Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-07-18
Foreign

The Hungarian Soviet government
has demanded that the campaign
against the Hungarian legation at VII
emma be stopped.
Official notification Of the ratifica
ton of the peace treaty by the Ger
man national assembly was given the
peace conference at Versailles The
notification was presented by Baron
Kurt Won Lersher, head of the Ger
man peace mission.
President Ebert signed the bill rati.
flying the peace treaty and the docu'
ment was then dispatched to Yer
sailles.
High tension between the Austrian
and Hungarian governments is indi.
Gated in dispatches received in Paris
from Budapest. T
The Austrian foreign minister has
demanded the recall from Vienna OF
ae Hungarian minister Czobel.
Switzerland has declared officially
that If Germany is not admitted to
the league of nations, Switzerland will
have no part therein. The allies have
replied to this declaration. but the re-
ply has not been made public.
Three allied warship, one each from
the American, British and French ma.
vies. have been ordered to proceed to
Fiume, where there have been dis.
orders recently between Italian troops
and other elements in the force Of &C.
cupat.on. The situation at Fiume is
reported to be quiet.
The council of five has decided to
raise the blockade against Germany.
So far as the action of the council
concerns Frence the measure will be
effective only after publication in the
journal Officiel Of decree annullils
the preceding DEGREES regarding the
blockade.
A general strike has been declared
in Naples, Italy, against the high cost
of living.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg, for.
mer chief of the German staff, has
written Marshal Foch appealing for
his support in Hindenburg's efforts
to prevent the extradition of the for.
mer German emperor. Won linden
burg offers to assume full responsible
ity and to place his own person "ab'
solutely at the disposal of the allied
powers"
An anarchist: plot to attack the cen
trail part of Rome, Italy, by means OF
hand grenades and .ther explosives
has been exposed by the arrest Of six
teen of the conspirators, four hours
before the time fixed for carrying out
the plans.
A commission composed Of four
generals, representing France, Italy
England and the United States, has
been appointed to investigate the re-
cent incidents in Fiume.
The supreme council of the peace
conference has decided to appoint
committee of four members to inquire
into Norway's claims to Spitzbergen.
The allies have not yet made any Of
ficial representation to the Dutch gov
eminent regarding the extradition OF
the former German emperor, but nee.
essary steps are being taken in the
matter, it is declared in the British
house of commons.
King Victor of Italy has issued a
decree that profiteers will be in fu-
ture fined ten thousand lire or SEN
fenced to from three months to three
years in prison, and will, in addition.
suffer confiscation Of the goods.
The proposed Austrian peace treaty
is ready for presentation to the Aus
trian delegation. The full text of the
document now is in the hands of the
printer. The presentation of the
terms to the Austrians probably will
not be accompanied by impressive
ceremonies. Ten days or two weeks
will probably be given the Austrian
delegation to study the new articles.