KOANOXE RAPIDS HERALD. ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C.
THE WEEKS EVENTS
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far Tasr Casveaieact
ABOUT THE WORLD
A Condensed Record ef Happenings
e Interest From All Point
f th. W ert a.
Domestic.
Uncle Sam's embargo grip en the
Kaiser's throat, which is being felt
on both sides of the Atlantic, is tight
ening day by day.
Protests from Hiviland and Scaadi
natia ul from America exporters
are reported against Unci Sam's eta
bargo,
lnforniatiin comes from Washing
on that Italy only waits s'ipplios from
the Inited Stair before launching th
Most violent offensive aa.ast tin Ad
trians yet attempted.
R ports are to the effect that th
United States t.U lacks ships to sen 1
coal and munitions nettled to the a!
lie across the seas.
Secretary Robert Umin, in a re
Cent speevh la New York, said that
the United S'aies must rrv--b tor
niany to save the world.
Congressman K:ehin of North Car
olina say that In raisin the addi
tion (he biilum dollars f.r war ur
p.-es no new burden mut be placed
on the poor of the country He
the majority leader of the hou.e.
rrt-sident Wilson emphatically it
Clares that all executive boards must
adjust claim dipassjonately; there
mut be no exercise of syn pathy, a
feet ion or favoritism.
v i-u Venice employees, either in
state or national service, cannot claim
exemption on that ground. They will
take their chance along with other
mn.
Information from Washington is to
the effect that many congressmen In
Ki"t that In raising further necessary
funds to conduct the war, ability to
pay mut be the only standard u;sn
which the tax will be assessed.
The sentiment is growing through
cut the country that no further tax
must be placed on the poor, aa that
arm of society is n-t only furnishinu
the men to fliht the war, but In in
diiec'ly supplying the largest amount
of money to equip the forces.
nae rioting nas again broken out
in i Hester Pa., despt'e a force of
nearly two hundred armed guards i
meat ana state p lice and olunteer
deputies. The white mob-" were driv
en back with guns and ntl. s, after one
negro had been beaten into incusil)
t'-y.
I radically all of the National Guard
has beu mustered into the fedora
army Those remaining ate the I' a
onuia units, wno wi i tie taken int
the service not later than Augu.-t
i ne .National Uuanl augment the fed
eral army by something like three hun
ilred thousand men.
n .
lo pons tnroucnmit the country are
to the effect that fighting men of a'l
ages are flocking into war service.
S.nce the concri)tive numbers were
drawn there has been an unprece
dented wave of enlistments.
Dispatches from Canada show that
the new conscription hill passed th
nouse of commons by a majority of 5-1
ir now goes to the senate, where It
speedy enactment into law Is assured
Ka'J as Eir.-rter. one of the lead
ers of the Genrj.0. Oi r.cai timer, is
rened as sae.p: if 1 cou! 1 ta!W
with T-ioyi Ue rise ,.r Mr iuifotr.
we could in a ft w h urs r-ach an un
demanding which wou'i enable t-f-Sicial
!-aee nt ic;.it.ns to com
luence" Dr. Georee Michael:, the German
Imperial ihanoeJor, declared to a
lance number of newspaper men that
it is ciear th; EngUni wants to con
tinue the war, ptedicat.nsr this on the
statement made by Sir Kdward Car
son in I'uemo recent ly that Begot ia-
tions with Germany would begin only
after the retirement of German
beyond the Rhine-.
German Chancellor Miachael
n wouia De or tse greatest import-
aace for the enHghtenment if the
whole world regarding the true rea
sons for th continuation at the san
guinary nussacre of nations for it t
be known that written proofs of our
enemies' greed for conquest have since
fallen into our hands."
The center Russian armies are en
tirely out of Galacia and the north
ern snd southern armies continue to
retreat.
Kv.dently the rrep.irat.ims ft the
"Mtd and iron" .lu-y of the gor
emn.ent sevnst the disaft.fte.1 tru.fn
will shortly be put into full f,vrce. ft
Mm.ster of War Keren-ky is on hit
way to the Russian head iuar'ers to
confer with the nriitary ledes to
fiirtnulate plans to iy the retreat n,J
cemiie the troops to f ght.
