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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1918
Page
6
A compact overview of major global events from the past week. Key developments span politics, economics, and diplomacy in multiple nations, with emphasis on decisions, accords, and rising tensions shaping international relations.
A sprawling wartime digest reports attacks across multiple fronts, including shootings near Bronddis in San Augustine County and a bandit raid on a Missouri express. It notes a fire destroying Junaluska Inn at Lake Junaluska, political finance moves, and military actions from Cantigny to Ukraine, with diplomacy and censorship details shaping the home front.
Dispatches from Ayleigh report May heat and drought devastate wheat yields with 13 percent drop in planted area and potential declines across corn and sweet potatoes. Officials warn of reduced yields statewide as teachers and technicians face state planning changes and soldiers prepare to depart for training assignments.
North Carolina considers enforcement of public health laws for contagious diseases and child labor restrictions. The state board and counties discuss penalizing violations, registry reforms, and aligning state laws with federal measures. Bee-keeping and sugar shortages are noted, along with wartime economic controls and municipal waste guidance.
Mr Harold Allen, assistant national director of the Public Service Reserve, urged North Carolina county chairmen to support essential work for food production, war material, and transportation. The reserve aims to keep nonessential roles filled and coordinate with the Employment Service to supply workers where needed. The gathering, called by State Director T L Bland, drew representatives from about half the counties and received strong endorsements for vigorous civilian defense support.
A fragmented notice from a Charlotte meeting of the Cotton Manufacturers Association of North Carolina discusses a proposed fourteen year age limit for child labor and a constitutional challenge to enforce prohibitions on under sixteen work. The text suggests the group did not ask the state legislature to enact such a law and mentions a potential future proposal for a sixteen year threshold.
The Anheville Junaluska Inn, the large hotel at the Methodist Assembly Grounds at Lake Junaluska, burned down after a kitchen fire. The frame building and furnishings were a total loss in the blaze estimated at 160000 dollars. No one was hurt. Other hotels and cottages remain on the grounds and officials said the conference this summer would not be affected.
Reports describe heavy fighting on both sides around Rheims as forces clash. The encounter shows stubborn resistance and only modest territorial gains despite intense action from advancing and defending units.
Allied lines hold amid fierce combat around Rheims as Germans press across the Marne. American troops counterattack near Fossey, imprisoning 1,000 to 1,500 enemy troops and driving attackers back to the riverbank. German use of tanks and naval bombardments reported as battles rage along a 65 mile front.
Early reports say General Foch anticipated the German rush and likely held reserves close. Officials suspect the current assault is a prelude to a larger push toward the channel ports, with Paris as a prime objective if Rheims or Amiens fall.
Elated officials in Washington greeted dispatches from France describing American troops holding the Marne left flank. French forces near Rheims with Italian aid stood firm along a long defended line against heavy enemy assaults.
The war correspondent reports American soldiers in hospital who say German infantry were no match for the Americans. Hospital reports show few gunfire wounds and many shrapnel injuries among the men.
London reports say the Great German attack was held up on the front east of Rheims five hours after launch. Only German advances worth noting occurred near the Soun road and Portnay where they penetrated about a mile and a half on a narrow front before French counterattacks were launched.
Amans expresses great annoyance at the slow and methodical advance of the French as expectations of battle grow. The situation hints at tense maneuvers and strategic patience amid ongoing hostilities.
French pressure from the Marne to the Aisne yields appreciable results as Courcy near Retz forest changes hands and French advances reach high ground. Australians recap German positions, British lines see artillery duels, and Italian detachments push Austrians along Albania. Czechoslovaks reportedly control western Siberia, Irkutsk bolshevik overthrow confirmed, and Berlin cites five of six American planes captured after attempting to bomb Cobling.
Washington President Wilson created the sugar equalization board on Hoover’s recommendation to stabilize consumer prices amid a possible shortage. the board will be funded with five million dollars from the war fund and may seize beet sugar factories to supply low cost sugar at stabilized prices, easing consumer costs.
A royal air escort of three Belgian seaplanes guarded King Albert and Queen Elizabeth on a night flight from Belgium to England. It marked the first air crossing by a reigning monarch between nations. The party traveled in canarete seaplanes operated by Belgian army aviators. the king landed near a British warship off Dover and the queen followed shortly after. The trip began on the Belgian coast and took about 40 minutes.
Troops of the American Expeditionary Force are to observe July 14 as a general holiday per a headquarters order. All units not engaged with the enemy may participate as the French Independence Day is celebrated by both nations.
Washington report: President Wilson urged by the committee of the education council of the National Reduction Association to lead a campaign recruiting male students to enter colleges and prevent the conscription of young men to leave for military service. The committee announced a meeting here to form plans for the campaign.
Report says government protection depends on results of rail industry actions. Officials and stockholders discuss how reforms may shield honest efforts and protect roads from short-term market losses as new conditions take effect.
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