Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-08-16

ers having crossed into Spanish ter
ritory and been informed. The army of
East Africa stin reslsts the conyerg-
ing columns of Belgians, French and
British but, shut Off from REINFORCE
ments, its doom would seem to be
sealed.
On April % Sir Roger Easement,
Irish knight, tried to land frcu Ger
man warship on the coast of Ire
land; but was captured. The next day
revolt in Dublin and other Irish cities
broke out and the center of the Irish
capital was burned. The revolt was
easily quelled, the British announcing
resistance had ceased on May 1.
More successful was the revolt of
the Arabs, led by the grand shereff,
against their Turkish overlords. Nee
ca, Medina and others towns have been
captured and are held still, probably
with British assistance.
Doings in the Air.
Recent months have seen a cessa-
ton of Zeppelin raids on undefended
British and French towns. The cause
of this is somewhat Of mystery, as
the Germans have claimed important
military results from their attacks.
On September rs there were two
raids on London, thirty persons being
killed and propOrtonate number
wounded. Fifty-iive We're killed by
Zeppelins in raid on London October
10.
on January 90 the German dirigibles
bombarded Paris, killing % and on
February l Liverpool and other Eng
fish centers were visited and 50 slain.
On April 2 a Zeppelin killed IS in
England and was destroyed on the
British coast as it returned. On March
IL were killed.
On April 6 1t was announced that
the fifth Zeppelin raid in six days on
the British coast had been made. The
Germans declared that war munition
factories and supply depots had been
destroyed.
Since then England apparently has
been immune from the Zeppelins. This
may be due TO the large number of
dlrigibles lost. or 10 the cutlery against
the inhumanity of the practices of the
Germans which was raised in neutral
countries.
One other important moral defeat
was sustained by the Germans when
they hurried Edith Cavell. British
nurse, to execution, as announced by
Brand Whitlock. American minister of
| Belgium, on October %.
The greatest naval engagement of
history in number of men engaged
and number slain was fought June 3
near the Skaggerrak, in the North sea.
The result was inconclusive, each side
claiming q great victory and the re-
ports varying widely in estimates of
losses on the two sides.
If the Germans, as they assert, seri-
ously crippled the British grand fleet,
we will probably soon see them come
out of Kiel again, to finish their task.
At present, however. the British block
ade is broken only by the merchant
submarine Deutschland, which reached
Baltimore July o.
Kaiser Yields TO America.
The year has also been the culmi'
nation of the submarine dispute be
tween the United States and Germany
which Terminated, in the kaiser's capt.
uIating ard promising 10 warn mer
chantmen before attacking.
A U-boat sank the liner Arabic An
gust 20, two Americans being among
the slain. Two more of our nationals
died when the Hesperian was torpe-
doed September 6. On November II
several Americans died in the torpe-
doing of the Italian liner Ancona. il
Is thought two Americans were lost in
the sinking of the Persia in the Medi'
terranean January 2. The crisis was
precipitated March %. when the Brit
ish channel ferry steamer Sussex was
torpedoed without warning. Two hun
dred and thirty-flve persons v'ere
killed and several Americans we're in
jured.
This fragrant violation of the rules
Of war caused President wilson tC
| press Germany for sweeping assur
ances, which were given in note May
6 on condition that the United States
force Great Britain to conduct hel
blockade legally. Mr.. Wilson an
swered he would accept the promise
but withOuc the proviso.
The many times heralded Turco-Ger'
man invasion of Egypt has not yet ma
terialized and probably never will. On
the other hand. the Russian grand
duke has added to his laurels by cap
turing the important inland city OF
Erzerum February II, Bltlis March
and the seaport of Trebizond April
10.
The Turks in counter-attacks
pressed back the Russians in Persia,
but recently the cars men have adj
vanced rapidly in the northern part OF
Asia Minor and the resistance of the
Turks seems to have been broken.
Exploits Of the Moewe.
Only one German commerce raider
net a submarine distinguished itself
in the year. The fast Moewe sank
many allied ships Off the coast Of
Africa and reached & home port in
safety March 6. On February n Ger
man prize crew brought the ADpam, a
British capture, into Hampton Roads,
having come all the way across the At
lantic with her. The ownership Of this
vessel is stin in the American courts.
Two more nations have been drawn
into the war. The entrance Of Bull
garia has been described. Ga March