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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1918
Page
7
The Roanoke Rapids Herald is represented worldwide by about two hundred photographers, over a hundred serving with armies and navies of warring nations. The Herald will reproduce some of the finest images taken by these photographers on this page each week for readers.
Lieut. Cyril J. White, a nineteen year old veteran with nine months in the Royal Field Artillery, returns to service after relief from recruiting duties to his father Brig. Gen. W. A. White. Also notes Serbian history praise by a historian and a hunting incident in Maine where James W. McLellan killed two deer with one shot after a fox sighting.
Patrolman William Namack seeks recognition as the city’s first police aviator. The police commissioner forms an airplane corps to defend New York in air raids or amid major calamities. The photo shows Namack after a fight on the British fighting front.
Officials see prospects of a victorious counteroffensive as Allied forces press ahead amid cautious optimism. The report notes strategic gains and renewed confidence on the war front, with emphasis on coordinated operations and potential breakthroughs.
A wave of optimism spread as Italian forces began pouring into France to join the decisive struggle. British and French units hold firm on the western front while allied reinforcements bolster the effort under General Foch. Washington officials and President Wilson consider accelerated American involvement and a coordinated national strategy after meetings with Secretary Baker.
Southern cotton holders warn loyalty could waver if price fixing occurs. Some dealers claim manufacturers would set raw cotton prices below market to cut costs, while North Carolina delegates protest. J Al LAN Taylor asks Senator Simmons to intervene. Simmons and Vance McCromick discuss. No immediate move to fix raw cotton prices. possible action on finished goods.
Samuel Gompers, head of the American Federation of Labor, declares in Cleveland at the City Club that American socialism is a branch of German propaganda. Speaking for the Liberty Loan drive, he asserts there is no American socialist party and attacks the American socialist organization as German propaganda before about 1,600 listeners.
Washington officials report General Crowder orders delaying Senate bill draft quota amendment action. The measure would shift from state population to class one enlistments, affecting credit for men drafted and overall mobilization strategy.
Washington reports the emergency test corporation will relocate its offices to Philadelphia under Director General Schwab. About half the shipbuilding program centers plans near Philadelphia, transferring roughly 1,600 workers including the oil department.
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