The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-07
WHAT YEAR 1874
GAVE TO MANKIND
Chronological Record Of Most
Important Events Of the
Twelve Months.
EUROPEAN WAR STANDS FIRST
MexIco's MuddIed AffaIrs-Pope Plus
and Earl Roberts Among the IT,
iustrlous Dead = Disasters
and sports-FInanclal and
Industrial Happenings.
COMPILED BY z. W. PickARo.
EUROPEAN WAR STANDS FIRST
COMPILED By e. W. PIcKARD.
EUROPEAN WAR

June M-Archduke Francis Ferdinand.
heir to the Austrian throne. and MS NOR
ganatic wife. the duchess OF Hohenpers'
shot and killed by student In sara)eVo.
capital Of Bosnia, after a futile attempt
had been made to blow them up with
bomb.
July 23-Austria sent peremptory note
to Servia demanding punishment OF all
accomplices In murder Of Archduke FRAN
els Ferdinand and suppression OF all SO
cieties which had fomented rebellion III
Bosnia.
July 2s.-Troops modified by Austria.
Servia Russia and Montenegro. Serv'ans
moved their capital to Nish.
July 2S.-Austria declared war against
Servia
July 29-Austrians invaded Servia and
shelled Belgrade.
July H-Kaiser demanded Russian mob
ilization cease and car refused, MARTIAL
law proclaimed In Germany.
Stock exchanges in nearly all cities OF
the world closed
Aug l.-Germany declared war on Rus
sia and modified Its army. Car declared
martial law and France issued decree OF
mobilization. Italy declared Its neutrai-
ity.
Aug Alderman troops advanced on
France through neutral Luxembourg.
Russia began invasion Of East Prussia
and Posen.
Aug. S.-Germans started three armies
toward France, through Belgium, violat-
ing the neutrality of that country.
French troops crossed German frontier
In Vosges mountains.
Aug l.-Great Britain demanded that
Germany withdraw her troops from Bei-
GUM Germany and England declared
war on each other and Germany declared
IT. Nrn
Germany az,
United States proclaimed Its neutrality.
Aug. 5.-Germans repulsed at Lege by
Belgians
Field Marshal Earl Kitchener made
British secretary OF state for war.
President Wilson offered the services OF
the United States as mediator.
Aug 6-Austria- Hungary declared war
on Russia.
British cruiser Amphlon sunk by Ger
man mine.
Aug 7.-Germans entered Liege,
Aug s-Twenty thousand English troops
landed on French coast. French invaded
AIsace- Lorraine and captured Altkirch
and Muehlhausen.
Italy reaffirmed Its neutrality
Aug l0.-France broke of diplomatic
relations with Austria Hungary.
Aug 1l--French driven out OF Cernay
and Muelhausen.
Aug. 13.-Germans occupied Hasselt,
Tongres and St Trond. Belgium. France
and England declared war on Austria.
Aug. 15-Japan issued ultimatum to Ger
MANY demanding withdrawal OF German
varships from the Orient and evacuation
Of Kiauchau.
Aug. 17.-Belgian seat OF government
was transferred from Brussels to Ant
werp.
Beginning Of FIVE days battle In Lor-
raine, ending In repulse OF French across
frontier with heavy loss. Beginning OF
fve days battle between Servians and
Austrians on the Jadar. ending In Aus
TRAN rout
Aug 19-Brussels occupied by the Ger
mans, the allies retiring to Antwerp.
Seryians defeated $1,000 Austrians az
Shabats. forty miles west OF Belgrade
Aug. O.-French recaptured Muelhausen.
AIsace, but were driven back In Lorraine.
Aug 2l.-Germans began bombardment
OF Namur forts and levied war tax or
go. mn. 900 on Brussels and Slo,Wo'oo on
Liege.
Aug 22.-Germans occupied Client and
Bruges
Aug 2-Japan declared war on Ger
Inneville, France, occupied by the Ger
mans
Russians drove back the Germans from
the eastern frontier.
Aug 4.-The allied armies along the
line from Mons 10 the Moselle defeated
and driven back by the Germans.
Germans captured Namur drove the
French out of Alsace and advanced from
Lorraine into France.
Japanese warships began bombardment
of Using Tao. fortified seaport OF kiau-
chau.
Aug 1.-Austria declared war on ia
pan. a., ~. NM,
Germans levied a war tax OF $4,000 600
on the Belgian province OF Brabant
Aug. 2s-French cabinet resigned and
new cabinet formed by Premier Vivianl.
Russians took Marienburg German Is
land Of zap near GSam seized by Japa-
nese. Austrian defeated Russians on Gall
clan frontier Louvain sacked and burned
by Germans.
Aug 7-British cruiser Highflyer de-
stroyed German armed merchant cruiser
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse on west coast
Of Africa.
Aug 2s,-Br,tish feet sunk five German
warships of Helgoland.
Allies checked the march OF Germans to
Paris and terrific battle was begun at
Arras and one near Nancy
Austria declared war on Belgium.
Aug 9.-British forces from New Zea-
land seized Apia, chief town or German
Samoa.
Russians defeated near Tannenberg
Aug. @-Germans occupied Amens.
Sept. 2.-Seat OF French government
moved 10 Bordeaux.
Russians captured Lemberg. Austria,
after seven days battle,
Sept. 5-Germans captured Reims.
Sept. s.-British cruiser Pathfinder sunk
by torpedo in North sea.
Sept. ALLIES victorious in battle
along the line from Nanteuil TO Verdun.
the imperial guard under the German
crown prince being nearly annihilated by
the British.
Germans destroyed Dinant and captured
Maubeuge.
Sept. s.-Allies pushed back the entire
line Of invading Germans.
Sept e-British forced Germans to re-
treat along the river Marine.
Sept. Il-Russians drove the Germans
from several fortified positions in Russian
Poland but repulsed with heavy losses in
East Prussia
Sent. i2-British warsh,ps from Aus
.ralia took Herbertshoehe. seax OF govern