Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-02-15
European.

European.
An American general now commands
the sector Of the front recently taken
over by French troops When the
Americans first entered the sector II
was under the command of French
general commanding certain large
unit of the French army In turning
the sector over TO the American gen.
eral on February the French com.
mander issued general order in
which he expressed complete satisfac.
ton with American troops.
Reports have been received in Lon.
don OF verified sworn statements from
British soldiers who have returned
from German prison camps and hospi'
tails regarding the systematic brutal.
ity practIced by the Germans upon the
Italian prisoners
The international committee Of the
Red Cross has issued an appeal 10 all
belligerent armies to abandon the use
of asphyxiating gas, by common agree.
ment
An official statement on British
aerial operations reports successful
reconnaissance and the bombing OF
enemy targets.
Polish forces which recently revolt.
ed from the Russian army under the
leadership Of General Doybor Noun.
itsky have captured Smoensk from
the Bolsheyki according TO advices
from Vienna
German newspapers arriving in
Switzerland say that Field Marshal
yon Mackensen sent an ultimatum 10
the Roumanian government February
g. demanding that peace negotiations
be begun within four days The Rou
manian cabinet thereupon resigned
II is learned that confirmation in
Russian circles has been received of
the sending by Germany Of an ulti
matum to Roumania
Maj Gen Frederick b. Maurice, the
chief director of military operations at
the British war office, says the allies
are still superior in number on the
western front Notwithstanding the
Germans have moved troops from the
east to the west.
Artillery activity continues on the
British. French, Italian and American
front, but, aside from this, the opera
lions have been confined to patrol and
aerial attacks.
London hears that twenty enemy air
planes which endeayored to cross the
American lines were violently shelled
by anttaircrafl batteries and driven
off.
A member Of the military police on
the western front found three little
French children wandering along the
road Immediately behind the front,
which is shelled very frequently by
the enemy, and is considered very dan
gerous He turned the children over
10 an ambulance driver, who returned
them to heir homes in a nearby vii
lage
That a German submarine endeavor
ed to attack the destroyers while the
latter were engaged in rescue work
is the statement made by an American
officer al an Irish port where a large
number of men were landed.
Few events Of the war in the past
few months have stirred the English
people more deeply than the disaster
to American troops approaching Brit
ish harbor on British transport Such
an eyentuality had been feared
The latest casualty list indicates
that the loss on the Tuscania may be
one hundred or even less. This causes
a distinct relief from the tension
The bodies of Al OF the missing lO1
victims of the Tuseana disaster we're
washed up in the rocks 10 miles from
the scene of the torpedoing The bodies
were mutilated beyond recognition,
none OF whom wore Identification tags
The Cunard liner Arrana, l34OC
tons, was torpedoed by German sub
marine while bound for the United
States. Although badly damaged, the
ship was not sunk, and no loss of life
is reported.
Rome reports slight artillery activ
ity on all the Italian front, but that
hostile aircraft have renewed their
commandments Of Italian towns.
The Finnish railway authorities al
Torneo have received report thai
the allied missions have been expelled
from Petrograd and that they have al
ready departed. There is no contirma
ton of this report
Operations on the western front con
tinue to be marked by heavy artillery
exchanges in conjunction with raiding
attacks on the opposing trenches.
London hears that looting has again
broken out in Petrograd, and that
many wine cellars have been sacked
Armored cars were used by the au
thorities against the pillagers.
Paris reports German attacks re
pulsed al every point where French
troops are engaged.
Thomas Smith of Glasgow, boat
swain on the Tuscania, says that the
loss of life from the destruction Of the
was enhanced by many sol
diers jumping overheard instead OF
for the boats to be lowered
Venustiano Carranza, president OF
Mexico, not only congratulated Emper
Or William of Germany on his birth
lay recently, London hears, but was
more profuse in his fluctuations thar
he occasion warranted.