Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-11-10

e mental line from Vladlyostok might
= have an important bearing on the war,
: aud In country much OF which was
J sparsely settled aud had few facili-
: ties for repair work. the destruction OF
one or two bridges might have held up
! trafic for months. But nothing more
was heard OF the Germans after the
news came out that they had started
on their adventure; so presumably
Russian or japanese spies found them
out. or they were killed by hostile ma
lives In the more uncivilized regions
through which their route lay
The fate OF the German cruiser
Karlsruhe. which terrorlzed British
shipping Ia the south Atlnatic early
In the war and won a reputation sec
ond only 20 that OF the Emden, has
never been established with anything
Ike defniteness, although the British
admiralty has stated that Il has ev-
cry reason 10 believe that the Karls-
ruhe was sunk In November, 1914. Ger
tainly after that there were no more
captures by the cruiser. which had
taken II British merchant ships In the
brst three months OF war. Dozens of
British warships including two or
three fast and powerful battle cruls-
ers. were combing the Caribbean and |
the south Atlantic for the German |
raider, and II they had caught her
they would have blazoned the news far |
and wide. But except for one or two |
indecisive actions at the very outset
Of the war. the Karlsruhe seems to
have succeeded In evading fight quite
successfully.
The general belief has been that she
was wrecked by storm, and there
came 20 Brooklyn the tale of an UNI
Identified skipper, who had seen her
hull stranded on one of the Wlndward
Islands. Another story, this one from
Copenhagen, said that she had blown
up while the crew was at sen.
Wild Rumors From india.
There are other features of the
wars progress which are quite as
much OF mystery to the general pub
Tic as those already listed but the
truth about them is known well enough
90 the governments OF the countries
affected, and will perhaps come out
some years after the war Is over For
Instance, the situation In British India.
Wild rumors from German sources
told OF riots approaching the dlmen-
sions of revolution in various Indian
cities, and Of inyaslons from the Az
CHAN frontier by tribes stirred up by
the entrance of the sultan OF Turkey,
.
the caliph OF Moslems. into the war.
These were denied vigorously by the !
British, who pointed TO the large In I
dian armies In France and Mesopo- v
tamia and East Africa as an indication y
that all was safe at home. Yet there I
was nm iron censorship on any news n
)ut OF india: Americans were not well r
'omed as travellers. and those who told {
stories OF lighting on the border were q
denounced as pro-Germnn liars. until y
/ few weeks ago a member of the Brit u
sh government. speaking In parlia- u
nent. admitted that since the war be- 81
IAN there had been seven distinct o.
aids. some of them very serious" on u
he northwestern frontier. Evidently AZ
he danger was over or II would not IN
ave been mentioned. but there were
TN no details. 81
Similar vagueness has prevailed of as
ate IN East Africa, where the Brit p'
IA admitted at least one severe de- nj
Eat In the fall of 1914. After that all Is
he news was OF victory-progress by nj
arious columns OF British, Belglans "a
nd South Africans operating In va pr
..f a., !
esplte uninterrupted victories the ha
Duntry Is noe yet wholly conquered. so
nd the fact that there have been two 10
langes In the supreme command is WI
efficient 20 suggest that much OF the co
Hillary history OF East Africa will tri
ake interesting reading when the
ritish war office allows IL to be
-inted. sh
Fate Of the Audselous. ne
matter with regard 10 which Ca
ritaiu has been secretive is the sink me
< OF the Audacious one Of the new VII
Z and most powerful OF superdread- tn,
'ughts. which was sunk. presumably OF
Z mine. on the northwest coast or the
eiand while maneuvering with Ne
uadron of sister ships October 81, hal
~. To date, the British government Ne
IS never admitted the loss OF this 9th
ip. although American correspond pri
is mailed stories describing Il. and He
onths later magazine writer's were Brl
rmitted 70 mention Il Ia some such mo
raising as III we add the Audaclous, ma
llch has been reported from Amerl- tho
n sources as sunk" err
Presumably the Audacious was sunk ext
a mine laid by u German trawler agi
lsquerading under neutral dag. but car
the time there was much talk OF a An
bmarine, and even an attempt 10 bee
etend that nothing had happened 10 tho
r more than an accident TO the ma anc
snery, and that she was eventually bee
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