The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-02

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Aug. 4-England sends ultimatum to
Berlin. demanding unqualified observance
| of Belgian neutrality; Germany rejects
ultimatum; German troops begin attack
on Liege: President Wilson issues procla-
| nation of neutrality.
Aug. 5.-England announces existence OF
state OF war with Germany; President
Wilson tenders his good offices to the
warning nations.
Aug. 6.-Austria declares war on Russia.
Aug. 7-Germans enter Liege; French
invade southern Alsace
Aug S.-Italy reaffirms neutrality:
French occupy Muelhausen.
Aug Torrance proclaims state of
war with Austria.
Aug. 13.-England declares war on Aus
tria.
Aug. 13.-President Carbajal leaves Mex
leo City.
Aug. 15-Austrians enter Servia; Japan
sends ultimatum TO Germany.
Aug T-British expeditionary force
completes it's landing in France; Belgian
capital removed from Brussels: beginning
OF a five days battle in Lorraine. ending
in repulse OF French across frontier with
heavy loss; beginning OF five days battle
between Servians and Austrians on the
Jadar ending in Austrian rout.
Aug. 9.-Germans enter Brussels: Bel
gian army retreats on Antwerp.
Aug. 23.-Germans begin attack on
Mons: Austria announces victory over
Russians at Krasnik.
Aug. 2.-Gernans enter Namur: E:,,IsIi
begin retreat from Mons; Zeppelin drops
bombs into Antwerp.
Aug. 25.-Austria declares war on Japan;
Muelhausen evacuated by the French.
Aug. 26-Non-partisan French cabinet
organized Germans take Longwy
Aug. 26.-British fleet sinks five German
warships of Helogoland.
Aug. 27.-Louvain burned by Germans;
japanese blockade Using Tao.
Aug. 2-Germans capture LaFere; Rus
slams defeated in three days battle near
Tannenberg.
Aug. N.-Germans occupy Amiens.
SEPTEMBER.
Sept. 1.-St. Petersburg to be known
henceforth as Petrograd by Imperial de-
cree
Sept 2.-Germans advance pentrates to
Creil. about 80 miles from Paris and
swings eastward; French center between
Verdus and Reims driven back seat of
French government removed to Bordeaux |
Sept 3.-Russans occupy Lemberg.
Sept. 6.-Battle begins south of the |
Marine and east of Paris in which the |
German right wing is pushed back, fol- |
lowed by general retreat.
Sept. I-Maubeuge taken by the Ger |
mans.
Sept. 10.-The kaiser protests TO Presi-
lent Wilson against use of dum-dum bull
let's and civilian excuses by the allies.
Sept. R.-German retreat halts on the
Aisne.
Sept. 16.-Belgian commission protests
70 President Wilson against German
atrocities"
Sept. 17.-Austrian armies effect tunc-
Ion and hold line Of San River against
Russians
Sept D.-Germans lombard Reims and
njure the famous cathedral
Sept. 2.-German submarine sinks Brit
sh cruisers Aboukir, Cressy and Hogue in
he North sea- Russians capture Jaroslay
md invest Przemysl
Sept. S.-British troops from India land
t Marseilles.
Sept. S.-Germans begin siege of Ant
verp; Russian patrols penetrate Carpa-
HAN passes into Hungary.
sept. S-Germans deliver fierce attacks
round Noyon; French press forward
rom Toul and verdun.
sept. @.-German warships lombard
japanese position before Kiauchau.
OCTOBER.
Oct. 1.-Heavy fighting near Arras be-
ms.
Oct. END Of weeks battle at Angus
owo In which the Germans are defeated
nd forced out of Russian territory.
oct 3-6.-Russians occupy towns in
hungary.
oct Sherman attacks Of Lassigny re-
USED; Belgian government removed ,
'om Antwerp to Ostend.
Oct. 7.-Bombardment Of Antwerp be-
ms: British submarine sinks German de- 6
roger: Japanese seize Caroline islands.
Oct. s.-Zeppelins lombard Antwerp.
OCT. s-Antwerp occupied by the Ger
ans.
Oct. 1O.-French win cavalry engagement '
FOUND Hazebrouck.
Oct. ALDERMAN advance in Poland an :
coaches the Vistula and threatens War
wv austrian counter offensive in Galicia I
Oct. ia Boer commander in the Cane [
'ovince mutinies and martial law is de- q
ared throughout the South African
Mon. [
Oct. 13-Belgian government transferred Il
ON Ostend to Havre.
Oct H.-Allles OCCUPY Ypres. hattie he-
ms on the Vistula
Oct B.-Ostend occupied by the Ger t
ans.
oct 16-British cruiser Hawke sunk by
erman submarine.
oct' H.-Japanese cruiser Takachimo
nix by torpedo in Kiauchau bay. v
'ct. S.-Belgfan army effects junction n
TN allied left, hattie on from Channel
asst to Lille.
Ict' N.-English gunboats participate in q
tile at Newport on Belgian coast. s.
oct. A-Ten days battle before Warsaw =,
ds in German defeat
Oct. 26-After a week of furious f,ebtins II
rman assaults on allied line from Men, b
TT to Ypres slacken
'ct N-South African sedition spreads =.
herai DeWet In revolt: Russians pur- -
retreating Germans and reoccupy III
dz and Radon. &c
'c'' 1'-berlln admits retreat from n,
arsaw and Ivangorod; German cruiser
nden enters harbor Of Penang and for
Toes Russian cruiser and French de- Il
oyer.
'ct. 29.-Turkey begins war on Russ,o q,
naval attacks on Odessa, Novorossvsk ::
Theodosia in the Crimea. pl
ct 1.-Colonel Maritz, rebel Loader In
pc province, beaten and driven ont q,
colony. '0' Vi
NOVEMBER. 10
oV. IA squadron OF five Gerr,an oil
Users, including the Gneisenau and .,
larnhorst, defeated a British sopadror =.
Coronel. on the coast of Chile: TURKS vi
nbard Sebastopol, fr
oV. o-German squadron makes a raid so
oritish coast near Yarmouth. +o
oV' o:-Republican landslide in limited "
ties elections. AZ oii'eo m
oV. 4-German cruiser Vol, "a