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

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Russian cruiser Pallada sunk by German
submarines.
Oct. 12.-Ghent occupied by the Ger
mans.
Oct. 1s.-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. ~17.-Japanese cruiser Takachiho
sunk by torpedo in Kiauchau bay.
British cruiser Undaunted and D de-
stroyers sunk four German destroyers in
North sea. NJ
Oct. 1S.-Allies ~recaptured Armentieres.
Oct. 19.-Desperate fighting along Bel
CLAN coast, British warships taking part.
Oct. 28.-French retook Altkirch, Alsace,
at the point of the bayonet.
Oct. 24.-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.
Marftz and his rebel force defeated by
Union Of South Africa troops.
Prinzip, slayer of Archduke Francis
Ferdinand n his wife, and % others
found guilty of treason.
Won ~Falkenhayn. German minister of
war, made chief Of staff to succeed Won
Mo1tke.
Oct. 2S.-De Wet and Beyers Joined in
South Africa revolt.
British dreadnaught Audacious sunk by
mine.
Russians reoccupied Lodz and Radon,
Germans r~etreating.
Oct. 2S.-Prinzip was sentenced to 20
years imprisonment; o 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
fsian 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 Blacl;
sea. Ia l{s..a x
Nov. british cruiser Hermes u by
German submarine in Dover straits. 4'
Five German warships. engaged -four
British warships off the coast of Chile
and sank two and disabled a third; the
fourth escaped.
Nov. S.-British and French fleet bonn.
barded the Dardanelles forts, and British
vessels destroyed the barracks of Akabah
Arabia.
| Germans abandoned left bank Of the
User below Dixmude. ig
Nov. 5.-France, Great Britain and Rus.
STA declared war on Turkey Great Brit
ain annexed Cyprus.
Nov. 6.-The sheik-ul-Islam ordered
holy wal against Russia, France and Eng
land.
Nov. z-German fortress of Using Tao
TChina, stormed by Japanese and British
and captured.
Nov. 9.-Belgian troops penetrated Il
Ostend. ~ a
Ypres set fire by German shells and de
| stroyed.
German cruiser Emden driven ashor'
on Cocos islands and destroyed by Aus
tralian cruiser Sydney.
Nov. 18,-Russian feet in Black sea sanl
four Turkish transports.
Nov. 1L-British gunboat Niger sunk b.
a torpedo off Deal.
Russians occupied Johannesburg, Eas
Prussia. @a
Germans captured Dixmude.
Nov. 15.-Germans forced from all posi-
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British destroyed Turkish fort at en-
trance to Red sea.
Nov. 16.--Floods in West Flanders GU
off a large number Of Germans.
Pope issued encyclical urging cessation
of warfare. i,,@lS tss 10 ,..u n
Nov. 1S.-Russians checked by German
at Soldau after four days Of bloody fight
ing.
Nov. 22.-Ypres bombarded by Germans
town hall and market place being de
stroyed.
Nov. 23.-Russians won great victor
over Germans who were advancing o
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Nov. 24.-Germans opened a terrific al
tack on the allies from Ypres to L
Bassee. BE
Naval base Of Germans at Zeebrugge Dc
molished by shells from British fleet. 4
Nov. 26.-British battleship Bulwark dc
stroyed by explosion off S%heerness.
Nov. N.-Germans renewed fierce bon
bardment of Reims.
Two British ships sunk off Havre b
German submarines, and one off Grimsb
by a mine.
Dec. 1.-Germans cut their way out {
the Russian trap in Poland but with gree
losses.
General De Wet, Boer rebel leader, car
tured.
Dec. 2.-Germans in Poland resumed I'll
offensive.
Belgrade, capital of Servia, occupied b
the Austrians.
Dec. 6.-Germans occupied Lodz, Ru.
sian Poland. after severe bombardfnent.
Dec. T.-Germans defeated Russian
north and south Of Lodz.
Dec. 8.-German cruisers, Scharnhors
| Es.ztzaon,. r atp1for ond Mr1orpharn r,nAs
Admiral Won Spec, sunk by British squad
ron under Vice-Admiral Sir Frederic
Sturdee off the Falkland islands. III
Dresden, badly damaged, escaped.
Emperor William i'll in Berlin.
General Beyers, rebel Boer leader, r.
ported dead.
Turkish forces at Kurna, at head of Pc
sian gulf, surrendered to a British exped
tionary force from India.
Dec. 9.-Terriffc fighting around Lowic
Russian Poland.
Dec. 1o.-Alies captured RouIers ar
Armentieres.
Austrians in servia compelled to r.
treat. s
Dec. n.-Russians checked three Of Il
five German columns advancing on Wa
saw.
Allies repulsed violent attacks Of &c
mans near Ypres.
German submarine attack on Dover r
pulsed.
Dec. 12.-German barracks OF Kiel d
stroyed by fire. bA'
Governor Goethals asked that destro.
ers be sent to Panama canal at once
enforce neutrality.
British submarine passed under min
in Dardanelles and torpedoed Turks
battleship Messudieh.