The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-11-19

EVENTS OF WAR
(By United Prsss.)

at Sarajevo, by Serbs.
July 23-Austria sends ultimatum
to Servia demanding reparation for
assassination.
July 25-Servia replies granting all
Austria's claims except right of Aus
trian officials to participate in Ser
Was inquiry commission.
July 29-Austria bombards Bel
grade.
July s0-Russian army begins mob
ilizing.
August 1-Germany declares war on
Russia. German invasion of Luxem-
berg begins.
August 2-Germany sends ultima
tum to Belgium demanding free pass
age through Belgian territory and in
vades france and Grey.
August Belgium rejects German
demands and declares she will protect
her neutrality by force.
August 4-Great Britain declares q
state of war exists with Germany.
Germany declares war on France.
August German attacks on
Liege repulsed with heavy loss.
August 6-British cruiser Amphion
sunk in North sea by mine; first
armored ship to be destroyed.
August Montenegro declares war
on Austria.
August 8-9-French advance into
Alsace, capturing Altkirch and Null
hausen.
August 10-Germans occupy Liege.
France declares war on Austria.
August 12-Great Britain declares
war On Austria.
August 14-France begins invasion
of Lorraine
August 16-British expeditionary
force completes its landing in France.
August 17-Belgian seat of govern
ment transferred to Antwerp.
August 20-Germans occupy Brus-
sells.
August 21-Battle of Sambre for
possession of southeastern Belgium
begins.
August 23-Japan declares war on
Germany.
August 24-Germans capture Ma
mur. Allies are forced out of Bel
GUM. French armies in Alsace and
Lorraine abandon their offensive and
hasten to reinforce northern armies
retreating toward Paris.
August 25-Germans destroy Lou
vain. British develop their rear-guard
action, which saves French left wing
August 28-German Crown Prince 4
army captures fortress of Longwy
British fleet sinks two German cruis
ers and two German torpedo boats il
battle off HeIipoland.
August 31--Germans overwheln
Russian armies in East Prussiar
marshes, latter's casualties agregat
ing 10000.
September Russians capture
Lemberg, Galicia.
September 3-Seat of French gov
ernment removed to Bordeaux.
September 5.-Germans capture
Rheims. England, France and Rus
sia sign agreement not to conclude
peace separately.
September 6-Allies retreat soutl
OF the Marne and the battle of tn,
Marne begins.
September General Won Kluck :
army passes in front of Paris ant
reaches extreme point of German in
vasion, at Provins. Germans captur,
fortified camp of Maubeuge and taxi
10000 prisoners.
September 8-Allies begin to fore,
Germans back before Paris.
September General Won Kluck Z
army retreats 25 miles.
Sept Herman center, based a
Vitry-le- Francois, begins to retreat
Battle of the Marne ends in allie'
victory.
Sept. 12-Germans strongly en-
trench themselves along the Aisn
river and battle of the Aisne begins
Sept. 14-Shattered Austrian armie
make stand along the strongly fol
tilted San river.
Sept. 15-Allies recapture Rheims.
Sept. 20-Germans lombard Rheim
cathedral.
Sept. 22-German submarine u
sinks British cruisers Aboukir, Cress
and Hogue. Russians capture Jart
slav.
| Sept. 237-Allied left wing in bal
tie Of the Ainse begins its marc
northward in effort to envelope Ger
eral Won Kluck's army.
j Sept. 24-Germans try to brea
through French eastern frontier d,
fenses.
/, Sept. 26-Germans begin siege {
Antwerp.
Sept. 30-Russians prevent GermU
crossing Niemen river and force thel
to retire toward East Prussia.
Oct. 2-Northern movement of a
lies reaches Arras and Germans begi
to turn it westward.
Oct. 3-Germans are defeated
Russians in battle of Augustawo.
Oct. 9-Antwerp capitulatess an
Anglo Belgian army retreats towaI
Ostend.
Oct. 10-Germans advance upe
Warsaw and Russian army near Or
cow retreats toward river San.
Oct. 13-Rebellion breaks OF
among South African Beers.
Oct. 15-Russians begin concentra
ing to save Warsaw. Germans occuI
! Ostend.
Oct. 16-German (submarine u
{ sinks British cruiser Hawke. Bait