Bisbee daily review., 1917-07-29


 closes with the fortunes of con
 a fiict favoring the entente.
 The central powers sustained momentous setbacks, both military an' political, during the 12 months.
 On both the western and easterl fronts in Europe the Teutons finC themselves on the defensive at the ad vent of the fourth year. They fight or lines newly-established after forced retirement from terrain which the, had won in earlier days at a tremen dous sacrifice.
 Meanwhile new enemy powers, not ably the United States, have beer drawn in by the central empires and progress toward the achievement oi the ultimate aim of the entente and its allies has been furthered by poll tical disturbance which will remain memorable in the history of all times
 Chief among these are the fall ol two crowned heads-Nicholas of Rus sia and Constantine of Greece. In Russia autocracy has given way to 9 republic. In Greece a kingdom re mains but not a pro-Teutonic one, e-,- tente pressure having won supremacy in this part of the Balkans.
 Peace Openly Discussed
 Political events within the German and Austrian empires, featured by the fall of Chancellor von Bethmann-Holl- veg, have led to open discussions of peace in the German reichstag as the fourth year dawns.
 In Great Britain the third year clos ed with Winston Spencer Churchill, former first lord of the admiralty, re- turned to the cabinet with the portfolio of minister of munitions.
 Portugal and Rumania threw in their fortunes with the entente shortly after the third year began. The Unit ed States entered in April, followed by Cuba and Liberia. Panama pledged the United States her aid in defend ing the Panama canal Costa Rica put her naval bases at our disposal. China, Bolivia, Guatemala and Brazil severed diplomatic relations with Germany. Uruguay expressed her sympathy for the United States.
 Three new nations were born dur ing the year. Poland was created a kingdom under German and Austrian direction. In Mecca the Arabians overthrow Turkish rule and declared independence. In the Balkans liberty was restored Q Albania, which was es- tablished as republic under Italian political protection and with French military aid
 An estimate made two months be- fore the end of the third year-vCiced by Arthur Henderson of the British war council-placed the number of men killed at 100000 since August, 1914 French general headquarters recently estimated 100000 Germans had been killed up to March l. Mir. Henderson estimated the total casual ties at more than 45,O00,000.
 Americans in France
 The first and second American con tingents of troops landed in France on June 26 and 27.
 Nearly 10,00O,000 Americans of mill tary age registered on June under the selective draft law. and from these are being selected the men who will comprise the great army contingents which America is blaming to send to Europe.
 In cementing Americas association with the nations now her allies, nu- merous exchanges of missions were ar ranged. France, Great Britain, Italy, Belgium, Russia and other entente bel ligerents sent delegations to the Unit ed States as step toward unification. military, financial and otherwise. The United States sent missions to Russia and other countries.
 Fighting on the western front dur ing the third year of the war may roughly be divided into six phases two in the latter part of 1916 before winter called halt, and four after the entente offensive was resumed in the early spring. At the close of the second year the