Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-07-01
ASSASSIN'S BULLETS ONE
YEAR AGO MONDAY STARTED
GREATEST WAR IN HISTORY
Eleven Nations Are Now in Conflict Which Followed Murder of Archduke
Francis Ferdinand and His Wife by the Poor Student, Garvio Prinzip
Losses Total More than 10000 Men and 500 Ships.

| cruisers. performed similar duties. They
too sent to the bottom more than a score
VI ships.
WARFARE IN WINTER.
On land the armies ~ the belligerents
settled down to hold their positions for
the winter months. Activities from Mo-
vember II. when the German forces cap
tured Dixmude. resulted IN Russian de-
/ feats at Nlotslavek, Lopno and kutuo.
The battle in Flanders progressed at in
t~ervals, vigorous actions taking place
and thousands Of men on both sides being
killed or wounded. Intrenched for the
, winter. the armies contented themselves
principally with holding the positions they
had gained. In the Serbian-Austrian ram
paign there was considerable activity
during the early winter months. The
Austrians occupied Belgrade, the Serbian
capital on December .. and retained 1t
until December Ia, when, after the
Eerhians had captures large forces of
Austrians. they were driven back into
their own territory.
In East Prussia during the winter there
was severe f~ghtinr. resulting In tho loss
of many men, dead, wounded and cap
tured. The German armies operating In
East Prussia held off and despatched a
Russian army of vast proportions. finally
driving it back we'll into its town terri
tory.
on the sea. a British squadron signallv
defeated the German squadron which was
victorious or Chile. This engagement
took place off the Falkland islands. Ger
man cruisers homba rded Hartlepool and
Sea rhorough. and the German armored
cruiser Bluecher was sunk In the North
sea by a section OF the British fleet oper-
ating there. German submarines became
especially active during the winter
months.
ACTIVITY T " SPRING.
British troops in France again became
active. making a notable advance at
~, Eeuve Chapelle. BY the end ~ March the
Russian troops had penetrated the Dukla
pass and entered Hungary. April saw the
beginning Of violent assaults upon the
German lines ny the French east Of Yer
dun and the Meuse. The French stormed
the German positions At Les Eparees and
! about the same time 1t was of1ciallN an
nounced that the total OF British casual
! ties to that date were 1884,. BY the mid
l die of April the Russians had penetrated
Hungary to a point 20 miles over the nor
der. and the Germans had begun a sue
, cessful assault upon the allies lines near
r ypres. For several weeks the armies
8 struggled back and forth losing thousands
i of men. gaining ground one day and he
ing forced to e~vacuate their positions the
next. IN Galicia during the first three
DAYS of Nav the German-Austrian forces
A broke through the Russian lines and
forced a retreat. Fifty thousand prison
ers. il was recited. were taken.
I Around Ypres the British forces lost
ground and We're finally forced T.
evacuate an especially strong position
they had gained at an elevation
designated AS Viii No. 90. Almost
simultaneously tho Russians began a re-
treat from the Carpathian passes ant
while this was in progress the Cunart
. liner Lusitania, bound from New YORK
to Liverpool was sent to the bottom by a
torpedo fired by a German submarine
p Approximately 1,2o lives We're lost ii
7 the disaster.
: PRESIDENT WILSON PROTESTS.
:, The loss of Americans in the LusitaniF
and other vessels which We're victims 4"
Germanv's submarine warfare resulted II
President Wilson protesting against :
continuance Of such tactics.
on MAY %. Italy declared war or
Austria-Hungary after having ~denounceT
=" early in the month the Triple ALLIANCE
treaty. The declaration of war was quick
: ly followed by raids upon the Italian
u coast cities by Austrian aeroplanes. Thu
Italian army struck across the horde
into Austria with Triest and Trent a
obiectiVes.
u During all this time the allied warship