Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-31
OF THE GREAT
ON LAND AND SEA
Aerial Warfare and Work
of the Submarine Ships
and Mines-The War
at a Glance

Galicla: Series of combats called the
battle of the Vistuia. in Galicia be-
tween Russians and Austrians began.
8. Antwerp Falls: Capture of Antwerp
by the Germans. King Albert and
the government escaped to Ostend.
IL Bombs In Paris: German aviators
dropped bombs in Paris.
Ii. Galicia: The battle on the Vistula,
which began on the It'll. ragged fu-
riously.
South Africa: Beers in South Africa re-
belIed against British rule.
10. Belgium: Germans took possession Of
Ostend
Naval: The British cruiser Hawke was
sunk in North sea by German subma-
rine U-9. Hawke lost 4s4 men.
IL. Naval Battle: British cruiser I'm
daunted. with four destroyers, sank
four German destroyers off the Dutch
coast; German loss 1888.
Naval: The japanese cruiser Takachiho
sunk by a German submarine on the
coast of China
is- Galicia: The battle of the vistula in
Galicia ended in Russian victory.
Naval: British submarine E-3 sunk by
a German warship in the North sea
IS. Naval: Austrian submarine sunk in
the Adriatic sea by French cruiser.
20. Naval: Japanese destroyed the Ger
man torpedo boat $50 outside of Kiau-
chau bay.
n Naval: The German cruiser Emden
tured one off the coast of British India.
Poland: German troops within ten miles
of Warsaw, Russian Poland. retreated
as the result of a prolonged battle.
"a Naval: British destroyer Badger ram
med and sunk a German submarine
off the Dutch coast.
Belgium: Germans crossed the User
Ypres canal, near Nieuport.
&c. South Africa: Second revolt of the
Beers in South Africa. Former 8oer
generals. De Wet and Beyers. appear
ed at the head of this movement.
Poland: Desperate battle in progress
near Piliza river in Russian Poland.
Russian advance forced the Austro-
Germans to withdraw.
q. Naval: British battieship Audacious
hopelessly wrecked by a German sub
marine mine off the northeast coast
of Ireland.
IS. Naval Action: German cruiser Emden
sank the Russian cruiser Jemtchus
and a French destroyer at Penang,
British strait settlements.
% Turkey: Turkish warships. Goeben
and Breslau sank two Russian war
ships in the Black sea; Turkish torpe-
do boats raided harbor of Odessa and
sank Russian gunboat and Turk
ish cruiser bomba rded Sebastopol.
70. Belgium: Belgian troops flooded the
German lines on the river User. COM
Polling the Germans to withdraw
Turkey: Turkish government severed |
communications
also declared war on Russia
L. Naval: German submarine sunk the /
British cruiser Hermes in the strait |
of Dover.
NOVEMBER.
l. Naval Battle; Battle off Chile be- !
tween the German cruisers Scharn- |
horst. Gnesenau. Leipzig and Dres- |
den and the British Good Hope, Mon
mouth and Glasgow. Good Hope ana
mouth DESTROYED
2 Turkey: Battles on the Russian
Turkish frontier.
1. Naval: German cruiser Yorck sunk
by British mine in Jade bay. North
sea: loss 266.
5. Turkey: France and Great Britain
declared war on Turkey. J.
). Galcia: Russians recaptured Jaro-
slaw.
frontier into Posen.
!. Losses: Englands loss in army ON ;
GERS killed. wounded and missinG mad
reached a total of 1888
Japan: japanese captured Tsingtao
China, after siege of IS days. GER
man loss, 800 prisoners. :
. Turkey: Turkish troops crossed the
frontier into Egypt
}. Naval Battle: German cruiser E;mden ! !
destroyed at Cocos island. Indian L
ocean. by British cruiser Sydney. :
. Belgium: Germans captured DiNrude.
. Belgium: Germans crossed the Ypres
canal. defeating the allies. {
Naval: German submarine sunk by a T
French torpedo boat. Westende. Bel
gian coast
Belgium: Germans forced back north
OF User canal
Losses: German official casualty list h
535.SS7. 5
Continuous battle in East Prus- D
STA. Germans repulsed Russians =
around Soldau
Naval: German warships bombarded |
Russian port OF Libau. Baltic sea. [
Germans defeated the Russians c
south OF Kutno
Naval: Battle in the Black sea be- e
tween Russian fleet and the German L
Turkish cruisers Goeben and Bresiau- Il
France: Germans blew UP part of n
French position at Chauvoncourt
Aerial Warfare: British aerial squad u
ron dropped bombs Zeppelin fac d
tory at Friederichshaven. IN
Naval: German submarine us sunk /
by British warship off Scotland. 3"
Naval: German base at Zeebrugge.
Belgium, shelled by British warships. Il
Naval: British 1900 ton battleshp ,,
Bulwark sunk by explosion at Sheer =
ness. England: about 500 lives lost. ii
Poland: Germans. REINFORCED. defeated n
Russians around LODI and Lowicz. OF
DECEMBER. in
Aerial Warfare: Allies airship drop b,
ped bombs upon the famous Krupp a
GLAND: Russians captured Flock. on VI
the Vistula. in Poland. and repulsed 10
the Germans at Lodz. III
ervia: Austrians took Belgrade. capi- II
tai of Servia. after siege OF 126 days.
Russia: Germans occupied LODI Po- III
land. which Russians abandoned m
Naval: In action of Falkland islands co
in the Atlantic. Sturdee's British =
squadron defeated Specs German ~
squadron. sinking the cruisers Scharn-
horst. Gneisennu. Nurnberg and Leip-
zig l.;
Aerial Warfare: French airshlps drop nc
ped sixteen bombs on German army :,
aviation camp al Freiberg.
Naval: Turkish battieship Messudieh pa
torpedoed by British submarine B.u
in the Dardaneiles
srvla Belgrade recaptured from Aus sh
TRANS By Servian troops. los
Naval: German ships shelied Scarscr-
ouSh and Hartlepooi. England. ioe