Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-01

raine, ending IN repulSe OF french across
frontier with heavy loss. Beginning OF
Ave davs' battle between servians and
Austrians on the Jadar. ending In Aus
trian rout
Aug. ie.-Brusseis occupied by the Ger
mans. the allies retiring TO Antwerp.
servians defe~ed 5000 Austrians at
shabats. forty miles west OF Belgrade.
Aus. ao.-Frerch recaptured Mueihausen.
Alsace. but were driven back In Lorraine.
Aug. 2l.-Germsns began bombardment
OF Namur forts and levied war tax OF
100000 on Brussels and t1o,ooo.ooo on
Liege.
Aug. 22-Germans occupied Client and
Bruges.
Aug. 23.-Japan declared war on Ger
many.
Luneville. France. occupied by the Ger
mans.
Russians drove back the Germans from
the eastern frontier.
Aug. 2L-The allied armies along the
line from Mons TO the Moselle defeated
and driven back by the Germans
Germans captured Namur. drove the
French out OF Alsace and advanced from
Lorraine into France.
Japanese warships began bombardment
OF Using Tao. fortified seaport Of Kiau-
chau.
Aug. 5.-Austria declared war on ia
pan.
Germans levied war tax OF seo.ooo.ooo
on the Belgian province OF Brabant.
Aug. 6.-French cabinet resigned and
new cabinet formed by Premier Viviani.
Russians took Marienburg. German Is
land OF Yap near Guam seized by Japa-
nese. Austrian defeated Russians on Gall
cian frontier. Louvain sacked and burned
by Germans.
Aug 27.-British cruiser Hlghiyer de-
stroyed German armed merchant cruiser
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse OF west coast
OF Africa.
Aug. ss.-British feet sunk Ave German
warships of Heigoland.
Allies checked the march OF Germans TO
Paris and terrific battle was begun at
Arras and one near Nancy.
Austria declared war on Belgium.
Aug 29-British forces from New Zea-
land seized Apia, chief town OF German
Samoa.
Russians defeated near Tannenberg.
Aug s0-Germans occupied Amiens.
Sept. 2-seat Of French government
moved TO bordeaux.
Russians captured Lemberg, Austria
after seven days battle.
Sept. 5.-Germans captured Reims.
Sept 6-British cruiser Pathfinder sunk
by torpedo in North sea.
Sept. 7.-Ailies victorious in a battle
along the line from Nanteuil to verdun.
the Imperial guard under the German
crown prince being nearly annihilated by
the British.
Germans destroyed Dinant and captured
Maubcuge
Sept s-Allles pushed back the entire
line OF invading Germans.
Sept 9-British forced Germans TO re-
treat along the river Marne.
Sept 1l-Russlans drove the Germans
from several fortified positions In Russian
Poland. but repulsed with heavy losses in
East Prussia.
Sept l2-British warships from Aus
tralia took Herbertshoehe. seat OF govern
ment OF the German Bismarck archipelago
and the Solomon islands.
French troops reoccupied Luneville and
Scissors.
Sept. Billie evacuated by Germans
and occupied by allies.
Steamer Red Cross with American Red
Cross nurses and surgeons sailed from
New York.
Sept. II. - Retreating German army
halted in strongly intrenched position
along the Aisne river. Amiens reoccupied
by the French.
Sept 22.-Three British cruisers were
torpedoed and sunk by German submarine
In the North sea
Sept S-British troops from India
landed at Marseiiles.
Sept. 2.-Germans began attack on de-
lenses OF Antwerp.
Oct 2-Germans defeated at Augustswo
and forced out OF Russia.
oct 5.-Belgian government moved to
Ostend
Oct. 9.-Germans entered Antwerp.
Russian army occupied Lyck, East Prus-
sla-
Oct. 1o-German army OF 1000 was re-
pulsed at Quatrecht, east OF Ghent
Oct il.-Germany imposed war fine Of
noo.ooo.o00 on Antwerp.
Russian cruiser Pallada sunk by German
submarines.
Oct l2.-Ghent occupied by the Ger
mans.
oct. la-Belgian government moved to
Havre. France.
Colonel Maritz and his troops in the
northwest Of Cape province. South Africa.
febelled. Martial law proclaimed through
out Union OF South Africa.
Oct. B.-Germars occupied Ostend and
Bruges.
Oct 1s-BritIsh cruiser Hawke sunk in
the North sea by German submarine.
Oct. H-Japanese cruiser Takachiho
iunk by torpedo in Kiauchau bay.
British cruiser Undaunted and four de-
'troyers sunk four German destroyers In
North sea
oct 1s.-Ailies recaptured Armentieres,
Oct. ls.-Desperate fighting along Bel
sian coast. British werships taking part.
oct. 2.-French retook Altkirch. Alsace,
n the point of the bayonct.
Oct. 2i-Ten days battle before War
saw ended In German defat
Oct. 5.-Germans crossed River User
ard slowly pressed toward the south.
Oct. 23-Germans bombarded Nieuport
but We're checked by allies
lraritz and his rebel force defeated by
Union of South Africa troops.
Prinzip slayer OF Archduke Francis
Ferdlnand and his wife, and % Others
found guilty OF treason.
Won FnIkenhayn German minister OF
war, made chief OF staff 10 succeed Won
Mo,tke.
Oct es.-De Wet and Beyers Joined In
South Africa revolt
! Rritish dreadnaught Audacious sunk b.