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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-25
HALIFAX ITEMS

Mrs. Christian, of Tillery, was
the guest of friends here the
past week.
Miss Lucy James Butts, oi
Gary's is the guest of her sister
Mrs. C. F. Musselman.
All stores patriotically obeyed
the Fuel Administrators orders
the past Monday.
Mr.. Sam Richards is improv.
ing and is able to be up.
Mrs. Chas. Hale has beer
quite sick with La Grippe the
past week.
Elizabeth Applewhite spent
the weekend with her parents
at Tillery.
There were no services at the
Episcopal Church the past Sun.
day.
Mrs. R. L. Applewhite and
daughter, Ida Shaw, returned
the past week from a long visit
to Durham.
Another section of the White
head Farm was sold the past
week by the Atlantic Realty Co.
Mr.. Jno. Fenner was in Rocky
Mount on business this week.
Mrs. Jno Fenner, Mrs. N. L.
Stedman, Mrs. R. L. Applewhite,
Mrs. Sterling Gary and Miss
Mamie Gary attended the recep-
ton at Tillery the past week
given by Mrs. Jas. Applewhite
in honor Of the bride, Mrs. Marks
(Nee Sewall.)
The U. D. c. appropriately
celebrated Lee-Jackson Day at
the Graded School here the past
week. A good crowd besides the
pupils attended. The President
Miss Mamie Gary conducted the
exercises which consisted of
Southern songs, recitations by
the children, piano selections
and readings by the members.
The chapter presented the school
with the big things North Caro-
lima has done in a large frame.
Refreshments were served by
the ladies.
James Applewhite was in town
on business this week.
Walter Daniel, of Weldon was
in town on business this week.
Jas. Marshall, of Rosemary,
was the guest of Mrs. Annie H.
Cowan this week.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-25
FUEL ORDER GEN.
ERALLY OBSERVED
Plants Of Rosemary Manufacturing Company Halifax
v Paper Corporation and Roanoke Fibre Board Com.
pany, Using Coal for Power Purposes Closed
for Five Day Period The Patterson Mills
n. Company Closed Two Days
AND MONDAY LOOKED LIKE CHRISTMAS

i The community did not stop to
treason why, but patriotically
, obeyed the orders of the National
Fuel Administration, all plants
using fuel for power purposes
closing down from Friday until
!, Wednesday morning. The Rose
mary Manufacturing Company,
the Halifax Paper Corporation,
! and the Roanoke Fibre Board
! Company, closed for the entire
five day period. The Patterson
Mills Company operated Friday
and Saturday under the con-
3,truction placed upon the Fuel
ruling by State Administrator
HcAlister, but closed down
Monday on account of receiving
. contrary construction of the
ruling from the National Fuel
Administration at Washington.
The Roanoke Mills Company
operated straight through, under
the ruling Of the State Admin
stration. The last two plants used
coal only for heating purposes,
! being operated by direct water
and hydro-electric power.
On Thursday the State Admin =.
istrationI practically reversed its
former ruling and it is probable,
although not definitely known at
this writing, that all plants
regardless .:tof how they are
operated. will be required to
close foEthe nine remaining Mon
days. The Local FuelAdministra-
torhas taken thequestion up with
the State Administration and a
/. definite decision from him will
be received on Friday morning.
!, The Monday closing order,
affecting not only manufactur-
Ing plants. but all businesses
excepting food and drug stores.
banks and trust companies, was
literally observed here. Nobody
maintained heat and the majority
closed their places of business
entirely, although a few hardy
souls braved the rigors of the
weather man and tried to tough
II out without fires.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-25
Subscription $1.5O a Year in Advance
WITH THE CHURCHES
Baptist Church
Rev. c. H. Trueblood, Pastor

Sunday School 9:45 A. M. W.
s. Hancock, Supt.
Preaching ! 1 AN. and 7:3eP. M.
Sunbeams, 2P. M.
Aid and Missionary Society
8 p. M.
Helping Hand Society Monday
7:30 P. M. with Miss Whitaker at
the cooking kitchin.
Mems Bible Class Tuesday
7:30 P. M.
Prayer meeting and choir
practice Wednesday night. 7:3O.
The public is cordially invited
to all of these services.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-25
Methodist Church
Rev. Eugene c. Few, Pastor

Sunday School at 9:45 O'Clock.
W. V. Woodruff, Supt.
Services at II A. M. and 7:30
P. M. Preaching by the pastor at
both the morning and evening
hour.
Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening at 7::30 o'clock.
A cordial welcome extended
to all at any, or all of our ser
vices.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-25
BRITISH government
HELPS PAY FOR BREAD

