Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-02-05

Grat'o LUNG Jalut. Marshall
islands. an important German posi-
ton in the central south Pacific ocean
8. British losses reported from Sept. J.
to Oct. S showed that 561 officers anc
1860 men had fallen in the battles in
France, chiefly on the Marne-Aisne
line
13 There were 10000 Belgian soldiers in
Holland informed for the war
Beers in South Africa rebelled against
British rule and under the lead OF
Col MaritZ started a new republic.
Great Britain declared the South Afrl-
can Union under martial law.
q. Germany reported that she held rs
prisoners Of war 5,401 officers and 29l.-
1853 men. Among the captives were q
generals representing Russia, France
and Belgium.
The United States demanded the re-
lease of the Standard Oil company
steamer, John D. Rockefeller, which
had been seized by Great Britain as
war measure. Protest was alsu
filed against further interference with
American commerce.
Is. Second revolt Of the Beers in South
Africa against British rule. Former
Boer generals. De Wet and Beyers.
appeared at the head Of this move
ment.
Gavrio Prinzip. the assassin Of the
Archduke Ferdinand in June. and q
accomplices were convicted in a cour.
in Bosnia. where the deed was COM
nlitted.
80 Turkish government severed official
relations with Great Britain: also de-
clared war on Russia sequel to raid
of Turkish navy in the Black sea OH
the 29th.
NOVEMBER
/. Ambassadors from England, France
and Russia left Constantnople.
Germany held 43i,347 allies prisoners of
war. as follows: 191. 1855 French, l91, 0Gl
Russians. 35,444 Belgians. 16.1+I British
France had about 10000 German pris-
oners.
2 England closed the North sea to all
ships.
Battles began on the Russian Turkish
frontier. near Treb!zond.
4. British invaders Of German East Afri-
ca repulsed with heavy loss.
5. German casualty list gave total OF
the war of $4,000 killed. wounded and
missing. France and Great Britain
declared war on Turkey.
7. England's loss in army officers killed.
wounded and missing had reached =.
total Of l.59S.
Japanese captured Tsinstao. China, aft
err a siege of SIS days. German loss.
$500 prisoners.
g. Turkish troops crossed the frontier
into Egypt.
Il. Lori Roberts, former field marshal,
died at the headquarters Of the Brit
lsh army in France while on mission
to serve his country.
10. German official casualty list was $685.
3S7.
To- British parliament voted s1125, OOO.00o
tor war and 100000 additional SOL
ulers. increasing the army to 100000
russia admitted q reverse in Transcau-
casla' where the Turks claimed vic
lofE: Inc Turks claimed defeat OF
fnsilsh near Fac. near the Persian
gulf.
~. Great Britain declared the whole
North sea in the war zone.
H. Inc khcdivc Of Egypt joined the Ger
man-Turliish alliance.
20. BRITISH l50O0 ton battleship Bulwart
SUNK by a mysterious explosion a
Sheerness, England; about 800 live.
lost.
L. Belgrade recaptured from Austrians
by Servian troops.
II. england declared protectorate over
Egypt. terminating the suzerainty OF
Turkey.
a. SerVians blew up a bridge in Semlin
hungary, across the Austrian border
from Belgrade
u. The state department cabled "instruc-
tionS" TO the American ambassador al
, London to ask for n more liberal rul-
ing OH contraband seizures by British
warships.
JANUARY.
/. British battleship Formidable sunk in
the English channel by a mine or
German SUB marine.