Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-11-25
HIRE MONTHS on BlooDsIIfD

he opening Of the ihrd month OF the Iu,,
p'"n war Witnessed the same scenes Of bloodshed
that u'herod m the two prcviou, month. TL..,
tempt To turn the right flank oi the German army
h ! rance 10 which weeks Of the hardest kind ,i
hRh'ng were devoted failed II resulted IN OK
tending The lighting ground INTO Belgium vybsr.
nc struggle Tor mastery IS now m progress, 81
thus writing the battle Inc stretches from the No,,b
Sea, ~ the ncighborhood OF Ostcnd To the from
hor OF Switzerland The western coast Of BeIg,,,,,,
has been fortified with huge German siege GUN.
which played such havoc at lcge Namur and
Antwerp. They constitute the defense ays,ns, a,
lacks by British yyarships which have leaned r.
have wholesome dread of these monster gun,
that are like so many scntnels on guard on the ex
lteme night OF the German army
After the race through France the two arnie3
are now facing each other m tho southwest corner
OF Belgium m what Is known as old Flanders
There they have been fighting Tor day. with the
utmost desperation The Germans are striving 10
break through the opposing lines that block their
way to the sca-coast II they succeed they will
become masters OF all OF the northwestern part OF
! rance. which includes the great industrial pro
wnccs OF Arlol' and Picardy Planted securely
there. and holding Belgium and the Channel ports
they Will be IA comparative state OF security
which viii enable Germany TO devote more attcn.
ton to the Russian enemy threatening lh, Ger
man eastern frontier
his explains the hard fighting OF the last two
weeks When II ends a new stage at the war will
begin The Germans It they WIN will be m a
position To prepare tor either another DIVE At
Pans OF an attack upon England 1t they lose they
will be forced to head toward the uvcr Mcus,
or the Rhine
The area OF hosuhucs has been widened
greatly 10y turkey casting in her lot with Ger
FHaaH 4.
invaded Armenia and British warshps are trying
TO force the DmdancIIcs On the other hand
turkish troops are sand to be marching toward
Egypt England naturally tears that her million,
oi Mohammcdan subjects may usc 40 rebellion on
account OF their sympathy with their Turkish co.
rchglouists That thus tear Is well grounded ls
shown by the action of Nhlck al Islam head OF
the Mohammcdan hierarchy n Turkey In O.
proclamation issued by hum he declares that.
livery Nohammcdan fighting on the sdc at the
Entente Powers. Great Britain. France and Russia
a. not warrior. but murderer and liable To re-.
hglous punishment u thus opinion should be
adopted by the Nohammcdau world England
position IN India would be rendered very difficult
She already has her hands iuIl m fighting Ger
many \ rebellion of her Nohammcdan subjects
would hung home Co every lngIshman e. rcalila
uon of the gravity OF The Statement, made by ord
Kitchener 900 the course OF the speech he delivered
last week ,t the Lord Mayor banquet On ondon
when he declared The British Empire Is now
lighting for %, existence want every citizen 90
understand thus cardinal fact Tor only from
lear conception OF the vast Importance OF the Is.
SUE go stake can come tbr great national im
pulse without winch the government war minis
eIs. OF even then novlcs can do but little
One can see in these words d toll appreciation
'i The dangers now threatening England They /
were uttered by one who s m position 10 know ex I
',tN whai omlnous pculs his country Is facing
Us solCltud~ tor the future of the British Empire
NlIl be derpcned IN the event OF the German arm,
winning victory which will open up way tor .,
20 march upon Dunkrk and CALAIS