Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-11-08
European

The Austro.Iiungarian navy has
been handed over to the south Slay
national council sitting in Agram
An allied attack on Germany from
the east is foreshadowed by George
Nicoll Barnet, member of the Brit
ish war cabinet who recently address.
ed the American Army Officers Club
in London.
1t is stated that the British have
been assembling ships at the mouth of
the Dardancllos for some time. and
il is understood that some of the YES.
sells have already started through the
straits.
Ten thousand Finnish revoutiona.
ries have been granted amnesty, All
persons sentenced 10 four years i'm.
prisonment or less will be released.
surkcy. which has now been grant.
ed an armistice, entered the war IN
November 1914, when she severed di.
pIomatic relations with Great Britain,
France and Russia Military opera
tions began against Turkey on No
vrmbcr ), and Great Britain annexed
the island OF Cyprus,
For several weeks after the United
States declared war on Germany Tur-
key took no action, but on April Il,
1917. she severed diplomatic relations.
However, there never has been dec.
laration Of war either by the United
States or Turkey.
Turkeys war activities under the
leadership of Germanophile Turks like
Enver PaSha has been marked by the
severity with which the Turks have
treated the subject nationalities in
their power
An armistice between the allies and
Turkey was signed at Mudros on the
Island of Lemnos in the Aegean sea.
General Townshend, the British
commander captured at t-elAmara.
was liberated several DAYS ago by the
Turks. in order 10 inform the Brit
ish admiral in command in the Aegean
that the Turkish government asked
that negotiations be opened mmedi-
ately for an armistice
The terms Of the Turkish armistiep
include the free passage Of the Darda-
nrlles 10 the allied fleet
The war had not arisen from the
faults OF individuals, but from the
whole political. historical and eco
monte condition Of things, said Herr
Cohn. Independent Socialist, speaking
inr the Geman reichstag Declaration
of war on France was officially based
on French airman's attack on Nh.
rcmberg. This was lie out OF the
whole cloth and invented by the mill
tary party.
AS condition Of the armstce dur
ing which peace negotiations shall be
begun. YOU in your note TO Germany
demanded the evacuation Of occupied
territories We are ready Mr. Presi-
dent, to conclude an armistice on this
and request YOU to inform
us when you intend to withdraw your
troops from the Thurman. Archangel
and Siberia? Thus telegraphs The
Russian foreign minister to President
Wilson
Insurgents are running riot in Mon
tenegro. The Austro-Hungarians are
in big hurry to get ont Montenegro
was formerly lined up in the war with
The allies
Military insurerctions are reported
both in Vienna and Budapest, the for
mer the capital of Austria. and the lat
Ter the capital OF Hungary.
The city OF Fiume has been aban.
doned by the Austrian authorities 10
the Croatian troops and the town has
been bedecked with Italian colors
Only a small fraction of refugees
from Belgian Flanders have gone to
II had been expected that
not less than twenty-five thousand
would retire into Holland.
For the time being there has been a
cessation Of IJ-boat attacks on passen-
ger steamers, il has been announced
in the British house of commons. But
there have been attacks on other
steamers, It is added.
Many lives are reported to have been
lost in Budapest as result of riot
ing.
AS part Of the terms Of the ar
mistice it is understood the allied ma
lions will insist upon the surrender of
the German fleet, including all the
German submarines, and upon the &C.
,upation by allied forces of all the
fortified towns on the Rhine
German losses in the unavailing Of
'ensive in the Lys river salient last
summer were fourteen thousand kill
I'd, six thousand prisoners and about
ninety thousand wounded and miss
ng.
Turkey has independently present
ID peace proposals to the entente ma.
ions.
In France the German battle line. Is
lowly disintegrating under the vio-
ence of the allied offensive.
In northern italy the Hunga-
ians are being forced back by the
british, Italians and French with very
eavy losses.