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ROANOKE RAPIDS HERALD, KOANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THIS AND OTHER NATIONS FOR SEVEN DAYS GIVEN TKE NEWS JFTHE SOUTH What Is Taking Place In The South. laM Will Feus la rtef Paragraphs WashinstoR. Th Braailiaa chamber of de.uties. hy aa almost unanimous vote, declared that a state ot ar exists hstween Ger many aad Braxil. The vote wa 14 to 1. Th senate unanimously approv l the declaration, and the president, pursuant to the passage if the resolu ttoa, issued a proclamation declaring, la substance, tne wishes of the cham ber ot deputies Cop-nhage dispatches s'aie that th total prohibition of W rivit U anticiatd la order to in-re aa adequate supp'.y of fat to 'he Ikimsh population. The coal quesiioa will no down The wiser of tor western KBtuky district, hav asked lhai ihk-m I ia creased to meet the increase of agreed to between them and the oper alt. It in not yet known wh I Victor tiarfield mill da A gift of $:t:0,0t toward ihe woik of providing ramp libiartes ir Atncr iraa soldiers and sailor ha been an nounced in Washington by the ar finance committee of the American Li brary association. No change in Italy' foreitn iolicy nor weakening of her aggressive pros ecution of the war i expected in this country as a result of the full of the Hoselli cabinet. Assuranoc have been given German, cituens resident in this country bv the alien property custodian that their money on deposit in banks in the Unit ed States is not in danger of seimie by the government. The shipping board has agreed to charter the Italian governmeiu appro imalely 25 American commandeered sttel ships or an segregate of lUo.lHM) dead weight tons, to relieve Italy's shortage of shipping to transput vital ly needed supplies. Ceoige R iiiseous. Creek minis'' r to the Vnitnd States, expressed in tilting phrases the friendship of the n' gov ernment of Greece for the I'nitrd State. The felicitation was on the occasion when the new minister pre sented his letters of credit to Presi dent Wilson. who. in turn, assured him of the Vnited States" appreciation of the entry of Greece into the war Another twenty mil'ion dollar loan has been ex'ended France The total credits the I'mted States government has extended to the allied nations is f '. S-B.400.uoo Food Administrator Hoover says a tamml of fat is better than a bullet, and a isiuiid of hg of nioie value 'ban a shell. Kood Administrator Hoover says the fiKht against the submarine a ill be won if the Vnited S'ate and Canada will stimulate production and effect cow '.uies so a to feed the allies from this continent without sending a ship farther atleld than the American At lantir seaboard The human body must have a certain amount of (at, and pork products have an influence in this present war wider than any one would ordinarily attrib ute to them. President Wilson, speaking to 100 leaders of the New York State Wom an Suffrage party, said that woman suffrage is one of the fundamental propositions growing out of the pie-ent war. Domestic. Albany. Ca.. in the heart nf the cot ton belt, sends out a telegram to the effect that ITent cotton has helped ihe boll weevil as well as the farmer this year, and goes on to say 'hat it is possible that the advantage will rest with the pest next year instead of the farmer. Ixird Northcliffe, head of the Ilrit war mission in the Vnited States, in an address in St. Louis. Mo., said the Austro-German offensive against Italy is an attempt to knock Italy out of the war. and that recent disturbances in Italy have been fomented by Ger man agent. The labor unions have won a sig nal victory in Nebraska. The district court of Douglas county, Nebraska, has decided that peaceful picketing is legal, and that men engaged in that means of opposition to the "open shop" are acting clearly within their rights as American citizens. Labor union leaders say this decision is a long s"ep in the direction of victory for their contention the right to collect ively bargain for the sale of their labor. A British tank, similar to the gant war machines of this character In active service in France, hns reached New York City from Kurope, and will be set up as a companion exhibit to the Gentian submarine which recently arrived, to