Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-25

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days of lighting the boshcvlki forces
had seized. lrkutsk. eastern Siberia
dlsarining the CossackS and military
cadets They also have occupied Oren.
burg.
Among the interesting reports that
came out Of Russia was one to the
effect that the former ear and his
family had made their escape from
Tobolsk. Another story said the for.
mcr c2arna has become hopelessly in
sane.
III
The abandonment of the Roumanan
front by the Russian troops led to a
nasty little row. RoumanlanS arrested
and dlSarned several Russian regi-
menls and the Russian government at
once put under arrest the Roumanian
diplomats in Petrograd and threatened
war on Roumnnia II the Russian sol
dlcrS were not AT once freed. A strong
joint protest by representatives Of all
the allied and neutral powers brought
about the release of the ROumanian
diplomats
Then came an astonishing order
from the bolsheviki government for
the arrest Of King Ferdinand of Rou-
mania and his incarceration in the
fortress Of ST. Peter and 81. Paul, This
was attributed to the action of the
ROumunians In arresting some Aus
trian officers who had attempted to
pass through the Roumanlan lines to
frutenlZe with the Russians.
Il
The British labor party came to the
front On Tuesday with message to
the Russian people announcing that
the British people accepted the prin-
ciple Of self.dcterminution of peoples
aud no anneXations for the British en-
pire, especially in the middle East, AZ
rica and India. The manifesto con
cludcd with an appeal TO the peoples
of central Europe to help end the war
by the defeat of militarsm on both
sides. and not to drive the British peo-
pie as they are driving the Russians,
into the terrible choice between con.
tnung the conflict and abandoning the
only principles that can save the world.
Ia
There is not much to he written OF
the weeks fighting. The German pa
pers were talking openly Of the com
ing great offensive on the west front
and asserted that million more troops
had been sent into France. hut Won
Hlndenburg still delayed the blow. The
activity Of the nvlators was notable,
and the allied flying men made several
successful bombing raids on German
cities. Karlsruhe especially being hard
hit.
In Italy the main event of the week
was surprise attack by the Italians,
supported by the French. by which GER
tain important dominating positions on
Monte Asolone were wreSled from the
AustrinnS and their observation posts
destroyed.
On Wednesday the AustrianS made
a desperate attempt to recupture the
lost positions. For four hours they at
tackled fercely and were stubbornly
fought on. finally retiring, leaving the
field covered with their dead.
IA
The German submarines have not
been very active of late, the weekly re-
port Of the British admiralty showing
only six large British vessels and four
smaller ones sunk One Of the sub
mersibles. however, emerged off Var.
mouth and Sheled that pretty English
city violently Three persons were
killed.
Further evidence that the submarine
service is most distaSteful to the Ger
man sailors Is contained In the report
from Geneva of another mutlny among
the submarine crews at KEEL. the Ger
man naval base. Thlrty-eght officers
ARE said To have been killed. The num-
Der Of r-boats returning to German
ports Is decreasing every month. ac-
cordlng to the Geneva correspondent.
France Is In the throes Of a new Call
laux scandal, the former premier being
now under arrest on II charge of trea-
son. The affair was brought to a crisis
by information supplied by Secretary
Lansing. for 1t appears that Caillaux
engaged in intrigues with Count Won
Luxburg In Argentina In 1915 and was
In communication with the foreign Of.
fee NJ Berlin with the object of con
Guiding peace. His plotting In Italy
also has been exposed and documents
seized there show he planned TO make
himself dictator Of France and to With
draw that country from the war.
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tutes de facto recognition Of the
LuI Ii Al.