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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1918
Page
2
The paper notes Russia has signed a treaty late, causing notable shifts in regional diplomacy. Analysts say the delay has affected Germany's position and altered expectations for cooperation and economic impact across the region.
Reports from Berlin claim Bolshevik commissioners signed the Brest-Litovsk treaty after delay. Germany asserts military movements in Great Russia have ceased and Turkey benefits from ceding Hatoum, Kars, and Karabagh to the Turkish sultan.
A mutilated document from a Prussian captain details a German assault plan near Toul with a map showing machine placements dugouts and every position within the Allied lines. It describes nine drawn lines and pre-attack rehearsals with German troops moving from nests to flank American positions, including infantry and officers.
The food administration announces a temporary suspension of the meatless meal and the special pork restriction on Saturdays. The readjustment aims to aid meat production and further wheat savings, with the suspension indefinite and likely lasting three months or more.
A Copenhagen Telegraph dispatch says Turkish soldiers have carried out new massacres in the Armenian district held by Russian forces. Hjalmar Branting, editor of Social Demokratren, has telegraphed German socialist parties urging strong representations to the German government.
New York report says Col Theodore Roosevelt, long treated at Roosevelt Hospital, has improved enough to leave for a local hotel for several days of observation before likely returning home to Oyster Bay. He is deaf in one ear.
Dispatches describe embassies leaving Petrograd traveling through Banditin to Siberia while Austria and Germany spar over a truce. Japan seeks permission to land troops in Siberia to cut off German munitions routes, and American forces in France receive gas equipment though wary of retaliation and civilian harm. The rift between Austria and Germany widens as peace terms for Romania and Russia loom, with all sides uneasy about possible territorial concessions and continued conflict.
A long dispatch reports on German aims, allied responses, and U S policy as Count von Hertling signals acceptance of Wilson's four principles. It notes German readiness to modify conquest talks, while warnings persist of a probable spring offensive. American entry, bolster of Western front, and Austrian ties under German influence frame the strategic outlook.
Photographs from a victory show American artillery pulverizing German gas emplacements used to release poisonous fumes against American troops. Masked Americans manned firesteps amid a sudden gas attack and ensuing casualties, while American artillery shelled German working parties and scored direct hits on a dugout.
Gurman forces launched an attack on American positions but were repulsed with casualties to the attackers. The clash drew defensive fire and produced limited gains for either side in the contested area.
In the Toul sector near Chemin Dex Danis Reptor German assault was checked by American machine gun fire and artillery. Five French soldiers were wounded. One American officer and one soldier were killed, two wounded, and another soldier gassed as gas was used by the Germans. Casualties on the American side remain uncertain beyond these reports, all from New England troops.
William Jennings Bryan was barred from a Massey hall address on a prohibition meeting amid a Canadian hall disturbance. Returned soldiers jeered him with anti Bryan chants and pro British songs while others demanded freedom of thought and shouted questions about Lusitania.
New York report cites Dr A N Davis, former Piqua, Ohio dentist who lived in Berlin 16 years, as he outlined German views that America is not truly earnest about the war.
Relief, Kentucky resident Mrs. Sarah M. Hill writes that Cardus is a wonderful medicine for women. After eight years of weakness and illness she took one bottle and felt rapid improvement. She finished two bottles and regained strength, becoming able to work as before.
An advertisement touts a facial treatment that claims to remove freckles and even out skin tone. It urges readers to use a morning application of a product described as double strength and money back guaranteed. The ad also references a London announcement about new wartime triplex glass rights.
Madrid reports the cabinet has resigned after the general election results. The ministry disagreed on how to handle relations with Germany, and following the torpedoing of several Spanish steamships public opinion harshly criticized the government’s actions.
Washington The bill to govern federal operation of railroads passed the House by 337 to 6. Two Democrats and four Republicans voted against the measure as the final tally stood, with dissenters including Thompson of Kentucky Gordon of Ohio Chandler of Oklahoma Denmon of Alabama Haugen of Iowa and Ramsayer of Iowa.
An early 20th century tonic touts blood and nerve benefits for soldiers and workers. It argues toughness comes from strong nerves and red blood and promotes Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets as spring health aids to cleanse the system and improve liver kidney and circulation.
Poor digestion and weak vitality blamed on faulty assimilation and toxin buildup. The ad proclaims NR Tablets relieve constipation, liver issues, and fatigue after a week of nightly use, claiming lasting health without daily medicines and urging long term use for a healthy system.
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