The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-01-01
WHAT YEAR 1914
GAVE TO MANKIND
Chronological Record of Most
important Events of the
Twelve Months.
EUROPEAN WAR STANDS FIRST
MexIce's Muddied Affairs-Pope Plus
and Earl Roberts Among the u.
Iustrious Dead Disasters
and Sports-Flnanciai and
Industrial Happenings.
COMPILED BY e. w. PlcKARD.
EUROPEAN WAR STANDS FIRST
COMPILED sY e. w. PicKARD.
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 with
bomb
July 2a-Austria sent peremptory note
60 Servia demanding punishment or all
eccomplices in murder of Archduke Fran
els Ferdinand and suppression or all So
cieties which had fomented rebellion In
Bosnia.
July 2s-Troops mobilized by Austria.
Servia. Russia and Montenegro. Servians
moved their capital to Nish.
July 2S.-Austria declared war against
Eervia.
July 2a.-Austrians invaded Servia and
ehelled Belgrade.
July S1.-Kaiser demanded Russian mob
flization cease and car refused. Maruai
law proclaimed in Germany.
Stock exchanges in nearly all cities OF
the world closed.
Aug. 1.-Germany declared war on Rus
STA and modified its army. Car declared
martial law and France issued decree or
mobilization. Italy declared Its neutral
tty.
Aug. 2.-German troops advanced on
Russia began invasion of East Prussia
and Posen.
Aug 3-Germans started three armies
toward France through Belgium. violat-
fng 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 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-H Hungary declared wal
on Russia.
British cruiser Amphion sunk by Ger.
man mine.
Aug 7-Germans entered Liege.
Aug s-Twenty thousand English troops
landed on French coast. French invaded
Alsace-Lorraine and captured Altkircf
and Muehlhausen.
Italy reaffirmed its neutrality.
Aug 10.-France 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. T.-Beigian seat of government
was transferred from Brussels to Ant
werp.
Beginning of five days battle in Lor.
raine. ending in repuise of French across
frontier with hea loss. Beginning OF
five days battle tween Servians an6
Austrians on the Jadar, ending In Aus
TRAN rout.
Aug. 19-Brussels occupied by the Ger
mans, the allies retiring to Antwerp.
Servians defeated $1,000 Austrians a
Ehabats. forty miles west of Belgrade.
Aug, 20-French recaptured Muelhausen
Alsace, but were driven back in Lorraine
Aug. 21-Germans began bombardmen
of Namur forts and levied war tax o.
s40,0OO,000 on Brussels and 100000 OF
Liege.
Aug 2.-Germans occupied Client ant
Bruges.
Aug 23.-Japan declared war on Ger
many.
Luneville, France. occupied by the Ger
mans
the eastern frontier.
Aug 24-The allied armies along tn
line from Mons to the Moselle defeate,
and driven back by the Germans.
Germans captured Namur, drove tn
French out Of Alsace and advanced from
Lorraine into France.
Japanese warships began bombardmen
of Using Tao. fortified seaport of Kiau
chau.
Aug. 25.-Austria declared war on ia
pan.
Germans levied a war tax Of 800, 0oo. 90
on the Belgian province Of Brabant.
Aug. 26.-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. N.-British cruiser Highflyer de
stroyed German armed merchant cruise
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse off west coas
Of Africa.
Aug. 2S.-British fleet sunk five Germa
warships off Helgoland.
Allies checked the march of Germans t
Paris and terrific battle was begun q
Arras and one near Nancy.
Austria declared war on Belgium.
Aug, 2s-British forces from New Zea
land seized Apia. chief town Of Germa
Samoa.
Russians defeated near Tannenberg.
Aug. 3o-Germans occupied Amiens
Sept 2-Seat Of French governmer
moved to Bordeaux.
Russians captured Lemberg, Austri;
after seven days battle.
Sept. 5.-Germans captured Reims
Sept 6-British cruiser Pathfinder sun
by torpedo in North sea.
Sept. 7-Allies victorious in a battl
along the line from Nanteuil to Verdur
the imperial guard under the Germa
crown prince being nearly annihilated b
the British.
Germans destroyed Dinant and capture
Maubeuge.
Sept. s.-Alfies pushed back the entir
line of invading Germans.
Sept e.-Britisn forced Germans % n
treat along the river Marns.
Sept. u.-Russ.qns drove the GecTnHr
from several forJ1ed positions in RoEv,n
Poland. but rep,ISssd with hsnvy los7sa
East Prussia.
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