stimulate l.iberly Hi.nd pui chasing. A British army officer and eight men were in rharge of it during he voyage. rtobert Fltxsimmon. former cham pion heavyweight pugilist of the world, died at a Chicago hospital o fdoub'" pneumonia. He retained the middle weight championship of the world till he died. Really Made Little Difference. The man kitew tiint he was incom petent, out be n-wleil the job very badly Indeed. The farmer wtw at a glance Hint he was a green hand, but be was urgently In need of help. So im arrangement was innde. After din ner the farmer sent his new hand down to plow a field, nnd a few moments later followed him. Peerinir from the concealment of a clump of bushes, be observed for some time the frantic but futile efforts of his luind to run a straight furrow, finally the poor fel Fifths esrl'wds of 'mu- .it been shipped from Moul'rie. Ca . m o.-jv week. Th-y sU for nioie !ia a taadred dolUrs a ton. Seven uf the ten Geriii-a a:Krs in terned at Fort McPhet'son. Gi , hT beB captured ani there is h e il..! the other thrv- will be apprehended ia a at while The Indiana woman suffrage Ui was held to be uncottstitututu-l by the Indiana supremr court. As a reult, thousands of women who expevted to vote at the u.unn-i;jll elections to be hUi in November will not be erai!t- ted to do SO, Krank A Scott, rhair-iaa of tbe war , industries board, 1 r.- a-l. and Robert S. Lovc;t, prunity direvlor, has : asuai4 teuipo. ary 1 iiuioi:i.-hip ct 'he hoaid. European. The Austro-GenuaR armies on t lio front are fast developing their offensive against the Geneial t'ador H4 forces. Already the Italians oa the northern wing of the :5 mile front have (o-ea toned lo g:ie givund and at several places ai hafk acriv-s the lkonio tH'iih and south of Tolmino. which the battle, at la! accounts, was waning on Italian territory The Italian wi ofm-e announces hat iKe evai-aa lot of lie lU nun Hell.. ngeist plateau Is lls'et a rtir'iuent whn-h will ren ler Mll. in a great measure, the hiilliain Jull'i of the lial aiis in 'h siimnier ani I B The Teuton adv.tnr an.iini th- It.ii laus has so far reul'ed in ill" ptu:v of not less than thirty thousand pris oners tigetlier with vr three hun dred guns. The Germans who wer so active re cently in the Kuss an R wicr are retreating The Kussians have tsune to life in that setion. and are show ing some of their oM'ime flchtmg ability Kresh gains aie repnel by the Brit ish and French in the Ypres sector The Fnh in Flanders leisirt some gains, but uiilitaiy critics a'tacli very little iii:hi tanee t any o-f the recett tivhting in this section It is mostly of a tactical nature, and the result cannot be foretold yt The French continue to hammer the German crown prince north of tha Aisne river A cablegram from '"French sea IKirt" says: Fxap-ng from a German submarine after a 1'i't-i fght lasting nearly four hours and w.th seven of her crew wouiid-!. two of them seri ou.-'y, an American steamer atriied therv from an Aiiierican rt The timely intervention of an American tor pedo boat saved the ship front being sent to the ho' torn. Itouiniinia will r.ght to the bitter en I until the strtugle for the freedom of the world and the restoration of the rights of small nations is achieved, the Roumanian iiueeu says While the allied troops were busily engaged in consolidating; ;siitions won in Flanders, the Ftem h forces of General Petan stnnk a nugl.ty and unexpected blow agmiist the Gentian line northea-t of Soissons and made some of I lie most important gams of terrain since they threw back the army of the German crown prince which was besieging Verdun. The stroke was made over a front of alniut ix miles. Numerous iiniirtant posi tions fell one hv one m'o the h.ind- of the Fre nch, together wi'h more than T.."iOil Germans, an enonnous a tount of war material and -" heavy ami Held guns were raptured The AustroSwiss frontier has been closed owing to the serious internal situation in Austria Several munition factories were wiet ketl in recent f'Hid riots in Vienna, llrunn and l.aibah, the rioters being mostly womui Two German dresdnaughts, one cruiser, twelve toi pedo boa's and one transort were put out of action by the Hussians in 'he fighting around the islands in the Guit of Riga, but their ultimate fate is unknown. It has been definitely established that six German torpedo bouts were unk in the fighting at Riga. The Russians lost the battleship Slavaand large torpedo boat. Uoyd George, liritish premier, says Germany is plotting for another Irish revolution, and that arrangements al ready have been made to land arms on the Celtic isle. British casualties reported during the week totaled 17,01. divided as fol lows: Officers killed or died ( their wounds. 