The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-01-07
Year of 1914, Which VIII be Kno1on Many Centuries
Hence as One of the Greatest in History Has Been
Replete zuth Mor1etous EUe1fs the World ODER

| Germany rejects ultlmatunn-German
troops begin attack on Liege-Presi-
dent Wilson issues proclamation of
neutrality.
August 5. England announces eX-
istence of state of war with Germany
President Wilson tenders his good of
fees to the warning nations.
August 6. Austria declares war on
Russia.
August Z. Germans enter Liege-
French invade southern Alsace.
August 8. Italy reafirms neutral
ity-French occupy Mulhausen.
August 10. France proclaims a
state of war with Austria.
August Is. Austrians enter Servia
Japan sends, ultimatum to Germany.
Aug. 13. England declares war on
Austria.
Aug. IS. President Carbajal leaves
Mexico City.
August II. British expeditionary
force completes its landing in France
Belgian capital removed from Brus-
sels-Beginning of five days battle
in Lorraine, ending in repulse of French
across frontier with heavy loss-Be-
ginning OF five days battle between
Servians and Austrians on the Jadar,
ending in Austrian rout.
August 20. Germans enter Brussels
Belgian army retreats on Antwerp.
August q. Germans begin attack
on Namur.
August %. Germans begin attack
on Mons-Austrla announces victory
over Russians at Krasnik.
August "a. Germans enter Namur-
British begin retreat from Mons-Zep-
pelin drops bombs into Antwerp.
August %. Austria declares war on
Japan-Mulhauscn evacuated by the
French.
August 20. Non-partisan French
Cabinet organized take
Longwy.
August q. Louvain burned by Ger
mans-Japanese blockade Tsingtau.
August Is. British fleet sinks five
German warships off Heligoland.
August 30. Germans capture La.
Fere-Russians defeated in three days
battle near Tannenberg.
August 80. Germans occupy Ami
ems.
September /. ST. Petersburg to be
known henceforth as Petrograd by
Imperial degree.
September 2. Germans advance
penetrates to Crell; about 80 miles
from Paris and swings eastward
French centre between Verdun and
Rheims driven back-Seat of French
Government removed to Bordeaux.
September 3. Russians occupy Lem
berg.
September 5. Battle begins south
of the Marine and east of Paris in which
the Germans right wing is pushed back,
followed by a general retreat.
September I. Maubeuge taken by
the Germans.
September 10. The Kaiser protests
to President Wilson against its use of
dum-dum bullets and civilian excuses
by the Allies.
September II. German retreat haIts
on the AIsne.
September Is. Belgian commission
protests to President Wilson against
German atrocities"
September II. Austria armies effect
junction and hold line of San River
against Russians.
September 20. Germans lombard
Rheims and injure the famous cathe-
dral.
September % German submarine
sinks British cruisers Aboukir, Cressy,
and Hogue in the North Sea-Russians
capture Jaroslay and invest Przenysl.
September %. Germans forced back
from Ossowiecz in Russia.
September 26. British troops from
India land at Marseilles.
September 28. Germans begin siege
of Antewerp-Russian patrols pene-
trate Carpathian passes into Hungary.
September 20. Germans deliver
fierce attacks around Noyon-French
press forward from Toul and Verdun.
September 80. German warships
lombard Japanese position before XII
aochau.
October l. Heavy fighting near
Arras begins.
October 2. End of weeks battle a,
Augustowo in which the Germans are
defeated and forced out of Russian
territory.
October 3,5. Russians occupy towns
in Hungary.
October 5. German attacks of Las
singy repulsed-Belgian Government
removed from Antwerp to Ostend.
October 7. Bombardment of Ant.
werp beglns-British submarines sinks
German destroyer-Japanese seize
Carolina Islands.
October 8. Zeppelins lombard Ant.
werp.
October 9. Antwerp occunled nv the