There has been much misunder'
standing about the bread program In
England. II Ii true that the English
man buys loaf of bread for less than
an American can, but It Is poorer
bread, and the British government Is
paying s20O. .0OO.OOO year toward the
cost Of It
All the grain grown in Great Brit
ain u taken over by the government
at an arbitrary price and the imported
wheat purchased on the markets at
the prevailing market price. This is
turned over to the mills by the govern
ment at q price that allows the adul-
teratsd war bread loaf Of four pounds
to sell at 10 cents. the two pound loaf
at 0 cents and the one pound loaf at
cents.
In France. under conditions some
what similar, but with a larger ex.
traction, the four pound loaf seRs for
l6 cents
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-25
Presbyterian Church
Rev. Stanley White, Pastor

Sunday School as usual Sunday
morning. J.T. Chase, Superinten-
dent.
Services Sunday morning will
be conducted by Rev. A. W.
Crawford, Superintendent of
Synodical Home Missions.
Services Sunday evening con-
Quoted by the pastor.
The public is cordially well
coined at all services.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-25
ROSEMARY PERSONAL AND
LOCAL ITEMS

Victoria, Va, who has been
spending some time in Hender-
son with Mr.. and Mrs. R. H.
Craig and Mr.. and Mrs. T. W.
Worley arrived here Monday for
a few days visit in the home of
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
R. M. Saunders.
W. s. Whitaker left Tuesday
for Norfolk, where he has ac-
cepted a position in the Navy
yard.
M. Gulbranson arrived this
week from Charlotte and has
accepted a position with the
Rosemary Manufacturing Com
pany.
Miss Edith Matthews returned
Saturday from Warrenton,
where she had been visiting
relatives.
C. H. Dickens, of Halifax was
in town a few hours Friday on
business.
B. j. Jones arrived the past
week from Philadelphia and
has accepted a position with the
Rosemary Manufacturing Com
pany.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Neither
cutt, after an extended visit to
friends and relatives in and near
Wilmington returned the past
week.
R. c. Riggan spent a few days
this week in Warren County
with relatives.
]. E. Browning, of Hopewell,
spent the week end here with
his family.
r T., Dickens visited friends
and relatives in Enfield Sunday.
w. D. Hux, of Aurelian
Springs, spent a few hours here
Saturday on business.
i. B. D. Hamill, of Thelma, spent
the day Saturday here on
business.
Harry Presley left Sunday
for Asheville to visit friends and
relatives.
R. G. Brown was in Enfield
Sunday visiting his family.
J. M. Thompson left the past
week for Norfolk, where he will
be sometime, having accepted a
position there in the Govern
ment service.
E. C. Dickens, of Halifax,
was in town a short while Satur-
day on business.
Mrs. Horace Robertson, of
near Littleton, spent the past
week here as the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. W. E. Matthews.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Harrison
spent the weekend in Brinkley-
vile with friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. DcDowell,
of Leaksville, arrived here the
past week, Mr.. Mcdowell having
accepted a position with the
Rosemary Manufacturing Co.
Mr.. Ogletree spent a few days
this week in Henderson on
business.
George Carmichael was called
to Wilmington Monday night on
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ket as soon as possinie.

ACT US bOOh 40 PoSo'''N'
In France the number Of cattle as
well as the quality have shown an
enormous decline during the war.
Where France had 14,S07 900 head of
cattle In 1913, she now has only 12,-
841,800, a decrease Of 1853 per cent.
And France Is today producing only
one gallon of milk compared to two
and one-half gallons before the war.
Denmark and Holland have been
forced to sacrifice dairy herds for beef
because of the lack Of necessary feed.
Close study Of the European meat
situation has convinced the Food Ad-
minlstratlon that the future problem
Of America lies largely in the produc-
ton of meat producing animals and
dairy products rather than in the pro-
duction Of cereals for export when
the war will have ceased.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-25
Superstitiovs OF Royalty.

