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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1917
Page
3
The Roanoke Rapids Herald collaborates with about 200 photographers worldwide, over 100 of whom serve with armies and navies of warring nations. Selected images by these photographers will be reproduced weekly for Herald readers.
A German submarine likely the U-05 is pictured as the Silver Shell battleship sinks it after a one and a half hour fight. The shot by Ramon Marti Bella shows the U-boat under attack amid a halted Spanish ship Espanola situation.
Col Henry T Allen US Army promoted to brigadier general and named to accompany the Pershing expeditionary force to Europe as a commander. The excerpt includes dialogue from Senators Sorglum on speaking honestly and politics.
Like other sons of cabinet members, Franklin K. Lane, son of the secretary of the Interior, has entered the armed service. He serves in the aviation division and is pictured in his flying costume aboard the Porto Rican Regiment on duty.
In a luxuriously furnished room young Poorleigh pleads for Æthelinds hand with an old manufacturer. The father questions the match citing finances, saying he cannot support her and lamenting his own difficulties. The lover insists he can do better than he appears.
The Treasury Department releases final tabulation confirming more than three billion subscriptions. The announcement highlights broad public participation and overall uptake across programs.
Secretary McAdoo announced final liberty loan allotments after an oversubscription of about 52 percent. More than 4 million people bought bonds, with most subscriptions ranging from 50 to 10,000 dollars and a few for 5 million or more. New York district led with about 1.19 billion dollars, followed by Chicago and others, as allocations varying by amount subscribed were set.
Washington reports no serious delay in the construction of sixteen cantonments for the national army. Establishments are expected to be ready by September 1, with the first 625,000 men summoned around that date. Selection and exemption regulations will be released next week as War Department finalizes the plan.
British officers praise American flotilla crew for excellent care aboard the mother ship. The vessel not only keeps the fleet in trim but bakes bread and performs many other services for the men, highlighting the efficiency of the American sailors.
Baltimore authorities report a six person auto mobile collision with a western express at the Northern Central tracks near White Hall Maryland. Four occupants died at the scene and two others died later on a southbound train bound for Halth.
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