The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-11-01
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The United States Demands
an Unconditional Surrender.
HOW THE LION WON.

Engand's bulldog tenacity. her glory and serene
majesty shone with brighter eulgence than they
today. lives those sunny. hghbred English
boys who the Dardanenes early in the and
those of the gallant Anzacs whose corses dot The hills
Gallopoh avenged They wrote magnificent page
history the British empire Song and story for
years come will tell of them Their memory Will live
forever
The heroes of KutE1-Anara who sleep in the shift
ing sands CT Tgr and Euphraes have had their day
reckoning their spirits IN the shadovand must be
apQy today. The relentless 1l4h Ism las tafe1 blood
blood settled with unspeakable TURK
and his gross sponsor the Hun.
1t has been wonderful page in the history Of the
British empire since the Union Jack hoated the
Island Cyprus. Defeated KutEl-Amara and Gallo
poll only because of a Germanhed Turkish army. Eng
land gritted her and determined wipe them
How well she has done so stands revealed today She
played a lone hand against Turkey since Russia yell
down and ever since has stood q stone wall.
Her mighty armada made it possible. The stupeCa
Gus undertaking OF transport over seas and deserts
might have daunted who did not believe in mir
acles. she alone in hostile desert country Every
thing she used had to be transported through sub
ned for thousands of miles She overcane all
difficulties the kaiser in his inhdel fez with his Wang
enAeims and his Sanders had taken the Enver Pashas
and the Talaat Beys up a high mountain and the
sneeEing Turks succumbed Turkey became the kasers
houri She stripped and danced for Wilhelm. cold
Teuton appraised her used and threw her
She will never Ift her yashnak again.
Il has been memorable campaign for England In
April 1915, allied landed Gallipoll
peninsula but the campaign failed the troops
were Withdrawn in December Of the same year.
The British began campaign along the Tigris and
Euphraes rivers in November 1915 They advanced to
within less than 100 miles of Bagdad
retreated to KuEAmara, where they later forced
to surrender.
Early in 1917 the British the offensive in
Mesopotamia and have continued il successfully ever
since until they within a few miles of MosuI
Turkey sent armies against the British Egypt and
against the Russians in Caucasus Both campaigns
measure Of first allies soon drove
the Turk back beyond the Turkish In PaIes
tine the allied drive General Alenby resulted few
days ia the capture of the important base Aeppo
The splendid leadership Of Allenby put his name
screlled with Gordon and Kitchener His sparIes
like diamond and his glorious and dramatic march
through those pitless desert sands makes immortal
Germany's vassal. Turkey, and the Bagdad railway
dreams with visions OF for Prussansm have all
gone by the board In the mosque bazaar the very
word Germany IS spa upon. The Turk trodden in the
DUST Germany eringes for fear of coming Pul
garia, tied 70 Whems leading strings Is PROSTATE; Aus
trials shame IS barred TO the world The dawn of new
civilization for eastern Europe IS at hand and the Brit
-ish bulldog listens for other drumbeats