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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1918
Page
3
Through an association with American newspapers The Herald is represented worldwide by about two hundred photographers, over a hundred with armies and navies. The page will weekly reproduce some of the best pictures for Herald readers.
A Western Front photograph captures a shell explosion just feet away, preserving a dramatic moment of a British Tommy wounded by flying debris. The image highlights wartime danger and the photographer’s quick timing amid heavy shelling.
Motorcycles fitted with a third wheel rearward between two others use a cone and spindle to bind all three rigidly. The design, described as simple, allows dispatch riders at the eastern front to negotiate desert sands.
A fierce engagement continues with notable gains for one side and tremendous losses for the opposing force. Reports indicate intense fighting, with reported advances and retreats shaping the battle’s progress.
Allied forces, with American and French units, push German crown prince troops back along the Solmne to Fore End axis. Widespread gains shorten the German line, blotting out the elbow north of Fere and squeezing the V salient near St Gemme. Meuniere wood taken narrows the V to about four miles, signaling stronger envelopment prospects.
The Coffesville Journal notes few barbers approve the Hindu haircut, yet some patrons demand it. A barber explains the trend as a display of confidence amid stylistic risk, with patrons insisting on the look despite expert doubt. In Burlington, Auburn Happy the famous dog returns to owner Charles H. Mower from Mrs. George B. Dresser of Thompson, Conn, after a long absence and a $15000 sale agreement.
A World War I report notes that much of the United Kingdom’s rise in food production since November 1915 stems from importation of American motor tractors. The observation highlights how agricultural machinery aided wartime food campaigns and domestic farming improvements.
New York reports the second battle of the Marne is practically over with German forces retreating on a 50 mile front. Foch’s counter-offensive has pushed the line back, Germans withdrawing about ten miles on average, 15 at most, with 100,000 to 250,000 troops and heavy artillery.
Allied observers report large German bodies fleeing north along the road from Leyny midway between Soissons and Rheims area as fighting continues at dusk on the western edge of the Soissons Rheims salient. Allied reserves reportedly outnumber German forces in the area.
London reports that French forces captured a large amount of bridging material north of the Marne after pursuing the retreating Germans. The material indicates German plans to force the river and advance toward Paris in strong force.
The Portuguese bark Porto was sunk by a German submarine about 650 miles off the American coast on July 2. The Navy Department announced the crew of 18 was landed at a U.S. port by a British steamer after being rescued.
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