Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-01-10
Washington

From the frontier of France to Rome
the journey OF President Wilson was
like trtumphal process.
Senator Johnson Of California is
waging hot fight in the senate to
withdraw American troops from Rus
STA. He says he wants the truth told
about the Russian situation.
President Wilson's special train was
met at Turin by the project of the
province, the mayor, the general COM
manding the troops there and other
authorities.
The presidential party caught its
first glimpse of the snow-capped peaks
of the western Alps at breakfast time,
while the train was crawling slowly
through the mountain passes.
Relief work being carried on in
northern France by the commission
for relief in Belgium and the pitiable
condition OF the one and half mil.
lion inhabitants of that section who
escaped the German invasion are de-
scribed in cablegram received at the
headquarters of the commission in
Washington from Herbert c. Hoover
at Paris.
The governments loss In operating
the railroads in 1918 Is calculated by
by the railroad administration officials
at less than one hundred and fifty mil
lion dollars. This represents the diff
ference between the aggregate amount
the government will be compelld to
pay railroad companis as rental for
the use Of their properties--the so
called guaranteed return-and the net
income which the government will re-
ceive from the railroads.
Deportation Of most Of the 5000 or
1000 enemy aliens now interned in
the United States will be recon-.
mended to congress shortly by the de-
partment Of justice. Special legisla-
ton will be required for the deporta.
tons, and 1t was learned the depart.
ment of justice will ask also for author,
ity to prevent the reentry of these
men into this country later,
With the completion of the proposed
new three-year building program. ad
ding ten dreadnaughts. six battle
cruisers, ten scout cruisers and 1870
smaller craft to the feet, America
still will rank second in naval strength
to Great Britain, said Secretary Dan.
lels, who appeared before the com.
mittee to make his final recommends
ton for the 1920 naval bill which the
committee is considering.
Two thousand French soldiers have
entered Budapest. the Hungarian cap
tal. This is where Field Marshal Won
is interned.
Arrival at Trieste of the first steam.
sr carrying food supplies for the Ser
bans, and the sending of special
mission to Warsaw to organize food
relief in Poland, and another to VI
emma to investigate food conditions
here, have been announced in ca.
,legram received at the food admin
stration from Herbert G. Hoover, who
s In Paris Conditions in Vienna and
n Roumania are said to be desper-
tie.
Industrial life in the invaded regions
Il France has been almost completely
'aralyzed. Railroads have been rem
lered almost hopeless Of peconstruc.
ion for many months. the coal mines
ave been destroyed and there Is
carcely single factory that can be
perated without very large portion
( new equipment,
Unless league OF nations or 9th.
r tribunal that will make certain the
imitation OF international armament
, established, the United States must
uild the greatest navy In the world
ecretary Daniels told the house naval
Il