The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-11-05
RESUME OF OPERATIONS N WAR
TORN EUROPE SINCE NATIONS
FIRST BEGAN THEIR STRUGGLE
October in the War.

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There are now ten nations at war
the tenth being Turkey, which en-
tered the conflict informally by bonn
harding Theodosia in the Crimea and
Odessa, October 80.
The greatest German success en-
land was the capture of Antwerp, the
last haven of the Belgian army, Octo-
Der 8, after a To-day siege. The
forts were battered to bits by the
enormous guns of the Austrans.
Severe repulses have met the Ger
man armies both in the East and
West. Constant attempts at flank
movements by the armies along the
Aisne stretched the battle lines to the
coast of the North Sea, with the Ger
man right resting on Ostend. The
big guns CT the English fleet were
brought in to help out the attacks
on this port. October l the severest
fighting on the German right was at
Albert. The advance OF the allies
reached Arras the next day.
The last day of the month the al
lies reported that the way to Bruges
in Belgium was laid open by their
capture of Roulers and that the Ger
mans were hastily digging trenches
back to Ghent to prepare for falling
back. The battle line irom the sea to
the Swiss border is $50 miles long.
Russians repulsed the Germans in
their attempt to cross the River Me
men, October /. October the Rus
SLAMS captured Tarnow, to the west
of Przemysl. The Germans advanced
on Warsaw, Russian Poland. October
13. October 23 the Russians an
nounced the complete defeat of the
Germans before Warsaw after fight
ing from October 7 to October IS.
But it took 100000 Russians to
stop 100000 Germans according to
the Russian figures.
The navics of the warning nations
have patiently been picking away at
each other. Since the war began
Germany has lost Is fighting ships
and England II. There have been
no important sea engagements.
During the month stragglers from
fleets and patrol ships have been sent
! to the bottom one by one. The most
, spectacular feat was performed by
, the Emden, the German sea wolf, y
, which slipped into Penang harbor
October 20. She was disguised by a
fake funnel and Jap flag. Before
the deception was discovered, the
Emden sank the Russian cruiser
Jemtchug and French destroyer
The battle Of the Aisne began Sep
tember Is, when the German right
: wing, falling back from Paris, took
up its entrcnched position along the
river. 1t is the greatest battle the
g world has ever seen. The men en-
: gagged are several millions. 1t has
Y ragged for 46 days. While the allies
!. report that the falling back of thu
g German right wing means that thelI
: superior numbers have at last won
n the magnificent army of the kaise'
4 has saved itself from possible disas
S ter.
/. The Japs continue their work o
trying to dig out the Germans a
Using Tau, the German base in China
They are helped by a big Jap fleet
. On land the japanese army has beef
= reinforced by English troops. Th
. German garrison has successful,
y declined to be dug out, though it /
= outnumbered many times over.
a Here are the decisive dates sine
- the war began:
=. June 28-Archduke Francis Ferdi
- nand of Austria and his wife assas
sinated.
July 28-Austria declares war OF
Servia after announcing that the lat
d ters reply to an ultimatum was no
IS satisfactory.
= August Germany declares wa
n on Russia. State of war declared be
e tween France and Germany.
Is August 4-England declares wa
g on Germany.
d August 7-Austria declares wa
1t against Russia.
d August 13-Great Britain an
n France declare war on Austria.
August 23-Japan declares war O
II Germany.
l. August 24-Brussels surrender
e to the Germans, and the allies begi
le their retreat toward France.
n September 5-After long retrea
l. of the allies, the Germans are at th
Is doors of Paris, patrol of Uhlan
IN having captured unimportant out
s. posts of the city.
a. September6-The allies check tn
German advance, which has passe
l. to the east and south of Paris, an
e. begin forcing back the invaders.
lg September 29--Germans begi
" bombarding Antwerp.
ID Important Dates During October.
1t October 1A-There Is severe fight
ID ing on the German right at Albert
se Russians drive back Germans, VIII
attempt to pass over the Neimer
~ Danger of breaks between Austri
Y and Italy is lessened by Austrian
r Offering S1.0OO.O0O indemnity to fan