3t:'; men. 3.01S. .Offbers wounded or missing. men. 12.564. General Pershing has cabled the war department the complete casualty list in the destruction of the homeward bound transport Antilles by a Germar submarine. He gave no additional de lails from those already known. The average British tonnage lost weekly now to the submarine toll is stated to be not much more than one third of the total destroyed up to and nrluding the month of April. Swedish newspaper accounts of the attack by German raiders on convoys in the Ninth sea say two German cruisers and thre toroedo boa's tired ruthlessly on the merchantmen and subsequently oil their llfeht They made absolutely no effort to spare the lives of the seamen Premier Uoyd George says no terms for lasting peace are anywhere In sight, but that the onl yterms now possible would n.eaa an armed truce resulting in a more frightful struggle in the future than the world is now involved in. low rams to a discouraged halt, mop ped lii brow, nnd addressed the horse wenrlly: "Oh. well. then, go wherever you pleiise," he wild, "It all bun got to be plowed anywey." Juitifled Advance. A friend of mine wa playing Mors with her little boy. and when she pro tested for paying 25 rent for lettae the little storekeeper prorrnitly met her object ion with: "P.ut, madam, yon must reiiieinls-r that lettuce has rose up." Chicago Tribune. HERALD'S REVIEW of NORTH CAROLINA A Record Of Important Events At The Capitol And Throughout The State, Reported For Herald Readers FARMERS FEED WHEAT TO H0G3 PAGE DECLARES PRACTICE UN PATRIOTIC AND BORDERING ON TRAITOROUS. DISPATCHES FROM RALEIBH Doings ana Happemnfa That Mara PrsjrtH of NertH Carlin PtS '. Cthrj Arsuoa" lh Stats Capi.ai. Rai in That there are fartnr in aomr see tons of North Carolina who aie feed ing to bogs wheat that is needed by their gove-iiuient tor the maintenance of lis armies and the arm c of its Al lies, has been brought to the attention sf State Fx Administrator Henry A Tage It is said In uplat.ation of this re markable prsa-tlc that the mills are offering only t; IS for wheat while 10m is selling at a hicher figure Re gardless of a difference in pro e in some legalities the f.d adminisfa thm and other authorities are indit , Ims negro fair, the spe' ial spenki r nant that any farmer In this State l fy n ill, former president should be so unpatriotic as to use for ',( taV North Ca-olina College of Agri feed th only rerea! that is suitable L-ulture and Ktigliieering. who la now for upon anil umn which th govern- ' devoting his time to th special com Bient is depending almost as muth as mission of writing a history of North upon the soldiers, to win th war. 'Carolina's part in the civil war. a corn It Is .learly rerognited that If thlsBI,,ion ti"n hl by ,B Nor,h rrV if.unt"v falls down In any degree in 1t task of feeding 'he Allied armies and keeping them In gi-od ftghttng trim It will pay for that failure in the blood and lives of lis own soldiers -th boys from North Carolina 'id oth er States who will have to make up for any decreased fighting effirieny nf our Allies In the fare of this imputable fart the food adniinistt i- tion dies not hesitate to denounce as bordering oti the traitorous the pra tiie of feeding wheat to any animals It is dei lar d that this practice is not only unpatriotic but that It Is fool ish and une oiionili al Com mav be retailing at storcf in some sections at a higher price trian wheat but the corn that Is now being harvested, and which Is thoroughly mature and ready to feed, will srll for murh less than that figure prolialdv for not mor lhan t ." per bushel. Besides velve bean meal, a most effective hog feed Is selling at ..r, to J4n per ton and rlc and wheat bran and shorts are also available Further, there is not a miller In the S'a'e but would gladly en hange a nun h larger value o' ho feed in hni'i and shorts for a bushel of wheat than would I contained In the bushel of w in at The food administration requests that the mimes and add.