Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-01-12
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CROWDED WITH
OF GREAT MOMENT.
Fear That United States
Might Become Involved
Always Cause of
Apprehension

tons to belligerents. 16.-Leo Frank
Georgia life convict, forcibly taker
from prison at Milledgeyille and hang
ed near Marietta, home Of his alleged
victim, Mary Phagan. 1.-THE Unit
ed States agreed to joint board tt
settle the disputed Frye damage case
Sept. 0.-The United States requested
the Austrian government to recall Its
ambassador, DR.. Konstantin Theodol
Dumba. on the grounds that his ap
pearance In America was no longer
acceptable" II. - Naval advisory
board appointed, with Thomas A. Ed.
son chairman. 16.-The United States
recognized the new Haitian govern.
ment Of President Dartiguenave and
concluded treaty establishing a pro-
tectorate for ten years. 27.-Austria
formally agreed to recall DR.. Dumba.
Oct. 13.--Boston Americans defeated
the Philadelphia Nationals for the
worlds baseball championship. 49,
The United States and the South
American countries formally recog-
nized General Carranza, head OF the
de facto government in Mexico. 21.-
Wireless telephoning accomplished be-
tween Arlington, Va, and Paris.
Nov. Limited States note to Great
Britain declared the British blockade
illegal and curtailment Of neutral
rights. 10.-Emperor Yoshihito formal
ly crowned at Kioto.
Dec. 3.-Dr. Karl Buenz, head In
America of neutrality-suspicious. line,
and three Of his employees were found
guilty In New York on q charge Of con-
spring to defraud the United States
government The United States ask
ed the recall Of Captain Franz Won
Papen and Captain Karl Boyd, re-
spective German military and naval
attaches in America. Their actions In
military and naval affairs were consid-
cred improper by the United States.
4.-Buenz and two Of his employees
were sentenced to eighteen months in
the federal prison at Atlanta. The
third defendant got one year and q
day. Henry Ford with 148 pilgrims
sailed for Europe ON the Oscar II. In
an effort to restore peace. 1.-THE Sixty
fourth congress opened with lengthy
address by President Wilson. 13.-The
United States note to Austria on the
Ancona incident was made public. The
sinking Of the ship was called ''wanton
slaughter" 18.-President Wilson was
married to Mrs. Edith Gait at her
home in Washington.
The most important events in the
war news In part follow:
Feb. 4-German admiralty declared a
war zone In tho English channel on and
after Feb. IS. 1.-THE United States ad-
dressed notes to the German government
and also to Great Britain stating It's posi-
ton regarding the new German war 3one
and the use Of the United States flag By
Great Britain. Sherman war decree
went into effect
March 1.-Eng1and announced her inteh-
ton to stop all ships to and from Ger
many. Alderman auxiliary cruiser Eitel
Friedrich made port at Newport News,
Va, at the end OF 5000 mile sea raid,
having on board s<7 passengers and crew
OF vessels sunk by her. including the
American ship w. p. Frye. 22.-The Aus
TRAN fortress OF Prxemysl, in 0alcia, sur
rendered to the Russians.
April 7.-Prince Eitei Friedrich informed
at Newport News until the end Of the
war. L-German sea raider Kronprins
Wilhelm. which had captured and sunk
fourteen vessels. arrived at Newport News.
8-Kronprinz Wilhelm interned at New
port News until tho end OF the war.
May THE Lusitania torpedoed and
sunk of Kinsale. Munster coast, Ireland.
There were 410l persons on board. Of
whom 100, including about 100 Amert-
to Germany protesting against submarine
warfare on neutrals. N.-The king Of
Italy declared war on Austria Hungary.
&-New British war cabinet announced.
with Churchill deposed from the admiral
ty office.
June 3.-Germans recaptured PrEemysi,
Galicia. 10.-Germany announced that the
case OF the sinking of the United States
ship Frye by a German submarine would
be referred to prize court and not set
tied under the treaty OF 1873, as this coun-
try had demanded. Is. - Twenty-three
French airships dropped 80 bombs on
Karlsruhe. Germany: 800 noneombatants
Austrians. 30.-British admiralty steamer
Armenian torpedoed OF the British coast:
u Americans lost.
July 8.-Germany promised to safeguard
Americans under their own nag. "A
Third American note to Germany on the
torpedolng or neutrals refused to cOmpro-
mise with Germany on neutral rights and
declared that further encroachment will
be deliberately unfriendly.''
Aug. 6-Germans captured Warsaw, the
capital OF Poland. ia German subma-
rine torpedoed the Arabic or Cape Clear.
Ireland; two Americans and about forty
others perished. Novo Georgievsk. great
Russian fortress IN Poland, captured by
Germans.
Sept Herman ambassador notified the
United States ocean liners would not be
sunk by submarines without warning un-
less they resisted or attempted to escape
TEN persons killed and forty-six injur.
ed by German airship raid on the cas-,
coast Of England. S.-German airshipa
raided London. killing twenty persons
ana in5uring eighty-four.
Oct. 6.-Germany disavowed Arabic sink.
Ing and agreed TO Pay indemnity for losa
OF American lives. u.-Buigaria declared
war on Servia. 13.-Fisty-five killed and
IA Injured In London by Zeppeiin attack
b.-Great Britain declared war on Bulga,
ria. H.-France declared war on Bulga-
ria. 1s.-Italy declared war on Bulgaria.
Nov. o.-Great railway junction at Nish
Servia. captured by Bulgarian army. T.