Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-01-10
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The WORLD OVER
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THO
AND OTHER NATIONS FOR
SEVEN DAYS GIVEN
The NEWS OF THE SOUTH
What 10 Taking Place In The seuth.
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Domestic
The first International athletic con.
test In America since 1914 may even.
tuate In the next few months as the
result Of formal invitation which has
been extended to the Swedish Athletic
Association, to send team to this
country to compete in the coming In
door games.
Plans for removal Of the two hun
dred seriously wounded soldiers who
were aboard the stranded transport.
Northern Pacific, were disrupted when
a driving northeast snowstorm set in.
The lights of the rescue feet were OBJ
scured as the storm developed, and
the powerful Fire Island light, WISH
BILE under normal conditions for ten
miles, could not be seen from the shore
a mile away.
Remarkable as 1t may seem. despite
the binding storm at Fire Island. ev-
cry one OF the wounded soldiers were
removed from the transport, Northern
Pacific. without injury. Not life
was lost, and therew as no untoward
event except the capsizing Of life
boat.
Rear Admiral Rodman, who COM
manded the American feet in the
North sea during the war. declares
that the German navy Is not needed,
being of different type to that OF
any of the allies. Therefore, he says
II would be waste OF money to pay
TO maintain them. and advises that ev-
cry one of them be sent to the bottom
Of the sea to keep McGinty company.
With delegates present from eleven
states the Southern Forestry Associ-
alton held a twoday session at Jack
sonville, Fla. H. S. Graves, chief for
ester of the United States forestry de-
partment presided
The Michigan Legislature has rati-
ned the prohibition amendment. This
is the sixteenth state to act favorably
on the amendment.
The cost Of warships is SO per cent
higher. The ten battleships and six
battle cruisers authorized in 1916. 1t
IA estimated. will cost nearly $150,000,-
900 more than at FIRST thought.
Plans for the routing of inland
freight intended for export, including
food for the American army and for
starving people in Europe by way of
Atlantic and gulf ports. were discuss
ed recently in New York by army and
navy officers, representatives Of the
federal railroad and food administra-
ton and other government bodies and
transatlantic steamship companies.
When these plans are adopted which
will be shortly, they will place practi-
cally an embargo on export freight for
New York, Philadelphia and Boston,
and will mean much for Southern
ports.
Annie Ward Tiffany, famous dramat- |
&c actress, died at her home in SYRIA
cuse, ~ Y, after years of suffering,
Her last appearance was in 1907. She |
planned her own funeral, selecting the
pallbearers.
Increase in the lending power Of
federal land banks and the grant of
authority for them to write fire insur-
ance on farm property are advocated
by the farm loan board in its annual
report submitted to congress.
The entire state of Florida went in
the bone dry column at midnight, De-
cember 81.
The homes OF Justice Robert Won
Moschzisker, of the state supreme
court; Judge Frank l.. German, of the
municipal court, and Acting Superin-
tendent Of Police Mills, located in
widely separated sections of Philadel-
phia, P. A., were damaged by bombs.
In each instance shrapnel bombs we're
used and the force of the explosions
was so great that all the occupants Of
the houses we're hurled from beds.
No one was seriously injured.
A petition to restrain city clerks
from destroying ballots cast In the SEN
atorial election in Michigan last No
vember has been filed in federal court
in Grand Rapids, Mich, in behalf Of
Henry Ford, who. according to the Of
fetal canvass Of the vote. was de-
feated for the election by Commander ,
Truman N Newberry, republican The
petition is filed, 1t was stated, because
Mr.. Ford intends to ask the senate to
order a recount Of the votes.