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ROANOKE EAFins HERALD, ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C IMPORTANT HEWS THE WORLD OVER Immp if His iai etter t&m Far Smi Bars li Te r re bo:: e Ci:-tret-; n i acn.rnvd t P" ' e , us r-J to THE NEWS jFTKE SOUTH What 1 Taking Ptac In tn SoutA land Wilt Found in Snaf Paragraph. domestic Mr Criffla of the Chicago board of trade say thai the exchan; of the euuntry will give hole bran cd support te the admmisti at hu food control propuitioa. According to informal toe ingtoa. Fort SldVrsin, Bear Atlauta, G., will be th i'e lor a b.g nae Hospital. It U not kui.n wha' diiwitkn will be Biade of the Sr rn leenth infantry bow s'ationed thi-re A New tort Ji.-uauh nis that o uuictly Uitl the regiment of marines eat to Franc sup out of the nary ard that But ftn the ttira eti N ll l baetall gatue in the yid kpow they had gone. tour hundred coal operator, r: re seating the grvat fMd uf bo h bau nitnous and anthracite, pledged th.'tu selves at Washington to sell their product at a fair and reasonable price afvr they had been frankly warned by Assistant Attorney General Lewis Bat um-s they established a fan sol'inf price and proper regulation of the industry, their output would be taken over by th government The I'nited State cruiser Olympia. AuUiiral IVwey s aghip at the battle of Manila, ran aground in the fog oft li'ock Wand. R I . June :. The crui ser Is reported in a bad position, wih considerable wa'er in her hold. Wil liam M. Habb. machinists' mate, lost his life when he struck on the bead ty a falling ha'ch. The Ol.vnipia caught In a fog o9 BKnk Island. R. I , wa on her way to target practice. Details of her ex act position could not be learned. The vessel had been assigned as the flag ship of the coast patrol fleet of the second naval district. Coal operators say they will confer with the defense council's committee "to the end that production may be stimulated and plans be perfected to provide adequate means of distribu tiou." W. J Harris, chairman of ttie tea erai trade commission, in Atlanta. G.i . for a business trip of several days, is out in a statement advising against the purchase of coal at the present prices, which he say are oufageous ly high and absolu'ely without justin ction or fairness. iedev l! e it e $.'."'' p-r toa. lrtMd'ti: us -b t xs barred "fcva d:nes' r t-:u the fod evftti'oi b:1 The bill wui i-robably ;-ercut the e Btc!'ire t-f brr, wities and o!her light beverages The ie;ers ate commerce eonimis stv'a U dr. t-J the plea of the rail roads f-T a LtuoKial ir.crase of 15 per tea in fre sht rates. The mtersta e cTiimeree con: is imb ancouas that iai'reas,s in the fre jiht ra'es ca c;L coke and ina ore will be granted, The interstate commerce einmia siob sava that the glootnv fortast of jeopardized inciwies. sea ty railroad ofrcsals early ia 1 1 1 T. he a S.cb borne out by the figure available f. Idter aionths; rather to the omtranr Tbe Vn ted Stag's' export (vlicy will be determined bv IVesident W ils.a froiUjOw'jr aey a moet thorough siudy oj its in ernatioral aspects The presi dent is anxious that ta auiv'ice shall be done even the smallest Beutral. It is Bi yet knoB whether Ura til's break with Ueimany means that she will enter actual hiwttlit.es, tut it is ivntldcntlv etpectrd that Uracil will foilow the I'littrd tiu es A fetrocrad dispatch -ays Mar Geiietal Sont. chief military member of i he American mission, is on an eg tendeit tour comprtsmg the whole Rus sian f'ont. The advance guard of the rueh'v army the fnited States is preparing to seud again- tl. rmany is on Knnih soil la defiance of Oerman subinarine. thousand of seasoned regulars and marines, named Ashling Bien with the tan of long service on the Mevcai border or in Hai'i or Saa Pom in go still on their faces, will svvn be tishtinf alongside the French, the British. th lielgian, the Russian, the For uuue.sa and the Italian troops on the western tront or the nhlern Armageddon. I ress dispatch's from France show hat Major lieneral Sibert commands the first force sent abroad, lieneral Pershing is. of course, commander in- chief of the expedition. i The Tnl'ed States, it is admitted in allied capitals, has set a record for the trans!.ortatioa of troops to the