The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-11
German People Have Spoken Word Which Tells
 German Empire Is Gone
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(Continued from Page One) subsequently became the idol of Germany. When Von Hindenburg was at the height of his fame, n great wooden image of the German hero was set up, a monument to the power which is now broken. 1t stands today in Berlin, unless the new masters of Germany have torn it down.
 THE STARTING POINT
 It was late in June, 1914, that the world was stirred by the murder i'm SarajevO, Bosnia, or Archduke Francis Ferdinand, the Austrian heir, and his wife.
 Austria, backed by Germany, ac- cused Serbia of instigating the crime. and made demands which Serbia accepted in part. Austria would not agree to nrbitrate the de- mands.
 Austria Hungary began hostili- ties on July P. 1914. by attacking Serbia and within n week Germany had joined her, while France. Great Britain and Russia had thrown their forces against Germany and Austria. As the war went on the
 
 creased until the conflict became the greatest in the hsitory of the world.
 Declaring war on France, Ger many on August l, 1914, threw her armies toward France by way of ,Belgium. Fighting for the mainte- nance of their neutrality, the Bell gians checked the On-cOming horde for time, but within two months the Prussian armies were within few miles of Paris, from which the French government fled.
 One of the vital moments of the war had arrived. In q battle, of dramatic changes the enemy hordes were hurled back to north of the Marne. Turkey soon entered the war on the side of Germany and Italy joined the allies. Bulgaria came in with Germany and Serbia and Montenegro were overrun.
 UNITED STATES ENTERS
 On April 6, 1917. the United States, unable to force Germany by peace full means to conduct her ruthless submarine warfare in keeping with international law, threw her forces into the struggle. At that time the imperial government of Russia had been OverthrOwn and provisional government instituted. In Italy, the armies of King Victor Emmanuel were driving back the Austrians in the TreAtino and on the Isonzo. In France, the French and British were hammering at the German lines with little apparent results.
 The autumn of 1917 witnessed the defeat of the Italian armies and their retreat to the Piave line. AL most simultaneously, American troops appeared on the western front for the first time, while the French and Britfsh armies were holding positions of strategic im- portance from the North sea to Switzerland. During the winter of 1el7-1S American aid became more effective and Russia dropped out because of the boIshevic coup.
 Germany, at the beginning of 1918, announced her purpose to end the war by an offensive in France. It was her last mighty effort, and for weeks the world wondered when the enemy hordes would he stopped. The turn in the fighting came on July IS. when Marshal Foch launched the Americans and French in an attack. Since that fateful day for Germany, the allied armies on all fronts have met with continued success.
 Germany's ultimate defeat became more certain n the summer ad- vanced. The first break in the ranks of the central powers came with the detection of Bulgaria late in september. Turkey signed armi- stice terms the last of October and Austria-Hungary rendered the white flag to Italy on November 1. when hOstilities ceased on all the Austrian fronts. Germany attempt- ed to bring about . negotiated peace, but how great was her fnil- ure is shown by the fact that her emissaries are now af Marshal Foch's headquarters for the last scene of the great world tragedy.