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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1917
Page
3
Through an association with several American papers the Herald is represented worldwide by about two hundred photographers. More than a hundred serve with the armies and navies of different warring nations. The best and most interesting images will be reproduced weekly for Herald readers.
The newly created king of the Hadjaz, called the sheriff of Mecca, flies a flag above his Cairo diplomatic office. He seeks to govern Mecca, home of the central shrine of Mohammedanism, and to free it from Turkish rule.
A humorous exchange unfolds with a woman accusing a man of being a womanizer, and the man replying that he cannot marry due to lack of income. He asserts he could support one wife, but not two or three other women who would need waiting on.
The library of the house of lords holds about 60 000 volumes. Transvaal mines are major users of explosives. A new automobile speedometer uses a four colored sector display. Silk, used for five years, appears in cloth mills and hosiery manufacture.
The Old Fort Homing club sent carrier pigeons to Los Angeles to train for military service. Six birds are unaccounted for, likely returning home. Two refused service and were captured, taught, and placed in a crate. Los Angeles is called pigeons paradise, yet these birds faced consequences for desertion.
A distorted OCR line depicts a heated exchange about an employee named Tina and an electrician, implying friction and internal conflict within the company. The garbled text hints at a personnel dispute and unresolved tension among staff.
A frontline ambulance attendant carries a wounded soldier through a Verdun wood scarred by German machine gun fire during a French offensive. The heroic image highlights daily bravery of medical crews amid shelling as shells threaten German lines.
A Canadian sentry crouches in a shelter made from ammunition cases and wreckage as gas shells menace the trenches the bell rings when shells arrive.
A terse exchange between a young woman and a titled figure reveals friction over condescension and romantic interest. The dialogue captures sharp social tension as misaligned expectations collide amid restrained courtship.
A New York obituary notes Koehit Tha, a Japanese association valet cremated in the U S with ashes sent to Japan, while a column links “Dying without a doctor's aid” to revolts against authority. Also recounted is Reginald’s marriage refusal and Angelina’s heartbreak with a fountain pen joke.
A draft army call up expected to be fixed in December or January. Officials expect the date to be set soon, with preparations continuing.
Washington reports the first increment of 687,000 men is short of quota as cantonments lack room for a full regiment at each post. Nearly 250,000 still to be assembled and 30,000 Negro troops withdrawn from initial figures worsen the shortage. Some southern divisions absorbed into national guard and others consolidated to form new units. Drafts will fill aviation, medical, and service battalions behind fighting lines, with about 250,000 more in those services.
British forces in Flanders began a Friday morning push from near Houtholst Wood toward Ypres Monin Road but heavy rainfall turned the front into a swampy quagmire. Ground action reached about a thousand yards at points north of Pontcapelle and Parsachendaele before the day ended. German positions along Ostend Lille railroad were believed reinforced as rain halted further progress.
Herbert Wood and Leo Keane were found guilty of the murder of Scott Clark in East St. Louis race riots. The jury fixed a 14 year term. Ten Black defendants were also convicted last Sunday and given 14 year sentences.
Washington citizens in national army training cantonments may attend political meetings this fall. Secretary Baker approved Maj Gen J Franklin Bell and Camp Upton regulations allowing political gatherings in camp under proper rules, with the ruling to apply to all camps.
Rio Janeiro reports the Brazilian government plans to use German steamers to organize international steamship lines. The vessels will be manned by Brazilian crews and operate in Brazil and allied interests. The project hinges on approval by one and all.
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