fighting gone. The I nited Stale troop, in France will put no burden on the allied troop already there. The troops will be fed. clothed, armed and equipped by th I'niteil Stales government. President Wilson certainlv Is hav ing difficult questions put un to him. and to his judgment falls the success or failure of America in the world- war. The latest question put to hitn Is. whether prohibition shall be put in the food control bill. HERALD'S A Record Of Important Events At The Caoitol And Throughout The State, Reported For Herald Readers RENEW RAGE RIOTS RUSH SOLDIERS N EAST ST. LOUIS; ASSUME OFFENSIVE V09 FIRES HCKES OF NEC30ES TROOPS CF NEW RUSSIA LAUNCH AND 6HOOT OCCUPANTS AS j ATTACK ON EXTENSIVE TMEV FLEE. j SCALE. COUNTY CHAIRMEN E FOR SERVIC DRAFT REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN ARC APPOINTED. WOMEN WHO ARC TO CONOUCT DISPATCHES F39H RALEIGH Mr. Tbobu Slagia. rruktti: Madl BrtB, Vr. W. E. RartaUiiw Manttiatt- Matin. Misa Mayo Lamb, Wllliaato,' Me. ilesburg. Mr Jo Pattow rkae. I lotte; Montgomery. Mn Loa atcCt- BUL Blxxe: Moore. Un H r Sea. ' well Carthag; Nash. Mr Hattta : Bbbb. R t MotiBt: New Haaorer. I Mra. J. P. BellamT. Jr Wiltrtn.- NorthaaiMOB. Mrs IWtl.l H Ri.. b.Uw, Mr R. p. Hiatoq. j jaeBs.Blu; Orange. Mrs. J. R. Webs. MUlstHw; Wataara. JJrm. rtnler. Valla Trticis; Wnw. Mra x. A. Jwpa. '.oldsNtf,; Wilkea. XVs Gordoa Hack ett. Wllkesboro; Wllaoa. Mra. Hea-r ' rnonor. Jr. WUmb; TdklB. Miaa La ' Warner. ltoieille; Taiicy. Mra. T. V. CheeeborounB. Puraayllle j EDITORS ENJOY VISIT j 1! E ; em mm TO MOREHEAD CITY i Twelve CBsnpaaics Natteeal Guars an Duty. Estimates Numbae Killed During Day af Riatmj Rua aa DISCUSSION AND CONFERENCE! ON IMPORTANT PROBLEMS FEATURE CONVENTION. EDITORS ME Hi PATRIOTIC Doing, and Happening Thai Mark tha Prsgrtia af Nortt Cfeiina Pea- pia. Gatharetf A"un tha lta I Cap.tal. Kaleign Th county halrttiaa of tU Wur man a ruuiiusKiu of th Council vf National lvfetia for North Carolina L. - i. nave oeen apiHUnted. Tk... . .... ' "umen werv Bartea lollcwtng th recent meeting In Raleicb.. whea th Woman ' I'ommissloa was oritanu J and officer elected. They ar tjj Bioblliie the woman power of the itata and conduct the campaign la thvtr j raspevtiv countiea for th rejiatr. lion of women. BimlUr to th registra tion of tuea or military ag on Juna & It it tha purpose of th commie- j aioa to conduct as emergency training i bureau to equip young women for th ' position that will be made vacant when a great many additional young meu are to be called to the color. The announcement of the chairmen follow: Alamance. Mr. Lawrence Holt. Bur lington; Ale lander. Mr. M. R. Prltco art Huldenite; Alleghany. Mr. W. U j Cooper. Ulade Valley; Anson. MrJ N Training Cam Aug. ?-N. Z. The MnonJ officer training ramp a' Port Oclethorpe will lie held from Aa- gu-t ST to Novemhr aTorB!nc ta the announcement made by R. W. C.lenn. diviswm ecretary uf th mili tary training rauipa aswHiatU. A plitatioa Biut be fle4 by July 'S and applicant will be notified between July li and M where ta resort for lamination. Special etresa 1 laid by . -""r. oienn upoa th aeoeiity of eour . Ing a rigid amllcal iaminatloa when making application, for applicant will b aubject to another eitminatloa at camp. ! Rrancb. manager tor th second camp are aa follows: Asheyllle. D. H. Ramsey; Chanel 1II1L J n tlulHtt- Charlotte, Jo. Hull. Jr. ad K. r. BWknnU; Concord. E. c. Barnhardt. Jr ; Durham. W. Q. Hranihatn: KHsa. beth City. H. T Oreenleaf. Jr ; Gold. boro, E. A. Hamphrey; Hamlet. Johj Mitchell; llillnboro. 9. Sturdwlck; Lumberton. J. B How en: New Bern. A. F. Patterson and I W. Hughes; Raleigh. John H. lJ.Ufhall; Pallsburv, R. L. Thomason; Wilmington. Col. Walker Taylor; Wilson, W. E. Pace; Winston Salem. Pavid II. Blair. President teunda Call of Service I Newspaper Mtn. Rtv ActivL tie Pre. Washington Secretary llaniels deliverlne lh ronimencement addrexs at the n.val i Kcademy a' Annapolis, mated that the I'nited States it demonstrating to the world that a democracy of a hundred million people can waite war efficient ly and with unity of spirit. Secretary Piinlels nay that those who told u men of milt'ary nien wou'd not enlist under the ilwti draft hare been mistaken, because the facta show that