The chronicle=news., 1915-01-01
EUROPEAN WAR

Jun. cs-srcrduke Francis Ferdinand
heir to the Austrian throne. and his NOR
ganatic wife, the duchess of IIohenberS
shot and killed by a student in Saraje"o
capital OF Bosnia, after n futile attempt
had been made to blow them up with a
bomb.
July e3.-Austria sent peremp;ory note
to Servia demanding punishment of ALI
accompliccs in murder of Archduke Fran
els Ferdinand and suppression Of all So
Bosnia.
july cs.-Troops modified by Austria.
servia. Russia and Montenegro. Servians
moved their capital to Nish.
July 2s.-Austria declared war against
Ecrvia.
July 2o-Austrinns invaded Scrvia and
sheIled Belgrade.
July sl.-Kaiser demanded Russian mob
tlIzatlon cease and car refused. Martial
law proclaimed in Germany.
Stock exchanges In nearly all cities of
the world closed.
Aug l-Germany declared war on Rus
.ia and modified its army. Car declared
martial law and France issued decree o.
mobilization. Italy declared its neutral
ity.
Aug. c-Gcrman troops advanced on
France through neutral Luxembourg.
Russia began invasion of East Prussia
and Posen.
Aug. 3-Germans started three armies
ing the neutrality OF tina. country.
French troops crossed German frontier
IN Eosges mountains.
Aug. 4.-Great Britain demanded that
Germany withdraw her troops from Bel
GUM Germany and England decla red
war on each other and Germany declared
war on Belgium. France declared war on
Germany.
United States proclaimed Its neutrality.
AUG. 5.-Germans repulsed at Liege By
BeIgians.
Field Marshal Earl Kitchener made
British secretary of state for war.
President Wilson offered the services OF
the United States MS mediator.
Aug. s.-Austr.a- Hungary declared war
on Russia.
British cruiser Amphion sunk by Ger
man mine.
Aug. 7.-Germans entered Iicgc.
Aug s.-Twenty thousand English troops
banded on French coast French invaded
Alsacc-Lorraine and captured Altkirch
and Muehlhsusen.
Italy reaflirmed its neutrality.
Aug. 10.-France broke off diplomatic
relations with Austria Hungary.
Aug. 11.--French driven out Of Cernay
and Muelhnusen.
Aug. 13.-Germans occupied Hasselt
Tongres and St Trond. Belgium. France
and England declared war on Austria.
Aug 15-Japan issued ultimatu,n to Ger
many demanding withdrawal of German
OF Kiauchau.
Aug. l7.-Belgian seat of government
was transferred from Brussels to Ant
werp.
Beginning of five days battle In IoT-
raine, ending in repulse of French across
frontier with heavy loss. Beginning of
five days battle between servians and
Austrians on the Jadar. ending in Aus
trian rout
Aug 1s.-Rrussels occupied by the Ger
oil tiri, fr, t,,tyv
Servians defeated 5000 Austrans at
shabats. forty miles west Of Belgrade.
Aug 20-French rccaptured Muelhauscn.
Alsace, but were driven back in Lorraine.
Aug 21.-Germans began bombardmcnt
of Namur forts and levied war tax of
100000 on Brussels and 100000 on
Liege.
Aug 22-Germans occupied Client and
Bruges.
Aug. o3.-Japan declared war on Ger
many.
Lunevillc, France. occupied by the Ger
hans.
Russians drove back the Germans from
the eastern frontier.
AUG. 2t.-Thc allied armies along the
line from Mons TO tho Mosclle defeated
and driven back by the Germans.
Germans captured Namur. drove the
French out of Alsacc and advanced from
LORRAINE into France.
japanese warships began bombardmcnt
of Using Tao. fortified seaport OF Eiau-
chau.
Aug. o5.-Austrla declared war on ia
pan.
Germans levied n war tax of 10000 COO
on the Belgian province of Brabant
Aug. of.-French cabinet resigned and
new cabinet formed by Premier Viva nj.
Russians took Marlcnburg. German is
land of zap near Guam seized by Japa-
neso. Austrian defeated Russians on Cali
clan frontier. Louvan sacked and burned
by Germans.
Aug. 27.-British cruiser Highnyer do
stroyed German armed merchant cruiser
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse off west coas,
of Africa.
Aug os.-British fleet sunk five German
warships off HelGoland.
Allies checked the march OF Germans to
Paris and terrific battle was begun at
Arras and one near Nancy.
Austria declared war Belgium.
Aug oo.-British forces from New Zea-
land seized Apia, chief town of German
Samoa
Russians defeated near Tannenberg
Aug 3p,-Germans occupied Amiens.
Sept Seat of French government
moved to Bordeaux.
Russians captured Lemberg, Austria.
after seven days battle.
Sept 5.--Germans captured Reims.
Sept G.-British cruiser Pathfinder sunk
by torpedo in North sea
Sept Allies victorious in battle
along the line from Nanteull to Verdun.
the imperial guard under the German
crown prince being nearly annihi!atcd By
the British.
Germans destroyed Dinant and captured
MaubeuEe.
Sept S-AIlies pushed back the entire
line of invading Germans.
Sept. British forced Germans to re-
treat along the river Marne.
Sept. n-Russians drove the Germa ms
from several fortified positions In Russian
Poland. but repuised with heavy losses In
East Prussia.
Sept. 12.-British warships from Aus
tralIa took Herbertshoel e seat of govern