The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-12-31
EUROPEAN WAR

June S,-Archduke Francis Ferdinand.
heir to the Austrian throne, and his NOR
Ranatic wife the duchess of Hohenherg,
shot and killed by q student in Sara)eVo,
capital Of Bosnia, after futile attempt
had been made to blow them up with
bomb.
July 23.-Austria sent peremptory note
to Servia demanding punishment OF All
accompiices in murder Of Archduke FRAN
els Ferdinand and suppression or all So
cieties which had fomented rebellion In
Bosnia.
July 26-Troops modified by Austria
Servia, Russia and Montenegro SerViahs
moved their capital to Nish.
July 2S.-Austria declared war against
Servia
July 2s.--Austrians invaded Servia and
shelled Belgrade.
iliZation cease and cZar refused Maruai
law proclaimed in Germany.
Stock exchanges in nearly all cities OF
che world closed.
Aug. 1.-Germany declared war on Rus
sIa and mobilized its army. Czar declared
martial law and France issued decree OF
mobilization. italy declared Its neutral
ity.
Aug 2-German troops advanced on
France through neutral Luxembourg.
Russia began invasion of East Prussia
and Posen
Aug 3.-Germaus started three armies
toward France. through Belgium, violat-
ing the neutrality Of that country.
French troops crossed German frontier
In NoSges mountains.
Aug. 4.-Groat Britain demanded that
Germany withdraw her troops from Bel
GUM Germany and England declared
war on each other and Germany declared
war or Belgium. France declared war on
Germany.
United States proclaimed its neutrality.
Aug 5.-tieTmans repulsed at Liege oy
Belgians.
Field Marshal Earl Kitchener made
British secretary of state for war
President Wilson offered the services OF
the United States as mediator.
Aug. 6.-Austria- Hungary declared wal
on Russia.
British cruiser Amphion sunk by Ger
man mine.
Aug 7.-Germans entered Liege.
Aug S.-Tweuty thousand English troops
landed ON French coast. French invaded
Alsacc- Lorraine and captured Altlhircf
aud NEuehlhausen.
Italy reafirmed its neutrality
Aug 1O.-France broke off diplomatic
relations with Austria Hungary.
Aug. 11--French driven out OF Cernay
and Muelhausen.
Aug. 13.-Germans occupied Hasselt
Tongres and st. Trond, Belgium. France
and England declared war on Austria.
Aug. 15-Japan issued ultimatum to Ger
many demanding withdrawal of German
warships from the Orient and evacuation
is Kiauchau.
Aug. 17-Belgian seat of government
was transferred from Brussels to Ant
werp.
Beginning of five days battle in Lor
raine, ending in repulse of French acros
frontier with heavy loss Beginning o
Rge days. battle between Servians an
Austrians on the Jadar. ending in Aus
trian rout.
Aug 19-Brussels occupied by the Ger
mans, the allies retiring to Antwerp
Servians defeated $1,000 Austrians a
Shabats. forty miles west of Belgrade.
Aug 20.-French recaptured Muelhauser
alsace, but were driven back in Lorraine
Aug 21.-Germans began bombardmen
VT Namur forts and levied war tax @
EN 100000 on Brussels and slO.OOO,OOO o
!iege.
Aug 2.-Germans occupied Client an
Tsruges.
Aug. S-Japan declared war on Ger
Tlany
Lunevtlle. France. occupied by the Gel
Tf.ans
Russians drove back the Germans fror
the eastern frontier.
Aug. M-The allied armies along tn
fine from Mons to the Moselle defeate
and driven back by the Germans.
Germans captured Namur, drove tn
French out OF Alsace and advanced frol
Lorraine into France.
,Japanese warships began bombardmeI
of Using Tao fortified seaport of Kiat
chau.
Aug. 25.-Austra declared war on j
Germans levied a war tax of $4,000 o
on th4. Belgian province of Brabant.
Aug. 26.-French cabinet resigned ar
new cabinet formed by Premier Vivian
Russians took Marienburg German i
land of Yap near Guam seized by Jap;
nese. Austrian defeated Russians on Gal
clan frontier. Louvain sacked and burnt
by Germans.
Aug. H.-British cruiser Highfiyer d
stroyed German armed merchant cru1s'
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse of west Goa
of Africa.
Aug. 2s-British fleet sunk five Germs
warships off Helgoland.
Allies checked the march Of Germans
paris and terrific battle was begun
Arras and one near Nancy.
Austria declared war on Belgium.
Aug 29-British forces from New Ze
Samoa,
Russians defeated near Tannenberg.
Aug. so.-Germans occupied Amiens.
Sept 2-Seat Of French governme
moved to Bordeaux
Russians captured Lemberg, Austri
after seven days battle.
Sept. 5-Germans captured Reims.
Sept 6-British cruiser Pathfinder SUI
by t:~pedo in North sea.
Sept .-Allies victorious in bait
along the Gce from Nanteuil to Verdu
the imperial guard under. the Germs
crown prince being nearly annihilated
the British.
Germans destroyed Dinant and captur
Maubeuge.
Sept 8-Allies pushed back the enti
line of invading Germans.
Sept. 9-British forced Germans. to I
treat along the river Marna.
Sept. l1.--Russians drove the Germa
from several fortified positions In Russi
Poland but repulsed with heavy losses
East Prussia.
Sept. 12-British warships from AT
traiia took Herbertshoehe, seat Of COVER