The Hi.umnni.ins a".d Ru-siant In
the Carpathian r giin are com
pfllin the Teutons to give way be
fore their vigortms onslaught.
The Russan eirls who so (travel
changed the Teutons t.n the I msk
front "went over the top" veiling like
madmen, firing wrh deadly aim as
they Kicked death fpif'y in the face.
Cp to the German line thev ru-hed.
losing but two killed and a doien
wounded. They so shamed the de
serting tntops that thev fell in be-
hind them and stayed the onrushina
foe.
HERALD'S REVIEW of NORTH CAROLINA
A Record Of Important Events At The Capitol And
Throughout The State, Reported For Herald Readers
501 CHANGES If!
CENSORSHIP RULES
NEW LIST OF REGULATIONS FOR
' THE GUIDANCE OF THE
PRESS.
::: INSTITUTES WILL
BOOST
EC0H0S
IT
FARMERS' MEETINGS BEGIN AND
END IN AUGUST MRS. M
KIMMON BUSY.
DISPATCHES feOM RALEIGH
Dl"a an Happening That Mark
th Prvgrtu of North Carlia Ft
. GathtrtJ Arauiid th Statt
Capital
Rale ga
Th production and conservation of
food, auii household economy of avery
liud is getting a mighty boost ui
-North Caroliu iut.e the stall ot
farmer' Institute Conductors have
oegau their pllgriuat over Ui UU.
Seventy uistitute will b held eud.ug
with the Stat Convention of Karm
r her during th Wat week la Alt
HM.
Mr. T. II. Tarker. director ot the
Farmer' Institute Division will haw
cetera! different parties in the field,
most of them having itineraries
hrouga th I'iedniont aea tkin of this
rftate. Mrs. Jan 8. M-.Kiaituon will
lotik arter the women' meetings aud
will supply speaker front her stall ol
workers.
Th places and date ot th meet
lugs for th various countie arc:
Alamanc County Klon College
Suow Camp.
European .
The UrlMsh house of commons, by
a vote of US to l;t. defeated a peace
resolution introduced by a Socialist
j-aoor mem tier of that body. A w hole
evening was spent in discussing the
move, but the English mind U clear
ly shown in the vote,
Charging fearlessly over a shell torn
Held w hen their men comrades had de
serieu. Kussian women fighter in
their first battle took 102 prisoners-
two of them officers. This action oc
curred on the Dvinsk front.
The allied powers are urging the
l nlted Slates to hasten the manufac
ture of aircraft, as the Teutonic air
forces are multiplying with each suc
ceeding day.
Food control legislation has encoun
tered another delay. This tim Re-
puoncan Leader Mann blocked the
measure, preventing it from going to
conference. He want a Joint com
mittee of congress to control expen
airures written Into the bill.
Russian women rushed to the colors
in an effort to stay th Russian stam
pede, but the men failed to be shamed
and continued to retreat
The strong repressive measures ad
vocated by Russian Premier Kerensky
have-not yet been made effective, but
there Is no "doubt that he Is In earn
est, ana win proceed to show the
malcontents and traitors that Russia
Is In the war to gain her eternal free
dom.
The German emperor witnessed
battle In which bis fighting men pro
ceeded to "show up" the Russians on
in sereth front In the east. He
wag immensely pleased and congratu
lated his men.
Two hundred and fifty guns were
massed over the two mile front on
which the German crown prince tried
for the seventh successive night to
wret ground from the French lines on
the Chemln des Dames the most con
centrated, violent assault of ait the
eren days' fighting. The assault was
a failure.
At one point only have the Russians
risen to the occasion and shown any
of their old fighting spirit from the
Baltic to the Black sea. Here, shoul
der to shoulder with their Roumanian
Hies, they hare attacked and captur
ed several villages from the Germans.
Sweeping steps have been taken bv
President Wilson to put an end -to
delay in building the United State'
great merchant marine by accepting
the resignations of General Goethals,
ouiider of the Panama canal, and Cap
tain White. Then he asked Chairman
Denman to resign.
