The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-12-31
Aerial Warfare and Work
of the Submarine Ships
and Mines-The War
al a Glance


forts at Antwerp.
T. Antwerp: Germans began lombard
ment Of Antwerp.
Galicia: Series Of combats called the
battle Of the Vistula, in Galicia, be-
tween Russians and Austrians began.
g. Antwerp Falls: Capture Of Antwerp
by the Germans. King Albert and
the government escaped to Ostend.
Ii. Bombs In Paris: German aviators
dropped bombs in Paris
13 Galicia: The battle On the Vistula,
which began on the 7th, RACED fu-
riously.
South Africa: Beers in South Africa re-
belled against British rule
Is Belgium: Germans took possession OF
Ostend.
Naval: The British cruiser Hawke vas
sunk in North sea by German subma-
rine U-9. Hawke lost 4s4 men
II. Naval Battle: British cruiser Un-
daunted. with four destroyers, sank
four German destroyers of the Dutch
coast: German loss 1873.
Naval: The japanese cruiser Takachino
sunk by German submarine on the
coast Of China.
iS Galicia: The battle Of the Vistula in
GaIcia ended in Russian victory.
Naval: British submarine E-3 sunk by
German warship in the North sea.
l9. Naval: Austrian submarine sunk in
the Adriatic sea by French cruiser.
20. Naval: Japanese destroyed the Ger
man torpedo boat $50 outside OF Kiau-
chau bay.
z. Naval: The German cruiser Emden
sank four British steamers and cap
tured one off the coast Of British India.
Poland: German troops within ten miles
of Warsaw, Russian Poland. retreated
as the result Of prolonged battle.
"a. Naval: British destroyer Badger ram
med and sunk a German submarine
Off the Dutch coast.
Belgium: Germans crossed the Yser-
Ypres canal. near Nieuport-
26. South Africa: Second revolt OF the
Beers in South Africa. Former Boer
generals. De Wet and Beyers, appear
ed at the head of this movement
Poland: Desperate battle in progress
near PiliZa river in Russian Poland.
Russian advance forced the Austro-
Germans to withdraw.
q. Naval: British battleship Audacious
hopelessly wrecked by a German sub
marine mine off the northeast coast
OF Ireland.
%. Naval Action: German cruiser Emden
sank the Russian cruiser Jemtchug
and a French destroyer at Penang.
British strait settlements.
%. Turkey: Turkish warships. Goeben
and Breslau sank two Russian war
ships in the Black sea: Turkish torpe-
do boats raided harbor Of Odessa and
sank Russian gunboat and Turk
ish cruiser bombarded Sebastopol.
30. Belgium: Belgian troops flooded the
German lines on the river User, COM
ha 70
Turkey: Turkish government severed
communications with Great Britain:
also declared war on Russia.
81. Naval: German submarine sunk the
British cruiser Hermes IN the strait
Of Dover.
NOVEMBER.
I. Naval Battle: Battle of Chile be-
tween the German cruisers Scharn
horst, Gneisenau, Leipzig and Dres-
den and. the British Good Hope, Mon
mouth and Glasgow. Good Hope and
Monmouth destroyed.
2 Turkey: Battles on the Russian
Turkish frontier
Naval: German cruiser Yorck sunk
by British mine In Jade bay, North
sea: loss 266
S Turkey: France and Great Britain
declared war on Turkey.
s. Galicia: Russians recaptured Jaro-
slaw
Russia: Cossacks crossed the German
frontier into Posen.
2. Losses: England's loss in army off,
GERS killed. wounded and missing had
reached a total Of 1888.
Japan: japanese captured rsingtao.
China. after siege Of 3S days: Ger
man loss. 1900 prisoners.
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frontier into Egypt.
9. Naval Battle: German cruiser Emden
destroyed at Cocos island. indian
ocean. by British cruiser Sydney.
10. Belgium: Germans captured Di1nude.
u. Belgium: Germans crossed the Ypres
canal. defeating the allies.
Naval: German submarine sunk by a
French torpedo boat. Westende, Bel
gian coast
l3. Belgium: Germans forced back north
OF User canal
IS. Losses: German official casualty list
5353S7
Russia: Continuous battle in East Prus-
STA Germans repulsed Russians
around Soldau.
II. Naval: German warships bombarded
Russian port Of Libau. Baltic sea-
Poland: Germans defeated the Russians
south Of Kutno
Is. Naval: Battle in the Black sea be-
tween Russian feet and the German
Turkish cruisers Goeben and Breslau.
ls. France: Germans blew up part Of
French position at Chauyoncourt.
q. Aerial Warfare: British aerial squad
ron dropped bombs on Zeppelin fac
tory at Friederichshaven.
q Naval: German submarine U-l8 sunk
by British WarShip of Scotland.
q. Naval: German base at Zeebrugge,
Belgium, shelled by British warships
Is. Naval: British 5000 ton battleship
Bulwark sunk by explosion at Sheer
ness. England; about 800 lives lost.
Poland: Germans, REINFORCED. defeated
Russians around Lodz and Lowicz.
DECEMBER.
z Aerial Warfare: Allies airship drop
ped bombs upon the famous Krupp
gunworks at Essen. Germany
Poland: Russians captured Plock. on
the Vistula, in Poland. and repulsed
the Germans at Lodz
Servia: Austrians took Belgrade, capt.
tai Of Servia, after siege Of LIS days
g. Russia: Germans occupied Lodz. Po
land. which Russians abandoned
& Naval: In action off Falkland islands
In the Atlantic Stir'.ees i:";:,sh
squadron defeated Specs German
squadron. sinking the cruisers Scharn.
horst. Gneisenau. Nurnbess and Leip-
zig.
8. Aerial Warfare: French airships drop
ped sixteen bombs on German army
aviation camp at Freibers.
L. Naval: Turkish battleship Messudieh
torpedoed by British submarine Bill
in the Dardanelles
Seryia: Belgrade recaptured from Aus
TRANS by Serviap troops.
Is Naval: German ships shelled Scaroor-
ough and Hartlepool. England.