Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-10-11
Washington

Loss OF the naval patrol boat. Tam.
pa. formerly the coast guard cutter
Miami, with all on board. lis men. is
announced by the navy department
The vessel was sunk in the Bristol
channel OF the east of England, on the
night of September %. The navy has
suffered its greatest single blow in
the war. Other vessels OF the con.
voy which the Tampa had steamed
ahead OF made thorough search. but
failed to find single survivor The
commander OF the Tampa was Cap
Charels Satterlee
A dispatch from Paris says King
Ferdinand OF Bulgaria has abdicated
in favor Of Crown Prince Boris. but
there is no confirmation of the re.
port
The allied commanderin.clief on
the Macedonian front SAYS the allies
will soon strike terror to the heart
of the unSpeakable Turk as a blow
will be struck at Constantnople that
will catapu't the already vanquished
Turk back mo Asia where he belongs
The carr ing out of the clauses OF
he armistiee between Bulgaria and
the allies have already begun. Gen
Franchet dEspcrey tclegraphs from
saloniki
A small cargo carrier, the Herman
r'rasch, manned by a navy crew and
in the overseas supply service, has
been sunk Ut sea with a loss of prob.
ably fifty Of her crew The vessel
collided with the t'nited States tank
'hip George c Henry about $50
miles southeast OF the Nova Scotian
coast, and went down in less than
seven minu,ef
Twenty patients. many OF them al
ready suffering from wounds received
n battle, were killed when a German
she'll struck an American hospital TO
he northwest OF Verdun The hospi
al was only short distance behind
he fighting line.
Reports reaching Washington from
abroad are to the effect that the rul.
Ing cliques In Germany and Austria.
Hungary are weakening and It seems
hat popular rule Is nearer than ever
5efore in THESE monarchies.
The cotton crop this year will prob
IDLY be more dian half million bales
Wer last yea.
Now that :he German armies are
oeing defeated and driven back into
Germany, the influence Of the pan.Ger. |
mans and military parties is waning
and IT is believed that Emperor VIII |
liam and Emperor Charles have decid. |
I'd that If thej are to retain the sup.
port of the people, they must turn to |
The civilian pagties that have been de. |
handing voice in affairs.
The American government. in replv |
TO Germany's threat to execute Amer.
lean prisoners OF war, found in pos. |
session OF shotguns, gave notice that
If Germany carried out any such threat
suitable reprisals will be taken
pointing out that the use of shotguns
is sanctioned by The Hague conven.
ion.
Americans participated in iftytwo
aerial battles. bringing down thirty
three Germans without a single loss
American aviators were credited with
having brought down thirty Hun
planes previously, making a total OF
sixty.three victories within two DAYS
With the completion OF the third
great military lottery since the ma.
ton went to war; machinery OF the
provost marshal generals office was
set in motion to finally check the mas
ter list and mail copies to the 1856
district draft boards over the country
which are available to the newspa.
pers within their area and to post
hem for the public. Only the first
me hundred numbers were flashed to
he country by telegraph because of
ne impracticability Of telegraphing all
u the 1900. J.