Williams news., 1915-08-26
GREAT EVENTS OF THE WAR

June 2s-Archduke and Archduchess Francis of Austria slain by Serbian assassins.
 August 1-Germany declares war on Russia.
 August -German forces enter Luxem- burg. Germany demands passage August 5-EnEland announces state of
 war with Germany. August 7-French invade southern AL sacc.
 August S-British troops land in France and Belgium. August 11-Germans pass Liege forts. August 12-EnEland and France de- clare war on Austria. August 15-Austrians invade Serbia in August 17-BeEinninE of i've days bat tie between Serbians and Austrians on the Jadar, ending in Austrian August 2O-Germans enter BrusseIs. August 23-Germans enter Namur and attack Mons. Austria announces vic tory over Russians at Krasnik. Japan August 24-Briti.h begin retreat from August 25-French evacuate MueIhau- August z7-Louvain burned by Ger August 2s-BattIe on HeIxoIand, sev- eral German warships sunk. August 29-Russfana crushed in three
 days battle near TannenberE. September s-Russians occupy Lem
 berg.
 gins. German right wing defeated and retreat begins. September 1-Maubeugs falls. September 12-German retreat halts on September 70 = Germans bombard Reims and injure the famous cathe- October a-AntwerD occupied by tn.
 Germans.
 October October 1s. REss revolt sccns1 .tr.t. %rs
 tic begins on Vistula. October 1B-Ostend occupied by the October Io-Fir.t battle of Ypr.s be- October 24-Ten days battle b.sor. October 27-Russians reoccupy Lod. October 2s@Turkey begins war sn Rus November 8German squadron bonn
 bards British coast. November 6DardaneIles forts bonn November GLTsinEtau surrenders. November 12-Russians defeated at
 Lipno and Kutno. November 15-Russians defeated at November 17-Austrian victory ever
 Serbians at valjevo announced. December -Ausfrians occupy Bel December -serbians defeat Austrians
 In three 0ayp battle. December 6IGermans occupy Lods. December 15-Austrians evacuate Bel-
 grade.
 December 1e-Gsrman cruisers bon-
 bard Scarborough and HartIeDool, I5O
 civilians killed.
 December 3o-2e-severs fighting on the
 line of the Bxura river. January ., 1915-French advance across
 Aisne north of SOissOns. January 14-French driven back across January 24-Naval battle in North sea.
 German armored cruiser BluecheF January so-Rus.i.n. occupy T.bri.. February 0-Failure of German attacks
 west of Warsaw. February s-BeEinninE of battle in
 East Prussia, ending In Russian ae- February 1s-German formal subma-
 rine "blockade" on Great Britain be- February 24-Russians driven from
 Bukovina. March 1o-British make advance at
 Neuve Chapelle. March 21-zeppeIins lombard Paris. March 22-Surrender of Prxemysl to March 31-Russians penetrate Dukla
 pass and enter Hungary. April 5French beEins violent attacks
 Mihiel salient.
 miles inside Hungary. April !sERussian. evacuate Tarnow. April 25-Allies leave GaIipoH penin-
 sula. suffering fearful losses. April 2S-Allies announce recapture of
 Lizerne Het Sas and Hartmannsweiler
 Kopf.
 May 1S-Berlin reports capture of 3o.-
 GOO Russian prisoners in west Cali
 cia and seizure of three villages near r., Ypres.
 May eLRussians fall back from Dukla
 pass.
 May 7-Berlin reports capture of Tar
 now with many Russian prisopers.