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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1917
Page
3
Through an association with other American newspapers The Roanoke Rapids Herald is represented worldwide by about two hundred photographers. Over a hundred work with the armies and navies of the warring nations. The best and most interesting images will be reproduced weekly for Herald readers.
Soldiers rush work on aviation camps on Long Island scenes show painting star aircraft and actors in trench warfare. Officers train at Wakefield camp as stories mix humor with duty. A sergeant jokes about a wife halting a carpentry meeting while a second mate guesses a distant object on the horizon.
A CORNELIE photograph shows positions used to test the vital sense of balance in aviation candidates. The chair and the aspirant are spun rapidly to elicit vertigo. The test for United States airmen is among the most rigorous, demanding near perfect physical condition.
The measure to provide insurance for soldiers proceeds with only minor deviations from the previously announced outlines. Officials say the program remains on track, detailing coverage goals, eligibility, and funding expectations while avoiding major changes.
A wartime insurance program would allow soldiers sailors and marines to purchase life coverage from 1000 to 10000 dollars with a premium around eight dollars per thousand. The plan also requires a $15 monthly family allotment from pay, plus government allowances to dependents and disability benefits, with installments deducted from pay.
The full legal staff of the emergency fleet corporation resigned in a body, reportedly in solidarity with Major General Goethals whose resignation as general manager was accepted by President Wilson. Named attorneys include George Rubles Joseph P. Cotton George H. Savage Charles P. Rowland and Edward B. Burling. Officials offered no explanation.
Paris reports Sergeant Ronald Hoskier of New York, a Lafayette Escadrille member, was killed by a German aviator over St. Quentin in April this year. He is commended for remarkable courage and sacrifice after a defense against three enemy planes.
London reports Wing Commander John C Porte of the Royal Navy Air Service and his codefendants facing Bow Street police court in the Curtiss airplane graft case. Counsel said a specialist reported he was bedridden from a hemorrhage of the lung, making attendance uncertain and delaying appearance dates for the defendants.
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