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Review of Three Years of War Ending With Big ?vents of 1917 Campaigns and Battle* In the Cast Beginning With Russia'# Great Offensive In 1914 and Collapse In 1917 America In the War 1917 Feb. 3.?G#rm?ny'i ambassador dismissed. April 2.? President Wilson ask ed congrose to deolara that "a state of war exists." April 6.?Congroes dsclared a stat% of war against ths Gsr ? man empire. May 2.?Two billion dollar "Lib* erty loan" offered for subscrip tion. May 9.?Stara and atripss car ried in Paris by Amerioan fisld service dstachmont. May 10.?Conscription act be oame a law. May 16.?Squadron of American destroyors arrived in Irish wa ters on patrol duty. May 10.?Amerioan troops or dered to France. May 25.?American flag under fire in France. May 28.? Rear Admiral 8ims, U. 8. N.| promoted to vios admi ral and given command of American naval operationa In Europe. June 5.?Conscription registra tion. Nearly 10,000,000 men between twenty-one and thir ty-one years of age regietered. June 7.? Major General J. J. Pershing, U. S. A., reached England as commander of the American expeditionary army. June 13.?American troops sailed for France. June 22.?U boats attacked the Amorican transport fleet. June 27.?Amorican troops land ed in France and were assign ed to General Sibert's camp. July 16.?National guard mobil ized for service in Europe. July 20.?Draft of first army of 687,000 men and fixing of or der in which remainder of 9,000,000 registrants may be called. By Captain GEORGE L. KILMLR. TIIK >1 ssa ssl liil t loll OH June 28, 11)14. of tlu* Archduke Francis Ferdinand, Liulr to tin? throne, quickly resulted In the outbreak of a world Hiir When Austria-Hungary pressed her demands upon Servia for reparation Kiismu championed the lit tle Slav nation. (Jcrmnny declared lluit'her AiinIi-o- i I ungarinu ally must have :i ?"lite hand" in dealing with Servia, and the storm broke. The tirst inn \ears of the war. from August, lid!, to August. 101*1. were marked l> the subjugation of nearly nil of Be!, i,:ni. part of northern France, all of Ser :.i ami t'.ie greater part of Bus-dan Poland by the German armies llusvia cotepieced and then lost a large dice of Austrian tenitorv In < ? n 1>< la. ty Following the iuviisloti of Belgium In August, 101 I. (ire.it Britain and France entered the >\.n us the allies of Itussla. The German march tow aril Paris, through BeL-ium and France, was ef fc tually ehe? ked at the river Marrie early in September, 101 4, and in the weeks following the opposing lines in France ami Belgium were established practically where they remained for the next two years. Italy entered the war in May, 1015, and at tacked Austria by land, east and northeast of Venice, 'l'he first year of iIn* war saw the fall of Warsaw and the extension of the (icruiftii front to' the l>viiia river, midway hot worn War saw and IVtrograd. In 101H, the sec ond year of the war. the Germans at tache,! with great force t.'ie French for trc*> of Verdtui, but were unable to re dder it. This event was followed by a concerted drive by the French and Brit ish in northern France against the Ger man lines along the Anere and sAmmo river-. Throughout the tirst two years vari ous local i'Hmpa I'lis were inaugurated i?y the allies, notably for the capture of < onstanthioplr (the Turks having joined the Teuh nic powers late in 101 It. with an expedition In Mesopo tamia to support it. The more against the Turkish capital failed, and the forces were transferred to <5recce ty operate against the central powers In the Balkans, where the Bulgarians were lighting fer Germany. The greatest naval battle of the war. foucht oft' Jutland In May. 1017, was r. draw, and the large vessels have not taken decisive part In the progress of the war. In 101."? Germany started a system of drastic submarine warfare, primarily intended to blockade the ports of her foes. Belligerent and neu tral alike were made to suffer la the submarine zones throughout lOlfi and I0H>. and an Indirect result of <ior many'* 11 a * a I policy wa# the entrainr* ? ' the Fnited States into the war. Grounds For Allies' Optimism. Almost jit I he close of I be se?