The Arvada enterprise., 1918-11-21


shipping. thus carrying to Germany the
war of starvation that Germany had
planned for her. ~
United States Neutral.
The United States In the meantime
had proclaimed Its neutrality. Italy.
though a member of the triple alliance,
was holding OFF on the ground that its
alliance with Germany and Austria
were for defense and not Of Of
tense. 1t was not until May of 1915
that she got into the war and then ON
the side of the allies. BY the end Of
1914 Japan was In with the allies aud
Turkey with the central powers. Fight
Ing was In active progress In Belgium
and France; on the Russian German
and Russian-Austrian fronties. The
government of France had been re-
: moved to Bordeaux But the Ger.
mans were still IS miles from Paris.
May Z. 1915, the passenger liner
Lusitanta was tOrpedoed without warm
Ing and sunk by German submarine
on the coast of Ireland. This outrage
against humanity Mortified civilization.
Germany, however, celebrated the
sinking. To the world she sought to
defend her action by asserting that the
Lusitania was armed aud that she cur
ried munitions of war. She was not
armed and she did not carry munitions
OF war. Many Americans felt there
after that the entrance Of the United
States into the war was inevitable.
February %, 1915, the German crown
princes army began the attack on ver-
dun which was to blast a way to Parts.
The bOmbardment of Verdun was the
heaviest artillery fire Of the war.
1t was here that the French said
They shall not pass" And the
Germans did not pass. The French
saved Verdun by communicating prac-
tically ever motor vehicle In Paris and
rushing reserves to the great fortress.
The devotion of its garrison. the In
tensity and persistence of the German
attack and the dramatic dellverance
have made the name verdun known
tie world over.
June Lord Kitchener, the British
war hero, was lost ON the British cruis-
er Hampshire. together with most Of
the crew. He was ON q secret mission
for the allies. Ut was afterward
charged that be was betrayed by the
Russian czarina. who furnished the in
formation which led to the sinking Of
the cruiser by German submarine.
July Q the German submarine
Deutschland arrived In Baltimore.
She carried 4 valuable cargo and took
Q valuable cargo back to Germany. She
claimed to be q merchant vessel and
was treated - such by the United
States. The main purpose, doubtless,
was 10 impress America with the Ger
man submarine: the sinking in Octo-
bsr By German submarines Of six msr-
chant vessels OF Nantucket, Mass,
was presumably part Of the. same plan.
Germany was getting ready for her
forthcoming announcement Of unrs-
stricted submarine warfare.
September II the British introduced
into war new engine Of destruction
the tank" In brief It 10 4 heavily
armored body. armed with guns ON q
caterpillar" instead Of wheels. It can
thus travel over almost any sort Of
ground and crush its way through most
Obstacles. The caterpillar tractor II
an American inventioo. originating In
Peoria. ILL.,: the adaptation Of harm
less tractor machinery to destructive
war engine was done In secrecy by IN
Engiishman. The tank proved q genu.
Inc surprise and has played no small
part In the war. together with lighter
and faster tanks called "whippets."
The Germans also soon produced
tanks. but apparently have never
been able to hold their own with those
Of the allies. One Of the most strik.
ing exploits Of the war was the ex.
ploit Of an American sergeant who
rode into action psrched on the top
Of an American tank.
Collapse Of Rwssia.
Tho close Of the year 1915 was mark.
Cd BY the resignation Of Premier Her.
bert Asquith Of Great Britain and the
acceptance Of the premlership BY
David Lloyd George; new cabinet In
France and q new commander In chief,
General Nivelle; the practically COIN
plete defeat Of the armies Of ROu.
mania, which had Joined the allies.
and peace proposals from Germany to
the allies through. the United States.
Things were going well with Germany
and she wanted peace on terms Of her
own making.
The spring Of 1917 saw the collapse
Of Russia. collapse undoubtedly
brought about BY Germany through In.
triGue and for her own purposes. II
began March II with revolution in Pc
trograd. March ID Cxar Nicholas nb-
dicated. March 70 America recognized
the new Russian government repub-
lie. Since then Russia has been II
chaos. Russia is one Of the big prob
lens confronting the allies. They can
presumably put an end to the reign Of
anarchy. murder and palla9e: the re.
generation Of the natioa IL q tremen-
dous undertaking.
October Of 1917 was marked BY the
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