Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-01

Sept "A. Retreating German army /
nated In strongly intrenched position |
along the Aisne river. Amiens reoccupied /
by the French
Sept. 2.-Three British cruisers were /
torpedoed and sunk by German submarine |
In the North sea,
Sept 36.-BritYsh troops from India
landed at Marseilles
Sept. 2s.-Germans began attack on de-
lenses Of Antwerp
Oct a-Germans defeated at Augustowo |
and forced out of Russia
Oct S.-Belgian government moved to |
Ostend
Oct s.-Germans entered Antwerp.
Russian army occupied Lyck, East Prus-
STA.
Oct l0-Gernaan army Of 5000 was re-
pulsed at Quatrecht, east OF Client
Oct. n.-Germany imposed war fine Of
$l0o. 100000 on Antwerp.
Russian cruiser Pallada sunk by German
submarines.
Oct. 12-Ghent occupied by the Ger
mans.
Oct. 1a-Bslgian government moved to
Havre. France.
Colonel Maritz and his troops in the
northwest OF Cape province. South Africa.
rebelied. Martial law proclaimed through
out Union of South Africa.
Oct. h-Germans occupied Ostend and
Bruges
Oct. l6.-British cruiser Hawke sunk in
the North sea by German submarine.
Oct. H-Japanese cruiser Takachiho
sunk by torpedo in Kiauchau bay
British cruiser Undaunted and four de-
stroyers sunk four German destroyers in
North sea.
Oct. 1s.-AlIies recaptured Armentieres.
Oct. 19.-Desperate fighting along Bel
CLAN coast, British warships taking part.
Oct. B,-French retook Altkirch, Alsace,
at the point of the bayonet
Oct. A.-Ten days battle before War
saw ended in German defat.
Oct. 2-Germans crossed River User
and slowly pressed toward the south
Oct. 26.-Germans bombarded Newport
but were checked by allies.
Maritz and his rebel force defeated by
Union Of South Africa troops.
Prinzip. slayer OF Archduke Francis
Ferdinand and his wife, and q others
found guilty OF treason.
Won Falkenhayn, German minister OF
war, made chief OF stan to succeed Won
Moltke
Oct 2S.-De Wet and Beyers Joined in
South Africa revolt.
British dreadnaught Audacious sunk by
mine
Russians reoccupied Lode and Radon,
| Germans retreating.
Oct. 2s.-Prinzlp was sentenced to 20
years imprisonment; four of his accom-
pllces sentenced to death and others to
various terms OF imprisonment.
Botha reported the rout of the rebel
Beers.
German cruiser Emden torpedoed Rus
| sian cruiser and French destroyer in Pc
nang harbor.
Oct. 29-Turlxey began war on Russia,
the cruiser Breslau bombarding Odessa,
Theodosla and other places on the Black
sea.
Nov 1.-British cruiser Hermes sunk by
German submarine in Dover straits.
Five German warships engaged four
| British warships of the coast of Chile
and sank two and disabled third; the
fourth escaped.
Nov 3-British and French fleet bonn
barded the Dardanelles forts, and British
vessels destroyed the barracks Of Akabah
Arabia.
Germans abandoned left bank of the
User below Dixmude.
Nov. 5.--France, Great Britain and Rus.
STA declared war on Turkey. Great Brit.
ain annexed Cyprus.
Nov. 6.-The sheik-uI-Islam ordered &
holy war against Russia. France and Eng
land.
Nov. 7.--German fortress Of Using Tao
China, stormed by Japanese and British
and captured.
Nov. S.-Belgian troops penetrated I,
Ostend
Ypres set fire by German shells and de
stroved.
German cruiser Emden driven ashor
bon Cocos Islands and destroyed by Aus
tralian cruiser Sydney.
Nov 10-Russian fleet In Black sea sanl
four Turkish transports.
Nov. I1.-British gunboat Niger sunk b,
a torpedo of Deal.
Russians occupied Johannesburg. Eas
Prussia.
Germans captured Dixmude.
Nov. 15.-Germans forced from all posi-
lions on left bank OF the User.
, British destroyed Turkish fort at en-
trance to Red sea.
/ Nov. 16.-Fioods In West Flanders Gu
{ Off a large number of Germans
q Pope issued encyclicai urging cesBatio
OF warfare.
4 Nov R.-Russians checked by German
at soldau after four days Of bloody fight
: ing.
Nov. 22-Ypres bombarded by German
: town hall and market place being dc
stroyed.
n Nov. 2s.-Russians won great victor
over Germans who were advancing o
e Warsaw
d Nov 24.-Germans opened a terrific a
tack on the allies from Ypres TO L
e Bassee.
n Naval base of Germans at Zeebrugge d,
moiished by shells from British feet.
L Nov. 2e.-British battleship Bulwark d.
i stroyed by explosion or sheerness.
Nov. H.-Germans renewed fierce bon
i bardment of Reims.
Two British ships sunk OF Havre /
70 German submarines. and one or Grimst
by mine.
d Dec. I.-Germans cut their way out
1. the Russian trap in Poland but with gre
y losses.
l. tured.
d Dec. 2-oermans in Poland resumed ii
offensive.
, Belgrade. capital of servia. occupied /
IT the Austrians.
i Dec. 6.-Germans occupied Lodz. Ru
Sian Poland. after severe bombardment.
N Dec 7.-Garmans defeated RUSSIAN
north and south OF I.odz.
10 Dec s.-German cruisers ScharnhoFI
1t Gneisenau. Leipzig and Nuremberg und
Admiral won Spec. sunk by British squa
ron under Vice-AdmIral Sir Frederi
y efnndee on the Falkland islands. II
IN Dresden badly damaged escaped.
Emperor william III IN Berlin.
General Beyers. rebel Boer leader, I
ported dead.
az TurIxlssh forces at Kurna. At head 81 Ps
sian gulh surrendered 20 British expe,
a. tIonary force from India.
Dec. S.-Terrinc hghting around L4owi'
Russian Poland.
TX Dee, ia-Allies captured Rouiers a
lie Austrians in servia compelled to i
n, treat
IN Dec. 1i.-Russians checked three Of I
BY I'VE German columns advancing on Wa
saw.
"a Allies repulsed violent attacks Of O,
mans near Ypres