Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-08-31
European

Premier Kerensky OF Russia says
he is determined to save Russia from
making separate peace at any cost
Premier Kerensky told the state
council. assembled in Moscow, Russia.
that any attempt TO take advantage OF
conference for an attack on national
power, as embodied in the provisional
government, will be repressed pitiless.
ly by blood and iron"
The most motley assembly in the
history of Russia is assembled at
Moscow to witness the deliberations
of the state council. Assembled there
are characteristic Russian types-Tar.
tars in peaked caps, white.robed Mul,
labs from the Volga, Georgians robed
in cloth of gold cassocks and digni.
taries OF the Greek orthodox church.
The Russian state council, IN SEES
sion at the ancient capital Moscow,
is guarded by picked soldiers. The
session is being held in the grand op-
era house, and admission is by ticket.
which are subjected to rigid examina-
ton before entrance is permitted.
In the dash of the Italians not less
than six hundred officers have been
taken prisoners, and over twenty three
thousand men have lain down their
arms.
The Italians are showing the spirit
which is theirs by inheritance; moth.
ing seems to stop them, and they
charge pell nell over trenches and
embankments, and in many instances
the very holiness of the dash has
so hypnotized the Austrians that the
Italian loss Of life was insignificant.
War stores. including guns of all
calibres, ammunition, horses and mo-
tor tractors. have been captured by
the Italians in the past week OF ad.
vancement. The Italians undoubtedly
have made the most successful ad.
vace of any Of the allies since the
war began. In the captured district
they have been enabled to provide
themselves with supplies in such guam.
tity that their own supply will remain
untouched for many months.
Italy's victorious army is rushing
on to Trieste. 1t is reported they have
taken 20,5O0 prisoners, of whom 500
ara Austrian officers
Italy reports that she has so or.
ganized her aerial fights that they
now fly over the Teutonic armies and
drop bombs in the rear of the fight
ing lines, which places the enemy be-
tween two fires.
Sharp decisive blows have gained for
the French positions held by the Ger.
mans on front Of more than eleven
miles, extending from the Avocourt
wood eastward across the River Mouse
and into the Bots de Chaume.
The Italians, after a bombardment
of an intensity never before expert
enced in that theater, have leveled the
Austrian defenses, crossed the Alps
and also the Isonzo river and now are
at deadly grips with the enemy along
front of about thirty.seven miles.
The Berlin Vossiche Zeitung an.
nounces that Peru has sent an ultima.
tum to Germany. because the Hamburg
prize court refused damages to the
owners Of the Peruvian sailing vessel
Lorton, which was sunk by German
submarine on February off the coast
Of Spain.
The Vossiche Zeitung says that, in
view Of the threatening tone OF Peru's
note, the imperial German chancellor
has ordered the Hamburg decision re-
ferred to the upper prize court at Der.
lin for final adjudication. It is ap-
parent that Germany has made all the
enemies she wishes.
With the British troops busily en-
gagged In the successful parrying Of
German counter thrusts against the
newly-won ground in Flanders, the
French and Italians have started mon.
ster offensives--the French against
the Germans, near Verdun, and the
Italians against the Austrians from the
region of the PLAYA to near the head.
waters of the Adriatic sea.
British tanks scored another triumph
in the capture Of important German
positions In the neighborhood Of the
es-Poelcapelle road. north of st.
Julian. II was a tank show almost
from start " finish.