Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-08-17
European

About twenty German airplanes
raided the southeast coast Of England
August l.. and some bombs were
dropped in the neighborhood OF South
End, forty miles east OF London, and
on the Seashore resort OF Margate.
eighty miles southeast u the capital.
Twentythree persons. including nine
won.en and six children. were killed
and fifty persons were injured al South
End
Two French ayiators dropped bombs
on Frankfort on-the-M Main. one OF the
most important cities OF the German
empire, having population Of more
than three hundred thousand.
Unfayorable weather again is ham.
pering large scale operations in Elan.
ders
In southern Moldayia the desperate
lighting between the Russo Rouman.
ians and the Teutous continues with
increasing ferocity
HE British cotton mills will re.
duce spinning 40 per cent The new
acheme 10 control trade will cut the
output Of spinning because Of the short
supply OF cotton which is so difficult
to ship into England
\ Paris dispatch says Pope Benedict
:avors with all his heart the aims Of
the triple entente. and wants Alsace-
Lorraine restored 10 France ana the
Italian provinces under the suzerainty
Of Austria restored 10 Italy
To show ,ha, his sympathies ara
with the triple entente Pope Benedict
has removed Cardinal Gasparri as sec.
retsl yot state OF tire vatican. and ap-
pointed FREDERICK Tedeschini. who il
known 10 be favorable to the allies
smashing blows have been dealt TO
the Germans by the British and the
French on the Flanders front I'm.
por'ant gains are reported eastward
in the direction Of the railroad con.
neclins Lille and ostend
On the ongneglected front near
S. Quentine, the Germans delivered a
surprise attack Of considerable pro
portions. but We're unsuccessful in
gaining anywhere except at several
points in the center Of the French
line.
The conference Of the British Labor
Party held at Westminster voted to
ssnd delegates TO the Stockholm con.
sultatiye conference by 100000 TO
$4,000 The conference was in an up.
roar, which ended only when the re
suit Of the card vote was announced
Since China has declared war on
the central powers, prominent Ger.
mans in China are comforting with
the Dutch minister TO China with the
object Of making arrangements to go
10 Java.
A Christians message says the de-
cision Of the United States govern.
ment TO take over ships under con.
struction in American yards, is receiy.
ed tavorably by the Norwegian press
German officers captured In the bat.
tie Of Flanders discuss quite freely
both the military and political situa.
tion in Germany. and admit that Ger.
many's man.pover loss is a serious
factor in the war
Or. Richard Won Kuehlmann, the
German ambassador to Turkey, has
been appointed secretary for foreign
affairs OF the German empire to sue
coed Zimmerman.
Official announcement has been
made in Berlin that Eve ministers OF
state, including Foreign Secretary
Zimmerman. and four secretaries Of
state, including Finance Minister
Lentze and Interior Minister Won Loe-
bell, had resigned their positions.
The Paris Journal des Debats. in a
prominent review OF finance, calls at.
tention to the fact that il is Americas
imperative duty to recognize the obi
cations toward France which II can
not escape, and that il must open
credits to the allies as large as may
be required, without which they can
not continue the war.