The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-07

and occupied by allies
Steamer Red Cross with American Red
Cross nurses and surgeons sailed from
New York
Sept. H. = Retreating German army
halted in strongly intrenched position
by the French.
Sept 22.-Three British cruisers were
torpedoed and sunk by German submarine
in the North sea.
Sept 26-British troops from India
landed at Marseiles.
Sept. 29.-Germans began attack on de-
lenses of Antwerp.
Oct. 2.-Germans defeated at Augustowo
and forced out OF Russia.
Oct. 5.-Belgian government moved to
Ostend.
Oct. 9.-Germans entered Antwerp.
Russian army occupied Lyck. East Prus-
Oct. fisherman army Of 10000 was re-
pulsed at Quatrecht, east OF Client
Oct. 11.-Germany imposed war fine OF
500. 900 900 on Antwerp.
Russian cruiser Pallada sunk by German
submarines.
Oct. l2-Ghent occupied by the Ger
mans
Oct. 13.-Belgian government moved to
Havre. France.
northwest OF Cape province. South Africa.
rebelled Martial law proclaimed through
out Union Of South Africa.
Oct. 15.-Germans occupied Ostend and
Bruges
Oct. 16-British cruiser Hawke sunk In
the North sea by German submarine.
Oct. 17-Japanese cruiser Takachiho
sunk by torpedo in Kiauchau bay.
British cruiser Undaunted and four de-
stroyers sunk four German destroyers In
North sea-
Oct 1s-Allies recaptured Armentieres.
Oct. 19-Desperate fighting along Bel
gtan coast. British warships taking part.
Oct 2.-French retook Altkirch. Alsace.
at the point Of the bayonet.
Oct. 24-Ten days battle before War
saw ended In German defat
Oct cs-Germans crossed River User
and slowly pressed toward the south.
Oct c6-Germans bombarded Newport
but were checked by allies
Maritz and his rebel force defeated by
Union OF South Africa troops.
Prinzip, slayer of Archduke Francis
Ferdinand and his wife. and % others
found guilty of treason.
Won Falkenhayn. German minister Of
war. made chief OF staff to succeed Won
Moltke.
Oct 2S.-De Wet md Beyers Joined in
South Africa revolt.
British dreadnaught Audacious sunk by
mine
Russians reoccupied LODI and Radon.
Germans rctreatlng.
Oct 2s.-Prinzip was sentenced to ~
years Imprisonment: four Of his accom-
plices sentenced to death and others to
various terms OF imprisonment
Botha reported the rout Of the rebel
Beers
German cruiser Emden torpedocd Rus
sian cruiser and French destroyer In Pc
nang harbor.
Oct 29.-Turkey began war on Russia.
the cruiser Brcslau bomharding Odessa.
Theodosia and other places on the Black
sea.
Nov. british cruiser TIermes sunk by
German submarine In Dover straits.
Five German warships engaged four
British warships off the coast OF Chile
and sank two and disabled third; the
fourth escaped.
Nov. s.-British and French fleet bonn
barded the Dardanellcs forts. and British
vessels destroyed the barracks of Akabah,
Arabia.
Germans abandoned left bank Of the
User below Dixmude.
Nov. 5.-France, Great Britain and Rus
sia declared war on Turkey. Great Brit
ain annexed Cyprus.
Nov. 6-The shelk -ulIsam ordered
holy war against Russia. France and Eng
land.
Nov, 7-German fortress Of Using Tao.
China. stormcd by Japanese and British
and captured
Nov. 9-Belgian troops penetrated to
Ostend.
Yprcs set fire by German shells and de-
stroved
German cruiser Emden driven ashore
on Cocos islands and destroyed by Aus
tralian cruiser Sydney.
Nov. 10-Russian fleet In Black sea sank
four Turkish transports.
Nov 1l-British gunboat Niger sunk by
a torpedo off Deal.
Russians occupied Johannesburg. East
Prussia.
Germans captured Dixmudc.
Nov 15.-Germans forced from all POSI-
tions on left bank Of the User.
British destroyed Turkish fort at en-
trance to Red sea.
Nov. 16.-Floods in West Flanders cut
off large number OF Germans.
Pope issued encycllcal urging cessation
OF warfare.
Nov 1s-Russans checked by Germans
at Soldau after four days Of bloody fight
ing.
NOV. LS-I pitS bVi'pa'''' W '''''"''''
town hall and market place being de-
stroyed
Nov. 23-Russians won great victory
! over Germans who were advancing on
Warsaw.
Nov. 4.-Germans opened a terrific at
tack on the allies from Ypres to La
Bassee.
Naval base Of Germans at Ieebrngge de-
mollshed by shells from British fleet,
Nov 26-British battleship Bulwark de-
stroyed by explosion of Sheerness.
Nov N.-Germans renewed fierce bonn
bardment OF RGms
Two British ships sunk Off Havr" by
German submarines. and one on Grimsby
by a mine.
Dec. 1-Germans cut their way out or
the Russian trap In Poland but with great
, losses.
General De Wet, Boer rebel leader. cap
tured.
Dec. 2.-Germans in Poland resumed the
offensive.
Belgrade. capital Of servia. occupied by
the Austrians.
Dec. s.-Germans occupied LODI, Rus
sian Poland after severe bombardment,
Dec 7-Germans defeated Russians
north and south Of LODI
Dec Sherman cruisers Sharnhorst
Gneisenau. Leipzig and Nuremberg. under
Admiral Won Spec sunk by British squad
ron under Vce-Admiral Sir Frederick