Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-28

may be duo TO the largo number OF
dirigibles lost. or to the outcry against
the inhumanity of the practices OF tho
Germans which was raised i'll neutral
countries.
one other important moral defeat
was sustained by the Germans when
they hurried Edith cavcll. British
nurse to execution, rs announced 10y
Brand Whitiock. American Minister to
Belgium. on october ~.
The greatest naval engagement OF
history III number OF men engaged and
number slain was fought OH June \
near tho Skagers Rak. In tho North
Sea The result was inconclusive. both
sides claiming a great victory. and the
reports varying widely i'll estimates OF
losses on tho two sides.
! If tho Germans. as they assert.
! seriously crippled tho British grand
! fleet We will probably soon see them
I come ont Of .iiel again. tn finish their
! task. AT present. however. the British
! blockade is broken only by tho mcr-
| chant submarine Deutschland. which
reached Baltimore on July 2.
Tho year also has seen the culmina :
| tiou OF the submarine dispute between
| the United States. which terminated in
| the kaiScr's captivating and promis-
| lacking.
\ l'-boat sank the liner Arabic on
| August %. two Americans being among
the slain. Two more Of our nationals
died when tho llesperan was torpc-
docd on September q. ON November
| 10 several Americans died in the tor
! pcdoinE OF the Italian liner Ancona.
! 1t is thought two Americans were lost
| in the sinking Of the Persia in the Medi-
| terraucan on January >. The crisis
| WAS prccipitatnd on March o6. when
the British Channel ferry steamer
ing. Two hundred and thirty five per-
sons were killed and several Amcri-
cans were injured.
GERMAN ASSURANCES
TO UNITED STATES
This fragrant violation of tho rules
OF war caused President Wilson to
press Germany for sweeping assur-
auccs. which were given In a note on
! May c on condition that the United
states force Great Britain to conduct
her blockade legally. Mr., Wilson am
swcrcd lie would accept the promise,
but without the proviso.
The many-timcs heraldcd Turko-
German invasion Of Egypt has not yct
matcriaizcd. and probably never Will
ON the other hand, the Russian grand
duke has added TO his laurcls by can
turing the important inland cities OF
Er2erum, on February It: Bitlis. on
March !. and the seaport Of Trcbizond
April ~
The Turks. in countcrattacks.
pressed back the Russians in Persia.
but recently the Cars men have ad-
vanced rapidly In the northern part
OF Asia Minor. and the resistance Of
the Turks seems to have been broken
While the Teutons were crushing
Serbia. the Italians landed at Avlona
and Duraz@o. Albania. The Austrians
took Durazzo from them on February
q. since when there has been little
lighting in this region.
Talk OF peace has been mostly con-
hned to the Germans. with the eNcep-
tlon Of Henry Ford'S 'get-thc bows
out-o the trenches by-CiriStmas' eN-
petition. which reached lIristiania on
December 30. unable TO keen peace
among its own members, and resulted
in nothing.
Only one German commerce raider
not Il submarine distinguished itself
III the year. The fast Moewe sank
macy allied ships off tho coast Of Af-
rica and reached home port in safety
on March c. on February a German
prize crew brought the Appam, a Brit
ISM capture, into Hampton Roads hay
ing come all the way across the Al
!ani!c with her. The ownership Of
'his vessel Is still In the American
courts.
New nations have been drawn into
the war. The entrance OF Bulgaria
has been described. ON March 10 Ger
many declared war on Portugal por-
iusuese and German troops had clashcd
In Africa some time before, and Portu-
gal had just seized the German ships
in her harbors. The actions OF the
republic were induced by n treaty, ac-
cordins 10 which she promises 10 come
10 Great Br!tain's assistance whenever
requested to do SO
The British lost tho equivalent Of
seE"raI army corps when Lord kitch :
eacr was drowned June In tho
sinking Of the cruiser Hampshire by
= mine while on his way 10 Russia