The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-04

2. Allies were. securely intrenched in Gall npo1i. along the Dardanelles. g. Ipswich, 66 miles from London, was bonbarded by German airships.
 MAY, 1915. 1. The Cunard liner Lusitania sailed from New York for Liverpool on her hap less voyage.
 2. The Ilusitania was torpedoed and sunk off KinSale, Munster coast, Ireland. There were 2,104 persons on board. of whom 1.1e0. including about 100 Aneri- cans, were lost. IS. President Wilson sent a note to Ger many protesting against submarine warfare neutraIs, citing the Lust- tania case.
 British batt1eship Goliath torpedoed in the Dardanelles, with loss of 500 lives "A. King of Italy declared war on Austria Hungary, having previously denounced the treaty of alliance with that power and Germany. Clash of troops on the Austrian frontier 25. Austrian navy and airships attacked Italy's coast Italian troops, led by Gen. Cadorna. seized Austrian terri tory. B. Princess Irene. British auxiliary yes sel destroyed by explosion at the mouth Of the Thames; 424 men lost g. Germany replied to the American note of May 13, stating that the Lusitania was armed ship and was destroyed in self defense.
 JUNE, 1915. z. William Jennings Bryan resigned as secretary of state owing to a differ ence with the president over second note to Germany on the Lusitania case.
 Italian troops forced the river Isonzo in advance toward Trieste. Austria. g. Italians captured Monfa1cone, an i'm portant strategic town northwest of Trieste. Austria. 10. Germany announced that the case of the sinking of the United States ship W. P. Frye by a German cruiser would be referred to prize court and not settled under the treaty of 1928. as this country had demanded. Second note of the United States to Germany on the Lus1tania case was published in the United States and also delivered to the German govern n1ent in Berlin It reiterated the terms of the note of May 13. Il. Italians captured Gradisca, a railroad center on the Isonzo river. 15 23 French airships dropped 130 bomb bs on Karlsruhe. Germany 200 noncorn- batants, including summer resort pa- irons. killed
 German airJ4ips dropped bombs on northwest coast of England; 30 casual ties. Navy yard and arsenal de- stroyed. 4. United States sent a note to Germany asking for reconsideration of the Frye case, refusing to accept Ger rnany's contention that it is a case for a prize court.
 States that it's blockade against neu- traI trade with Germany would con tinue
 B. Allies claimed success in capturing = Turkish trenches on the. Galrpoli pen insuia.
 JULY, 1915. 8. Germans in Southwest Africa surren- dered to the British.
 Germany replied to the second (June 1oo note of the United States promising to safeguard Americans sailing under their own flag.
 if. The United States government notified Great Britain that this country would not recognize proceedings under Brit ish orders in council valid. %. s French airships bombarded the Ger man station near verdun France R4 Third American note to Germany on the torpedoing of neutraIsz received in Berlin. It refuses to compromise with Germany on neutral rights and de- clares that further encroachrnents will be ssdeIfberateiy unfriendly.''