Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-12-30

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Nov. 6-Tsing Tao s., renders to tie
Japanese.
Nov. 7.-German light cruiser Geier in
terms in Honolulu; Austrians report adj
vance in Servia. Russians reach Pleschen
in Silesia and enter East Prussia.
Nov. 9.-Carranza fees from Mexico
City.
Nov 10 The Emden defeated and
forced ashore at North Keeling Island in
Bay of Bengal, by Australian cruiser sgd
ney.
Nov. n-Germans capture Dixmude;
German submarine sinks British gunboat
Niger off Deal.
Nov. 12.-Russians occupy Johannesburg
in East Prussia; Russians defeated at
Vlotslavek.
Nov 1S.-Fighting renewed at Newport.
Nov 15.-Russians defeated at Lipno and
Kutno battle in Flanders attains climax
with charge of the Prussian Guard
against Ypres; battle in Flanders attains
climax with charge Of the Prussian Guard
against Ypres.
Nov. 1.-THE Sheikh -ul-Islam at Con-
stantinople proclaims a Holy War against
the allies; British house of commons votes
a war loan of 225,cG,OG0 pounds
Nov. 17.-Berin announces Austrian vic
tory over Servians at Valjevo.
Nov. 1S.-French capture Traey-le-Val:
Naval battle in Black sea, in which Turks
and Russians both claim victory
Nov. 19-House of commons votes a new
army of l,0O0,000 men; more than 1,100,00G
men already under arms. exclusive of ter
ritorials Germans pierce Russian center
south of LODI.
Nov. 22.-Russians surround two Ger
man corps south Of LODI
Nov 26.-Britsh battleship Buwark de-
stroyed by explosion in the Midway river;
Germans break through Russian circle
near LODI
Nov. 26.-American army evacuates Vera
Cruz.
Nov. 29-Russians fail in assault on
Darkehmen in East Prussia.
Nov. 3O,-Arullery fighting renewed
aong the User,
DECEMBER.
Dec German Reichstag votes new
credit of five billion marks: Russians oc-
cupy Plotsk on the Vstula; King George
visits the army in Flanders; French~eap
ture Chateau of Vermelles.
Dec. 2.-Austrians take Belgrade by
storm Germany claims $4,000 Russian
prisoners since November Il; General De
Wet captured.
Dec. 3.-London war office announces
landing of Australians and New Zealan-
ders in Egypt; Italian premier in parlia
ment finds no reasons for a change OF
policy; SerVians turn on Austrians in
three days battle which ends in a nota-
BILE Servian victory.
Dec. 6.-Germans occupy Lodz.
Dec. French attack to the north of
Nancy repulsed.
Dec. S.-The German squadron under
Rear Admiral Won Spec is attacked in the
South Atlantic off the Falkland islands
by British fleet under Admiral Sturdee,
Leipzig and Nuremberg are sunk; British
occupy Bassorah in Asia Minor.
Dec. 10-Unofficial reports speak of
German submarine attack on Dover
Dec. n.--Russians claim to have beates
back thre Grman attacks on Warsaw.
Dec 12.-Berlin announces the Russian4
lost 100000 men at LODI; French state left
bank of the User is free of Germans; Coli
tect the neutrality of the Canal Zone.
Dec 19-F'rench lombard Metz forts.
Dec. 1.-THE Servans, having cut an
Austrian army to pieces, reoccupy Bel
grade.
Dec 1.-Britsh announce the submarine
Bill dived under five rows of mines and
sank the Turkish battleship Messudieh.
Dec. 15-Fhree thousand u. S. troops
ordered to Mexican border at Waco,
where wander bullets killed and wounded
fifty-two persons on the American side.
General attack by the allies in Flanders
and France.
Dec. 16.-Seven German cruisers shell
Hartlepool. Scarborough and Whitby in
England at least ninety-fiVe killed and
one hundred wounded