Besides the addition gam needed
for. war purpose, Secretary McAdoo
told the senate committee that the
three billion dollar authorised for
loan to the allies would last only
nntll October of this year, and that
not lee than two billion dollar mor
VMM bo aaoded
When the f gMing girls of the Ru.
sian army got to 1'otiav a hun. lie,!
thousand ritirens and soldiers assem
bled with bands and rl.iics and I'rob
ably the world has never witnessed
such a fremied greeting as was ac
corded these modern Joan d'Arc.
rndoubtejly the "legion of death" It
having a salutary effect on the "dry
bones of Russia.
peteen chevreauv and lluttebise Monday. August 13;
the French have regained all positions Tuesday, August 14.
lost during the first few dHV of the
f ehtlng.
The Crench hold all the plateaus
of Craonne and Californie and the
Casemates. At some points they have
even extended their lines bevond their
"rUiral position before the German
crown prince.
Kerensky, premier of Russia, was
slightly but painfully wounded in the
arm near lltzezany. when the Russian
artil'ery. Incensed at the retreating
infantry, opened fire on them. The
premier restored a measure ,.f order.
Campnn Aaainst Ft.
Special agents and inspector of
virtuaUy all fir insurant companle
doing business iu North Carolina met
her today ta ta efitro of Insurant'
Commissioner Young to liscuss plans
te aid in the nation wide campaign ta
assist the national government in do
ing away with t.ings th Uause fire
ami destroy foodstuffs and wearing
apparel alter costly labor has beea
consumed in their production. S. V.
Tuptwr, Southern Manager of th
Queen Insurant Company aud A. 3d.
SchouB. engineer tor tb National
lUtard of Itr I nderwrttera, composed
a ccBiniiUr sent hem to eipiala th
ulatia of th campaign and mlist th
support of the field insurance uea.
l"reent at th conference wer Uov i
ernor HakeH, Commission Young, J.
Hroughton, Jr president and A. T. !
Howler, secretary of the Raleigh !
Chamber of Commerce; I'rof. W. A. ;
Withers, president ot th Kaleigh Ro-
'ary Club, and about forty insurance !
Held men. member of inspection .
boards and other Insurant Held ;
workers. j
Cordial support of the state admin- 1
istrative departments were pledged to
the campaign by Governor Ilickett and
Commissioner Young.
FALSE ECONOMY
TO HOARD F
HOUSEKEEPERS SHOULD NOT
PURCHASE MORE THAN IB
NEEDED AT A TIME.
ENFGECEMEKI IIP 10 PRESS
MORE U.S. SOLDIERS
LANDED IN FRANCE
ANOTHER AMERICAN CONTIN
CENT OF FIGHTING MEN
ARRIVE SAFELY.
ABE IHOUTELT ENTRAINED
Repeats Volitions Which Wr Ea
cvd w th Sr f Misundae.
Uedina Cause New Rulss and R
auMt fe Their Observance.
SHE TIMELY INFORMATION
daily during th summer months, say
I Mr. B. W. Kilgore, director ot th
I North Carolina Kxtensioa Servlc. Mr.
Kilgore ha recently received a com
muuiiatioa from th Department ot
! Agriculture at Washing-ton la which
The visiting committee expressed t,'nt'o " called to this matter, and
itself as highly pleased with the fa- i xb '"''""mutlon contaiud ta timely
Washington A new list of press
regalatkms making material change
la th voluntary censorship rules an
ier which America newspapers hav
been ojratihg wa promulgated by
th committee oa public Information.
Th new regulations contain the
first general request that ther b no
published mention of ta arrival ol
American troons at PU1! ill waM
B. W. Kilgor. Director f NoHh Care- replat ln la that resneot a
linn Eatenisi Servlc Hand Out 'authorisation la th old rales ft
Cd Advic. " rw dispatch paased by the
j turopeaa censor. ,
r.ii k i. i . . . j Th s"'""" r mad mora
Raleigh-It 1 false economy to at- !,ere bv .n.i(ie ..inUi.L.. ..i
teu.pt to hoard and .tor Sour espe- ot the more general languag ,m-
yed In the mien In fore nntll now
Intormatltm waicn in government
consider might reveal military move
ment or policies 1 described in great
detail
In th statement announcing the
new regulations. Georg Creel chair
man ot th committee, nay that
Alexander County Taylorsvilln
Wednesday. August I
Anson County Bethel 8chooihouse.
rtaturday, July Zi.
