Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-31

October 2O-Euglish guaboats par
ticipate in battle at Nieuport on Bel
gian coast.
October 24-Tcn days battle be
fore Warsaw ends in German defeat.
October 26-After week of furi-
Gus fighting German assaults on al
led line from Nieuport to Ipres
slacken.
October 27-South African sedjtion
spreads. General De Wet in revolt.
Russians pursue retreatiug Germans
and reoccupy LODI and Radon.
October 2S-Bcrlin admits retreat
from Warsaw and Ivangorod. Ger
man cruiser Emden enters harbor of
Penang and torpcdoes Russian cruiser
and French destroyer
October 29-Turkey begins war on
Russia by naval attacks on odessa,
Novorossysk and Thcodosia, in the
Crimea.
October 3O-Colonel Maritz, rebel
leader in Cape provinces, beaten and
driven out cf the colony.
/ November IA squadron of five
German cruisers, including the Gneise-
nau and Scharnhorst, defeat Brit
ish squadron off Coronel, on the coast
Of Chill. Turks lombard Sebasto-
pol.
November 3-German squadron
makes a raid to British coast near
Yarmouth.
November Republican landslide
in United States elections.
November German cruiser Yorck
strikes mine in Jade bay and sinks.
Heavy fighting around Ypres.
November 5-England and France
Iceclare war on Turkey. Dardanelles
forts bombarded. Russians re-occupy
Jaroslaw.
November 6-Tsing Tau surrenders
to the Japanese.
November 7-German light cruiser
Geier interns in Honolulu. Austrians
report advance in Servia. Russians
reach Pieschen in Silesia and enter
East Prussia.
November 10-Thc Emden defeated
and forced ashore at North KEELING
island in the Bay of Bengal by Aus
tralian cruiser Sydney
November 9-Carranza flees from
Mexico City.
November 11-Germans capture
DiXmude German submarine sinks
British gnboat Niger off Deal.
November 12-Russians occupy Jo-
harrisburg in East Prussia. Russi
ans defeated at Vlotslavek.
November l5-Fighting renewed at
Nieuport
November 15-Ruasians defeated at
Lipno and Kutno. Battle in Flanders
2ttains climax with charge of the
Prussian guard against Ynres.
November 1G-The Shcik- ul-Islam
at Constantinoplc proclaims holy
war against the allies. British House
Of Commons votes war loan of 225,-
100000 pounds.
November 17-Bcrln announces
Austrian victory over Servians at Val
Jevo.
November 18-French capture Ira
cy le Val. Naval battle in Black
sea in which Turks and Russian; both
claim victory.
November 19-Housc Of Common,
votes a new army of 100000 men.
More than 100000 men ALREADY un-
der arms, exclusive of territorials. .
Germans pierce Russian center south
Of LODI.
November 23--Russians surround
two German corps south of LODI.
November 2G-British battleship
Bulwark destroyed by explosion in
the Midway river Germans break
through Russian circle near Lodz.
November 29-Russians fail in as
sault on Darkehmcn in East Prus-
sia.
November 3O-Artillery fightingre
newed along the Yscr.
December 1-German rcjchstao
votes new credit of 5000, 100000
marks. Russians occupy PIotsk on
the Vistula. King George visits the
army in Flanders. French capture
Chateau Of Ncrmclles.
December 2-Austrians take Bel
grade by storm. Germany claims
10000 Russian prisoners since No
vembcr II. General De Wet cap
tured.
December 3-London war office an
nounces landing of Australians and
New zealanders in Egypt. Italian
premier in parliament find no rea
sons for a change of policy. Scr
Yians turn on Austrians in three days'
rattle, which ends in a notable Ser
Wan victory.