Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-11-16
European.

European.
The Bolsheviki revolution in Petro
grad IL reported To be approaching
collapse. Regiments loyal to Premier
kerensky are marching on the CAPT
tol and fighting Is under way in the
city, according 10 reports reaching
here from Petrograd
A Russian organization which has
adopted the name of All.Russian Com
mittee for Saving the Country and the
Revolution, announces the defeat Of
the Bolshevki movement Is a'matter
OF only few days.
The French censorship permits the
newspapers to announce that the
prince OF Wales has gone TO the Hal
liant front.
Emperor Charles OF Austria-Hun.
gary is reported in a dispatch from
Gorilla to have narrowly escaped
death in mountain torrent on his
return from Il visit 10 almanova, in
northern Italy.
The entire Turkish army in Palestine
is retreating toward the north. and
is being pursued by British airplancs
which are bombing them.
British and French naval forces are
cooperating against the Turkish com.
munications along the Mediterranean
coast.
The revolutionary element in Rus.
STA. under Nikoai Lenine, holds the
Russian capital. but with the attitude
of the Russian soldiers on the various
fronts regarding its assumption of
power still unknown
The conference of British, French
and Italian representatives at the ltal'
ian army headquarters has resulted
in the creation OF permanent inter
allied military committee.
General Cadorna, who has been in
supreme command OF the Italian army
since the beginning of the war, has
been retired TO the interallied mill.
tary committee, and General Diaz has
been appointed first in command. with
General Bagdolo second. and General
Grandma third
The larger units OF the Italian army
are retiring without molestatlon from
the Austro-Germans. but strong rear
guards are giving the TeutOns battle
AT several points
Germany called up her last reserves
within the last few days, according to
a report at Zurich. All men who pre-
viously had been rejected were order.
ed 10 present themselves for re-exam.
nation and within twenty-four hours
all not utterly incapacitated were on
tire way TO the training centers. This
action, says the correspondence, is at
tributed 10 the intention of the cen.
trail powers to make final effort on
the western front before Americas
help becomes effective.
Pertograd is in turmoil The provi.
sional government has been thrown out
of power by the extreme Radicals,
headed by Nikolal Lenine Several OF
his ministers have been placed under
arrest. The winter palace, the seat OF
the government, has been bombarded
by the guns OF the cruiser Aurora and
of the ST. Peter and St. Paul fortress,
and forced TO capitulate by the Rev
olutionists. The woman's battalion,
which has been defending the palace.
finally surrendered.
A congress Of the workmens and
soldiers delegates OF all Russia has
convened in Petrograd and will dis
cuss the questions of organization OF
power. peace and war, and the forma.
ton of a constituent assembly.
The Vossiche Zeitung of Berlin says
chat Budapest papers announce that
the Austro- Hungarian ausgleich will
be renewed Professionally for two years.
The ausgleich is the compromise
reached between the monarchies OF
Austria and Hungary in 1857 by which
each possesses a separate parliament
united under common emperor.
The italian armies continue their re.
treat across the Venetian. plains to-
ward the Piave river, where, II IS ex-
pected, stand will be made by them,
because, at that point. they win doubt.
less be aided by British and French
reinforcements.
Austro-GeTman forces In northern IT,
ally have crossed the Livenza river
army headquarters announced. ltal
ian troops to the number Of 1900
were cut off from the Tagliamento and
the official statement adds.
The total number Of prisoners taken
by the Austro-German forces Is more
than 100000. II Is asserted.
That the Russian coup d'etat was en-.
gineered and subsidized by Germany
for the purpose Of eliminating Rus.
sia from among her enemies. Is the
virtual unanimous opinion expressed
IN English newspaper editorial com
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