Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-09-07


ers having crossed into Spanish ter
ritory and been interned The army Of
East Africa still resists the converg-
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 from q Ger
man warship on the coast of Ire
land but was captured. The next day
u 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.
Dolngs In the Air.
Recent months have seen q cessa-
don of Zeppelin raids on undefended
British and French towns. The cause
OF this Is somewhat Of a mystery, as
the Germans have claimed important
military results from their attacks.
On September 7-8 there were two
raids on London, thirty persons being
killed and proportionate number
wounded. Fifty-fve were killed by
zeppelins In raid on London October
13.
On January 20 the German dirigibles
bombarded Paris, killing % and on
February 1 Liverpool and other Eng.
ush centers were visited and SO slain.
On April 2 Zeppelin killed % In
England and was destroyed on the
British coast as II returned. On March
Ii were killed.
On April 9 1t was announced that
the fifth Zeppelin raid In SIX days on
me British coast had been made. Tho
Germans declared that war muniuon
factories and supply depots had been
destroyed. ~
Since then England, apparently has
been immune from the zeppelinA This
may be due to the large number Of
dingibles lost, or to the outcry asainst
the lnhumanity Of the practices Of thS
Germans which was raised ID neutral
epuntfie1s ,asss $3.50 s.sy' ss-iFsti - ~
One other Important moral defeat
vas sustained by the Germans whsa
shey hurried Edith CaveIl. British
nurse, to execution. as announced b.
Brand Whitlock. American minister q
Belgium, on October p.
The greatest naval engngement d
history In number Of men engaget
and number slain was fought June
near the Skaggerrak. In the North sea
The result was inconciusive, each sids
claiming a great victory and the re
ports varying widely In estimates Of
losses on the two sides.
II the Germans, as they assert, seri
ously crippled the British grand feet
we will probably soon see them come
out Of Klel again. to finish their task
At present. however. the British block
ade Is broken only by the merchant
submarine Deutschland. which reachet
Baltimore July 8.
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.
ulating aad promising to warn mer
chantIaen before attacking.
A U-boat sank the liner Arabic An
gust -, two Americans being amoni
the slain. Two more of our national
died when the Hesperlan was torpe
doed September O. On November 1,
several Americans died In the torpe
doing OF the Italian liner Ancona. I
Is thought two Americans were lost II
the sinking of the Persia In the Medi
tcrraDean January .. The crisis wa
precipltated March ~. when the Brit
lSh channel ferry steamer SUSSEX wa
torpedoed without warning. Two hun
bred and thlrty-five persons wer,
killed and several Americans were In
jured.
This fragrant violation OF the rule
Of war caused President Wilson Z
press Germany for sweeping assur
ances, which we're given In a note Ma,
on condition that the United State
tope Great Britain to conduct he
blockade legally. Mr.. Wilson m
swered he would accept the promise
but without the proviso.
The many times heralded Turco-G Ger
man invasion Of Egypt has not yet ma
tertalired and probably never will. o.
the other hand. the Russian gran
duke has added TO his laurels by car
turing the important inland city o
Erzerum February II. Bltlis March
and the seaport OF Trebizond Apr
10.
The Turks In counter-attack
pressed back the Russians In Persli
but recently the cars men have nd
vanced rapidly In the northern part O
Asia Minor and the resistance OF IN
Turks seems to have been broken.
Exploits Of the Moewe.
Only one German commerce ralde
net a submarine distinguished itsel
In the year, The fast Moewe san
many allied ships OF the coast q
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