Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-08-13
BIG EVENTS IN FIRST
YEAR OF THE WORLD WAR

June 2s-Archduke and A%rchduchess
Francis of Austria slain by Serbian
assassins.
August 1-Germany declares wal ON
Russia.
August Herman forces enter Luxem-
burg. Germany demands passage
through Belgium.
August 5-EngIand state Of
war with Germany.
August French invade southern AL
SAGE.
August S-British troops land In
France and Belgium.
August 11-Germans pass Liege forts.
August 12-England and france de-
clare war ON Austria.
August 15-Austrians invade Serbia I'm
force.
August 17-Beginning of Ave day. 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 VIC
tory over Russians at Krasnik. Japan
declares war.
August 24-British begin retreat from
Mons.
August 25-French e~vacuate MueIhau-
len.
August 27-Louvain burned by Ger
mans.
aug n %b-AbAttIG OH HeI&DIanN. sew
eral German warships sunk.
August 29-Russians crushed in three
days battle near T~annenberg.
September 3-Russians occupy Lem
berg.
September 5-BattIe of the Marne be-
gins. German right wing defeated
and retreat begins.
September 7-Maubeuge falls.
sentember 1e-German retreat halts ON
the Aisne.
September 20 Germans lombard
Reims and injure the famous cathe-
October 9-Antwerp occupied bv IN.
Germans.
October 12-Boer revolt starts.
October 14-Allies occupy Ypres. Bat
tie begins on Vistula.
October 15-Ostend occupied by the
Germans.
October 1O-First battle Of Ypres be-
gins.
October 24-Ten days battle before
Warsaw ends In German retirement,
october 7-Russians reoccupy Lodx
and Radon.
October 29-Turkey begins war on Rus
STA.
November 3-Germnn squadron bonn
bnrds British coast.
November 5-Dardanelles forts bonn
barded.
November 6-TsiHgtau surrender..
November 12-Rupsjans defeated NJ
LipnO and Kutno.
November 15-Russians defeated at
VlOtslavek.
November 1~7-Austrian victory ovsr
serbians nj yaIjevo eed.
December 2-Austrians occupy Bel
grade.
December 5-Serbians defeat Austriaps
in three days battle.
December e-Germans occupy Lode.
December 15-Austrians eyacuate Rel
grade.
December 16-German cruisers bom-
bard Scarborough and H~artlepooI, 1870
civilians killed.
20-2e-severe lighting or the
line of the Bzura river.
3. 1015-French advance scro..
Aisne nOrth Of Scissors.
14-French driven back acrosa
Aisne river.
24-Nnval battle in North se..
German armored cruiser Bluecher
anuary 30-Russians occupy Tnbrix.
0-Failure of German attack.
west of Warsaw.
February S-~Beginning Of battle In
East Prussia, ending in Russian de-
February 1s-German formal suhm.-
rine ~"blockade" on Great Britain be-
gins.
February 24-Russians driven from
Eukowina.
3 HEaAG ADVANCE 1f
Neuve Chapelle.
March 21-Zeppeiins lombard Paris.
March 22--Surrender of PrxemysI In
Russians.
31-Russians penetrate Duk,.
pass and enter Hungary.
April 5-French begins violent attack.
IN MihieI salient.
April 14-Ruasians ut Sxfrouno M
miles inside Hungary.
4prf1 1S-Russians evacuate Tarnov.
april 22-Second battle Of Ypres n
gins.
April 25-AIlies leave GaiiiDoIi ,en,.-
sula. suffering fearful losses.
April 2S-A1lies announce ~recautur. ~
Lixerne Het sas and HartmannsweiIer |
Kopf.
Day 15-Berlin reports capture Of 40
600 Russian prisoners In west Cali.
ella and seizure of three villages near
Ypres. ~
Nay e-Russians fall back from D-r,.
pass.
day y-Beriiz reports capture Of Tar !