The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-01-01
Chronological Record Of Most
important Events of the
Twelve Months.
EUROPEAN WAR STANDS FIRST
MexIco's MuddIed AffaIrs-Pope Plus
and Earl Roberts Among tho u.
lustrIous Dead - Disasters
and sports-FInanclal and
Industrial Happenings.
COMPILED BY E. w. PIcKARD.
EUROPEAN WAR

June 28.-Archduke Francis Ferdinand.
heir to the Austrian throne. and his NOR
ranatic wife, the duchess Of Hohenberg.
ehot and killed by a student In Sarajevo.
capital of Bosnia. after futile attempt
had been made to blow them up with
bomb.
July 23-Austria sent peremptory note
90 6ervia demanding punishment or all
accomplices In murder OF Archduke Fran
els Ferdinand and suppression or all so
cieties which had fomented rebellion In
Bosnia.
july 2e-Troops modified by Austria.
6ervia Russia and Montenegro. bervians
moved their capital to Nish.
July 2S-Austria declared war against
Bervia.
July 2s-Austrians invaded servia and
shelled Belgrade.
July s1-Kaiser demanded Russian mob
Eization cease and czar refused. Martial
law proclaimed in Germany.
Stock exchanges In nearly all cities or
the world closed.
Aug. 1.-Germany declared war on Rus
sia and mobilized It's army. Car declared
martial law and France Issued decree or
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-Germans started three armies
toward France. through Belgium. violat-
Ang the neutrality OF that country.
French troops crossed German frontier
In Vosges mountains
Aug 4-Great Britain demanded that
Germany withdraw her troops from Bel
Rium. Germany and England declared
war on each other and Germany declared
war on Belgium. France declared war on
Germany.
United States proclaimed its neutrality
Aug 5.-Germans repulsed at Liege by
Belgians.
Field Marshal Earl Kitchener made
British secretary OF state for war
President Wilson offered the services or
the United States as mediator.
Aug. 6-Austria- Hungary declared war
On Russia.
British cruiser Amphion sunk by Ger
man mine.
Aug 7.-Germans entered Liege.
Aug S-Twenty thousand English troops
landed on French coast. French invaded
Alsace- I Lorraine and captured Altldrch
and Muehlhausen.
Italy reaflrmed its neutrality.
Aug 10.-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
Of Kiauchau.
n 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 across
frontier with heavy loss. Beginning OF
Ave days battle between Servians and
Austrians on the Jadar, ending In Aus
trfan rout
Aug 19.-Brussels occupied by the Ger
mans, the allies retiring to Antwerp.
Servians defeated $4,000 Austrians at
Ehabats. forty miles west Of Belgrade.
Aug. 2O.-French recaptured Muelhausen,
Alsace, but were driven back In Lorraine.
Aug. 21.-Germans began bombardment
of Namur forts and levied war tax OF
900 on Brussels and $10,oooooo on
Liege.
Aug. 22.-Germans occupied Client and
Bruges.
Aug. 23-Japan declared war on Ger
many.
Luneville, France. occupied by the Ger
mans.
Russians drove back the Germans from
the eastern frontier.
line from Mons to the Moselle defeated
and driven back by the Germans.
Germans captured Namur. drove the
French out Of Alsace and advanced from
Lorraine into France
Japanese warships began bombardment
of Using Tao. fortified seaport OF Kiau-
chau.
Aug. 1-Austria declared war on ia
pan.
Germans levied war tax OF 800 900
on the Belgian province OF Brabant.
Aug 6.-French cabinet resigned and
new cabinet formed by Premier Viviani.
Russians took Marienburg. German is
land OF Yap near Guam seized by Japa-
nese. Austrian defeated Russians on Gall
clan frontier. Louvain sacked and burned
by Germans
Aug. N.-British cruiser Highfyer de-
stroyed German armed merchant cruiser
Kaiser wilhelm der Crosse off west coast
Of Africa.
Aug. 2s.-British feet sunk Eve German
warshps of Helgoland.
Allies checked the march OF Germans 10
Paris and terrific battle was begun at
hrras and one near Nancy.
Austria declared war on Belgium.
Aug 29.-British forces from New Zea-
land seized Apia, chief town Of German
Samoa.
Russians defeated near Tannenberg.
Aug. so.-Germans occupied Amiens.
Sept. 2-Seat OF French government
moved TO Bordeaux.
Russians captured Lemberg. Austria,
after seven days battle.
Sept. b.-Germans captured Reims.
Sept. 6.-British cruiser Pathfinder sunk
by torpedo in North sea.
Sept. 7.-Allies victorious I'm a battle
along the line from Nanteuil 20 verdun,
the imperial guard under the German
crown prince being nearly annihilated by
the British.
Germans destroyed Dinant and captured
Maubeuge.
Sept s.--Ailies pushed back the entire
line Of invading Germans.
Sept. e.-British forced Germans 70 re-
treat along the river Marne.
Sept. 11.-Russians drove the Germans
from several fortified positions In Russian
Poland, but repulsed with heavy losses In
East Prussia
Sept. 12.-British warships from Aus
tralia took Herbertshoehe. seat Of govern