Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-12-29
Chronology of the Year, Giving
the Most Important Events
in All Countries.
PROGRESS OF THE GREAT WAR
4 Sinking Of Lusitania and the Teueon'e
Drives Through Poland and Ser
bja, the Outstanding Features
N ts 5555.5.-Prominent Persons Who
Passed Away.
COMPILED BY e. w. PlckARD.
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EUROPEAN + WAR

Jan. l.-BT1t1Sn OdItleSIl1p LII nASAtAoA~
Z sunk by German submarine IN the 11hs-
llish channel. with 579 of crew
Jan. 5.-Russians annihilated Ninth
=: turkish army corps and routed First AND
Tenth corps in the Caucasus
II Russians forced Uzsok pass IN the
9iCarpathians.
Ri Jan. 1o-IIlle evacuated by Germans
Id and occupied by British.
jan. T.-Russians stormed southern
tCarpathian pass and entered Transyl-
q wanna.
Jan. 1s.-six German Zeppelins raided
the Norfolk coast, dropping bombs IN
g yarmouth, Sandringham, Kings Lynn,
Conner Sherringham and Beeston, caus-
ling heavy damage and some loss OF lie.
s@Ss Jan Alderman armored cruiser Blue
y cher sunk and two battle cruisers Grip
i .pled by Vice Admiral Beatty's squadron
lin running fight In North sea.
jan 26-Austro- Hungarian forces occu-
lpied Kielce, Russian Poland.
ElSs. Jan 27.-Austrians drove Russians from
y Uxsok pass In Carpathians.
II Feb. 1-French torpedo boat sunk on
81 lyieuport
Feb. 2.-Anglo-French feet destroyed
q four forts In the Dardanelles.
Feb. 4.-Germany declared waters
around British isles war zone.
s$. Feb. 6.-Russians crossed River RaWka,
q penetrating German front west OF War
5lsaw.
n Feb. 9-Germans violently bonbarded
a Scissors, setting 1t af1re.
Gy Feb 10-Russians repulsed Austro-Ger-
imans In Carpathians but were driven back
y In BukowinA-
a British held cargo Of food ship Will
n helmina.
n Fob u-Unted States warned Germany
II against destroying American vessels or
q Hives Of American citizens in attacking
3 shipping, and warned Great Britain Of
the danger to American interests in the
4 use Of American flag by British vessels.
n Germans evacuated Lodz, but drove the
i Russians out Of East Prussia.
~ Feb. 11-Germany replied unfavorably
81 to American warning not to sink An1eri-
can ships. and Great Britain refused to
modify It's shipping orders. ....
So Germany began blockade of England by
;,sinking two vessels.
4 Feb 23-German blockaders sank
Y American steamer Carib, Norwegian ship
ERegin, damaged British collier and three
y British merchant steamers.
j Reims bombarded by Germans, 20 CT
4 VILLAINS killed.
Feb. 3-Allied fleets reduced Turkish
forts at entrance Of Dardanelles.
j$S Feb. ;28.-Dacia seized by French cruiser
land taken to Brest. .l.s.,..
u! March Great Britain laid embargo
against shipment OF all commodities into
i Germany. tSss# sz IS
/ Hamburg-American oficlalsJ indicted in
N@XoElkx bEssAaAEal grand jury for con-
lspiracy to defraud the United States
" March 5.-Austrians evacuated Czerno-
Witz, Bukowina. NJ e
Fl March 8-Zeppelin airship LIS de-
fstroyed near Tirlemont and II of crew
killed tss< =5Esst-. *
10.-Americansss ship William p.
Frye sunk by German cruiser Prinz Eitel
Friedrich Prinz Eitel at Newport News
70 tot nf
'8s March 1l.-German submarine U-12 sunk
by British torpedo boat Ariel.
n British took Neuve Chapelle.
s&s Germans abandoned Augustowo, Po-
land
q March 15.-British order in council shut
ion all trade with Germany, ordering tech
tnical blockade.
German cruiser Dresden sunk off Falk-
tland islands by British warships Glasgow
land Kent and Japanese converted cruiser
Drama.
I$58# March 1s-American sanitary commits.
sion5organized for work in Serbia.
## British battleships Irresistible ana Ocean
tandf French battleship Bouvet sunk by
mines in the Dardanelles.
3## March 22.-Austrian fortress Of Prem
wi surrendered to Russians.
Turks massacred thousands Of Chris
Etians at U-unn:ah, Persia.
March 23.-Germans in Client executed
ut Be1gians as spies.
! Germans drove Russians out of East
Prussia
/ Allies landed force on Gallipoli PENN
|sula-
/ March N.-Russians forced way through
lCarpathians into Hungary.
March 2S.-Twenty-day battle in Cham
lpagne country won by French. Germans
Tossing $4,000.
/ German submarine sank British steam
1 ers Aguilar and Falaba, about 40 lives
being lost.
y April 4.-Russians cleared Beskid range
iof AuAtrians.
Turkish cruiser Mejidieh sunk by Rus
/ sian mine.
9 April S.-Germany agreed to pay for
4 sinking American ship William p Frye
April 10.-Steamer Harpalyce, first re-
lief ship Of New York to Belgium, sunk
1 In North sea by torpedo or mine.
Apri, n-United States replied to Ger
man governments criticism Of its for
eign policies, denying allegations and re-
jecting suggestions that expectation Of
arms be prohibited.
April 26-French cruiser Leon Gambet-
to sunk by Austrian torpedo. 552 lives
lost.
incendiary bombs on five English east
coast towns.
Russians occupied Loubnia. northeast
lof Uzsok pass.
April 3O-British announced destruction
OF eight German submarines within week
by mines and net traps.
/ May 1-British torpedo boat destroyer
and two German torpedo boats sunk in
fight in North sea.
American tank steamer Gulf1ight tor
Ipedoed by Germans off Scilly islands, cap
tain and two seamen lost.
7 May 6-Austro-German forces occupied
Tarnow.
May 7.-Cunard liner Lusitania torpedoed
and sunk by Germans off coast of Ireland
with loss af 1886 lives. including lis
among the latter A. G. Van
derbilt. Ebert Hubbard. Chas Frohman,
Chas. Klein and Charles Plamondon.
May S.-Rritikh destroyer Maori sunk
| by mine.
1 Russian naval base Of Libau captured
by Germans.
May 1.-Cabinet decided U. S. should
demand Germany make reparation for
deaths Of Americans resulting from sub
marine attacks and give guarantees
against repetition of offense.
May R.-British battleship Goliath tor
pedoed in Darda nelies,. 500 lost.
May 13.-President Wilson's note to Ger
many cabled.
May 17.-Zeppelin attacked English
coast towns and was driven off and Grip
pied by aeroplanes
May 2l.-French won entire Lorette hill
north of Arras after six months OF con-
tinuous fighting.
May 22.-Russian battleship Pantelei-
mon sunk in Black sea with 1,40o men,
May 23.-Italy declared war against
May 25-Italy invaded Austria at head