Tombstone epitaph., 1915-01-10
chronological Record of Most important Events of the
 Twelve Months.
EUROPEAN WAR STANDS FIRST
mexlee's Muddied AnaIrs-Pope Pius and Earl Roberts Among the ii. iustrious Dead - Disasters
 and sports-FInaneiai and
 Industrial Happenings.
EUROPEAN WAR

June @-Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne. and his nor eanstic wife. the duchess of Hohenberg. sho; and killed by student in Sarajevo. capital of Bosnia, after futile attempt had been made 10 blow them up with bomb.
 July za-Apstria sent peremptory note 10 Servia demanding punishment of all accomplices in murder of Archduke Fran cis Ferdinand and suppression of all so- oieties which had fomented rebellion in Bosnia
 July S.-Troops mobillzed by Austria. servia. Russia and Montenegro. Servians moved their capital to Nish.
 July S.-Austria declared war against Servia-
 July cs-Austrians invaded ServIa and shelled Belgrade.
 JuIy u-Kaiser demanded Russian mob fhzation cease and czar refused. Martial law proclaimed in Germany.
 Stock exchanges in nearly all cities of the world closed.
 Aug. I-Germany declared war on Rus f'a and mobilized its army. Czar declared martial law and France issued decree of mobilization. Italy declared its neutral fly.
 Aug 2-German troops advanced on France through neutral Luxembourg.
 Russia began invasion of East Prussia and Posen.
 Aug 3-Gerrnans started three armies toward France, through Belgium, violat ing the neutrality of that country.
 French troops crossed German frontier fin Nosges mountains.
 Aug. 4-Great Britain demanded that Germany withdraw her troops from Bel gium Germany and England declared war on each other and Germany declared war on Belgium. France declared war on Germany.
 United States proclaimed it's neutrality. nc rTDulEFd lIFEe BelEians-
 Field Marshal Earl Kitchener made British secretary of state for war.
 President Wilson offered the services Of the United States as mediator.
 Aug. s-Austria-Hungary declared war on Russia
 British cruiser AmphIon sunk by Ger man mine.
 Aug. 7.-Gernans entered 1iege
 Aug s-Twenty thousand English troops landed on French coast. French invaded Alsace-Lorraine and captured Altkirch and Muehlhausen.
 Italy reaf1rmed its neutrality. Aug -o--Frarce broke of diplomatic relations with Austria Hungary.
 Aug. 1l.-French driven out of Cernay and Muelhausen.
 Aug i3-Gernans occupied Hasselt. Tonrres and St Trond. Belgium. France end England declared war on Austria. Aug Is-Japan issued ultinatum to Ger many demanding withdrawal of German warships from the Orient and evacuation of Kisuchau.
 Aug. T-Beigisn seat of government was transferred from Brussels to Ant werp.
 Beginning of five days battle in Tor ,aine ending in repulse of French across frontier with heavy loss. Beginning of five days battle between Servians and Austrians on the Jadsr. ending in Aus trian rout
 Aug. Ie.-Brussels occupied by the Ger mans. the allies retiring to Antwerp.
 seryians defeated 5000 Austrians at shabats. forty miles west of Belgrade. Aug ec.-French recaptured Muelhausen. Alsace but were driven back in Lorraine Aug. 2.-Germens began bombardment of Namur forts and levied war tax of .sn a1.s eco on Brussels and s1o coo ooo on Liege.
 Bruges.
 Aug. 9-Japan declared war on Ger many
 mans
 Russians drove back the Germans from the eastern frontier.
 auy. e4-The allied armies along the lire from Mons 10 the Mosele defeated and driven back by the Germans
 Germans captured Namur. drove the t-,enrb out of Alsace and advanced from Lorraine into France
 Iapanese warships began bombardment of rising Teo. fortified seaport of Kiau- chau.
 Aug. N-Austria declared war on Ja- ce-nan. levied a war tax of %. .0co o, ,be Belgian province of Brabart-
 ang m-French. cabinet resigned and -e.- cabinet formed by Premier Viviani. Russians took Marienburg. German is- land of Yap near Guam seized by Japa- ,sse Austrian defeated Russians on Gall a'a- ,rontier. Louvain sacked and burned Z-British cruiser Highflyer de- -.1o,.a Ceruan armed merchant cruiser KaIser Wilhelm der Crosse on west coast of Africa =.
 .ng s-British fleet sunk five German nsrships ofr Helgoland-
 .Tree checked the march of Germans to 1sri. and terrific battle was begun at syras and one near Nancy.
 Austria declared war on Belgium
 Aue s.-British forces from New Zea- ,.nS seized Apia, chief town of German p1sSisns defeated near Tannehberg.
 ..-~ aa-Germans occupied Amiens.
 e., a-sea. of French government ,.oxsd to Bordeaux
 puss,ans captured LemoeTs. Austrii' .,,er seven days battle. sea. s-Germans captured Reirns.
 Sep, s-British cruiser Pathfinder sunk nv torpedo fin North sea
 ssnt T-Aries victorious In a battle ,r ,h. line from Nanteuil to Verdun. s .r,nertaI guard under the German .,ern prince being nearly annihilated by fhs ans ses.royed Dinant and captured Nsubeuge. S.c,< che .n,i,s m. os invading Germans Hne sn. 1 s-I3rftish forced Germans to re- .-sst along the river Marne
 sept -Russians droy. s,,,ous the |, Jrsns Rnss1an Ifon Is brt repulsed with heavy losses In 6ss,. I,-Brftish varships from Aus
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