remstratlon day was indeed a day of consecration to the ideals of democracy. Food prices in the I'nited States advanced on an average of 5 per cent from April 1 to May 15, according to the bureau of labor. During the year nded May 15 they adtanced 2 per cent. War department officials will go no further than to say that General Per shing's khaki clad men will be aug mented aa rapidly as expedient by a considerable contingent of other rained troop. Commissioner Root is In a Moscow hospital with a severe cold. He made two speeches there In one day while the temperature was 104 in the shade, and contracted such a cold that it was deemed advisable to treat him. A Copenhagen dispatch says that al though Bulgaria Is opposed to break Ing oft relations with the United States the fear is expressed that Premier Ra doslavoff may have been compelled to purchase Concession, for which he went to Berlin, by a sacrifice of Amer ican relations as part payment. The food control bill ha been amended in the senate so that the f,w,H administrator shall not have power to impose individual' rations or regulate their meals. The members of the exports council win meet In a few dues tn nmiii and to recommend to the president a enes or proclamation which will put the new law into active operation. President Wilson says the free trade of the country will not be arbitrarily imerterea with, but will be intelligent lr and systematically directed in the light of full Information with regard to needs and market condition and the necessities of the people and the armies at borne and abroad. When the order came tn nrcnm in. mediately an expeditionary fore to go to France, virtually all of the men now across tne sea were on the Mnu. border. General Pershing himelf was i Dan Antonio. ine Russian mlssron waa received In th senate June 2t, when Ambassa dor Boris A. Bakmetletr mH. .n .a dres pledging Russia' continuance la the war. Washington is running oyer with auwrney ana other In the Interest ox me wtitskey Interest and prohibi Uon, and President Wilson' life li anything but a bed of rosea' Braxil 1 no longer a neutral in the world and the German empire ha an other enemy lined no against it A Chicago dispatch says that the government plan for fond mntmi in clndea wheat In all Its commercial as pect. Extension of government control 0f iron and steel and their products, pe troleum and It product, farm Imple menu and sisal, jute and hemp prod uct, ha been decided upon as an amendment to the administration food control bill by a senate agricul tural ub-committee. Addition of oth r article Is ander consideration, j European War Greece has severed diplomatic rela tions with Germany. Aun'ria, Hungary, Hulitaria and Turkey. It is expected that she will soon declare war aainst the central powers, due In most part to the incomDattbilitv of an Pvmrina war in her territory wl hout her act ive participation Premier Lloyd George, speaking In Glasgow. Scotland, says the war will continue until the alms of the allies have been fully attained UoydC.eorge says Great Hrltain's food supply will hold out if the sub marine war is kept al hin its present bounds and the people practice frugal ity. Picked Germans are being hurled at the French front, with success at some points and failure at others. It is fretjy predicted that the pre, ent Russian upheaval will result in Russian republic, as that form of gov. eminent is the Innly possible kind that will be In harmony with the .nip. It and principles of the whole Russian question. . The steamers fltonia of the Cunard line, 6.593 tons; Haverford of th American line. 7.493 tons; Buffalo : Wilson liner, 2.583 tons, and The MHn- 1 istee, another Cunard vessel. British cargo-curying vessels, have been tor- ' pedoed and sunk by German ubma-' rines. General Halg has adopted prli ' ngnting tae'les against General Hln denhurg. He first leads from the right, then front the left, folln.in. from the center and then mixes it up u mai vonttindenburg Is np in th 1 air, according to dlsnatch.. fmm ii.. 1 front. i The Canadians have tak en annth hack at the Oerman line protecting 1 Lens, the coal center tn the depart ment of Pa de Calais, and have been ! rewarded with further gains. I In Belgium the Germans are bom barding French and