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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1917
Page
3
The Roanoke Rapids Herald repays readers with weekly pictures from about two hundred affiliated photographers worldwide. More than one hundred serve with armies and navies of the warring nations, sharing notable images for readers each week.
Report describes the launch of a dreadnought named New Mexico. It notes handsets and direct White House switchboard connections to each guard gate, enabling instant communications with all forces protecting the president. The fragmentary text suggests a state or naval exhibit or wartime display with advanced communications links.
The impoverished artist mislabels a canvas as Iste of Dogs on Foggy Das but discovers his untitled work has won first prize. The gallery plans to rename it Jellyd Kels in Torment, amid a chaotic mix up with the exhibit entry.
Plans for Kew Ardy completed covering North and South Carolina and Tennessee in the sixth division. The outline lists regional scope across three states with delineated areas for competition and promotion. Details specify organizational roles and scheduling expectations for participating teams.
The War Department plans eighteen infantry divisions totaling 436,72 soldiers plus two cavalry divisions near the Mexican border. The force includes sixteen regiments of heavy field artillery, coast artillery units, engineers, hospitals, and mobile support, with training to begin after the draft law passes.
Asheville report says J W Sellars of Cow Pens South Carolina in charge of a boys home and farm at Dor land Institute Hot Springs New York Miss Laura Davis matron Stare ll s Ky Miss Feren Wilcox of Lansing Mich teacher and Edgar Nichola of Schoolfield Va a student went down in the French Broad River two miles west of Hot Springs about midnight when their boat filled with water and sank.
Port au Prince President Artingue has sent a message to the senate and chamber of commerce in Congress asking for a declaration of war against Germany. A commission has been appointed to study the issue after five Haitian crew members died when the French steamer Montreal was torpedoed.
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