The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-11-20

man aeet into cover at Kiel and s~ep,
thc oceans clear of German 'ne., iha
s sh thus carrying to Germany 'n1
si'ipp'ns' .taryotlou that Germany h"h
planned for her
United States Neutral
The United states in the me"' ,,''
had proclaimed its nen'fa','!' ,,,ancs
,houch n member of the trlp!t a'ii'h'''
,roc holding off on the ground th"' us
alliance with Germany ana H"'
wore for defense and not ~ vs.
fense 1t was not until May Oh i"i'
thot she cot into the war ana the'! VI
fine side of the allies. by the emu V,
1914 japan was in with the aiiies ''''
Turkey with the central powers. III
ing was in active progress III he's'""'
onJ Ey,nce. on the Rllssian-'etlii"h
md Russian-Ausirian froniles'
government of France had been re-
moved to Bordeaux. But the "e'
mans we're still 60 miles from fhrls'
Any 7. 1915, the passenger liner
Lusitania was torpedoed without warn
ing and sunk by German suDilar''ie
off the coast of Ireland. This Outrage
against humanity Mortified ctvil'zatioh'
Germany, however, celebrates 'he
sinking. To the world she sought 10
defend her action by asserting that the
Lusitania was armed and that she cur
ried munitions Of war. She was ho'
armed and she did not carry MUNITIONS
of war. Many Americans felt there
after that the entrance OF the unlteo
States into the war was inevitable.
February %, 1916, the German crown
princes army began the attack on YER
dun which was to blast way to Paris.
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 deliverance
have made the name Verdun known
the world over.
June Lord Kitchener, the British
war hero, was lost on the British cruls-
er Hampshire, together with most or
the crew. He was on secret mission
for the allies. 1t was afterward
charged that he was betrayed by the
Russian czarina, who furnished the In
formation which led to the sinking Of
the cruiser by German submarine.
July the German submarine
Deutschland arrived in Baltimore.
She carried a valuable cargo and took
valuable cargo back to Germany. She
claimed to be a merchant vessel and
was treated as such by the United
States. The main purpose, doubtless,
was to impress America with the Ger
man submarine; the sinking In OctO-
Der by German submarines of six mer-
chant vessels off Nantucket, Mass,
was presumably part of the same plan.
Germany was getting ready for her
forthcoming announcement of unre.
stricted submarine warfare.
September IA the British introduced
into war a new engine of destruction
the tank" In brief it is heavily
armored body, armed with guns on 9
caterpillar" instead Of wheels. 1t car
thus travel over almost any sort Of
ground and crush its way through mos
obstacles. The caterpillar tractor II
an American invention, originating II
Peoria, ILL.,; the adaptation of harm
less tractor machinery to a destructiv,
war engine was done in secrecy by al
Englishman. The tank proved a genu
Inc surprise and has played no small
part in the war, together with lighte
and faster tanks called "whippets.
The Germans also soon produce,
tanks, but apparently have neve
been able to hold their own with thos
of the allies. One of the most strik
ing exploits of the war was the ez
plot Of an American sergeant VIII
rode into action perched on the to
Of an American tank,
Collapse Of Russia.
The close of the year 1916 was mari
ed by the resignation of Premier He
bert .AsQuith Of Great Britain and TIL
acceptance of the premiership
David Lloyd George; a new cabinet /
France and a new commander in chic
General Nivelle; the practically con
plete defeat Of the armies of Ro,
mania, which had joined the allie
and peace proposals from Germany
the allies through the United State
Things were going well with German
and she wanted peace on terms of h,
own making.
| The spring Of 1917 saw the collap.
of Russia, collapse undoubted
brought about by Germany through /
trigue and for her own purposes.
began March IL with revolution in p
trOgrad. March Is Car Nicholas n
dicated. March % America recognize
the new Russian government rem
lie. Since then Russia has been
chaos. Russia is one of the big pro
lens confronting the allies. They G.
presumably put an end to the reign