Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-01-05

June 2S-Archduke Francis Ferdinand,
heir to the Austrian throne, and his NOR
ganatic wife, the duchess Of Hohenberg,
shot and killed by student in Sarajevo
capital Of Bosnia, after a futile attempt
had been made to blow them up with a
bomb.
July 23-Austria sent peremptory note
to Servia demanding punishment of all
accomplices 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,
S;ervia, Russia and Montenegro. Servians
moved their capital to Nish.
July 2S.-Austria declared war against
Servia.
July 29.-Austrians invaded Servia and
shelled Belgrade.
July 31-Kaiser demanded Russian mob
ilization cease and car refused. Martial
law proclaimed in Germany.
Stock exchanges In nearly all cities Of
the world closed.
Aug. 1.-Germany declared war on Rus
.sia and modified its army. Gar declared
martial law and France issued decree of
mobilization. Italy declared its neutral
1ty
Aug. 2-German troops advanced on
France through neutral Luxembourg.
Russia began invasion of East Prussia
and Posen.
Aug. 3.-Germans started three armies
toward France, through Belgium, violat-
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
IL 1olo ~
Germany.
United States proclaimed its neutrality.
Aug. 5.-Germans repulsed at Liege by
Belgians.
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- Hungary declared war
on Russia.
British cruiser Amphior sunk by Ger
man mine.
Aug. 7-Germans entered Liege.
Aug S.-Twenty thousand English troops
aanded on French coast. French invaded
Alsace-Lorraine and captured Altkirch
and Muehlhausen.
Italy reaf1rmed its neutrality.
Aug Torrance broke off diplomatic
relations with Austria Hungary.
Aug. 11.-French driven out Of Cernay
and Muelhausen.
Aug. 13-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. 17.-Belgian seat of government
was transferred from Brussels to Ant
werp.
Beginning of five days battle in Lor-
raine, ending in repulse or French across
frontier with heavy loss. Beginning of
i've days battle between Servians and
Austrians on the Jadar. ending In Aus
trian rout
Aug 19.-Brussels occupied by the Ger
mans. the allies retiring to Antwerp.
Servians defeated $1,000 Austrians at
6habats. forty miles west of Belgrade.
Aug. 20.-French recaptured Muelhausen.
Alsace, but were driven back in Lorraine.
Aug. 21-Germans began bombardment
of Namur forts and levied war tax of
s4O.OOO,OOO on Brussels and s1O.OOO.OOO on
Liege.
Aug. 22.-Germans occupied Client and
Bruges.
Aug. 23-Japan declared war on Ger
many.
LuneviIle, France, occupied by the Ger
mans.
Russians drove back the Germans from
the eastern frontier.
Aug. 24-The allied armies along the
line from Mons to the Moselle defeated
and driven back by che Germans.
Germans captured Namur. drove the
French out of Alsace and advanced from
Lorraine into France.
japanese warships began Commandment
of Using Tao. fortified seaport OF Kiau-
chau.
Aug. 2E-Austria declared war on ia
PAN
Germans levied a war tax of 10000. 900
on the Belgian province of Brabant.
Aug. 26.-French cabinet resigned and
new cabinet formed by Premier Viviani.
Russians took Marienburg. German is
land of zap near Guam seized by Japa-
nese. Austrian defeated Russians on Call
clan frontier. Louvain sacked and burned
by Germans
Aug 27.-British cruiser Highhyer de-
stroyed German armed merchant cruiser
of Africa.
Aug. 2s.-British fleet sunk five German
warships off Helgoland.
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-
tand seized Apia. chief town Of German
Samoa.
Russians defeated near Tannenberg.
Aug. So.-Germans occupied Amiens.
Sept. 2.-Seat OF French government
moved 20 Bordeaux.
Russians captured Lemberg. Austria.
after seven days battle.
Sept. 5.-Germans captured Reins.
Sept. 6-British cruiser Pathfinder sunk
oy torpedo in North sea.
Sept. 7.-Alies 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
Maubeuge.
Sept S,-Allies pushed back the entire
line of invading Germans.
Sept s-British forced Germans to re-
treat along the river Marine.
Sept. u.-Russians drove the Germans
from several fortified positions IN Russian
Poland. but repulsed with heavy losses in
East Prussia.
Sept. 12.-British warships from Aus
tralia took Herbertshoehe. seat of govern