Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-23

OF the four year struggle and the dates
aside from those mentioned, were;
November f. British squadron sunk
by German ships off Chile.
November :, japanese capture Kiao
Chau.
December >, Austrians capture Bel
grade.
December s. British feet destroys
German fleet. consisting of the cruisers
LeipsiC, SCharnhOrst, Gnicsenau and
Nuremberg, off the Falkland Islands.
December 10. Germans shell British
coast town of Scarborough, Hartlepool
and Whitby. killing ninety three civil
ians.
March | Great Britain declares
virtual blockade of the German coast
March 2S. Germans torpedo British
passenger steamship Falaba off South
Wales, and 112 passengers are lost.
April 5, America demands reparation
from Germany for the sinking of the
Frye.
April O. Germany agrees to compen-
safe the owners of the Frye.
Lusitania Sunk
May = British liner Iusitania sank
without warning by German submarines
off kinsale, Ireland, cntaiing the loss
of more than 1900 persons. among whom
were more than 100 Americans. Con
trary to all international law. the Ger
man ambassador had impudently warned
Americans from sailing on this ship.
May 13. President Wilson sends stern
note to Germany. demanding reparation
for the loss of American lives on the
Lusitana and demanding that sub
marine attacks on passenger vessels
cease.
Italy Enters the War
May -, Italy declares war on Aus
tria.
May "a. Italians invade Austria.
June 10. President Wilson sends an =
other vigorous note to Germany on the
Lusitania matter and reiterates his de
mands for the observance Of interna =
tional law.
July 5. United States refuses to ne
gotiatc informally with Germany on
its reply to the Lusitania notes. Gov
ernment takes over German wireless
station at Sayville. Long Island, Brit
ish capture all of German Southwest
Africa
August ), Germans capture Warsaw
capital of Poland.
More Submarine Horrors
August IA, German submarine sink,
British transport Royal Edward, in tn,
Aegean sea. and 1000 soldiers and sail
/ ors are lost.
August 10. White Star liner Arabic
sunk by German submarine: twent,
/ lives lost
August &c. Germans occupy Russian
/ fortress of Brest Litovsk.
! September |. Germany agrees to sinl
! no more merchant ships without warn
! ing.
September 10. President Wilson de
mands that Austria recall its ambassa
dor. Doctor Dumba.
/ October Z. Austro German invasio,
of Serbia begins.
October 10. Bulgarians invade Serbs
and declare war against her. Greco
refuses aid to Serbia promised b.
treaty.
October -. Great Britain declare
war on Bulgaria.
October 1G, France declares war OF
Bulgaria.
, October 10, Russia and Italy declar
war on Bulgaria.
December |, America demands o
| Austria an explanation of the sinkin
of the Italian passenger liner Ancoma
December 4, Henry Ford's peace shi
sails with the announced intention t
get the boys out of the trenches b
| Christmas.
December 0. Germany announces tn
conquest of Serbia.
February 23. Germans begin drive o
/ Verdun. frances famous defiance
They Shall Not Pass fortified afte
many months of battle, which ended i
the repulse of the crown princes lie
gions.
March s, Germany declares war b
Portugal.
April "a, Irish rising in Dublin
Twelve persons killed.
April 2S. British garrison at Kut ell
Amara surrenders to Turkey.
May /, Irish rebellion ends. Leader
including President Pearce executed
May 81, great sea battle off Jutland
British lose fourteen ships; Germa
losses heavy, but concealed.
June 7, Earl Kitchener and staff los
when British cruiser Hampshire is sun
on the way to Russia.
July 10, German merchant submarin
Deutschland reaches Baltimore.
August 3, Sir Roger Easement hange
at London for treason.
August D, Germans execute Captai
Fryatt, of the British steamship Brus
sells, for an alleged attack on a sub
marine.
August 81, Rumania declares war o
Austria and Germany declares war o
Rumania.
October 8, U-53 sinks five Britis
and neutral steamships off Nantucke
and survivors are rescued by America