The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-01-22

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Steamer RED Cross with American Red
Cross nurses and surgeons sailed from
New York.
Sept. a. Rotroaung German army
halted In strongly ~intrerchcd position
along the Aisno river. Amiena reoccupled
by tho French.
Sept. a.-Threo British cruisers we're
~torpedoed and sunk by German suomahno
IN the North sea.
Sept @.-British troops from India
landed at Marsellles.
Sept. 29.-Germans began attack or de-
Oct 2-Germans defeated at Aurustowo
and forced out OF Russia.
Oct S-Bolgisn government moved 10
Oct. s.-Germana entered Antwerp.
Russian army occupied Lyck, East PruB-
sia-
Oct. fisherman army o. 1000 vas ~.
pulsed ne ouatrccht. enst Of 0hent
Oct. h-Germany Imposed war nne Of
tlo0,oO0,o0 on Antwerp.
Russian cruiser Paliada sunk by German
submarines.
oct i2-Ghent occupied by the Ger
mans.
oct. 1a-BeiEian government moved to
Colonel Maritz ana his troops in the
northwest Of Cape province, South Africa
rebelled. Martial law proclaimed through
out Union Of South Africa.
Oct. B.-0ermans occupied Ostend and
Bruges.
Oct. i6-Brltish cruiser Hawke sunk In
the North sea by German submarine.
Oct. T~.-Japanese cruiser Takachiho
sunk by torpedo IN KiauohRu bay.
British cruiser Undaunted and four de-
stroyera sunk four German deatroyers In
North sea.
Oct. 1s.-AIues ~recaptured Armentieres.
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gian coast, British warships taking part.
Oct &-French retook Althirch, AlsRce,
AZ the point OF the bayonet.
Oct. 2A-Ten days battle before War
saw ended in German defat
Oct. B.-Germans crossed River User
and slowly pressed toward the south.
Oct. e6.-Germnns bcmbarded Nieuport
but were checked by allies.
Maritz and his rebel force defeated by
Union Of South Africa troops.
Prinzlp. slayer OF Archduke Francis
Ferdinand and his wife. and q others
found guilty OF treason.
Won Falkenhayn. German minister OF
war. made chief Of stan TO succeed Won
Moitke.
Oct. S.-De Wet and Beyers Joined In
South Africa revolt.
British d~readnaught Audacious sunk by
mint
Russians r~eoeeupled Lods and Radon.
Germans retreatinE.
Oct. 2S.-Prinzip was sentenced TO 20
years Imprisonment; four Of his accom-
pllces sentenced to death and others to
various terms OF imprisonment.
Botha reported the rout OF the rebel
Beers.
German cruiser Emdcn torpedoed Rus
sian cruiser and French destroyer IN Pc
nang hnrbor.
Oct. 2s.-Turkey began war on Russia,
the cruiser Breslau bombardlng Odessa,
Theodosia and other places on the Black
sea.
Nov. L-BritIsh cruiser Hermea sunk by
German submarine IN Dover straits.
Five German wnrships engaged four
British warships on the coast Of Chile
and sank two and disabled a third; the
fourth escaped.
Nov. a.-.British and French feet bonn
bardod the DardRnelles forts. and British
vessels destroyed the barracks OF Akabah,
Arabia.
Germans abandoned left bank Ct the
User below DiNmude.
o b.-France, Great Britain and Rus
STA declared war on Turkey. Great Brit
ain annexed Cyprus.
Nov. 6-The sheik-ul-Isiam ordered a
holy war against Russia, France and Eng
land.
Nov. 7.--German fortress OF Using Tao,
China, stormee by japanese and British
and captured.
Nov. 9-Belsian troops penetrated to
OHtend.
Ypres set FIRE by German shells and de-
stroyed.
German cruiser Emden driven ashore
on Coeos Islands and destroyed by Aus
tralian cruiser Sydney.
Nov. D.-Runslan neet In Black sen sank
four Turkish transports.
Nov. uL-BHtish gunbost Niger sunk by
n torDedO of Deal
Russians occupied johannesburg, East
Prussia.
Germans captured Dixmude.
Nov. Ih-Germans forced from an posi-
tions on left bank OF the User.
British destroyed Turkish fort at en-
rance to HE'D sea.
Nov. N-Fioods IN West Flanders cut
on a large number OF Germans.
Pope issued enoyclcal urging cessation
OF warfare.
Nov. M-Russians checked by Germans
at soldau after four days Of bloody night
ing.
Nov. 2a-Ypros bombarded by Germans.
town hail and market place being de-
Htroyed.
Nov. a-Russlans won great victory
over who were advancing on
Warsaw.
Nov. a.-Germanr opened n terrific at
tack on the allies from Ypres TO Ia
AAAAA
Naval base o. Germans al zeebruEge de-
InoliHhed by shells from British fleet.
Nov. a.-BritiHh battieship BulwRrk de-
stroyed by explosion on Sheerness.
Nov. T.--Oermans renewed nerce bonn
bardment OF RelmH.
Two British ships SUM OF Havrs by
German submarines. and one on Grimsby
BY "A mine.
Dec. i.-Germans cut their way out OF
the Russian trap In Poland but with great
J losses.
General De Wet. Beer rebel leader. cap
tured
Dec. 2-dermans In Poland resumed ths
offensive.
Belgrade. capital OF servia. occupied By
the Austrians.
Dec. 6-Germnns occupied Lola. Rus
sian Poland. after severe bombardmant.
Dec 1-0ermRuH defeated Russians
north and south OF iodE.
Dec. Alderman cruisers Scharnhorst
G~neisenou, Leipzig and Nuremberg. under
Admiral Won Spec, sunk BY British squad
ron under Vice-Admirai Sir Frederick
Sturdee on the Falkland Islands. Tn,
Dresden. badly damaged. oaCaged.
Emperor william IN IN Berlin.