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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1917
Page
3
Through an association with several American papers the Herald is represented globally by about two hundred photographers. More than a hundred work with the armies and navies of the warring nations. The best and most interesting pictures taken by these photographers will be reproduced weekly for Herald readers.
Gaston de Legal a Belgian lawyer and legal advisor to the American legation at Brussels came to America to report to the state department and to address the American Bar Association at Saratoga Springs New York on German and Prussian law as applied in Belgium.
William Dean Howells argues that Americanism is a universal faith in humanity and equality not confined to any single race. He asserts the ideal America resides in plural destinies and that the English are only one of many races shaping the country’s future.
Under guidance from the Bureau of Standards and the American Society for Testing Materials, electrical manufacturers and oil producers have started experimental investigations into testing transformer oils for dielectric strength. The aim is to achieve uniformity across the industry.
Maj. Gen. W. A. Mano, named to command the Forty second division, popularly known as Rainbow, leads National Guardsmen from 26 states and the District of Columbia to be sent across to France.
Mme Mazencn known as the angel of the army travels to the United States to solicit urgent wartime donations for Italian war hospitals. She is among the women permitted to drive army ambulances along the Alpine front as part of a notable six-woman unit.
A survey of novel devices and ideas includes a swung range for easy inspection a waterproof shield for workers a brain that shines under certain light shows a German fold down shoe lace eyelet chaps a French modular stool cane a gas range with a frozen cooker third oven and a garage door that slides along a track Bank of France installs a furnace to destroy cancelled bonds and damaged money bees are listed with honey bumble and several other types included as notable species
City hall tension rises as Chicago officials clash over orders with sharp exchanges and public statements. Multiple departments square off over policy directives amid mounting pressure to resolve conflicting guidance.
Pacifists organize a formal Peace Society in Chicago after activists travel from several states. Police protection is provided on Mayor Thompson’s orders, while National Guardsmen rush from the capital to disperse the gathering. Delegates convene at the West Side auditorium chaired by Seymour Stedman as authority disputes erupt between the mayor and Governor Lowden.
The War Board orders cotton shipments in cars no smaller than sixty five bales and requires loading as many more as the car permits. Buyers are told to order in multiples of sixty six for the southwest and seventy five for the Southeast. Fairfax Harrison, chairman, cites looming government and business pressure during the fall crop movement.
Washington announces a nationwide Junior Red Cross membership open to all U S school children. The goal is to enroll about 22 million youths to support the American Red Cross. Dr H N McCracken of Vassar leads the effort with education leaders backing the plan.
Washington reports that about eleven soldiers per 1,000 mobilised strength are killed in action or die of wounds on the western European front. The figure, compiled by the committee on public information, aligns with early estimates of sea casualties and suggests fatalities have not exceeded twenty percent of total casualties.
American officers canvassed Parine-American aviators in the French army about joining the American army. Seventy percent expressed willingness to transfer and end the Lafayette Escadrille’s aerial corps role.
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