Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-02

The year 1915 has closed The
riod whose events loom larger in the
history Of the world than those of the
years that precede it.
The record for the last twelve
months is ono that has no parallel for
bloodshed. for utter rccklessness %
human life, for extravagart expendi-
ture Of material resources.
The sinking of the British battleship
Formidable in the English channel by
Teuton submarines on the first day of
the year with u loss of $40 lives, only
an incident in the international trag-
edy. was the key to the succeeding
days. Five days later a Turkish army
corps was annihilated in the Caucas-
us Within the month Russian troops
stormed and carried the passes Of the
Carpathans and invaded Transy-
vana, a British fleet sank a German
battlecruiser and crippled two others
in running fight in the North sea.
German Zeppelns bombarded tho
English Norfolk coast. damaging
property and titing cisllians.
The following months continued tho
record of horrors, suffering and de-
struction, The troops Of the kaiser
regained the ground lost 10 the in
Vading Slavs, capturing one great fort
ress after another. and threatening
the Russian naval base at Riga On
the west front, an almost constant
struggle has been waged from the
Belgian coast to the Swiss border.
Early In October. after tremendous
artillery preparation. the French and
British troops left their trenches and
stormed the German lines, driving the
enemy from his advanced positions
and gaining some seven miles Of
ground in the Champagne and Artois
sectors.
Meantime, events in the Balkans be-
gan to assume major Importance.
Venizelos, the Greek premier, resign
ed because the King disapDroved ms
policy Of aiding the entente allies. On
October 7 7,400,0 900 Austro-German
troops began an invasion of Serbia,
crossing the Drina. Danube and Save
rivers, making headway against des-
peratc resistance. Belgrade fell, and
three days later Bulgaria started a
new drive on Serbia. In November.
the Bulgarian forces outflanked KING
Peters army and troops of the allies
operating from Saloniki. The central
allies cleared Serbia Of enemy forces.
The world war has involved the
United States in many embarrassing
and delicate situations. The Interrupt
ton Of commerce by the British block
ade of Germany. the death of Amert-
cans on vessels sunk by German sub
marines, the activities Of hcllgerent
nations in promoting strikes in Amer
lean industries and hampering Amer
lean traffic. called forth emphatic
protests from the United States gov
nrnment
The insistence of Washington ON
principles governing the freedom or
the seas and The rights of neutrals
gained important concessions from the
warning nations.
Though the war has somewhat
dWaffed the importance OF other nap
penings. events of significance nave
occurred in North America. The do
mestc turmoil in Mexico has contin-
ded. and the recognition of Nictoriano
Carranza as the representative of the
de facto government of the republic
failed TO bring about peace.
While Europe is being devastated
by war, prosperity has come to the
United States American trade has
risen TO the greatest total in the world
an unprecedented occurrence. Crops
have set new records American en-
terprise has reached out to take al
vantage of new opportunities lor
trade The New Year that comes TO
foreign nations in the midst of turmoll
and bloodshed. finds America peaceful
and more prosperous than ever before
Following is a chronology of the im-
pOrtant events of the European war
in 1915;
January.
January British battleship tof-
midable sunk BIZ German submarines
in the English channel, with 5f9 OF
crew
January 5. Russians annihilatea
Ninth Turkish army corps and routed
First and Tenth corps in the Caucasus
Russians forced Uzsok pass IN the
Carpathians.