Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-03-22
European.


the police. Many casualties were
sent TO the hospital, including a mum.
Der Of policemen. The roting lasted
four hours, and the military was call
ed out to take charge of the district.
Strikes are again in progress in
Austria and Hungary, and are spread
ing according TO reports appearing
in German newspapers received in
Holland.
With the approach OF spring each
day witnesses an increase in the
fighting activity, In every theater, ex.
cept Russia, the infantry and artillery
are hard at work. From the North
sea to the Swiss frontier no day pass.
es without numerous patrol" encoun.
ters, which, al times, reached the in.
tensity almost Of battles, and artillery
duels OF violence, but little short Of
the great exchanges OF shells which,
in the past year, reached the high wa.
ter mark in intensity
Al numerous points along the Brit
ish front Field Marshal Haig's men
are under heavy bombardments from
the Germans. particularly along the
Bapaume-Cambrai road, in the Scarpe
valley and around Lens.
Twenty.six persons are missing in
consequence OF collision between a
naval vessel and the British steam
ship Baltimore Survivors have been
landed at Klngstown Ireland. by de-
stroyers.
The aii-Russan congress Of soviets,
meeting at Moscow, by a vote OF i53
to 30, decided to ratify the peace trea
ty with the central powers. NJ Ryaz.
onov. a prominent Bolshevki theorist
and representative OF all the profess
sional unions. resigned from the Boil
sheviki party after the vote,
Replying to an inquiry as to wheth-
or there was any truth in the ru.
mo" that proposal had been received
from Germany for peace at the ex.
pense OF Russia. Lord Robert Cecil
said As far as | know no such pro.
posals are being considered or will be
considered.
The peace treaties that have been
signed by Russia and Roumania have
not caused any change in Serbia's dip.
lomatic representative in Switzerland
All rumors in regard to separate
peace on the part OF Serbia are I'M
founded II is stated, however. that
Serbia has lost over million men
in the war
The Verdun offensive OF the Ger
mans. in which they failed to break
the French line, has been estimated
in conservative quarters as having
cost Their. something like FIVE hundred
thousand men
General Won Ludendorff says: N
the enemy wishes to attack now let
him do so. He will find us ready.
II the enemy does not want peace, he
will have to fight, and this fight will.
OF course. be the most tremendous OF
the whole war With Gods aid. we
will obtain a German peace, not a
doubtful peace"
British Foreign Secretary Balfour
says nothing could be more unfortun.
ate than the coincidence between the
Russian revolution and the war that
was being conducted by Russia and
her allies, but he is an optimist about
Russia, though not about Russia's i'm.
mediate future.
A Constantinople message says that
Erzerum has been captured by Turk.
ish forces, after Armenian resistance
was overwhelmed. Erzerum is the
principal city Of Armenia, and is To-
Gated 100 miles southeast OF Trezi.
zond. the Black sea port. which was
seized recently by the Turks from the
Russians.
The notice served on Holland by
Great Britain and the United States
regarding the taking over OF Dutch
ships in allied ports has thrown the
German press into a towering rage.
The British admiralty reports the
loss by mine or submarine Of is Brit.
ish merchantmen in the past week and
one fishing vessel OF these Is were
1900 tons or over, and three under
that tonnage
Premier Lloyd-George. speaking In
London. said there had been criticism
because the cabinet ministers had not
given much prominence to the idea
Of league OF nations in their state
speeches. The Bolshevikists had. he
said, taught them lesson-that was
that a real league OF nations did not
come by talking about It.
Nobody has been so eloquent on the
subject Of the league OF nations as
AhN WI man NhPttuis Ills reply 10
the pope, says Lloyd-George, breathed
the spirit Of brotherly love, but in II
there was no word about Belgium.
According to news received from
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg it is
stated that the entente had shown an
attitude toward Germa.
ny's peace intentions, and that the
great German offensive, therefore,
must and will go on.
Speaking in the British house OF
commons. on the situation in the east.
Foreign Secretary Balfour expressed
perfect confidence in JAPAN abso.
ute loyalty in carrying out any de.
,ision that might be reached and de-
Haired that in this question be had
irawn no distinction between Japan
md other allies.