Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-28


Japanese, blockade Of Tsingtau was
begun. The blockade was maintained
more than two months before Tsingtan
surrendered.
Two days after the French govern
ment moved to Bordeaux the battle of
the Marine was begun, a few hours be-
fore Russian troops succeeded IN &C.
cupying Lemberg, the capital Of Ca
licia.
Before the French and British
troops, the Germans in France were
forced to retreat as far as the Aisne.
Events Of the next few days included
the bombardment Of Rheims by the
Germans, and the sinking by a Ger
man submarine Of the British cruisers,
Aboukir, Greasy and Hogue. On the
same day the Russian troops attacked
Przemysl and took Jaroslav.
British troops from India were landed
from transports at Marseilles on Septem-
Der Is and were Immediately dispatched
to the northward. Before their arrival
at their destination the Germans had in
augurated a siege of Antwerp, which re-
suited in the Belgian government NOV
ing from that city to Ostend. Two days
later the bombardment of Antwerp be-
gan. The Belgian government remained
at Ostend for about week and then re-
moved to Havre, France. Forty EIGHT
hours later the Germans captured Os-
tend. Meanwhile the Allied troops occu-
pied Ypres, and desperate battle had
begun on the Vistula river. German as
saults upon the Allied lines between
Vnrea and Niouport continued for q u,ook
and then weakened.
The Germans operating in Russia
meantime had been defeated after a 10
days battle before Warsaw.
In Africa revolt and mutiny broke out.
These disorders were headed by the Boer
leader, General De Wet, General Beyers,
Colonel Maritz and others.
Colonel Maritz was driven from Cape
Colony. General Beyers was killed at
Vaal river, and General de Wet was
captured after he had been in the field
for more than a 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 success
fully attacked LODI and Radon, driving
out the invading Germans Turkey joined
the war at that juncture by naval opera
tions in the Black Sea. Odessa was at
tackled.
November opened with a German naval
victory over British squadron off the
coast Of Chile and the Turkish warships
bombarded Sebastapol. Two days later
German warships ventured from their
anchorage behind the naval base at
Helgoland and bombarded the British
coast in the vicinity Of Yarmouth. On
November 5, Great Britain and France
declared war on Turkey and the forts
guarding the entrance to the Dardenelles
were bombarded by a fleet of allied
English and French warships. On the
north the Russians reoccupied Jaro-
slav after several days of ferocious fight
ing.
German cruisers which had been sta
toned in foreign waters at the opening
of the war had by that time given a good
account Of themselves. The Emden
operating in the Indian Ocean and adj
jacent waters overlook and sunk more
than score of mercantile ships belong
ing to the nations allied against Ger
many before she was finally run down
and destroyed off Cocos Island. In the
Atlantic the Karlsruhe and a number of
auxiliary cruisers, performed similar du-
ties. They too sent to the bottom more
than a score Of ships.
On land the armies of the belligerents
settled down to hold their positions for
the winter months. Activities from No
vember II. when the German forces cap
tured Dixmude. resulted in Russian de-
feats at Vlo.slavek, Lopno and Kutno.
The battle in Flanders progressed at in
tervals, vigorous actions taking place
and thousands of men on both sides
being killed or wounded. Intrenched for
the winter, the armies contented them
selves principally with holding the posi-
tons they had gained. In the Serbian
Austrian campaign there was considera-
bic activity during the early winter
months. The Austrians occupied Bel
grade, the Serbian capital on December
2, and retained it until December Is,
when, after the Serbians had captured
large forces of Austrians, 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 cap
tured. The German armies operating in
East Prussia held off and dispatched a
Russian army of vast proportions, finally
driving it back we'll into its own terri
tory.
On the sea, British squadron signally
defeated the German squadron which
was victorious off ChileThis engagement
took place off the Falkland Islands Ger
man cruisers bombarded Hartlepool and
Scarborough, and the German armored
cruiser Bluecher was sunk in the North
Sea by a section of the British fleet oper-
ating there. German submarines be-
came especially active during the winter
months, sinking many warships and mer-
chantment.
March opened with an announcement
of British reprisal measures against the
Germans for the submarine warfare and
the development of battle in France.
British troops in France again became
active. making notable advance at
Neuve Chapelle. BY the end of March
the Russian troops had penetrated the
Dukla Pass and entered Hungary. April
saw the beginning Of violent assaults