Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-10-25

of Belgium once more proudly floats
over IT.
European
An English officer al CambrA had
his hand torn on by one OF the enc
mIs informal traps Seeing piano
abandoned in the middle OF 4 street
Ie struck chord and an explosion
followed \ grenade had been placed
in connection With The keys
Herbert II ASquith former pre-
micl Of Great Britain. speaking al the
National Liberal Club in London, said
that there was no man in the allied
world better qualified to be a spolcs.
man OF the entente nations than Presi-
dent Wilson Both Of Mr. Wilson's re-
cent replies 70 Germany peace pro-
posals were heartily endorsed by Mr.
Asquith
ExPremier Nsquilh OF Great Brit
ain says We must be sure that the
government which has invited Us 10
deal With il is not the old prussian mil
ItaHsm dressed up in democratic
disguise That Is the great question
The reply TO il can come only from
the German people themselves
A. meeting OF The Hungarian par
Lament proclamation was read. de-
cl.rins Hungary to be an independent
tate says q dispatch from Copenha
gen, and, according to the dispatch
hencetorlh there 1, 70 be only per
sonaI union between Austria and Hun
gary
pr Christopher addison minister
without portfolio in charge OF recon
,luclion speaking 10 London said
Germany must be- made to return all
machinery she has destroyed or re-
moved from France and belgium
Holland has decided to send 10000
tons Of shipping to South America to
take back The remainder OF the 100
600 tons Of grain allotted to the Meth.
crlands on March y al he time the
United States tooa over the Dutch YES
sells in The United States ports
Allied forces. including Americans.
afc engaged in repuIsins heavy Boil
shruki attacks on both banks of the
nyina, In miles north OF KetlasS. in
the north Russia lighting zone The
Americans and Russians have adyanc
I'd N The direction OF Welsk, northeast
OF voloeda
The Bosheyik now are trying to
spread their propaganda among the
allied troops Captured trenches and
villages on the Dyina front are full
Of pfuclamations printed in English.
asking the British and Americans not
TO light These proelamations were
laughed a. by the British ard Amer
lcans
The central powers found then.
selves no longer able to hope for
military decision in their favor ana
BulgariaS demand for peace only has
tened the presentation of their peace
propositions. Baron Burian. the Aus.
tro,Ilungarian foreign minister declar
ed in recent statement to the for
eign affairs committee OF the Hunga
rian delegation to Vienna
Tile entente forces in Belgium and
France continue TO successfully drive
the central powers before them.
In Belgian Flanders the allies are
rapidly advancing.
The Germans are fighting desperate
" in France TO wi.hstay the advance
of the allies.
The position of the central powers
from the l.ys river TO the sea is re-
ported to be seriously threatened.
The Lille salient is gradually being
enmeshed by the allies.
In the Champagne region mighty
struggle is going on, because the Ger
mans here must effect perfect re-
tirement TO their own border in the
event of final debacle.
The Germans are said to be partic
ular bitter in their counter thrust
against the Americans.
The German battle line in France
continues to bend under the attacks of
the entente allies. But nowhere has
1t been broken. The enemy almost ev.
erywhere is in retreat toward new Do
sitions. But his retreat is orderly. and
the allies are being compelled to fight
their way forward slowly.
Silent death in the blackness OF
night, the fate of unnumbered Turk.
ish sentries surprised at their posts by
patrols of Indian troops with the
British army In Palestine, has imposed
upon the Ottoman soldiers a whole
some respect for these dark skinned
fighters who replaced many white con.
tingents sent to other fronts.
Seventeen thousand six hundred and
ffty-nine German prisoners have been
captured by the Americans in the
fighting between the Meuse and Ar
come forest since September 26, II IL
announced from London.