Belgian position 1 j The Canadian troops operating around Lens, the great coal mining center which the Gentians captured from the French, are slowly encircling ' that center, and it is reported that' the Germans have all but ceased mln-' Ing operations. This eem to fore cast that the Germans their tenure of this position can only uv iiuii-iivrn Only partol parties of the inr.ntr. ar active on the western front and only small bits of territory have been attacked for several days. ' The Canadians have captured anoth er trench on the Lene-Arra road, but further attempts hare been rni.. by the Germans. I Report from allied center are to ; the effect that the British are now ! engaged in blaxing th way for a new I tnrust at the German line with the hope of driving them further .-u while the bummer weather hold out to trive for the mastery In France. It Is reported in London th.i w'. way is about to break with Germany because of German -vumcui, UU Norwegian shipping. Heavy artillery aotlvitie. rorted in French dispatches, adding that several vantage nnint. . a ijcub nave oeen captured. Field Marshal Halg' force are go ing after the Oerman at points where th greatest quantities of ammnni. tion are etored. Reading between th lines of German reports, It Is appar ent that th Britiah em,n.. .v. offensive. lietiry Little. Wadesboro; Ashe, Miss r.ula Todd. Jefferson; Avery. Mr. Fdxar Tuft, Banner Elk; Beaufort. Miss Llda Rotlniin, Washington; Ber tie. Mrs. Francis Winston. Windsor; Bladen. Mis Marlon Whltted. Elixa bethtown; Brunswick. Mr, tarkton Johnson. Winnabow; Buncombe. Mn. Jame Gudger. Aahevllle; Burke. Mra. A. C. Avtry. Jr., Morganton; Cabar rus. Mrs J P Cooke, Concord; Cald well. Mrs J W. Self. Lenoir; Camden. Mr. J. R. Ferrebee, Camden Court House; Carteret. Mr. W M Wabh Morehead City; Caswell. Mis Emma Wat kins. Milton: Catawba. Mrs. Fan nl R Williams, Newton; Chatham, Mrs Arthur London. Pittsboro; Chero kee. Mr. G. W. Coover. Andrews: Chowan, Mrs W. D Pruden, Edenton; Cleveland. Mrs. Frauk Elam. Cleveland Mills; Clay, Mis Flora Bll Padgett, Haynesville; Columbus, Mr. Joe Brown. Chdbourn: Craven. Mrs a I. Dill. New Bern: Currituck. Miss Hr. , 8nowden; Cumberland. Mr. Hunter Bmlth. Fayettevi lie: Dare. Mra C a Griffin. Manteo: Davidson Mra r. Montrastle. Lexington; Davie, MU Mry Heitman. MockivllU; Duplin, Mrs. H. L. Steven. Warsaw: Durham Miss Carolina Fullr, Durham; Edge combe. Miss Effle Vine, Tarboro; Forsyth. Mr. R, J. Reynold, WInton Salem; Franklin. Mr. John Crawley, , Loulsburg; Gaston. Mr. Rufus John ' on. Gastonla; Gate. Mm. Tom Co tin. Gatesville; Granville. Mr. A. H. : Powell. Oxford; Greene, Mr. Paul ; FrUtell, Snow Hill; Guilford. Mr. ' Clem Wright, Greensboro; Halifai, Mr. J. L. Patterson. Roanoke Rapid; Harnett, Mr. Chrle Ross, Llllington; Haywood. Mr. J. W. Ferguson. Way nesvllle: Pasauotank. Ml M r ai. bertaon, Elliabeth City; Pender. Mi Maggie William. Burgaw; Perqui mans. Mis Helen M. Galther. Hert ford; Person. Mr. R. T. Tegue, Roi boro; Pitt. Mr. Mark Qutmerly. Greenville; Polk, Mr. Earl Brady. Tryon; Randolph, Mil Mry Petty, Archdale; Richmond, Mr. W. N. Everett. Rocklnham; Robeson, Mr. A. W. McLean. Lumberton; Rocking ham, Mr. Frank Mebane, Spray; Ro wan, Mr. Edwin Overman, Salisbury; Rutherfordton, Mr. John C. Mill, Rutherfordton; Sampson. Mrs. Jame Thomas. Clinton: Scotland Mra p.t.r John. Laurlnburg; Stanly. Mr. Elva C. Harris. Albemarle; Stoke. Mr. J. Spott TyIor, Dnbury; Surry, Mm. Will Sparger, Mount Airy; Swain, Mr. L. B. Frye, Bryson City; Tranyl vania. Mis Annie Jean Gash. Plsgah Forest; Tyrrell, Mr. Mark Maggett. Columbia; Cnlon. Mr. Ashcraft, Mon roe; Vance. Mr. A. J. Cheek. Hender son; Wake. Mr. J. R. Chamberlain, Raleigh; Warren, Mis Anna Graham. Warrenton: Washington. Miss Alio E. McQueen. Plymouth: Hannarann Mr. J. W. Bailey. Henderson virt; Hertford, Mis Ortrud Lawrenc Murfreesboro; Hoke, Mr. J. W. Moor. Raeford; Hyd. Mr. R. 1. Wlndley. Swan Quarter; Iredell, Mia Celeste Hlnkla, Statesvlll; Jackaon, r. 8. N. Enlo. Sylva; Johnston, Mr, r. H. Brook. Smlthfield; Jone. Mrs. Cralgh, Pollocksvllle; Le, Mrs. John P. Monroe, 8tford; Lenoir, Mr, ff. J. Rouse, Klnston; Lincoln, Mrs. H. E. Rld, Llncolnton; McDown, Mr. J. W. Pi, Marlon; Macon, Credit Union In Good Snap. The total