The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-29

N EP0cAlL YEAR
By BOND r. GEDDEs.
United Press stan Correspondent

WAEHiECTON. Dec. 2S.--An
epochai year In United States rela-
!ticns with the world family Of ma
ltions marked 1918. Serious crises
marked the twelve month: and
more threaten 10 1915. This nation
passed safely through the vortex Of
world war and the tangled skein Of
war politics. though often very near
sesering relations with European
poscrs. It's peace has been threat
Tened frori within and without.
The country faces in The new
wear more delicate problems In
lcluding new and old disputes with
Europes beliiwerents.
The killing OF over 100 Ameri-
cans on the high seas, destruction,
seizure aud attack upon American
vessels. ruthless confiscation of
American property and interference
with American commerce; dismis-
Isal Of foreign diplomats. resigna-
/ tion Of its own secretary of state,
and European criticism OF its neu-
itraiity we're the outstanding events
:of 1915 in American world diplom-
acy
| Peaceful settlement of the dis
| pute with Austria over her attack
| upon tho Italian liner Ancona, with
England over her trade interference.
with Germany over the Lusitania
incident and with the Teutonic pow
/ ers over unneutral conspiraeies in
| this country were the quartet OF
dominant and delicate problems fac
| ing us in 1915
Red letter days on the 1915 call
endar were:
March -England's blockade of
Germany; May sinking OF the
Lusitania: June Secretary Bry-
ans resignation. Aug. i9-Sinking
OF the Arabic: Sept. le-RecaH OF
Austrian Ambassador Dumba; Oct.
! 4--Half billion loan TO the allies;
/. Nov. Sinking OF the Ancona;
| Dec. 3-RecaIl of German Capts.
Boy Ed and Won Papen.
| These aud numberless other en-
/, tanglements OF the war caused
Uncle Sam TO break all records in
Diplomatic note writing. Hundreds
OF notes we're sent The chief years
diplomatic victory was the enforced
modification by Germany of her sub
marine warfare.
| Today the United States stands
with increased power and prestige,
/ but still weighted with the task of
perfecting peaceful settlements with
! England. France. Germany and
Austria III most delicate and difficult
complications. The passing year
was rife with diplomatic dynamite.
A chronicle of the more important
international events follows:
! JANUARY st S. agrees with
England to certify non-contraband
cargoes. England denied unduly
seizing American ships. 1f-Eng-
land protested transfer OF cotton
steamer Dacia from German 10 T..
S. registry. 2s--American sebeon-
er William r. Frye sunk by German
trader Prinz Eitel Friedrich.
FEBRUARY 5 Because OF
German government confscating all
foodstuTs. England seized Ameri-
can grain steamer Wilhelmina. IL
IL. 5. warned England aud Germany
hot 10 abuse use OF American flag
or attack American ships. i6---
German submarine blockade Of Eng
| land protested f6--British note
denies American commerce injured
/ i3---German note rejected American
protest against sinking neutral
ships Ia war zone about England
ZA-Two notes from England af-
I frmed right 10 seize steamer Will
I hsimina and promised limited use
81 American flag. zi-American
cotton steamer Evelyn sunk by
mine. one American killed. sS.--
American cotton steamer csrib sunk
by mine. two Americans Killed, IL
GoserunlsDt began probing supply,
lug Of German "arsbips from New
York By HsmbyYg-A American i,ne Of
hciais. '-s--Frsnee seized Dscis.
MARCH l0.---Gefman rasdef
Prin< Eitel Friedrich arrived al
Newport News latter intefnsd. Is -
i.eon .rhrash, AInffiean.. siiisd. w,eq
s. MAD M8nafiiaF tofbedos'f BiIii
lfA steamer faiaba
APRIL I~French s5p.poo.0e
loan negotiated - United