Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-31
EUROPEAN WAR

WAX
June 2S.-Archduke Francis Ferdinand,
heir to the Austrian throne, and his NOR
ganatic wife, the duchess of Hohenberg,
shot and killed by a student in Sara1evo,
capital, of Bosnia, after a futile attempt
had been made to blow them up with a
bomb.
july 2S.-Austria sent peremptory note
to Servia demanding punishment OF all
accomplices in murder of Archduke Fran
els Ferdinand and suppression of all So
cieties which had fomented rebellion in
Bosnia.
July 2s.-Troops modified by Austria,
Servia, Russia and Montenegro. Servians
moved their capital to Nish.
July @.-Austria declared war against
Servia.
July 2s.-Austrians invaded Servia and
shelled Belgrade.
July M.-Kaiser demanded Russian mob
ilization cease and car refused. Martial
law proclaimed in Germany.
Stock exchanges in nearly all cities OF
the world closed.
Aug. 1.-Germany declared war on Rus
STA and modified its army. Car declared
martial law and rance issued decree OF
mobilization. Italy declared its neutral
ity.
Aug. 2.-German troops advanced on
France through neutral Luxembourg.
Russia began invasion Of East Prussia
and Posen.
Aug. S.-Germans started three armies
toward France, through Belgium, violat-
ing the neutrality of that country.
French troops crossed German frontier
in Vosges mountains.
Aug. 4.-Great Britain demanded that
Germany withdraw her troops from Bel
GUM. Germany and England declared
war on each other and Germany declared
war on Belgium. France declared war on
Germany.
United States proclaimed its neutrality.
Aug. 5.-Germans repulsed at Liege by
Belgians.
Field Marshal Earl Kitchener made
British secretary Of state, for war.
President Wilson offered the services OF
the United States as mediator.
Aug. 6.-Austria-Hungar declared wal
on Russia.
British cruiser Amphion' sunk by Ger
man mine.
Aug. 7.-Germans entered Liege.
Aug. 8.-Twenty thousand English troops
landed on French coast. French invaded
Alsace-Lorraine and captured Altkirch
and Muehlhausen.
Italy reaf1rmed its neutrality.
Aug 10.-France broke off diplomatic
relations with Austria Hungary.
Aug. 11.-French driven out of Cernay
and Muelhausen.
Aug. 13.-Germans occupied Hasselt
Tongres and st. Trond, Belgium. France
and England declared war on Austria.
Aug. 15-Japan issued ultimatum to Ger.
many demanding withdrawal of German
warships from the Orient and evacuation
of KiauchaI.
Aug. 17.-Belgian seat of government
was transferred from Brussels to Ant
werp. d, sa9t.8 a
Beginning of five days battle in Lor
ain ending in repulse of French across
frontier with heavy loss. Beginning O.
five days battle between Servians ant
Austrians on the Jadar, ending in Aus
TRAN rout.
Aug. 1s.-Brussels occupied by the Ger
mans, the allies retiring to Antwerp.
Seryians defeated $4,000 Austrians a
Shabats, forty miles west of Belgrade.
Aug. 90-French recaptured Muelhausen
Alsace, but were driven back in Lorraine
Aug. H.-Germans began bombardmen
of Namur forts and levied war tax o
s4O,o0o,0O0 on Brussels and $1O,O00,0W OF
Liege.
Aug. 22.--Germans occupied Client an
Bruges.
Aug. 8~.-Japan declared war on Ger
many.
Lunevllle. France, occupied BY the Ger
mans.
Russians drove back the Germans fror
the eastern frontier.
Aug. 24-The allied armies along tn
line from Mons to the Moselle defeate
and driven back by the Germans.
Germans captured Namur, drove tn
French out Of Alsace and advanced fror
Lorraine into France.
Japanese warships began bombardmer
OF Using Tao, fortified seaport of Kiau
chau.
Aug. 25.--Austria declared war on ia
pan
erman levied a war tax OF $90,0 O0, o.
on the Belgian province Of Brabant.
Aug. 26.-French cabinet resigned an
new cabinet formed by Premier Vivian
Russians took Marienburg. German Is
land Of Yap near Guam seized by Japa
nese. Austrian defeated Russians on Gal
clan frontier. Louvain sacked and burne
by Germans.
Aug. N.-Brltlsh cruiser Highfyer d,
stroyed German armed merchant cruise
Kaiser wilhelm der Crosse off west coas
of Africa.
Aug. 2S.-British fleet sunk five Germa
warships of Helgoland.
Allies checked the march of Germans |
Paris and terrific battle was begun {
Arras and one near Nancy.
Austria declared war on Belgium.
Aug 29.-British forces from New Zet
land seized Apia, chief town Of Germa
Samoa.
Russians defeated near Tannenberg.
Aug. 3O.-Germans occupied Amiens.
Sept. 2.--Seat of Trench governmeI
moved to Bordeaux.
Russians captured Lemberg, Austri
after seven days battle.
Sept. 5.-Germans captured Reims.
Sept. 6.-British cruiser Pathfinder sun
by torpedo in North sea.
Sept. 7.-Allies victorious in a bait
along the line from Nanteuil to Verdul
the imperial guard under the Germa
crown prince being nearly annihilated }
the British.
Germans destroyed Dinant and capture
Maubeuge.
Sept. S.--Allies pushed back che entii
line OF invading Germans.
Sept, 9.-British forced Germans to r
treat along the river Marine.
Sept. 11.-Russians drove the German
from several fortified Positions in Russia
Poland, but repulsed with heavy losses
East Prussia.
Sept. 12.-British warships from Au
tralia took Herbertshoehe, seat Of COVER