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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1918
Page
3
The Roanoke Rapids Herald is represented worldwide by about two hundred photographers, over a hundred with various armies and navies in wartime. The page will weekly reproduce some of the best and most interesting images for Herald readers.
A Broadway car encounter linked conductor Charles Lawver to Miss Nort Hannan, part of a wartime romance when couples rose from limited jobs. Maine lobster fishers face a new state marking law for tagged lobsters, with a 9800 fine for noncompliance.
The Duryea Relief reflects continued wartime aid with Nina Mies and Maryn of New York leading fundraising and clothing drives for France. Mrs. Duryea reports distributions to 1,610 refugees, 10,541 soldiers, 5,550 prisoners, 4 women in layettes, 14,050 wounded in hospitals, and 2,000 dressings sent, as the group maintains personnel through shifting war theatres.
The Milwaukee Journal echoes the Evening Wisconsin on modern how to work well and endure criticism. It notes tavern smoking bans regulated by law, praising restraint yet recalling past relaxations for private towns. A 1079 incident in Turvard College involves visiting Dutch guests reacting to tobacco smoke.
Anerigan forces renew heavy shelling against American positions, delivering the fiercest bombardment in many days as troops press the front. The attack, described as the heaviest in days, underscores intensified clashes along the contested front.
During a major bombardment along the American sector in Lorraine two Americans were killed and nine wounded. American artillery and air operations intensified while German fire concentrated on American trenches. Correspondents were cleared to move within a fire zone behind the front with escort. The barrage caused significant German damage and forced temporary German positions to abandon some emplacements.
A fragmentary report describes a Versailles era debate on continuing war aims and a proposed united front by Entente powers. It notes foreign ministers and leaders discussing postwar law, peace terms, and the role of Russia, with Bolshevik and Kerensky factions stirring in New York and other U.S. cities. The piece cites railway movement, coal shipments, and diplomatic dispatches from Copenhagen to Helsingfors about revolutionary activities and upcoming conventions.
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