-ee of anv feeders of hog or other stock w!io tutraiut li nltf wh.iut a feil K sent o the office of the administration at Itale.gh T Organlit Safety Leajuet. Following plans which hav b e worked out by the Insurance corircis sloner. James Tt. Young. Mrs W. R. Hnllowell. representing the Insurance department, rerently organized at Richland. Onslow county, the first Bafety League In North Carolina. The league was organized at Rhhlands ru ral public high school, among the stu dents and teachers i f the school and a number of the parents of the pupils. The meeting at which the league nre...i.i..i wss n .nihiisiasi Ic one and th promise of good results from th organUaion is good. The league f to have regular meeting earn Frl- a.. ,,nin. Th. nn.ntn vercie k. ,. K-.n .i..n nv.r to the league on those days for it meeting The league has a president, vie president, treasurer, a id secre - tary, all chosen from among the pup'ls of the school Assisting these officer there I an administrative committee The member of the league will ce operate In using measure againat ac cident and fire iu their community. Thev will make inspections of preni - Ises'and see that carelessness that may cause loss of property or life or th Injury of persons 1 prevented as far a It is within their power to do. At the regular meeting certain member will report on observations that have been made and newpap-r report that have .nme to their atten tion during the week and discussion all! be held in whiili plan ia ! laid lo prevent occurrence of a s'Ml lr nature where Injury may result In the reach of th league. It is the Intention of Commissioner Jung to give the aid of the d.-pa-t- Toung to give ment in the organization of the league in all part of the State, at d. whenever practicable, representative of the Insurance department win t sent to assist In their organization. Friday, Nov. 2d, Arbor Day. Friday. November I. has been ret aside by Ihe government and the Stnte school authorities to be observed m Arbor Day. It I expected tha nearly all of our public schools will observe It In an appropriate manner. A new Arbor and Bird Hay Manual has been prepared by the North Carolina Geo logical and Economic Snrvey and has been printed and distributed by the Stat Department of Education. Suf ficient copies to allow two for evsny school have already been sent to the county and tlty superintendent. f Aiti Sa'sasi Lsaau Mtrts ' lr I.. S Massev fcirr.:n of tae I headquarters ommittee ot the Nor'h 'Carouua Ar i ki'. gives i. e that a super-. i.ende.v of th Vtgue will be ei.-'-d it. annual 'I'sthig of the .eague trustee at Ka j! h. Nov.ont.cr U .and that apoptua itions for the p!a- ar in orbr His ifiwmal notii follows: "At a meeting of the headquarters sitnnnt'ee of the Va-ta t'aro'ina Ami Saloon lesgue held today In the office of Rev. R. U !avis. superin tendent, a runiber of questions con cerning the fu'ure polu y of the leatu were discussed and rveoramendatbvis Blade to the full board of trastees We wish hereby to glv notice to the tern peram people of the slate that the annual no-etlng of the board of tru tees has been caled for Novemh.-r 1 117, at l:t p m At this meeting a superintend, tit of the Ncrth Carolina State Antl Saloon league will I elect ed, and any party wishing to applv for the position may send In hi appli cat'on to W T Shaw Wetdoti. N. V, .hai-Bian of the board of iru-tecs; Ir W. U roteat. Wake Forest. N president of the convention, or to the undersigned. Raleigh. N". C chairman of headquarters committee Any ap- ip'.icant may be assured that he wll' ire eive due considerat'on bv the board lot trustees. 