Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-11-02
European.

The Austro.German armies on TIE
Isonzo front are fast developing their
offensive against the General Cador'
mas forces. Already the Italians on
the northern wing of the 25.mile front
have been forced to give ground and
at several places are back across the
lsonzo north and south of Tolmln0,
which the battle, at last accounts was
waging on Italian territory
The Italian war office announces
that the evacuation. OF the Bainszza
Heligengeist plateau is necessary--a
retirement which will render null, in
great measure, the brilliant advance
OF the Italians in the summer cam
paign.
The Teuton advance against the ltal.
ians has so far resulted in the capture
OF not less than thirty thousand prls.
oners together with over three hun
dred guns.
| The Germans who were 40 active re-
Gently in the Russian Riga sector are
retreatng The Russians have come
to life in that section. and are show
ing some OF their oldtime nghting
ability
Fresh gains are reported by the Brit.
ish and French in the lpres sector,
The French in Flanders report some
gains, but military critics attach very
little importance to any OF the recent
fighting in this section. II Is mostly
Of tactical nature, and The result
cannot be- fOretold yet.
The French continue to hammer the
German crown prince north OF the
Aisne river.
A cablegram from a French sea
port" says Escaping from German
submarine after bitter fight lasting
nearly four hours and with seven OF
her crew wounded. two Of them seri-
ously, an American steamer arrived
there from an American port. The
timely intervention Of an American tor
pedo boat saved the ship from being
sent 10 the bottom
Roumania will fight to the bitter end
until the struggle for the freedom OF
the world and the restoration OF the
rights OF small nations is achieved, the
Roumanian queen says.
While the allied troops were busily
engaged in consolidating positions
won in Flanders. the French forces OF
General Petain struck mighty and
unexpected blow against the German
line northeast OF scissors and made
some of the most important gains OF
terrain since they threw back the
army OF the German crown prince
which was besiegng Nerdun. The
stroke was made over a front OF about
six miles. Numerous important posi-
lions fell one by one into the hands
Of the French. together with more than
1900 Germans, an enormous amount
OF war material and - heavy and
field guns were captured
The Austro-Swiss frontier has beer
closed owing 10 the serious interna
situation in Austria Several munitioi
factories were wrecked in recent tooC
riots in Vienna, Brunn and Laibash
the rioters being mostly women.
Two German dreadnaughts, on'
cruiser, twelve torpedo boats and on'
transport were put out OF action b!
the Russians in the fighting arount
the islands in the Gulf OF Riga, bu
their ultimate fate is unknown.
II has been definitely established
that six German torpedo boats wer
sunk in the fighting al Riga. Tn
Russians lost the battleship Slaya an
large torpedo boat.
Lloyd.George, British premier, say
Germany is plotting for another Iris
revolution. and that arrangements a
ready have been made to land arm
I. on the Celtic isle.
British casualties. reported durin
>. the week totaled 1904. divided as 10
lows Officers killed or died of thei
;. wounds. 362 men. 30lS. Officer
i wounded or missing. Az men l2,56
|. General Pershing has cabled the wa
department the complete casualty liz
Il in the destruction of the homewar'
[" bound transport Antilles by Germa
8 submarine. He gave no additional d.
n tails from those already known.
x The average British tonnage loi
" weekly now to the submarine toll
{. stated to b. not much more than on
ir third Of the total destroyed up TO an
including the month Of April.
1T Swedish newspaper accounts OF Il
in attack by German raiders on convo!
ID in the North sea say two Germa
III cruisers and three torpedo boats fir'
to ruthlessly on the merchantmen al
ly subsequently on their lifeboats. The
IT. made absolutely no effort TO spare u
III lives of the seamen.
hs Premier Lloyd-George says no tern
for lasting peace are anywhere
ia sight, but that the onl yterms nc
10 possible would mean an armed tru
le- resulting in a more frightful strugg
i'll in the future than the world is nc
involved in.
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low came TO discouraged halt, M
IN. ped his brow. and addressed the hor'
cry wearlly: "0h, well, then. go where'