Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-04-14
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Two luxurious air-PuilmanS, one q
French machine returning to Paris
from London with its load of passen-
gers, the other British ship bound
for England, with mails and freight
crashed In head-on, mid-air collision
near the town of Granvilliers. Three
passengers in the French machine, the
pilots Of both machines and mocha
nician, we're killed
The preliminary moves on the Euro
pean chess board to which the day be-
fore the opening of the economic con.
ference was largely devoted, plainly
showed all nations, great and small,
counting Russia, although they wished
to appear not over-eager In the court
ship. Therefore, the Russians seemed
to hold position of distinct advan-
tage, all depending on how they man
ipulated their pawns in their project
to be admitted to the council of ma
tions as the representatives Of the
Russian state.
The London Daily Mail prints a sto-
ry, in which 1t Is intimated that de
Valera has been repudiated by the
Irish republicans.
More than twenty French soldiers
were killed and dozen wounded
when, while searching for hidden
arms, spade struck decorating
mechanism of hidden mine. The
explosion occurred In a cemetery be-
tween Gleiwitz and Sossnita, Silesia.
Acceptance by the British govern
ment of the equity of the American
views pertaining to the maintenance
costs of the American army of occu-
patton, as expounded in the recent
note of Secretary of State Hughes to
the allies, has been informally con-
veyed to the American government,
although formal note officially con-
firming the acceptance has not yet
been dispatched.
An official dispatcch from Vladivos.
tok to the japanese war office states
that the commander of the Chita army
in Siberia notified the commander Of
the japanese garrison at Spassk, 100
miles north of Vladivostok, on April
2, that the Chita forces intended to
occupy a line Of neutral territory and
to continue further advance south
ward. The Japanese commander ig.
nored the note.
The state prosecutor has ordered the
seizure Of all newspapers which pub
lished the legitimists' proclamation
proclaiming Francis Joseph Otto eld-
est son of the later former Emperor
Charles, as king of Hungary. The
proclamation read: with the death
of Charles, Otto II is king of Hungary,
although temporarily prevented from
coronation 1t was signed 10 aristo-
Gratis, headed by Count Albert Ap-
ponyi.
After twenty-year search extend
ing to all parts of this continent, Mrs.
Louise F. Lesueur, of Boston, recently
found her son, Everett. now men,
Der of the Canadian mounted police
at Ottawa, Canada.
A car containing mail from England
destined for Italy, was broken into be.
tween Paris and Laroche and thirty
bags of English mail matter were
stolen.
Intermittent earth shocks are report.
ed in the northern part Of Serbia.
The heart Of former Emperor
Charles of Hungary was removed and
will be sent in glass jar to Austria.
The present intention is to send the
body to Hungary.
The motion attacking the coalition
presented in the British house of COM
mons by Sir William Joynson.Hicks,
Unionist, has attracted considerable
attention in newspaper circles.