1. S MASSF.Y. Thairman Headquarters Com." I Hill Adders Ntge Fair. ! At the big dav for the North 0a lira division, t nited Confederate A- 'erans Vr Hill was greeted by au Im jmens crowd of negroes out at th fair grounds His theme was Ton 'strnctlve Cltiietishlp In Pear ' and !Aar" He Insisted that every one must. In bis relation in life as cl'l zen of the commonwealth, maintain a constructive, selfish or destructive 'fltllnshlp. T Hill's address was heard with deep Interest and evident appreciation j Inspection of the cihibits revealed a number or quite creiniaoie ieiure. Including agricultural exhibits by well known roll red farmers that evidenced marked progress In method The 'n diistriul exhibits showed up we'l also, the l.egro fair this year under th direction of Perry O Kclly. as presi dent, belfg a marked advancement over the fair tht have gone befr. Requirtd to Hav Llcsnss. With only len rtnys remaining Sat lug which to secure- licenses, the North Carolina dealers In those lommodliies which have liecn put under the license system by prorlamaton of President Wocslrow Wilson, are likely to lie in quiie a flurry in getting through tha required form State Food Admliils- jtrator Henry A Page has received suf Orient inf irniatlon and Instruitions ! front Washington to make him appre ciate the magnitude of the work lucl- !"'"" " " "l-eratlon of the law under the nresidei.t's trx lama! Ion Kvcry person auliject to license must 'obtain and nil out completely an an 1 plication blank. The, blank will b 'furnished only by th Idvenae Division I of the 1. 8. Food Administration at I Washington, together wth full Instruc tions aa to filling out. Any dealer jwho ar In doubt a to whether they are ubject to license should com Jmunlrat with thl Irhi;on of the Food Administration. ! Tho Who Ar Subject, j Those who are subject to license are dealer in wneai. mtrirj. ! "orn. rke and the prooucis 01 me .cereals; dried bean, and pea; cotton ,eed and their products; peanuts and ; soybeans and their product; milk ana ' It various product, oleomargarine. lard and all oil and rooking fal; j !freh. canned or cured neet. pora anu I mutton, poultry, egg, fresh and froien fish; fruits, vegetable, and all fa" ned anil nrien proaucis, sua... ,and ntolasse. inaiera wnose .o-.um- of biilne aggregates less m.n tion.tion per annum or who are al ready under license are not uMct to llcene. The re expected, how ; ever, to make ther Dunes roniorro j to the same principle tinder which ithe licensed dealers operate. ( rm.n mufTin, gr, mghty good foe breakfast. F.at them aeve-al time a week and help win the war. How to Promote Fire Prevention. II can avoid lighting a match around gasoline He can Inspect hi preml'' ocra slonally to se that wast paper has not accumulated In vacant room. eel- j, n(, 0(nf pU(, i He ran think He can remember that these are war times and that neither hi roun try nor himself can afford to have any of our products or weslth watted by tire. j James R. Young. Insurance commis sioner, has Just sent out the following suggestion telling whst each person in North Carolina ran do to promote fire prevention: He can keep his premises clean. He ran see thst each match used Is extinguished before fhrowlng It sway He can knock cut his pipe or throw away his cigar wher. he goes around highly Innmmable material. He ran keen matches away from rte children. He can be careful about the burn ing of trash In hi back yard. HUE DAY'S ORK IIAGE APPEAL FOR ONE JAY'S LABOR FOR ORPHANAGE MADE Y COMMITTEE. NEEDS ARE GREATEST EVER Esp" Inatitutiaa Art H.hr Liberty toad Casspaifft Dalayt Aoiatin" Appeal. Raleigh -"TU need of Biany of th' orphan institutions of th State were never so urgent as the ar today an I th neressitv of making our appeal more direct and to wider circulation this year haa been created by tttese abnormal conditions." This is the statement ot th North Carolina Orphan Association is stak ing In its appeal to th ntn and worn en of North Carolina to contribute, on or Bear Thanksgiving Hay. at least on day's Income to th orphanage of his or her choir. Th appeal has been delayed purposely, this year, so that It would not run counter to th Liberty Loan campaign The publicity committer is compos d of M I. Shipmsn. James R. Young. John l. llerry. A. 8 Barnes and Uv Ingstou Johnson "Th needs of such a rail," says a statement being mailed out by th publicity committee was never more urgent than now Kipense necessary to the tuainteiianr of very orphan home n the Stat has Increased, while the rrsponsiblllties hav multiplied So. let not th day pan without mik ing a thank-offering to your Master. ' by denying yourself some pleasure, some luxury, even some necessity, to help the helpless become what their God and your God Intended