Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-09-28


/ little Of the German unrest seen
/ through 20 the ou,.ide world
Washington.
\ dispatch from Buenos Aires. A.
sentlna, say. that just a, the Afgentln,
chamber Of deputies was preparing /,
vote on the question Of breaking dip
lomaic relations with Germany. al
official communication .as received
from the Berlin foreign office which
disapproved Of the IDEAS expressed by
Count Won Luxburg. the German min.
ister 70 Argentina. regarding Germa.
ny cruiser warfare Il Is very prob.
able according 10 information that Dip
lomatlc relations between Germany
ana Argentina vii remain unbroken.
Deputies Vega and Arce opposed
each other in a duel with swords a.
a result Of words passed in the Ar.
gentina chamber OF deputies on the
German situation. Vega was wound
ed and Arce considers his honor has
been satisfied.
Congress is now in What IL considers
the homestretch toward adjournment
i is hoped adjournment will be reach.
ed somewhere between October 3 and
Il Both houses are even now hay
Ing a difficulty in keeping a quorum
How complete is the evidence OF
German diplomatic duplicity in pos
session OF the United States is only
conjectural II is intimated that the
series Of revelations is not nearly
complete
German gold has been used TO infu.
ence the United States congress. If
Count Won Bernstorf. former ambas.a
dor to the United States Is to be be
lieYed A. far back a. January. this
year. be asked his government for
$4,000 to be used to influence con.
zress and prevent the United States
IN entering the war against Germany
Senator WaGsworth Of New York.
anent the Benstorr bribery con,ro-
yersy, says When yos receive 400
kilograms in one day all IN the same
language and nearly all signed with
some German name. !, Is evident that
somebody - putting up some money
The revelations u German intrigue
IN Mexico. Argentina and in the very
heart Of our own nation. made by thu
state department In recent months
Indicate very clearly that German di.
llomacy has been outwitted at every
urn by American diplomacy plus the
American secret service
OF great Importance TO the country II
! stated in Washington that Mexico
.as been rendered barren soil for Ger.
nan plotting Argentina has been
urned from neutrality to intense
.ostility to the German cause: Sweden
las bad her fangs drawn. and now the
asst yestige Of Teutonic propaganda ,
D our own country Is likely to be- ,
'iped out
Favorable replies from both Berlin
nd Vienna TO Pope Benedlcts peace ,
roposals were not unexpected in the ,
'nited States and allied country cap. 1
ais.
A dispatch from Amsterdam, Hol =
md, says the Bayarian king IL offer. A.,
lg the royal jewels for sale In neutral
1untries. ,
Major General Tssker II Bliss has I,
cen named chief Of stan OF the army \
succeed Major General Hugh l.. i,
colt, who retired from office on &C. .
)unt Of age General Scott will BE- /
recalled to active service. !.
4 Buenos Aires dispatch brings the >,
holesome news that the Argentine y
nate, by vote Of 20 to /. has de. !,
AIRED for the breaking of OF relations
IN Germany. The resolution now =,
'es to the chamber Of deputies, and :,
ere is astrong feeling that the cham. A
r will follow the lead OF the senate. a
News that the Argentine senate had .,
ted overwhelmingly to sever diplo. =,
ATTIC relations with Germany was re. =,
iyed with qualification and no little :,
rprise in Washington. :,
Secretary Lansing has made public :.
thout comment the text OF message
ut by Count Won Bernstorff to Der. -
in January. 1917, asking authority :,
use $4,000 to influence congress Q,
-ough an organization which the Ger. -
IN foreign office was reminded had =
formed similar service before. To 4,
Dplement this move the count sug- !.
tied an official declaration In favor ..
Ireland for it's effect on the Irish. "
lericans in the United States. q,
I is given out in Washington that ~
rman intrigue and propaganda have -
vented full understanding be. =.
zen the United States and Japan. A.
dispatches from Athens received at ="
Greek legation In Washington state =.
I the work OF mobilizing the army -
Greece in the field is progressing
oothiy and swiftly. II is stated fur. thu
r that there are now 10000 Greeks So
lting In the allied lines. ya,
farshalled for the last time as CT. n,
ans and under civilian authority, ne
e than three hundred thousand men n
the national army are going for. n
d to the sixteen cantonments to ,nc
trained for the battle against Ger. !
l autocracy Their next move will a.
as fighting men toward the battle. ,rc
II Of France