New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-28
Millions Dead in Year
Since Archduke Was Shot
Since Austria Sent Her Ultimatum to Serbia Ten Ma
tons Have Entered the War to Defend Territories
and Fight for New Partition Of Europe.

Of Belgium be maintained was IN the
| hands of the German government. This
was rejected, and German forces at
! tackled Liege. On the same day that
| Germany crossed the Belgian frontier
! President Wilson issued his proclama-
ton Of neutrality.
| The following day saw the declara
ton by Great Britain of a state Of war
with Germany, and two days later the
Germans entered Liege as the French
! invaded Southern Alsace.
These events were quickly followed
BY an affirmation on the part OF l.aly
! OF her neutrality, by an Austrian in
vasion of Serbia and by the sending
bv japan Of an ultimatum TO Germany.
This had 70 do with the German pos
session Of Kiao-chau, OF which Using
tau was the port.
BY August II the first British expe-
dictionary force had completed its land
ing in France. and on that day there
began also a fierce battle on the Jadar
between the Austrian and Serbian
troops. Victory was with the Serb an
arms after FIVE days OF fighting and
the Austrians were routed.
In the meanwhile the battle Of Lor-
raine had opened. and the German
troops had entered Brussels, the Bel
gian capital
The Battle Of Mons.
A few days later, August %, .he
victorious German troops entered Ma
muir and began an attack or Mons, de-
Tended principally by the first British
evolutionary force. The next day the
British troops began retreat from
their position, and from then on unit!
September II the German troops drove
through France under the ieaIer'hip
OF General von Kluck Zep?elins bonn
barded Antwerp, the French were
forced TO evacuate MueihauseI, the Ger
| mans took and swept over Longwy and
, reached Ser,is, thirty miles from Paris,
where the columns were swung 70 .he
eastward The French government fed
TO Bordeaux.
In the meanwhile German and Aus
,risn troops had met the Russians: A
victory at Krasnik was announced by
the Austrian government on August
rs, while on Angus. 20 the German
army under General Won Hindenburg
defeated another Russian force IN a
battle az Tsnnenburg which lasted
three days. Louvain was burned by
the Germans on the same day that the
Japanese blockade Of Tsing-tau was
begun. Tho blockade was maintained
more than two months before Tsing-
tau surrendered.
Two DAYS after the French govern
ment moved to Bordeaux the battle OF
the Marne was begun, few hours be-
fore Russian troops succeeded IN oc-
eupying Lemberg, the capital OF ia
iiciA
Before the French and British troops
the Germans in France were forced 70
retreat as far as the Aisne. Events OF
the next few days included the bonn
bardment Of Rheims by the Germans
and the sinking by a German suoma-
rine OF the British cruisers AoouSir'
Cressy and Hogue. On the same DAY
the Russian troops attacked Przemysl
and took Jaroslav.
Antwerp Besieged.
British troops from India were land
ed from transports at Marsellles on
September 26. and were Immediately
dispatched 10 the northwsrd. Before
their arrival at their destination the
Germans had inaugurated a siege OF
Antwerp, which resulted in the BEL
gisn government moving from that city
10 Ostend. Two days later the bonn
hardment OF Antwerp began. The Bel,
gian government remained at ostend
for about a week and then removed TO
Havre. France. Forty-eight hours
later the Germans captured Ostend.
Meanwhile the allied troops occupied
Ypres, and a desperate battle had be-
gun on the Vistula River. German as
ssults upon the allied lines between