The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-01-01
WHAT YEAR 1914
GAVE TO MANKIND
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Chronological Record Of Most
important Events Of iils
Twelve N0nths.
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EUROPEAN WAB BTANDS FIRST
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WSxlco's Muddtsd Aftalrs Pope Plus
and Earl Roberts Among tho u.
lustrlous Dead - Disasters
and sports-FlnaneIal and
y industrial Happenings.
COMPILED ~ Z. w. PicKARD.
EUROPEAN WAB BTANDS FIRST
EUROPEAN WAR

June, H.--Archduke Francis Ferdinand.
heir to the Austrian throne. and his NOR
ganatic wife, the duchess OF Hohenberg.
shot and killed by Q student In Sarajevo.
capital Of Bosnia, efter futile attempt
had been made to blow them UP with a
bomb
July 2S.A-Austria sent peremptory note
to Eervia demanding punishment Of all
accomplices in murder Of Archduke Fran
ois Ferdinand and suppression Of all So
cieties which had fomented rebellion in
Bosnia.
July N.--Troops nobiiized by Austria.
Servia, Russia and Montenegro. Servians
moved their capital to Nish.
July 8.-Austria declared war against
Eervia.
July 2s.-Austrians invaded servia and
shelled Belgrade.
July 3l.-Kaiser demanded Russian mob
ilization cease and cxar refused. Martial
law proclaimed in Germany.
Stock exchanges in nearly all cities OF
the world closed.
Aug. 1.--Germany declared war on Rus
STA and modified it, army. Gear declared
martial law and France issued decree OF
mobilization. italy declared Its neutral
tty.
Aug. 2.-Gernnan troops advanced on
France through neutral Luxembourg.
Russia began invasion OF East Prussia
and Posen.
Aug. s.-Germans started three armies
toward France. through Belgium. violat-
ing the neutrality Of that country.
French troops crossed German frontier
in Vosges mountains.
Aug. l-Great Britain demanded that
Germany withdraw her troops from Bel
giuni. 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. E-Germans repulsed at Lege BY
Belgians. e
Field Marshal Earl kitchener made
British secretary Of state for war. :,
President Wilson offered the services OF
the United States as mediator.
Aug. 6.--Austria-H Hungary declared war
British cruiser Amphion sunk BY Ger
man. mine. ss
Aug. 7.-Germans entered Liege.
Aug. s.-Twenty thousand English troops
landed on French coast. French invaded
Alsace-Lorraine and captured Altkirch
and Muehlhausen.
Italy reafflrmed It's neutrality.
Aug. 1O.-France broke OF diplomatic
relations with Austria Hungary.
Aug. 1i.-French driven out Of Cernay
and MueIhausen.
Aug. i3-Germans occupied Hasselt.
Tongres and st. Trond. Belgium. France
and England declared war on Austria
Aug. 15-Japan issued ultimatum to, Ger
many demanding withdrawal Of German
warships from the Orient and evacuation
OF Kiauchau.
Aug. l7.-Belgian seat Of government
was transferred from Brussels to Ant
werp.
Beginning of Ave days battle in Lor-
raine, ending IN repulse Of French across
frontier with heavy loss Beginning OF
i've days battle between Servians and
Austrians on the Jadar. ending in Aus
trian rout. @04 4,.,.s
Aug. ls-Brussels occupied by the Ger
mans, the allies retiring to Antwerp.
Eervians defeated $1,000 Austrians at
Shabats. forty miles west Of Belgrade.
Aug. N.-French recaptured Muelhausen,
Alsace, but were driven back in Lorraine.
Aug. M.-Germans began, bombardment
Of Namur forts and levied war tax OF
$4O,OO0.OO0 on Brussels and &1O.OO.OOO on
Liege.
Aug. 1s-Germans occupied Client and
Brnges.
Aug. D.--Japan declared war on Ger
many.
Luneville, France. occupied by the Ger
mans
\ Russians drove back the Germans from
the eastern frontier. 49,
Aug. M.--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 seapost of Kiau-
chau.
Aug. S.-Austria declared war on ia
pan.
Germans levied a war tax of sS0.000.O .OOC
on the Belgian province of Brabant.
Aug. @.-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
clan frontier. Louvain sacked and burned
by Germans. tI G3tA
Aug. N.-British cruiser Highhyer de-
etroyed German armed merchant cruiser
Kaiser wilhelm der Crosse Off west coast
Of Africa.
Aug. @.-British feet sunk FIVE German
warships or Helgoland.
Allies checked the march of Germans tc
paris and terrific battle was begun al
Arras and one near Nancy
Austria declared war on Belgium.
Aug. @.-British forces from New Zea'
land seized Apia, chief town Of German
Samoa iItf GLI 44 eJ TeU 9
Russians defeated near Tannenberg.
Aug. So-Germans occupied Amiens.
Sept 2--seat Of French government
moved to Bordeaux.
Russians captured Lemberg. Austria
after seven days battle.
Sept. 6.-Germans captured Reims, a
Sept. E.-British cruiser Pathfinder sunl
by torpedo in North sea-
J Sept. T.--Allies victorious in battle
along the cline from Nanteuil to verdun
the imperial guard under the German
crown prince being nearly annihilated BY
the British.
Germans destroyed Dinant and capturet
Maubeuge.
Sept. S.--Aliies pushed back the entir,
line OF invading Germans.
Sept. e.--British forced Germans 70 re
treat along the river Marne.
Eept. II, -Russlane drove the German
from several fortified positions in Russian
Poiand, but repuised with heavy losses Il
East Prussia, G.a.,a
Sept. IA British varships from Ans
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