The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-11
TO Be Filled
of Eventful 1914
ss..s..
Many Forward Steps We're
Taken ON This Side of
the Atlantic.

Sept. >, French government removed
capital from Paris to Bordeaux: ), bat
tie of the Marine, ending in German re-
treat. begun; l., German retreat halt
ed at the Aisne; -, Germans lombard
ell Rheims; -. German submarine U-o
sank British cruisers Cressy, Aboukir
and Hogue In the North sea; IS, Ger
mans began attack on Antwerp. Rus
slams advanced into Hungary.
Oct. ). Belgian government moved to
Ostend: .. Antwerp occupied by Ger
mans; Il. Belgian government novel
10 Havre, France: Ii. British cruiser
Hawke sunk by German submarine;
"A. Germans defeated after ten day
battle before Warsaw, Russia; %, Brit
ish Dreadnought Audacious sunk by
mine; -. Turkey entered war by max
ing naval attack on Black sea Russian
ports.
Nov. 1, Germans defeated British I'm
naval battle OF Chilean coast: 5. Eng
land and France declared war ON Tur-
key. bombarding Dardanelles forts; g.
TsIngtao, German port in China, sur
renders 10 japanese; 10. German cruis-
er Emden. destroyer OF commerce, cap
tured: %. the German naval base at
Zeebrugge shelled by British warships;
~. $4,000 o battleship Bulwark sunk
by an explosion at S~heerness. England.
costing 500 lives
Dec. 3, I'm a naval action or Falkland
islands. in the south Atlantic, Admiral
Sturdee's British squadron defeated
Admiral von Specs German feet, sink
ing the cruisers Nurnberg. Scharn-
horst. Gneisenau and Leipzig. with a
loss OF ISIS men 20 the vanquished-
The most daring naval action Of the
war occurred on Dec. Is. when a feet
Of German cruisers slipped across the
North sea under cover OF darkness and
at dawn bombarded Scarborough. Har
tlepool and whitby, killing several per
o n and destroying much property.
AS the old year was passing out the
German line was firmly intrenched i'm
France and Belgium. severe attacks
marking each days fighting with little
advantage for either side. In the west
ern theater the Russians, Germans and
Austrians were engaged I'm daily bat
ties without decisive results. Cold
weather had proved an added horror
to the war.
Our trouble with Mexico dates from
Feb. 3, when President Wilson lifted
the embargo on arms. On April 10
several American sailors were arrested
by Mexicans ut Tampico. An apology
was demanded and was not forthcom-
ing. On April 20 President Wilson de-
livered a warlike message to congress
asking for authority TO use force In
dealing with the Mexican situation.
This granted, the feet was dispatched
to Vera Cruz. forces landed, and In
the subsequent fighting nineteen Amer
lean marines were killed and seventy
wounded. On April 80. 5000 soldiers
Funston were landed at Vera Cruz.
On the same day the Mexican media
ton congress, consisting Of representa-
tiyes of South American republics, met
at Niagara Falls. Order was main
tanned at Vera Cruz by the American
forces until they left ON Nov. %. In
the meantime President Huerta had
resigned the presidency. Provisional
President Carbaja was installed on
Aug. 10. After his rule OF ten days
General Venustiano Carranza became
provisional president. On Dec. 3 he
was replaced by President Gutierrez.
In the political history Of the United
2tatas radical changes war made =