South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-01

- - completely OvershadOwed by
the disastrous war which has
oYertaken Europe. Since that memor-
= able day. July %. 1914. when Austria
made her demands upon Servia for
4 reparatioR Cor the assassination OF the
Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his
wife and for Der anti Austrian agita-
ton TO which demands Serv1a con
sented with Dut ore exception the
world has been sept ON edge Dy one
4 bic shock after The other After Ser
Was reply proved unsatisfactory To
a Austria and Germany decared heT in
tenti0n OF supporting Austria when
s. Russian diplomacy interfered Austria
81 on the 2Sth or July declared war Or
her little neighbor Then followed I'm
peror Williams demands % Russia TO
cease mOoiizing procaIming martial
law throughout the German empire
On Aug. l Germany declared war
or Russia. and France ordered robih
\ zation
q Then followed the terrible period OF
suspense which was 10 show the way
the other powers would act Europe
+ had been divided into groups for the
8 purpose OF maintaining the balance OF
4 power Germany. Austria and Italy
formed the triple alliance on one side
while Russia. France and England
We're pledged IN a triple entente on the
other.
ItAIy Backs out.
But Italy soon showed heI diSinchna
ton 70 be brought INTO the tight ana
announced that the alliance called tor
/ defense entirely France and RnSstv
were as tightly bound as Germany end
Austria, but England had more free
dom OF choice She heStated only Eve
days and then declared war on Ger
many announcing IL 90 be- In prOtec-
ton or Belgium's neutrality. which
bad been invaded after permission to
German troops TO cross through Bel
GUM into France had been refused.
About this time began that now his
toric attack on Liege. which withstcOd
the German hosts so bravery until the
giant - centimeter guns were used.
Montenegro allied herself with Ser.
via. and Japan declared war against
Germany and Austria and set ont to
capture Tsingtao. the German port in
China This was accomplished 10y Nov.
IL Germany entered BRUSSELS without
any resistance on her way toward
Paris. and the Belgian government 1ed
TO Antwerp
After this came the terrible. never TO
be forgotten burning of Louvain Dy
the kaiser's army because Berlin
claims. the citizens fred upon the in
vaders after the city bad surrendered
Belgium Left In Ruin.
By forced marches the Germans ad-
vaDced through Belgium. leaving ruin
ard desOlation in their wake Namur.
Dinant. Mons. Fermonde and other his
tOric cities fell So quickly came the
Germans. In fact, that the allied ar
mics were unable TO muster their forces
from which King Albert and his ad
visers went TO Havre. France. which
then became the temporary capital
With the fall OF Antwerp the Ger
man desire :" control the coast line OF
Belgium and northern France became
evident. II being conceded that they
needed command OF the coast before
they could commence an invasion OF
England with sirships and troops
The fear OF this invasion kept London
on edge almost from the time war was
declared.
The Russians on the German and
Austrian frontier advanced with more
rapidly than was thought possible for
their army Galicia. the Polish prov
ince- OF Austria. fell TO the cars men
IN sufficient strength TO make any ap-
preCiable stand against them. The
hastily organized British forces which
had landed at Havre. France. found Ii
necessary to retreat, and Won Kluck's
army entered upon French territory
where IL was met by the crown princes
detachment. which had entered through
the duchy of Luxembourg, another neu-
tral state capturing the French fOrti-
fed city OF LOngwy This combined
strength crept forward until a month
after the war was declared II was
almost at the gates OF Paris The city
busting with life and activity. was
thrown into a turmoil Bordeaux be
came the Capital
Suddenly the Germans wavered- and
then began the retreat ami for about
twelve days they showed their heels
10 the enemy. The scattered forces
again collected for battle when the
river Alsne was reached. and from
then the now famous method Of war
ring from deep trenches began. The
bombardment Of the beautiful Gothic
cathedral Ia Rhr.ms by German guns
evoked a protest from every quarter OF
the globe when the Germans sci about
10 capture that city.
Zeppelin Attack on Antwerp.
Surprised as the Belgiaus were by
the giant German siege guns. theS
We're as greatly astounded by the early
morning attack upOu Antwerp by q