Caesar. Napolotn Bismarck and otb-
srs were not atcre the superstition of
"lucky" and "unluclly" days. Thurs.
day was the "unlucks" day Of Henry
VIII, of his son, Edward, and of his
daughters, Mary and Elizabeth. 1t is
strange that they should have all died
upon this day.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-25
ROANOKE RAPIDS PERSONAL
AND LOCAL ITEMS

spent several days here this
week on business.
Mrs. M. S. Chandler and little
son, Of Portsmouth, are visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Allsbrook."
S. S. Spivey and family left
this week for Seaboard, where
they will make their home.
S. ]. Samet, Of Enfield, spent
several days here this week with
B. Marks.
Rennie Elmore, of Camp Jack
son, spent several days here this
week with relatives.
Messrs. Walter Wesson and
W. c. Yates visited friends here
a few days this week.
Harvey Hazelwood, of Camp
Jackson, spent several days here
this week with friends.
J. H. Harris, of Portsmouth,
spent a few days here this week
with friends.
Mr.. Cullums, of Wilson; visited
relatives here this week.
John Smith spent several days
in Norfolk this week on business.
Misses Viola King, Birdy
Williams and Vivian Edmonds
spent the weekend in Garys-
burg with friends.
Services will be held at st.
Luke's Church, Northampton
County next Sunday morning at
eleven O'Clock. The public is
cordially invited.
The Presbyterian Ladies Aid
Society will meet next Tuesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Frank Joyner.
S. M. Thompson had the mis-
fortune on last Saturday night of
losing fourteen thoroughbred
chickens, due to the nocturnal
depredations of an extremely un-
welcome visitor.
Be sure to attend the WON.
anless Wedding" at the Peoples
Theatre tonight. Large all star
cast, guaranteed to be the
funniest thing local talent has
put across the boards yet. Popu-
lar prices, rs, 35 and SOC. Re.
served seats on sale at barrymore.
Immediately following the
"Womanless Wedding" the
ladies of the Red Cross will give
a reception to the bride and
groom and members of the bridal
party at the Red Cross Rooms
over the First National Bank
Building. Everybody is cordially
invited to meet this charming
bride and her attendants. Tickets
may be purchased at the door or
during the performance at ten
cents each. We understand it
will cost extra to kiss the bride,
but have no rates OH this as yet.
The Parish Guild of All Saints
(EpiscopaD Church will hold an
oyster supper Tuesday night,
February 18th in the hall over
the garage.
The Union Intercessory Prayer
service will be held next Thurs
day afternoon at 3 O'Clock in the
Roanoke Rapids Baptist Church,
conducted by Rev. R. L. Topping.
Rev. Basil M. Walton, of
Aurora, has been visiting in the
city for several days.
Rev. Stanely White will return
Saturday from a several weeks
visit to relatives in Texas.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-25
A Nature Study

What is that noise?" asked little
James,
Out walking in the park.
That noise you hear, " his father
said,
''Is but the dogwood's bark. "
"And tell me why the dogwoods
bark"
He urged, with such to-do!"
II think" his father said, they
hear
The pussy-willows new"
Cleveland Leader.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-25
LIST OE DELIN.
QUEN7 QUES7|ONAIRES
Public is Requested to Cooperate
With the Local Exemption
Board in Making Proper
Classification

The following Registrants of
Halifax county up to and includ-
ing order No. 1910 have not filed
a QUESTIONABLE. The Regulations
require Local Boards to place all
these in Class ! and in addition
failure to file Questionaires is a
misdemeanor. The public is re-
quested to read this list closely,
find these registrants and send
them before the Local Board as
promptly as possible, and the
Board will do all it can to give
these men advantage of proper
classification, before jurisdiction
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-25

why, Bobbie! You've got hole In
your stockingl II wasn't there this
morning when you put them on"
"Well, II It wasn't there, where was
nr
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-16
THE FUTURE OF RUSSIA.

One Of gavest prool in 1ntesence
gaves the the form of pea
finally established Russia The area OF one
the civilized world with population OF over Two und1eo
a Orderly government must be
must representative Of the Russian
The auoccy OF the Car has been &C.
Boevn long endure WHAT govern
-nent win and what form will 1t take?
least the part OF the Allied powers
territory for self
dzemept Is The ideals OF the democratic
nations hand and the ideals OF anu
auoa Unless democratic form OF government Is a
democracy will have lost the greatest anu .
four whole settlement of the wars greatest
The destruction or utocacy IN
Russia destruction of auoa in both Ger
democratic France democratic Russia on the other Inc
perhaps better than any one else anu ~
influence the utmost to reestaohsh IN RUSSIA some ~
which they can nope 10 cuuae anu ~
Ereop the support of arstocratic institutions
education and political training Ihey are poor ~
which make America cannot be party "
the setting form Of government one IMAM fe
and Russia republic able to exist permanently only through Inc
Great Britain France ano hneFpca
cha o undertook the experiment maintaining republican form OF
government who but poorly h@eo " It's
guidance however the CUBAN ~
has RAPIDLY developed political Responsibilities uS
develop latent capacities stormy ten years.
~ c6 republic has firmly established itself and we can look upon '
big brotherhood as oSuncI
far greater scale like kind to Russia In the
will 90 more 70 ADVANCE "oD p
~ the elements that international disturbances tnan
~ n other thing wherever they exist are peace
" 49,, - rev on the good good Judgment of their people
e they are to Great standing armies anu great
warfare are democratic states "here inc peop ~
Choice thew do not with the support OF large
for the sake Of forcing reluctant neighbor to submit
their will will be pledge OF peace " al
powerful influence free institutions In every
ror will have been vain II the ideals OF nee
established among e nouS w
az ha E 70 see democratic composed OF independent
and democratic Austria ens
! from the war ana take 'neN p0N~> |
) Of the earth
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-16
RIPPING RHYMES
MAKING WAR.
81 WALT MASON.

