The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-01-08

Record Of Twelve Months Will Be
Momenteus to Future Gen.
erations.
DETAILS OF WAR IN EUROPE

Clash There Has Overshadowed Othe
Events-Dlsasters Both on Land
and Sea Have Been Many
Minor Incidents Placed
on Record.
This has proved one Of the great
years of history, for it has seen the
outbreak of the long-dreaded World
War School children a thousand
years from now will remember 1914
rs they do 1892 and 1776. Following
10 record of some of the prominent
events of the year, especially the first
dve months of the great conflict:
JANUARY.
Jan. John Lind arrives in Vera Cruz
10 observe Mexican chaos for President
Wilson.
Jan 3-Two thousand Mexican refugees
from battle of Ojinaga flee into the Uni
ted States.
JAN 4-steamship Oklahoma breaks in
two SO miles from Sandy Hook; 80 die.
Jan. 5.-Ford Motor company announces
tts workmen shall have at least $50 a week
each.
Jan. s-United States naval force of
Vera Cruz strengthened.
Jan. 9.--Villa captures Ojinaga.
Jan. H.-Mexican rebels take Torreon.
Jan. Craftsmanship Monroe rammed and
sunk by Steamship Nantucket off Cheas-
peake bay, 43 drown.
FEBRUARY.
Feb. 4-CastilIo, Mexican bandit, wrecks
passenger train in burning tunnel near
MADEIRA; II Americans and SO Mexicans
perish.
Feb. 1o.-Earthquake through New York
btate.
Feb. 11.-Lieut Arthur B. Cook, U. 8.
navy. wounded by bullet in Vera Cruz
street.
: Feb 17-viIla kills W. S. Benton, Scotch
fancher.
MARCH.
! March Geo Westinghouse, inventor
Of the airbrake, dies.
March 16.-Gaston Calmette, editor Of
the Figaro, sot dead by Nine Caillaux,
wife of French minister of finance.
March 23.-War Minister Seely of Britain
resigns.
APRIL.
April 1-House of Representatives re-
peals the Panama canal tolls bill.
April Zone hundred and seventy killed
when storm overtakes Newfoundland seal
srs on the ice.
April Twelve Federal Reserve bank
districts announced.
April 5.-Secretary Daniels bars strong
drink from U. S. navy.
April 10.-Five men Of U. 8. navy under
tho stars and stripes are locked up by
1auerta agents In Tampico.
April 13.-Four gunner, murderers of
Herman Rosenthal, are executed.
April H.--President Wilson orders entire |
Atlantic fleet to Vera Cruz to force an |
apology for the Tampico insult to the |
American flag.
April 1s.-President Wilson sends ulti-
nahum to Huerta.
April 19.-Huerta refused to salute u. 8. |
lag
April 20.-President asks CONGRESSES per-
mission to use armed forces of the Uni
cd States against Huerta. House as
'ents; senate debates.
April 21-2.-Admiral Fletcher's marines
eize Vera Cruz; II Americans and about
50 Mexicans killed.
April 22.-Carranza says Vera Cruz
eixure is unjustified.
April Pa. B. c. Powers offer media
ion to u 8. and Huerta.
April 29.-Industrial war In Colorado
mines. About seventy-five men, women
nd children die In ALL
April 30-Admiral Fletcher turns Vera
'ruz over to General Funston.
MAY.
May s.-Several hundred die In earth
uake near Mt. Aetna, Sicily.
May 11.-Hah million pay tribute to
EZRA Cruz dead in New York.
May 18.-First commercial cargo goes
trough Panama canal.
May 22.-Char1es Becker for second time
= -.
hal
May 27.-Herman B. Duryea's Darbar II
'tns the Derby.
Nay 28.-One Thousand and thirty-two
rowned when the Empress of Ireland, ,
K by Storstad, sinks near Rimouski, st.
Awrence river.
JUNE.
June 1.-Senate has to repeal Panama {
NAL toll bill; so to 35
June &.-H B. Claflin Co. and allied
,ncerns throughout the United States
Ill
June 25.-salem, Mass, laid waste by l
y. 10000 homeless.
June 2s.-Archduke Francis Ferdinand y
June 30-Mrs. Louise Bailey mysterious ?
shot in the office Of DR.. Edwin Carman s
Freeport, Z. !.
fully 16-General Huerta resigns as pres
snt Of Mexico to Francisco Carbajal
July 16.-General Huerta resigns and t
ives Mexico City for Europe.
July 23.-Austria sends an ultimatum to
rviA.
fully N.-Sir Edward Grey proposes an G
EernAtional conference. .
July 2s.-Austria and Germany decline O
Edward Grey's proposal; Austria de- b
Lres war on Servia
'uly 3.-The kaiser demands that Rus te
! suspend mobilization within twelve
urs; Russia orders general mobilization. s
AUGUST.
Jug. 1.-Germany declares war on Rus in
; French cabinet orders general nobil-
tion. W
lug Alderman forces enter Luxem- b