New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-28

Ypres and Newport continued for
week and then weakened.
The Germans operating in Russia
meantime had been defeated, after
ten days battle before Warsaw.
In Africa revolt and mutiny broke
cut. These disorders were headed by
the Boer leader, General de Wet, Gen
eral Beyers. Colonel Maritz and others.
Colonel Msritz was driven from Cape
Colony, General Beyers was killed at
Wall River and General de Wet was
| captured after he had been in the field
for more than o month. Native troops
in the African provinces belonging to
Germany, Great Britain and France
were lined up on the borders Of the
respective provinces. Fighting was
general.
During the latter part of October
the British dreadnought Audacious was
sunk off the Irish coast, the Russians
successfully attacked LODI and Radon
driving out the invading Germans.
Turkey Joined the war at that juncture
by naval operations in the Black Sea.
Odessa was attacked
Allies Declare War on Turkey.
November opened with a German
naval victory over 4 British feet off
the coast of Chill, and the Turkish
warships bombarded Sebastapol. Two
days later German wGrshipS vcntured
from their anchorage behind the naval
base at Heligoland and bombarded the
British coast in the vicinity of Var
mouth. On November Great Britain
and France declared war on Turkey
and the forts guarding the entrance
20 the Dardanelles were bombarded By
fleet Of allied English and French
warships On the north the Russians
reoccupied Jaroslav after several days
OF ferocious fighting.
German cruisers which had been sta
toned in foreign waters at the open
ing Of the war had by that time given
good account OF themselves. The
Emden. operating in the Indian Ocean
Gad adjacent waters, overlook and sank
~ ore than a score Of mercantile ships
ic'onging 70 the nations allied a2aiIs,
Germany before she was finally run
down and destroyed Of Cocos Island
% the Atlantic the Karlsruhe and
number Of auxiliary cruisers pecfornct
similar duties. They. too. sent TO the
bottom more than a score Of ships.
On land the armies Of the belliger-
eats settled down to hold their posi-
tons for the winter months. Actiyi
ties from November IL, when the Ger
man forces captured Dixmude. result
Cd in Russian defeats at Vlots lavek,
Lopno and Kutno. The battle in Flan-
ders progressed az intervals. vigorous
actions taking place and thousands Of
men on both sides being killed or
wounded. lntrenched for the winter
the armie. contented themselves prin-
cipally with holding the positions they
had gained. In the Serbian Austrian
campaign there was considerable ac.iv-
ity during the early winter months.
The Austrians occupied Belgrade, the
Serbian capital. on December 2. and re-
tanned il until December 10. when. after
! the Serbians had captured large forces
Of Austrisns. they were driven back
into their own territory.
In East Prussia during the winter
there was severe fighting, resulting in
the loss Of MANY men. dead. wounded
and captured. The German armies op-
Grating in East Prussia held off and
dispatched a Russian army of vast
proportions. finally driving IL back well
into its own territory.
Battle of Falkland Islands.
On the sea a British squadron sig
nally defeated the German squadron
which was victorious off Chilli. This
engagement took place of the Falkland
Islands. German cruisers bombarded
Hsrtlepool and Scarborough, and the
German armored cruiser Bldcher was
sunk in the North Sea by section Of
the British feet operating there. Ger
man submarines became especially ac-
tive during the winter months. sinking
many warships and merchantmen.
March opened with an announcement
OF British reprisal measures against
the Germans for the submarine war
fare and the development Of battle in
France.
British troops in France again be-
came active, making q notable advance.
at Neuve Chspelles BY the end OF