New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-06-29
REVIEW AND RESULTS OF
YEAR OF WAR IN EUROPE
Losses of Various Belgerents Estimated at Over Six Mil
lion Men, Dead, Wounded and Prisoners and
More Than Five Hundred Ships

One year ago yesterday the Austrian
Archduke, Francis Ferdinand, and his
wife were shot and killed In the little
Bosnian town of Serajevo by Garvio
Prinzip. 1t was the act of Prinzip,
a poor student, which ultimately re-
suited in eleven nations going to war.
These nations are, on one hand,
Great Britain. France, Russia, Serbia,
ia pan, Belgium, Italy and Montenegro,
and. on the other, Germany, Austria
and Turkey. The war to date, accord
n.g to conservative estimates COM
pied from the best available reports,
has caused loss to the various beIli-
gerents Of more than six million men.
dead, wounded and prisoners, and
more than five hundred ships OF
these about 40 were war vessels
Outstanding Results on Land
The outstanding results on land are
these;
The greater portion OF Belgium Is
under the control of Germany.
Germany has been driven from the
Far East
A part of the Dardanelles is in the
possession of the Allied troops.
Portions of France and Russia are
in the possession of German troops.
A strip of Alsace has peen taken
fr ON Germany.
On the continent Of Africa parts OF
territorial possessions have been lost
by both sides
Various island possessions Of Ger
many have been taken by the forces
Of the Allies.
Italian troops are in possession of a
strip Of Austrian territory.
Outstanding Results at Sea.
The outstanding results at sea are
these:
German and Austrian mercantile
shipping had been driven from all the
open seas.
German and Austrian war vessels
having total displacement Of ap-
rroximately $4,000 tons have been
destroyed.
War vessels Of the Allied nations
having total displacement of ap-
Iroximately $4,000 tons have been
sent to the bottom
The greater portions or the Ger
man and Allied fleets In the North
sea remain intact.
Except for communication through
Holland and the Scandinavian nations,
Germany is cut of from the rest Of
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Efforts on the part OF the Germans
to place the British Isles In a similar
predicament has resulted IN the sink
ing by submarines of hundreds OF
vessels flying flags of the Allied and
neutral nations.
Caused Protest from U. S.
The sinking In this manner Of the
liner Lusitania with the loss
Of more than one hundred American
lives precipitated a request upon the
part of the United States that such
PRACTICES insofar as tney might
menace Americans, be stopped.
Prinzip's crime was committed on
June 28 An investigation disclosed
what was alleged to be proof that the
assassin was the tool Of a group of
serbians. On July %. after consider
able correspondence ana negotiations
an ultimatum was sent TO Serbia by
the Austro- Hungarian government.
which Serbia declined to meet. A
week later general mobilization Of !
Russian troops along the German
border was ordered and the following
day Germany declared war on Russia ]
The news OF that event was followed
in g. few hours by the announcement
that a general Mobilization had been
ordered by the French cabinet.
Germans Enter Luxembourg.
On August 2 German troops en-
tered Luxembourg and Germany de-