For ifty yeHrs or thcrcabnuts on this.
our untIvn shore. no captains raised
their martial shouts. or mndo demands
for gore. Along tho sunny paths or
pence. We took our genial way. and dealt
in poultry. cEgs and grease. IN bacon.
corn aud hay. What Ger wa did, we did
,t well. wn did with all our might; and
all the goods wu had To Hcll skinned
everything IN sight. Ar Inst wn had to
draw the sword and give holpinE
hand 10 nations which were being bored
by Wllhclms high command. And NJ
this graft Of war wn went IA we'd go
hGling hay; we said. "A scrap was never
mount 10 last Kill Judgment Day. Lnt'a
tnkr tho contract on thu run. and shove
tho blamed lhias through: slnco wa
must whip tho greasy Hun. lets DO It
J.. u. e." And al. thr planet In amazed,
nj how VIC do our stunt: IL host nf fight
ing mon wuro Talrrd, nnd Ecnt thom to
thu front Since va took hold tho LUCK
has changed. wGru winning with
whuop, and Bill. HIS hytrm d!ShrrnnEen.
.ls neck deep In tho soup, II In the
good old Yankee way, To no Things
with rush. Il Is the way wn reap our
rny, ana hustle after cash,
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the COST or DEFEAT

The chnnccs are your" not worrying
about The cost Of n Liberty bond, either
III dollars or Sucrinrc. l''it some tolKS
NAV hr. And they and you should mol
overlook the cost lha, will he inevitable
if tho l'fliicd States aud her allies DO
not win this war
For the cost of defeat will bc monu-
mental.
Germany has already fixed her indcm-
ritv demands ut $50 100000 CnoliiclhIl?.
Of course. and subject to boosting later
should the war last longer than shc
Ind Originally counted upon. But it Will
not bc less than that II Germany die
lateS.
Then there would certainly follow the
Iuss uf all our nsular possessions. Ger
many would strip US clean or these
She would need them Ill for naval nascs
in her gigantic plan Of world dominion.
And would take them.
The Monroe nuctrin" would Z" up Ill
smoke, and South America WOULD pc
l'rusSiunizrd just as rapidly rs NIeri''''i'
efficiency could accomplish it. German
influence has been extremely busy LOT
years in South America. 1t woulu
never stop short Of suhjugati"i.
Mexico would come Instantly under
German dominion Tho country ms
shown irinndlin"S$ Ia German ambitions
thrnupLloyt tn" war 1t would ne rus
sinnizcd willingly or unwi'iinEl! WIFI
ont delay, And the Mexican monaco
would he with US always.
Likewise It isn't To DC SunpoS"n th'I
Germany would permit Great britain
longer 10 control Canada. lt necessary
canada would he suhjugated ny fofrc.
And Germany would have Il watchdog ri
ether border ready always To DO
loosed. o,
And OF course. the Panama chnas'
which cost us clos" to $A"o.pou'""u'
vould MT lcnst hs ncutrnlizcu. y"
longer would * he ours for oe1rhSiE'
md offensive purposes. Germany might
more naturally be expected 10 'ahe u
over completely.
worse than any Of these would pc th'
financial huden imposed upon America,
rnr America only would be able 70 pay
tho tnggerng German .indfmhl'?
,u.nds For her allies are arcaoS
blod white financially. -
Rut browning everything wouid ps
our loss OF national independence Vi
,ho ernse Of individual liberty that nNs
made Americans what they are to-uut
- our freodom, our democracy our op-
portunities. ,o-,+ ,rvin g
liberty bond should foset to cohsioe'
the cost OF dclcAt.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-16
A YEAR LATE

