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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1917
Page
3
Through an association with many American papers The Roanoke Rapids Herald is represented worldwide by about two hundred photographers, over a hundred with armies and navies of warring nations. The best and most interesting pictures taken by these photographers will be reproduced weekly for Herald readers.
The Red Cross Ambulance ship Surf promotes utilitarian dress as women industrial workers at Bloomfield New Jersey adopt unadorned overalls. Alongside, portraits of a female worker and notes on Joffre and M. Pannloved, famed mathematicians, reflect the era’s emphasis on science and national service. The article also cites a New York Supreme Court ruling denying a foreign national the right to change his name to Russell, citing social prestige concerns.
The piece recalls Gunner Clancy known as the Texan who carried the Stars and Stripes into action on the French front at Vimy Ridge on April 9, noting his injuries in battle and linking to other historic and cultural vignettes. It also surveys a travel book description of an Armenian bride and muses on daily habits and efficiency, stressing how small routines shape life.
American gunners suffer their first defeat after an armed steamer is sunk following a running fight with a submarine. The clash ends with losses reported for the American side and notes a fierce engagement at sea.
The Moren, a tank steamer, fought a running action with a German submarine in the war zone. Four crew members died, forty three survivors were rescued by a passing steamer, with the armed guard all saved. The U boat commander treated wounded sailors aboard. Germany vows to treat British merchant crews as pirates.
Washington reports a massive oversubscription to the two billion dollar Liberty loan as roughly nine million people, led by small investors, flocked to banks on the final day. Officials caution that totals are untabulated and rely on local committee estimates pending formal tabulations.
Washington reports the government will assume immediate control of around 2,000,000 tons of steel merchant ships under construction in American yards. The move follows a conference between steel ship builders, the Shipping Board, and the Emergency Fleet Corporation as part of the war budget bill signed by the President.
Washington reports a rise of 316 officers and 14,976 enlisted in the national guard not in the federal service. The latest militia bureau figures show on May 31 there were 4,462 officers and 108,621 men, rising by June 10 to 4,778 officers and 122,607 men, with Arkansas New York and Texas still to be heard from.
Field Marshal Haig leads renewed British assault northwest of Bullecourt as troops gain a section of German position. The advance aims to push toward Hondecourt after heavy fighting that saw Bullecourt captured by British forces.
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