resource of credit anion In North Carolina have Increased more than Boo per cent la a year, ac cording to the latent financial state ment of Mr W. R. Camp, superintend ent of credit union. Since March, 1916. the credit anion have Jumped In number from to 14, with an Increase In membership from 101 to S05. Th depositor Increased In number from 29 to 146; payment on hare. from tl.l32.2S to I4.327.S3; deposit, from I959.7 to IS.7M4fe cash In bank, from tl. 209.71 to 12. (CI. 15; amount borrowed from bank from (109 to $1,450; and total re source, from 12,2649 to f 11.443 31. Mr. W. H. Pharr. tecretary-treaanrer of th Carmel credit union, report j miking a saving of 11 172.31 for mem ber through the cash cooperative purchase of fertilizer, feed end food. labor, tools, seed, horse, mule and ' cows; and Mr. Ray Thomas, th new secretary of th Low' Grov credit union, a saving of 1650. ft4 In th rash cooperative purchase of fertiliser and cotton seed meal. Each of th thirty one borrower of th Carmel credit nlon borrowed 1151 5. on an aver. age. and saved 137.32. the amount leaa which each borrower would hav had to pay had h bought on time. Intrtd In til Construction. Twenty five reauests for heln In building ilo, even in fare of high prices for corn seems to mean that th farmer of the itat are beginning to get Interested In the question of silo as a means of chean food for dairy and beef cattle) during the win ter. This number of rennesta were on hand tn th office of beef rattle and sheep work Immediately after It was made public that Mr. E. C. Turner, graduate of th college, would spend hi time thl summer aiding th two beef cattle field men In building alio. Mr. Turner Is now at work In Le noir county, In the vicinity of Kin ton, with County Agent McCrary. After that, h ha a busv three month ahead, on account of the numerous In quiries In regard to the work. Mr. A. S. Cllne, who will do the sama work for the office of dairy farming, la now In Ashe county, constructfsg silos Companies Allotted Other Cltl. Rocky Mount hating failed to ma terlalix the battery of artillery that wa allotted by the department of th adjutant general of the North Caro lina national guard, there, an order was made authorizing B. F. Williams at Lenoir to proceed with th forma tion of this battery authorized by th department tier. Winston-Salem failed to Una proper encouragement for th formation of th unit assign ed for formation there and R. H. Mor rison, at Mooresvllle. ha been auth orised to get up thl company. Major Peterson, of national guard headquarters, say th work of form ing new national guard an It at New Bern, Washington, Durham. Wad boro and Monro developing pln didly. A new machine gun troop of cavairy u to 1st formed with Oas tonla and Elk Park a th twin horn !. Thl has started off with fln record or enlistment). Pur Bred Cattl Sail HI oh. At th recent sale of pur bred 8horthorn cattl held at West Raleigh 21 head were sold at an average of $193 each, which la the hlcehst aver. ago rat reached for cattle sold at auc tion within the state. Only tour went out Of the state, th rmalntn I? ha. Ing taken by North Carolina buyer who ar Interested in developing herd of pur bred beef cattl. Th sal was held under th auspice of th American Shorthorn Bread Associa tion in cooperation with th North Carolla txperlmant lUtkm. Many Enroll for Short Coursa Th announcement that the ma. iram. which is now being arranged for i ooys ano uirl' Short Course, to b held at th Agricultural nrf En gineering College, August 21 to 24. win inciun addrosae by Dr. W. C Rlddlck. Dr. Clarenc Poo, Dr. b. W Kllgore, Dr. W. 8. Rankin, Mr. E. fl! Crow and Prof. T. E. Browne, I re ponslbl for th steady growth of th enrollment, th Igure now hav ing reached 264. which repmonU thos club members who ar nUn.i.. to attend. Morehead City The SMakuis tit the Korth Carolina Press Association, In J arnual convention her, were full of j JiatrucUv discussion and conferences ! important newspaper problem, i President Edward E. Brittoa called the convention to order. R, T. Wade, of j the Morehead City Coaster, welcomed th visiting Journalists, and Misa Beat- rio Cobb, of Th Morganton Herald. I responded la happy vtta. President Edward E. Brit ton tha delivered hi address the