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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1918
Page
3
Through an association with American newspapers The Roanoke Rapids Herald is represented worldwide by about two hundred photographers with over one hundred in the armies and navies of warring nations. The best and most interesting photos will be reproduced weekly for Herald readers.
View of Newark Bay shipyards shows the Alamosa Alcona and Chetopa in launch status on the yard slips. The scene captures naval construction focus as ships meet testing and sea trials ahead of operations.
A London guided tour yields comic confusion as an Australian visitor compares local sights to Australia. He remarks on the scale of hotels and buildings, confusing a ticket office for a grand hotel while commenting that Australians see things as larger. The exchange highlights cross country perceptions during a London visit.
A report cites a claim that a change to English rifle bullet style increased aluminum costs. A Danish census notes over 6.4 million fruit trees in a country about one third Wisconsin's area. Sioux women on the Standard Rock reservation organize a Red Cross auxiliary. China features salt wells over 2000 feet deep drilled through solid rock by hand with primitive tools.
A fragment shows a mother and child discussing Mercury as the ads messenger, noting the child lacks a good memory for the Boston Evening Transcript, with the surrounding text showing a playful editorial aside about memory and advertising references.
Sergt. Maj. J. A. White serves as chiropodiat with U S forces in France. He stresses that healthy feet are vital to army success and ensures that the marching men stay in the best condition, keeping them in the pink of health.
A fabric made from paper strip sacks twisted with short vegetable Aber proves effective for ore transport in Chile. The article mixes odd, error-ridden lines about politics, rumors, and unrelated items, but highlights the sacks’ use in mining logistics.
A London Globe summary notes growing child tied work in school and home gardens across towns in England. Essex reports strong food production programs with organized back garden cultivation praised as exemplary. A light joke concludes with a real estate agent anecdote about dogs and a peanut shell remark.
Allied troops remain locked in deadly fighting along the Marne and other sectors as the struggle continues unabated. Front lines show heavy exchanges with no clear breakthrough for either side amid continued artillery and infantry assaults.
Intense fighting across Macedonia and Albania with allies gaining the upper hand. In France and Flanders British and French, with Italian support, repelled German assaults near Hebuterne and Meteren as forces pressed toward Fere En Tardenois. French American units captured Reull and other strongpoints while the Marne sector saw German counterattacks repulsed and front lines slightly shifted north.
Washington reports that allied and German high commands may be setting the stage for a decisive battle around the Aisne Marne salient. Observers expect heavy fighting from east of Rheims to the North Sea as the fourth anniversary of the war nears, with crucial clashes north of the Marne. No clear plan from General Foch is seen in unofficial reports.
London reports the British armed cruiser Marmora was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine with ten crew missing and presumed killed. The accompanying destroyer ran ashore and sank. thirteen crew missing and presumed drowned.
The German Emperor warned that the hardest part lies ahead as the enemy marshals strength for a final defense and counterattack. Karl Rosner recorded this remark in the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger on the eve of General Foch's offensive, indicating an anticipated critical phase in the conflict.
Washington reports mustard gas as the most dangerous poison used by the Germans. It has a garlic like odor and is oily, heavy, and dispersed by shells. The gas causes tearing and later eye swelling and paleness among victims.
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