Fue1 Administrator GARFIELD has ap-
pointed c. E. Persons. OF San Fran
cisco. director Of education of the fuel
administration" That is fine. but a
wear and q half late, Tie fuel admin
istratlon needed education early IN the
summer Of 1917. and the director OF
education should have been appointed
then. Mr.. Persons has an easy JOB
now. The education Of the fuel adj
mInistration has been largely accom-
pllshed by that extremely dear teach
err, experience, However large sal
arv Mr.. Persons may draw, he Will
he an inexpensive educator as com
pared with what the country paid last
winter while We were having the heat
less, lightless and voorhees, days.
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McPherson's Military Comment

strictly military point OF view. is TO
forcs,All destruction by surrender.
The German armies are still = long
way from homo soil. l'och'S natural
ambition is TO make their retreat. II not
as costly as Napolcun's retreat from
Moscow. nj least rs costly az his re-
treat from LripSic. GcrmanY'S power
Ia continue the war ought u he dch-
nitely Suuff"d out before Ludcndorff
eXtricatcs himself from northern France
and belgium and establishes what are
left of his two hundred odd divisions
OF March last on Il line covering the
west bank of tho Rhine. German pleas
FOR an armistica by diplomatic ncEotia-
tion or by any other method short "f
surrender will not interrupt this snuff
ing out process.
In accordance with his strategy Of
continued action on all fronts. Fnch
struck again yesterday Mt the weak
cncd German line in Flanders. Lu,ien-
dorff's inability to hold the Belgian
coast or TO stay ,on in the Lille salient.
has been evident ever since thu Rel
gianS. British and French struck east
from Ypres last month and reached the
lin" Of. the LyS river and the road be-
tween McnIn and Roulcrs. On tho
soft and sticky terrain Of Flanders some
little time must elapsc between often
sives. Therefore. in the last tw" or
three weeks Foch'S main effort in tho
north has brcn expended on tho south.
or Douai. face Of the Lille salient.
Yesterday tho drive toward Courtra!
and Client WAS resumed. On twenty
mile front curving from CominuS- on
! the LyS river. 10 Il point above tnul-
| erS British. French and belgian troops
again broke through the German posi-
! tiona Roulcrs WIS quickly taken and
nm advance 81 five miles or moro was
made east ana southeast Of that city.
| The allies, according 10 early un"C-
! ncal reports, reached The town of Is
| hcghcm four miles directly cast of
| Roulers. and the village If Lrndcl"dc.
which lies five miles southeast OF Ruul-
/ ers and about four uNlus north OF Cuur-
! trai.
At Lcndcrclcdc the allies are close
Ia the second lateral railroad from Cuur-
trail north To OSi"nd and I'ruEes. The
| first was cut In the September drive at
n point between Mcnn and Eoulcrs.
! There remains only mo more route
| y very indirect nnr--frnm Lille and
Courtrai TO the Belgian cnast. by way
! at Ghcnt And that limo is also under
! Tire from Lrndelcdc.
Ccurtrai is twelve miles northeast OF
| Lille. Tho development Of Lille from
| the north side Is therefore approaching
J completion y German rctr"nt i'll tho
north to the line Of the SChrldt il IN
| evitablc. And this retreat will not only
! FREQ the great French INDUSTRIAL Csnt"rS
! Of Lille. RoubaiX and TourcoinG, hut
! viii also lihrratc Brugcs and the entire
! Belgian coast.
| On tho southern front the French
) have advanced seven miles north OF
Laon and have cut the I.aon-Guise rail
| road. GuiSc md Bethel are both APP
! parcntiy about to fall. Without walt
Ing for an armisticc tho German armies
In this sector arc everywhere heading In
confusion toward the Rclgian frontier.
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lgencer Is glad to join The "OnconH-
tional Surrender" club.
II believes that those two words
best express the hope and the deter
mination Of the American people. II
this were a war for spoils. for prop
erty or for territory. compromise
might be made by the division or the
booty sought. On our part-and we
believe on the part Of our alltes-it
is not such war. II Is war DE-
tween differing ideals, between de-
mocracy, on the one hand, and auto
cracy. on the other. They cannot i've
together in peace.
The world Is going to become all
democratic OF all autocratic, and THIS
war Is going to direct the world
movement in either direction for ages
to come.
We believe that democracy VIII
win; but it cannot win by decker OF
compromise. 1t must win oy the COM
plete destruction Of its foe.