Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-08-05


| Turkey Dardanelles forts bomoarded
| by French and British ships.
| :. Tsingtao. China, surrendered to the
Japanese after standing siege So days.
II. Grsst Britain declared the whole North
| seaaa the war zone,
DECEMBER. 1914
%. The United States called ..instruc-
tions' to the ambassador at London
to ask for q more liberal ruling on
contraband seizures by British war
ships
%. British warships on German coast ana
let loose hydroaeropane which drop
ped bombs on Cuxhavea.
80. German aeroplanes dropped bombs ON
Dunkirk. killing 10 persons and wound
ing 49,
JANUARY. 1915
10. German airships dropped BOMBS on
Dunkirk.
10. German air craft raided the east coast
OF England Bombs were dropped close
TO Sandringham hall. royal residence,
y. German airships dropped bombs on
Dunkirk. France: French airships bonn
barded The German trenches at Laon.
La Fere and Scissors. In France
FEBRUARY. 1915.
3. Turks, estimated at i200o, attacked
British guards along Suez canal south
of Ismsila Egypt.
6. British ocean liner Lusitania reached
port In England diving the United states
flag as a protection against German
submarines
II. United States addressed notes to the
German government and also to Great
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l. Engiand announced her intention to
stop all ships to and from the seaports
or Germany, regardless of their ma
tionality or cargo.
T. United States congress passed res
olution prohibiting the sailing Of ships
CARRYING fuel. arms, ammunition, men
or supplies to any warship, tender or
supply ship or a belligerent nation.
10. Great Britain issued a sweeping order
In council cutting OF all outside trade
with Germany and refused to enter
INTO agreement with Germany to mod
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Paris without doing serious damage.
80 The United States protested AGAINST the
British order IN co,,ncl a0atnst neutral
trade with GERMANY
ILL., 1910
Q. United states challenged Great Brit
aims right to bar innocent neutral
ships from belligerent ports.
7. German cruiser Prince Eitel Friedrich
informed at Newport News. Va. till
the end OF the war.
II. German sea raider Kronprinz Wilhelm.
which had captured and sunk IA ves-
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10 German airships dropped bombs near
London La daylight. Germans report
ed dropping shells In Greenwich,
miles from London.
"a. President Wilson officially notified Ger
many that this country would not stop
tho expectations of arms and ammuni-
ton
2o. Allied troops landed on the shore of
the Dardanelies under fire from the
Turkish guns
26. German raiding cruiser Kronprinz Will
helm was interned at Newport News.
Va, till the end of the war
n. Allies were securely intrenched In Gal
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1. The Cunard liner L,lsitania sailed from
New York for Liverpool on her hap
less voyage.
z. The Lusitania was torpedoed and sunk
Off Kinsaie Munster coast, Ireland.
There were 2,104 persons on board. OF
whom 1,100 including about 100 Ameri-
cans, were lost
IS. President Wilson sent a note to Ger
many protesting against submarine
warfare on neutrals, citing the Lusi-
tania case
British battleshp Goliath torpedoed In
the Dardanelles with loss OF 500 lives
"a. King Of Italy declared war on Austria
Hungary. having previously denounced
the treaty OF alliance with that power
and Germany. Clash OF troops on the
Austrian frontier
3 Austrian navy ana airships attacked
Italy's coast Italian troops. led by
Gen. Cadorna, seized Austrian terri
tory
e. Princess Irene. British auxiliary ves-
sci destroyed by explosion at the
mouth of the Thames 424 men lost.
20. Germany replied to the American note
of May 10. stating that the Lusitania
was an armed ship and was DESTROYED
In self defense