The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-31
ennlanher and ooLobar

September and October
 Sept. 2-The French government moved to Bordeaux The battle of Che Mane was begun, Q few hours be- fore Russian troops succeeded In oc- cupying Lembers. the capital of Cai- icia.
 French and Engllsh later win the battle of tho Marne.
 Events Of tho next few days includ- ed the bombardmcnl of Rheims by the Germans and Che sinking by Ger man submarine of the British cruis- CTS Aboukir Greasy and Hogue The Russian troops attacked Przemysl and took Jaroslav.
 Sept 26.- British troops from ln- dia landed at Marseilles and dispatch ed Co Che northward. Germans had naugurated a siege of Antwerp, that resulted in the Belgian government moving from that city to Ostend Two days later the bombardment of Ant. werp began. The Belgian govern ment remained at Ostend for about week and then removed to Havre, France.
 Forty-eight hours later the Germans captured Ostend Meanwhile the AL lied troops occupied Ypres, and desperate battle had begun on the Vistula river
 Sept 2S-The Germans operating in Russia defeated after a ten days battle before Warsaw
 African Campaign
 In Africa revolt and mutiny broke out These disorders were headed by the Boer leader, Gen de Wet Gen. Beyers and Col. Maritz and others.
 Col Maritz was driven fgrom Cape Colony, Gen Beyers was killed at Vaal river. and Gen. de Wet was sap tured after he had been in the field for more than month Fighting was general in Africa.
 During the latter part of October the Russians successfully attacked Lodz and Radon. driving out the in- vading Germans.
 November
 November opened with a German naval victory over a British squadron off the coast of Chile. and the Turk ish warships bombarded Sebastopol. Two days later German warships ven tured from their anchorage behind The naval base at Heligoland and bonn barded the British coast in the vic fly of Yarmouth.
 November 5.-Great Britain and France declared war on Turkey. The forts guarding the entrance to the Dardanelles were bombarded by fleet of English and French war ships On the North the Russians re- occupied Jaroslav after several days of ferocious fighting
 The Emden
 The emden. operating in the Indian ocean and adjacent waters, overlook and sunk more than score of mer- chantships belonging to the nations allied against Germany before she was finally run down and destroyed off Cocos Island In the Atlantic the Karlsruhe and number of auxiliary cruisers performed similar duties
 On land the armies of the belliger- ents settled down to hold their posi- tions for the winter months. Activi- ties from November n. when the German forces captured Dixmude, re- suited in Russian defeats at Vlots- lavek. Jopno and Kutno The battle of Flanders progressed at intervals, vigorous actions taking place and thousands of men on both sides be- ing killed or wounded.
 December
 The Austrians occupied Belgrade, the Serbian capital and retained 1t un- ul December 10, when, after the Ser bians had captured large forces of Austrians, they were driven back.
 23.-Grand Duke Nicholas finds it necessary to raise the siege of Prz- emysl
 25.-The Germans are successful in East Prussia In Galicia the Russians are victorious on the Biala
 2S.-Terrific fighting continues in Poland and Galicia
 23.-The French have won posses sion of the forest of La Petre, in All sace, and are bombarding the fortifi- cations of Metz.
 24.-Germans are the victors in an engagement with British and In- dian troops near st. Hubert. Belgium 27.-The Germans gain at Ypres Allies gain at Lens, At attacq by land and sea upon Nieuport is sue cessfully resisted by the Germans.
 27--Turkish forces are reported as victoriously advancing along the Cau- casion front
 1915.
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