Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-12-21


additional million men making a
total of four million men.
London, Dec. 21.-British officers
at Gibralter and Madrid say that
the Spanish army are re-arming and
that committee of Spaniards are
now in New York buying thirteen
million dollars worth of war NUM-
tions for an attack on Gibralter or
a campaign to take Portugal.
Constantinople, Dec. 21.-The
Turks won victory when they at
tackled the British army as it was
retreating to their ships at Sqlva
Bay and in the Anzac region. Many
British soldiers were killed.
Constantinople, Dec. .21.-The
United Press correspondent inter-
viewed Count Prisza at Budapest re-
Gently during which the count said
there would be no trouble between
America and Austria if Washington
kept COOL"
Petrograd reports that the czar
has deposed General Rusky, who has
been in command at Riga, for alleg-
ed i'll health.
London, Dec. 21.-German sub
marines have sunk two British
steamers, the Huntly, 100 tons, and
the Belsord, 5000 tons. The crews
were saved.
Petrograd, Dec. 21.-A Russian
cruiser, two destroyers and sixteen
transports are bombarding the Bull
garian port of Varna.
Christiania, Dec. 21.-Henry
Ford is reported to be ill in bed and
the peace expedition will be held up
until he RECEIVERS.
London, Dec. 21.-The announce
ment OF the British withdrawal from
Gallipoli overshadowed all other
war news last night. For the Brit
ish public the abrupt war office
statement marks the end of one OF
the great chapters Of the wars his
tory.
The shock of the news was hard
ly broken by the fact that rumors
had been current in the street for
some days, and the withdrawal of
the forces had been matter Of wide
spread pro and con discussion ever
since Lord Ribblesdale's famous
speech in parliament in which he de-
clared that withdrawal had been
recommended by high military au-
thority.
The feeling of the man in the
street was generally one of relief
mixed with regret. A popular half
penny paper sums up the British
public's attitude as follows:
"Thus ends the enterprise on
which the highest hopes were built
and which, if it had succeeded,
would probably have turned the tide
of the war. Our troops from the
first to the last were within few
miles of victory"
The policy underlying the Darda-
nelles expedition may yet be carried
to a successful issue in some other
quarter of the near east, but the
prospect of forcing way to Con-
stantinople through the famous
straits is apparently relinquished.
British troops continue to occupy
the tip of the peninsula at Seddul
Bahr, commanding the entrance to
the straits where many British have
declared new Gibraltar will one
day arise. The position here is pro-
tected by double line of ships and
it is assumed this will be held. A
fair degree of quiet has continued
on the war fronts during the last
twenty-four hours and none OF the
oft repeated threats of big Often
sive in France, in. Russia and in
the Balkans has yet actually mater
ialized.
Persistent reports of Greco
Bulgarian encounter resulting. from
a Bulgarian surprise attack have
been cleared up by the Greek state
ment that Sthe encounter took place
in Albanian territory. No one was
killed and few were wounded. Or
der was restored and an amicable
inquiry is proceeding.