Volume 16 , Issue 19

1916 The World In Paragraphs

It was 16 April 1916, page 6 of the Tombstone Weekly Epitaph, we find The World In Paragraphs. A brief record of passing events in America and foreign countries. The doings and happenings that marked the progress of the age.

German submarine sunk by French and British warships and crew captured.

Spanish cabinet meets to discuss torpedoing of Spanish vessels by submarines.

Official report of American attache supports theory steamer Sussex as torpedoed.

Austrians have drawn the Italians from the border ridge between Lobbialta and Monte Fumo.

France issues official statement that thirty-five German airplanes were distorted during March.

Villa's force, estimated at 500, was severely defeated in a five hour battle at Gerrero on March 29 by Col. Dodd.

Another Zeppelin raid was made on England Monday night. The British report says no casualties had been recorded.

British capture town of Feiahie in Mesopotamia from Turks in advance to relieve besieged English force at Kut el-Amara.

The report that Greece had requested withdrawal of the french and British forces at Saloniki is reiterated in and Athens dispatch. Germans capture village of Haucourt, northwest of Verdun. French take large section of the Carre woods and also drive Teutons back in desperate underground fight.

Surprised during their siesta, one of the groups of Villa's force driven from Guerrero, was defeated Saturday by a squadron of the Tenth Cavalry under Col. W. C. Brown, according to information secured by Gen. Pershing and forward by him to Gen. Funston at San Antonio, Texas. In this second engagement the American troops have had with Villa's men the bandits' loss was estimated at thirty killed. No mention of any American loss was made.   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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