The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-12-30
U. S. IN
REVIEW
OF WAR
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sERioUs CRISIS MARKED THE1
LAST MONTH or THE YEAR
AND NONE oELicATe PROS
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PRINCIPAL EVENTS Of YEAR|
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year in United States relations With
the world family of nations marked
llei5. Serious crisis marked the twelve
month = and more threaten In 1916 :
This nation passed safely Through
the vortex OF the world war and tang
led skein Of war politics. though Of
ten very near severing relations with
European powers- Its peace has been
threatened from within and without.
The country faces In the new year
more delicate problems. including new
and old disputes With Europe,s bel
ligerents.
The killing OF over. 100 Americans
on high seas. destruction. seizure and
-ttscks pncn American vessels, ruth
less eonhscation OF American proper.
ty and Interference with American
commerce; dismissal of foreign diplo-
mats; resignation Of its own secre-
tary OF state. and European criticism
OF Its neutrality were the outstanding
cents Of 1915 In American world diplo
macy.
Peaceful settlement OF the dispute
with Autsria over her attack upon the
Italian liner Ancona. with England
over her trade interferences. with
Germany over the Lusitania incident
and with the Teutonic powers over
nnneutral conspiracies in this country
were the quartet of dominant and deli
cate problems facing us In 1916.
Red Letter days on the 1915 calen
dar were:
March l5.-England's blockade of
Germany; May Sinking of the Lusi-
tania: June e-Secretary Bryan.s res.
ignation: Aug l9-Sinking OF the Ara
bic; SEPT lo-Recall of austrian Am
bassador Dumba: Oct 4.-Hslf bill
l;cn loan to the allies: Nov. 9.-sink-
ing OF the Ancona; Dec. 3-Recan of
German capts. Boyd and Won
Papcn.
These and numberless other entan-
clements OF the war caused Uncle sam
to break all records in diplomatic note
writing. Hundreds OF notes were sent
The chief years dielomatic victory was
the enforced modification by Germany
.of her submarine warfare.
Today the United States stands
with Increased power and prestige.
but stiii weighted with the task of
perfecting peaceful settlements with
England. France. Germany and Aus
tria In most delicate and difrcrit com
'plications. The passing year was
rife with diplomatic dynamite. A
chronicle Of the more important inter
national events follows:
January 5.-u. S. agrees with Eng
land TO certify non-contraband car
goes. s-England denied unduly seix-
ing American ships. IL England pro-
tested transfer OF cotton steamer Dan.
cia from German TO L. S. registry.
|2s-American schooner William p.
Frye sunk by German raider Prinz
Eitel Friedrich.
February 5.-Because of German
government confiscating all foodstuffs,
England seized American grain steam
er. "wilhelmina. ll-U. S. warned
England and Germany not to abuse
use OF American flag or attack Ameri.
can ships. l6-German ssubmarine
blockade of England protested. IS
British note denies American com.
merce injured 19--German not re.
iected American protest against sink.
ing neutral ships In war zone about
England. 2o.-Two notes from Eng
land affirmed right to seize steamer
Wilhclmina and promised limited use
OF American nag. 2l-American cot
ton steamer Evelyn. sunk by mine. one
American killed. 23-probing supply
ing OF German warships from New
York by Hamburg-American line ofn-
cials. 2S Franco seized Dacia.
March 1o.-Ccrman raider Pr.nz
lEitel Friedrich arrived at Newport
News and later interned. 2s-Leon
Thrasher. American. kiliod when Ger.
mnn submarine torpedoed british
steamer Falaba.
April French s50Yo0.ooo loan
negotiated. 5-u. b. asks Germany
for rcparation for schooner William
P. Frye. o--FrApce released august
PiepenbFink. German aeised on Amer.
Jean steamer. Notc to EngiAnd de-
ciArea German hlockade Illegal. t.
F'rins Eisel frcidrich .intesneA, Ger.
many porsestsd aeaihst steanar o1ea.
lwGld'D aseention q - .JuAns .Rpes
Rsce. II 0erman FaIAer Kfoapsins