Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1918-11-29

that must be taken one by one. The
schedule was soon hopelessly behind
time.
Likewise the heroic resistance OF
Belgium brought Grcnt Britain forth
with into the war. And though the
British standing nrmy was not large, It
went 10 the front, died In the last ditch
and stlll further delayed the German
march 10 Paris. Moreover, Grent Brit
aims colonies from all the seven sen
went hurrylng 10 the front. And Great
Brltnln's fleet promptly forced the Ger
man fleet into cover nt klel and swept
the occnns clear Of German merchant
shipping. thus carrying TO Germany the
war Of starvation that Germany had
planned for her.
United States Neutral.
The United Stntes In the meantime
had proclaimed It's neutrality. Italy,
though q member of the triple alliance,
was holding OF on the ground that It's
alliance with Germany and Austria
were for defense and not OF of
Tense. II was not until May Of 1918
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 and
Turkey with the central powers. Fight
Ing was IN active progress In Belgium
and France; on the Ilusslnn-Germa
and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. frontles. The
government OF France had been re-
moved to Bordeaux. But the Ger
mans were stlll Go miles from Paris.
May Z, 1915, the passenger liner
Lusltnnln WINS tOrpedOed without warn
Ing and sunk by II German submarine
OF the coast of Ireland. This outrage
against humanity horrlfled civilization.
Germany, however, celebrated the
sinking. 10 the world she sought to
defend her action by asserting that the
Lusltanln was armed and that she car
rlod munitions OF war. She was not
armed and she did not carry munitions
OF war. Many Americans felt there
nfter that the entrance of the United
States into the war was inevitable.
June o Lord Kitchener, the British
war hero, was lost on the British cruls-
or Hampshire, together with most OF
the crew. He was on a secret mission
for the allies. II was afterward
charged that he was betrayed by the
Russian cznrina, who furnished the In
formation which led to the sinking of
the cruiser by Il German submarine.
July o the German submarine
Deutschland arrived In Baltimore.
She carried n valuable cargo and took
n valuable cargo back to Germany. She
claimed to be q merchant vessel and
was treated us 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-
strlcted submarine warfare.
September IA the British introduced
Into war n new engine Of destruction
the tank" In brief II Is n heavily
armored body, armed with guns on n
caterpillar" instead OF wheels. II can
thus travel over almost any sort OF
ground and crush Its way through most
obstacles. The caterpillar tractor is
an American Invention, originating In
Peoria, Ill. the adaptation OF harm
less tractor machinery to a destructive
war engine was done In secrecy by IN
Engllshman. The tank proved n genu-
Inc surprise and has played no small
part In the war, together with lighter
and faster tanks called "whlppcts."
Collapse Of Russia.
The spring of 1917 saw the collapse
OF Russia, n collapse undoubtedly
brought about by Germany through In.
trigue and for her own purposes. II
began March II with revolution In Pc
tro0rad. March Is Car Nlcholas ab-
dlcated. March 22 America recognized
the new Russian government n repub-
lie. Since her Russia has been n
chaos. Russia N one OF the big prob
lens confronting the allies. They can
presumably put nm end 10 the reign OF
anarchy, murder and plllage; the re-
generation Of the nation is a tremen-
dous undertaking.
America Goes In.
And yet the turning point OF the war
was reached In 1917. For the United
States had entered the great world
conflict. Germany stands convicted
before the world OF Incredible stupid
ity us well as unbelievable frlghtful-
ness. For Germany practically forced
the United States into the war. En-
tirely c%ontemptuous Of America as d
possible belllgerent, Germany an
nounced unrestricted submarine war
fare January 81, 1917. Moreover, Ger
many had the unhrldlpd arroOanco and