Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-11-30
European.

After being lost at sea for nearly
sixty hours, al French port. three
American naval airmen, suffering from
cold, exhaustion and hunger. were pick.
ed up by French patrol boat.
After hard fighting, Field Marshal
Haig's forces are now in possession Il
Bourbon and the greater part of the
Bourbon wood, giving them dominat.
ing position over the surrounding coun.
try.
English, Welsh and Scottish bat.
TALON. aided by the cavalry, now dis
mounted. encompassed the defeat OF
the Germans in the vicinity of Bourbon
and the Bourbon woods.
The Journal de Geneve Of Geneva,
commenting upon Lord Robert Cecil's
declaration against the recognition Of
Lenne's regime in Russia quotes him
as saying that it is danger to the
allies,
Sanguinary battles are in progress
between the Brenta and Pave rivers
where the Germans are trying to break
through the hill country to the Vene-
tan plains.
West OF the upper reaches of the
Piave where the enemy is endeavor.
ing to gain the valley leading into We.
Meta, the Berlin war office claims the
capture Of Monte Fontana and Monte
Spinaceia, but, according to the Rome
war office. except on the former posi-
ton, where few advanced Italian
lines were reached, the enemy every.
where have been repulsed
Colonel f. NJ House and the mem.
bers Of the American mission which
he heads, arrived in Paris from Eng.
land
The latest American transports to
reach France had an exciting trip. The
first night in the zone two of them
collided and the second night they
We're attacked by submarine.
An official wireless from Petrograd
says General Dukonin has been depos.
ed by the council of the peoples com.
missiaries for refusing 10 obey their
orders by offering an amistice"
1t was officially announced that Ger.
many has paid compensation for the
sinking of the Dutch steamer Bloom.
ersdijk and for damaging the Dutch
steamer Rijndjk
or interest in view of the British
= victory achieved through the tanks is
a Berlin Taggeblatt quotation: THE
role of British tanks has been played
out. Our artillery mows them down"
The makings Of German govern.
ment scandal are contained in an arti
Gle written by DR.. Helm, leader of the
Bavarian peasant party, attacking high
. officials of the government purchas
ing and distributing agencies for pri
: vate protiteering at the public expense
I Attacking over front of 20 miles
/ extending from the Scarpe river east
, Of Arras to st. Quentin. Field Marsha
. Haig, with his English, Scotch, Irish
and Welsh troops, has made one Of the
most rapid and sectacular drives of tho
, present war, catching the German.
$ completely by surprise in the on
= slaught, capturing numerous positions
Y which were regarded as impregnable
and taking in addition thousands o
s A Copenhagen report says that I
i Berlin correspondent learns that tn,
e German government has received in
y formation that the Russian maximalls
: government has declared Russia on
!. of the war.
|, According to London report. Fiel,
e Marshal Haig has shifted his offensiv,
s and delivered series of attack
against the Germans in the region be
e tween St. Quentin and River Scarpe
a A French prisoner at Copenhagel
admitted firing the commissary a
Augsburg, Bavaria, containing hay
I straw, and flour from last years Gro
to the value of nearly 100000 marks
. Russia's army will soon be defeate
. by starvation unless there Is an in
II mediate Improvement in transports
: ton and food supplying, according t
J. warning voiced by soldiers committed
The Volts Norroda says Of Russl;
e the workmen's government. in th
q event Of failure to receive supple
u by November 20 reserves the right I
= make peace on its own account, afte
which Russia will be neutral
e The British commander, Geners
p Maude Is dead in Mesopotamia after
y brief illness. He was rated as one Z
:. the most brilliant commander OF III
war. and has won many successes