Iditarod pioneer., 1916-05-06
UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER
 OF COLONY OF KAMERUN
 AFTER DESPERATE DEFENSE

LONDON March l5-Now that the Ger man kamerun colony has been entirely con quered and the remnants of the Teuton icrces numbering l5,000, have fled over the border into Spanish Guinea and have been interned, the story of this taT01 campaign can be told without reserve for the first time.
 Although tbe forces engaged seem small in comparison with the vast armles of Europe, in some respects the operations had magnitude. The area conquered, 4o5 625 square miles, is more than twice that of Germany ill Europe
 The Germans fought herceIy for this bit If West African coast, and inflicted two SC were defeats on allied forces They defended the town of Garoua with great valor for five months, but it was finally taken with the aid of gun of size the Germans had not thought it possible to transport So far into the interior. -. Now that the kamerun Is gone, the only German African colony remaining even partly in German hands Is East Africa, which Is now being attacked by an eXp2di- ton from British South Africa, assisted by European forces Bonar Law, British min INttl lOl tlIC CDICiIcS, lcttiltlS dlLlipOilIS'L in the house of commons that the terri tory taken from the Germans in Africa amounts to 730,000 square miles. kamerun is bounded on the north by British Nigeria, on the east by French and Belgian territory, and on the south by the French Congo, while it encircles on the land side the Spanish Guinea.
 EarlV A4tackS unGucceSsful
 Emly in the war the British launched an expedition from Nigeria and the French from French Equatorial Africa. Both these attacks from the north were beaten off by the Germans.
 The French Colonel Largeau got as far as the town of kousseri, which was heavily fortified and defended by 3 large garrison. He was defeated and, armed with two ma chine guns. the Germans furiously took the offensive and drove the invaders back across the border
 The British, on their part, were no more successful. They reached and occupied the imuOItant city of Garoua. Here the Ger mans attacked them vigorously. The Brit ish were forced to retreat fighting all the time, until they too. were over the border.
 It was now decided to attack the colony on al sides simultaneously. No fewer than eight expeditions were put under way. Of these the most important took the two northern routes which before had resulted in disaster. Two columns advanced upon the Germans from the east, two from the south and two from the sea coast
 One of the latter expeditions landed in the neghborhood of the port of Douala, while the other had for its objective Coco Beach, in the narrow strip of German ter ritory between Spanish Guinea and French Congo. The object of the Coco Beach col umn and the two forces invading from the south was evidently to cut Olf the retreat of the Germans from Spanish territory, but if this was the case they failed.
 Germans Routed
 With increased forces the French now drove the Germans from kousser in almost rout Then Lieutenant Colonel Brissaet famous French African pioneer, set out south from this place, having under his command young native recruits, with only few white officers.
 His objective was the town of Mora, sit uated on high plateau. Several fruitless attempts were made to storm the position. Then the Germans were surrounded and 1 leaving small force of besiegers, Lieutenant Colonel Brisset continued south toward the town of Maroua. On his way he met Ger man force coming to the relief of Mora and fierce fight ensued The Germans were forced to retreat toward Maroua, which was taken by the French on December l3, 1914. but without preventing the German