ther ' should attaiu In thl life and In the life to come. "Thi I reasonable request, for any one can share with the orphan the earning of one day out of three hundred and sixty-five. It I practica ble, for rich and poor alike can par- tlclpate In it. The business and pro fessional man. the farmer, the land lord, the money lender, the wage ean- ! er. the salaried worker, the housewife, the news and messenger hoysevery- , body, old and young, of all creeds an 1 classes, may unite In beautiful co-operation for the support ot a needed civic and Christian philanthropy. Let NortU Carolina make the approaching Thanksgiving a day of historic Impor tanre; a day on which the hearts of th people were opened to the little one whom our splendid orphan homes are endeavoring to save from degener acy and oblivion. "To thl end we call upon the edt tor of our paper, dally and weektv. secular and religious, to give the wid est passible publicity to thl move ment, which I philanthropic in pur ; pose and State wide In extent; we call upon all church leader of all denomi nation. Including pastor, Sunday school sup. rlntendent. women work er, and other of influence, to urge the giving of a day" income to some on of our orphanage; we call upon th officer of the various fraternal orders to bring thl appeal to the at tention of each jnan in their member ship and enlist hi support of this modest offering; we respectfully re quest all superintendents and teacher of secular schools, college and uni versities to Induce their studnt and friend to unite with them in giving a day' work or wages to the needy or phans of North Carolina. We Invoke the co-operation of doctor, merchant. public official, and all other with lo- , ral ,0lnwnt , pg ,he word along, ( wi(h ,h, r)vine injunction: 'Even so. . (t not the will of your Father which , in In jMVen that on of these lltt' one shall perish. Actions spek londer than word.' So closely I the world linked, that one phase of the world war i being fought out n the American kitchen, where the housewife will be the skill ed general who will drive back the menace of starvation from the flanks of our Allies. Shoe Soles of Auto Tires. Winston Salem A wsr tlme conser vstlon that promises tn become world wide in It scope and will prnbshly last long after the necessity for con serving for war purpose has been In auguratid In Stoke county. Th -movement, recently ttartlng as an ex periment, ha spread over the entire county and Is now tn other sections The movement Is tha' of using the discarded rubber from sutomohile tires in place of leather for the half soles and heels of shoes. Grusbed to Death at Salisbury. Salisbury Robert Blackwell. 30 years old. an engineer on the local ysrds of the Southern, was Instantly killed and his body badly mutilated last week. He had left his engine tn remove a hot clinker from a track. Whea he did not return for some time his fireman started a search and found him dead. Another shifting ttaln had run him down. . HI widow survive. Th funeral was held from th residence of Mrs aiackwetl's father. Captain J. P. Han dsrllf TO QRPHA I PT lilUGI ACCEPT FAIR PROFIT FOOD ADMINISTRATION ANNOUN CES PROFITEERING tV RE TAILERS MUST STOP. SUPPLIES Will BE SHUT OFF Wholesalers Will Prohibit From Sllma ! Dealers Seeking. Undue Profit Guarf Consumer Against High Prices, Washington. -Profiteering by retail dealers ia foodstuffs i bow made isu possible, the food administration au i Bounced, under a plan to cut off sup 1 pile to those not satisfied with re ' sonable margins. Manufacturer, wholesaler and other handler of foods whose busine will go under li cense will not be permitted ' sell lo distributor who seek andue profit "Thl is on of the most sweeping safeguards," th announcement said, "against high pines whoa will be Incorporated is the licensing system, for which complete rules and reguta- lions will be made know a w ithin a tew day " This plan, food adiuiuistrttimi offi cial believe, will give the governaien' entire control ot retail prices Whole salers and others who continue to sell to retailer after they are forbidden to do Bo bv the food admlnistratiou will be denied Ibe right to sell goo.! under lli'ense. ; Authority for extending control bv th retailer is cite I In the announce nient as