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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1917
Page
2
A compact roundup presents brief items on governing, politics, and global affairs. It highlights notable developments shaping the current week without heavy detail, offering quick insights for busy readers.
In New York Samuel Gompers challenged Colonel Roosevelt over blame for the East St Louis riot while both claimed commitment to American labor. National politics move to select a new party, with conscription plans advancing, exemptions limited, and a universal draft process detailed yet unsettled. The espionage act expands U S war control as Britain and the United States negotiate shared tonnage and wartime shipping. China restores its republic, Britain seeks retaliation for air raids, and Germany expands submarine activity as Mexico eyes possible war.
Reports from London and Washington describe collapsed hopes for a separate peace with Germany, potential new German peace terms, rising civil war risk in China near Pekin, and movements of US and Japanese troops toward the city. Indications of Mexican oil actions, Allied production boosts, and German spies in Washington are noted, with July Fourth celebrations, naval actions in Europe, and shifting front lines across multiple theaters.
The Herald presents a concise survey of significant occurrences at the North Carolina State Capitol and across the state. It highlights political developments, legislative actions, and notable public affairs affecting citizens and institutions.
Dispatches from Raleigh report the grain harvest nearly finished across NC. Wheat yields may exceed last year’s, with eastern counties achieving higher per acre gains. oats fail while rye matches last year’s output. Food Conservation officials urge more stubble land planting to bolst er hay and feed crops, including corn, soybeans, and sorghum, with guidance from Bee Expert B C Sams on developing apiculture. Potato shipments rise sharply, prices vary by grade, and Wilson County boasts swift draft registration processing. Extension Circular on canning is exhausted and a new printing is planned.
Wilmington reports predict the end of World War I by autumn next year with Prussian militarism fading. A tribunal of refined governments will settle differences by diplomacy, not force, while Governor Bickett delivers a stirring patriotic address at Wrightsville Beach. Montreal hosts the first Presbyterian youth conference with leaders from Richmond Chicago and Nashville guiding studies and outdoor activities.
North Carolina reports cite a peaceful Fourth of July with no fireworks related accidents statewide. Insurance Commissioner James B. Young notes appeals to ban fireworks led to broad compliance and a sober patriotic display. Governor Bickett appoints a State Tax Commission with five members to advise reform for the next General Assembly. Members named include Henry A. Page J Z Greene James H. Poll Frank A. Linney and W Vance Brown.
The Greensboro Ambulance Company will be called out about July 15, per a telegram to organizer Henry Foust from Major Jeunemann. Members reacted with mixed cheer, expecting an earlier departure, as delays persist while Allentown camps crowd Red Cross units.
Buncombe county corn club boys, 260 strong, will enjoy a week of fun, instruction and recreation from July 23 to 27 under County Agent BE Weaver. They will encamp near Asheville, possibly on the Biltmore estate, with support from the Asheville Board of Trade led by N Buckner and Rotary.
Cherryville and Cherryville township face scrutiny over local enlistment in the Ohio guards but the town boasts many young men serving in France. They come from strong families and the community takes pride in representation across departments.
Official report details that thirty seven guardsmen were killed and one hundred forty one wounded as acas called ten service aided by airmen. Proclamation issued by the president references the national guards and distinct ranks in the conflict.
President Wilson announces steps to mobilize National Guard units in two increments on July 16 and 26, with a single August 6 draft date to bring all regiments into federal service. Campsites across the southeast, south, and west will host sixteen divisions, including the nineteenth California guard to Vista and the twentieth to Palo Alto, with rail routing organized to move troops efficiently.
A July crop report forecasts principal food crops at 1 093 000 000 bushels. Corn may reach 8 124 000 000, up 641 000 000 from 1912, with a fourteen percent larger acreage. Wheat, oats, and potatoes also show significant gains, with rye and tobacco near record levels and sugar crops rising.
President Wilson announced a proclamation putting export controls into effect July 15 1917 to license shipments of key commodities from coal and fuels to foodstuffs and steel products. The policy prioritizes American needs then allied requirements with neutral supply possible and aims to prevent central powers access. A sixty day embargo on all food shipments is being considered to assess quantities and allow allies and neutrals to plan.
Washington dispatches report the republic firmly re established at Nanking with Feng Kuo Chang as president of the new provisional government. Republican forces move toward Peking to expel remaining Manchu loyalists and restore the imperial order.
Richmond Va. The German consul B J Victor says he does not know where to go and does not want to go to Mexico. He cannot say what he will do after a Washington report asking those in Germanco to leave the United States. He recently sold his tobacco warehouse property for $100.
New York report says Secretary of War Baker warned against interfering with free speech and assembly. He cited soldiers and militia breaking up meetings, arresting citizens, and raiding rooms and headquarters despite police ads in protest.
In a cryptic remark, Omar Mixe Haxel claims Aimee bleeds blue, insisting the notion is mental only. The claim sparks controversy over identity and hereditary myths, prompting calls for medical clarity and responsible discourse.
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