Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1915-12-30
CROWDED WITH
OF GREAT MOMENT
Fear That United States
Might Become Involved
Always Cause of
Apprehension


l.
ed States agreed to u joint board to
settle the disputed Frye damage case.
Sept 9.-The United States requested
the Austrian government to recall it's
ambassador. Dr. Konstantin Theodor
Dumba, on the grounds that his ap
"acceptable.' II. = Naval advisory
board appointed, with Thomas A. Edi-
son chairman. 16.-The United States
recognized the new Haitian govern
ment of President Dartiguenave and
concluded a treaty establishing Il pro-
tectorate for ten years. 27.-Austrla
formally agreed to recall Dr. Dumba.
Oct 13.-Boston Americans defeated
the Philadelphia Nationals for the
worlds baseball championship. 49,
The United States and the South
American countries formally recog
nized General Carranza, head of the
de facto government in Mexico. 21.-
Wireless telephoning accomplished be-
tween Arlington, Va. and Paris.
Nov. 7.-United States note to Great
Britain declared the British blockade
illegal and a curtailment of neutral
rights. 1O.-Emperor Yoshihito formal
ly crowned at Kioto.
Dec 3.-Dr. Karl BuenZ, head in
America of Hamburg line,
and three of his employees were found
guilty in New York on charge of con-
spring to defraud the United States
government The United States ask
ed the recall of Captain Franz Won
Papen and Captain Karl Boy-Ed, re-
spective German military and naval
attaches in America. Their actions in
military and naval affairs were consid
cred improper by the United States.
4.-Buenz and two of his employees
were sentenced to eighteen months in
the federal prison at Atlanta. The
third defendant got one year and a
day. Henry Ford with 148 pilgrims
sailed for Europe on the Oscar II. in
an effort to restore peace. 1.-THE Sixty
fourth congress opened with lengthy
address by President Wilson. 13.-The
United States note to Austria on the
Ancona incident was made public. The
sinking of the ship was called "wanton
married to Mrs. Edith Gait at her
home in Washington.
The most important events in the
war news in part follow:
Feb 4.-German admiralty declared a
war zone in the English channel on and
after Feb. 49, 1.-THE United States ad-
dressed notes to the German government
and also to Great Britain stating it's posi-
ton regarding the new German war zone
and the use Of the United States flag by
Great Britain. 18.-German war decree
went into effect
March 1.-England announced her inten-
ton to stop all ships to and from Ger
many. 1O.-German auxiliary cruiser Etel
Friedrich made port at Newport News,
Va, at the end of 900 mile sea raid,
having on board 342 passengers and crew
Of vessels sunk by her, including the
American ship w. P. Frye. 22.-The Aus
TRAN fortress of Przemysl, in Galicia, sur
rendered to the Russians.
April 7.-Prince Eitel Friedrich interned
at Newport News until the end of the
war n.-German sea raider KronprinZ
Wilhelm, which had captured and sunk
fourteen vessels, arrived at Newport News.
S-Kronprinz Wilhelm informed at New
port News until the end Of the war.
May 1.-The Lusitania torpedoed and
sunk off Kinsale Munster coast, Ireland.
There were 2104 persons on board, Of
whom 1,100, including about 100 Ameri-
cans were lost. 13.-Wlson sent a note
to Germany protesting against submarine
warfare on neutralS. N.-The king OF
Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary
26-New British war cabinet announced,
with Churchill deposed from the admiral
ty office.
June 3.-Germans recaptured Przemysl,
Galicia. 10.-Germany announced that the
case of the sinking of the United States
ship Frye by German submarine would
be referred to prize court and not set
tied under the treaty Of 1925 as this coun
try had demanded. Is. = Twenty-three
French airships dropped 100 bombs on
Karlsruhe, Germany; 200 noncombatants
were killed. 23.-Lemberg recaptured by
Austrians. 3O-British admiralty steamer
Armenian torpedoed off the British coast:
% Americans lost.
July S-Germany promised to safeguard
Americans under their own flag. a.
Third American note to Germany on the
torpedoing of neutrals refused to compro-
mise with Germany on neutral rights and
declared that further encroachment wi.
be deliberately unfriendly."
Aug. 5.-Germans captured Warsaw, the
capital of Poland. ia German Subma-
rine torpedoed the Arabic off Cape Clear.
Ireland; two Americans and about forty
others persisted. Novo Georgievsk, great
Russian fortress in Poland. captured by
Germans.
Sept. Herman ambassador notified the
United States ocean liners would not be
sunk by submarines without warning un-
less they resisted or attempted to escape.
TEN persons killed and forty-six injur-
ed by a German airship raid on the east
coast of England. Sherman airships
raided London, killing twenty persons
and injuring eghty-four.
Oct. 5.-Germany disavowed Arabic sink
ing and agreed to pay indemnity for loss
Of American lives n.-Bulgaria declared
war on Servia. 13-Fifty-five killed and
ia injured in London by Zeppelin attack
5-Great Britain declared war on Bulga-
ria. 17.-France declared war on Bulga-
ria. 19.-Italy declared war on Bulgaria.
Nov. 6.-Great railway junction at Nish
Servia, captured by Bulgarian army. T.
Italian liner Ancona sunk by an Austrian
submarine in the Mediterranean; 2OS lives
lost, including nine Americans A.-Teu-
tons captured Mitrovitza and Prishtina,
with control of the vale of Kossovo, in
Servia. S-Prisrend captured by Bulga-
rians.
Dec. 2.-Three members of the Austro-
Hungarian cabinet resigned. 3-Monastir,