplace tragic
In the extreme and is endangering cit
liens OF the entente powers who have
been unable to leave the country.
A general search is being made OF
the homes IN Moscow of the weltto-
do and or former officers in an ef.
fort to secure any shreds Of evidence
upon which to make arrests. The
prisons are filled to overlooking and
executions continue daily. In many
cases. II Is said. sentences are passed
upon the slight grounds that the &C.
cused may be dangerous to Bolshe.
wiki powers.
All newspapers In Moscow except
the Bolsheviki organs have been sup
pressed since July l.
Austria's peace offensive is a closed
incident so far as The American gov.
eminent is concerned Secretary Ian.
sing sent to the Swedish minister the
note authorized by President Wilson,
fatty rejecting in two short sentences
The proposal OF the Austfo.Hungarian
government for secret and non bind.
ing peace discussions
A delegation OF Southern senators
and representatives protested to Pres.
Ident Wilson against the government
liking prices for raw cotton Al the
conclusion of the conference Senator
Underwood OF Alabama, speaking for
The delegation, said ii any statement
is issued II will come from the prest
dent himself.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-27
FRENCH ARE MAKING PROGRESS
ON BOTH BANKS OF olse

With the French Army in France =.
The French now hold the lef. bank
of the Disc for more than half the dis
lance from La Fere to Nov.
The Germans had evacuated Ven
dull under menace OF being cornered
there with their backs to the river by
the French advancing in the region OF
Ly-Fontaine. The French about the
same time reached the quarreis just
north of Travecy which completed the
conquest Of the west bank OF the Disc
In that region.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-27
FIRST STEPS TAKEN LOOKING
TO FIXING PRICE OF COTTON

Washington-First steps looking to
ward the fixing Of pricse for standard
grades OF raw cotton were taken by
the government in the naming of two
committees, one to investigate the en-
tire cotton situation and the other tc
control, during the period Of this in
quiry, the distribution Of cotton by
purchasing all Of the staple needed by
the United States and the allies al
prices to be approved by the presi
dent.