The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-04
VARIOUS WAR EvENTs.
OCTOBER 1914

n F. Col. Maritz, Boer commander in tho Cape provinces Tnutinied and martial law was declared throughout South African Union
 1T. South African revolt against British rule was spreading. Former Boer lead CTS, Gen. de Wet and Gen. Beyers. ap- peared at the head of new move so Turkish government severed ofaciaI re- Iations with Great Britain; also de clared war Russia; this action fol- lowed as a sequel to raid of Turkish navy in the Black sea on the 29th-
 NOVEMBER. 1914 | Envoys and ambassadors from Eng land. France and Russia to the Turk Ish government left Constantinople [ Great Britain closed the North sea to B England and France declared war on Turkey. Dardanelles forts bombarded by French and British ships. g. Tsingtao, China, surrendered to the Japanese after standing siege 3S days. IT. Great Britain declared the whole North sea in the war zone.
 DECEMBER. 1914. B. The United States cabled .'instruc- tions to the ambassador at London to ask for more liberal ruling on contraband seizures by British war ships.
 25 British vvarsfaips on German coast and let loose hydroaeropIanes which drop ped bombs on Cuxhaven 30. German aeroplanes dropped bombs Dunkirk. killing 15 persons and wound- JANUARY. 1915 10 German airships dropped bombs on Dunkirk.
 1a German air craft raided the east coast of England. Bombs were dropped close to Sandringaan hall, a royal residence 2S German airships dropped bombs on Dunkirk. France; French airships bonn barded the German trenches at Laon, La Fere and Soissons. in Trance
 FERRITARY 1915 3. Turks. estimated at 12,ooo. attacked British guards along Suez canal south of Ismailia, Egypt.
 6. British ocean liner Lusitania reached port in England flying the United States flag as a protection against German submarines.
 Il. United States addressed notes to the German government and also to Great Britain stating it's position rcga rding new Gern1an war zone and the use of the United States flag by Great Britain 13. Fleet of British airships raided Ger man lines around Ostend, Belgium. 15. Germany informed the United States that she would insist on maintaining the war zone in the English channel. g. German Zeppelin airshtps bonbarded Calais.
 MARCH 1915 1. England announced her intention to stop all ships to and from the seaports of Germany, regardless of their na- tionality or cargo,
 3. United States congress passed a res oiution prohibiting the sailing of ships carrying fuel, arms. ammunition. men or supplies to any Warship. tender or eupply ship of a belligeFent nation. 15. Great Britain issued a sweeping order in council cutting off all outside trade with Germany and refused to enter into agreement with Germany ito mod fly the war zone blockade. 21. Zeppelin airsllips dropped bombs on Paris without doing serious damage. 30. The United States protested against the British order in council against neutral trade with Germany.
 APRIL, 1915
 6. United States challenged Great Brit aims right to bar innocent neutral ships from beIligerent ports. 2. German cruiser Prince Eitel Friedrich interned at Newport News, Va till the end of the war
 Il. German sea raider Kronprinz Wilh elm, which had captured and sunk IA ves- se1s, arrived at Newport News. Va. 16 German airships dropped bombs near London in daylight Germans report ed dropping shells in Greenwich. miles from London.
 21 President Wilson officially notified Ger many that this country would not stop the exporta tions of arms and an1n1uni- ton.
 25. Allied troops landed on the shore of the Dardanelles under fire from the Turkish guns.
 26 German raiding cruiser Kronprinz vi1- helm was interned at, Newport News, Vs. t'i' ,'-~ c-ad ne'tl1e war.