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AROUND THE WORLD WITH HERALD PHOTOGRAPHERS
Throcfn in association with a Bomber of other American newspapers The Roanoke Rapids EenJd is represented
throcaat the world bj soma two hundred photographers, more than on hundred of than beinf with the armies and narves
m of the Yahoos warring nations, A number of the best and most interesting of the pictures taken by these photographers will
be reprodaoed M this paf each week for the benefit of readers of The Herald.
vATE OF SPEED OF THE ADVANCS.
IS, HOWEVER, SLOWED DOWN
SOME RHEIMS LOST.
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AMERICAN MARINES SENDING MESSAGES IN FRANCE
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centrated on the wl front fr advance la the firing ttn. J A eturdy little British soldier bringing In hl private
Hun prisoner.
DISMOUNTED BRITISH CAVALRY HURRY TO HELP INFANTRY
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hrltlsh cnvulry hutt played h big part In stopping the rush if the lluus In Pleard). Till photograph shows
parly of cavalrymen dismounting and going to tli ulil of hard-pressed Infantry regiment
FRENCH AND AMERICANS IN GRENADE ATTACK! THEIR BRAVERY Rewarded
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Fronrhuicn and Anicrlc:in nre nilvanriiiK ucriisn Nn Muh'k l.nnd. siniie
wliere on the front In Frnnre. Thty nrp moving cautiously, rwidy to use the
(trenndpH thi'y are carrying In the mirk slnng over thctr nhouNlcM.
U. S. ENGINEERS EXTEND TRENCH LINES
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ACTRESS HELD AS A SPY
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Amrrkmi engineer!) are doing splendid work In extending and perfecting
the trench system In the Amerlcnn sector In France. DemollNhed walls and
ruined buildings are considered especially valuable for the establishment of
Intermediate depots and posts. This American engineer Is converting a tun
Ptl Into post command by the quick methods known tn army constructors.
Mile. Suzy tlepsy, one of the most
beautiful women on the Parisian singe.
! Is now being held In France as a spy.
She Is formally charged with maintain
j lug relations with the enemy. Her hu
linnd, Emll Guiltier, former manager
of the American prize fighter Snm Me
Vey, Is also under arrest on un espion
age charge. Mile. Depsy became noted
for her beauty while playing minor
roles at the Theatre Sarub Bernhardt
In Paris.
tfeuilMr of the Culted Stute Muriu corps lu Franc nenUiug luekauges to euuira(tea,
ITALIAN INFANTRY REST WHILE CAVALRY MOVE ON
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Tired from the strenuousness of the battle, these Itullun liifsntryuieu threw themselves on the ground, wrupped
themselves In blankets and overcoats mid fell asleep Immediately. While lli.se men are resting the cuvalryiuen
come up from behind and still keep muring on. The photograph prvsents most unusual sight.
RUSSIAN HEROINE HERE
RESTING AMONG DEADLY BOMBS
AIM) Fscs Vastly Outnumbsrsslt
Rtssrvas H Nawher as Yet
Been irougVit Inta Action.
Plunsing aouthward. wlt4 Its m
a.entum still unspent, the Gerciaa wr
nn.biit ha drives its wedge Into tha
lines alorif the front -t!l its
iipei has ri-hd U Mama river
ti eth of Fren Tardrnon Tha dea
trate effeor! of tha Frenta and Itril
irh to item the tula agaliiat the la
nder have nerved only to slow dof
tbe rate cf ix'd of tha iiern.aa ad
vanca; tha dffendera of tha heights
leTth of the Viirne si em to ha beea
swept axiiU in the rush of tate enemy
toward tha road to I'aris.
Asids from the tenvement of tha
dertnaa araia southward, two other
significant lm-idenU of tha tremendoul
battle have occurred One is that tha
Germans have txter.ded their attack to
the northwest, along the Ailette river,
from which tha French have fallen
back for some distance. Tha othr it
that the battle has eitemled to tha
east of Rheims, which city, during tha
first few days of the battle formed tha
extreme eastern end of the Una of
battle.
Along tha aides of tha salient form
ed by tha rapid German advance to
tha Mama tha French and British
have been holding their positions gal
lantly. South of Soitsons, tha French
have defended their line with such
vigor that tha Germans have not made
much Impression upon It. On tha oth
er side of tha battle area, tha British
aa still holding tha forts of Rheims
and positions just west of that war
stricken city.
