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

More tnan TWO thousand men WHO
have been In Siberia are on their way
home.
All drafted men remaining in Eu-
rope will be brought home by the end
of October.
over 1000 advances and but SOS re.
auctions in class rail rates for the
South are shown in a report sent out
by the traffic bureau of the Mobile
chamber of commerce.
British and japanese control all ORR
entail news. Little American news is
printed on the eastern Asiatic coast
The Florida state board of health
has refused to permit the United
States government to establish
leper colony at Cedar Key 1t is an
nounced that Louisiana will permit the
establishment Of such colony, and
that it will probably so there
The storm sufferers of the Texas
gulf coast have asked that the weather
bureau be investigated. on the ground
that the bureau failed to take any
notice whatever of the coming storm.
Wartime restrictions governing the
operation of radio stations and radio
equipment by amateurs will be re-
moved early in October.
William Jennings Bryan made an
address in Washington, in which he
urged the senate to ratify the treaty
without any reservations. II senator's
we're dealing with their own affairs
he said. they might take chances, but
they have no right to take chances
with the peoples affairs
Two long distance seaplane flights
are planned for early next year by
the navy, one to Brazil and another tc
the Philippines.
It is announced from New York
that John d. Rockefeller has giver
twenty million dollars for the improve
ment of medical education.
The house committee has reported
favorably on the bill authorizing in
creased bank loans upon commodi
ties.
The secretary of war has instruct
ed his military associates to establish
an organization within the genera
staff to be charged with development
and supervision of matters pertaining
to education, recreation and mora
training OF officers and men of th'
service. This organization will un
dertake the work of the seven affili
ated welfare societies, beginning No
vember /. as far as they relate to mil
itsry establishment within continCn
tai limits o, the United States.
The secretary of war has inform
ed the seven affiliated welfare assocl
atoms which co-operated with the de
partments during the war of his sin
cere appreciation Of the valuable
work they rendered the country dur
ing the world war.
The Mexican foreign office, it i
learned in Washington, has instruct
ed Mexican consuls to refuse to WIS.,
British passports. This does not az
ply to British nationals who live II
Mexico. No reason is given for TN
action. but It is stated that Grea
Britain had refused to wise passport
of Mexican citizens who were not &c
. ing to Britain but were on their wa,
to France.
Eighteen nations are preparing t
send delegates to the first information
al labor conference called by Pres
dent Wilson to meet in Washington
October 20. The conference will NEE
under the league of nations.
, The German consul in Mexico ha
received information from his govern
( ment that thirty thousand immigrant
, from Germany will soon arrive /
, MEXICO to make their future homes
This is the first considerable body c
Germans to leave home in answer
the oyertures made by the Mexica
, government Immediately after the a
mistice was signed.
Americas future military policy a
advocated before the house niilitar
committee by mai. Gen. J. w. Meal
drew. chief of staff, of the America
expeditionary fo ces throughout tn
+ war. should call for peace on the z
cific on our own terms" This. b
/ said can be assured by control OF tn
, panama canal md the Hawaiian Is
ands.
Army retail stores will open through
out the country on September 70 III
stores will sell for the most part fro
en- meats, poultry and evaporate
fruits which are now at the refriger'
ton depots'