The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-01-01

Steamer Red Cross with American Red
Cross nurses and surgeons sailed from
New York
Sept. IA. - Retreating German army
matted I'm strongly, intrenched position
along the Aisne river. Amiens reoccupied
by the French
Sept. 22.-Thrce British cruisers were
torpedoed and sunk by German submarine
In the North sea
Sept 26.-British troops from India
landed at MarSelles.
Sept. 29.-Germans began attack on de-
lenses of Antwerp
oct 2.-Gcrmans defeated at Augustowo
and forced out of Russia
oct. 5.-BelGian government moved to
Ostend
oct. 9-Gcrmans entered Antwerp
Russian army occupied Lyck. East Prus-
sia.
oct. 1o.-Gcrman army of 10000 was re-
pulsed at Quatrecht, east of Ghent.
OCT. l.-Gcrmany imposed war fine Of
SlOoOo0,0oO on Antwerp
Russian cruiser PaIlada sunk by German
submarines
Oct. 12.-Ghent occupied by the Ger
mans.
Oct. 13.-Belgian government moved to
Havre, France
Colonel Maritz and his troops in the
rebellcd. Martial law proclaimed through
out Union OF South Africa.
oct. lo.-Germans occupied Ostend and
BruGes
oct l6.-British cruiser Hawke sunk In
'hc North sea by German submarine.
oct T.-Japancsc cruiser Takachihu
sunk by torpedo in Eiauchau bay
hrluSh cruiser tndauntnd and four de-
str"y"rs sunk four German dcstroyers in
North Sca
OCT N-AlliCs rcCaptured Arnentieres
oct lH.-DospCratC fighting along Bel
~ tft.I, l,;,,
Oct @S.-Frcuch rctook Altl;irch, Alsace
ht tho point OF the hnNonet
oct "t-T"n dHys' battle before War
saw ended i'm German dorat
oct. 23.-G"rmIns crossed River User
and SLOWLY pressed toward the south
oct. &c Germans bombarded Nieuport
hut were checked by allies.
Mn"tz and his rcb" force defeated by
Union Of South Africa troops.
PrnI;p. slayer of Archduie Francis
F"rdtnand and his wife. and % others
found guilty of treason.
Won FIIN"nlayn. German minister of
war. madn chief of staff to succeed Won
Mnltko
oct. 2S.-Dc Wet and Bcyers Joined in
South Africa revolt.
british drcadnaught Audacious sunk by
mine
russians rcoccupicd Lodz and Radon.
Germans rctrcating.
oct. @S.-PrinZip was sentenced to IN
years Imprisonment; four of his accom-
nlic"s sentenced to death and others to
various terms of imprisonment
f"tha reported the rout of the rebel
Beers
German cruiser Emdcn torpcdoed Rus
SlAn cruiser and French destroyer in Pc
nanE harbor
Oct 29.-Turkcy began war on Russia.
IN" cruiser Brcslau bombarding Odessa.
lheodosia and other places on the Black
sea.
Nov. 1.-RritiSh cruiser Hormes sunk by
German submarine In Dover straits
fir" German warships engaged four
Erttish wnrships off the coast of Chile
ana sank two and disabled a third: the
fourth escaped
Nov. 3.-British and French fleet bonn
bardcd the Dardanellcs forts. and British
vessels destroyed the barracks of Akabah,
Arabia
Germans abandoned left bank okthe
User below DiNmude. ~ R
Nov. 5.--France. Great Britain ~
sia declared war on Turkey. Cheat n IL
ain annexed Cyprus.
Nov. 6.-The sheik- l-Islam ordered a
molly war against Russia. France and Eng
land.
Nov. Herman fortress of Using Tao
China. stormed by Japanese and British
and captured.
Nov. 9.-Belgian troops penetrated TO
Ostcnd
Yprcs set fire by German shells and de-
strOvcd
German cruiser Emden driven ashore
on cocos islands and destroyed by Aus
tralian cruiser Sydney.
Nov lO.-ituSsian fleet in Black sea sank
four Turkish transports.
Nov. ll.-Ifritish gunboat Niger sunk by
a torpedo off Deal
Russians occupied Johannesburg, East
Prussia.
Germans captured Dixmude
Nov l@.-Gcrmans forced from all posi-
iionS on left bank of the Yser
British destroyed Turkish fort at en-
trance to Red sea
Nov. l6-Floods in West Flanders cut
OF large number OF Germans
Pope issued cnCyclical urging cessation
of warfare.
Nov. lS.-RuSsians checked by Germans
at Soldau after four days Of bloody fight
Ing.
Nov. 22.-Yprcs bombardcd by Germans.
town hall and market place being de.
stroycd.
Nov. % Russians won great victory
over Germans who were advancing on
Warsaw
Nov. 24.-Gcrmans opened terrific at
tack on the allies from Ypres to La
Bassee
Naval base Of Germans lat Zeebrugge de- |
molish@d by shells from British fleet,
Nov. &c British battlcship Bulwark de |
stroycd by explosion off Sheerness
Nov. 2'-Gcrmans renewed fierce bonn |
bardmcnt Of R"ms
Two British ships sunk off Havre hv
German submarines. and one off Grimsbv
by mine.
Dec. 1.-Gormans cut their way out of
the Russian trap in Poland but with great
losses
General n" Wet. Rocr rebel leader. can