The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-01-06
Chronological
Record
Of Most Important Events In
European War.

llohenberg, shot and killed by a studio
in Sarajevo. capital of Bosnia. anrI
futile attempt had been made To bio,
them mp with y bomb.
July 23.-Austra sent pcrcmptory no.
to Servia demanding punishment of III
accompliccs in murder of Arrhduko Fra
els Ferdinand and suppression of all b.
cictics which had femcntcd rebellion. d
Bosnia.
July 2G-'rroops modified by Austta.
Servin. Russia and Montenegro Scrviais
moved their capital TO Nish
July es. Austria declared war agan,i
Scrvia
July 20. -Anstrians invade Scrvia AID
shellcd Belgrade.
July 3l-Kaiscr demanded Russhu
mobilization cease and ear refused Nj
tial law proclaimed in Germany
Stock exchanges in nearly all cities Of
the world closed
Aug. l-Gcrmany declared war an
Russia and modelled its army Gar te-
clarcd martial law and France issuetl.te-
cree of mobilization Italy declared Is
neutrality
Aug 2-German troops advanced On
France through neutral luxembourg.
Russia began invasion of East Prussia
and poscn
Aug. 3.-Germans started three armies
toward France, through Belgium, vioat
ing the neutrality of that country
French troops crossed German frontier
in Nusges mountains
Aug I. Great Britain demanded that
Germany withdraw her troops from Eel
GUM. Germany and England dcclafed
war on each other and Germany declared
war on Belgium France declared WAY on
Germany
United States proclaimed its neutrality
Aug. 5.--Germans repuscd at ld,gc
by Belgians.
Field Marshal Earl Kitchener made
british secretary for war
President Wilson offered the services
of the United states as mediator
Aug 6-Austria Hungary declared
war on Russia
British cruiser Amphion sunk by Ger
man mine.
Aug 7-Gcruans entered Iiegc
Aug s-rwcnty thousand English
troops landed on French coast French
invaded Alsacc- Lorraine aud captured
Altkirch and MuchlhauScn
Italy rcaillrmed its neutrality
Aug. 10. France broke on diplomatic
relations with Austria Hungary
Aug. ll-French driven ou Of Ccmay
and Muclhauscn.
Aug 13.-GcrmAns occupied lIas,elt.
Tongrcs and st. Irond, belgium Frlucc
and England declared war on Austria
Aug. 15.-Japan issued utimatum 10
Germany demanding withdrawal of Gcr
man warshiPs from the Orient and eyacu-
alton of Kianchau.
Aug. l7.-i}clgian seat of government
was transferred from Brussels TO Ant
werp.
beginning of five days battle in l.or
raine, ending inrcpulse of French arross
frontier With heavy loss Beginning ol
five days battle between Sorvians and
Austrians the .Iadar ending in AUS
TRAN rout
Aug. 10. Brussels occupied by tho
Germans, the allies retiring 10 Antwerp
Servians defeated $4,000 Auslrans an
Shabats, forty miles west OF Belgrade
Aug.20. French rccaptur',l Muolhaus
en- Alsacc, but were driven back in I.or-
rainc
Aug. 2l.-GcrmAns began lombard
mcnt OF Namur forts aud levied war tax
Of Si0.000,O00 on Brussels and so. Don 900
ON l.iege.
Aug 29-Gcrmans occupied Client
and Bruges.
Aug. Japan declared war on Ger
many
Ltmeville, France, occupied by the
Germans.
Russians drove back the Germans from
the Eastern frontier.
Aug. 24.-(The allied armies along the
line from Mons IN tLa Nnsallc ,I.C..to.l