Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-28
STRIKING EVENTS IN THREE
YEARS OF THE WORLD WAR
1914.
JUNE


2S-Austria, in note to Serbia. de-
mands punishment OF assassins and
suppression Of Pan Serbianism.
24-England appeals for mediation.
Austria. Serbia Russia mobilize.
2S--AUSTRIA DECLARES WAR
ON SERBIA; Germany moblllzes.
z9-Austrians lombard Belgrade.
So--Germany sends ultimatum TO
Russia.
Worlds stock markets close.
AUGUST.
l-Germany declares war on Russia.
5-6ermany declares war on France
and Belgium. German troops start an
way "a. France through Belgium and
Luxembourg. Italy proclaims neutral
4-England declares war on Ger
many; Gemans attack Liege.
Kitchener appointed secretary
for war; Montenegro declares war on
Austria.
austria declares war on Russia.
1-Britisn siege Togoland. first
British troops land in France.
y-Serbia declares wad on Germany.
ll-Germans penetrate into France
an Longwyf Montenegro declares war
Ion Germany; France on Austria.
l2-England declares war on AUS
2O-Germans occupy Brussels; levy
$4,000 600 on inhabitants.
23-Japan declares state Of war with
Germany
24-Japansse lombard Tsingtau
25-Ausiria declares war on Japan
Germans destroy Louvain.
27-Allies retreat TO Somme: Rus
SLAMS enter East Prussia.
2S-British win naval battle In
North Sea, five German ships sunk.
29-Austria declares war on Bel
GUM
SO-Germans take Amiens; Allies
retreat TO Seine
SEPTEMBER.
2-Russlans defeat Austrlans a.
Lemherg.
3-laris government moves TO Bor-
deaux. Russia occupies Lemberg
4-Germans cross the Marine. to-
ward Paris.
England. France and Russlh
make nO-senarate-peace agreement.
7-Germnn retreat begins at The
M0rne. first big battle Of the war.
22-German submarine u-9 sinks
British cruisers AboulSir. Cressy and
Hoeuc with loss Of 1922 lives. exclud-
ing officers
26-Russlnns occupy Przemysl
21-Rnssians reach Uszok Pass in
Carpaihians
OCTOBER.
2-Sorbians stop Austrians near the
Drina
Russians advance TO LICK in
East Prussia Germans take Antwerp
10 ~ Montenegrins defeat 5000
Austrians neal Saraievo. trial OF
Prlncip begins.
14-Allies odcupy Ypres
16-Germans occupy Osiend: rebels
defeated in South Africa.
17-German troops before Warsaw
23-Germans cross User. Russian
in great battle irving to hole przemysl
26-Gonorals he Wet and Beyers re
volt in South Africa; routed
29-Princip. assassin of Archduk
Ferdinand gets 10 wears; four accom-
plies sentenced to be hanged
So-Russ,a declares state OF wa
with Turkey
NOVEMBER.
German SQUADRON wins nava
battle with British off Chile
5-Great Britain declares state Of
war with Turkey. Russians captur,
Jeroslau. Galicia. Great Britain an
nexes island of Cvruns. South Afrlcl
revolts crushed Serbia breaks rela
tions with Turkey
7--IaDanose capture Kiauchalf
9-Germans surrender Tslpg.au.
21-Auqtria admits evacuation o
Czernow'tz, Rukowina.
DECEMBERR.
1--General De Wet caDtured
2--Ausirians capture Belgrade
S-British feot sinks four Germal
cruisers off Falkland islands.
14-Serbians occunv BELGRADE
1G-Germans raid british cOas
towns. killing % persons.
Alderman airnlanes raid Dunkiri
killing IS, woundiro 90.
1915.
JANUARY.
S-Brltish reply to American not
on detention OF neutral ships claim
right.
25-German armored cruiser Bluecl
er sunk in North Sea IN running flel
n
FEBRUARY.
, Great Britain makes an Zoe
7 shipments contraband
3-Anelo-Fronch fleet destroys foi
4 forts IN Dardanelles.
n 5-Brifish defeat Turks north
a Suez, heavy German losses on ca
/, front
a 1o-Russlans abandon Czernovitz
20-Allled fleet bomhards Dard
nelles forts.
27-General Botha invades Germs
West Africa.
Great Britain declares blocka
I Of German coast
: 10-Prinz Eitel Friedrich Germ
raider. puts in at Newport News. al
! announces sinking American ship W
= liam p Frye
1S-British hattleships Irresisiii
! and Ocean apd French battleship Be
=. vef sunk in Dardanelles.
= 22-Przemysl Austrian fortress
I, Gaiicla. surrenders.
! % Allied troops landed In GallipC
: Dardanelles.
APRIL.
3 ~ America demands renarati
from Germany for sinking William
FRYE
: 11-Kronprinz wilhelm. Germ
= ia der, arrives r. Newport News
NAY.
2-Austrians takes 10000 Russi
Z prisoners
! british liner Lpsifaria. sunk
! German submarine; 100 lost. inclu
inc 100 Americans.
12-British battleshin Goliath SUI