*ond car of the world war the British <? r minister, Floyd George, speak ing for the allies, said. "Victory is bc-ihminir to flow In our direction." It had been (lowing in all directions tvl ,-n \ <v I* r-v.. d at all ujv-fo that t!m ? So the third year of the ?4f?nfltct opened w j;!i optimism ruling In the (amps of tin* allies On the west front at the end of July. JOlrt, It was as :;nred that the French would hold on at Verdun, that the German lino on the Soninx and the Ancre was not im Germany's Violations of Neu tral Right* Draws America Into Entente Alliance Witli Sea and Land Power ?? cv " ~ ' 1 pregnable and that the ltuu&iuu drive headed b.v Rrusllotr In Bukowlna and eastern Gallcla was proceeding with irresistible fort-e toward the atokhod uud tlx* Dniester. i Hmphutds was given to the hopeful view by Italian aiicccss on both fronts lu Austria. Tho great Austrian drive which begun In April and aimed ?jt the expulsion of Invading armies from Trentlno had been cheeked. Tins \v?* a negative victory because the. Aus trlan spoils had been heavy uud tho demand on Italian troops ha<l inter fered with Italy's aggressive move ments lu the south, where the objective of the Italians was Trieste. The for titled town of Gorltx barm! the way from tho Iaoazo river toward Trieste, and ufter a long and costly siege it fell on Aug. I). Still further progress of the allied cause In tho southeastern field laid fresh emphasis to Von 111n denburg's assertion that the war must be fought out In tho east. Russia was making headway In Asia Minor, march lug from buses hr her home territory, with her armies backed up by her own fleet on the Black seu. This wus real ly a strategic extension of her new line in Bukowlna and Oallcla. ' Roumania Attacks Qevm&n Hear. As matters stood then, the third year opened with u serious outlook for Germany. Verdun was untaken. and the ullles hud stormed the third (Jer mun line on the Sommo frout. Brusi Joff's Uussian column had Indeed been checked on the Ntokhod and Dniester, but its presence that far south, on the road to Hungary compelled Austria to keep a strong force north of the Car pathian mountains. Then came a blow which lifted the hopes of the allies to the highest pitch?Koumftnla turned upon tho Teuton* The situation nt that tlnse wus us follows: The belliger ents were nt u deadlock on tho Souune line, the Italians in Oorltz. the sup posed !;rv to Trieste, and the allic?l col umn from Salonlkl niovpig north into Mmedon'a to strike Bulgaria. In the i c:;r v. .is maUhi? progress. ''For the moment It seemed tlif1 allies hjid the advauta-o in that zone where the de <-i-!>>n \\ ?ito be rea lied- the near oa?'i. Between Two Fires. It \m.s alleged flmt Roumanla would j ;:(!?! men to the enemies of Gw-j inanv. Roumnnia's first move scored a ta' ti'-nl \ i? Tory. Her troops cross ed the frontier northward into Truu syhaniii. where they were joined by u Russian ?'?!u?un. which marched west wnrd, ?ar off on the southeastern flank of the 'Germans on t lie T mlester. Forcing the mountain passes, the Roumanians ? apturcd Kmnstadt and Orsova. but the triumph was not for long. A column of Bulgnrs. Germans and Turks. l?x<l by Von Mackensen. ? tos^etl the Danube from (lie south Into Roumanla. taking 2i?."hhi prisoners In the first blow. Almost simultane ously Van Falkenhayn's mixed army of (icriuuus and Austrian* drove down from the north upon the in \ ad lug Hon tnanians. captured passes lu their rear and destroyed their armies. Kron stadt wus recaptured. By the middle of October the Roumanians were In full retreat back over their inirder on 'he north. On the south the Germnas had captured the main Roumanian port of Constunzu, forced the enemy to evacuate Cernavoda, <m the Danube, and destroyed the bridge. Collapse of Roumania. With the exception of a weak sup port by her nearest ally, Russia. Ron mania got no direct help. Karl.v In November the allies launched a new grand attack on the Somme, and Fran co-Servians attacked Monastlr, on the southern front. But neither of these 'diversion* cheeked German progress in noumanla. The northern column, com ing down froin'Austria underFai i kenhayn. moved southeast into Rou mania and met. a coin|>oslto force of Rulgars, forks and. Germans which Von Mackensen was leading north west. fifty miles west of the Rouman ian capital. Bnkharest. In vain Russia began a new drive in the Carpathians. The Roumanians, strong in numbers, hut weak In resisting power* were overcome, and in the last week of 1010 the Teutons were in Hukharest. America In the War. Two events of sudden development in the third year of the war may have a deciding influence?namely, the en trance of the United States us an ally ?