Evening journal., 1914-12-31


New York.
Sept a. - Relreating German army
halted IN strongly ntrenched position ,
along the Aisne river. Amiens reoccupieo
by the French.
Sept 22-Three British cruisers we're
torpedoed and sunk by German submarine
in the North sea.
Sept. 2s.-British troops from India
landed at Marseiies.
Sept. 29.-cermans began attack on de-
fenses OF Antwerp.
oct 2-Germans defeated at Ausustowo
and forced out OF Russia.
oct 5.--Belgian government moved to
ostend.
oct. s-Germans entered Antwerp.
Russian army occupied Lyck, East Prus-
sia.
oct 1o.-German army OF 10000 was re-
pulsed at Quatrecht. east Of Ghent.
Oct 11.-Germany imposed war fine OF
500. 100000 on Antwerp.
Russian cruiser Pallada sunk by German
submarines
oct. 12-Ghent occupied by the Ger
mans.
Oct. ls-Belgian government moved to .
Havre. France.
Colonel Marltz and his troops in the (
northwest Of Cape province, South Africa. I
rebelled. Martial law proclaimed through :
out Union OF South Africa.
Oct. l5.-Gormans occupied ostend and
Brupes.
/ Oct 16-Brltlsh cruiser Hawke sunk in
the North sea by German submarine
Oct. 17-Japancse cruiser Takachiho
sunk by torpedo IN fiauchau bay.
British cruiser Undaunted and four de-
stroyers sunk four German destroyers IN
North sea.
oct 1s-AIHes recaptured Armenteres
Oct. 19.-Desperate fighting along Bel
CLAN coast, British warships taking part.
Oct 2s.-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 Nieuport
but were checked by allies.
Maritz and his rebel force defeated by
! Union OF South Africa troops.
Prinzip. slayer Of Archduke Francis
Ferdinand and his wife, and p others
found guilty OF treason.
I Won Falkenhayn. German minister Of
= war made chief OF stan to succeed Won
Moltke
D oct. 2s.-De Wet and Beyers Joined in
South Africa revolt.
! British dreadnaught Audacious sunk by
mine
$ Russians reoccupled LODI and Radon,
= Germans retreating.
Oct. 2s.-Prinzip was sentenced 10 %
r years imprisonment four Of his accom-
pllces sentenced 10 death and others TO
{ various terms OF Imprisonment
i Botha reported the rout OF the rebel
q Beers
a German cruiser Emden torpedoed Rus
n sian cruiser and French destroyer In Pc
nang harbor.
y. oct. 2s-Turkey began war on Russia,
y the cruiser Bresau bombarding Odessa,
Theodosia and other places on the Black
Ie sea.
Nov. british cruiser Hermes sunk by
n German submarine IN Dover straits.
Five German warships engaged foul
IT British warships off the coast OF Chil'
and sank two and disabled third; thu
r. fourth escaped.
harded the Dardanelles forts, and British
pc vessels destroyed the barracks OF Akabah
ed Arabia.
rh Germans abandoned left bank Of III
User below Dixmude.
Nov. 5-France Great Britain and Rus
Tic sia declared war on Turkey. Great Brit
ain annexed Cyprus.
ay Nov 6.-The sheik-ul-Islarn ordered
holy war against Russia, France and Ems
IL, land.
ICE Nov. 7.-German fortress Of Using ra
China. stormed by Japanese and Brius
er- and captured.
an Nov. s.-Belgian troops penet sted
Ypres set FIRE by German shells a d
ent Htroyed.
Mt German cruiser Emden driven asho
on Cocos islands and destroyed by Au
or tralian cruiser Sydney.
oss Nov. 10.-Russan fleet In Black sea sar
OF four Turkish transports.
mo Nov. 11.-Brltish gunboat Niger sunk
us a torpedo of Deal.
sr. prussia. RUSSIANS
Germans captured Dixmude.
AZ Nov. 15.-Germans forced from all poi
tions on left bank Of the User.
ZEN. British destroyed Turkish fort at e
Inc. trance 10 Red sea.
ent Nov. 16-Floods in West Flanders c
Of on a large number OF Germans.
on Pope issued encyclical urging cessati
Of warfare.
and Nov. 1s.-Russiaas checked by Germa
at soldau after four days OF bloody ngi
Nov. 22.-Ypres bombarded by German
ier- town hall and market place being
stroyed
rom Nov. 28-Russians won great victo
over Germans who we're advancing
tied Nov. sL-Germans opened terrific
tack on the allies from Ypres to
the Bassee.
rom Naval base Of Germans at zeebrugge
molished by shells from British fleet.
lent Nov. 26.-British battleshlp Bulwark
iau- stroyed by explosion off Sheerness.
Nov 27.-Germans renewed fierce bo
Ja- bardment Of Reims.
Two British ships sunk OF Havre
o. 200 German submarines, and one on Grimi
by a mine.
and Dec 1.-Germans cut their way out
lani. the Russian trap in Poland but with gr
is losses.
apa- General De Wet Boer rebel leader c
sali- tured
rned Dec. 2.-Germans in Poland resumed
offensive
de- Belgrade. capital OF servia. occupied
iiser the Austrians
'oast Dec. 6.-Germans occupied LODI, r
sian Poland. after severe bombardmeni
mas Dec 7.-Germans defeated Russi
north and south OF LODI.
rs 90 Dec Sherman cruisers Scharnho
n at Gneisenau Leipzig and Nuremberg, VI
Admiral Won Spec. sunk by British squ
ron under Vice-Admiral Sir Frede
zes- sturdee of the Falkland islands.
man Dresden. badly damaged. escaped.
Emperor william III IN Berlin.
e. General Beyers, rebel Boer leader,
J. ported dead.
ment Turkish forces at Kurns, at head Of
sian gulf. surrendered TO British EXP
stria tionary force from India.
Dec. 9.-Terrifc fighting around Low
Russian Poland
sunk Dec. 10-Allies captured Roulers
Armentieres.
,attle Austrians In servia compelled TO
rdun. treat.
rman Dec. 1i.-Russians checked three OF
ID by fve German columns advancing on '
saw.
tured Allies repuised violent attacks Of
mans near Yprcs.
,ntIr. German submarine attack on Dover