keynote of whic h was ervk. "Thl association." aid he. "1 not aelilng upon all th op portunities for rvlc whkh present themselves to It We should hav n larger membership, and that member hip should be extended o as la In- ciud not alon editor and publisher of newspaper, but th member of the ) taffs of newspaper, both on th new ana business sid of th business hould be eligible to membership. Mor than thl. There should be an effort mad to hav all other news paper association In th state, re taining their office and Independ ent organizations, become depart ment In th North Carolina Pre As sociation. As part of this association w thould have th Afternoon Pre Asoilatlon. th Western Carolina Weekly Pre Aocltlon. and any other association of newspaper men In the tt. I direct the attention of the executive committee of this asso ciation to this matter, which I regard as of prime importance." Editor T. W. Caambllss. of Th ! Ashevill Times, pointed out "Th j Duty of the North Carolina Press In the Present Crisis." He dlscuaaed tha 1 duty of th press to the government and to th Instruction of the poopl concerning government problem and undertakings. Th Dress must now he th medium between th tovirnmant and the peopl. , 8. L. Meare. of Th Bladen Journal ntertained th association with a forceful and witty paper entitled "Some Practical Vewipaper Sugges tions." These suggestions wer valua ble to all newspaper men and Mr. Mearee" humor and spire added to th paper' charm. In the geueral discus sion which followed W. C. Hammer spok With emphasis of America's nart in th present war and the duties of journalist at individual. Mis Beatrice Cobb look ronvlna. Ingly of woman' work In th new- neid, and declared that th newspaper offered many opportunity for women who were not afraid of work. Sh emphasized th great opportunity of service such work gives. Woman' plac on th newspaper Is not confined to fashion and society note. h said. M. L. Shlpmtn, Commissioner of Labor and Printing, read on of th best hiitorian' paper in ar, which wa full of Interesting comment con cerning North Carolina newspaperdom. The annual poem by Dr. William Laurie Hill !lclted much applaus. It was charged with patriotic fervor. Editor H. Gait Braxton, of Tha Kin ston Free Press, delivered th annual oration before th convention. H poke on th "Responsibility of tha Press, from It Present Enlarged A poet" "Th pre was never con fronted with uch a task," he declared. "And It I not o big now as It will be tomorrow." Mr. Bratton statod that fine last year meeting th work of th press had taktn on world w id cope. "Th pra is going to meet thl change and enlarged obligation." he believed. In conclusion, ho point ed out som of the problem now con fronting th pre. He urged news paper men to establish their business more firmly a regards the sustaining basis of the work. A value must be placed on th journalist' product." New otneer wer elected as fol lows: Santford Martin. wraaldanL elected by acclamation, th nomina tion being by th retiring president. a, u. Button; i. A. Sharp, or Lumbar ton Robeionlan, first vice preeldsnt; Z. W. Whithead, Wilmington Lumber Journal, aecond vice president; R. T. Wade, Morehead CHy Coaster, conven tion host, third vice president; M. U Shlpman, historian; W. T. Boat ora tor, and J. B. Bherrfll. Concord Trib une, cecretarv. Mr. Martin la irinn ecretary to Governor Blekett Selec tion oi ine next meeting place left to the committee. Mr. H. B. Varner, of th Lexington Dispatch, read n comprehensive report on the newsprint situation. He stated that North Carolina had played th biggest part In the Union In tha turn. paper ngnt for better print paper price, -our only hope for better nrlce ." he emnhaalt m tn t gather Mr. Varner explained what ban already been done to secure better price. Fifteen nw member have w tv. en Into th association. The attend ance ha been large and represent dm - East St. Lout, 111 Aa estimate of the dead ta the raco riot and Ore rang ed froaa I ft era la seventy live, of whom two were white men Building were still burning at four different point a la the city. The property loss was estimated by City Attorney Fekete at $3.w . . Forty Injured eitrw and u injur white me la one htwpita) and alnwt aa equal aumber In