Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-06-20
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President Wilson told representa-.
tives of Irish societies in America he
would do what he could unofficially
to bring the Irish question to the at.
tention Of the other peace commits.
sioners.
Movement Of war material by the
Germans from territory beyond the &C.
cupied areas continued according to
German newspapers. The beginning
Of this withdrawal was made several
weeks ago.
The British admiralty announces
that British submarine operating in
the Baltic sea has been missing since
June 4 and is presumed to have been
lost with all hands.
German army and police authorities
in the unoccupied territory opposite
the Coblenz bridgehead have been re.
quested by American intelligence off.
GERS to keep lookout for an Ameri.
can disbursing officer who has disap.
peared with $4,000 marks. Intel.
ligence officers have reported to the
third army headquarters that this
missing officer was suspected of en-.
tertaining German sympathies and be.
! lieve he went in the direction OF Ber
lin.
There are reports from Coblenz that
German civilians are insolent to sol.
diers of the United States army and
that they seize opportunities to way.
lay soldiers. There have heen few
cases where handful of Americans
left as rear guard in village after
the division departed for home have
been maltreated by Germans who out.
numbered them.
Hostility between the American
soldiers and the German civilians in
the occupied region, which has been
increasing recently, has resulted in
additional clashes during the last few
days. In one instance an American
was killed and in other encounters
in various parts of the occupied zone
several Americans were wounded. At
third army headquarters II is said that
at least six Americans had been killed
by civilians since the American army
reached the Rhine. German officials
say that so far as their records 60, the
number of Germans killed by Ameri
cans in fights during the six months
Of occupation are five.
The frequency Of encounters be-
tween United States soldiers and Ger.
man civilians at Coblenz has caused
General Liggett, the third army com.
mander to order the military police
to take measures for preventing sol.
diers from attacking Germans. Spe.
cial measures also have been ordered
for dealing with soldiers caught NAL.
treating ci yilians.
The United States battleship Ar.
kansas sailed from France for New
York with Admiral W. s. Benson
chief OF operations of the United
States navy, on board. Several French
ships escorted the Arkansas out To
sea.
Admiral Canto Castro, president of
the Republic of Portugal. will remain
In power as result of the recent
legislative elections IL which the
Democrats we're victorious.
Three thousand peasants, including
women and q ildren. have been shot
or hanged by the red army as a con.
sequence Of revolts in western Hun.
gary around Oedenburg, according to
ne ws sent out from Vienna. The en-
tire village Ga Kolhof was burned. The
massacre took place after 80 VILLAGES
surrounding Oedenburg had refused a,
go over to Bolshevism. They desir ID
to Join Austria.
A contingent Of American infantry.
which has been serving in northern
Russia, navo boarded a transport for
he Journey to the United States. These
are first American troops detailed
sail for home. The detachment viii
no to Brest. Six companies OF the
3s9th infantry. aggregating 1900 men
oriaapproximately one-third OF the
American force on the Archangel
front, comprise the first detachment to
leave. They embarked at Economic,
the winter port Of Arcnargel.
! German iorces on the Esthonian
front are reported to DO giving aid
10 the Bolsaevists.