Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-11-23

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nm Aeet info cover 1t Kiel and swept
the oceans clear Of German merchant
shipping thu earring to Germany the
var Of starvation that Germany had
planned for hes.
United States NsStraL
The United States in the meantime
had proclaimed its neutrality. Italy,
though member Of the triple alliance,
IVES holding Of On the ground that its
alliance with Germany and Austria
were for defense and not Of Of
fense. II was not until May Of 1915
that ghs 60, into the war and then o.
the side of the allies By the end of
Turkey with the central powers Fight
Ing was in active progress In Belgium
and France; Oh the knsSianGeEDan
and kussian-Ausfyisn fr0oueS- The
government Of France had been re-
moved 10 Bordeaux Blu, the Ger
mans were still s. miles from Pari1
May 7. 1915. the passenger Liner
LuKitsnia Was ,o-pedoed without VAIL
ing and sunk By 4 German submarine
o6 The coast Of Ireland This outrage
agains, humanity ho.Yifed Civilization
Germany, however. celebrated the
sinking. To the world she sought 10
defend her action By asserting that the
Lukitznis was armed and thai she CAY
ried munitions Of var. She was bot
armed and Ste did nor carry munitions
NJ war. Many Americans felt there
after iLat TIC entrance u The United
States into The We, gss Inevitable.
February =. 1915. ihe German croy-n
princes army began Tie ATTACK o. Yer
cuL whkh was 70 bias. way - Paris
TIE bn.obsrdu3eu, u Te-dun was The
hseTts.t artillery f-e u ;hs way.
T. was Le.e rha, The French said
The. sna.i nor pass All The
G--mal- did no- pa.s. The ir=ncL
saved .ercun By Communicating p-sc-
ricslly -yer MOTOR vehicle il Paris and
rushing reserves - rhs great fortress.
TIE c..Gtio1 II is :arl4,o1- The IL
tansity and persistence = liz Ge:-l1n
ar-ac.: ED ths craua-3c 6elivera1cs
have IaGe -ne naDe TerduL koo.'n
-Le To-.d cre,.
Jua- ) Lord kitchener. ,ile Br--iSi.
Wy hero. was .Ds- 81 -i4- British crli>
:, liz ,lp>iir-. Together Hi-t. nos, o.
~ crew. He ras o. Z st-cre- mission
for. the allies. i was atIsrwa-d
charged 'hst he WIS betrayed By fhe
k1S>i@- czs----a. WHO furnished The i'll
formation which I'D 70 ths sinking ot
IL cruise. ~ Ge-laE submarine
Deutschland arrived il Baltimore
Stl- carried yslLet-= ca-.p AID TOOK
valuable cargo back u Germany. She
cla.-l-d 10 BE- Ee-ci-aL- T.-s>--l 1-d
va. tr-a-e; u Elc:. ~ ,he United
S-a.es. Tie ,La.a p1,Tp5,e. tioIpt.ee~.
q: u i--:s-es. America lsi., liz Ger
i4aL slo-na-5.-: - sinking u Cctt-
Ter b.: German Submarines - >ix I1---
chant :e=>el, ii Nantucket. NJ.
"ss presumably part ot tie -;>ine plan
Germany wss getting read: for Ter
forthcoming announcement. q uLre-
er-.c--j .I,,uarin. warfare
Sep;eE-..- II The British :l.--cGuce<i
i.-D way . new engine o. destruction
-te -'tsnE" IL br=f il i heavily
s---lrrea i,pGr, armed With gus III q
''ce rsrJlllar" instead 8: wheels II can
-hus travel over almo,, aIy SGT II
grpu.lc md crIsi. liz way through. inosr
GJs;3c."S. III: caterpillar --4ctc- is
al American Invention. originating IL
Peoria. H.: me adaptation ~ larIn-
less tractor machinery 70 & destructive
var engine "as done il secrecy b: an
EnglisL:len. The tank proved q geriu-
inc surprise ana L:s played 10 sa-;.li
part in lie -sr together with lighter
and taste. ,1nEs called "sllip:,ets.~
TIE German. ei>D sDon produced
talks. bu, :pEs4rently have never
been able 70 hold their own r.o. those
IF The allies. One d The most st-ik-
Ing exploits u tLe var was liz. *
plDi; " al American sergeant .1i.o
RODE mo ac-.Gl p.rched % Inc TOP
q. al American tank
Collapse Of Russia.
Tie clos. 0. he year 1916 y.as mark
et by The resignation Of Premier H-r-
fye.- :. .cui,h u Great Britain aud the
accep.a1ce .: lie premiership by
David Lloyd G'-1ryc: ne" cafin@t in
France lid i4ew commander Ii. chief.
General Nirelle: the practically com
fiere defeat Of The armies Of Kou-
n.ania. which had joined the allies.
and peace proposals from Germany TO
The allies through the United States.
Thing. were going sell with Germany
AID She wanted peace On terms Of her
D;Tn making.
TIL sprlig u 1917 saw III collapse
" Russia a collapse undoubtedly
,roug,l. abou, by Germany through in
'-igue @ni for her OWN purposes. It
-yegar March u with revolution in Pc
-rpg-;f March II Gar Nicholas ab-
Gicated March % America recognized
ris. new Russian government rcpuh-
lie. Since then Russia has been
cilaOa. Russia Is one Of The big prob
.ne Confronting III. allies. They ran
.,,'e:-.I44-:1 y put an end ~ The reign Of
f.arcI- ,nut1<r and piliage: the re-
yeneraijon Of Vie nation is q tremen-
deus under<s1g~
Ccrol..r, " 1917 was marked By the
>~s.@rSa Of me Italian Isonzo front.
This collapse was also fle - German
and intrigue Taken alto
yether the wear 1917 was not one Of 4
rheer for The allies.
America Goes In.