The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-01
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Nov. 6-Tsing Tao surrenders to the
Japanese.
Nov 7.-German light cruiser Geier In
terms in Honolulu; Austrians report adj
vance in Servia, Russians reach PleSChen
in Silesia and enter East Prussia.
Nov. 9.-Carranza fees from Mexico
City.
Nov. TO- - The Emden defeated and
forced ashore at North Keeling island in
Bay of Bengal, by Australian cruiser sgd
ney
Nov 1l-Germans capture Dixmudc;
German submarine sinks British gunbOat
Niger off Deal
Nov. 12.-RussianS occupy Johannesburg
in East Prussia Russians defeated at
Vlotslavek.
Nov. 13.-Fighting renewed at Newport
Nov. 15-Russans defeated at Lipno and
Kutno; battle in Flanders attains climax
with charge Of the Prussan Quart
against Ypres; battle in Flanders attains
climax with charge Of the Prussian Guard
against Ypres.
Nov. 1.-THE Sheikh- ul-Islam at Con-
stantinople proclaims Holy War against
the allies; British house of commons votes
q war loan Of 225,c0OO0 pounds.
Nov. 17.-Berlin announces Austrian VIC
tory over Servians at Valjevo.
Nov. 1S.-French capture Tracy-le-Val
Naval battle in Black sea, in which Turks
and Russians both claim victory.
Nov 19-House Of commons votes new
army of 100000 men; more than 100000
men already under arms, exclusive of ter
ritorals; Germans pierce Russian center
south of LODI.
Nov. 22.-Russians surround two Ger
man corps south Of LODI.
Nov 26.-British battleship Buwark de-
stroyed by explosion in the Midway river;
Germans break through Russian circle
! near LODI.
Nov. 26-American army evacuates Vera
Cruz.
| Nov 29-Russians fail In assault on
| Darkehmen in East Prussia.
Nov. 30.-Artillery fighting renewed
aong the User.
DECEMBER.
Dec 1-German Reichstag votes new
credit Of five billion marks; Russians oc.
cupy Plotsk on the Vistula: King George
visits the army in Flanders; French cap.
ture Chateau Of Vermelles.
Dec. 2.-Austrians take Belgrade by
storm; Germany claims $1,000 Russian
prisoners since November IL; General DE-
Wet captured.
Dec. 3.-London war office announce:
landing Of Australians and New Zealan
ders in Egypt; Italian premier in parlia
ment finds no reasons for a change o.
policy Servians turn on Austrians II
three days battle which ends In a nota
Deeryian victory
Dec. 7.-Ff ss%sns .: s,sssDy LODI.
Nancy repulsed. TO the norl q
Dec S-The German SQUADRON nNs(e
Rear Admiral Won Spec is attacked in ths
south Atlantic off the Falkland islands
oy British fleet under Admiral Sturdae
ana the cruisers Scharnhorst Gneisenau
Leipzig and Nuremberg are sunk: Rritish
occupy Bassorah, in Asia Minor.
Dec. W.-Unoff1cial reports speak of a
German submarine attack on Dover
Dec. ll-Russians claim to have beaten
pack thre Grman attacks on Warsaw :
DEC. R.-Berlin announces the Russi a ns
iost l5oGO men at LODI; French state left
pank OF the User is free OF Germans. COL
oflel Goethals asks two destroyers IN nro-
'ec' the. neutrality Of the Canal Zone
Dec. B.-french lombard Metz forts
Dec. 1.-THE Servians, having cut an
austrian army to pieces, reoccupy Bel
Dec. H-British announce the submarine
BIZ Owed under five rows of mines and
sank the Turkish battleship Messudieh.
Dec. l5.-Three thousand u. S. troops
S We to Mexican harder - Wa
fa,, pefsofis 81 tt{iffea IA w
oeffeTal attack by the allies ~ =
and France * ~ |
Dec. 16.--Seven German crasfrs she'll /
Hartlepool, Scarborough and Wfitby In
England; at least ninetyaye Killed and
one hundred wounded. z