another. tViotiel Tripp. aaMnt solVt general, stated shortly befi.re mid Bight that th noting cmwua had for the Biont part dispersed At least fifteen Bcgroes were shot and killed by mob here as I hey (led from their burning homes which had en set on Br by whit aiuha The exact number who perished in the burning houses, if any, is unknown, and will not be ascertained until the ruins are searched. Military rule was proclatued and at th same time 3tW whit men were ar- , rested and locked up at police head ' quarter. Negro quarters In various ; parts of th city are on ire and th flame recah the very edge of the I busines district. ! Estimates of the number of negroes : who perished in Uie Br ran aa high a 100, but ther was nothing authen tic oa which to base these estlt'.'s except that hundreds of whites K.jod around the edges of the burning dis tricts and fired si the negroes they ned from their home. State's Attorney Schaumloeffel, of St. Clair county, drove through the rlotwept district with Police Inspec tor Walsh, of St Loui. Mo. The Ute' attorney estimated that the dead negroes would number 250. All estimates, however, are conjectural. The mayor of Eat St. Louis sent for Fire Chief Swlngley of St. Louis, Ma, to assist In fighting the (UmM which threatened to destroy a large Part of the city. A company of the St. Louis fire department started to East St. Louis but was ordered back t7 Chief Swlngley. KiRENSKY LEAOSRUSSIAN TROOPS IN BRILLIANT VICTORY. ertia Admits That Attacks Wr frrful Along Whel Eighteen. Mile Front ritiaai Are Meeting With $Kcsee im West. Thousand of Prlson.r, Tkn and Many Gun. Petrogrd.-Th brilliant Russian advance, the news of which has sent wav of rejoicing through the en tire country, was led by War Mini, ter Krrensky In person. For the last four day th war min uter hss been continuously at the (front, (pending every effort to urre j !he troops to advance. He Anally I rode to the front line trenrhe snd placing himself at th head or th troop gave the order to advance. Th spectacle of the popular war minister on th firing line accom plished what oratorv had rn.t ao and th Russian line swept for ward Into th German trenrhe. Th Russians hav captured Kon Hchy. on th Gallclan front, together with 164 officers and $.400 men, th war offlr announced. The soldier of new R tails. k. assamed th aggressive. For the arst tim (ine the revolution mat March Russian troop have begun an attach oa aa exteaslve eral. Along region of eighern and mo hair mile ia tha region of Brteiany, Caikia. Rasalaa troop have formed th Geraiaa posttioaa. Berlin aaya th Kuulans suffered heavy Inue and wer compelled to retire Before the German a re The attack was made betaeea the upper Strip and tka Narsyuvka river, a tributary of the Gulls Llpa. I the sect In southeast of l.-uihrg, th GaltirUn capital, where the rtlllery Bring ha been heavy recently. Th Russian also mad night at tacks oa both sides of Brseiaay aad Bear Zwytyn. and Berlin rvnnr. tv. assaults between the Zlota Llpa and , the Narayuvka have brought en new battlea between the opposing force. Th artillery arm of th Rasalaa ! forces has agala been active, and from ; the Berlin report it Is learned that an ! Intensive duel has been in progress In the region of Brsesany to aa far 1 northward as the Middle 8tokhod ta Volhynia, distance of about 17$ mile. I Berlin declares that the Rusalaa ! attacks, which It says wr power ; fut. were brought about through the pressure of the leading entente pow ; era, th text of the official statement ' saying; i "Ths Russian government having been constrained to yield to the pres. sure of the leading entente power. i part or the army has been Introduced ! lo attack " j The region of the Narayuvka and Tpper Stripe river has been the scene of much bitter fighting since General Brussllolt ended his victorious campaign last year, and Brtetany I one of the keys of Lemburg. Field Marshall Halg continue to tighten his grip on Len. On th north bank of the River Souchei. British troops hav captured German positions on a front of about 'half a mile (outhwest and west of Len. Th British army during Jun raptured $.68$ German prisoners. Including 17$ officers and sixty seven men, Including two heavy gun, a well a much other war material. FOOD