Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-12-29
Oct. 2.-German drive on Riga was

n r, T. p = a.
Oct 22--German drive on Riga was
halted. .-s
Germans defeated in bloody fight on
| Tahure HILL France.
Oct. 23.-Germany officially upheld exc
cution Of Edith Cavell
British submarine sank German cruiser
| Prinz Adalbert near Labau.
! Oct 24.-British submarine sank Turkish
transport Carmen in Sea Of Marmora.
! Germans drove back Russians north
west Of Dvinsk.
Oct. 26-Teutons and Bulgarians joined
| forces and moved south in Serbia.
British transport Marquette torpedoed
| in Aegean; 80 lost.
Oct. 2S.-French cabinet resigned and
| BRAND became premier.
| Nov. 4.-Zainis cabinet defeated in
Greek chamber of deputies and resigned.
| Nov. 5.-Bulgarians defeated French
near Prilp but were beaten at Babuna
pass.
German cruiser Undine sunk by British
submarine.
Nov. 6-Bulgarians captured Nish.
opening through rail route for Teutons
to Turkey.
King of Greece called M. skouloudis to
form new neutrality cabinet.
Nov. 9.-1talian liner Ancona sunk by
Austrian submarine in Mediterranean; 200
lost, including some Americans.
Nov. 10.-German cruiser Frauenlob tor
peQOeQ Dy BRUSH submarine IN Baltic.
Nov. 12.-Churchill resigned from Brit
tsh cabinet to join the army in France.
Nov. 13.-Bulgarians and Germans drove
Serbians out Of Morava valley.
Nov. A.-Austrian aeroplanes raided We
roma, killing thirty.
Nov. LEU. S. called on Austria-Hun-
gary to explain sinking of the Ancona.
Nov. T.-Bulgarians outflanked Serbians
in Babuna pass and French along Cerna
river.
British hospital ship Anglia sunk by
mine in English channel: IS lost.
Austria formally denied blame for loss
OF life in sinking Of the Ancona.
Goritz. under terrific bombardment, in
flames in many places.
Nov. 2O.-Germans occupied Novibazar.
German guardship sunk by Russian de-
stroyers near Libau: $50 lost.
Nov. 25.-Germans captured thousands
more Serbians and drove the northern
army toward the frontier.
British advance on Bagdad repulsed by
Turks.
Nov. 27-Serbian government and the
diplomatic corps arrived at Scutari.
Canadian government seized all high
grade wheat in elevators from Fort Will
liam to Atlantic coast.
Dec 1.-Teutons and Bulgarians pursued
Serbs into Albania.
Dec. 2-More Italians landed at Avlona
Monastir occupied by Austrians.
Managing Director Buenz and three 9TH
er officials Of Hamburg-American line
in New York convicted Of conspiracy to
deceive and defraud u. 8.
Dec. 3-Presdent Wilson asked Ger
many to recall Captain Boyd, naval at
tache, and Captain Won Papen, military
attache Of German embassy at Washing
ton.
Foreign Minister Sonnino declared Italy
would fight the war to the finish.
Dec. 4.-Unnamed American ship In
Mediterranean sent wireless call saying 1t
was attacked by submarine.
Roumania communicated all foreign
shipping in its harbors.
Henry -Ford's peace crusaders sailed
from New York.
Buenz. Koetter and Hochmeister. HAM
burg-American line officials, sentenced to
10 months imprisonment: Poppinghause
to one year.
Dec. 6.-Pope Benedict issued appeal
for just and lasting peace.
British submarine sank Turkish de-
stroyer and five other vessels in Sea Of
Roumania closed Danube to navigation.
/ Dec 8.-U.&S. asked Austria to disavow
attack on the Ancona, punish the sub
marine commander and pay for deaths of
Dec. s.-Allies driven from Serbia into
Des 1o-Kaiser recalled Boy-Ed and
- Aus a4-U. s. demanded France re-
2laAoreix Germans taken from American
Deae Il. Gen. Sir Douglas Haig sue
| ceeded Field Marshal French as British
lS,commander in France and Flanders.
Austria made unsatisfactory reply to
notoEonz AncOna.s sStis ~. S 3lFi
Dec.11-Four Germans arrested In New
1-York and Jersey City on charge of plot
ting to blow up Welland canal. e.
Dec. 20.-U. s.. reply to Austrian note
delivered at Vienna. @ %s.g
Dec. 22-Artllery duel on western front.
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Dec. 26.-Allied aviators raided German
posts in France.