Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-07-19
IMPORTANT news
THE WORLD OVER
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS or THIS
AND OTHER NATIONS FOR
SEVEN DAYS GIVEN
THE NEWS Of the SOUTH
What Is Taking Place In The South
land Will Be Found In
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Domestic.

Alleged draft evaders shot and Kill
ed State Ranger ], Dudley White ana
severely wounded Ranger w J. Rowe,
near Broaddus, in the piney woods OF
San Augustine county. The shooting
took place on farm seven miles
from White City
Three persons were shot and the
mail and express cars were looted oy
thirteen bandits, who held up tast
Missouri Kansas and Texas passen'
ger train at Koch, a siding three miles
east of Paola, Kans They compelled
the engine crew to detach the mail
and express cars and ran them away
and then fed north in motor cars
Junaluska Inn, the big hotel at the
assembly grounds of the Methodist
Episcopal church, south at Lake Juna'
luska near Asheyille, N. G., was de-
stroyed by fire. The building was
erected two years ago at cost Oh
$4,000. The fire started in the Kitten
en- and the frame building and tur
nishings are total loss, Nobody was
injured.
Church officials announce that the
loss OF Junaluska Inn will not inter
fere with the Methodist conference
scheduled to DO held at Ashevllle' n
c., this summer.
II will require ten million bales OF
cotton to supply the domestic uses
and war purposes for the United
States during the winter of l9lS'lsls.
A playhoa,a Of scrap iron, built on
the track by nine.year.old boy. caus,
ed the wreck OF Il Southern railway
fast freight train near Newport Ten
nessee.
To eQualize the price OF sugar to the
consumer in the face OF prospects for
an increase due TO threatened short
age. and to secure better distribution
President Wilson has created the SUI
gar equalization board The board
will be incorporated a: $4,000 900, the
capital to be furnished by The presi
dent from his special war fund am
t, will have authority 10 acquire sugal
even al loss 10 the government.
The body of John Purroy Mitchell il
a flag draped casket, on which reste'
the cap which he wore as a major 0
aviation. was borne through tn
streets OF New York while tens G
thousands watched in silence tribute
Our allies and other European coul
tries will need 100000 bales of Souil
ern grown cotton,
The Busch family Of ST Louis hay
bought at least one million dolla
worth of the German war bonds whlC
the government believes were sold
this countrS for propaganda and +
the purchase OF the New York Eve
ing Mail and other newspapers, a
cordng to a statement made by !
fred l.. Becker, deputy state attorn
general of New York
1t is stated that one hundred m
lion dollars worth of German W
bonds have been sold in the Unit
States. Most OF II was invested
bonds before the United States we
into the war
All able-boded men engaged in sc
ing insurance are placed in the ella
OF non.essential industries by
South Dakota council Of defense N
supplemental order TO its work
fight" regulations.
Representative Helm OF Alabar
says that the 1918 cotton crop will
less than thirteen million bales, a
he will continue to fight the price.i
. ing measure.
Sales from July to July of "
Savings Stamps totaled s46,552,52s.