Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-10-03
Domestic

DOIltNNl'N
A strike of 100000 shipyard EN-.
ployees on the Pacific coast rs GER
tain unless the navy department and
the shipping board revoke their Joint
order prohibiting wage increases al
ter October |. James O'Connell. pres
ident of the metal trade department
of the American Federation Of Labor,
SAYS. O'Connell further said that an
equal number OF workers on the At
lantic coast will join in the strike I'M
less the order is changed.
At the conference of the Democratic
executive committee held in Atlantic
City. n. j., not the slightest hint OF
third term for President Wilson was
given
Dennis f. Metcalf, charged with the
murder of Robin j. Cooper and Nora
Lee Jones, negress, charged with be-
ing accessory before the fact. were
held to the Nashville, Tenn, grand
Jury without bail before magistrate
following their arrest on warrants
sworn out by Gabriel Hansen OF Mem
phis. Tenn. self.styled psycho-analyti-
cal detective.
III from oyer-exertion on his long
tour for the peace treaty, President
Wilson cancelled the speaking dates
at Wichita and turned back toward
Washington, where he arrived Sunday
morning.
Eleven United States war vessels
are tied up at the New York navy
yard without crews sufficiently large
to man them.
Many naval officers have sent in
their resignat ons, claiming they can
not live on the navy salaries.
Twelve American owned steamships
valued at more than ten million dol
lars. the property of a German sub
sidiary company Of the Standard Oh
company OF New Jersey, have been or
dered from German ports to the FIRTH
of Forth. for ALLEGATION among the al
lied and associated nations recent!
at war against Germany
Cranberries will be cheaper thi'
wear than last year. There will b.
1000 barrels this year against 800
600 barrels last year.
Fifteen hundred lieutenants of tn
regular army have sent in their res
ignations to the war department, BIZ
cause they say they cannot live o
ante.5ellum wages.
General Pershing will have aroun
him in his new headquarters IN Wasl
ington only fraction OF the gret
staff whcih comprised the America
grand headquarters at Chaumont du
inq the war. Twenty-Five officer
forty.five clerks and thirty-five SC
diers comprise the generals forces
Rear Admiral Robert E. Coontz hi
been appointed chief of naval oper
tions. the highest office in the nav
September 24th three million ia
fists of the South gave themselves
prayer and fasting in behalf OF u
Rantist $75.000,000 campaign. The d
yotions began at sunrise and continue
far into the night. !,
Sneaking to a great crowd in Il
Mormon temple at Salt Lake CIT
president Wilson says opponents
the league of nations are cutting u
heart out of that instrument. Incl
is in Article X, he says, no peril, an
that power of war still remains VIII
congress. He asserts that propose
reservations will destroy plan for II
league of nations.
Under direction of the United STATE
shinning board, its division OF pla
ming and statistics recently nudertoc
an analysis of commerce carried
vessels under control OF the boar
The month Of June was selected II
this inquiry. 1t was an extensive on
involving as it did an examination
Il, manifests of all vessels under u
American flag which had sailed OF
- American ports during that perio
"sign on dotted line" is still Pre-
ident Wilson's plan anent the treat
nespite situation in senate the pres
dant will insist on ratification VIII
out reservation.