>f the entente powers and the collapse" of Russia's n egress! vene** During the early months of t he year -the submarine dispute between thl* country and Ger many <|iiie<?"d down. A {' tv>at brought the war Into western Atlantic waters hy sinking neutral ships ofT Nantucket shoals in Octolttr, but the German pledge ti> safeguard nemrM "lives'"Wif"' observed. On Dec. 12 <;?miany and her allies. Austria, Bulgaria and Tur key, proposed peace negi.t iations, nam ing the- raited States as orte of the intermediaries, pn the 1 St fa President Wilson s^nr^u wjte to all belllgt'Miits asking dicin to nnme their, terms. Meanwhile the nlllea replied to Cfer inany, doclinuig a conference, and Ger many replied to Wilson, evading the question uf term* and putting cuf thft) discussion of permanent |M>ac? until tbe end of tbe war. : In Jauuary President VVUmoii revived interest in tbe subject ?r peace by out lloltty u plan for u peaeo league. mak |Q|| "peine without victory." "coiiM-nt of |hc accrued" and a "world Monroe doctrine'' ?lit* fundamentals for a world .peace. While the Whole world was discussing tills turn of affairs Germany Informed neutrals on Jan, 31 tbat sub marine warfare would l?o more ruth loss than ever. Three days laU*r tbe German ambassador wan glwn lily passports, antl the president Informed ^?ongress of the hreak and Its causes. Ambassador Ucrmd tticciVeil Uta pass ports at Merlin Feb. B, and on the toth Germany, through the Swiss govern-, ment, pro]H?sfd negotiation of the new dispute. This the Untied States de clincd unless the new submarine order was withdrawn, After Von Bcnistorff sailed ai(d Ge rard was out of Germany the state de partment disclosed a German plot to Involve the United States with Japan and Mexico. War Measures followed rapidly. Congress ' expired March 4 without Indorsing the president'*! "arm ed neutralityf' policy, A special session of the new congress was summoned to meet April 2, and meanwhile the pf^fl Ident ordered armed guards placed ou our merchant ships voyaging abroad. On April (1 congress formally d.-'lared war. Then followed a conscription law to create armies, loans to the allies one of $2,000,0(10,000 to the nation by the people?the dispatch of war vessels to Kuio)k? under command of Hear Ad miral Sims; also of Mujor General rorshiug. to prepare a base for the American eontingont already represent*, ed on the tiring line in France by a de tachment bearing the Stars and Stripes, on May 25. ? " ~ ' I The. Russian Setback, During tho efforts to secure a diplo matic peace Russia stood linn. The duuia reject edGermany's proposals, and the imperial government Indorsed. Wil son's peace league note. Kusslan sup port of oltoumania had liever been strong and. entirely dropped away in the winter. It seemed that Russia was powerless. A revolution in which tbe troops and their generals tlgured depos it! the czar the middle of March, and there began a state of military Judecl sioii and inactivity while factions con tended for political .control at Petro grad. 1 v j . Farly in February the German retro grade began north of the Somme. Ba paiime and Peronne, tbe goals of mouths of blyody struggles, yielded the middle of March to the allies led by Nlvelle and Malg. and shortly the Ger mans turned and began i?> resist vig orously all along the froot, "Special reasons" was Berlin's explanation ? of this great and masterly wfreat.^ Fur* thcr withdrawal was forced by British attaehs <'ii the Vpres salient and at Mc-s'liics in Mav and .June. Western Entente Powers Pressed Tin- entrance of I In* Ignited States ~^Tth rift ally led to ittt aiHM)lHK!tUWHt-l)y Rritish iind French commissionerssent here for conference. among' then) Mar sha! .loffre. that the resources of Eng land. France and Italy in men, money, food and munitions were at a low ebb, and Russia must be considered as vir tually eliminated as an aggressive force. These frank disclosures caused surprise and deep anxiety on this side of the ocean, the more so because the ruthless U boat operations," which be gan In February, had been more de structive than expected by the aHIes, although their toll had fallen far short of Germany's