The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-01-13
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
bla, the Outstanding Features
Prominent Persons Who
Passed Away.
COMPILED BY {. w. PIcKARD.
PROGRESS OF THE GREAT WAR
EUROPEAN WAR

Jan. 1-British battleship Formidable
sunk by German submarine in the Eng
ash channel. with 579 OF crew
Jan. 5.-Russians annihilated Ninth
turkish army corps and routed First and
Tenth corps in the Caucasus.
Russians forced Uzsok pass i'm the
Carpathians.
Jan. 10-Iilie evacuated by Germans
and occupied by British
Jan. H-Russians stormed southern
Carpathian pass and entered Transyl-
vania
Jan. 19.-Six German Zeppelins raided
the Norfolk coast. dropping bombs In
Yarmouth, Sandringham. Kings Lynn
b Conner. Sherringham and Beeston. caus-
Ing heavy damage and some loss OF life
Jan. alderman armored cruiser Blue
cher sunk and two battle cruisers Grip
pied by Vice Admiral Beattys squadron
In running fight in North sea
Jan. a6.-Austro- Hungarian forces occu-
pied Kielce. Russian Poland.
Jan. N.-Austrians drove Russians from
Uzsok pass in Carpathians.
Feb French torpedo boa. sunk Off
Newport
Feb 2.-Angio-French fleet destroyed
four forts in the Dardanelles.
Feb 4.-Germany declared waters
around British isles n war zone
Feb 6.-Russians crossed River Rawka
penetrating German front west OF War
saw.
Aeo. S.-OeTInanS violently DOmbarded
Scissors, setting IL afre.
Feb. 10.-Russians repulsed Austro-Ger-
mans In carpathians but were driven back
IN Bukowina.
British held cargo OF food ship Will
helmina.
Feb l1.-United States warned Germany
against destroying American vessels or
lives OF American citizens in attacking
shipping. and warned Great Britain of
the danger 10 American interests I'm the
n me- 10 hui Igl,
Germans evacuated LODI. but drove the
Russians out OF East Prussia
Feb. T.-Germany replied unfavorably
TO 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
Reign. damaged British collier and three
British merchant steamers.
Reims bornbarded by Germans. 20 CT
villains killed
Feb 25.--Aiied fleets reduced Turkish
forts at entrance of Dardanelles.
Feb. 28.-Dacia seized by French cruiser
and taken TO Brest.
March 2.-Great Britain laid embargo
against shipment OF all commodities into
Germany.
New York by federal grand jury for con-
spiracy 10 defraud the United States
March b.-Austrians evacuated Czerno-
WITT. Bukowina-
March S.-Zeppelin airship LIS de-
stroyed near Tirlemont and II OF crew
Killed
March lO.--American ship William p.
Frye sunk by German cruiser Prinz Eitel
Friedrich. Prinz Eitel at Newport News
with captain and crew OF Frye.
March 11.-German submarine U-12 sunk
by British torpedo boat Ariel
British took Neuve Chapelle.
Germans abandoned Augustowo. Po-
lard
March 15.-British order in council shut
on all trade with Germany ordering tech
meal biockcde
German cruiser Dresden sunk or FaIk-
land islands by British warships Glasgow
and Kent and japanese converte cruiser
Drama.
March 1s.-American sanitary commits
sion organized for work in Serbia
British battleships Irresistible and Ocean
and French battleship Bouvet sunk by
mines in the Dardanelles
March % Austrian fortress of Prem
OIL surrendered to Russians.
Turks nassacred thousands OF Chris
fians Mt Urumiah. Persia
March 2s-Germans in Client executed
~ Belgians as spies.
Germans drove Russians out OF East
Prussia
Allies landed force on Ganipon PENN
aula.
through
Carpathians into Hungary.
March 2S.-Twenty-day battle IN Cham
payne country won by French. Germans
losing $1,000.
German submarine sank British steam
yrs ARuilar and Falaba. about 40 lives
hsing lost
April 4--Russians cleared BesIsid range
OF Auatrians.
Turkish cruiser Mejldleh sunk by Rus
sian mine.
sinking American ship William p. Frye.
April i0.-Steamer Harpalyce first re-
lief snip OF New York 20 Belgium, sunk
IN North sea BY torpedo or mine.
April United States replied to Ger
man governments criticism OF It's for
elem policies denying allegations and re-
jecting suggestions that expectation OF
arms be prohibited.
April Is - French cruiser Leon Gambet-
"a sunk BY Austrian torpedo. $50 lives
lout.
April ss.--oerman air raiders dropped
fncendiary bombs on i've English east
coast towns.
Russians occupied Loubnia. northeast
81 fJzs0k pass
Aprii ~ = British announced destruction
81 eight German submarines within week
~ mines and net traps.
May 1-Brltish torpedo boat destroyer
ana two German torpedo boats sunk IN
night IN North sea
american tank steamer Gulhight tor
pedoed By Germans of Sciny islands. cap
tain and two seamen lost
May 6.--Austro-oerman forces occupied
Tarn0W.
Nay 7-Cunard liner Lusltania torpedood
aDd sunk By Germans on coast OF Ireland
-ylfh loss n Lbs lives. Including ii5
Americans. among the latter a. q. Van
Iderbnf Eihert Hubbard Chas. Frohmen.
Cbee Klein and Charles Piamondou
Stay S.-Britlsh destroyer Maori sunk
~ mine
nussian naval base q LAbau captured
~ 1ermnrs