Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-11-22

many his excuse for beginning war
which he believed would result In his
gaining practical control Of the world
through military domination, the main
events of the struggle are told In the
following chronicle:
h. T.. 1914
June 28-Archduke Ferdinand and
wife assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia.
July 28-Austria-H Hungary declares
war on Serbia.
Aug. 1-Germany declares war on
Russia and general mobilization is un-
der way In France and Austria-Hun-
gary.
Aug. 2German troops enter France
ut Grey; Russian troops enter Ger
many at Schwidden; German army en-
tiers Luxembourg over protest and Ger
many asks Belgium for free passage
Of her troops
Aug. 3-British fleet mobilizes; Bel
GUM appeals to Great Britain for dip
lomatic aid and German ambassador
quits Paris.
Aug. FFrance declares war on Ger
many; Germany declares war on Bel
GUM; Great Britain sends Belgium
neutrality ultimatum to Germany
British army mobilizes and state of
war between Great Britain and Ger.
many is declared. President Wilson
issues neutrality proclamation.
Aug. 5-Germans begin fighting on
Belgian frontier: Germany asks for
ltaly's help.
Aug. 6-Austria declares war on Rus
MA.
Aug. 7-Germans defeated by French
ut Altkirch.
Aug. \8-Germans capture Liege.
Portugal announces 1t will support
Great Britain; British land troops in
France.
Aug. Torrance declares war on
Austria-Hungary.
Aug. 12-Great Britain declares war
on Austria Hungary: Montenegro de-
clares war on Germany.
Aug. 15-Japan sends ultimatum to
Germany to withdraw from Japanese
and Chinese waters and evacuate Kiao.
chow; Russia offers autonomy to Po-
land.
Aug. 2O-German army enters Brus-
sells.
Aug. 23-Japan declares war on Ger
many; Russia victorious IL battles in
East Prussia.
Aug. 25-Japanese warships bonn
bard Tsingtao.
Aug. 25-Japan and Austria break
OF diplomatic relations.
Aug. 28-English win naval battle
over German fleet near Helgoland.
Aug. 29-Germans defeat Russians
ut Allenstein; occupy Amiens: ad-
vance to La Fere, IS miles from Paris.
Sept. 1-Germans cross Marine
bomb rs dropped on Paris Turkish amy
mobilizes;' Zeppelins drop bombs< on
Antwerp.
Sept. 2-Government Of FIqnue
transferred to Bordeaux; Russians cap
ture Lemberg.
Sept. 4Germans Cross the Marne.
Sept. 5-England, France and Rus
sia sign pact to make no separate
peace.
Sept. 6-French win battle Of
Marine British cruiser Pathfinder
sunk in North sea by a German sub
marine.
Sept. 7.-Germans retreat from the
Marine.
Sept. 14-Battle Of Aisne starts
German retreat halted.
Sept. 15-First battle of scissors
fought.
Sept. 20 - Russians capture ia.
roisau and begin siege Of Przemysl.
Oct. 9-10-Germans capture Ant
werp.
Oct. 12-German take Client.
Oct. 20-Fighting along User river
begins.
Oct. 29-Turkey begins war on Rus
sia.
Nov. 7-Tsingtao falls before Jap
anese troops.
Nov. 9-German cruiser Emden de-
stroyed.
Dec. 11-German advance on War.
saw checked.
Dec. 14-Belgrade recaptured BY
SerDlanS.
Dec. 16-German cruisers lombard
Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby,
on English coast, killing so or more
persons; Austrlans said to have lost
upward of 100000 men in Serbian de-
feat
Dec. 25-1taly occupies Avlona, Alba.
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1915.
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Jan. 1-Britis!, battleship Formula
BILE sunk
u Jan. 8-R0umania mobilizes 10000
,ssen; violent fighting il the ArEonnl4el