Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-01

ing, other railroads have accepted lit.
tie freight particularly il il was DIES.
tined for eastward movement
European.
There has been small encouragement
for the German emperor and the cen
trail powers in the proceedings OF the
British Labor parry The leaders OF
the party. representing 100000 trade
unionstS, all registered voters, show
determination to take a strong line
in support OF the war as the only
means OF obtaining a democratic peace
Again the sinking OF the British
merchantmen by mine or submarine
have been held AZ low point Only
SIX vessels of | 800 tons or over and
two under that tonnage were destroy
ed in the past week Summary Ar.
rivals, 2255; SalingS, .2,242
The notable feature in the world
war is the apparent resumption OF
military operations on the western
front in France and Belgium
From the North sea to the Swiss
frontier The lessening in the rigors of
winter has permitted the beligerents
again TO send forth their men in enter
prises which seemingly forecast the
intention to shortly resume fighting ac.
tiyity more extensively
Germany through Imperial ChanceI
Tor Count Won He1ling, and Austria.
Hungary through its foreign minister.
Count Czcrnin. have made reply to the
peace terms Of the allies and the
United States as recently enunciated
by Lloyd George, the British prime
minister and President Wilson Al.
though Count Won Hertling and Count
Czernin affect 10 see the possibility
OF coming into agreement with their
enemies on minor points. the concrete
bases essential TO peace are declared
10 be unacceptable
Thu German chancellor SAYS the fate
OF Poland and the Balkans and Tee re.
adjustment Of The Italian frontier lies
with Austria. while the evacuation OF
Russian territory concerns only Rus.
STA and the central powers Germany.
he added, considered that the nteg.
rity OF Turkey and the safety Of its
capital We're closely connected with
the question Of The Dardanelles, which
was OF vital interest to Germany
BY The sinking Of two steamers ~
the enemy in the Mediterranean about
three weeks ago us lives Were lost.
u is announced officially
After weeks OF vacillation, the Ger.
mans have az last made their demands
al the peace conference at Brest.Li.
tovsk and The Russians have declined
t. accede 10 them Courland in its
entirety and all OF Russia's Baltic
provinces are to be retained By Ger.
many, according TO General HOFFMAN.
in what is termed as Germany's last
proposal 10 the Russians, and the add.
ed threat was given that il the Rus.
SLAMS failed to acquiesce in the de.
mandS further inroads into their ter.
ritory would follow and the important
port of Reyal, near the mouth of the
Gulf of Finland, would be occupied.
A Paris dispatch quotes Count Ger.
min. the Austro Hungarian foreign min.
ister as declaring in an address TO the
delegates of parliament that Il have
no intention to demand from Russia
a single meter of territory or single
cent OF indemnify"
The Austrian foreign minister has
invited President Wilson to use his
influence to induce the entente al.
lies to declare the conditions on which
they are willing to talk peace.
Lord Rhondda, food controller. has
taken drastic measures to deal with
the meat shortage. An Official order
has been issued applying to all hotels,
restaurants, boarding houses and pub.
lie places. to begin forthwith. II spec.
ifies two meatless days for Great Brit.
ain
While the bitter internal political
situation in Austria-Hungary seems to
have abated somewhat In intensity.
the latest indications are that be.
meath the surface fires OF discomfort
are merely smoldering and that at no
distant date again may break out in
veritable confiagration.
Andrew Bonar Law, chance .lor OF
the exchequer, announced in the house
OF commons that the daily average OF
national expenditure during the seven
weeks ending January 10 was e7,517,.
900.
Dispatches say that international
politicians apparently with optimistic
utterances have quoted situation
that admittedly is fraught with grave
possibilities so far as the dual mon.
archy is concerned, but the known war
WEAKNESS Of the populace and the food
shortage are likely soon again to bring
the people into sharp discord with the
authorities.