follows: "The sniall retailer of fond, of whom ther are several hundred thou and In tl.e country, while exemm from the IP ensing provision. ar- nevertheles suhpvt to other provi sion of thr fond control set. Fvciv retailer, a well as vry other handle of food, is forbidden under the bw to make any unreasonable i lunge, to hoard, to monepopre. waste or tie stroy food, or to consnire w ith anyone lt restrict the production, distribution or upply. or ex ict excess'v price on i;ny nece;tie. Th -re are no pe'ia" lles provided, but Ihe fiwid adnil'i'stra Hon hope thai th arrsnueruet't of restricting sin-plies to violators of the law will he ot some effect, for the re tailer will find hirmelf unable to buy good from any wholesaler or nianu fadurer " State federal food administrator will be directed to ke-o wn'rh fo' violators and seed lo the-fiod admin istration the names of retailers kl:i excessive prices. LATEST REPORTS BRING RELIEF TO WASHINGTON Word That the Italian Line Is Holding Relieves Analety. Washington Word from Home that the Italian line was holding agalnM the terrific assault of the Austro-C.er i man forces was received by official j Washington with ester Interest ami ; frank relief. Mllitn'v Hi'tlmrilles here , have not disguised their keep anxiety a press reports showed t!i Italians falling back under the crushing blows of the enemy Satisfaction was found also tonicM In the announcement from t.ondoi that steps bad been taken he th French and ItrtHsh to support th Italian front There was no iinllca tion of what icieritloiis that an- i nnuncemeiit ni!"hl foreshadow. Kven s'-centlttg the Cernian claim ' at face va'tie rn-"v officers her" be lieve OenerBl Cadcrm will h 1 to i heck the ditve If Hie morale nf hi n'my wa not shuttered Tli an- pouncenipnt frrtn Pome 'hat all ele ment of the l'i'lliin forces were obey ing orders of b general s'rff wa viewed as sett I -g at rest, for ttie : Hnm at least the gravt feiirs for th final outcome of the stru"!e The anno'tneement was tst-e-i to mean that (! al C olor-n hml sn , ,.p(id In rc 'liing th im-cc scat tered bv the first fierce ruh" of Ih AiistroGer-nui's and was falling back y'eadily and behind a w-!l orgaiilr.il . defense to the line selected for a stand. AMERICAN SOLDIERS CAPTURE FIRST GERMAN PRISONER "With th Am ri -an Army In Frtm-e American batteries are contlnuin; to shell thr Herman lines at regular In tervals. Smw thai fell Interfered with all operation. The first (icrman prisoner nf war taken by the Amo-ban expeditionary force died In an Am.'ricanflrld hos pital. b'"lng been sh;t when he en c wintered n American patnl In "No-l.at-d" In front of the American tsivh'-s. He with ansither German, wa dls rovi.d Saturday n'tsht by the patrol and ws tall-'' nnn o halt. Th--Oman ran; the rstroi flrvl ami one of the enemy we Ml. The prisoner in rested st a d-vssliig sta'ion and r- roved to field hontl wh-re the ci nil'I'-el effor" of severs! surgeon Mled to v hi life. The prisoner was a mall carrier, snd letters of some va'ne were found on hltn I! explained hi presence ; near th American tron-he. saying he hsd lost his way It th dark. He de clared that the Herman soldiers did not know Americana were on front. i s : 1 ' ' ' ' ' j Oividing It An eight hour day And a ten hour night Some young men nay Is quite all right. English Jok. The liiidoiier Itnh Jove' Ye, over In our coiniirv the tipper cIhsm are much attached to n fish elled the sole. .looming mie nsn. i.si. The American -How funny! That sound like a sliminaker re,.rt. The l.nd.Hier-Wbnt. my dear man? The American - Why, ibe upper are tied to the (e. rnnnnriirnni ruuu ucftLcno iiirniniu Tl IPS flliltnibHH II HOW III TRENCHES PERSHING'S SOLDIERS NOW OC CUPY FRONT LINE TRENCHES IN FRANCE. ARE FACE 10 FACE KITH FOE Moa Hav Adapted Themselves At tual Treocw Cdit the Most Satisfactory Manser Nation la Thrilled by Ne, With the Amerbaa Army m Frame. -Following is the nrst official atato Bient issued horn the Americas fcwai ttuarters: . "U t-it!iiU4tiou uf their training a aus leas to lustruvii later. con t lucent ot uMite battalions of our nrt contingents, in tonne turn with vet eras Fremh battalions, ar la III flrst line I rem he of a nulet seeto: ou th Freuh trout They are sup ported by some batteries of our arm lery iu