Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1915-01-20
EUROPEAN WAR

heir 10 the Austrian throne. and his NOR
ganatic wife. the duchess of Hohenberg.
shot and killed by a student in Sarajevo.
capital OF Bosnia. after a futile attempt
had been made to blow them up with
bomb
July .3-Austria sent peremptory note
20 Servia demanding punishment OF all
accomrlices in murder OF Archduke Fran
ci5 Ferdinand and suppression OF all so
cietics which had fonented rebellion In
Bosnia.
fully r6.-Troops modified by Austria.
Servia Russia and Montenegro. Servians
moved their capital to Nish.
July "S.-Aestria declared war against
Servia.
July 2o-Aus,rians invaded Scrvia and
shelled Belgrade.
Juy 3i-Kaiser demanded Russian mob
ilization cease and car refused. Martial
law proclaimed in Germany.
Stock exchanges in nearly all cities OF
rhe world closed.
huE Germany declared war on Rus
sia and mobilized Its army. Car declared
marital law and France issued decree OF
mobilization. Italy declared its neutral
ity.
Aug 2-German troops advanced on
France through neutral Luxembourg.
Russia began Invasion of East Prussia
and Posen.
Aug. 3-Gcrmans started three armies
toward France through Belgium. violat
French troops crossed German frontier
IN NoSGes mountains.
Aug. 4.-GrCat Britain demanded that
Germany withdraw her troops from Bel
GUM. Germany and England declared
war on each other and Germany declared
war on Belgium. France declared war on
Germany
Suited States proclaimed its neutrality.
Aug. S.-Germans repulsed at Liege by
BelGians.
British secretary of state for war.
President Wilson offered the services OF
the United States as mediator.
Aug. Austria Hungary declared war
on Russia.
British cruiser Amphion sunk by Ger
man mine.
Aug. 7.-Germans entered Liege.
Aug S-Twenty thousand English troops
landed on French coast. French invaded
hlsace-Lorraine and captured Altkirch
and Muehlhausen.
Italy reafIirmed its neutrality.
Ang i0-France broke of diplomatic
relations with Austria-Hungary.
Aug. u.--French driven out Of Cernay
end Muelhausen.
Aug. 13-Germans occupied Hasselt
TonGres and st. Trond. Belgium. France
md England declared war on Austria.
Aug i5-Japan issued ultimatum to Ger
many demanding withdrawal of German
Tarships from the Orient and evacuation
~ Kiauchau.
Aug n.-Belgan seat OF government
was transferred from Brussels to Ant
Eerp
Beginning OF FIVE days battle in Ior-
rHine, ending in repulse OF French across
frontier with heavy loss. Beginning of
bve days battle between Servians and
hustriaus the Jadar. ending In Aus
TRAN rout
Aug. i9.-Brussels occupied by the Ger
mans. the allies retiring to Antwerp 80
Servinns defeated $1,000 Austrans Mt
fhabats. forty miles west OF Belgrade
Aug 20 French recaptured MueIhausen.
tlsace hut were driven back In Lorraine
Ang 2i--Gcrmans began bombardment
~ NawuI forts and levied war tax of
~. 10000 on Brussels and S1o.OOo.O0o on
',ieGe
Aug l2-Germans occupied Client and
SiruEes
Aug c7-Japan declared war on Ger
many
Lunevi1lc. France. occupied by the Ger
rans
Russians drove back tho Germans from
the eastern frontier.
Aus % The allied armies along tho
line from Mons to the Mosellc defeated
and driven back by the Germans
Germans captured Namur. drove the
French out OF Alsace and advanced from
I.orrait,e into France
Jeraucse warships began bombardmcnt
81 Using Tao. fortified seaport OF Kiau-
Chau
Aug 25--Austria declared war on ia
pan
Germans levied war tax Of 10000. 900
m tho Belgian province OF Brabant
Aug 28.-French cabinet resigned end
now cabinet formed by Premier Viviani
Russians took Marienburg. German Is
land OF Yap near Guam seized by Japa-
nese. Austrian defeated Russians on Cali
clan Frontier. Louvain sacked and burned
Nv Germans
Aug q British cruiser Highhyer de-
siroyed German armed merchant cruiser
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse or west coast
Of Africa
Aug. 2s. british neet sunk I'VE German
warships of Helgoland.
Aliies checked the march OF Germans 20
Paris aud terrific battle was begun Mt
hrras and oue near Nancy.
Austria declared war on Belgium
Aug Zq.-British forces from New Yea
land seized Apla. chief town OF German
Samoa
RussianB defeated near TannenberR.
Aug 30 Germans occupied Auiens
Sept Seat ~ French government
moved ~ bordeaux
Russians captured I,emberg. Austria
nftcr seven days battle.
Sept y Germans captured Relms
sept British cruiser Pathfinder sunt
Nv ,.-ocdo IN North sea
Scot Allies victorious IN n battle
Pioug inC NFe from Nanteui To Ncrduu,
he imperial guard under the German
crown prince being nearly annihilated BY
the British
Germans destroyed Dinant and captured
Maubruge
Sept s-hiles pushed back the entire
lire 81 invading Germans.
Scot British forced Germans to r.
trent along the river Marine
Sept. u.-Russians drove the Germans
from several fortified positions IN Russian
Poland. but rcpuised with heavy losses n
East Prrssi1
Sept. 70 -Brltish warshIps from Aus
tral'a took Herbertshoelps. seat OF govern