The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-07-03

the Allied lines between Ypres and
Nieuport continued for week and
then weakened.
The Germans operating in Russia
meantime had been defeated after a
ten days battle before Warsaw.
Revolt Breaks Out In Africa.
In Africa revolt and mutiny broke
out. These disorders were headed by
the Boer leader General de Wet, Gen.
eral Reyers, Colonel Maritz and
others.
Colonel Maritz was driven from
Cape Colony. General Beyers was kill.
ed at Vaal river and General de We.
was captured after he had been in the
1eld for more than a month. Native
troops in the African provinces belong.
ng to Germany, Great Britain anc
France were lined up on the borders
OF the respective provinces. Fighting
was general.
During the latter part of October
the British dreadnought Audacious was
sunk of the Irish coast; the Russians
successfully attacked LODI and Ra.
dom, driving out the invading Ger.
mans. Turkey Joined the war at that
1uncture by naval operations in the
Black Sea. Odessa was attacked.
November opened with German
naval victory over a British squad.
ron OF the coast of Chile and the
Turkish warships bombarded sebas.
topol. Two days later German war.
ships ventured from their anchorage
behind the naval base at Heligoland
and bombarded the British coast in
the vicinity of Yarmouth. On Novem.
Der 5, Great Britain and France de
clared war on Turkey and the forts
guarding the entrance to the Oar.
danelles were bombarded by fleet OF
English and French warships. On the
north the Russians reoccupied Jarslay
after several days of ferocious fighting
German Raiders Are Sunk.
German cruisers which had been sta,
toned in foreign waters at the open
Ing of the war had by that time given
good account of themselves. The
Emden operating in the Indian ocean
and adjacent waters overlook and
sunk more than score of mercantile
ships belonging to the nations allied
against Germany before she was final
ly run down and destroyed off Cocos
Island. In the Atlantic the Karlsruhe
and a number of auxiliary cruisers
performed similar duties. They, too
sent to the bottom more than a score
of ships.
On land the armies of the belliger.
ents settled down to hold their posi-.
tions for the winter months. Actfvi.
ties from November II, when the Ger.
man forces captured Dixmude, result.
ed in Russian, defeats at Vlotslavek,
Lopno and Kutno. The battle in Elan.
ders progressed at intervals, vigorous
actions taking place and thousands OF
men on both sides being killed or
wounded. Intrenched for the winter
the armies contented themselves prin.
cipally with holding the positions they
had gained. In the Serbian-Austrian
campaign there was considerable &C
tivity during the early winter months
The Austrians occupied Belgrade, the
Serbian capital, on December 2, and re-
tanned it until December Is, when,
after the Serbians had captured large
forces of, Austrians, they were driven
back into their own territory.
In East Prussia during the winter
there was severe fighting, resulting in
the loss of many men, dead, wounded
and captured. The German armies op
Grating. in East Prussia held of and
dispatched a Russian army of vast
proportions, finally driving it back well
into it's own territory.
German Squadron Defeated.
On the sea, British squadron sig
nally defeated the German squadron
which was victorious off Chile. This
engagement took place of the Falk
land islands. German cruisers BON
barded Hartlepool and Scarborough
and the German armored cruiser
Bluecher was sunk in the North Sea
by a section of the British fleet oper
ating there. German submarines be
came especially active during the win
ter months, sinking many warships
and merchantmen.
March opened with an announce
ment of British reprisal measures
against the Germans for the subma
rine warfare and the development Of
battle in France.
British troops in France again be
came active, making a notable advance
at Neuve Chapelle. BY the end Of
March the Russian troops had pene
trated the Dulka pass and entered
Hungary. April saw the beginning Of
violent assaults upon the German lines
by the French east of Verdun and the
Mouse. The French stormed the Ger
man position at Les Eparges and about
the same time it was officially an
nounced that the total of British cas-
ualties to that date were 139,347. By