Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-01-20

Aug. A-England sends ultinatum to
Berlin. demanding unqualified observance
OF Belgian neutrality: Germany rejects
ultimatum; German troops begin attack
on Liege; President Wilson issues procla-
nation of neutrality.
Aug. 5.-England announces existence of
state of war with Germany: President
Wilson tenders his good Offices to the
warning nations.
Aug. 6.-Austria declares war on Russia
Aug. 7-Germans enter Liege; French
invade southern Alsace
Aug. S.-Italy reaffirms neutrality:
French occupy Muelhausen.
Aug. 0.-France proclaims a state OF
war with Austria.
Aug B.-England declares war on Aus
tria.
Aug 13-President Carbajal leaves Mex
leo City
Aug B.-Austrians enter Servia; Japan
sends ultimatum to Germany.
Aug T.-British eXpedtionary force
completes its landing in France: Belgian
capital removed from Brussels beginning
of five days battle in Lorraine. ending
in repulse of French across frontier with
heavy loss; beginning of five days battle
between Servians and Austrians on the
Jadar. ending In Austrian rout.
Aug. 20.-Germans enter Brussels: Bel
gian army retreats on Antwerp.
Aug. 23-Germans begin attack on
Mons; Austria announces victory over
Russians at Krasnik
Aug. 4.-Germans enter Namur: British
begin retreat from Mons; Zeppelin drops
bombs into Antwerp.
Aug. 25-Austria declares war on Japan:
Muelhausen evacuated by the French. =
Aug. 26.-Non-partisan French cabinet
organized; Germans take Longwy.
Aug. 26,-British fleet sinks five German
warships off Helogoland
Aug. H-Louvain burned by Germans;
japanese blockade Using Tao.
Aug. 29--Germans capture LaFere; Rus
slams defeated in three days battle near
Tannenberg.
Aug. 30.-Germans occupy Amiens
SEPTEMBER.
Sept 1.-St. Petersburg to be known
henceforth as Petrograd by Imperial de-
cree
Sept 2-Germans advance pentrates to
Creil, about 30 miles from Paris and
swings eastward: French center between
Verdun and Rems driven back; seat of
French government removed to Bordeaux.
Sept. S.-Russians occupy Lemberg.
Sept. 5-Battle begins south of the
Marine and east of Paris In which the
German right wing is pushed back. fol-
lowed by a general retreat.
Sept. 7.-Maubeuge taken by the Ger
mans.
Sept. 1o-The kaiser protests to Presi-
dent Wilson against use of dum-dum bull
let's and civilian excuses by the allies.
Sept. R-German retreat halts on the
Aisne.
Sept. 16.-Belgian commission protests
to President Wilson against German
atrocities"
Sept. 1Z-Austrian armies effect juno
ton and hold line of San River against
Russians
Sept. 2O.-Germans lombard Reims and
inJure the famous cathedral.
Sept. 22.-German submarine sinks Brit
ish cruisers Aboukir Cressy and Hogue in
the North sea; Russians capture Jaroslav
and invest Przemysi.
Sept. @-British troops from India land
at Marseilles.
Sept. 2S,-Germans begin siege OF Ant
werp; Russian patrols penetrate Carpa-
THAN passes into Hungary.
Sept. 29-Germans deliver fierce attacks
around Noyon; French press forward
from Toul and Verdun.
Sept. 30.-German warships lombard
Japa nese position before Kiauchau
OCTOBER.
Oct. 1.-Heavy fighting near Arras be-
gins.
OCT. Z-End or weeks battle at Angus
towo in which the Germans are defeated
and forced out of Russian territory.
Oct. 35.-Russians occupy towns in
Hungary.
Oct. SHERMAN attacks of Lassigny re- |
pulsed; Belgian government removed |
from Antwerp to Ostend.
Oct. 7.-Bombardment Of Antwerp be-
gins; British subma rine sinks German de- |
stroyer; Japanese seize Caroline Islands.
Oct S.-Zeppeins lombard Antwerp.
Oct 9.-Antwerp occupied by the Ger
mans.
Oct 10.-French win cavalry engagement |
around Hazebrouck.
Oct 11.-German advance in Poland ap- |
proaches the Vistula and threatens War |
saw; Austrian counter-offensive in Galicia.
Oct. ia Boer commander in the Cape |
province mutinies and martial law Is de-
clared throughout the South African
Union.
Oct. 13-Belglan government transferred
from Ostend to Havre.
Oct. H.-Allies occupy Ypres: battle be-
gins on the Vistula.
Oct. 15.-Ostend occupied by the Ger
mans.
Oct. 1s.-British cruiser Hawke sunk by
German submarine.
Oct. T-Japanese cruiser Takachimo
sunk by torpedo in Kiauchau bay.
OCT. B-belglan army enectS junction |
with allied left, battle on from Channel
coast to Lille
Oct. 1.-English gunboats participate In
battle at Newport on Belgian coast
Oct 24.-Ten days battle before Warsaw
ends in German defeat
Oct 26.-After a week of furious fighting
German assaults on allied line from Nieu-
Jort to Ypres slacken.
Oct. 27.-South African sedtion spreads,
General DeWet In revolt Russians pur-
sue retreatilg Germans and reoccupy
-odZ and Radon.
Oct. 2S.-Bern admits retreat from
and Jvangorod; German cruiser
cmden enters harbor of Penang and tor
,edoes Russian cruiser and French de-
Itroyer.
Oct. 29-Turkey begins war on Russia |
" naval attacks on Odessa. Novorossysk,
md Theodosia In the Crimea.
Oct. 30.,-Colonel Maritz. rebel leader in
ape Province, beaten and driven. out of
he colony.
NOVEMBER.