The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-12-17
CHRONOLOGY OF CHIEF EVENTS OF The
War UP TO The PRESENT Time
PROGRESS OF PAST WEEK.

December Germans occupy LODI. in Poland, on way toward
Warsaw. Allies ships shell German position on coast of Belgium
King Peter of Servia goes to front.
December S-Genman commerce des str yIfs,. Se4 ss1 or .G Gnels,
Islands. Kaiser reported to have been gravely ILL., but to b out OF
December 1O-Germans reported threatening rear of Warsaw.
News of important victory Of servians over Austrians given out
servians occupy ushilaa and Valevo' Pope suggests truce 81 ar-
December 12-German cruiser Dresden, which escaped from
British OFF Falkland Islands December s, reported ashore OF coast
of Patagonia.
EARLIER EVENTS OF THE WAR.
June 2s-Pan-slavis propaganda eliminates Eliminate in assassination IS att ~t of
July 2S-Austria informs servia her reply to a demand for repair
alton and unreserved apology is unsatisfactory and declares war on
August Russia refuses Germanys demand and ,s German Am Am,
mobnizes informally. State of war declared between France and
Germany. German and Russian troops engage in border skirmishes.
August 1.-Two German armies enter France Russian troops en-
August S-France declares war exists with Germany and formal
declaration not necessary;
August Austria formally declares val on Russia. ..
A August 1 hS-nruae sends ult m to Germany, demanding that
she withdraw ships and evacuate Kiau-chau' China giving her until
August 1s-Britsh evolutionary force landed in France.
August 2s-Japan declares war on Germany.
August 24-Brussels surrenders to Germans.
August 2s-British feet victor in sea fight in Hengoland Blight,
ee septemb ,er'n sE 9FueSsas e and spr moves to B aeTt1asrt''
September 6-Allies agree no peace will be made without mutual
September 22-Three British cruisers sunk by German submarine
October s--Antwerp capitulates to German forces:
October 1s-Germans enter ostend, on English Channel. British
October 17~Four German destroyers sunk by British cruiser in
North Sea.
October 20-Japanese occupy Ladrone Islands, in Pacific Ocean.
October 21-Germans retreat from Warsaw, Russian Poland. Brit
ish feet attacks Ostend.
october 27-British super-dreadnought Audacious; third in ton.
mage and armament in British navy, sunk by torpedo II mine off
north coast of Ireland.
october 2S-Four days battle won by Russians south of Pihtza
River.
october 2e-Turkeys warships lombard Russian ports and sink
gunboat; Prince Louis of Battenberg resigns as First Sea Lord Of
British navy because of Austrian birth.
October 30-Turkish government disavows acts of warships.
October 31-Turks annex and invade Egypt; German submarine
sinks British cruiser Hermes.
November British squadron defeated by German fleet off Chill
can coast.
November Russia declines Turkish apology for attacks in
Black Sea.
November 3-Great Britain and France formally announce state
of war with Turkey.
November 7-Tsing-Tau, German stronghold in China, falls be-
fore Anglo-Japanese assault after longs siege.
November 10-German cruiser Emden destroyed by Australian
cruiser; German cruiser Koenigsburg bottled up.
November 20-German advance into Russian Poland checked.
November 26-Britsh battleship Bulwark blown up and sunk
near mouth of Thames from undetermined cause.
December Austrian army occupies Belgrade.