Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-07-30

| went uoNN II was al Ilfst tnoQGnt
| the cruiser had been the victim of a
submarine bat this theory was gen
orally discarded when 1t was learned
| lhat the warship had struck a mine
ana gone down In the midst OF ter
| rifle storm
| Crisis Passed.
The second year of the war was q
| memorable one as far ar the United
states was concerned It marked ,he
! apparent final passing of the crisis
| between tins country and Germany
| over the submarine warfare which
threatened more than once a rupture
| OF relations ana even war. The sink
! ing by submarine without warning
| of the White star liner Arabic, with
| the loss OF two American lives, Great -
| ed profound impression In the Unit
| ed states. Germany sent a note to
washington In september pleadlh4
Aelt-deiense and Offering 10 refer the
question of compensation to the
Hague but this was regarded with
disappointment by the Washington
government and the situation became
very tense. In October Germany dis
aNowed ana regretted the sinking Of
the Arabic.
Five months later the French
steamship Sussex was torpedOed with
out warning while carrying more than
see passengers, including a number
of Americans across the Englis.
channel. About fifty persons We're
killed and this incident brought the
submarine situation to an acute stage.
Germany at first disclaimed RESPONSE
bility for the attack on the Sussex
but the evidence accumulated by the
United ri ~, ntr.TxNh no m
ing that President WILSON on April Is
dispatched to Germany a note which
was virtually an ultimatum, and on
the following day personally appeared
before congress and laid the entire
problem before that body.
Germany Admits Attack.
On May 10 Germany admitted the
submarine attack on the Sussex and
promised that no more liners, or mcr-
Chantmen would be sunk without
warning and without ample oppormn-
lty for the escape OF crews and pas
sengers. These promises were co,
sidered satisfactory by the presidcn
and the war cloud lifted. Since tn:
time a large number of ships have
been sunk by German and Austrian
submarines but the rules of internal
tional law have been generally OBJ
served.
Another cause Of friction between
the United States and the central
powers was also removed during the
year Since the outbreak of the war
certain propagandls's had been busy
iustigating strikes IN nIun!uon fac
tories which had contracts witt the
allies and in endeaVoring in other
ways to interfere with this trade For
hi. in,
of DR.. Constantine Dumba, Austrian
ambassador, was requested by Presi-
dent Wilson in September. The fol
lowing December, for similar reas-
ons, the president requested the re-
call of Captain Boy Ed and Captain
Won Papen. naval and military at
taches respectively to the German
embassy. A number of convictions
We're obtained in the criminal courts
in other cases and the propaganda
ceased.
Uprising in Ireland.
Apart from events in the actual war
theaters the most striking event of
the year in connection with the con
flict was an uprising in Ireland IN
April. The outbreak was organized
by society known as the Sim Fein
committed to the principle of an in
dependent Ireland. Bloody fighting
took place in Dublin in which hun
dreds of lives were lost and the heart
Of the business section destroyed, q
q cost of many millions of dollars tn,
fighting was sporadic elsewhere in
the islands and of minor importance
The revolt was finally crushed and
the rinsleaders executed 1t led, how
ever to an agitation which resulted
Ia,
porary home rule bill which IL CN-
poets to pass through parliament this
fall.
Just before the outbreak of the re-
hellion Sir Roger Easement formerly
in the British consular service, was
arrested on The west coast Of Ireland
where he had attempted to land a.
cargo of arms sent from Germany.
He was tried later for high treason
and sentenced to death.
No definite figures can be given of
the cost of the great war in blood /.
ana gold but the most reliable osti- !
mates present figures so vast that
they become practically meaningless. |
In March. 1916, the United states |
general army staff estimated that the ,
total losses in men to all the belliger- /
ents since the war began were 3d.
5000.
Cost S375, 900, 900 Weekly.
As to the money question figures .
are more reliable but still vague. !
They present sums which are so be-
yond anything previously known TO
international finance, so impossible Of |
any human comparison that they be- /
come little more than a tumble of FIG /
ures. In March DR.. Karl Hefel rich,
secretary of the imperial treasury of
Germany, estimated that the war was
costing all the C0mbatants 1915, 0O0,- I
200 a week or eleven and a, half bill l.
ion dollars a year. William Michae- T.
u.s. another German financial expert, !.
put the yearly cost at the vaster sum
IF fifteen billions ana other financial
gave even higher figures.
On July II Reginald Mckenna,
British chancellor of the exchemer,I
stated in the house of commons that l.
he expenditures for Great Britain
done were $So,000,00O daily. lie did
not say however. how much Of this
sum represented war eX- |,
lense.
Within the last few months there
has been some talk ~ peace IN Ger
many and considerable peace activity
~ unofficial bodies in various cUuu-
ries but there has been little indi-
alton that the chanCelleres Of Tu-
Ope are At present seriously consid-
ring close of hostlitics.
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Neutral Nations to Protest.
Berlin, July 20 (via Wireless 10
denmark Norway and