The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-01-01

busting with life and activity. wal
thrown into turmoil. Bordeaux be
came the capital.
Suddenly the Germans wavered, and
then began the retreat, and for about
twelve days they showed their heels
to the enemy. The scattered forces
again collected for battle when the
river Aisne was reached. and from
then the now famous method of war
ring from deep trenches began. The
bombardment of the beautiful Gothic
cathedral in Rheims by German guns
evoked a protest from every quarter of
the globe when the Germans set about
to capture that city.
Zeppelin Attack on Antwerp.
Surprised as the BelgianS were by
the giant German siege guns. they
were as greatly astounded by the early
morning attack upon Antwerp by
Zeppelin airship bombs from which
destroyed houses and killed citizens
But this proved to be only preliminary
to the part Antwerp WAS to play in tn"
war, as the later bombardment of and
capture of that city showed. The Bel
gian government shifted TO Ostend
from which King Albert and his ad
visers went to Havre, France. which
then became the temporary capital
With the fall OF Antwerp the Ger
man desire to control the coast line OF
Doi,x;,,, and mart b,rp Fro n,.a haro mo
evident. 1t being conceded that they
needed command OF the coast before
they could commence an invasion OF
England with airships and troops.
The fear of this invasion kept London
! on edge almost from the time war wai
declared.
The Russians on the German an I
Austrian frontier advanced with NOR
rapidity than was thought possible for
their army GaIicia. the Polish prov
| ince of Austria. fell to the cars men
| Austrias defeat being almost decisive
| Germany sent her troops into Russian
| territory. but soon retreated toward
home ground and Russian troops push
| ed into eastern Prussia But they i'll
turn had to flee before German re-en
forcements The Russians once NOR
organized and pressed back the Ger
mans to their own country. Then cam
the memorable second march Of thu
= Germans toward Warsaw. In the mean
time the Austrians had captured Bel
| grade. the Servian capital. but were
later compelled to evacuate the city.
The entrance Of the Turkish govern
ment into the war after having sup
posedly bought the German cruisers
Goeben and Breslau created indigna
ton among Christians, as soon afte
Turkeys attack ON Russian shipping
and towns on the Hack sea she dc
clared holy war.
Submarine Surprise.
On the sea the biggest surprise of tn
war was the WORK of TIN subnarln
!, When the world was appraised pf u
sinking Of the British cruisers cress.
Aboukir and Hogue as well as I'd
. Pathfinder. by the German submarin
U-9. nearly all on board drowning,
! stood aghast at the possibilities of th
little craft. Great Britain also lost tn
cruiser Hawke in a like manner. Will
the blowing up Of the Dreadnough
Audacious or the irish coast was du,
it is thought to mine. The BIRTHS
ship Bulwark came In contact with
mine near the mouth of the Thames
not far from London.
A feet OF British warships undo
command of Admiral Cradock met tn
assembled German ships OF the coas
Of Chile and gave battle. The British
were defeated. losing two ships, witt
their men. including the admiral tn,