The Arvada enterprise., 1914-12-31

Soissons.
Sept Billie evacuated by Germans
and occupied by allies.
Steamer Red Cross with American Red
| Cross nurses and surgeons sailed from
| New York.
Sept II. = Retreating German army
halted In strongly intrcnched position
along the Aisne river. Amiens reoccupied
| by the French.
Sept. a-Three British cruisers were
torpedoed and sunk by German subma rinc
In the North sea.
| Sept S-BritIsh troops from India
landed at MarseilIes.
Sept. 2s.-Germans began attack on de-
fenscs Of Antwerp
Oct 2.-Germans defeated at Augustowo
and forced out of Russia.
Oct 6.-Belgian government moved to
| Ostend.
| Oct. 9.-Germans entered Antwerp.
Russian army occupied Lyck. East Prus-
STA.
Oct. 10.-German army OF 1000 was re-
pulsed at Quatrecht. east OF Client.
| Oct. 11.-Gcrmany Imposed war fine Of
800 .0oo. 0co on Antwerp.
Russian cruiser Pallada sunk by German
| submarines.
Oct 2-Ghent occupied by the Ger
| mans.
Oct. 13.-BelRian government moved to
| Hnvre France.
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northwest of Cape province, South Africa.
rebelled. Martial law proclaimed through
out Union of South Africa.
Oct l5.-Germans occupied Ostend and
Brugcs.
Oct. 1s.-BrltIsh cruiser Hawke sunk in
the North sea by German submarine.
Oct T.-Japanesc cruiser TakachIho
| sunk by torpedo In kiauchau bay.
| British cruiser Undauntcd and four de-
stroyer" sunk four German dcstroyers In
| North sen
| Oct. ls-Allics recaptured Armcntiercs.
| Oct. 1e.-Desperate fghting along Bel
CLAN coast British warships taking part.
Oct 2s.-F'rench retook Aitkirch. Alsace.
at the point of the bayonet
Oct 2.-Ten days battle before War
saw ended In German dcfa,
Oct. 25.-Germans crossed River User
and slowly pressed toward the south.
Oct. 2s.-Germans bombarded Newport
| but were checked by allies
Mnritz and hts rebel force defeated by
| Union OF South Africa troops.
Prinzip. slayer OF Archduke Francis
Ferdinand and his wife, and % others
found guilty Of treason.
| Won Falkenhayn, German minister Of
war. made chief of stan to succeed Won
Moltkc.
| Oct. 2s.-De Wet and Beyers Joined In
| South Africa revolt.
British dreadnaught Audacious sunk by
| mine
Russians rcoccupied LODI and Radon.
Germans rctreating.
Oct. 2s.-Prinzip was sentenced to 20
years imprisonment four of his accom-
pllccs sentenced to death and others to
| various terms OF Imprisonment
Botha reported the rout OF the rebel
| Beers.
| German cruiser Emden torpcdoed Rus
| sian cruiser and French destroyer in Pc
| nang hRrbor.
Oct. 29.-Turkcy began war on Russia,
the cruiser Brcslnu bombnrding Odessa,
| Theodosia and other places on the Black
sea.
| Nov. british cruiser Hcrmcs sunk by
German submarine In Dover straits.
Five German warships engaged four
| British warships of the coast OF Chile
and sank two and disabled n third; the
| fourth escaped
Nov 3-Brltish and French fleet bon
barded the Dardanclles forts. and British
vessels DESTROYED the barracks of Akabah,
| Arabia
| Germans abandoned left bank of the
User below Dismude
| Nov b.-France. Grent Britain and Rus
sia declared war on Turkey. Great Brit
| ain annexed Cyprus
| Nov 6,-Thc shcik Islam ordered a
holy war against Russia. France and Eng
land.
| NV. I.-ts'TUlan tpFtfefS Ot Trlng TAO,
| China, stormed by Japanese aud British
and captured.
Nov 9.-Belgian troops penetrated to
| Ostend
Ypres set fire by German shells and de-
| stroved.
German cruiser Emdcn driven ashore
| on Cocos Islands and destroyed by Aus
| tralian cruiser Sydney.
| Nov. lo.-fsussian fleet In Black sea snnk
| -four Turkish transports.
| Nov n-British gunboat Niger sunk by
| n torpedo on Deal
Russians occupied johannesburg. East
| Prussia.
| Germans captured DIxmudc.
Nov, l5.-Gcrmans forced from all posi-
| lions ON left bank Of the User.
| British destroyed Turkish fort at en-
| trance to Red sea.
| Nov. 16-Floois In West Flanders cut
| on n large number Of Germans
Pope issued cncyclical urging cessation
| OF warfare.
Nov. is.-Russlans checked by Germans
| at Soldnu after four days OF bloody fight
| Ing.
| Nov. ?..-Ypr"s homhardcd by Germans
town hall and marks, place being de-
| stroycd
Nov. ?s-Russlnns won great victory
| over Germans who were advancing on
| Warsaw.
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tack on the allies from Ypres to In
| Bnsscc.
| Naval base Of Germans at 2ccbruggc de-
molshed by shells frpm British fleet
| Nov. 2G,-Brltlsh bHttisship Ruiwnrk de-
| stroyed by explosion on Shcerncss
Nov, -.-Gcrmans reserved ficrcc bonn
| bardm-nt OF Rcms
Two British ships sunk or Hnvrc by
German submarines, and one on Grinsby
| by n mine,
Dec. i-Gcrmnns cut their way out of
the Russian trap In Poland but with grca,
| losses
General De Wet. Bocr rebel leader. cap.
| turcd
Dec. s-Germans In Poland resumed tn.
| offensive
Belgrade, capital OF scrvIn. occupied by
the hustrinns
Dec. 6.-G"rmins occupied LODI Rus
Elnn Poland. after severe bomharirnrnt
Dec 1.-GcruiRns defeated Russians
north and south OF LODI
Dec. s-G'rmrn cruisers Schnrnhorst
| Gnciscnnu. LclpSig and Nuremberg under
| Admiral Won Spec. sunk by British squad.
ron under Nicc-hdn'irn' Sir Frederick
s,urdcc on the Falkland Islands. Tho
! la Unt,