Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-04-11
Washington

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tration to the department of justice
against the alleged improper methods
employed by federal officers in the
state of Virginia in enforcing the pro.
hibition has been referred by Attor-
ney General Palmer TO Assistant AT.
torney General Frerson for inyestiga
ton. 1t is alleged that the officers
violated coffin containing dead
body in their search for contraband
shipments of liquor across the state
line
The story Of how President Wilson
broke diplomatic precedent on October
20. 1918, by direct parley with the Ger.
mans was told in New York by G. NJ
Ripley, wireless specialist of the
General Electric company The presi-
dent by this method told the German
people in terse, plain Enslish that no
peace could be expected until vii.
liam Hohenzollern stepped down and
out.
There Is no cause for alarm over
President Wilson's condition, who is
Ill in Paris. His appetite is good, and
he is doing we'll Except on qups.
tons OF greatest importance no one is
permitted 10 enter the presidents
room.
Leading ethical, philosophical and
religious societies Of Germany have ad-
dressed an appeal to President Wilson.
giving warning against a disregard OF
principles by which MIR. Wilson las
pledged himself which they claim IN
duced Germany to hay down her arms.
Ihe appeal, IN substances, is simple.
and goes direct 10 the point, ard re-
CITES that lhe German people mad lath-
or be- "Bolsheyists imam slaves II
is maintained that the allies are re-
sponslDle tor the Anarchlstlc prnci-
pies fast spreading over Europe by re.
tusing 10 Withdraw theb locAade
Bishop William T. McMurray
DiSHup VI Altt ht bHpNASA lAEA9Nbloi
chureh, says that Japan Is tendins 10
overthrow the peace OF Europe and
therefore OF the world by her adher-
ence TO paganism and imperialism and
her ambition TO rule certain peoples.
Bishop McMurray has just returned
from the orient.
Members of the special mission Of
the Philippine legislature in Washing.
ton seeking independence for the Phil
ippine islands were told by Secretary
Baker that he spoke President Viii
sons mind when he said he believed
the time has come TO grant the COM
plete independence desired by the Fill
Pine people He told them that the
American people loved liberty too dear
~ TO deny il TO other folks
The United States government has
its proposals 10 purchase
the Britishowned tonnage of the inter.
national mercantile marine.
Informally advising General Per.
shing that fifty thousand volunteers
are being enlisted 10 replace an equal
of men in his army who want
TO come home. the war department has
directed the commanderin-chief to re-
turn promptly for discharge selected
meritorius cases as he receives these
volunteers,
Circular II TO General Pershins pro-
vides for the discharge of man upon
his application where there is sick
ness or other distress in the soldiers
family or where he is urgently needed
in the occupation from which he went
in civil life into the army,
The 10000 volunteers called for by
the war department are TO be assem-
bled in provisional companies at
Camp Meade. Ind, in preparation for
going overseas
Credits of eighty-fve million TO
France and twenty-five million 10 Italy
are announced by the treasury
The national Olympic committee in
session in Rome. Italy, decided to &C.
cept the offer OF the city of Antwerp.
Belgium and hold the Olympic games (
there in 1920
The world is fast becoming repub- /
lican. Before the war monarchies and
republics were about equally balanced. /
Now there are 20 republics as against F
q monarehies.
The largest republic in the world is
China with four hundred million in
habitants; the smallest San Marine,
with only one thousand citizens.
A list OF officers who have been
awarded the distinguished service
medal for exceptionally meritorius SER
vice during the war includes the ,
names of Major. Gems. Leonard Wood,
Hugh B. Scott and John F. Morrison.
A dispatch from Paris says that Fo.
tx Marcel was sentenced TO two years .
for stealing the automo-
bile of Brig. Gen. w. w. Hart, United
States officer connected with the peace
mission.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels and
lis staff will leave Paris for Italy,
where they will confer with Italian ms
,al officials.