The state herald., 1915-08-06
BIG EVENTS IN FIRST
YEAR OF THE WORLD WAR

June 2s-Archduke a,d Archduche.s
assassins.
August i-Germany de, lares war or
Russia.
August 3-German forcea enter Luxem-
burg: Germany sy dem,nd' passage
August 5-Eaginpd announces state of
war with Germany.
August 7-French invsds southern Al
sace.
August s-British troops land d.
France and belgium.
August I2-EagIaad a.d France De-
clare war On Austria.
August i5-Austriass Invade Serbia In
Ausust I7-Begissinx Of ave days sat-
tie between serbisss asd Austrians
oa the Jadar. ending II Al trian
August 2o-Germans enter Brss els.
August 23-Gernaas enter Nan.r ana
attack Mons. Austria aaaoupe esa Vie
tory over Russians at krasntk. Japan
declares war.
AUGUST as-Briti.h sesir retrea, frs.
Mons.
August as-Frsnch .v.eua,- MusIh..-
August s7-Louv.i. surned sy Ger
erai German warships sunk.
August 2p-Russians crushed In three
days battle near Tannenbepg.
September S-Russisss occupy Lem
September S-Battie Of the Marns be-
sias. Gsrmss right wi.x d.f~ss~d
ssd retreat begins.
s~pt~mb-r 5-MsubeuEe faIis.
September t2-German retreat halts ON
the Atsne.
september ~ - German. bomssrd
Reiys asd injurs the fa@ou. cashe-
October s-An,werp occupied by the
October Ia-Boer revolt .,srt..
October is-Aiiies occupy Spr~-. Hat
tie b~xins on vi.tuiH.
October iS-O.'~nd occupied by tb-
Germans.
Or'os-r iD-rir., battle Of ypr-. be-
| October sS-T~n dsy.' battle before
Warsaw ends In German retire me a..
October 77-Rus.inn- reoerupy Lods
md undoni.
o-,ober 2s-rurk~y b-Eins war on Rs.-
November alderman squadron bom-
| bsrd- nrttish -osst.
| November S-Dnrdsn~ii~s forts Nca-
November s-T.ipHtsu .urr-nd.
November i2-Russinas dsfen'7
| tipno nnd kutno. EH
November t5-tussinn. d~f~nf nt
| Niotsiay~k.
November iT-Au.trisa Victory over
ssrbinns ~ Nsijeyo announced.
|
December a-srrbian. defeat Austrian.
| In three days ba,si~.
December st-srrmnus o~cupy Lnds.
December i5-Austrisns -,arust~ Hell
| grade.
Dsrems-r ta-.-rmas -rui.-r. bonn
| bard sc~rboro.Eh asd iisrti~pooi. ioo
December 7o-3a-s~s~r~ Sighting on ID.
| iis~ Of the nsarn river.
Jssusry =, fpin-fr~n-h advance across
la ..G ALL
| January ts-trvn-h driven back srros. .
Atss~ river.
January si->.,ni battle In North .-..
o-rn'". "rmor~d cruiser ni.-rh~s
January ao-Ra..is~. or-up, Tpbrir.
t-brusr, S---Fsiiurs of G~rmss attacks
| west of warsaw.
t~bvusr, s--n~Eisninx of battle In
Fast Prussia. -ndisx ." n"ssins de-
February is--G-rms~ formal ..sms-
r,nr ""i"rh"d"' q" Great nri'sis be-
r.srsary. as--pu..i.a. driven from,
Bukowins.
m.reh ie.n,,,i.h make nd,sne. 81
March zi.-f.pp-iin. bombsrd Paris.
M.rch 1a-s"rr-nd-r Of rrp.m,si "a
uussinns.
March si-.ttu-.isn. penetrate pvt,u
PISS. and enter Hungary.
April n-trenrh b.sin- sioirrt sttsrh-
| an Nibiei salient.
| Aprtt tf-Uu.sinr- ne s,tropLo ~
| mit~- ia.id- Hungary.
Aprit ts-ttus-isns e,s-ust- r.rsow.
trrii ,z-s--oad battle Of ypre. be-
| Htas.
Aprii 15--Aiii.- leave a.iiip.it ne, N
-ut~. SUFFERING ferrfui ia-s.s.
Aprtt as--Aiitrs snsoUsr. rs.spt,,r~ nj
i.i,.rn. iie' M. ana iisr,masn-w-ii-i
Nopf.
May tn--nrriin report. capture Of no..
600 Hu.sinn priso.rr. In IVES, tall.
els md seizure Of three ,iiisa-- nes'
| tpre-.
May a-u..-i.n. fall hack from D.lir
| rsss.