Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-08-10
Washington.

audience at Queens Hall, London
said that If England had not gone into
the war with her whole strength the
Monroe doctrine would have been
treated as scrap Of paper by Ger.
many.
Premier George of Great Britain
says England must stay in the war I'm.
I'll victory Is complete and that her
national liberty Is so strengthened that
she will never again be challenged.
A set of dazing figures was submit
ted to Secretary Of War Baker Of the
United States by French High Com.
missioner Tadieu which shows the ire
mendous sacrifice France has made
and is making. The statement pic.
lures the gamest nation the world has
ever seen.
In no branch Of the British army
does personal initiative count more
than in the flying corps. The British
have held the Germans in check by
sheer inherent man.power until at
last 1t is admitted along all lines the
British birdman Is truly the king Of
the air.
The Argentine Republic again is
threatening Germany with a severance
OF diplomatic relations, due to the
disregard Germany Is showing Argen-
tine shipping
Premier Kerensky has returned to
Petrograd and withdrawn his resigna-
ton. All parties have selected him
to lead Russia out OF the dark abyss
into which she has fallen due to dis.
| affection. He has been given penary
powers, and the utmost confidence is
reposed in him. He will probably
be the Cincinnatus Of Russia-the
Washington of the Slav
With apparently no letup in the Rus.
sian retreat along the line from Tarno.
pol to the Roumanian border, there
come adyices OF new political crisis
in Petrograd-Premier and War Min.
lister Kerensky and his fellow cabinet
members, except one, resigned, but
later, with the exception of NJ. Terest.
chenko, the foreign minister, with.
drew their designations.
General Erdeli, recently appointed
military governor Of Petrograd, is re-
ported to have been assassnated.
The line Of the river zbrocz at its
confluence with the Dniester, has been
given up at several places by the Rus.
slams, but the Russians fought stub
bornly to hold back the Austro.Ger.
mans.
Between the Dniester and the Pruth
the Germans have not halted in their
retreat toward the border.
Bukowina is almost entirely recap.
tured by the Teutonic forces. The
Russian seems about to lose an open
sesame to the Black sea, and II they
don't turn and hold the Teutons in
check, the great port, Odessa, may
fall into the hands OF the central ar.
mics.
German officers captured in the bat.
tie OF Flanders discuss quite freely
both the military and political situa.
ton in Germany, and admit that Ger
manys man-power loss is a serious
factor in the war.
A resolution for submission to the
states of prohibition amendment to
the Federal Constitution was adopted
by the senate. 1t now goes TO the
house, and there is little doubt of its
early passage
Senator Smith OF Georgia voted for
the prohibition amendment; Senator
Hardwick voted against it,
The prohibition amendment propos.
ed to the Federal Constitution recites:
THE manufacture, sale or transporta-
ton Of intoxicating liquors within, the
thereof into, or the ex.
portation thereof from the United
States and all territory subject to the
thereof for beverage pur.
poses is hereby prohibited.
Both steel and wooden ships must
be built very quickly. I'VE are in this
war far more seriously than vast
majority Of people realize is the first
public utterance of Admiral Capps
since taking charge % the shipbuild.
ng work for the government
The United States asks England to
,e more strict with her censorship In
10 far at least as it concerns American
military movements.
The great heat wave that holds the
country in its grip has claimed nearly
hree hundred victims, and caused hun
lreds of prostrations. This is the in
compiled in Washington and
elegraphed to the health boards.
1t is rumored in diplomatic circles
hat trouble is brewing in the British
abinet, induced by Arthur Henderson,
Who is member Of the war council, ,
lavlng made trip to Paris with a
acifst mission.
Exemption boards have been noti.
led that they are expected to serve,
nd that no designations will be &C.
epted. Together with this they are
that no favoritism will be ]
The state department is going after {
he slackers. When caught these
len will have to go to war or prison: {
the latter, maybe for twenty years. {
behooves young men who failed
} register through oversight or other I
rise to make It known Otherwise I
e may be placed In position which !
g cannot outlive during his natural {
fe.
Exemptions have been further re.
.ricted Medical students will not be
on the ground that they are
Iedical students. Men serving in the !
ed Cross will not be exempted. Agri-