The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-31

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Sept. IA. = Retreating German army
halted in strongly intrenched position
along the A.sne river. Amiens reoccupied
by the French
Sept. 2.-Three British cruisers were
torpedoed and sunk by German submarine
in the North sea
Sept 26.-British troops from India
landed at Marselles.
Sept. 29-Germans began attack on de-
lenses OF Antwerp
Oct 2-Germans defeated at Augustowo
and forced out OF Russia.
Oct 5.-Belgian government moved to
Ostend
Oct. 9--Germans entered Antwerp.
Russian army occupied Lyck. East Prus-
STA.
Oct 1o.-German army Of 10000 was re-
pulsed at Quatrecht. east Of Client
Oct; 11-Germany imposed war fine Of
800 900 900 on Antwerp
Russian cruiser Pallada sunk by German
submarines
Oct. 12-Ghent occupied by the Ger
mans.
Oct. 13.-Belgian government moved to
Havre. France.
Colonel Maritz and his troops in the
northwest of Cape province. South Africa,
rebelled. Martial law proclaimed through
out Union Of South Africa.
Oct. 15.-Germans occupied Ostend and
Bruges.
Oct 16-British cruiser Hawke sunk in
the North sea by German submarine.
Oct. T.-Japanese cruiser Takachiho
sunk by torpedo in Kiauchau bay.
British cruiser Undaunted and four de-
stroyers sunk four German destroyers in
North sea.
Oct 1S.-Allies recaptured Armentieres.
Oct. 19.-Desperate fighting along Bel
CLAN coast. British warships taking part.
oct S.-French retook Altkirch, Alsace.
at the point of the bavonet.
Oct A.-Ten days battle before War
saw ended in German defat.
Oct 25.-Germans crossed River User
and slowly pressed toward the south.
Oct 26.-Germans bombarded Newport
but were checked by allies.
Maritz and his rebel force defeated by
Union OF South Africa troops.
Prinzip. slayer Of Archduke Francis
Ferdinand and his wife. and g others
found guilty of treason.
Won Falkenhayn. German minister Of
war. made chief Of staff to succeed Won
Moltke.
Oct 2s.-De Wet and Beyers Joined in
South Africa revolt.
British dreadnaught Audacious sunk by
mine
Russians reoccupied LODI and Radon.
Germans retreating.
Oct 2s.-Prinzip was sentenced to 20
years Imprisonment; four of his accom-
plices sentenced to death and others to
various terms Of Imprisonment.
Botha reported the rout of the rebel
Beers.
German cruiser Emden torpedoed Rus
sian cruiser and French destroyer in Pc
nang harbor.
Oct 29.-Turkey began war on Russia,
the cruiser Breslau bombarding Odessa,
Theodosia and other places on the Black
sea.
Nov. 1.-British cruiser Hermes sunk by
German submarine in Dover straits.
Five German warships engaged four
British warships OF the coast Of Chile
ND o~1r n~A I4A t,S~A. 10
fourth escaped
Nov s-British and French feet bonn
barded the Dardanelles forts. and British
vessels destroyed the barracks OF Akabah.
Arabia
Germans abandoned left bank Of the
User below Dixmude.
Nov. 5.-France. Great Britain and Rus
STA declared war on Turkey. Great Brit
ain annexed Cyprus.
Nov. 6.-The sheik- ui-Islam ordered q
holy war against Russia. France and Eng
land.
Nov. Herman fortress Of Using Tao,
China. stormed by Japanese and British
and captured.
Nov. 9-Belgian troops penetrated to
Ostend.
Ypres set fire by German shells ana de-
stroyed
German cruiser Emden driven ashore
tralian cruiser Sydney.
Nov. T.-Russian fleet In Black sea sank
four Turkish transports.
Nov. 11-British gunboat Niger sunk by
a torpedo or Deal
Russians occupied Johannesburg, East
Prussia.
Germans captured Dixmude
Nov. 15.-Germans forced from all posi-
lions on left bank Of the User.
British destroyed Turkish fort at en-
trance to Red sea.
Nov. 1s.-Floods in West Flanders cut
of large number of Germans
Pope issued encyclical urging cessation
of warfare.
Nov. 1S.-Russians checked by Germans
at Soldau after four days Of bloody fight
ing.
Nov. 22-Ypres bombarded by Germans.
town hall and market place being de-
stroyed
Nov. 2s-Russians won great victory
over Germans who were advancing on
Warsaw.
Nov. 24-Germans opened a terrific at
tack the allies from Ypres to La
Bassee.
molished by shells from British fleet.
Nov. 2e.-British battleship Bulwark de-
stroyed by explosion of Sheerness.
Nov. T.-Germans renewed fierce bonn
bardment of Reins.
Two British ships sunk or Havre by
German submarines. and one OF Grmsby
by mine.
Dec. 1-Germans cut their way out Of
the Russian trap in Poland but with great
losses.
General De Wet. Boer rebel leader. cap
tured.
Dec. 2-Germans in Poland resumed the
offensive
Belgrade. capital OF Servfa. occupied by
the Austrlans.
Dec. 6.-Germans occupied Lodz. Rus
| sian Poland. after severe bombardment
Dec 7.-Gernlans defeated Russians
north and south OF LODI
| no nh
| Gneisenau, Leipzig and Nuremberg. under
| Admiral Won Spec. sunk by British squad
! ron under Vice-Admral Sir Frederick
| Sturdee off the Falkland islands. The
| Dresden. badly damaged escaped.
Emperor William i'll in Berlin.
| General Reyers rebel Roer laader