Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-07
RECORD OF 1915
THROUGHOUT WORLD
Chronology Of the Year, Giving
the Most important Events
in All Countries.
PROGRESS OF THE GREAT WAR
Sinking of Lusitania and the Teutonic
Drives Through Poland and Ser
bia, the Outstanding Features
Prominent Persons Who
Passed Away.
COMPILED BY &. w. PicKARD.
PROGRESS OF THE GREAT WAR
EUROPEAN WAR

Jan. british battleship Formidable
sunk by German submarine in the Eng
lish channel with $40 of crew.
Jan. 5.-Russiaus annihilated Ninth
Turkish army corps and routed First and
Tenth corps in the Caucasus.
Russians forced Uzsok pass in the
Carpathians.
Jan 10-Lille evacuated by Germans
and occupied by British
Jan. T.-Russians stormed southern
Garpathan pass and entered Transyl-
vania.
Jan. 19.-Six German Zeppelins raided
the Norfolk coast, dropping bombs in
Yarmouth, Sandringham, Kings Lynn,
Conner Sherrlngham and Beeston, caus-
ing heavy damage and some loss of life.
Jan alderman armored cruiser Blue
cher sunk and two battle cruisers Grip
Piled by Vice Admiral Beatty's squadron
in running fight in North sea.
Jan c6-Austro- Hungarian forces occu-
pied Kielce, Russian Poland.
jan 27,-Austrians drove Russians from
Uzsok pass in Carpathians.
Feb. 1.-French torpedo boa sunk off
Newport.
Feb. 2.-Anglo-French fleet destroyed
four forts in the Dardanelles.
Feb. 4.-Germany declared waters
around British isles war zone.
Feb. 6.-Russians crossed River RawlIa,
penetrating German front west of War
saw.
Feb. s.-Germans violently bombarded
scissors, setting 1t afire
Feb. 10.-Russians repulsed Austro-Ger-
mans in Carpathians but were driven back
in Bukowina.
british held cargo OF food ship Will
helmina
Feb. 11.-Unlted States warned Germany
against destroying American vessels or
lives Of American citizens in attacking
shipping and warned Great Britain of
the danger to American interests In the
Use of American flag by British vessels.
Germans evacuated LODI, but drove the
Russians out of East Prussia
Feb. T.-Germany replied unfavOrably
70 American warning not to sink Ameri-
can ships, and Great Britain refused to
modify its shipping orders.
Germany began blockade of England by
sinking two vessels.
Feb 23.-German blockaders sank
American steamer Carib, Norwegian ship
Regin. damaged British collier and three
British merchant steamers.
Reims bombarded by Germans 20 CT
villains killed.
Feb. 25.--Alled fleets reduced Turkish
forts at entrance of Dardanelles.
Feb. 2S.-Dacia seized by French cruiser
and taken TO Brest.
against shipment of all commodities into
Germany.
Hamburg American officials indicted in
New York by federal grand jury for con-
spiracy to defraud the United States.
MarCh 5-Austrians evacuated Czerno-
WITT. Bukowina.
March S-Zeppelin airship L-S de-
strOyed near Tirlemont and II of crew
killed.
March 1O-American ship William P.
Frye sunk by German cruiser Prinz Eltel
Friedrich Prinz Eitel at Newport News
with captain and crew Of Frye.
March 11.-German submarine UP sunk
by British torpedo boat Ariel
British took Neuve Chapelle.
Germans abandoned Augustowo, Po-
lard.
March 15.-British order in council shut
off all trade with Germany, ordering tech
meal blockade.
German cruiser Dresden sunk off Falk-
land islands by British warships Glasgow
and Kent and Japanese converte cruiser
Drama
March l8-American sanitary commits
zion organized for work in Serbia.
British battleships Irresistible and Ocean
snd French battleship Bouvet sunk by
mines in the Dardanelles.
March Equestrian fortress OF Prem
wi surrendered to Russians.
Turks massacred thousands OF Chris
tians at Urumlah. Persia.
March 23-Germans in Client executed
II Belgans as spies.
Germans drove Russians out OF East
Prussia.
Allies landed force on Galipoli PENN
sula.
March N.-Russians forced way through
Carpathians into Hungary
March S.-Twenty-day battle in Cham
payne country won by French, Germans
losing $4,000.
German submarine sank British steam.
ers Aguilar and Falaba, about $40 lives
being lost.
April 4-Russians cleared Beskid range
Of Austrians.
Turkish cruiser Mejidleh sunk by Rus.
sian mine.
April S.--Germany agreed to pay fol
sinking American ship William P. Frye
April 1O.-Steamer Harpalyce, first re,
lief ship Of New York to Belgium, sunk
in North sea by torpedo or mine
April q limited States replied to Ger,
man governments criticism of its for.
eign policies, denying allegations and re-
jecting suggestions that expectation Of
arms be prohibited
April 26-French cruiser Leon Gambet
Ia sunk by Austrian torpedo, 552 lives
lost.
April 29-German air raiders dropped
incendlary bombs on five English cas-
coast towns.
Russians occupied Loubnia. northeas
of UzsolS pass
April 60 British announced destruction
Of eight German submarines within weel
by mines and net traps,
May british torpedo boat destroyer
and two German torpedo boats sunk il
fight in North sea-
American tank steamer Gulfight tor
pedoed by Germans off Scllly lsiahds' cap
tain and two seamen lost.
May 6.-Austro-German forces occupies
Tarnow
May 7-Cunard liner Lustania torpedoe
and sunk by Germans off coast OF lrelan'
with loss af 1906 lives, including II
Americans: among the latter A. G. Van
derbit Gilbert Hubbard Chas Frohman
Chas. Klein and Charles Plamondon
May 8-British destroyer Maori sun
by mine
Russian naval base of Libau capture
by Germans