The Elbert County tribune., 1915-01-01
WHAT YEAR 1874
GAVE TO MANKIND
Chronological Record of Most
important Events of the
Twelve Months.
EUROPEAN WAR STANDS FIRST
MexIco's MuddIed AffaIrs-Pope Plus
and Earl Roberts Among the H.
iustrlous Dead = Disasters
and sports-FInancIai and
industrial happenings.
COMPILED BY e. W. PickARD.
EUROPEAN WAR STANDS FIRST
EUROPEAN WAR

June ss.-ArchduIe Francis Ferdinand.
heir to the Austrian throne, and his NOR
eanatic wife, the duchess OF Hohenberg,
shot and killed by a student In Saratevo.
capital of Bosnia. after futile attempt
had been made TO blow them up with
bomb
IuIy s3--Austria sent peremptory note
to Servia demanding punishment OF all
accompiiccB In murder of Archduke Fran
cia Ferdinand and suppression of all so
cicties which had fomented rebellion In
Bosnia.
July 2si-Troops mobilizcd by Austria.
Eeryts., Russia and Montenegro. Servtans
moved their. capital to Nish.
July es-Austria declared war against
Eervia
July 2s.-Austrinns invaded servIa and
sheIled Belgrade.
yu,y si.-Kaiser demanded Russian mob
tlizstion cease and czar refused. Martial
law proclaimed In Germany.
Stock exchanges in nearly all cities OF
the world closed.
Aug l-Germany declared war on Rus
sia and mobiiized its army. Cznr declared
martial law and France Issued decree OF
mobilization. Italy declared Its neutral
tty.
Aug s.-Germau troops advanced on
France through neutral Luxembourg.
RUSSIA began invasion OF East Prussia
and Posen.
Aug 3-Germans started three armies
ing the neutrality of that country.
French troops crossed German frontier
In Vosgos mountains.
Aug t-Grcat 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 rcpulscd at Liege by
Beigians.
Field Marshal Earl Kitchener made
British secretary of state for war.
President Wilson offered the services OF
the United States ms mediator.
Aug. G,-Austria-Hungary declared war
on Russia.
British cruiser Amphion sunk by Ger
man mipe.
Aug. 7.-Gcrmans entered Liege
Aug s.-Twenty thousand English troops
landed on French coast. French invaded
Alssce- Lorraine and captured Altkirch
and Muehlhausen.
Italy reafirmcd its neutrality.
Aug 10.-France broke on diplomatic
relations with Austria Hungary.
Aug If.--French driven out of Cernay
and Muclhausen.
Aug I3-Germans occupied Hasseit.
Tongres and st. Trond. Belgium. France
and England declared war on Austria.
Aug l5-Japan issued uitimntum to Ger
many demanding withdrawal of German
OF KtaIchau.
Aug 17.-Baginn seat of government
WIS transferred from Brussels to Ant
werp.
beginning of five days battle in Lor-
raine. ending In rcpuise of French across
frontier with heavy loss Beginning of
five days battle between Servians and
Austriaus on the Jadar. ending in Aus
triau rout.
Aug. is-Brussels occupied by the Ger
mans. the allies retiring to Antwerp.
Servians' defeated $1,000 Austrians at
Shabats. forty miles west of Belgrade.
Aug 20-French recaptured Muelhausen.
Aisace. but were driven back In Lorraine.
Aug. 2f.-Germans began bombardment
OF Namur forts and levied war tax of
sloo00.o00 on Brussels and sl0.ooo.0o0 on
Liege.
Aug 22.-Germans occupied Client and
Bruges
Aug 23--Japan declared war on Ger
many.
LuneviIie. France occupied by the Ger
mans
Egss!aps gSRys, back the Germans from
tho EASTERN frontier. r--e-'
Aug. A.-The allied armies along the
4 dne from Mons to the MoselIe defeated
and driven back by the Germans
Germans captured Namur drove the
French out of Aisace and advanced from
Lorraine Into France.
Japanese warships began bombardment
of Using Tao. fortified seaport of Kiau-
chau.
Aug. 25.-Austrla declared war on ia
pan.
Germans fevied war tax of 10000 900
on the Belgian province OF Brabant.
Aug. 26.-French cabinet resigned and
new cabinet formed by Premier vivianl.
Russians took Marienburg. German is
land Of Yap near Guam seized by Japa-
-rrese Austrian defeated Russians on Cali
clan frontier. Louvain sacked and burned
by Germans
Aug. 27.-Brtish cruiser Highhyer de-
stroyed German armed merchant cruiser
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse on west coast
of Africa.
Aug. 2s.-British feet sunk five German
warships on HeigoIand
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 A.-British forces from New Zen
tand seized Apia. chief town of German
Samoa.
Russians defeated near Tannenberg.
Aug. s0-Germans occupied Amiens.
Sept. 2.-Seat of French government
moved to Bordeaux
Russians captured Lemberg. Austria
after seven days battle.
Sept .b.-Gernrans captured Reims
Sept 6--British cruiser Pathfinder sunk
ny torpedo In North sea.
Sept 7.-Ailies victorious in battle
along the line from Nanteuil to verdun,
the imperial guard under the German
crown prince being nearly annlhiiated by
the British.
Germans destroyed Dinant and captured
Maubeuge-
Sept S--Aiiies pushed back the entire
hne OF invading Germans.
Sept ts-British forced Germans to re-
treat along the7riyer Marine
Sept. u-Russians drove the Germans
from several fortified positions In Russian
Poland. but repuIsed with heavy losses in
East Prussia.
Sept. le.-British warships from aus
traiia took Rerbertshoehe. seat of govern