The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-01-01
WHAT YEAR 1874
GAVE TO MANKIND
Chronological Record of Most
important Events of the
Twelve Months.
EUROPEAN WAR STANDS FIRST
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MeAco's Muddled Afairs-Pope Plus
"a Earl Roberts Among the H.
lustrlous Dead - Disasters
and sports-Financial and
Industrial Happenings.
COMPILED BY E. W. PicKARD.
EUROPEAN WAR STANDS FIRST
EUROPEAN WAR

June 2s.-Archduke Francis Ferdinand.
heir to 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 viii a
bomb.
July 23.-Austria sent ~peremptory note
to Seryia demanding punishment OF all
aecomplices in murder Of Archduke Fran
els Ferdinand and suppression Of all So
cieties which had fomented rebellion In
Bosnia.
July 26.-Troops modified by Austria,
SeTvia, Russia and Montenegro. SerVians
moved their capital to Nish.
July 2S-Austria declared war against
servia.
July %. -Austrians invaded servia and
shelled Belgrade.
July a.-Kaiser demanded Russian mob
iiization cease and car refused. Marital
law proclaimed in Germany.
Stock exchanges in nearly all cities OF
the world closed
Aug. L.-Germany declared war on Rus
sia and modified It's army. Car declared
martial law and France issued decree OF
mobilization. Italy declared Its neutral
ity.
Aug 2-German troops advanced on
AAHlE NHAbhbh ~
Russia began invasion OF East Prussia
and Posen.
Aug. s.-Germans started three armies
toward France. through Belgium, yiolat-
ing the neutrality of that country.
French troops crossed German frontier
In VOsges mountains.
Aug. 4.-Great 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.
United States proclaimed its neutrality.
Aug. 5.-Germans r~epulsed at Liege by
Relgians.
Field Marshal Earl Kitchener made
British secretary Of state for war.
President Wilson offered the services Of
a,e United states as mediator.
Aug. 6.-Austria- Hungary declared war
on Russia.
British cruiser Amphlon sunk by Ger
mar mine.
Aug. 7.-Germans entered Liege.
Aug S.-Twenty thousand English troops
landed on French coast. French Invaded
Nsace-L Lorraine and captured Altkircl
and Muehlhausen.
Italy reafirmed its neutrality.
Aug W.-France broke of diplomatic
relations with Austria Hungary.
Aug. 1I.-Frrnch driven out Of Cernav
and Muelhausen.
Aug i&-Germans occupied Hasselt,
Tongres and 81. Trond. Belgium. France
and England declared war on Austria.
Aug i%s-.Japan issued ultimatum to Ger
MANY dcmanding withdrawal of German
wars''ps from the Orient and evacuation
OF Kiauchau.
Aug. iI-Belgian scat OF government
was transferred from Brussels to Ant.
werp.
Beginning Of Eve days battle in Gor-
raine. ending in repulse OF French across
frontier with heavy loss. Beginning OF
five days battle between Servians ant
Austrians on the Jadar, ending in Aus.
trian rout
Aug. ls.-Rrussels occupied by the Ger
mans. the allies retiring TO Antwerp.
Servians defeated S0,OO Austrians a
ghabats. forty miles west of Belgrade.
Aug M.-French recaptured M|uelhRusen
Alsace. but were driven back in Lorraine
Aug. 2l.-Germans began bomhardmen
ar Namur forts and levied war tax o
f4O.NO.ON on Brussels and sl0.O00.ON OF
Iiege.
AUG 22-Germans occupied Client an,
Bruges.
Aug % -Japan declared war on Ger
many.
Lunevine. France. occupied by the Ger
mans
Russians drove back the Germans from
the eastern frontier.
Aug. 2l-Thc allied armies along th'
line from hon To tho Nosclle defeate'
and driven back by the Germans.
Germans captured Nanur. drove IN.
French out Of Alsacc and advanced from
Lorraine into France.
Japanese warships began bombardmen
az Using Tao. fortified seaport OF Kiau
chau.
Aug. 25.-Austria declared war on ia
pan.
Germans levied a war tax Of s9O, OOO,O %
on the Belgian province 81 Brabant.
Aug. @.-French cabinet resigned an
new cabinet formed by Premier Vivian
Russians took Marienburg. German Is
land Of Yap near Guam seized by Japa
nese. Austrian defeated Russians on Gall
clan frontier. Louvain sacked and burne
by Germans
Aug British cruiser Highhyer de
stroyed German armed merchant cruise
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse of west coas
Of Africa.
Aug. 2S-Britsh fleet uni five Germa
warships OFT Helgoland.
Allies checked the march OF Germans I
FArlS hUu AtNTlUN hhANN WIS htEuu y
Arras and one near Nancy
Austria declared war ON Belgium.
Aug @.-British forces from New Zea
land seized Apia, chief town Of Germa
Samoa.
Russians defeated near Tannenberg.
Aug. M.-Germans occupied Amiens.
Sept. Seat of French governmer
moved to Bordeaux.
Russians captured Lemberg, Austria
after seven days hattie.
Sept. 6.-Germans captured Relms.
Sept. 6.-British cruiser Pathfinder sun
by torpedo in North sea
Sept. f-Aries victorious In a battl
along the line from Nanteuil to VerduI
The imperial guard under the Germa
crown prince being nearly annihilated b
The British.
Germans DESTROYED Dlnant and capture
Mauheuge.
Sept. S-AlIies pushed back the entii
line Of invading Germans.
Sept. a-Britsh forced Germans 70 n
treat along the river Marine.
Sept n.--Russlans drove the German
from several fortified positions IN Russia
Poland. but repulsed with heavy losses
East Prussia
Sept r. British warships from Aui
tralla took Herhertshoehe seat Of covert