The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-03
GREAT EVENTS OF. THE WAR

June 2s-Archduke and Archduchess
Francis of Austria slain by Serbian
assassins.
August 1-Germany declares war ON
Russia.
August 2-German forces enter Luxem-
burg. Germany demands passage
through Belgium.
August 5-EnEIand announces state of
war with Germany.
August 7-Frenoh invade southern AL
SAGE.
August S-British troops land In
France and Belgium.
August 11-Germans pass Lfege forts.
August 12-Engiand and France de-
clare war Austria.
August 15-Austrians invade Serbia In
force.
August 17-Beginnins of ave days bat
tie between Serbians and Austrfans
on the Jadar, ending In Austrian
rout.
August 20-Germans enter Brussels.
attack Mons. Austria announces vic
tory over Russians ut Krasnik. Japan
declares war.
August 24-British begin retreat fire.,
Mons.
August 25-French evacuate MueIhau-
August 27-Louvain burned by Ger
August 2s-BattIe off HeIgoIand, sew
eraI German warships sunk.
August 29-Russians crushed In three
days battle near Tnnnenberg.
September 3-Russians occupy Lem
berg.
September 5-BattIe of the Marine be-
gins. German right wing defeated
and retreat begins.
September 7-Maubeuge falls.
September 12-German retreat haIts on
September 20 - Germans lombard
Reims and injure the famous cathe-
draI.
October s-Antwerp occupied by the
October 12--Boer revolt starts.
October 14-A1Iies occupy Ypres. Bat
tie begins on Vistula.
October 15-Ostend occupied by the
Germans.
October 1e-First battle of Ypres be-
October 24-Ten days battle before
Warsaw ends I'm German retirement.
October 27-Russians reOccupy LOdx
and Radon.
October 29-Turkey begins war ON Rus
November Sherman squadron bonn
bards British coast.
November TDardaneIIes forts bonn
barded.
November 6-Tsingtau surrenders.
November 12-Russians defeated at
LipnO and KutnO.
November 15-Russians defeated at
VIOtslavek.
November 17-Austrian victory over
Serbians at Valjevo announced.
December &Austrtans occupy Bel
grade.
December SSerbfans defeat Austrfans
In three days battle.
December 6-Germans occupy LODI.
December 15-Austrians evacuate Bel
grade.
bard Scarborough and HartlepoOI, $50
civilians killed.
December zO-2e-severe lighting on the
line of the Rzura river.
January 3, 1915-French advance across
Aisne north of scissors.
January 14-French driven back acros.
january 24-NavaI battle I'm North sea.
German armored cruiser Bluecher
sunk.
January aO-Russians occupy Tabriz.
west of Warsaw.
February S-Beginning of battle I'm
East Prussia, ending in Russian de-
February fisherman formal subma-
rine BLOCKADE" on Great Britain be-
gins.
February 4-Russians driven from
March 1o-Brttish make advance at
Neuve Chapelle.
March 21-Zeppelins lombard Paris.
March 22Surrender of PrzemysI to
March 31-Russians penetrate DukHa
pass and enter Hungary.
April 5-French begins violent attacks
on MihieI salient.
April 14-Russians at Sztropko, 20
miles inside Hungary.
April 1S-Russians evacuate Tarnow.
April 22-Second battle of Ypres be-
gins.
April 25-Ailies leave GaIIipoIf penin-
suIa. suffering fearful losses.
April 2S-AIIies announce recapfure of
Lizerne Het Sas and HartmannsyyeiIer
Kopf.
May 1J-Berlin reports capture of 3d.
900 Russian prisoners In west Cali
ella and seizure of three villages near
Ypres.
May christians fall back from Dukla
pass.
May Berlin reports capture of Tar
now with many Russian prisoners.