The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-08

Tense Portugal announced her inten-
ton to fulfill her treaty obligations with
Great Britain. but she did not become a
bellgerent at once. Spain professcd ABB
solute neutrality. but began immediate
mobilization of all her forces. Turkey de-
clared for neutrality, but modified her
army and began to advance toward Bull
garia II was not until the last of Octo-
Der that she made her initial demonstra-
ton in the Black sea against Russia.
Greece, as well as the minor Balkan
states was In a condition OF armed ex-
pectancy. As for italy. sworn ally Of
Germany and Austria in the so-called
Dreibund she took advantage of the fact
that her partners were not engaged In
defensive war to remain neutral despite
strong pressure from Berlin and Vienna.
At the outbreak of hostilties. censor
ship which is the most effective ever
known was established in all the warning
countries. About all that was actually
revealed was that the kaiser's forces
made their way through Belgium with
tremendous loss OF men and property.
the Belgian defenders of the little king
dom exhibiting power Of resistance and
a stubbornness which amazed the world.
The forts at Iiege halted the German
legions for a week. But the odds were
too great BY the end of August the ter
moved its way through Belgium. and by
September 1 had reached a point within
twenty miles Of Paris, which was In ac-
tive preparation for a siege. The seat OF
government was removed to Bordeaux.
Suddenly on September I. the German
army OF the right turned eastward. Since
that time, the kaiser's forces have been
retiring slowly. fighting with persls-
tency never before recorded In the his
tory OF modern war.
Russian mobilization by the middle of
August was practically completed and
the czar's armies were In rapid advance
toward the German and Austrian from
tiers Great forces opposed the Slavic
advance and many bloody contests fol-
lowed in rapid succession, until late In
the autumn. the greatly outnumbered
Teutonic allies began to show signs OF
declining offensive ability
The Japanese confined their military
operations entirely to Asia. They i'm
mediately proceeded against the German
forts at Kiauchau. China which were
taken by assault after ten weeks attack.
Russian and Turkish fleets have been en-
gagged in the Black sea. there has been
fighting on a small scale in Egypt. and
the Portuguese in Africa have made sew
eral attacks upon German colonists In
dian troops have been engaged with Tur-
kiSh forces In an et1ort 10 Keep inc ouez
Canal open.
From the first. there has been a prac-
teal deadlock in the naval situation. The
British fleet sailed under sealed orders Au-
gust l. and big naval battle in the
North sea was confidently expected by
the waiting world. 1t soon became APP
parent that Great Britains purpose was
to deal fatal blow at German commerce.
safeguard that of Belgium, France and Its
own and render the enemys fleet inopera-
tive by holding II in the Baltic. week
later. the port authorities of New York
We're nouneo tnat the Atlantic lines were
unobstructed. and a few days afterward
the Pacific lines were pronounced open
and safe" Sixty British war vessels
guarded the exit of the Kiel Canal and
prevented the thirty German battleships
anchored there from coming out Within
few days, more than thirty of the great
German ocean liners were interned in
neutral waters and a number OF German
merchant ships were captured or de-
stroyed.
BY the middle OF November more than
four hundred war vessels and merchant
men on all sides had been captured or in
termed in neutral ports. The Emden in
the Pacific and the Karlsruhe in the
South Atlantic, two German raiders.
preyed successfully upon allied and neu-
trail commerce until the former was put
out of action. During the past three
months the Germans have destroyed a