The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-23

CROWDED WITH
Of GREAT MOMENT
Fear That United States
Might Become Involved
Always Cause of
Apprehension

ed near Marietta, home OF his alleged
victim, Mary Phagan. 1.-THE Unit
ed States agreed to q joint board to
settle the disputed Frye damage case.
Sept. 9.-The United States requested
the Austrian government TO recall its
ambassador. DR.. konstantin Theodor
Dumba. OF the grounds that his ap
pearance In America was no longer
acceptable" l.. Naval advisory
board appointed, with Thomas A. Edi-
son chairman. 1G.-The United States
recognized the new Haitian govern
ment Of President Dartiguenave and
concluded Il treaty establishing Il pro
tectorate for ten years. 27.-Austria
formally agreed 10 recall Or. Dumba.
Oct. 13.-Boston Americans defeated
the Philadelphia Nationals for the
worlds baseball championship. 10
The United States and the South
American countries formally recog-
nized General C%arranza, head OF the
de facto government in Mexico. IL
Wireless ~telepboning accomplished be
tween Arlington. Va. and Paris.
Nov. limited States note to Great
Britain declared the British blockade
illegal and "A curtailment Of neutral
rights. 10-Emperor Yoshihito formal
ly crowned at Kioto.
Dec. 3-Dr. Karl Buenz, head In
America OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. line.
and three OF his employees We're found
guilty In New York on a charge of con
spring to defraud the United States
government. The United States ask
ed the recall OF Captain Franz Won
Papen and Captain Kari Boyd. re-
spective German military and naval
attaches In America. Their actions In
military and naval affairs were consid-
cred improper by the United States.
4.-BuenZ and two of his employees
were sentenced to eighteen months in
the federal prison at Atlanta. The
third defendant got one year and "A
day. Henry Ford with l4S pilgrims
sailed for Europe on the Oscar II. in
an effort TO restore peace. THE Sixty
fourth congress opened with "A lengthy
address by President Wilson. 13.-The
United States note to Austria on the
Ancona incident was made public. The
sinking OF the ship was called "wanton
slaughter 1S.-President Wilson was
married TO Mrs. Edith Gait at her
home I'm Washington.
The most important events in the
war news in part follow:
Feb. 4-German admiralty declared a
war zone in the English channel on and
after Feb. IS. 1.-THE United States ad-
dressed notes to the German government
and also to Great Britain stating It's posi-
ton regarding the new German war zone
and the use OF the United States flag by
Great Britain. lS.-German war decree
went into effect.
March England announced her inten-
ton to stop all ships to and from Ger
many. 10.-German auxiliary cruiser Eitel
Friedrich made port at Newport News.
Va. at the end Of a $4,000 mile sea raid,
having pm board 342 passengers and crew
OF vessels sunk by her, including the
American ship w. +. Frye. 22-The Aus
trian fortress or Przemysl. in Galicia, sur
rendered to the Russians.
April Prince Eitel Friedrich interned
at Newport News until the end OF the
war. ALDERMAN sea raider kronprinz
Wilhelm. which had captured and sunk
fourteen vessels, arrived at Newport News
26.-Kronprinz Wilhelm informed at New
port News until the end of the war.
May THE Lusitania torpedoed and
sunk off kinsale. Munster coast. Ireland.
There were 2l04 persons on board, Of
whom l,loo, including about 100 Ameri-
cans. were lost. 13.-Wilson sent a note
to Germany protesting against submarine
warfare on neutrals. 4.-The king OF
Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary
2G.-Few British war cabinet announced.
with fhnrrpln danp1aH from fha admiral
~ office.
June 3.-Germans recaptured przernysl,
Galicia. 10.-Germany announced that the
case OF the sinking OF the United States
ship Frye by a German submarine would
be referred TO n prize court and not set
tied under the treaty OF 1923. as this coun-
try had demanded. Is. - Twenty-three
French airships dropped 100 bombs on
Karlsruhe. Germany; 100 noncombatants
were killed. Gutenberg recaptured by
Austrians. S0.-British admiralty steamer
Armenian ~torpedoed or the British coast:
- Americans lost.
July S.-Germany promised to safeguard
Americans under their own flag. "a
Third American note to on the
torpedoing of neutrals refused to compro-
mise with Germany on neutral lights and
declared that further encroachment will
be deliberately unfriendly."
Aug. 5.-Germans captured Warsaw. the
capital OF Poland. ia German subma-
rine torpedoed the Arabic Off Cape Clear.
Ireland two Americans and about forty
others persisted. Novo Georgievsk, great
Russian fortress In Poland. captured by
Germans.
Sept. Herman ambassador notified the
United States ocean liners would not be
sunk by submarines without warning un-
less they resisted or attempted to escape.
Ten persons killed and forty-six injur-
ed by "A German airship raid on the east
coast OF England. Sherman airships
raided London. killing twenty persons
and i~njuring elghty-four.
Oct. 5.-Germany disavowed Arabic sink
ing and agreed to pay indemnity for loss
of American lives. n.-Bulgaria declared
war on Servia. i3.-Fffty-fve Killed and
ia injured In London by Zeppelin attack,
i5.-Great Britain declared war on Bulga
via. lI-France declared war on Bulga-
ria. l9-Italy declared wal on Bulgaria.
Nov. 6-Great railway junction at Nish.
Servia. captured by Bulgarian army. T.
Italian liner Ancona sunk by an Austrian
submarine in the Mediterranean: 2s lives
lost. including nine Americans. Aleu-
tons captured Mitrovitza and Prishtina,
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