The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-01-02
EUROPEAN WAR

rani,aI Of Bosnia. after q futile attempt
had been made TO blow them up WIN Z
bomb.
July 9-Austria sent peremptory note
TO Servia demanding punishment OF al
Accomplices IN murder OF Archduhe ffah-
els Ferdinand and suppression OF All So
cieties which had fomented rebellion In
Bosnia
July 2s-Troops modified by Austria,
servia. Russia and Montenegro serFiahs
moved their capital to Nish.
July 2s.-Austria declared war against
aervia-
July 2s.-Aus,r,ans invaded servta and
shelled Belgrade.
July sl-Kaiser demanded Russian mob
illzat!on cease and czar refused Martial
law proclaimed in Germany.
Stock exchanges in nearly all cities OF
the world closed.
Aug. 1.-Germany declared war on Rus
ria and modified It's army. Car declared
martial law and France issued decree OF
mobilization Italy declared It's neutral
ity
Aug 2-German troops advanced on
France through neutral Luxembourg.
Russia began invasion of East Prussia
and Posen.
Aug. 3-Germans started three armies
toward France, through Belgium. violat-
ing the neutrality of that country,
French troops crossed German frontier
in Vosges mountains.
Aug. 4-Great 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 repulsed at Liege oy
Belgians.
Field Marshal Earl Kitchener made
British secretary OF state for war.
President Wilson offered the services OF
the United States as mediator.
Aug. s-Austria- Hungary declared war
on Russia.
British cruiser Amphion sunk by Ger
man mine.
Aug. 7-Germans entered Liege.
Aug s.-Twenty thousand English troops
landed on French coast. French invaded
Alsace- Lorraine and captured Altkirch
and Muehlhausen.
Italy reaffirmed Its neutrality.
Aug 10-France broke OF diplomatic
relations with Austria Hungary.
Aug n-French driven out Of Cernay
and Muelhausen.
Aug. 13-Germans occupied Hasselt.
Tonere. and st. Trond. Belgium. France
and England declared war on Austria.
Aug 15-Japan issued ultimatum to Ger
many demanding withdrawal OF German
warships from the Orient and evacuation
Of Kiauchau,
Aug I7-Belgian seat OF government
was transferred from Brussels to Ant
werp.
Beg1nn,ng Of five days battle In Lor-
raine, ending in repulse of French across
frontier with heavy loss. Beginning of
fve days. battle between Servians and
Austrians on the Jadar ending in Aus
tr1an rout
Aug 1s-BrusseIs occupied by the Ger
mans the allies retiring to Antwerp.
gcrvians defeated sO.m Austrians at
shabats. forty miles west OF Belgrade.
Aug. D-French recaptured Muelhausen.
Alssce, but were driven back in Lorraine.
Aug g-Germans began bombardment
of Nsmur forts and levied war tax Of
S<e 900 100 on Brussels and 1000 on
Iees.
Aug. 2o-Germans occupied Ghent and
Bruses
Aug p 2-Japan declared war on Ger
many.
Lunevine, France. occupied by the Ger
mans
Russians drove back the Germans from
ihe eastern frontier
Aug A.-The allied armies along the
line from Mons to the Moselie defeated
and driven back by the Germans.
Germans captured Namur. drove the
French out OF Alsace and advanced from
Lorraine into France
Japanese warships began bombardment
OF Using Tao. fortified seaport OF kiau-
chau.
pan.
Germans levied war tax of aoo'o. 200
on the Belgian province OF Brabant.
Aug 8-French cabinet resigned and
new cabinet formed by Premier Viviani.
Russians took MarienburE. German Is
land Of yap near Guam seized by Japa-
rese Austrian defeated Russians on Gall
cian frontier. I.ouvain sacked and burned
by Germans.
Aug 27-Rr.tish cruiser Hlghnyer de-
stroyed German armed merchant cruiser
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse OFT west coast
OF Africa.
Aug 2s-Britlsh fleet sunk five German
warships OF Hclgoland.
Allies checked the march OF Germans TO
Paris and terrific battle was begun at
Isrras and one near Nancy.
Austria declared war on Belgium.
Aug 9-British forces from New Zea-
land seized Apia. chief town of German
Samoa
Russians defeated near Tannenberg.
Aug 30-Germaus occupied Amiens.
Sept. 2.-seat Of French government
moved to Bordeaux.
Russians captured LemherE, Austria.
after seven days battle.
Sept s.--Germans captured Reims
Sept. British cruiser Pathfinder sunk
by torpedo In North sea
Sept. Allies victorious in a battle
along the line from Nanteuil to verdun.
the imperial guard under the German
crown prince being nearly annihilated by
the British.
Germans destroyed Dinant and captured
bfaubeuge
Sept s.-Allies pushed back the entire
line of invading Germans.
Sept 9--British forced Germans to re-
treat along the river Marne..
Sept 1.--Russians drove the Germans
from several fortified positions in Russian
Poland but repulsed with heavy losses In
Fast Prussia
Sept. 12.-Pritish warships from Aus
sraha TOOK Herhertshoehe, seat OF govern