NEUTRALS MAY Bt SUPPLY GERMANY FOOD DISCLOSE CONSPIRACY TO DESTROY LAKE SHIPPINO. Washington. Secret Invest last Inn by government agent ha discloiej the existence of a conspiracy lo de stroy or hinder ihlootng on ih t:ri Lakes and thereby delar the nreanl. tatlon of American war armies and check the flow of food and munitions material from the west to the east No conspirator hav been captured and th Identity of none has heen made public, but state, navy and Jus tice department are co-operating to bring th offenders to punishment. YOUNQ EMPEROR IN PALACE OF PRESIDENT Tien Tsln Hsuan Tung, th yonng emperor, ncording to report from Peking, ha taken possesion of the pal ace occupied by President LI Yuan Hung and I urrounded by prominent military leaders. A demand was made upon President Li that he re.trn in favor of Hsun Tung. The president replied that be would resign In favor of the vice president, as he was un able to resign In favor of the emperor. GREEK DESTROYER LOST IN MEDITERRANEAN SEA. Paris The Greek destroyer Imx, manned by French officer and crew has been blown up In th Mediterran ean sea. Twanty-nln men including all th officer, were lot. Th offl cial announcement of the Doxa say that th destroyer ang as th result of double explosion on Jnna ti.- Doxa wa then within one hundred yarn 01 a merchant vesel which sh wa convoying. Which I Rercd With Import Brought From America, Washington Evidence that Oar many Is obtaining vast noamm. food rrom ths European neutral coun tries has been presented to the Vnlted States by Great Britain ror the Amer ican government's guidance In de termlng an export policy. Much of this, the British statistic purport to show. Is replaced by th neutral with import from America. From Scandinavia and Holland, the information sets forth, enough fat I going Into Germany to supply 7.700, 000 soldiers, virtually the entlr army of effective In th empire. German Imports from these countries, It I declared. ..reduced to calorie will equal the total ration of 2.500,000 troop, th six of th German army in the west. German purchase of r.i... abroad ar mads throuah th. ... ernment department of the Interior, which has organized n special divi sion to buy from th neutral. In the early day of th war, the German government stimulated importation of 100a Dy excluding Import from it eration or maximum price laws, I this drew such a vigorous protet from German producer th practice wen topped. AMERICAN HELP IS REALLY VERY GREAT. IXPLOITATION OF WAR CONDITIONS INVESTIGATED Chicago. Exploitation of war con dltlons to rale rood Orlcea ri muhim r ror the benefit of th few who ar nananng rood product was reported by the federal rand Jury after aa In reetlgatlon of several week Th Elgin board or trad where are fixed butter price taken aa standard throughout the country, received ape cial attention from th grand Jury which pointed out that tha ho.nl ,m. only a 1$ mintrte lesdon eech wet, Zurich, Switzerland. Referring to the arrival of American troop on rench toll, th military critic of The Frankfurter Zeltung say Qm,anr must not overlook tha f-i t,. 1 . AIU.I- ican help la reallv ver . - ' - kUMUQU it will come only by degrees. Under these conditions, he says. If France I obliged to restrict her mttit.r. . tlvlUe., It will signify no strengtteu- me uerman situation. MANY ARE KILLED WHEN CAR PLUNGES INTO RIVER. Niagara Fall. N. T.-A belt Una ear on th great Gorge rout left the rail, plunged down a twntyoot embankment and tamed over In ten feet of water oa the edge of the Whirlpool rapid. Nine persons are known to be dead, two person knows to kav been on the car have not been seen alnc th. a.ns..t ..a probably are dead, aa Indefinite aaav ber, estimated at from two to tea, re reported mining-. AMERICAN GUNNERS FIRE ON TWO SUE-MARINES. London. The gun crew of aa American liner Bred Ipon two Oer man submarine daring her voyage from the TJnltud tUtxtmm W..I..J Both target were at a considerable rang but tha ronort ta w. ,!. the commanding officer win express the belief that on periscope was battered. A third luhmarlna wraa al.ht.4 hn at a great dlstanc aaaVR submerge. iHmeuiateiy.
Daily Herald (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.)
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