The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-06-28
one YEARS RECORD Of
WORLDWIDE WAR
EVENTS THAT HAVE FOLLOWED THE ARCHDUKE FERDLNANDS
ASSASSINATION
BLOODY EVENTS OF THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS PRECPATD BY THE ACT YEAR AGO
TODAY OF HOTHADED BOY
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New York, June 2s.-One year ago
today the Austrian archduke, Francis
Ferdinand, and his wife were shot and
killed in the little Bosnian town of
Serajevo by Garvio Prinzip. 1t was
the act of Prinzip, a poor student
which ultimately resulted in ten ma
tions going to war. These nations
are, on one hand, Great Britain
France, Russia, Servia, Japan, Bel
gium, Italy and Montenegro, and, on
the other, Germany, Austria and Tur-
key. The war to date, according to
conservative estimates compiled from
the best available reports, has caus-
ed a<loss to the various belligerents
of more than six million men, dead,
wounded and prisoners, and more
than FIVE hundred ships. OF these
about 10 were war vessels.
The outstanding results on land are
these:
The greater portion Of Belgium is
under the control of Germany.
Germany has been driven from the
Far East.
A part of the Dardanelles is in the
possession of Allied troops.
Portions of France and Russia are
in the possession of German troops.
A strip Of Alsace has been taken
from Germany.
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territorial possessions have been lost
by both sides.
Various island possessions of Ger
many have been taken by the forces
of the Allies.
Italian troops are in possession of
a strip of Austrian territory.
The outstanding results at sea are
these:
German and Austrian mercantile
shipping has been driven from all the
open seas.
German and Austrian war vessels
having a total displacement of approx
imately .257 900 tons have been de-
stroyed.
War vessels of the allied nations
having total displacement of approx
imately 1922 900 tons have been sent to
the bottom.
The greater portions of the German
and allied fleets in the North Sea re-
main intact.
Except for communication through
Holland and the Scandinavian nations
Germany is cut off from the rest of
the world.
Efforts on the part of the Germans
to place the British Isles in a similar
predicament has resulted in the sink
ing, by submarines, of hundreds of
vessels flying the flags of the allied
and neutral nations.
The sinking in this manner of the
Cunard liner Lusitania with the loss
Of more than one hundred American
lives precipated request upon the
part of the United States that such
practices insofar as they might
menace Americans, be stopped.
Prinzip's crime was committed on
June e. An investigation disclos-
ed what was alleged to be proof that
the ASSASSIN was the tool of a group
Of Serbians. On July %, after con-
siderable correspondence and negotia-
tions an ultimatum was sent to Ser
via by the Austro- Hungarian govern
ment, which Servia declined to meet.
A week later a general mobilization
of Russian troops along the German
border was ordered and the following
day Germany declared war on Russia.
The news of that event was followed
in few hours by the announcement
that a general mobilization had been
ordered by the French cabinet.
On August 2 German troops enter
ed Luxembourg and Germany de-
manded free passage through Bel
rium to the French frontier. This
was refused and two days later Great
Britain dispatched to Germany an
ultimatum demanding that the neu-
tral;ty of Belgium be maintained. The
ultimatim was rejected and German
forces attacked Liege. On the same
day President Wilson issued proc
larnation Of neutrality.
The following day saw the declara-
t;on bv Great Britain of state OF