Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-28
Chronicle of One Years Events
of the Great European War
JUNE-JULY.
1914

1914. JUNE-JULY.
June 2s-Archduke Francis Ferdinand assas-
sinated at saraievo, the capital Of Bosnia. the
Austrian province annexed from Turkey, Aus
TRANS alleging a Serbian plot
July 23-Austria sends an ultmatum to SER
bia
July 5-serbia replies to Austria. granting
Austrias demands save that permitting Austria
to try Serbian offenders
July 2s-Austria declares war against Serbia.
July 31-Russia orders general mobilization
New York and London Stock exchanges close;
others follow.
AUGUST.
1--Germany declares war on Russla-French
cabinet orders general mobilization
alderman forces enter Luxemburg-Ger-
many addresses ultmatum TO Belgium demand
ing free passage for its troops-Belgium appeals
10 England.
s-Germany rejects Engiand's proposal for
Belgian neutrallty-English moratorium de.
clared.
4-Englsnd sends ultimatum to Berlin. de-
msnding unqualified observance of Belgian neu-
tralty-Germany rejects ultimatum-Gerrnany
declares war on Ensland-Germany declares war
on France-France declares war on Germany
Germans attack Aege forts-France provides a
$1,000 900 war fund-Italy declares moratorium
J-England announces existence of state Of
war with Germany-President Wilson tenders
his good offices to the warning natIons-I,ord
Kitchener made ACCOMPLISHMENTS
premier asks for and receives $5OOOOOOO0 war
credit
6-Austria declares war on Russia.
7-Germans enter Lege-French invade
southern Alsace.
s-Italy reaffirms NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. troops
land In France and Belgium-French occupy Ait
kirch and Observation-Disclosures declares war
on Austria
1o-French retire from Muelhausen.
1i-senate passes. without roll CALL bill
admitting foreign ships 20 American registry
Germans pass Liege forts
12-England declares war Austria-Ger-
mans advance beyond the Meuse-France de-
clares war Austria.
15-Japan sends ultimatum to Germany, dc.
manding withdrawal OF German men-of-war and
the surrender of Kiao Chou by August 2s-Aus~
TRANS enter Serbia.
20-Germans enter Brussels-Belgian army re-
treats on Antwerp-Russian army invading East
Prussia checked.
21-Germans begin attack on Namur-Battle
of Charleroi begins
3-Japan declares war on Gernany-Ger-
mans enter Namur and begin attack on Mons ~.
Austria announces victory over Russians at
Krasnik.
2a-Britlsh begin to retreat from Mons-zep-
pelin drops bombs into Antwerp.
2-Muelhausen evacuated by the French.
T-Louvain burned by Germans--Japanese
blockade Tsng-tau
$-Austria declares war on Beigiurn-British
fleet sinks five German warships off Helgoland.
H-Name Of Russian capital changed from
St Petersburg TO Petrograd
SEPTEMBER.
2-German advance penetrates TO CreiI, about
thirty miles from Paris. and swings eastward
French center between Verdun and Rheims
driven back-Seat OF French government re-
moved TO Bordeaux
S-Russians occupy Isemberg.
5-Battle begins south of the Marine and east
OF Paris. In which the German right wing Is
pushed back. followed by a general retreat
Allies agree not to treat for peace separately.
7-Maubeuge taken by the Germans
12-German retreat halts the Aisne
@-Germans lombard Rheims. injuring the
famous cathedral
22-German submarine sinks the British
cruisers Aboukir. Greasy and Hogue in the
@-Germans begin siege Of Antwerp
OCTOBER.
END OF weeks battle at Augustowo in
which the Germans forced out of Russian
territory.
6--Belsian government removed from Ant.
werp to ostend
7-Bombardment OF Antwerp begins-Japa-
nese seize Caroline islands.
s-Antwerp occupied by the Germans.
1s-Belgian government transferred from
ostend to Havre.
l4-Alles occupy Yypres-Battle begins on
the Vistula.
l6-The British cruiser Hawke sunk by Ger
man submarine,
i7-Ostend occupied by the oerfnans-Japa-
nese cruiser Takachiho sunk by torpedo in Kiso
Chou bay
sI-Ten-day battle before Warsaw ends In
check OF Germans.
2s-German cruiser Emden enters harbor Of
Penang and torpedoes Russian cruiser and
French destroyer.
NOVEMBER.
1-.Five German cruisers. including tina
Gnelsenau and scharnhorst, defeated British
squadron off Coronel on the coast OF Chilli
Turks lombard sevastopol
3--German squadron makes a raid on British
coast near Yarmouth.
B-Engiand and France declare war on Tur-
key--Dardanelles forts bombsrded.
6-Tsing-tau surrenders to the japanese.
10-The Emden defeated and forced ashore
at North Keeling island by the australian
cruiser sydney.
l1-Germans capture Dixmude-German sub
marine sinks British gunboat Niger off Deal.
12-Russians occupy JOHANNESBURG in East
Prussia.
1.-THE sheikh-ul-Islam at Constantinople
proclaims holy war against the Alles-British
House OF Commons votes a war loan of N.l@,-
100000
ls-Naval battle In Black Sea. in which
Turks and Russians both claim victory.
l9-French detachment trapped at Chauvon-
court, near St Mihiel-British House of Com
mons votes q new army OF 100000 men.