Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-12-13

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| Admiral Beatty MS beneath contempt
Is now no more.
General Dickman's American army
has It's headquarters at Treves, and
from II reports come that fatty con
trndict the idea that the Germans are
short of food and clothing. The peo'
pie In the occupied districts are studl'
ouSly Indifferent to the invaders or
openly eager to keep up their trade
The French and British have been
moving forward In their zones with
little incident.
Among the loot already recovered
from the Germans Is the S80OOO,0OO
taken from the Russian treasury. The
Huns also have returned rich art
collection that was stolen from st
Quentin, and other paintings taka
from Vaenccnnes.
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The all-RuSslan government at Omsk
appears to be gaining In stability, but
the bolshevIkl have not let up In their
trouble-making. An Eruption Of Reds
into Esthonia has alarmed the govern
mcnt there numbering. burning and
laundering being unhindcred. Llyo'
mia also has been invaded by them.
A call for help by sea was sent out
rived ut Libau. The vessels probably
will proceed To Rcvel and land men 10
stop the slaughter. The bolsheyik au-
thorItics In western Russia have turn.
ed hack 100000 Russian soldiers who
have been prisoners In Germany, and
II was reported that the men had SELF.
ed four ships NJ Danzig which the
British Red Cross had obtained from
Germany for the housing of prisoners.
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The Ckrainians and the Poles de.
cline TO stop fighting. They are chas-
Ing each other back and forth In terri
tory which both claim, and II is diff
cult to say which has the advantage.
Recently the Poles occupied Brest.
Litovsk, the town where Germany ne
gotinted the peace treaties with Rus
sin and the Ukraine.
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Before President Wilson left the
country he delivered his address 10
congress rcassembled for the short
session. He paid glowing tribute to
the forces Of America. military and
civilian, which helped win the war; and
said he was going across to interpret
his ideas Of world peace because he
considered that was his bounden duty.
But he did not give any specific infor-
nation as TO his plans, nor did he so
much as mention his colleagues on the
peace delegation. In dealing with do
nestle matters. the president said he
was convinced II would be wrong to
turn the railroads back to private own
ership under present conditions, but
that unless congress solved the ques-
ton In the near future he would relin-
quish the roads. Other matters that
he asked congress to act upon quickly
were the revenue bill, the navy build.
Ing plan and woman suffrage. Secre-
tary Daniels plan for the navy is for
steady and rapid increase OF the fleet,
for which he asks about $434, 900 900.
The estimates submitted to congress
by Secretary Baker provide for n regu-
lar army OF approximately 100000, but
certain items are included that leave
the question OF the strength Of the
army open until after the conclusion
of peace.
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The American troops already are
coming back from Europe, the first TO
arrive, except for the wounded, being
the aviation units that were training
In England.
As was expected, the president ap-
pointed Congressman Carter Glass Of
Virginia TO succeed Mr.. McAdoo as
secretary Of the treasury. He has been
chairman of the house committee on
banking and currency and his selection
for the cabinet position meets with
general approval.
While the rest of the world is turn,
Ing to the ways Of peace, Chile and
Peru are preparing for war. The an
Client quarrel over the provinces Of
Tacna and africa has been revived, the
people have been insulting and provok.,
Ing each other and the situation is crit.
Ical. The armies Of the two countries,
have been ordered to mobilize, and
unless wiser counsels prevail hostili-
ties will follow before long. The
United States has no intention of In
tervening In the squabble, but a num-
Der of our wnrshlps have been dis
patched to Valparaiso to protect Amer.