Feb. 3 . Anglo-French fleet destroys four forts in the Dardanelles. Turks north of Suez routed by British. Three concerned in murder of Archduke Francis Ferdinand executed. Turkish force of 12,000 defeated by British at Suez. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Allied fleets bombard Turkish forts in the Dardanelles. . . . . . .
Allies destroy Fort Intepe in Dardanelles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Russia officially admits capture by Germans of Nadworna and gains in northern Poland. Prinz Eitel Friedrich, German auxiliary cruiser, puts into Newport News and announces sinking of American ship William P. Frye. Great Britain declares virtual blockade of German coast. Great Britain bars cotton from Germany. . . . .