Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-11-15

tlirre-puurters Vt Il mile wide. Tho
engineers galantly did their share,
building pontoon and foot bridges and
cur troops tired but jubilunt proceed.
ed 10 chase the swiftly retreating
Huns ~ the north and east The prin.
cipal lateral Hines Of communication
between Metz and northern France
and Belgium We're thus cut
Nd
Italy took full revenge for the de-
Feat of 'aporetto before the armiStice
with Austria Went into effect ON Mo-
teiber !. Though the submission Of
the Austrian commanders was fore.
gone conclusion. General Dinz didn't
lose a moment waiting for il, but went
swiftly ahead with the job Of abso-
lutely crushing the enemy forces II
/, estimated that In That last offensive
the Italians took about lOO0OO prlS-
oners, aud that they hold fully a NIL.
The value " the material captured
In the recent weeks is put nj $1,000.
Wp.0U. aud II includes 100000 horses
aud 6,W0 guns. The collapse of the
great Austrian army was complete.
4 aud the scenes IN the redeemed lial.
, Ian territory where thousands on
+, thousands of prisoners were being
moved were said 10 be reminiscent Of
the retreat Of Napoleon from Moscow.
Of course The arnislce terms granted
! the AnStrian> were most severe. and In.
| clli'led In them WAS free passage Of
/ the. allied armies through Austrian
4 territory. with use Of Austrian means
+ Of transportation. This meant the
I opening Of the way TO attack Germany
frnin the south mud to protect Rou
mHna. Emperor Charles refused to
sign these terms. SO that WAS done hr
4 The Austrian chief Of stan. There was
/ Sonle question as 10 who could repre-
sent the late dual kingdom. for It Is
nil broken UP now. ilungE~v. under
/ The leadership Of Count Karolyi has
/ made complete It's separation from
4 Austriu aud win hold II plebfsclte on
4 the question of being Kingdom or II
/ republic. Really nothing Is left to
I Charles except the German part OF
I Austrin. ard that shows signs of Join.
4 lng III, German confederation. The
! disposition Of the peoples of southern
4 middle Europe is going 10 be one Of
| the most delicate and difficult prob
/ lens the peace conferees will have to
solve. II possible. II must be so solved
that ILLS region. for ages n hotbed of
International troubles. will he salts
fed and III peace.
All Italy went wild with Joy over
It's great victory, and the various cit
/ les Of Italia Irridenta, now redeemed.
greeted with acclaim the occupying
forces of Italian troops and the civ
ilian authorities. Having conquered
their ancient foe. the Italians dis.
played remarkable spirit OF forgive.
ness aud treated the defeated Austrl
ans with utmost generosity.
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Russia remains the one field u con-
I illct, and II Is moi conceivable that
the fighting can be kept up there for
very long Siberia Is pretty definitely
under the control OF the allies, the
i a
least rs far as lines of commun-
cation are concerned. The government
OF northern Russia has acknowledged
the government set up nj 0msk rs SUI
prcme and The holsheyiki now find
their main strength Is confined to the
Nolga valley region. The soviets are
still powerful in many places, but the
terrible food conditions and the fear
Of the approaching winter are having
their effect Germany formally sew
cred relations with the bolshevik gov
eminent last week, and the latter
asked the allies to open peace ncgotin-
tlons at II time and place OF their
own choosing. Since none of the al
lied governments ever recognized the
bolshe,ik government. 1t Is difficult
to see how anything could come OF this
except the surrender of the bolsheviN
to the establishment Of decent and safe
governmental conditions.
Va
Finland Is sore. Its people declare
they were misled by the Germans and
that German king was thrust upon
them without their desire. II would
not he at all surprising If that king
were forced to abdicate In the near III.
ture and il republican fO:I1 OF gov
ernmen were inaugurated.
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The inmnenee Of the Cessation OF
warfare caused General Csowder and
his aids To consider seriously the sus-
pension Of the November draft call. I'M
der which more than 100000 men have
been ordered to army camps. This ae-
ton seemed likely.
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