The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-01-09
THE STORY OF 1914--sr E. W. RICHARD

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| Oct. lO-German army OF 10000 was
pulsed at Quatrecht, east of Client.
Oct. l1.--Germany imposed war fine Of
500, 600, 900 Antwerp.
Russian cruiser Pallada sunk by German
| submarines
Oct l2.-Ghent occupied by the Germans.
Oct. 13-Belgian government moved to
| Havre, France.
| Colonel Maritz and his troops in the north
west of Cape province, South Africa. rebelled.
Martial law proclaimed throughout Union of
South Africa.
Oct. l5.-Germans occupied Ostend and
Bruges
Oct 16-British cruiser Hawke sunk in the
North sea by German submarine.
Oct T.-Japanese cruiser Takachiho sunk
by torpedo in Kiauchau bay
British cruiser Undaunted and four destroy
ers sunk four German destroyers in North sea.
Oct. l8.-Allies recaptured Armentieres.
Oct l9.-Desperate fighting along Belgian
coast British warships taking part.
Oct. 2O.-Japanese seized German islands in
the Marianne. Marshall, East Caroline and
West Caroline archipelagoes.
Oct. 2s.-French retook Altkirch, Alsace al
the point of the bayonet.
Oct. 24.-Ten days battle before Warsaw
ended in German defeat.
Oct. 25.-Germans crossed River User and
slowly pressed toward the south.
Oct. 26.-Germans bombarded Nieuport but
were checked by allies.
Maritz and his rebel force defeated by I'm
ion of South African troops.
Prinzp, slayer of Archduke Francis Ferdi-
nand and his wife, and 23 others found guilty
of treason.
Won Falkenhayn. German minister of war,
made chief of staff to succeed Won Moltke
Oct. 2S-De Wet and Beyers Joined in
South Africa revolt.
British dreadnaught Audacous sunk by mine
Russians reoccupied LODI and Radom Ger
mans retreating.
Oct. 2S.-Prinzip was sentenced to 20 years
Imprisonment four of his accomplices SEN
fenced to death and others to various terms Of
Imprisonment.
Botha reported the rout of his rebel Beers
Germans cruiser Emden torpedoed Russian
cruiser and French destroyer in Penang har-
Dor.
Oct. 20. Turkey began war on Russia the
cruiser Breslau bombarding Odessa. Theodosa
and other places the Black sea
Nov. British cruiser Hermes sunk by
German submarine in Dover Straits.
Five German warshps engaged four Brit
ish warships Off the coast of Chile and sank
two and disabled "A third the fourth escaped
Nov. 3. British and French fleet bombar,led
the Darianees forts. and British vessels de-
stroyed the barracks of Akabah, Arabia
Germans abandoned left bank of the User
below Dixmude.
Nov. 3. France. Great Britain and Russia
declared war on Turkey. Great Britain an
nexcd Cyprus.
Nov. s. The shek-u-Islam ordered a holy
war against Russia, France and England
Nov. : German fortress of Using Tao, China
atormed by japanese and British and captured.
Nov. 9, British troops penetrated to o.
tend.
Yprcs set fire by German shells and destroy
ed
German cruiser Emden driven ashore on
Cocos islands and destroyed by Australian
cruiser Sydney.
Nov TO-. Russian fleet in Black Sea sank
four Turkish transports
Nov H.. British punboat Niger sunk bv q
torpedo OFT Deal.
Russians occupied Johannesburg. East Prrps-
STA.
Nov. Is. Germans forced from all positions
ON left bank of the User.
British destroyed Turkish fort at entrance
to Red Sea
Nov. l6. Floods in West Flanders cut off
large number of Germans.
Pope issued encyclical urging cessation of
warfare.
Nov, IL Russians checked by Germans ut
So!dau after four days of bloody fighting.
Nov. %. Hpres bombarded by German.
town hall and market place being DESTROYED.
Nov. % Russians won great victory over
GcrmGns who were advancing on Warsaw
Nov. "a Germans opened II terr,fi attack
on the allies from Ypres to La Bassce,
Naval base of Germans at Ieeblryua de,
moiirhcd by shells from British fleet
Nov. 26. British battleship Buwark ID.
stroyed by explosion Off Sheerness
Nov. u. Germans renewed fierce bomborl-
ment of Reims
Two British ships sunk Off Havrc by Ger |
man submarines, and one off Grimsbv nv a
mine.
Dec. L. Germans cut their way out Of the
Russian trap in Poland but with great losses
General De Wet Boer rebel leader. CAPTURED
Dec. 2. Germans in Poland resumed the
offensive.
pe'El"ue c"pltal OF SerNla, occupied by the |
Austrians.
Dec 3.-Gcrmans made night ATTEMPT TO
cross the User RATS but were repulsed by
British and many drowned.
Dec g. Germans occupied LODI Russian
Poland. after severe bombardment
Dec Germans defeated Russians north
and south of LODI.
Dec 8. German cruisers Scharnhorst Gne:
Scnau, Leipzig and Nurnberg under Admiral
Won Spec, sunk by British squadron, under
Nicc-Admiral Sir Frederick Sturdee off the
Falkland islands. The Dresden badly dam
aged, escaped.
Emperor William i'll in Berlin
General Beycrs, rebel bocr leader. reported
dead.
Turkish forces at Kurna, at head of Persian
gulf, surrendered to British cxpedtionarv
force from India.
Dec. 8. Terrific fighting around Lowicz,
Russian Poland
Dec. 10. Allies captured Roulcrs and Ar
mentiercs.
Austrians in Servia compelled to retreat
Dec. IL. Russians checked three of the five
German columns advancing on Warsaw