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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1918
Page
2
Seven days of major events across nations cover political shifts, economic developments, natural events, and diplomatic milestones. Key figures, organizations, and locations shape the global narrative while ongoing crises and breakthroughs influence policy and public discourse.
A Lake Charles storm causes about one million dollars in damage with nineteen dead and twenty wounded. The Diamond Shoals lightship off Cape Hatteras was sunk by a submarine, and the Merik was later torpedoed near North Carolina. U.S. plans for a merchant marine, tax changes, and extended draft ages are outlined, while Allied offensives in Picardy push Germans back as French and British forces seize prisoners and guns along a twenty mile front.
A compact survey of key happenings across the state highlighted by activity at the capitol. The review traces political developments, civic milestones, and notable institutional moves reported for Herald readers.
North Carolina workers allied with the Agricultural Extension Service and the State College of Agriculture will display fall harvest and grain exhibits at the 58th State Fair opening October 21. County displays, the Herring interest, and university ties mark preparations while wheat prices rise and state agencies push stabilization efforts.
Carl J. Baer of Chicago spoke to Charlotte businessmen at the chamber of commerce about a statewide agricultural campaign. The plan calls for banker and commercial groups across North Carolina to support the effort, with Baer possibly returning in September or October to lead activities.
Allied forces report high importance gains in Picardy with an estimated 26,000 prisoners taken including about 1,000 officers from general to corporal ranks. The claim cites widespread captures as the offensive progresses.
Allied forces press in the Somme to the Oise region as Bray Sur Somme and Proyart fall, while Gury is seized north of the Olve. French gains toward Noyon and Roye widen the pocket. 36 000 Germans captured and 500 guns seized. Allied air power disrupts German routes, with numerous high ranking officers among prisoners.
Washington reports a German submarine off the middle Atlantic coast discharged gas on Smith's Island coast guard station and lighthouse in North Carolina. Officials deem it a deliberate act of frightfulness, marking a new threat to American shores and personnel.
New York twelve indictments charge 19 individuals and two firms for furnishing defective army raincoats to the government. Several defendants alleged to have paid commissions to federal officials to aid their procurement, with many facing prior indictments.
The report notes a striking relation between prisoners taken and allied casualties. It states that allied losses were far lower than German prisoners taken, insisting the battle aimed at captures rather than minimizing enemy losses.
Three student aviators at the United States training school were instantly killed at Pensacola Florida when a seaplane carrying them on a training flight plunged into the bay. Officials described the accident as a sudden fatal plunge during a routine fleet maneuver from the local aviation station.
Boston report says two submarines attacked the Ashing fleet on George's bank. The fishing schooner Old Time and ship Cruiser were probably lost when sunk by gunfire without warning. The Sen nett was also sunk and shells were fired at boats as fishermen left.
Allied observers report German forces digging in opposite the Franco American line along the Vesle and stringing barbed wire on hills northwest of Flames. Prisoners say retreating into a Longuval rock quarry cave. Franco American artillery shelled it all day, forcing Germans to abandon the refuge. Trench lines stretch west and east of Longueval and in the Perles valley.
President Wilson issued a proclamation calling coal miners and operators to maximize production to avert a threatened winter shortage. He urged workers to put in full-time hours and asked essential personnel to accept deferred classification in the draft.
Paris reports French forces advancing between the Somme and Oise rivers. They capture several villages west and south of Roye, reach wooded areas between the Marne and Oise, and take LaMotte along with nearby LaBerliere and Gury.
An official air ministry report notes raids on Karlsruhe and an explosion in Karlsruhe via Mon. A Stockholm dispatch says Sweden's Moscow efforts led to the release of British and French consuls recently detained by the Bolshevik council.
The navy department announced a German submarine sank nine fishing schooners in the Massachusetts coastal area. Confirmed names include Kate Palmer Amita May Reliance Star Buck and Progress. other vessel names were not listed in dispatches.
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