The Dolores star., 1915-01-01

the waiting world. II soon became APP
parent that Great Britain's purpose was
TO deal fatal blow at German commerce.
safeguard that OF belgium. France and It's
own and render the encmy's fleet inopcra-
tive by holding II In the Baltic. week
later. the port authorities Of New York
were notified that 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 kiei 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 informed 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
number OF British cruisers by means Of
torpedoes. In an action OF the coast Of
Chile. a squadron OF i've German war
ships sank the Monmouth and Good Hope
with all on board. On October N-ai-
though II was not known TO the public
for fortnight afterward-the British
super -dreadnaught Audacious was sunk
by mine on the coast Of Ireland. Short
ly afterward. the British admiralty de-
clared the North sea q closed military
area.
On December 3 the German cruisers
scharnhorst, Gneisau, Leipzig and Nuern-
berg. under Admiral Won Spec, were sunk
by British squadron under vice-Admiral
Sir Frederick sturdee, OF the Falkland
islands. The German cruiser Dresden es-
capped, badly damaged. December l6 a
German feet bombarded the English coast
towns OF Hartlepool. whitby and Scar
borough. killing $50 and wounding 800 citi-
Gems and causing much property damage.
Three British merchant vessels were sunk
by mines laid by the bombarding feet.
At the close OF the year operations in
the west seem practically at q standstill.
December II the Germans reported . VIC
tory In Poland.
Al q result Of the immediate paralysis
In the financial world due to the sudden
embodiment Of the European nations.
Americans abroad were subjected TO
great Inconvenience and not little actual
hardship. Much relief was afforded the
Belgian sufferers and large Sums Of
money for the purpose were raised all
over the country.
The American Red Cross sent the relief
shin Red Croas 10 EUROPEAN waters.
With 4 full equipment OF physicians
nurses ana supplies. on september 4.
eh..~le enaAIelo.s h. Nsvleo
Early In the year foreign nations began
20 be critical o. inc administrations
hands-on mexican pohcy ana 70 INSIST
that the JOB OF pacifying Mexico belonged
logically TO the United States. Veto.
rtano Huerts had held the provisional
presidency Tor year ana boasted IN MS
cups that ne would hoid ms once longer
than President Wilson would remain IN
the white House. Meanwhile the bandit
chief Pancho Shis was steadhy kanin9
ground In the north. The hercest battle
OF the revolution. which was Fought Tor
almost two weeks. ended In victory Tor
the rebel forces.
There was an appalling loss Of life In
this long continued fight. and more than
four thousand fugitives crossed the Rio
Grande and took refuge In American ter
ritpry. Here they were cared for by the
United States authorities.
On February . President Wilson re-
voked an order by his predecessor In Of
Ace 20 nut a stop 10 the shipment OF arms
and ammunition into Mexico by citisens
OF the United States. On April II, Presi-