asxaiatton with Vetera! French batteries. "Th M'ctot" reaiaiu n-wmal. Our men have adapted themselves to a. -tual trench condition m the most sat isfactory manner" The nation wa thrilled by word that Auieiican trMps at last wet tj. e to face wiiU the C.ermsn acrus No-MaH-Land Anmiuncement by Gen eral Peishing that several hattalioi.s of hi iiilaitlry wer In the front lit e trenches, supiwirted by American hat it ri s whi. h alieady htd goue in at Hon against the enemy, fanned a new fame ol patriotism throughout th conn. ty. The absolute silence with whiih Secretary llaker and war depattm'ti' ofticial greeted th new., however. bowed that although the movem- tit into the trendies had been eipes te 1 t any time, it wa regarded onlv a ihe Bni.l phase of the men training German shells are breaking abou" th ' Amei Iv ans and although they h e not taken over the trench ector. rt :lcs. iiiaihine guns, bombs and ha nets In American hands w ill greet .any tiemy attaik. AUSTRO GERMANS TAKE OVER 100.000 ITALIAN PRISONERS Whole Italian Army Rttreatt aw Every Line Is Wavering. lierlin tvia U'lidoni - tllulletln - The capture of luciuut Italian and more than "n guns Is reported In th ft Vial communication from general leadiittarters. which dMlarc thut th Italian second and thlid armies are in retreat. The text cf the statement reads ' "The Italian second and third ar mies are In retri al toward the west Our pursuit is advamlng rapidly from the mountains a far a the ea. lo the present ItHi.noO prisoner ami 7"'t gun have been enumerated " Herlin (via laimion, Hrllish Adtni ! rally, pcf Wiieless Press). The Au trlans and Herman hav? forced th":: way through the mountain to th" plains of northern IteK. capturing tii town of Clvidale. the war office no noimces The cl'y of Cmriila. on th lsiuign. nlr-o has been captured. Til nuinber of Italian prisoners, accord'!!'- lo the report, is increased to mny 'han Soi'O't The Hiiuouni enieiii follows: "".lipid development of the unit"! n'liuk on the ontti again hrou;!'.! entl" Sim ess yesterday. The IfaMai forces which sought in prevent our di visions from emerging from the mo'in tains were thrown bat k by powerful thrusts. I.i the evening Oerm.ri troops forced their way Into the burn ing town of Clvidale. the first town in imlnt of position In ti e plan. "The Italian f'otit ss fur as the Ad ii tic ea is waerliig. (ur troop are pressing forward on the whole line. "The number of nrlsimer has be n increased to mote than Ml OnO nnd th" number of gun to more than lion " Rome iHritlsh Admlrilty per W're 1ess Pressl- 1'nits of the Italian o. ond army snrrendT or retreated with out fighting, permitting the Aus'ro C.einian force to break the Italian H-ft wing on the Julian front and In- ode Italy, says the bffirlal report. PRESIDENT IS STUDYING CONDITIONS OF ALLIES Washington.- From a iwmlv" of prominent Americans recently return ed from Kitmpean war fionts fre! ilnt WINon Is gathering flrsl-hstid' testimony cniirerrdng conditions there mil among civilian nomtiallo is .if America's ulhV. Men who have made observstions within the last few wee1 across the water have been welom visitors to the White House, whr they have been plied with questions by the Presldei t. INSANE MAN KILLS WIFE AND TWO SMALL CHILDREN" Statesville One of the worst tra.v dles In lh history of thi ection oc curred when Ca-I White, of Tivlnr vllle. Wees me violently demented and killed his wife and two smsll chil dren. Mr. White wa al the home of hi father, Mr W K. White, who ws i a former representative In the tt ! 'cnate from Alexander county, when . the killing occurtsd. It l ad been noted that Mr. White wns sllthtlv wrong, i hut no serious tl might wa given. WOULD SEVER RELATIONS j WITH GERMAN EMPIRE J Mexico City. Great excitement ha : Ven created through Ihe publication I In El t'nlversal of a statement by ' ' t tieneral Pablo tint. sales, former ror- madner of the farrsnxs forces In ; Mlr0 cnr and , kll0W!) ,,. tutlonii,t fgTOrlng Mexico following , ,he M,mpif of 0.hr Utln-Ameriran j 00untrie and severing diplomatic rfr i ,,,... wlh Grm,n. Th, ,nli.. front page of the newspapers waa de voted ta the statement
Daily Herald (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.)
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