Burke County Quaker Meadow
Sthoolhouse, Monday. August t; Hil
deband Schooibouse, Tuesday Au
gust T.
I aburru I ounty Wineroff and
R'Hky River, Krlday. August 10; Rl
mer and Cabarrus, Saturday. August
11.
Caldwell County Collettsville,
Monday, August 13; Gamewull School
The conference of the allied powers, lu. Tuesday. August 14.
concluding a recent conference In Par
is, announce to the world that the al
lies are In the war to the end, what
ever that end may be No amend
ments were made to the already well
known intentions of the allied powers.
Militarism must go.
The president has asked for five
million dollars more for war put
poses. The first year's cost of the
war will exceed fourteen billion dol
lars, It is stated.
Washington.
Harry Chapman Gilbert, son of a
whit house police guard, is the first
man in the country to be accented
for service in the new national army
under selective conscription.
The Vnlted States' bill for the first
year of the war will total seventeen
billion dollars, according to Senator
Smoot, who has been Investigating the
subject.
A 1150,000,000 dollar deficit Is re
ported In the executive departments
for this fiscal year. This Is due to
the war.
Many details are to be worked out
In the conscriptlve service before any
men can be actually sent to the train-
Caswell County Yanceyvllle, Sat
urday. July 28
latawba County Terrell. Kridav,
August 10; Dr. Koard Store, Satur
day. August 11.
Chatham County Plttsboro, Friday,
July 27; Dotilee, Saturday, July 2s.
Cleveland County Boiling Springs.
Thursday, August 2; Grover, Friday,
August S; Shelby, Saturday, August 4
Davidson County Sandy Grove,
Monday, August 13; Clarksbury. Tues
day. August 14
. Davl County Cherry Hilt, Friday,
August 3; Cana, Saturday, August 4.
Durham County Bahama Farm
Llf School, Wednesday, August 15;
Patrick Henry School House, Thurs
day. August 1(.
Foryth County Burke' Grove
Wednesday, August 1; Tobaccovllle
Wednesday, August I.
Gaston County Dallas, Wednes
day. August 1.
Guilford County Battleground, Frl
day, August 10; McLeattsvllle, Satur
day, August 11.
Hok County Radford, Friday, Au
gust 3
Iredell County Lin wood School-
house and Shawnee. Wednesday, Au-
ing camps, but It IsV li ved 7cons T ' !lU,t "V""0"' r?m 8cJ.001'
erable number will be In camp c, I, ! Ti'ft 'a ?! a. 1
In August. I (8tatvllle). Thursday. August I.
No attemi.t I. h.i. i. i county Lourtnous. Tuesday,
Washington to minimize the serious- i ,, ,' . ,
ness of the situation In the war the, . Llnr.In Count7-B- on-
aters of Europe. i Jul" 3W unnieir scnoomouse,
All official Washington has taken1 ,u"' ",y31' .
on a serious aspect, because anr hone ' '"ru"w iysoaviue.
of a short struggle in the world-wide ' wdnM(1T- Auu,t ! Greenlee,
war has gone glimmering with the '""r " . v n .' t .v , . ,
Russian fall-down. But the tone is on- ' M"1"""''- County Bethel School-
tlmlstic-"the fnlted States Is in the ; ll0u"' Frld,y' July Z7: obn,er
war, and will go thrnueh with it- Scnoomouse, Saturday.. July n,
Washington irmv nfsr. k... i
Montgomery County Troy, Satur-
expecting the present Russian climax j AaSM ' Mnt l,ed' AugUSt
Moore County Glendon. Wednes
day, August 1; Eureka Farm-Life
School, Thursday, August 1
Person County Roxboro, Friday,
July 27.
Randolph County Liberty, Monday,
July 30; Farmer, Wednesday, Au
gust IS.
Richmond County Rockingham.
Friday, July 27.
Rockingham County Carmel School-
friction. Men are being summoned house. Monday, July 30; Matrimony,
In many parts of the country for ex ' Tuesday, July 11.
siniiiaiion. Rowan County China Grove and
After all the scare heads In the bis-1 drove. Thursday, August I: Mt.
dallies In the newspapers throughout I "' Miranda Schoolhouie, Thnr
tne country about the Franco-British ' lf. August I.
advance In the west, It Is frankly 1 Rutherford County Khlloh School
stated In Washington that the German ' house; Friday, August 10; ML Pleaa-
isne has at no point been seriously ant tichoolhouse, Saturday, August 11
impaired, and that there Is little, if! Stanly County Porter. Tuesday,
any, improvement over a year ago. August 7; Mllllngport, Wednesday,
for some time, and were frank to say
that the recent Russian advance was
only the "dying kick" of the old ma-
chine.
