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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1918
Page
3
Through an association with American newspapers The Roanoke Rapids Herald is represented by about two hundred photographers. Over one hundred work with armies and navies of warring nations. The best and most interesting pictures will be reproduced weekly for Herald readers.
A priest leads a group of Tomanes who recover statues from a ruined church. The effort highlights local devotion and preservation amid damage, with gathered artifacts moved to safeguard heritage. Further details remain unclear due to fragmentary text.
Ridgar Moutiguy of New ewe lving with the French fares in se hin seeks joining the Foreign Taaton at the start the vere. Summer Army Camps for Cadety begin with government support, cups held nationwide in divisions by cadet age and aptitude. Cadets pay no costs or obligations, promised top training and potential benefits at camp. When they enlist, further details follow.
An OCR fragment describes a naval themed costume for Yeowomen from the United States Navy. It mentions a white cotton garment with buttons and gloves, indoor wear, and a reference to the Naval Reserve Korea. The text is garbled and partially illegible.
The text fragments discuss a phonographic memory theme and references to surrender of Jerusalem, notes on dealers and streets, and a general sense of confusion about identities and numbers. Dialogues mention a night owl doctor and a possible scare affecting someone’s demeanor.
In a sharp contest on the southern flank the key position at Ores Salient was secured after a tense engagement. The move strengthens the southern sector as commanders report heavy fighting but the hill remains in allied hands.
The German drive along the Ypres salient tightens around Kemmett Hill and the surrounding high ground as Allied defenses on the southern slope of the Muasines ridge near Armentieres face a perilous position. Allied forces, including French units, defend a trenching line while German gains threaten the northern end of the front and the crucial bridgehead near Ypres.
From sources including the Frankfurter Zeitung a report cites German wartime losses. It states about 2,000,000 dead and wounded, with 629,080 discharged as unfit for service and 98,000 cripples. General Schweitzer is named in the account.
Jefferson City reports Judge Walter Shaven, monitor of the Minsenrh supreme court, was tendered the poolument of a seated senator, vowing tenure for Hegnor Stone. Tovormor Ganthner announced the public proffer after the destination of Senator Olek to concede the appointment.
French forces launch counterattacks at Villers Tretonnoux against Jernah jihex positions and regain lost ground around Poletance. Official war department statement notes significant gains and continued efforts to push enemy from key sectors.
Delegation of news print asked the Shipping Board for aid to bring 48,000 tons of wood pulp from Canada to relieve rapid depletion of print paper. Publishers were told 139 ships could be transferred in the summer from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean to enable movement of oil, not to interfere with publication.
London reports the Germans have seized Kemmel mountain and village and also Dranoutre according to Field Marshal Haig's headquarters message. The France dispatch notes a battle line north of the Ud River with marching activity along the front near Pranantre to the Vorme Canal.
Washington report says Germans interned in the United States are not fed lavishly but are subject to food administration rules. They receive 1.5 pounds of wheat per person weekly and other commodities in quantities to sustain them under the program.
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