Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-01-05
! DAILY SUMMARY
! WAR N EUROPE
interesting Preliminaries q
the World Conflict, Fol-
lowed by Accounts OF
Actions and Losses

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! Actions and Losses
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JUNE. t..--
n Archduks Ferdinand. heir - he Auc.
trian throne. aAd bio moS8anas1e
wife, Duchess Of Hohenbesg. assases-
mated By 0avrio PrinSip. . Boeniau
student while public guests aS 6Asa'
5evo. Bosnia.
JULY.
q. Austria's Ultimatum: Austria denv'
cred ultimatum to essviA dsmandinc
prompt punishment Of aosa4Dln o.
Archduke Ferdinand o. June > and
his accomplices.
a Russia lntervenes: Russia asked Aus
tria to extend the time of ultimatum
to Servia.
q. servia DEFIANT: esrvia's reply 70 Aus
tria resulted In the severance Of diplo-
matic relations.
n Hostilities Begin: Hostilisiss between
Austria and 6erviA near BelgradA
q. Austria invaded 6erviA
Peace Proposals: England proposed co.,
ference. Car asked Austria 70 MOD.
lily demands on HerviA
a War Declared: Austria formally %.
clared war on eerviA RussiA moved
troops to frontier.
q. Russia, England and Tranees Russia
called out l.200.0o0 men. Franco mass
ed troops on German fronties. Eng
lish feet sailed under sealed orders.
DO German Ultimatum: Germany d.
manded that Russia cease mobnisA'
ton within u hours.
d. Peace Negotiations: Negotiations Tor
peace between Gear, Emperor william
and King George Germany under
martial law. All Europe armiAG.
AUGUST.
L War Declared: Germany declared was
on Russia and mobiliEsd hsr army:
France mobilized.
Z Invastons: Germans invaded France
through neutral territory Of Luxem-
burg. Russians invaded eastern PyuD.
sia-
England and Belgium: England mobi.
lized. Belgium refused to permit 0ee.
man troops to cross her territory.
( German Invasion: Germans invAdoo
Russian Poland. also Franco
1 Wilson Offers Mediation: prosi0one
Wilson offered to mediate In Europa
Belgium Defiant: Beigians resisted Ger
man invaders 1t Liegs and Namur.
England Declares War: Great Britain
declared war on Germany. also Ger.
many on Great Britain.
& Naval Action: British cruiser Am
phion sunk BY German mine.
Austria Declared War: Austraaeaun.
gary declared war on Russia
Z. Montenegro at War: xontsnsGFo d.
clared war on Austria.
Alsace Invaded: French troops invaded
German province Of AloacA
British In France: Britain troopo land.
ed on French coast
L Germans In Lege: Germans oeeupie0
city Of Liege. Belgium.
TO- France: France declared war @ Aus
tria.
Il Great Britain: Great Britain declared
war on Austria.
L. Belgian Campaign: German march In
belgium checked at Haelen.
L. Japan: Japan demanded that 0erma-
ny evacuate Kiauchau. China
4. Brussels: Germans occupied Brussels
and attacked NamuF. Belgium.
=. Belgium: Germans took Namuf and
attacked Mons
IS. Austria and japan: Austria deelased
war on Japan.
Aerial War. Zeppelin airships droppsl
bombs on Antwerp. ,.,
a. France: Allies defeated at Cambria
q. Germans In France: French Uur1on.
dered Longwy to Germans.
Naval Actions: German auxiliary crui0.
er Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse sunk
by the British cruiser Highdyee OF
the coast Of Africa German cruiser
Madgeburg destroyed BY Russian snipo
in the gulf Of Finland.
q Louvain: City Of Louvain. Belgium.
sacked and burned by 0ermAns.
Naval Battle: British cruiser deet d.
stroyed German warships Oh Helgo-
land.
n Aerial Warfare: German aviator drop.
ped bombs on Paris.
Paris: German advance at Amisns =
miles north.
SEPTEMBER.
L Army Strength: Estimated that AeoQ.
600 combatants we're in the field. &ooQ.
00O in the eaet and 100000 on the
Franco German. Belgian lines.
Germans defeated Russian invaders q
Allenstein and TannenberS. East Pras.
STA. capturing many prisoners.
Fail Of Lemberg: Austrians abandoned
the fortress Of LENDERS. 0alicla
Antwerp: Fourth raid Of Zeppelin cir.
ships at Antwerp.
Z Paris Abandoned: French capital
transferred from Paris to Bordeaux
1 Germans Near Paris: French city q
Rheims occupied by German troops-
Germans q miles from t'arts on the
north and 70 Oh the east.
& Battle on the Marine: German right
wing. commanded by Gen Won Kluck.
attacked On tho march and forced to
retreat. Battle began on line Of river
Marine. east OF Paris. between Won
Kluck's columns and allies In pursuit
!. Cruiser Sunk: British cruiser Path.
finder sunk by German submarine In
Maubeuge: Germans captured Maui
beuge. France.
& France: Won Kluck'o column retreatod
from the Marns toward the Aisne.
q River Marine: German retirement
from the river Marine began Gen.
French's British force crossed the
Marine in pursuit
a Battle on the Aisne: Action began GA
the Aisne between British and Ger.
mans around Scissors: Won Klucks
retiring column halted ana faeed
about.
"a Allies Cross the Aisns: Allies crossed
to east bank Of the Aisne: Germans
intrenched.
- Naval Action: British auxiliary csuio.
er Carmania (Cunarder) sunk the Ger.
man cruiser Cap trafalgar Oh South
America
Allies Checked: Alliss advance checked
BY German artillery on the line b.
tewen Noyon and Scissors.
Rheims: Rheims rsocoupied b he a.
lies.
u Rheims Attacked: German artillery
bombarded Rheima
= Submarine Action: German subma.
rine % sunk the British armored
cruisers Aboukir. Greasy ana aogue
by torpedoes In the North go.
q Siege Of Antwerp: Germans laid otoee
to Antwerp.
oC1oBe6.
l. War Prisoners: The Germans hela q
prisoners of war A00o British. q N
B-igians. e4.i00 Russians, 1900 French.
H'"""hnn lananese nneneA hNmhard.