The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-31
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EUROPEAN WAR
FIELD AND IN
Campaign Against Russia on
Its Eastward Sweep---Con.
quest of Warsaw and
Other FOrtresSes.
JANUARY.

JANUARY.
i. Battleship Sunk British battleship
Formidable sunk In the English chan
mel by German submarine n mine:
over COO drowned.
!. France: Germans attacked by the al
lies at scissors. France.
L. France: High water In the Aisne
compelled the allies to retreat.
IL. France: Allies withdrew south OF the
AiSne at scissors, losing 5000 prison
ers and many guns.
- France: Allies captured La Bassee.
In France.
"a Cruiser Sunk: In q German naval at
tack OH the English coast tho German
cruiser Bluecher was sunk, with about
100 Of her crew. British cruiser Lion
disabled
30. Submarines: German submarines at
tackled British ships In the Irish sen.
500 miles from the nearest German
naval base on the Belgian coast.
FEBRUARY.
8. Cruiser Lost: British cruiser Clan
MacNaughton. with crew OF go men.
lost while cruising off the British
coast.
Turkey: Turks, estimated at 1000 at
tackled British guards along Suez ca
nal south OF Ismailia, Egypt
Naval War Zone: German admiralty
declared n war zone In the English
channel on and after Feb. is.
I. East Prussia: Germans. by forced
march. turned the Russian flank Mt
johannesburg. In East Prussia. and
forced the enemy to retreat hurried
ly to Russian territory.
| IL. Austrian Front: Austrinns reOccupied
! CZernOwltZ. Eukovina. which the rus
SANS captured carly in the war.
| War Zone: The German war zone de-
cree went into effect, warning nCu-
trails of danger In the English channel.
20. Ship Evelyn Sunk: American mer-
chant ship Evelyn mysteriously sunk
In the British war zone in the Irish
sea.
"a Poland: Germans storIned and cap
tured Przasnysz, Poland. an impor-
tant Russian pest north Of Warsaw.
The Dardanellss: Allied feet lombard
ed Turkish forts guarding the Dar,la-
] nelles strait. sea entrance to Constan-
tinople.
! |. War Blockade: England announced
her intention to stop all ships 10 and
from the seaports of Germany.
| o. Submarine: Three British merchant
vessels sunk by German submarines
of the coast of England.
| TO- Cruiser Raider: German auxiliary
Prince Eitel Friedrich made port at
Newport News, Va. ut the end OF n
! 5000 mile sea raid. having on boa ri
| c4a passengers and crew Of vessels
sunk by her, including the American
! ship w. T. Frye.
| - Submarine: I British, l French and !
Swedish merchant vessels torpedoed
by German submarine U-cs IN British
waters. British auxiliary cruiser
| Bayamo sunk by n mine or German
| submarine of the coast OF Scotland:
| about go BritOns drowned
| H. Naval: German cruiser Dresden,
| which survived the battle OF Falk-
! land islands, sunk In battle with q
| British fleet near San Juan Fernan-
| dez island, OF Chile.
| Is British Blockade: Great Britain is
| sued n sweeping order In council cut
ting of all outside trade with Ger
many and refused to enter into an
agreement with Germany to modify
the war zone blockade.
| IS. Naval: British battleships Irresistible
and Ocean and French battleship Bou-
vet sunk by mines during a naval at
tack In the Dardanelles
, % Fall OF Przemysl: The Austrian for
| tress of Przemys In Galicia. surren-
| dered to the Russian army after a
gallant and prolonged defense.
APRIL.
! 5. Naval: British battleship Lord Mel
son destroyed by Turks In Darda-
| nelles strait.
! Is Aerial Warfare: German airships
dropped bombs near London In day
| light.
! D Western Front: Germans captured
the heights of Les Eparges on the
Mouse line and recaptured Hart
| mnnnsweilerkopf. I'm the Vosges noun
| tains They repulscd an attack by
| the allies along the Ypres canal with
| asphyxiatins gas and crossed this bar
rier to the west side.
/ Is Dardaneiles: Allied troops landed on
the shore OF the Dardanelles under
fire from the Turkish guns.
&C. Submarine: French steamer Leor
| Gambettat torpedoed by an Austrian
submarine In the strait Of Otranto:
500 seamen drowned.
! 30. Belgium: German artillery ut Nieu-
port, Belgium. bombarded Dunkirk, on
the French channel coast. inflicting
| casualties at Y mile range.
! MAY.
l. Lusitania: The Cunard liner Lusita-
| mia sailed from New York for Liver
| pool on her hapless voyage.
Submarine: American steamer Gulfiight
from Port Arthur. Tex, to Liverpool,
| England torpedoed of Scilly islands.
| The captain was killed: the vessel and
| % of the crew saved.
! l. Ltisitania Sunk: The Lusitania was
| torpedoed and sunk of Kinsale. Mum
| ster coast, ireland. There were 210i
| persons on board. of whom l,i00. In
Guiding about 100 Americans, were
lost.
Submarine: British battleship Goliath
| torpedoed In the Dardanelles with
loss OF 800 lives.
n. Italy: The Italian cabinet resigned
! on account of the war pressure.
| Gaiicia: Austro-German recaptured ia
roslsv, on the west bank of San river,
| Galicia, forcing the Russians TO hur-
| riedly abandon the Carpathian noun
| tains.
"a. Italy: The king OF Italy declared war
| on Austria Hungary. having previous
. ly denounced the treaty OF alliance
with the Teutonic powers. Clash OF
1 troops on the frontier.
&. Italy: Austrian navy and airships at
| tackled Italy's coast. Italian troops
| seized Austrian territory.
Submarines: british battleship Triumph
torpedoed ir the Dardanelles while
| supporting q land attack.
q. Submarine: British battleship Males
tic sunk by a torpedo In the Darda-
nelles.
| JUNE.
{. Przemysi: Germans recaptured Pre-
| mysl. Galicia. which the Russians had
occupied March ., after siege OF
| % days.
italy: Italians captured Monfaicone.
an important strategic town north