The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-11

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now Is broken.
1t was lat" in Juar, 1914. that the
world was stirred 10y tie murder In
Sarai.yu. Bosnia. ii Ar:h:infc rroN"!S
i:rrsginrnd ia" Austrian he's apparent.
md his wife, Austria. backed by Ger
many. accused Serbs. al 'n%tIEaiIHE the
crime and mad demands which Serbia
accepted IN part. AuStriH would NOT
agree tn arhi,ralc the demands not 40
,ertcd 10y Serbia. and III" foreign or
fir"S III London. Paris and F"tr"Ehrd
failed to Swerve Austria from her
course.
AuS,ria-uungary began hoStiiru"s on
July 81 1914 hy, attacking Serbia ant,
within Il week Germany had Joined her.
while France, Great Britain and Russ Il
had thrown their forces against Ter
many and Austria, AS the war went
Y tho number Of nations involved liz
creased until the conflict became tn"
greatest in tho history of tho world
Declaring war on France. Germany
on August l. 1919. threw her armies
toward France by way of Belgium.
Fighting for tho maintenance" of Their
neutrality the BrlEians checked INC
oncoming horde for n Time. hut within
Two months the prusSian armies were
within a few miles Of Paris, from which
the French government had fled.
One Of the vital moments Of tn" war
had arrived In a battle nf dramatic
changes the enemy hordcs were hurled
back to the north Of the Marine.
Turkey soon entered the war on the
side of Germany and Italy Joined the
allies. Bulgarian came In with Ger
many, and Serbia and Montenegro were
nvcr-run. On April 3. 1911. the United
States. unable TO force Germany by
pcaceful means 70 conduct her subma-
! rine warfare in keeping with intcrna-
tional law. threw her forces into the
struggle.
At that time the imperial government
Of Russia had been nvcrthrown ana n
provisional democratic government IN
stituted In Italy the armies of kiHE
Victor Emmanuel were driving back the
Austrians in the Trnntino and on the
Isonxo. In Franco the French and Erit-
, ish were hammsring AT the German lIh"S
with little apparent results.
The autumn of 1917 witnessed tn" do
feat Of the Italian armies and thor re-
treat to the Piavc line. Almost Slrnul-
tancouslv American troops appeared on
tho Western front for the first time
/; while the French and British w"r" hold
| ing positions nt strategic Importance
! from the North Sea TO switzerland. Dur
! ing the winter Of 19l7-1S American ala
! became moro effective and Russia drop
: pnd out hrcause Of tho Rolshor!ki coup.
! Germany. at tho beginning OF 1918. an
nouncsd hor purpose In end the war. by
an offensive in Franco. 1t was her last
mighty effort and for weeks tho world
wondered when the enemy hordes would
! he stoppcd The turn in the fighting
come on July IS. when Marshal Fool
! launched the Americans and French II
an attack Since that fat"ful day fol-
, Germany the allied armies on oil fronts
have met with continued success.
Germsny's ultimate defeat became
! more certain as the summer advanced
! Tho first break IN tho ranks Of thf
| Central Powers came with tho detection
of Bulgaria late in September. Turke!
| signed armIsticc terms the last or DC
| toher and Austria Hungary rendered the
white flag 70 Italy on November :. whrr
hostilltics ceased on all the Austrian
! fronts. Germany attempted Ia brint
about a negotiated peace. hut how Srea'
was her failure is shown by the fac
! that her emissaries are now at Marsha
Foch's headquarters for the last Sren'
Of the great world tragedy.