Tombstone epitaph., 1915-01-03
EUROPEAN WAR


 shot and killed by a student in Saratevo capital of Bosnia, after a futile attempt had been made to blow them up with a bomb.
 July S-Austria sent peremptory note to Servia demanding punishment of all accomplices in murder of Archduke Fran ch Ferdinand and suppression of all so- cieties which had fomented rebellion in Bosnia.
 July &.-Troops mobilized by Austria. Servia. Ruesia and Montensg gro. Seryians moved their capital to Nish-
 July A-Austria declared war against servia
 Jpiy e,-Austrisns invaded Servia and sheiied BS'erAde.
 July u-Kaise, demanded Russian mob flization cease and czar 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 mob!nfed Its army. Czar declared martial law and France issued decree of mobilization Italy declared its neutral ity.
 Aug c-German troops advanced on France through neutral Luxembourg. Russia began invasion of East Prussia ard Posen-
 Aug. s.-Germans started three armies toward France. through Belgium. violat- ing the neutrality of that country.
 French troops crossed German frontier in yosges mountains.
 Aug A-Great Britain demanded that Germany withdraw her troops from Bel gium- Germany and England declared war on each other and Germany declared war on Belgium. France declared war on Germany.
 United States proclaimed its neutrality. Aug. h-Germans repulsed al Liese by Beigfars.
 Field Marshal Earl Kitchener made British secretary of state for war.
 President Wilson offered the services Of the United States as mediator.
 Aug. s.-Austria- Hungary declared war on Russia
 British cruiser Amphion sunk by Ger man mine.
 Aug 7-Gerrnans entered Liege.
 Aug s.-Twenty thousand English troops landed on French coast. French invaded Alsace-L Lorraine and captured Altkirch and Muehlhausen.
 Italy reaH1rned its neutrality.
 Aug 1o-France broke of diplomatic r.lations with Austria Hungary.
 Aug. lI-French driven out of Cernay and Muelhausen.
 Aug. Is-Gerrans occupied Hasselt. Tcngres and St. Trond. Belgium. France and England declared war on Austria Aug. l5-Japan issued ultimatum to Ger many demanding withdrawal Of German warships from the Orient and evacuation of Kiauchau.
 Aug. E.-Belgian seat of government was transferred from Brussels to Ant ~erp.
 Beginning of five days battle in Tor ra,re. ending in repulse of French across frontier with heavy loss. Beginning or i've days battle between Serviaus and Austrian. on the Jadar. ending in Aus trian rout
 Aug. rs-Brussels occupied by the Ger mans. the allies retiring to Antwerp.
 Servians defeated 5000 Austrfans at shabats. forty miles west of Belgrade Aug 1.-French recaptured Muelhausen. Alsace but were driven back in Lorraine. Aug H-Germans began bombardment nt of Namur forts and levied war tax Of sla coo on Brussels and s1a a9n.no on Liege. Bruges.
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 Lunevine, France, occupied by the Ger mans
 the eastern frontier.
 Aug. A.-The allied armies along the line from Mons to the Moselle defeated and driven back by the Germans.
  French out of Alsace and advanced from Lorraine into France.
 Jauanese warships began bonbardmenf Of Tsing Tao. fortified seaport of kiau- chsr-
 Aug 1y-Austria declared war on Ja- pan. .oo o,o osr Germans levied . war tax of So.o"."d on the Belgian province oi braoant Arg @-French cabinet resigned and rew cabinet formed by Premier Niviani- ,ussians took Marienburg- German is- land of Tap near Guam seized by Japa- .sse Austrian defeated Russians on Gall cIan frontier. Louvain sacked and burned hy Germans L Auc E.-British cruiser Highfy"r de- seroyed German armed merchant cruisef Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse of west coast of Africa.
 aur s-Brfflsh fleet sunk five German T yarrhips of Helgoland
 aIree checked the march Of Germans 70 pa,fs and terrific battle was begun al arras and one near Nancy
 Austria declared war on BeiEInm'
 aue 9.-British forces from New Eea- land seized Apia, chief town or Sefn'a' Samoa .
 Russians defee:ed near Tannenoers-
 nur 3n-Gerrlans occupied Amieus-
 ssn, .-seat of French governIne m moved to Bordeaux Russians captured Lernberg' A"s'r' sfter seven days battle
 Sept. s-Germans captured heiEs sent- s-Brftish cruiser Pathnnder SUNK tv torpedo in North sea ,, sent' 7-Aiiies victorious In nat'ie .,oIc ,he line from Nanteuil to yerdun' ,b. imperial guard under the Germsn s,cxn prince being nearly annihiia'eo Dy the British. ..,,vred Nsubsuge. ,.cx ,he entire nss ss % s-Brtish forced Germans to re ,-sst along the river Msrne;
 sspt I1--Russians drov. .,,,,ns ,n |, Russiar ,I'1a,s bu; repulsed with heavy losses 'n
 ss,. n-RrItish ~arships rom nus, ,1lla took Berbcrt:hoehe. seat '' s'