The Colorado statesman., 1916-01-08
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 E. w. PicKARD.
EUROPEAN WAR

Turkish army corps and routed First and
Tenth corps in the Caucasus.
Russians forced Uzsok pass in the
cRrpathians.
Jan. 10.-I.ille evacuated by Germans
and occupied by British.
Jan. T.-Russians stormed southern
Carpathian pass and entered Transyl-
vania.
tho Norfolk coast dropping bombs In
Yarmouth. Snndringham. Kings Lynn.
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 Beatty's squadron
IN running fight in North sea.
Jan. B.-Austro-H Hungarian forces occu-
paed Rielce. Russian Poland.
Jan. N.-Austrians drove Russians from
Uzsok pass In Carpathians.
Feb. l-French torpedo boat sunk Off
Nieuport.
Feb. 2.-Anglo- French fleet destroyed
four forts In the Dardanelles.
Feb. 4.-Germany declared waters
around British isles war zone.
FEB. 8-RuBsians crossed River Rawka,
penetrating German front west of War
snw.
Feb. s.-Germans violently bombarded
Soissons. setting 1t Hfire.
Feb. 10.-Russians repulsed Austro-Ger-
enans In Carpathians but were driven back
IN Bukowina.
British held cargo OF food ship VIII
helmina.
Feb. n.-United 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
uae OF American flag by British vessels.
Germans evacuated LODI. but drove the
Russians out of East Prussia
Feb. T.-Germany replied unfavorably
30 American warning not to sink Amerl-
can ships. and Great Britain refused to
modify It's shipping orders.
Germany began blockade of England by
sinking two vessels.
Feb. alderman blockaders sank
american steamer Carib. Norwegian ship
Regin. damaged British collier and three
British merchant steamers.
Reims bombarded by Germans. 20 ci-
villains killed.
Feb. 25.-Allied fleets reduced Turkish
forts at entrance OF Dardanelles.
Feb. 2S.-Dacia seized by French cruiser
and taken to Brest
March 2.-Great Britain laid embargo
against shipment of all commodities into
Germany.
neutrality-suspicious. officials indicted in
New York by federal grand jury for con-
zpiracy to defraud the United States.
March 6.-Austrians evacuated Czerno-
witt, Bukowina.
March s.-Zeppelin airship LIS de-
stroyed near Tirlemont and II OF crew
killed
March l0.-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 UP sunk
by British torpedo boat Ariel
British took Neuve Chapelle
Germans abandoned Augustowo. Po-
land.
March 15-British order In council shut
on all trade with Germany. ordering tech
nIcal blockade.
German cruiser Dresden sunk off Falk-
hand islands by Britishewarships Glasgow
and Kent and Japanese converted cruiser
Drama
March 1S-American sanitary commits
sion organized for work in Serbia
British battleshlps Irresistible and Ocean
and French battleship Bouvet sunk by
mines in the Dardaneles.
March 22.-Austrian fortress OF Prem
yzl surrendered to Russians.
Turks massacred thousands of Chris
tians at Urumiah, Persia.
March 2S-Germans in Client executed
n Belgians as spies.
Germans drove Russians out of East
Prussia
Allies landed force on GaIlipon penin-
suIa.
March T.-Russians forced way through
carpathians into Hungary.
March 2S.-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 Austrlans
Turkish cruiser Mejidleh sunk by Rus
sian mine
April s--Germany agreed to pay for
sinking American ship Wpaam p Frye.
April 1o-steamer Harpalyce. first re-
lief ship OF New York to Belgium, sunk
In North sea by torpedo or mine.
April H.-United States replied to Ger
man governments criticism of its for
sign policies. denying allegations and re-
tecting suggestions that expectation of
arms be prohibited.
April 28-French cruiser Leon Gambet-
en- sunk by Austrian torpedo. 552 lives
cost.
April 2s.-German air raiders dropped
incendiary bombs on i've English east
coast towns
Russians occupied Loubnia, northeast
OF Uzsok pass.
April S0.-British announced destruction
of eight German submarines within week
by mines and net traps
May 1-Britlsh torpedo boat destroyer
and two German torpedo boats sunk in
tight in North sea.
American tank steamer Gulhight tor
pedoed by Germans of Scilly islands. cap
tain and two seamen lost.
May 6.-Austro- German forces occupied
Tarnow.
May 7-Cunard liner Lusitania torpedoed
and sunk by Germans of coast OF Ireland
with loss af 1896 lives including lis
Americans; among the latter A. @. Van
dorbilt Ebert Hubbard, Chas Frohman.
Chas. Klein and Charles Plamondon.
May S.--British destroyer MAORI sunk
by mine
Russian naval base of Libau captured
by Germans.