Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1915-01-29
STORY OF YEAR MARKED
BY SENSATIONAL EVENTS
Most MOmentOus Twelve Months Of Modern Times
Reviewed-Great European War, Mexican
Troubles and Other World Happenings.

declining offensive ability.
The japanese confined their military
operations entirely TO Asia They Inn
medlately proceeded against tue German
forts at Kiauchau, China, which we're
taken by assault after ton weeks attack.
Russian and Turkish fleets have been en-
gagged In the Black sea, There has been
lighting on n small scale IN Egypt. and
the Portuguese Ia Africa have made SOW
cral attacks upon German coloniats. In
dian troops have been engaged with Tur-
klBh forces IN an effort to Keep the Suez
Canal open,
From the first. there has boon n prac-
Teal deadlock In the naval situation. The
British fleet sailed under sealed orders Au-
gust 4. and a big naval battle IN the
North sea was confidently expected by
tho waiting world. II soon became mp
parent that Great Britain's purpose was
To deal a fatal blow nt German commerce,
safeguard that OF Belgium. France n It's
own and render the enemy'a fleet inopera-
tive by holding II In the Baltic. A week
lator, the port authorities OF New York
were Notified that the Atlantic lines were
unobstructcd. and n few days aftcrward
tho Pacific lines were pronounced open
and safe" Sixty British war vessels
guarded the exit OF the Kiel Canal and
prevented the thirty German battlcships
anchored there from coming out. within
n few days, more han thirty OF the great
German ocean liners were informed In
neutral waters and a number OF German
merchant ships were captured or de-
stroycd.
BY the middle OF November more han
four hundred war vessels and merchant
men on all Sides hal occn captured or In
termed In neutral ports. The Emden in
the Pacihc and the Karlsruhe In tho
South Atlantic, two German raiders,
preyed successfully upon allied ana neu-
tral commerce until the former was put
out OF nction, During the past three
months the dermans have destroyed Il
number OF British cruisers by means OF
torpcdocs' In an notion OF the coast OF
Chnc' a SQUADRON OF iive iiermnn war
sllpu sank the Monmouth and Good Hope
with all on board On October gal
though II was not known TO the public
Tor n fortnight afterwnrd-thc British
super-drendnaught Audaclous was sunk
ny a mine on tue ooast OF ireland short
| clared The North sen n closed military
area.
on Deccmbor g tho cermn, crutscrs
s-chnrnbcrst uneisnn /. cln1lg ana N,,crn.
borg under Ndr,ir,t ror snoa ,Yo,, .,,rt,
bv = nri,Isb somadro, under v,cc, AdmIrni
sir t'r.dericl, s,urdne on 10 FoIl,iand
Islands THO German crtiaor Dresdcn 90,
cnnod bndiv dnmnged D,ccuher IA n
Oermnn nec, hombn r,ied IA, LsnsIIsh cons,
towns Of uartiepooi WhIthv ond scnr.
borouah. killing Ia and voundIng so clti.
zons ma cnusing much nronertv DAMAGE
Three nrltIsh merchnnt Vessels wore s,nl,
by mines laid by the bombardlna fleet,
Al The cIoso NJ tho vonr onorotions IN
the wost seem nrnctIcnIly M n stnndstiil
Dceemhcr n tbe ocrnnna renorted a vir.
torv In Poland.
Al n rcstI, ~ tbo Immediate nor,ivst,
In tho financial world due IN tbr sudder
embrollmcnt of the E;uropean nations
Amerirnns abroad vcre suhiected 4,
great Inconvenience and not a little nctun
hardship. Much relief was nnorded IN,
Belgian sufferers and large sums OF
money for tho purposo were raised al
over the country.
The American Red Cross sent the relic
ship Red Cross to European waters
with n fun equipment OF physlclnni
nursea ana supplies. ON september Il.
Chaotic condltions In MexIeo.
49,
Early N the year foreign nntlonH hesni
20 De critical OF the administration
~handh-on' Mexican policy ana TO inAis
maj the JOB OF paciiSlns Mexico bcionRe'
loRicolly To the United states Nicto
flaho iiuefth hhn h"ld me ptoNlsl"nh
presidency Tor u year ana hohsied ~ il
cups that he would hold his ofhco long,
tnhn ltcsidrht Nllsnh would remain u
the Nhite House. hllo the handl
chiet Puucho VIVA was steadily Rnlnlnl
ground In the north, The hercost BATH
OF the revolution, winch was touHht 10
almost two weeks, ended In victory 10
the rebel iorcos
There was an appalling loss OF life !
this iung continued nght, and moro tim
four thousand fugitiyes crossed the m
drandc aud took refuge In American Ter
rtory. Hero they were cured for by Oh
United states authorities.
ON February Q President Wilson r.
vuked an order by his predecessor la OF
nce 10 put "a stop to the shipment Of arm