Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-12-28
EUROPEAN WAR MOVEMENTS N
FIELD AND IN THE NAVAL ZONES
Italy and Bulgaria Ia ths
C0nflict...Submarine War.
fare and Allied Campaign
Against COnstantinople.

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Il Submarines: Tho British transport
Royal Edward was torpedosd and
sunk by an enemy submarine IN the
Aegean sea, with Q loss OF neariy Loo
soldiers and sailors.
10. Submarine: A German submarine tor.
pedoed the White Star liner Arabic
OF Cape Clear. Ireland: - Americana
were among the passengsrs.
Russian Fortress Captured: Novo 0eor.
gievsk, the second greatest Russian
fortress In Poland. with N garrison.
was captured by Gen. ven Bsselers
German army.
q. Aerial Warfare: A Russian asroplane
squadron bombarded ConstantinoplA
killing or woundins Il persons.
3. Aerial Warfar: g. allied aiSshipo dew
100 miles in German territory, drop
ping bombs upon q big munition fac
tory and at several railway Junctions
In Rhenish Prussia.
Servia: Austrian troops creased the
border into Servia-
Fall Of Brest-Litovsk: The fortress OF
Brest- Ltovsk fell before the asssults
Of the German armies.
SEPTEMBER.
I. Neutral Rights: German smbassadoi
notified tho United States that ocean
liners would not be sunk by subma,
rines without warning unless they 70
sisted or attempted to escape.
8. Russia: Grand Duke Nicholas COM
mander Of the Russian army In Po-
land, transferred to the Caucasus.
Car Nicholas assumed the command.
Aerial Warfare: German airships raid.
ed London. injuring "a persons and
killing 20: second raid within "a hours.
L. Aerial Warfare: French air men raid.
ed in Baden, Rhenilh Prussia and
Lorraine. Zeppelins raided eastern
coast Of England.
l8. Poland: Germans hanked Russians af
Wilma and captured the fortress-
q Balkans: Bulgaria nobilized her army
Is. France: Great drive Of tho allies from
tho French seacoast to Verdun. Heavy
capture Of guns reported and nM
unwounded prisoners German front
broken miles in length at La Basses
and Souchez, France, and q miles In
Champagne.
q. Balkans: British and French troops
landed on neutral soil Of Greece to
support Servia against Austria
OCTOBER.
& Bulgaria: Russia sent an ultimatum
to Bulgaria demanding dismissal OF
German officers, etc. Allies prepared
to land troops In Greece and the Aus
tro-Germans to invade Servia.
Greece: Greece formally protested
against the landing Of British and
French troops at Saloniki to defend
Servia. Venizelos, Greek premier. IA
voring the allies. resigned. King Con-
stantine appointed Alexander Zaimis.
HAt
and assumed personal control.
Z. Servia: Austro-German forces under
Gen. vor Mackensen invaded servta-
Bulgaria sent "a hour ultimatum to
Servia.
IL. Bulgaria: Bulgaria declared war on
Servia.
B. France: Delcasse. foreign minister OF
France, resigned his post.
Ssryia: Bulgars invaded Servia At
points south from Nish and attacked
toward the railway from Belgrade to
Saloniki.
Aerial Warfare: 65 killed and liz injur-
ed in London by Zeppelin attack.
Is. Bulgaria: Great Britain declared war
on Bulgaria.
IT, Bulgaria: France declared war on
Bulgaria.
49, Bulgaria: Italy declared war on Bull
garia.
q. Submarine: German cruiser Prins
Adalbert sunk by British submarine:
crew of 657 nearly ali lost.
"a. Aerial Warfare: italian airship bonn
barded Trieste, and the Austrian air
men bombarded Venice.
q. France: A new French war cabinet
was completed, Aristids BRAND. pre-
mier.
81. Servia: German troops captured ar
senal town Of KraguJevatz. Seryia.
NOVEMBER.
6. Bulgaria: Great railway junction at
Nish. Servia, captured by Bulgarians.
7. Submarine: Italian liner Ancona sunk
by an Austrian submarine In tho Med
iterranean 2DS lives lost, including
some Americans.
z. Russian Frontier: Germans abandoned
some Of the ground In front Of Riga.
IA. Aerial Warfare: Austrian airships
bombarded Verona; So victims, OF
whom 30 died.
"a. Teutons captured Mitrovitza and
Pristina. with control Of tho vale OF
Kossovo. In Servia.
8. Italy: Attacks by italian troops along
the whole front, especially violent
around Goritz, were repulsed.
3. Servia: Prisrend captured by Bulgs.
rians, with 1900 prisoners.
DECEMBER.
1. Turkey: British were defeated by
Turks near Bagdad. Mesopotamia.
2. Servia: Germans and Austrian forces
captured Monastir. Servia.
10. Allied troops in Greece marching to
relieve Servia forced to retreat to Sa'
lonlki.
Il. Last day Of volunteering In England:
recruiting stations In London crowdeo
with applicants.
10. Political: Election of deputies In
Greece.