El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-25
GERMANS DOUBLE AREA Of nation

rinth June %; but the iron men Of
crown prince Rupprecht of Bavaria
held their lines, which were only
denied
Throws Million Shells Mt Germans.
It was September before the allies
were ready to try another great often
sive. Then Joffre directed at least a
million shells upon the German lines
in the Champagne in a tremendous
three day bombardment. The German
first and second line trenches were
leveled- When the charge came the
French were able TO capture $4,000
miles of territory. but the third Ger
man line held firm
simultaneously the French attacked
in ArtOis and the British in Flanders.
The British bungled, as usual and
after breaking the German lines at
LoOs. they left their gallant stOrming
parties unsupported and the Germans
in counter attack were able to re-
gain most Of the lost trenches. Both
the French and the British boosted of
a victory in this September battle,
one Of the greatest of all time. making
Gettysburg look small; but the Ger
mans asserted their enemies loss was
greater than their own and pointed to
the practically unchanged siege line.
What the higher British authorities
thought about il was shown in the sec
ond week of December when Sir John
French was recalled and Sir Douglas
Haig given his post as commandment
chief in France
Italy Joins Conflict.
On January 6, Italy called 100000
men to the colors and on May q war
for the conquest Of Italia irredenta'
was declared on Austria The Italians
occupied Montfalcone June S and era
disca June 10.-Then they assailed the
immensely strong Teuton positions in
many places with great gallantry and
doggedness
German Sea Campaign Fails.
On the sea, the outstanding feature
Of the year was the German attempt,
beginning February IS to blockade
Great Britain by submarine With
trawlers. airplanes. swift motor boats.
nets and ingenious scientific cOntri-
vances to locate the position Of the
undersea craft the British were able
TO hold the Germans TO minor sue
cesses, compared to the enormous ton
mage attacked The Won Tirpitz sub
marine campaign may be declared
definitely failure. and seems to have
been abandoned.
In other quarters submarines were
more successful At the Dardanelles
battleship after battleship Of the allies
fell victim to the unseen foe. until the
great fleet was forced 10 withdraw to
a well-guarded harbor, leaving only
swift craft TO roam the infested Medi-
terranean.
From the American point of view the
chief event Of the year in the war was /
the sinking Of several passenger ships !
by Teuton submarines and the conse- /
quent loss OF about $50 American lives. !
rms brought US perilously near to a \
break with Germany and has had still 1
more serious consequences with /
Austria
IN German newspapers the place OF
prominence has been taken from Ger
nan victory by the German dinner
able Food scarcity in the first winter
brought the bread card and war bread. !
IN January p, the German government
ook over control of all corn. wheat
md flour
Victorious But Hungry
me 1lrst winter was weathered well.
Tut last summer the crops, except Do
atoes, were failure in the central
impress As consequence the poorer
iasses IN Germany are complaining
Utterly that. while not starving, they
% insufficiently nOurished.
We are victorious. but we hunger
~ the German mothers