Evening journal., 1914-12-31
EUROPEAN WAR

EUNOE Ax3A4N N@
luna 9S-Archduke Francis Ferdinand
heir IN the Austrian throne, and his NOR
eanatic wife. the duchess OF Hohennele'
shot and killed by a student IN SalaJeNo,
capital OF Bosnia, after futile atleinp'
had been made to blow them up Win
bomb ..,4a
Julv 2s-Austria sent peremptory mote
to servia demanding punishment VI -, a.
accomplices in murder OF Archouke az ~
cie Ferdinand and suppression OF All SO
cietles which had fomented reoelhon IN
Juiv 2s.-Troops mobnized by Austria,
servia. Russia and Montenegro serN'ans
moved their capital to Nish.
July 2S.-Austria declared war as"i'i7'
Servia. -.,. .,a
July 2e.-Austrians invaded servia ana
! shelled Belgrade.
Julv si.-Kaiser demanded Russian mob.
uization cease and czar refused. Marual
/ law proclaimed in Germany.
stock exchanges in nearly all cities OF
the world closed p,,.
ala and mobiized its army. Car declared
martial law and France issued decree OF
| mobilization italy declared its neutral
Aug. 2.-German troops advanced on
| France through neutral Luxembourg
Russia began invasion OF East Prussia
and Posen. .,..
toward France. through Belgium, violat'
ing the neutrality OF that country.
French troops crossed German frontier
in Vosges mountains.
Aug. 4-Great Britain demanded the
Germany withdraw her troops from Bel
GUM. Germany and England declared
war on each other and Germany declared
war on Belgium. France declared war OF
Germany. ,,.-
United states proclaimed It's neutrality
Avg. 5.-Germans repulsed at Liege b.
Field Marshal Earl Kitchener mad
British secretary os state for war.
President Wilson offered the services Q
the United States as mediator.
Aug. 6.-Austria- Hungary declared wa
on Russia
British cruiser Amphion sunk by Gel
" Aug 7.-Germans entered Liege.
Aug s.-Twenty thousand English trooT
landed on French coast. French invade
Aisace-Lorraine and captured Altkirc
d, and Muehlhausen.
q T,aiv resfarmed its neutrality.
d Aug. 1o-France broke off diplomat
3 relations with Austria Hungary.
(. Aug. 11.-French driven out Of Cern'
e and Muelhausen.
70 Aug. 13-Germans occupied Hasse
Tongres and St. Trond. Belgium Fran
ana England declared war on Austria.
Aug. 15-Japan issued ultimatum TO &c
many demanding withdrawal OF Germi
at warships from the Orient and evacuau
lh OF Kiauchau.
\. Aug. 17-Beigian seat OF governme
= was transferred from Brussels to Al
werp.
st Beginning OF FIVE days battle in IL
to ralne. ending in repulse Of French acre
frontier with heavy loss. Beginning
Ave davs' battle between Servians
Austrians on the Jadar. ending In Al
trian rout
Aug 1e-Brusseis occupied by the a.
y mans. the allies retiring to Antwerp.
servians defeated $1,000 Austrians
-, Shabats. forty miles west OF Belgrade
M Aug 2o.-French recaptured Muelhaus
ID Alsace. but we're driven back in Lorrai
d. Aug. 2l-Germans began bombardm'
he ~ Nannur forts and levied war tax
ng s40.o0o.o0o on Brussels and tle'OOoooo
,r- Liege.
Aug. 2s-Jspan declared war on G
Lunevine. France. occupied by the @
mans
by the eastern frontier.
leirl Aug. 24.-The allied armies along
Ior- line from Mons TO the Moselle defea
ub and driven back by the Germans
III Germans captured Namur drove
an French out Of Alsace and advanced II
olu Lorraine into France
thcl Jananese warships began bomhardm
OF OF Using Tao. fortified seaport OF ri
arel chau.
tail Aug zo.-Austr'a ueei@ieu war ."
tbe pan. -,
lhe Germans levied a war tax OF &ooo
on the Belgian province Of Brabant.
ave Aug 2s-French cabinet resigned
heir new cabinet formed by Premier Vivl
fion Russians took Marienhurg. German
- land Of Yap near Guam seized by Jf
o. nese. Austrian defeated Russians on G
use' rian frontier Louvain sacked and bun
ioeA by Germans.
men Aug. 27.-Brltish cruiser Highfyer
stroyed German armed merchant cru
Kaiser wilhelm der Crosse off west C
Aug. 2s.-British fleet sunk five Ger
ial1 warships off Helgoland.
md Allies checked the march OF German
nes. Paris and terrific battle was begur
an Arras and one near Nancy.
Austria declared war on Belgium.
az Aug 2e-Britlsh forces from New
uih, land seized Apia, chief town OF Ger
lyed Samoa.
mis-. Russians defeated near Tannenber
rim Aug sO.-Germans occupied Amiens
Eve Sept. 2-Seat Of French govern
... moved to Bordeaux.
Russians captured Lemberg, Aus
ilcls after seven days battle.
who Sept. 5.-Germans captured Relns.
Aus Sept 6--Brltlsh cruiser Pathfinder
one BY torpedo IN North sea.
lena Sept 7-Allies victorious In b
-. along the line from Nanteuil 10 Ver
the imperial guard under the Ger
WIN crown prince being nearly annihilate
the British.
Germans destroyed Dinant and capt
n Maubeuge.
Sept S-Allies pushed back the e
sun line of invading Germans.
mas Sept. 9.-Britlsh forced Germans 4
this treat along the river Marne.
Sept 11.-Russians drove the Ger
., H.. from several fortified positions in Ru
~ Poland. but repuised with heavy loss
the East Prussia.
, "A Sept. 12-Brltlsh warships from
dia- tralia took Herbertshoehe. seat Of go
rene
1rus.