The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-03
CHRONOLOGY OF WAR

September 1-The Russian flagship "Rurik'' ran aground and sank.
 The city of Ivangorod, Russian Po- land. was the scene of a terrible mass acre when 1000 Russians on train crossing the river Vistula were blown up by Polish reyoIutionists.
 Another artillery train was also re- ported blown up by revolutionists near Warsaw, in which 152 perished.
 Big battle between the Germans and French near verdun kept from the news despatches. Ten French army corps, (4o0.0 .0e0 men) were put to rout- It is said that the German Emperor was present and directed the battle. When the news reached Berlin, all church bells were rung in every city and village for the period of one hour.
 September 9Three thousand avia-= tors volunte eered their services to the government as scouts and spies
 An immense battle was fought in Ga1tcia, TOO O00 Russians against the Austrians- This battle continued for several days.
 Since September 1, at o'clock, teIe- phone communication between Paris and London was intercepted.
 It is officially announced in Germany that in the sack of Louvaine the city haH and all art treasures were spar ed by German orders and are intact.
 September 3-Battle of Tannenburg, Eastern Prussia, fought with enormous loss to the Russians.
 The Germans claim this battle is the greatest in the worlds history be- cause 1t has never happened before that 160,o0o wounded and killed should be recorded an also that 800 field guns should be captured.
 The naodesty Of the German govern ment and their care in announcing in the despatehes received at Berlin covering this engagement in which 1t was first announced that 30.000 Rus aians had been taken later augmented to 60,o0O and on the following days this. was increased untiA the grand total of 92000 was puhnsHed.
 September 3-It is reported that all the fortressea in northern France. ex- cept Maubeuge had capitulated on the advance of tke German siege corps. realizing that to withstand lombard rnent WAS simply to destroy ediaces costing millions of dollars.
 September 4A three days battle near Amiens, in which English and French allies were defeated.
 It is reported in .officia1 circles and made public by the German war office that In the naval engagement off Heli- goland where German ships were sunk the British also lost heavily. the hah- tleshfp Amethyst and torpedo boat destroyer ssLaertes1 having been badly damaged This news came via Stock
 
 from England that these two besides the British cruisers sfArethusa'' and 'tFearless' and the torpedo-boat de- stroyers Druid, sand "Phoenix'' were sunk. The later reports Indicated that these vessels sunk off the coast of England
 The English ships have all disap- peared from the North Sea, and it is reported through the naval ofRces that there has at no time since the in caption Of hosti1ities been a blockade of German ports. Trade in the Baltic plies are being received daily from Sweden, Denmark and Norway.
 The fortress Lille eapitnlated to the German advance and demanded of the captors that they destroy the fortified walls erected and maintained by the French.
 September EThe Austrians in the battle which began on September 2. routed the Russians near Rawa. in Galicia- The Austrians also routed the Russians in nearby encounter and captured 19,00o men in all.
 September 6-WhiIe the German lines were in close proximity to Paris, a state of panic and riot existed in the French capital, the popuIace Lombard ing with sticks and stones the French the city in fear the Russian Ambassa- dor Ivolsky, This news was trans mitted by German spies via Italy.
 September 7The Germans take the Belgian fortress Termonde.
 September 8In the capture of Rheims, 30 aeroplanes were captured On the same day it was reported that England had taken $40. .000, GOO from the treasury and savings banks in Egypt over which England holds q protector- ate.
 Austrians capture 5000 Servians.
 The Germans capture the fortress at Maubeuge. Four generals 40, 900 men and 400 siege guns are taken.