Between the extreme sides of the
salient tha front sags toward the
south, the line from Rheims to the
Marne running to the southwest at a
gentl angle, while the French are
holding a front at right angles to the
direction of the German advance.
General Gaucher of the French army
decorating an American oflloer and an
American soldier for bravery In a re
cent bombardment.
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GERMAN AIRMEN BOMB
BIG CANADIAN HOSPITAL
German airmen have bombed another
hospital this time a Canadian Insti
tutionand exacted a considerable toll
of casualties. Among those kllle I by
the explosion of (limes was an Amer
ican medical officer who was admin
istering an anaesthetic to a British
officer In the operating room when
that part of the hospital was demolish
ed. The raid occurred at 12:30 o'clock
In the morning.
The hospital attacked was a large
one. It had been In existence ainca
the early day of the war and was
marked by huge Red Cross signs. The
German airmen, working partly by
the light of the moon, dropped four
bombs near the hospital and then not
apparently able to see exactly where
they were hitting, lighted a brilliant
flare which was let fall to Illuminate
the surroundings.
As the place was lighted up by the
flare, they released another bomb or
two which dropped squarely on a large
wing of the hospital. In the wing
there were thre floors, on the bot
tom one of which was the operating
room. On the story above were the
office and patients' room and above
them were members of tie hospital
personnel. Part of the wing was de
i molished by the terrific explosion and
i many un fortunate persons were killed
and wounded when the building col
lapsed and burled thorn,
The surgeons were Just about to
operate on an aviation officer and the
American medical officer was stand
ing by with the anaesthetic when the
crash came. All those In that room
were buried under an avalanche ol
! brick and woodwork. The demolished
wing caught fire and burned fiercely
I with mnnv victims atlll nlnneH In the
wreckage.
ATTACKS ON FRENCH
POSITIONS REPULSED
Mine. I.eiiiilini llotchkureva. founder
and leader of the famous Itnssian
women's Ibtttallon of Death, who ar
rived nt n I'aclllc port en route to
France, where she will offer her serv
ices to the allies. At the time of th
downfull of Kerensky Mine. Ilotch
kaieva as siniiuleil out of Mimonw
ami taken to Vladivostok, where she
took refuge on a Hrltlsh wur vessel.
Ilritlh Tommies take possession of n German hand gremiile dump after
a counter attack In l'lcurdy. They nre shoun resting at ease n lining the
death dealing Imii.hs.
AMERICAN SOUP KITCHEN IN ITALY
Paris. German stacks on French
! positions on the right bank of th
Allntte river have been repulsed.
The Germans have reached the
Marne, light detachments having pen
er'.ated as far as the river between
Charteves and Jsugonne.
On the right flank of the battls
the situation Is unchanged which also
is the condition west and north ol
Khelms, according te the official state
ment Issued by the war office.
' At the Depot.
"Charley, dear," said young Mrs.
Torklns, "that young tunn In the bu
reau of Information wouldn't Answer a
single question I nslied him this morn
ing." "(Vbaibllduy ask hlmr
"1 asked Mm bow lung the govern
ment will operate the railroads aie
whether trains will run any faster an
fares be any cheaper. All he woul'
say was that he didn't know. I bellevi
that young man Is being censored."
Boasts Herd of Trained Cattle.
The versatility of cattle Is being
demonstrated by a fanner in We'
Pirookflold, Mass., who Is said to go
entertainment ns well as profit from
his Guernsey herd. The farmer ha
tnught his herd to do various tricks
such as rolling a barrel around the
hnrnynrd and the like, and he has a
special wooden platform whereon the
TO FACILITATE SHIPMENT
OF COTTON TO ITALY
The canleen service of the American Red Cross has given a number of
rattle have their particular places and i portable kitchen trucks to the Italian government. The photograph shows
performances. one of the new trucks.
Wsshlngton To facilitate the ship
ment of raw cotton to Italy and to
strengthen the Italian government'!
control of Imports, the war trade
hoaid has advanced hy 20 days the
effective date on which Individual li
censes for cotton exports now In ef
fect to Italy wll be required. Special
licenses now In effect will he with
drawn June 10 instead of June 30,
after which Individual licenses will bi
necessary.
NO SIGN OF RELAXATION
IN GERMAN PRESSURE
London. Reuter's corespondent at
French headquarters telegraphing Fri
day says:
"There Is no sign of relaxation In
the German pressure. On his right, In
spite of gallant resistance, the n .
my has been able to push out his line
nort hand south of Bolssons on both
tides of the Alans. In the center hit
advanced -parties rs still progrett
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