Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-01-01
WHAT YEAR 1914
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 H.
Iustrious Dead - Disasters
and Sports-FInancIal and
Industrial Happenings.
COMPILED BY e. w. PIckARD.
EUROPEAN WAR STANDS FIRST
EUROPEAN WAR

Fanatic wife the duchess of Hohenberg.
shot and killed by a student in Sara1evo.
capital of Bosnia, after futile attempt
had been made to blow them up with a
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 in
Bosnia
July 2s.-Troops mobiized by Austria.
Ssrvia, Russia and Montenegro. Servians
moved their capital to Nish.
July 2s.-Austria declared war against
servia.
July 2s.-Austrians invaded Servia and
shelled Belgrade.
July 3l.-Kaiser demanded Russian mob
ilization cease and czar refused. Martial
law proclaimed in Germany.
Stock exchanges in nearly all cities OF
the world closed.
Aug 1.-Germany declared war on Rus
sin and mobiized its army. Gar declared
martial law and France Issued decree OF
mobilization. Italy declared its neutral
ity.
Aug 2-German troops advanced on
France through neutral Luxembourg.
Russia began invasion of East Prussia
and Posen.
Aug. 3-Germans started three armies
toward France. through Belgium. vioiat-
Ing the neutrality OF that country.
French troops crossed German frontier
in Vosges mountains.
Aug. 4-Great Britain demanded that
Germany withdraw her troops from Bel
gtum. Germany and England declared
war on each other and Germany declared
war on Belgium. France declared war on
Germany.
q United States proclaimed Its neutrality.
! Aug. b.-GermRns repulsed at IIege by
Bslgians.
Field Marshal Earl Kitchener made
British secretary OF state for war.
nHa ha NJ
the United States rs mediator.
Aug. 6.-Austria-Hungary declared war
on Russia.
British cruiser Amphion sunk by Ger
man mine.
Aug. 7.--Germans entered Liege.
Aug s.-Twenty thousand English troops
landed on French coast. French invaded
Alsace-Lorraine and captured Altkirch
and Muehlhausen.
Italy reafilrmed its neutrality.
Aug. 1o--France broke of diplomatic
relations with Austria-Hungary.
Aug. n.-French driven out Of Cernay
and Mueihausen.
Aug. 13.-Germans occupied Hasseit.
Tongres and ST. Trond. Belgium. France
and England declared war on Austria.
Aug. 15-Japan Issued ultimatum to Ger
many demanding withdrawal of German
warphips from the Orient and evacuation
of Kiauchau.
Aug. I7-Belgian seat of government
was transferred from Brussels to Ant
werp
Beginning of 1--WE days battle in Lor-
ralne, ending in repulse OF French across
frontier with heavy loss. Beginning OF
nve days battle between Servians and
Austrians on the Jadar. ending In Aus
rrian rout
Aug Ie-Brussels occupied by the Ger
mans. the allies retiring to Antwerp.
Servians defeated 5000 Austrians at
Ehabats, forty miles west of Belgrade.
Aug. eo-French recnptured Muelhausen.
Alsace. but were driven back in Lorraine.
Aug. 2L-Germans began bombardment
of Namur forts and levied war tax of
100000 on Brussels and GOO on
Iieee.
Aug. 22.-Germans occupied Ghent and
Bruges.
Aug. 2s-Japan declared war on Ger
many.
Lunevtile. France, occupied by the Ger
mans
Russians drove back the Germans from
the eastern frontier.
Aug 2-The allied armies along the
line from Mons to 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 25.--Austria declared war on Ju-
pan.
Germans levied n war tax OF s9O.0a. 900
on the Belgian province Of Brabant.
Aug. 26-French cabinet resigned and
new cabinet formed by Premier Vivlani.
Russians took Msrlenburg. German is
land Of Sap near Gunm seized by Japa-
uese. Austrian defeated Russians on Gall
clan frontier. Louvain sacked and burned
by Germans.
Aug. 2T.-BritIsh cruiser HIEhhyer de-
stroyed German armed merchant cruiser
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse on west coast
OF Africa.
Aug. 2s.-British fleet sunk Ave German
warships off HeIgoland.
Allies checked the march of Germans to
Paris and terrific battle was begun at
ArrRs and one near Nancy.
Austria declared war on Belgium.
Aug 29.-British forces from New Zea-
land seized ApiH. chief town OF German
Samoa.
Russians defeated near ThnnenberG,
Aug. 3O.-Germans occupied Amiens,
Sept 2.-Scat Of French government
moved to Bordeaux.
Russians captured LemberE, Austria.
after seven days battle.
Sept. 5,-Germnns captured ReIrs,
Sept 6--Fntlsh cruiser Pathfinder sunk
by torpedo In North sea
Sept. Allies victorious IN battle
along the lin" from NnnteuIl to V.rdun.
the imperial guard under tho German
crown prince being nearly annlhitatcd hy
the British.
Germans destroyed Dinant and captured
MHubcugc.
Sept s-AUles pushed back tho entire
lin. OF Invading Germans
Sept a.=Brltlsh forced Germans tn re,
treat along the river MBrue
Sept % n-NussluGs drove tho Gormuua
from Fryrrri fortified positions I'm Rus5inn
Poland. hut rrrularr with hr1vy LOSSES In
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