The Russian collapse will doubtless
have an immediate effect on the Unit
ed States. Troops will probably be
hastened to the western front, and na
val action may be precipitated much
earlier than expected.
The selective conscription boards
are moving ahead without anuarent
mlliarity with the national campaign U to th. housekeper. In th coun- i " V " , .3 . J,' . 7"
'how. by th. North Carolina worker, try and In th. dUe. I ' "J. ". "'" of the
j j , . . . tuiuuiarj rensorsnip nave been at-
and declared this the best meeting ot Sound flour from rood wheat wiU tempted to be excused on th. wore
th kind It had held Th. commute. m deiomposn when .tored In th ; ot -mUund.rstanding." and that .
proper manner, but when stored In an j "restatement" I mad. with th Ide
Improper manner ther is consider-: that hereafter ther ah all be no room
able loss sustained. For this reason j for doubt a to th committee , d
no housekeeper should purchase in lira.
larger quantitl. than sb will need I Th. In.tanc. In which th. most
within a reasonable length of time, la .ertous charge, ot violation hav.
Is purchased 1 been
Vt .t i . . . ... I ' Mmw UVI 1 v-BUIl-
Z u . ,r,m,P,e wnica Kl trom misunderstanding ot th coin-
should not be overlooked. m,,., rult, but (rum toliowini ,n,.M
Flour should not be stored la th ! Implicitly. These Instance bar In
cellar even though it is nlc and cooL I solved publication ot dispatches pass-
for the cellar I rarely fre from i br ,h European censor, announc-
has recently held similar etiufereuce
in Richmond and Columbia.
At a second conference held In th
i ft er noon th fold men arranged de
tails ot the work to b. done. North
Carolina is to be divided Into dls-
'riots which will be under the super- j storing such flour a
teMuu ui lues men. trained in inspec-
n ot buildings and th detection and
correction of fire hazards, and regular
Inspections will be made by then
throughout the state and every effort
will be made to prevent fires and espe
cially fires which may destroy food
stufTs In storage during th war emer
gency. The work undertaken by th Insur
ance men Is general In Its scop and
without bearing on th business of the
companies they represent. The work
is a voluntary and patriotic work un
dertaken by the men and their com
panies as a part in the National De
fense Campaign. Inspections will be
made of all classes of b uildings and
crops without regard to Insurance
carried or anticipated.
dampness and odor which quickly
contaminate the flour even when spe
cial bin hav been built.
Th attic 1 also an unwls plac
n store It a th temperature 1 too
high, there I no air circulation and
the flour will soon beconi musty.
Th only plac It may b kept la
perfect safety is in a small itorag
room built preferably to the north
siue ot the house where a cool and
even temperature may be
lug the arrival ot American military
unit in Europe.
PROMPT. EFFICIENT WORK
BY EXEMPTION BOARC
Procedure Ha Btn Stripped of All
"Rd Tp."
Quickly Depart tram Port for New
Qurtcrn Al Other tformati k
Withheld fram th Public far tn
PrMnt.
A European Ftert Another Assert
ran contingent naa safely arrived and
dsembarked.
The government withholds Infcrma
Uon or comment on th foregoing dia
patca. Th American troop arrived by th
am steimer la whbw KcmUt Riws.
vert, his wit, aud child traveled. When
tender went aktagsid th vessel Fri
day th men wer. In high spirits and
frftqneatly shouted: "Are w. down
artdr was answered with n roar
ing -No," given with great .nihaaiasaa.
Representatives ot th general staff
watched th diembarkalloa. Ther.
wa no civic demonstration. Only a
few spectator knew ot th landing.
These chereed and the troop cheered
back. The men n trained nickly
and left for their new quarter. A sig
nal company remained at th port for
om hour and these were the only
representative ot th contingent th
pnbUe saw.
