South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-02

ASIA Minor and the capture Of the
big cities OF Trebizond and Erzerum
should be left out
II appeared that the Muscovites
would sweep on 20 the Dardanelles.
but they were soon brought 10 d
standstill and pushed back in the
so@th. where the Turks. on April %.
q tn ed the whole British garrison
of kut-el-Amara, on the Tigris river.
Italy Larger Factor.
Then. too, Italy became a larger
factor in the war this year. The
Austrians attempted a great onen-
sive on the plains Of northern Italy
from the Tyrol. but Count Cadorna
quickly shifted forces to meet them
by motor car. drove them back 20
their former positions and soon
afterward began a victorious ad
vance against Gorilla and the Carso
Plateau.
Three important revolts took place
against the recognized governments
OF the warning nations. The Easter
revolution in Ireland was put down
In few days Pres't Pearse and
other leaders. including Sir Roger
Easement, were executed and the
Irish question was left much as be-
fore
In southern Arabia the natives
under the leadership Of the Shereef
OF Medina. rose against the Turks
| captured the Moslem Holy city Of
/ Mecca. beat off attacks and pro-
claimed a new kingdom. which is
now asking recognition at Washing
ton and elsewhere.
Pro ally Greeks set up the stand
ard Of opposition 10 King Constan-
tine and the Germanic powers. and
on Sept. % Eleutherios VenizelOs,
the most able Greek of modern
times. left Athens 20 lead them.
Lloyd George announced 10 the
house Of commons in his historic
| speech Dec. 10. that Great Britain
would recognize the Nenezelist
agents.
Neutral Nations Wealthy.
The year has brought great in
crease in wealth despite high prices,
| 20 almost all the neutral nations and
TO Japan. Furnishing munitions
and other supplies to the hard press
| ed belligerents has proven very
profitable. The United States from
debtor nation is now over the line
and is progressing as q creditor ma
ton. lending vast sums abroad and
| receiving more interest than she
pays out
In the Balkans the allies have col
| Y
/ under The French Gen. Sarrail aud
have made some progress, capturing
/ Monastir in the west. But the eX-
pected great offensive here has not
materialized.
The entente allies, meeting at
Paris, decided on a vast trade COM
/ bination against Germany and her
allies to check Teuton ambition
after the war, but this plan has
been received with little favor and is
| not likely TO he carried out.
Improve War Machines.
The advance i'm the efficiency of
| war machines has been marked. The
| swift FOkker was brought forth
( earlier in the year, and the allies
| have met IL with equally efficient
| airplanes of their own devising.
! They assert they have air supre-
macy i'm the west today but Ger
mans predict that with the new
stores of petroleum from ROumania
they will soon reverse matters.
Larger. speedier and more efficient
; dirigible balloons Of the Zeppelin
and other types have taken the air.
/ The Zeppelins have raided England
again and again, taking a heavy
toll Of life But their own losses
through contests with aviators and
the fire OF anti-aircraft guns on
land and sea have also been severe.
leaving the question of the feasibil-
| ity Of such war instruments still in
doubt.
| Bound 10 be remembered in his
| tory, too. are the two successful
trips OF the German merchant sub
marine Deutschland across the At
/ lantic to the United States and home
again. The undersea boats effec-
tiveness was also attested when the
submarine U-53 paid Newport, r. J.,
brief call. sunk five ships off Nan
tucket Lightship and then sped
home in safety.