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

I.rmil M Infantry advance, 3-ltnllan
hose been NIgnolly defeated.
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| Ia eject. all this would mean the
absolute surrender of Germany ana
he allies would he IN position 10 die
tate and enforce any peace arrange
mcnlS they saw III 10 make, II Is the
| intention NJ the allied governments,
ana The ardent desire OF the allied
armies and peoples, that nothing less
Than this shall be demanded of Ger
many. Whether the Huns have yet
been brought 10 Il condition where
they viii accept such terms was n Ndes-
lion. Many military authorities be-
lleve they will elect 10 fight Tor
while longer before submitting 50 ilb'
| icctly. and millions of the soldiers ana
civilians of The allied nations feWrnl-
y hope this will he the ease. 9th
erWiSc, they feel, Germany would cs-
cape too easily from suffering some OF
those horrors of war which her armed
forces have ruthleSSly inflicted Oh 0tli-
crS ANA over which her people have
gloatrd with savage glcr. OF course
no SnCh deliberate inhumanticS ~ Ia"
German soldiers have practiced could
or would be pra, iced lay The troops of
the allies. but the German cities ana
towns could be made 10 feel the ter.
tible hardShipS that accompany occll-
patton 10y IN invading enemy and the
inhabitants could be- taught n lesson
! HAT would 90 far toward dcterring
| aggression, even II their Rulers wee
left with the power Ia start such -
| conflict. The allies are not NlndictlNc,
! hut Hey intend that stern justice shan
be mcted ont 10 Germany and IN Ibis
he American soldiers who have seen
| what has been done 10 Belgium and
northern France are, If possible, more
determined than the soldiers ri ANY
other nation. They. and an ri-lluiud-
I'd Americans ut home, feed lot
sloppy scntimcntaity of tie forgive
your-rncny order has 10 place IN
dealings with the Huns.
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If Germany accepts the terms Of the
! armiStice aud begins to carry them
out in apparent good faith the great
war may be considered rs virtually
ended This. however does not mean
that peace will be negotiated with The
! present government of Germany,
| Prince Max, the chancellor, sought
again la>i week Ia leassure President
| Wilson ms 10 the gcnuincncSS of the
| German reforms by which the people
are supposed to have come into con
troll of the government l}ut Mr.. vii.
SON rs we'll rs the governments of
Grrnt britain and France is more
than skemical II is true tia the com
mon people Of Germany are being III
| lowed 10 speak and even t. act rs
| never before. hut II is la ON ccr-
/ tain that the powers al GOV hment
lppurt nily granted TO lnrlu cannol he
wiped ont in Il moment by d, kaiser
aud h,s masters. the hlnkcrS when
they have attained their ends The
| whole matter Of German goNrrun cnlal
| laws and methods is too complicated
for discussion in these columns. hu, il
will repay careful study by those who
| wish Ia keep abreast OF The current Of
events.
Despite repeated demands, IN the
press and public speeches. that he ah-
| dcate, the kaiser refuses 10 sacrifice
himself for the good of his country.
lie is reported 10 have said he would
be willing To become the hereditary
president" of Germany, and also that
when he considers the right moment
las come, he will step down from his
throne The Socialist papers, especial
~, have been denouncing him and his
associates bitterly, and the fact that
This as gone unpuni she'd, SHOWS that
the autocracy is losing ground fast.
Tho resignation of Gen Erich Iu-
dcndorff. first quartermaStcr general
and considered the drains of the
German army, had marked effect in
| Germany, being taken To signify the
downfall of millariSm. He quit. il
was supposed because The control Of
military matters was put in the hands
Of the civil authorities. 1t was report
ed that Won llindCnburg would order
the court martial OF Ludcndorll Who
will later order the cOurt-nartial of
"IIindy" was not stated.
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Germany now stands abandoned by
he, allies, for Austria-llungary was
urging quick action ON her plea for Il
separate armistice and peace. The
diSintegration of stria-llungary,
noted last week, made rapd progress.
The Croatlan parliament ut Agram de-
creed the total separation of Croatia.
Slnv0na and Dalmatia from Hungary.
The Czecho-Sl0vaks got into action
| and cut the railroad between Berlin
and Vienna near Bodenbach, SO that
towns and the bombing Of German air
drOmes. These attacks compel the
enemy to muster for their defense ma