FUNCTIONS OP MILITIA
BUREAU WILL END
Valuable Historical Collection.
The collections of the North Caro
lina Historical (;miujisslon are be
coming widely recognixed as among
the best collections ot historical mate
rial in the r nited States. The use ot
this material by mail ha been exten
sive for Home time, but now historical
students are finding it worth their
while to come to Raleigh In order to
pursue their Investigation in person.
The latest visitor I Prof. Chas. W.
Ramsdell. of the department of history
of the University of Texas, who Is at
work on a history of the civil admin
istration of th Confederate Stat
government Another recent visitor
who made extensive researches In
th collections of the Historical Corn-
Washington. Prompt and efficient
work by district exemption boards
obtained i ls P'ted by government official as
and thorough ventilation available. In ' result ot stripping all red tape from
rasa such a room a this cannot be ' u procedur ot the tribunal.
had. a closet may be used where It
fits the above requirements. AU bin
and containers should be kept clean
and especially should they be cleaned
out when a new dock ot flour 1
bought.
If the flour 1 then watched and
guarded from vermin It will be util
ized practically to the exclusion ot
any waste through spoilage. This la
true more especially It it I purchased
In accordance with the present needs
only.
Tobacco Sal Break Record.
Lumberton. Tbbacco sales on th
local market are breaking all pre
vious record, both as quantity and
price. The farmers who bring th
mission was Dr. Charles M. Andrew ; th Hot Springs camp, beside mem-
of Yal University who ls writing a
mstory of the American colonies. Mis
Mary Shannon Smith ot Meredith Col
leg Is spending her vacation In the
rooms of the commission at work on
a history ot Union sentiment In North
Carolina during the Civil War; and Dr.
D. H. Hill has now permanent quar
ters with the Historical Commission
where he I engaged In hi history of
North Carolina In the Civil War..
Last week Mr Reave ot the Interior
Department at Washington spent sev
eral day among the commission' col
lections Investigating the claim of
the Tuscarora Indian to lands form
erly belonging to their tribe In North
Carolina Another historical student
now at work In Raleigh U Miss Hat-
tie E Burch of Columbia University.
Every historical student who come to
Raleigh Is greatly impressed with the
exten land value of the Historical
Commission's collections and express
Commission's collections and ex
presses delight with the excellent
quarters provided by the stat tor th
Historical Commission
bers of their families, who are quar-
weed to the Lumerton market appear call are to be drawn
Some go so far a to say that the Ger
man key positions have actually Im
proved.
If the allies in the west could beat
back the German right flank, where
It reaches the ea on the Belgian
roast, it I contended that the U boat
menace could be stamped out, because
the bai.es for these Instrument of
war con id then b destroyed. How
ever the big question as to this Is,
iouia n ne aoner
Edward N. Hurley of Chicago, ap
pointed the new chairman of the ship
ping; board of th emergency fleet cor
poration, will be confirmed br the
senat without any serious opposition,
If any. The other members will be
lnreetigated before con armed.
August I.
Stoke County lwsonvllle School
house, Thursday, Angust I.
Surry County Rusk Schoolhouse.
Monday, August 6; Woodvlllq, Tues
day, August T.
Union County Marshvllle, Monday,
July 30; Waxhaw, Tuesday, July 11.
Wake County Farmers' State Con
vention, A. and E- College, August
28, 29, 10.
Wilkes County Mountain View
Schoolhouse, Thursday, Angust 1; Bell
View Academy, Friday, August 1;
Bdgewood SchooIhnnM, Saturday, An
gnat 4.
TadkJn &aty TsAlnville, Mon
day, Augnst .
Movie for Guardsmen.
Special from Camp Sevier, Green
ville, S. C National guardsmen ot
North Carolina and Tennessee need
have no fear that they will be depriv
ed of the joy ot seeing the "movies"
while encamped her.
"The picture will be selected for
the entertalnmnt ot th soldiers a
well a for Instructive purposes,"
stated a T. M. C. A. reprsentative.
Only a small admission tee will be
charged the guardsmen to defray ao-
tual expense. The prlc will be
mrh smalled than that charged by
modern theatr. It is stated that a
soldier may be admitted tor a two-
cent postage stamp or th equivalent
thereof.
