Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-08-07
GREAT EVENTS OF THE WAR

June 2s-Arehduke and Arehduchess
Francis of Austria slain by Serbian
assassfns.
August I-Germany declares war on
Russia.
August 2--German forces enter Luxem-
burg. Germany demands passage
through Belgium.
August 5-EngIand announces state of
war with Germany.
August 7-Freneh invade southern Al
SAGE.
August s--British troops land in
France and Belgium.
August II--Germans pass Iexe forts
August 12--England and France de-
clare war on Austria.
August I5-Austrians invade Serbia In
force.
August I7-BeginninR of ave DAYS, bat
tie between Serbians and Austrinns
on the Jadar, ending In Austrian
August 2O--Germana enter Brussels.
August 23-Germnns enter Namur and
attack Mons. Austria announces vie
tory over Russians at KrasnIk. Japan
declares war.
August 24-British begin retreat fro-1
Mons.
August 25-French evacuate MueIhau-
August 27-LOuvaIn burned by Ger
August 2s--BattIe OF HeIgoIand, sew
eral German warships sunk.
days battle near TannenberE.
September 3-Rusaians occupy Lem
berg.
September 5-Battle OF the Marine he
gins. German right wing defeated
and retreat begins.
September 7-MaubeuEe falls.
septe 12-German retreat haIts on
the Aisae.
September 20 - Germans lombard
Reims and injure the famous cathe-
n,sohm. 0-kmtv.-u ,....-t-z -.
October I2--BOer revolt starts.
October i4-AIlies occupy Ypres. Bat
lie bexins ON VistuIa-
October I6-Ostend occupied by the
Germans.
October 19--First battle Of Ypre. be-
October 24-Ten days battle before
Warsaw ends in German retirement.
October 27-Russians reOccuDy Lods
and Radon.
October 2s-Turkey begins war on Rus
STA.
November Sherman squadron bonn
bards British coast.
November 5-DardaneIIes forts bonn
barded.
November 6-Tsingtau surrenderS.
November 12-Russians defeated at
LIpnO and kutnO.
November 15-Russians defeated at
NlOtsiavek.
November I7--AustrIan victory over
Serbians mt VRIJevO announced.
December 2-Austrians occupy Rel
grade.
December 5-serbians defeat Austrians
in three days battle.
December 6-GermaBs occupy LODI.
December I5-Austrians evacuate Bel
grade.
December Fisherman cruisers bonn
bard scarborough and HartIepOOI, $50
civilians killed.
December 2O-28-Severe hghting on the
line of the Bzura river.
January s, 1915-French advance across
Aisne north of Scissors.
January 14-French driven back across
Aisne river.
January 24-NavnI battle In North sen.
German armOred cruiser Bluecher
sunk.
January sO-RuSsians occupy Tabriz.
| February 6-Failure of German attacks
west of Warsaw.
| February S-BeginnIng OF battle In
East Prussia, ending In Russian de-
| February Is-German formal subma-
rine "blOckade" on Great Britain be-
gins.
| February 24-RussIRns driyen from
March I0--British make advance at
Neuve ChapeIIe.
| March 2I--ZeppeIIns lombard Paris.
| March 22-Surrender of Przemysl to
| Russians.
| March 3I--RussIans penetrate DukIa
pass and enter Hungary.
! April 5-French begins violent attacks
ON Mlhtel salient.
| April 14-Russlans mt sxtrOpko. 20
| miles inside Hungary.
/ April 1S-RussIans evacuate Tarnoyv.
April 22-SecOnd battle OF Ypres be-
gins.
April 25-AIlies leave GallfpoI PENN
suia, suffering fearful losses.
| April 2S-AlIIes announce recRpture of
| Iizerne Het Sas and HartmannsweIier
Kopf.
| May 15-HFrlin reports capture of 3d.
600 Russian prisoners I'm west Cali
ella and seizure of three villages near
Ypres.
| May Christians fall back from DukIa
pass.
! May 7--BerIin reports capture of Tar
now with many Russian prisoners.