The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-01
OF THE GREAT |
on. d M and SEAL
Aerial Warfare and Work
Of the Submarine Ships
and hlines-The War
at a Glance a
at a Glance

ment of Antwerp,
GalicIa: Series OF combats called tho
battle OF the yistula, In Galicia, be-
tween Russians and Austrians began.
q Antwerp Falls: Capture OF Antwerp
by tho Germans. King Albert and
the government escaped to ostend,
II. Bombs In Paris: German aviators
dropped bombs In Paris.
Il. Gaiicia: Tho battle on the vistuia,
which began on the 9Th, RACED fu-
riousiy.
South Africa: Beers In South Africa re-
belled against British rulo
Is Belgium: Germans took possession OF
ostend.
Naval: The British cruiser Hawke was
sunk In North sea by German subma-
rine U.s. Hawke lost 4s4 men.
IT. Naval Battle: British cruiser Un-
daunted, with four destroyers, sank
four German destroyers of tho Dutch
coast: German loss l93.
Naval: The Japanese cruiser Takachiho
sunk by a German submarine on the
coast OF China.
Is. Galicia: The battle OF the vlstula in
Galicia ended in Russian victory.
Naval: British submarine E-3 sunk by
German warahip in the North sea.
10. Naval: Austrian submarine sunk In
tho AdrIatic sea by French cruiser.
20. Naval: Japanese destroyed the Ger
man torpedo boat $50 outside OF Ktau-
chau bay.
q. Naval: Tho German cruiser Emden
sank four British steamers and cap
tured one on the coast OF British India.
Poland: German troops within ten miles
OF Warsaw. Russian Poland. rotreated
MS the result OF n prolonged battle.
u. Naval: British destroyer Badger ram
med and sunk German submarine
on the Dutch coast.
Belgium: Germans crossed the User
Ypres canal. near Eieuport.
% South Africa: Second revolt Of the
Beers In South Africa. Former Boer
generals. De Wet and Beyers, appear
ed at the head OF this movement.
Poland: Desperate battle in progress
near Pillza river in Russian Poland.
Russian advance forced the Austro-
Germans to withdraw.
q. Naynl: British battleship Audacious
hopelesslyl wrecked by a German SUBJ
murine mine or tho northeast coast
OF Ireland
Is. Naval Action: German cruiser. Emden
sank the Russian cruiser Jem,chug
and a French destroyer at Penang
British strait settlements.
% Turkey: Turkish warships Goeben
and Breslau sank two Russian war
ships In the Black sea; Turkish torpe-
do boats raided harbor Of Odessa and
sank Russian gunboat and a Turk
ish cruiser bombarded sebastopol.
30 Belgium: Belgian troops flooded the
German lines on tho river User, CONE
polling the Germans 70 withdraw
Turkey: Turkish government severed
communications with Great Britain:
also declared war on RussIh
81. Naval: German submarine sunk tho
British cruiser Hertnes In the strait
OF Dover.
NOVEMBER.
L Naval Battle: Battle OF Chile be-
tween tho German cruisers scharn-
horst. Gneisenau. Leipzig and Dres-
den and the British Good Hope, Mon
mouth and Glasgow. Good Hope and
Monmouth destroyed.
z Turkey: Battles on the Russian.
Turkish frontier.
T. Naval: Y German cruiser Yorck sunk
by British mine In Jade bay, North
sea: loss 28s. b
s. Turkey: France and Great Britain
declared war on Turkey. E
9. Galicla: Russians recaptured Jaro-
slaw,
Russia: cossacks crossed the German
frontier Into Posen.
Z. Losses: England's loss In army on
GERS killed. wounded and missing had
reached a total Of I,59s.
Japan: Japanese captured TsIngtao.
China, after Siege Of s. days; Ger
man loss, 1850 prisoners.
y. Turkey: Turkish troops crossed tho
frontier into Egypt.
D. Naval Battle: German cruiser Emden
destroyed at cocos island, Indian
ocean. by British cruiser Sydney.
10. Belgium: Germans captured Dixmude.
L. Belgium: Germans crossed the Ypres
canal. defeating the allies.
Naval: German submarine
French torpedo boat. wet % Bel
gian coast
Is BELGIUM: Germans forced back north
of User canal.
Is. Losses: German oficial casualty lis.
6a5,sS. aS.-s. ,.5l.sS. -,
Russia: Continuous battle In East Prus-
STA. Germans repulsed Russians
around Soidau.
IL Naval: German warships bombarded
Russian port OF ,Libau. Baltic sea. 4,
Poland: Germans defeated the Russians
south Of Kutno. 1i
IS Naval: Battle In the Black sea be-
tween Russian feet and the German
Turkish cruisers Goeben and Breslau.
ID France: Germans blew up part OF
French position at Chauvoncourt.
q. Aerial Warfare: British aerial squad
ron dropped bombs on q Zeppelin fac
tory at Friederichshayen.
n Naval: German submarine U-is sunk
by British warship OF Scotland
Q. Naval: German base at Zeebrugge,
Belgium, shelled by British warships
g. Naval: British B,ooo ton battleship
Buiwark sunk by eXplosion' nj Shear.
ness. England: about 500 lives lost.
Poland: Germans, REINFORCED, defeated
Russians around Lodz and tLowicz.
DECEMBER. 1
q Aerial Warfare: Allies' aIrship drop
ped bombs upon the famous Krupp
gunworfs at Essen, Germany.
Poland: Russians captured Flock, on
the vistula. in Poland, and repulsed
the Germans ut Lodx.
Servia: Austrians took Belgrade, capi-i
tai Of seryia- after aiege OF Ii days.
s. Russia: Germans occupied Lodz, Po-
land, which Russians abandoned.
q Naval: In action OF Falkland Islands,
In the Atlantic. Stnrdee's British
squadron defeated Specs German
squadron. sinking tho cruisers scharn.
horst. Gnsisenau, Nurnberg and Leip-
zig. = . v 4 n 7 q
O. Aerial Warfare: French airships drop
ped sixteen bombs on German army
aviation camp at FreiberE. 80
q. Naval: Turkish IbattIcship iMessudleh
atofpedoed by British submarine BIZ
in the EDardanelles. 4 ~
Servia: Belgrade recaptured from Aus
triane by Servian troops.
L6 Naval. German ships sheiied s:arbor-
otfgh and Hartlef,oo1 REsncfarS