According to a statement of Major
General Leonard Wood In a recent ad'
dress the men will be encouraged to
spend their "leaves" away from camp.
well pleased with their returns and
the effect ot this Influx of cash I
already being felt by the merchant,
on Ellis Island. Information received
from New York I to the effect that
Sale for the past several days have
averaged well beyond twenty cents a
pound. Someone probably interested
In other markets In this section Is be
lieved to hav been responsible for th
no wbeing made by the federal author
ities to send there the remaining COO
seamen, stewards and firemen of the
seised German steamers who are still
circulation of a report to the effect
not get hogsheads In which to ship
the tobacco. The warehousemen say
they have all they can use.
that the local warehouse men could
resident Wilson's executive order
outlining th principle to govern x
emptlon. coupled with Instructions to
th board from Provost Marshal
General Crowder sre regarded her
a ettlng In motion the last phas
of the selection process with a mini
mum ot confusion and delay.
Th object of the Instructions is to
impress the boards with the view
that their primary purpose Is to se
lect the personnel for the national
army In the shortest possible time.
To that end they have been Informed
that no legal precedents will bind
them, and that there need be no ad
herence to rules of evidence or other
technicalities of court procedure.
Attorney General Gregory set In
motion further machinery to Increase
the size of the registration reservoir
from which 687.000 men of the first
Thousands of
With DraWn. f Entlr Natl!
Guard Int th Federal Strvlc Au
flust 5th.
Washington With th drafting of
th entire national guard Into th
army ot the United Stales August i,
th functions of the militia bureau ot
the war department r expetced te
come to an end. There will remain
no force of national guard for the bu
reau to supervise and the officers of
the regular army attached to the divi
sion will probably be assigned to other
nr.
Under the plan of th national de
fense act. which calls upon the state
ot maintain recruit battalions for each
guard regiment In active service, the
bureau would continue as It is. It I
regarded as probable, however, that a
generul reserve system will be substi
tuted for the regimental depot plan to
fill gaps In the ranks.
In that event, new men. whether
volunteers, those called under the se
lective draft or woui dcd men who
hav recovered sufficiently to return
to the front, would be gathered In gen
eral recruit depot In America which
would supply a general depot In
France. Preliminary training of the
recruit would be given In the home
depots, to be supplemented by Inten
sive training In trench warfare at the
depot In France. Th convalescent
soldiers returning to the front would
form a valuable training fore to
break In the new men at the depots.
More Carman Prisoners Com.
Ashevllle. So satisfactory has been
the rsmp for Interned Germans at
Hot Springs that arrangements are
fifty carpenters and assistants will
leave for Hot 8prings this week to
erect house for the six hundred who
will come as soon as the preparations
for them are completed.
There are already 654 Germans at
tered In the town Itself. The officers
and seamen are a high type of man
hood and they appear to enjoy their
enforced vacation.
men failed to register for one cause
or another. Through the district at
torneys, the department of Justice Is
rounding up these men and when
found they will be assigned numbers
which will Insure their being railed
up for examination at an early date.
The first reports of the local
boards on physical examination are
beginning to appear. As yet they
are not complete enough to make anv
logical deduction as to the probable
average of rejection for reason. The
draft statistics of the civil war which
showed between twenty-five and thlt
ty per cent rejected on this ground,
still are the best guide on the question.
AMERICAN BARK IS
SUNK UY SUBMARINE
London. After being attacked by
gunfire by a German submarine, the
American bark Carmela of 1.397 tons
was sunk by bombs la the entrance of
the English channel on July 21. says
an official statement Issued by th
British admiralty. The crew was
picked up and landed at Plymouth.
There was no casualties.
CONSTITUTIONALITY OP
DRAFT TO BE TESTED
Charters Issued for Railroad.
A charter was Issued for the Chim
ney Rock Railroad Company, of Can
ton, Haywood county, the special pur
pose being the construction and open
atlon of fifteen miles of steam railway
from Rutherfordton to Chimney Rock.
The capital is $300,000 authorised and
11S.0O0 subscribed by M. Carl and, T.
C. Cole, i. H. Cola, 0. L. Fortune, !
T. Horner and Jr O. Coin.
There Is an amendment tor thi
charter ot th War long Glow Maa
facturing Company, of Newtoa, aats
orlxlng a chaag ot ofl n
Boy Preacher Ordained.
