The Holly chieftain., 1915-08-06
GREAT EVENTS OF THE WAR

Francis OF Austria slain by serbian
assasslns.
August 1-Germany declares wnr ON
Russia.
August Alderman forces enter LuKem-
burg. Germany demands passage
through Belgium.
August ~EnGlapd aunOunces state of
war with Germany.
August z-French invade sOuthern Al
sAce.
August s-British troops land In
France aud Belgium.
August 11-Germans pass Liege forts.
August 13-EnElnnd and France de-
clare war oa Austria.
August 1S-Austrinns Invade Serbia In
August l7-BeEinnInG Of ave days bat-
tie between Serbians and Austrians
On the Jadar, ending In Austrian
August 30-Germnns enter Brussels.
AuEust 2S-Germans enter Namur and
attack Mons. Austria nnnOunce. Vie
tory over Russians at krasntk. Japan
declares war,
August 24-British begin retreat from
Mons.
August 25-French evacuate Muelhau-
August z7-LouvaIn burned by Ger
August 3S-BattIe OF HeIgoland, sew
eral German warships sunk.
August 2D-RusAians crushed in three
days battle near TannenberE.
September 3-Russians occupy Lem
September 5-BattIe of the Marne be-
gins. German right wing defeated
and retreat begins.
September 7-MaubeuEe falls.
september l2-Germau retreat halts ON
the Aisne.
September 20 - Germans bombard
Reims and injure tho famous cathe-
October 8-Antwerp occupied by the
October 12-Boer revolt starts.
October 14-Allies occupy Ypres. Bat
tie begins on yistula.
October 1S-Ostend occupied by the
Germans.
October 14-First battle Of Ypres be-
October 24-Ten days battle before
Warsaw ends In German retirement.
October 27-Russians reoccupy Lodz
and Radon.
October 29-Turkey Iegins war ON Rus
November 3-Germnn squadron bonn
bard. British coast.
November 5-Dardanelles forts bonn
November 6-Tsingtau surrenders.
November 12-Russians defeated at
LtpnO and Kutno.
November 15-Russ!nns defeated at
VlOtslavek.
November 17-Austrian victory over
serbians at yaljevo announced.
December &Austrians occupy Bel-
grade.
December 5-serbians defeat Austrians
In three days battle.
December 6-Germans occupy LOdN.
December 15-Austrians evacuate Bel
grade.
December 16-Gcrman cruisers bonn
bard scarborouEh and Hartlepool. 15O
civilians killed.
December 20-28-Severe lighting ON the
line Of the BEurn river.
January 8, 1015-French advance across
Aisne north of Soissons.
January 1%-Frencb driven back across
Aisne river.
January 24-NavaI battle In North sen.
German armored cruiser Bluecher
January a0-Russians occupy Tabrix.
February 6-Failure of German attacks
west Of Warsaw.
February s-BeEinninE of battle In
fs"t. Eas. Prussia ending In Russian de-
February 1s-German formal xubma.
rine "blockade" ON Great Britain be-
February 2-Russians driven from
BukOwina.
March 1O-British make advance at
Ncuve Chapelle.
March 2l-Zeppelins lombard Paris.
March 22-Surrender of Prxemysl to
Russians.
March 3I-Russians penetrate Duk,,
pnss and enter Hungary.
April 5-French begins violent attack.
on Mihie1 salient.
April 1f-Russians at SztrOpkO 20
miles inside Hungary.
April 1S-Russians evacuate Tarnow.
April 2c-Second battle of Ypres be-
gins.
April 25-AIlies leave GalIipou penin-
sula. suffering fearful losses.
April 2S-Allies announce recapture of
Lizerne Het Sas and Hartmannsweiler
KOpf.
May 15-BerlIn reports capture of 3O.-
900 Russinn prisoners in west Cali
ella and seizure of three villages near
Ypres.
May 6-RussianS fall bnck from Dukln
May 7-Bcrlin report. capture of Tar
now with many Russian prisoners.
Mny sherman submarine sinks the
Lusitania, more than 1,I5O lost. Rus
sians In full retreat from Carpa-
May 8-Germans capture Libau Baltic
May I2-French capture Ceremony,
north OF Arras, mt great cost.
May !4EAmericnn nrst submarine note
May 24-Itaiy declares war on Aus
tria.
May 2e-ItnIiaus invade Austria.
way IO-ltaltans take GrOdnO. Russians
check Germans at SIenawa.
May Sl-First German note ON subma-
rine reaches Washington. ZeppeIins
Junr uroP nn. bombs In London: %
mans.
June 1O-Germans capture stanisIau.
June ll-SecOnd U. 9. submarine note
10 Germany made public. Italians
take Monfalcone.
June l2-ltnlians take Gradisca.
June 10-Austro-Germans occuDx Tor
nOErOd.
June 22-French take MetEeraI.
June x3-French announce occupation
OF the "Labyrinth," north of Arras.
June z4-AustrO-Germans capture Lem
June 2s-Austrians cross the Dnicster
at Halicx.
June 29-Halicz faIIa
July I-RussianS defeat German at
tempt to land at Windau.
Gottland.
July 4-Itnlians take ToIminO.
July S-Berlin announces. gains In .be
ArgOnne forest.
July 16-Germnna take Pr.asnys., 30