estimate?1,000,000 tons per month. The destruction of freight ships varied from week to week dur ing March, April and May, but the to tal was so great as to forebode disas ter unless the evil was speedily sup pressed. The entente's money problem was quickly solved by affording heavy cred its to pay for their supplies brought here. A commission, headed by Elihu Root, repaired to Russia to swing the weight of tlie United States on the side of the forces In authority who favor a continuance of the war on Germany. The response to calls for troops and iminense war funds and the successful registry for the draft, followed by the safe arrival of a large expeditionary force in France, led to a reaction during .liine from the misgiv ings and uncertainties which had pre vailed for weeks. ' Notable among the closing events of the third --<uir of war are the renewal of attacks m>on the.Austrian fronts by j Italian and Russian armies. The Ital-j ian movement hegan early In June and ; had for its object the recovery of posi- ' tlons in the Trent!no, which tho Aus- j , ? - ? ?? - U'iau* luuL captured la their grvat spring Urlvo of 1010. At the close of Jwi Italians, buffered a . severe I'lwk. v-?f'' V:,w July opened with u strong llusalan offvimly* oil the line of tire frulester, aimed lit I*eiuherg. This whh u renewal in |>art of the greut drive led by Gen* era! nruslloff onu year boforo. Inspir ed by (lie presence on the tl?*l?l of the now Itussian war miulster,. Kereusky, tlio army of General l&ornllolt, In ftont of Ifallcz, captured tldU i>osltlou on the 10th. crossed the Dniester ami man bed toward NtryJ, taking Kaluc* ou the 13th auri prisoners which raised the total captives lu the campaign to about1 30,000 men. The long bruited cabinet upheaval lu Germany took place on the 12th and re sulted In. the resignation of OhaaeeHQf Hollwcg ami the removal of Fprelgn Minister Zlminermaun, who fostered the scheme to embroil the United Btatea with Mexico and Japan. Hollweg'a suc cessor la oflice, Michaells, has bwa ranked as a conservative on Germany's war policies. Oi> tbe lflth the mobili sation of the national guard* whfeb will add 300,000 men to the federal ar mies, was begun. Prefers Death to Army. Savannah. July 28.?James JJ. Na bors, 20, a traveling salesman for Armour & Co.. shot ami killed himself lu a local hotel tonignt, after receiv ing a summons to appear before the exemption board at Greensboro. Ala bama, where he was registered for ex amination. Nabor's nunaher in the drawing was tho first drawn?258. according to the ottleial 'notileation. which was . found open beside his body. HIh friends here said he had brooded, a great deal over the probability of brink drafted, but the notice was not" received until tonight. ? '? " CHrcus Arid Fairs U ?, The United stm* < N?vy", Ituvoau, Voiitmainlcr K. vf N. ofttcer hi charge. ha? pleted HU arrangement hy vrhu^ tractive display ?>f rmwtrikj will l>e otftclally mml? ,u state a?)d county fair* lu uu, States. More than two ttwm*i secretaries ami manager* hav? to tlu? Bureau t\>r pUiih innl n, I tloua for tlu* erection of a \ttv ibuanl on their mounds, To * | these haw been sent ?U*LaUcsl prepared hy UU architect, a a completed hoard and three newest posters Issued l?y tWp [, A wtttple display hnnnl 1* non hlhltlon alongside the V. s. n, j In Union Square. Prior to \\ ruhllelty ltuerau also made g ments hy which all iv the Htm parks and pleasure grounds tL out the oountry wpre similarly' All of thla has heeu wrrled an effort to eH|>eelnlly reach th men of the country who have ed most rdttdlly to the call of In this work the Bureau the cooperation of %'harlwj Ulngllng. Of Rlngllng Proa., wl had ail of the hlll-poatera the country make a JlatrlbtM Navy posters with their qi ftrcuses are also carrying tents whleh art* taken oha Navy recruiting ottleers whet shows appear. Alfred J. Fox wanted In on the ct\j\rw of eml>o8aUi?g the funds of the Home NaUowi] (?f Lexington, of which he. whs arrested Iri Washiagto after hetng a runltlvc fro? October 30, 1016. A French military demned to death for dancer known at Matn horn 1" the Dutch Indlw ?Dutch nationality - lHS.4r? ? And be convinced of the "' . ? ? 1 quality of the ice cream and cold , dririks which are served at this ?v . b fountain. . . ** ? * 'l* ?- .--v/ ? ? ? "-?? 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