Newton. Master Vance lleavner.
the "boy preacher" has been ordain
ed to the full work of the gospel min
istry. Th ordination took place at
Corinth Baptist church. H 1 now
fourteen years of age and ls th
youngest minister ordained In th
state. Rev. J. A. Snow, Rer. L, P,
Smith, Rev. J. A Hoyle, Kev. J. M.
Ballard and Rer, C. E. Beam compos
ed the Presbytery. At the First Ban
tint church Elliott Stewart was or
dalned. Mr. Stewart was a student at
Wake Forest College.
One Killed, Two Hurt In Runaway.
Albemarle. The small un of Elijah
Cooper Is dead, Mr. Cooper himself
is seriously Injured and another eoa
Is badly shaken up as a result .of a
runaway on th streets of Albemarle.
Th horse Mr. Cooper was driving
took fright at a motor truck, and Mr.
Cooper, losing control of the animal,
th buggy In which the three were
tiding wa turned over and all three
of th occupants thrown against th
Southern Railway station building.
Ths boy, whs) was abont IS yearn old,
awver rcovrd froaa ike shock.
Athens. Ga. Opponents of the se
lective draft, attending a mass meet
ing at Bold's Springs, Jeered loyal
citlsens who sought to warn them
against unpatriotic actions. The
meeting was one ot a series of de
monstration In Georgia against the
law. The presence of a United State
commissioner with a squsd ot depu
ties probably prevented violence. A
fund of $1,100 being raised to tt
tb constitutionality of th law.
CHICAGO FINANCIER FOR
SHIPPING BOARD
Chicago Charle O. Dawes, of ChU
csgo, was mentioned her as n po
Ibl successor to Theodore Brent on
the shipping board. Mr. Brent, n
strong supporter ot Chslrman Denman
of the board, resigned when rM. Den
man was forced out by President Wilson.
MORE THAN 70000
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED
Washington. For the 11,000 places
In th second officers' training camps
to open Angust 17, a total of 72,114
men haveapplled and the war depart
ment Is considering accepting several
thousand mor than wa originally In
tended. Preliminary examinations
given the applicants by civilian physi
cians Indicate (1,138 are physically
satisfactory. In most states ths num
ber of applicants Is trom three tn
Ave times the state's quota.
LONDON CASUALTIES
FROM RAIDS BY GERMANS.
London. Sines ths beginning ot
hostilities. 16 persons hav been kill
ed and 1,011 Injured by air raids In
the London metropolitan area accord
Ing to staatemsnt from Sir Oeorgi
Cave, ,the borne secretary, in thi
house of commons. During the sami
period th secretary noted.. 1,411 per
sons warn killed and 7,11 Injured li
ordinary street accidents la Us sanai
terrltor.
YOUNG MILITARY OFFICERS
HEAR SECRETARY LANSINO
Madison Barrack. N. T. tn a
speech her before 1.700 members of
ine officers' reserve corps. Secretary
of State Robert Lansing emphasising
the peril of German Imperialism to the
United States and the world, declared
bis belief that the German people
would not cast off the yoke of autoc
racy" until the physical might of the
united democracies of the worid Una
destroyed forever the evil ambitions f
the military rulrs of Germany."
TWO KILLED IN RACE
RIOT AT CHESTER, PA.
Obester, Pa. David bchwarta, a
deputy sheriff and sn unidentified
negro were shot and killed here la a
nght In the heart of the negro section.
Th shooting occurred after a day
of quiet following the disorders ot tbe
last two nights and was ths result of
th lending of a number ot pollcesam
and guards into th neighborhood after
a crowd ot negroes had opened fired
on two guards. The two guards re
treated after emptying their pistols.
Organisation Will Win.
Washington. America will win th
far, Herbert Hoover declared la a
statement, because of Its superior ro
vmrces and through the ability at
he American people td organise. Tb
success already evident, of th nation's
voluntary food conservation ffortb,
points to a final victory. "Germany
accomplished In la thi direction la
twelve months." said Mr , Hoover,
"than our people bare la foar. Tbe
only need of legielatim and snthorlty
is to curb those who would profit fcy
ttls Tolaatary awvsrvat "