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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1918
Page
7
The Herald features weekly pictures taken by about two hundred associated photographers worldwide. More than one hundred serve with armies and navies of warring nations, offering readers a selection of the best and most interesting images reproduced on this page.
Mrs Ira Nelson Morris of Chicago, wife of the American minister to Sweden, has been resting in the United States. Reports to the American state department from her husband describe Germany’s hostile conditions and the evolving Russian crisis, noting her aid to the destitute in Sweden and a formal royal acknowledgment.
Chaplain Jose DeValles of the Columbus Knights of Columbus unit was awarded the Croix de Guerre for bravery. He served with an infantry unit during battle, exposing himself to fire to aid wounded soldiers and lead them to safety and triage points.
Arrangements are stated for the release from the colors of 20000 British workmen skilled in shipyards. The text notes a writing deal with ukual accessories and a hinge table top, plus a power plant for agricultural use erected in the Bombay Presidency during the year 1915-16.
A report from the Joint Commission on social service of the Protestant Episcopal Church-Oxwexo Vines details chaplains receiving cinema gear including a motion picture projector with screen, a typewriter, altar cross, candlesticks, and an auto truck, totaling 1002 dollars.
A traveler overhears a port elevator operator in a grand hotel sharing views on raising children. The exchange hints the operator’s Sunshine Bulletin has guided many families, while a passerby questions whether marriages were formed, and the elevator gate is opened for departure.
A brief wartime update notes Albania’s role in a broader allied offensive. The report highlights strategic importance and potential actions within the theater, signaling ongoing efforts and regional significance to the war effort.
Allied strategists note the French Italian advances in Albania while a potential push near Salonika could shift German and Austrian focus. American sectors report activity at Chateau-Thierry as Czech-Slovak legions pacify Siberia, delaying plans for an international Siberian campaign.
John Spargo of the Social Democratic League of America telegraphed an invitation to Alexander F. Kerensky, then in Paris, to visit major U S cities. The league plans to arrange the tour through its committees in Europe and the United States.
American pursuit planes in squadron formation crossed into German occupied territory north of Chateau-Thierry extending about fifty miles. They chased several German machines in the target area, engaging aircraft as they advanced into enemy air space.
Officials report 89 killed and 79 injured in a head on passenger train wreck near Nashville Tennessee. Most burn victims expected to recover after an inquiry blamed the accommodation train crew for the collision.
In Washington supporters of national prohibition as an emergency war measure won their first round when the Senate refused to sustain a ruling by Senator Saulabury of Delaware that the prohibition amendment to the $11,000,000 emergency agricultural bill should be stricken. The ruling held the general legislation did not apply to the bill under discussion.
Washington report shows members of the House Ways and Means Committee studying the treasury list of luxury taxes with interest. Several proposals faced opposition as impractical and protests have begun as the panel plans item by item review for the new war revenue bill.
Copenhagen observers report German Socialists in the Reichstag insisting they cannot vote for the budget until a new foreign secretary succeeds Dr. von Kueblmann and commits to a policy declaration, with debate delaying passage of the war loan measure.
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