Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-12-14
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THE WAR

Chief feature of interest III the war
news of the past week while III Itself
of little Importance as strategic
fact. was the capture OF the city OF
.JeruSalem-the city of Solomon ana
David-by the British. This city has
been in the possession of the MoSlems
since 1924.
II was the Holy City OF the Jews
The books of Kings and Chronicles OF
the Bible tell Of its bloody siege ana
defense in the wars of Judah ana
Israel Then Sennacherib. the ASsyr-
ian. captured it and took the priests
and the people into captivity. AGAIN
observation-disclosures the Babylonlan cap
tured it and Daniel and the other
prophets were captiyes. Nehemiah re-
buiIt il in 40 Il. c. Alexander the
332 b. G. PtOlemy. King of Egypt
Great took the city with his Greeks III
took il in 300 Il. c. Antiochus Epi-
phanes. King of Antioch, captured ii
and all hut destroyed it in 16S Il. {.
Judas and Simon Maccaheus then re-
took and rebuilt the city. 90 years be-
fore the birth of Christ P0mpey. the
Roman general conquered the city.
and it was under Rome when
Christ was crucified Then the Jews
rev0lted and Titus nearly destroyed
if i'm 20 \. ID. 1t was nearly destroyed
again in 1892 when the Jews revOlted
Il second time In GA the PerSlans
captured it. In 637 Caliph Omar
seized the whole of Palestine and built
the Mosque of Omar on the site OF
Solomon's temple. The Turks held it
until 1899 when it was taken by the
Crusaders. Then the Turks again
came into possession in 1914. and have
held it for G73 years. 1t is safe to pre-
diet that with the allies winning the
war the city will never again go back
TO the possession of the Turks
Emperor William had dream of
control of the whole MOslem world
and at Jerusalem. in 1893. announced
that he was the protector of the Mo
hammedan empire. The capture is a
blow at the personal pride of the
Kaiser
ON the Italian front the struggle for
the plain country and the city of Ven
ice by the German-Austrian forces
goes on with undated fierceness but
50 far the Italians have kept the Cen
trail armies on the line occupied by
them some three weeks ago.
The Western front is giving the
whole world much concern. 1t is be-
Iieved that the Germans are preparing
for Il terrific drive at the French lines
IA last desperate attack before the
winter of North France practically
puts Il stop to any but artillery fight
ing. Gen Byng has not only not taken
Cambria. the objective of the recent
british victory. but has retired to a
now line about 3 miles 10 the rear of
his first general advance.
Russia continues in Il state of chaos.
The peace term SOf Germany to the
BOlsheviki government is that all the
territory occupied by German forces be
given up and the grain for II years be
given to Germany to handle The Ger
mans also demanded their troops 0c-
cupy Petrograd There are other dras-
tic requests on the part of the Ger
man government The cringing Rus
slams accepted. But revolution after
revolution is breaking out and there
seems to he in prospect either total dis
Indignation or the appearance of u
strong mana NapOleon-who will
eventually bring order. 1t is a foolish
person who now will venture Il guess
as to RuSSia'S future.