Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-31

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peat on attacks and proclaimed a new
/ klnSdonl. which is now asking recor-
hili"n nj Washington and elsewhere
Pro-Aily Greeks set up the stand
ara "t opposition TO King Constantine
and the Germanic Powers. and ON son
tcmber 81 Eicutherips Vcnizelos ,bs
most able Greek Of modern times left
Athens to lead them. Lloyd George
announced To the House OF Commons
IN his historic speech Of December IA.
NcncZcliSt agents.
INCREASE IN WEALTH
or NEUTRAL NATIONS
The year has brought great increase
IN wealth. despite high prices Ia al
most all the neutral nations and to
Japan Furnishing munitions and
other supplies I" the hard depressed bel
hSer"ntS mas proven very proiitable
the United States from Il debtor ma
ZION IL now over the line and is pro-
pressing as creditor nation. lending
vast sums abroad and receiving more
interest than she pays out,
In the Italians the allies have col
lectcd 1t vast heterogeneous army un-
der the French general Sarrail and
have made some progress. capturing
Monastir in the west. Eut tho expected
great offensive here has not material
lied.
IN" entente allies. meeting at Paris
decided on vast tradc combinat ion
against Gcrmauy and her allies to
check T"uton ambition after the war
but this plan has been received with
little favor and is not likely L. he ear
ri.d out
The advance in the efficiency Of war
machines has been marked. The swift
t'oiihcr was brought forth carlicr in
tho year. And the allies have met il
with equally efficient airplnncs Of their
IN NHtxl,, 4,
air supremacy in the west to-day. but
Germans predict that with the ne,~
stores Of petroleum from Eoumania
they VIII soon reverse matters Larger.
spceder and more efficient dirigihle
balloons Of the Zeppelin and other
types have taken tho air The Yep
peiins have raded England again and
again. taking Il heavy toll Of life. Rut
their own losses through contests with
aviators ana the fire Of antiaircraft
guns on la nd and sea have also bccu
severe. avinG tho question or the fca-
Sibility Of Such war Instruments still
in doubt
Bound 10 he remembered in history
too. arc the two successful trips Of the
German merchant submarine Dcutsch-
land across the Atlantic to the United
states and home again. The underSea
boats effectiveness WAS also attcsted
when III" submarine U-53 paid New
port Il l.. brief call, sunk five ships
of Nantucket Lightship and then sped
home in safety.
SOME LEADING EVENTS
OF WAR ~ LAST YEAR
January News received Of torpc-
doing of British liner Persia. near
Alexandra; several hundred lives lost
January Henry Ford. returning
from his peace arcoSr. says he is sure
tho expedition has had a good effect
January 5--Premcr Asquith intro
duces compulsory military service bill,
calling FOR 100000 more men. in
House of Commons
January 1-Pctrograd reports Gar
torysk taken from the Germans Two
hundred MonteneErins from United
states drown when ship hits mine in
the Adriatic
ntod states agrees that passengers
Tut in small boats on the high seas
az" not in place Of safety
January Announcement nf COM
plete abandonment OF Dardanclles
campaign mad" in London. British
anm,' loss of hrcadnourh, King Ed
ward VII. by striking a mine
January lo-Walter Runciman. pres
ident Of the Board OF Trade tells
Rouse OF Commons of great world war
planned by England on German trade
January ll-AlSstrians capture Noun,
'''N''l' "HS 10 ''"ttinJc
January ll--papcrs British ,ooL
from N"n Papcn. German military al
i"rhc a. Washington. show he made
hig payments Ia secret agents in this
country just prior to bomb outrares
January l!-Fre,|h submarine sinks
Austrian cruiser near Cattaro
January ii-Aus,rians ocCupy cot
tinic.
January ia new German aero
plane. the Fnkker. creates furry hv
destroying fifteen allied machines i'm
month. "
January 22-kiur Nicholas of Mon.
tcn"gro fees to Italy
January "i-Compulsorv militar,
service hill passes final reading in
House Of Commons Austrians TAX.
Scutari.
January circumference rcpresentinr
100000 British trade unionists in
dorses the government in the prosec,,-
ton of tho war.
January q Restriction on impor-
,atton Of unncccssary articles into
England is announced. state pcpart
in"nt makes public vigorous protest to
England regarding seizure of mails
British compulsory service act becomes
Il law.
January "a-Xcppelins kill twenty
thr"" in raid on Paris.
January -3o-Ciermans gain i'm of
fcnsive near Pcronnc.
obituary. Ill Inebuore Roosevelt
~ New York. speaking of President
Wilson's attitude toward the Tcutonic.
powers: I'VE are asked To kiss the
bloody hands of tho murdercrs of our
women and children"
January 3l-Ieppclin fleet kills Gr,r-
minc in raid on English Midland coun-
tics.
February british passenger liner
Annam comes into Hampton Roads
with German prize crew on board.
after trip across the Atlantic from
the African coast.
February Austria officially denies
sinking the Persia. Stucrmcr succeeds
G"remykin as Russian Premier Last
OF Germans al" driven from Kancrun
coast line in Africa.
February Turkish Crown Prince
iussuf I@zcdin either commits suicide
nr IS assassinatcd al Constantinoplc
February 3Bvitish irawlcr secs
Zeppelin sinking in North Sea. Inccn-
diary hr" destroys Canadian Parlia-
mont buildings at ottawa: six killed
February i-Gcrmany in note refuses
10 admit ill.eaii,y Of Iusitnnia sink
iue. hut comedies all other American
demands.
February 7-omcially admitted at
Berlin Prince Oscar. kaiscr's fifth son.
has been wounded by she'll.