DIARY OF WAR.
Events that Brought it About.'
1885-Austria-Hungary.
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dences of Australian loyalty. August 12.-Belgium reports in good order and is ready to co- has been established between the Governor of the coupled part of Kitchener announces that two Bank of England rate 10 per that German adrance guards are operate with the Allies. Under-forces all along the line without Belgium. Canadian Patriotio | Divisions and a Cavalry Divizion cent. Germany declares war falling back on main Army stood that Britain arranges advantage to either side. Japan Fand rapidly mounting, Toronto from India are being sent to Firat ahots fred by Russian Terrific cannonading heard from $10,000,000 Loan to Belgium. begins bombardment of Tsingtau. City alone contributing $27,000, France. Recruiting for Earl frontier patrol on Germana near Tongres- 1878.-Berlin Congress charges Prostken; no casualties.
August 13,
Belgians hold Gormany not yet replied to Russians occupy Arys, west of Germans cocupy Luneville. Ter Kitchener's second 100,000 men
Japanese ultimatum.
Lyck. Servians clear the country at man attempts on Nanoy fail. proceeding briskly. Austria-Hungary with the
||August 30-Apio, in German August 2-British cabinet their own in firet engagement in August 22.-Ceylon Planters' Loznitza, Leshnitza and Sohabatz, French successfully resias Ger-
Adstrian column. man attack on southern frontier, Samca, surrenders to expedi cccupation of Bosnia and meets and adjourns till evening, the open at Hasselt. British Association gives a million Ibs. deferting Herzegovina.....` Costacks invade Germany near Admirpity announces that it is of tea for the Imperial troops. Servians ready to cross the Save enemy retiring all along the line. tionary force from New Zealand
officers and invade Hungary. Belgians Russian advance in East Prussia Earl Kitchener makes important Germane invade France confident of its ability to keep Eighteen German Binla. near Cirey. Germans enter the trade routes open. Great and 432 men (prisoners) clear country around Antwerp. continues. Togoland surrenders statement regarding position of Luxemburg, Germany promises Britain and Austria at
leave Bruges for Dankirk, their Big battle in progress between to British. Women of Canada Allies, con pletely disposing of ademnity to Luxemburg.
Belgians victorious in fight with
destination being said to be allies sad Germans; Earl of present to admiralty a naval alarmist reports. August 3, French papers Garcons at Haelen, German
over Austrians near Namur falls to Germans. Oharle. August 27.-H. M. S. High. August 31. Allies occupy line victory French defeat Ger- Loznitza in a four days' battle. German engaged.
roi taken and re-taken. 1908. Annexation of Bossia and State Britain will intervene with losses being three-fifths of those gland. Servians gain complete Leven dangerously wounded hospital.
flyer sinke German armed liner extending from mouth of the oruiser reported to be bombardmane in a battle along the River
August 25.-Italian Premier Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. Somme inland along the river, Berzegovina by Austria. Expeditionary Force. Hungary.
ng Liban. Severe fighting on Othain; regiment of Dragoons August 22.-Germans impose
attack war levies "of £2,000,000 and sunounces that Italy will not aban- Da siled report publishert describ past the fortresses of La Fore and 1912-Serbo-Bulgarian Alliance River Drin between Servians and annihilated. Concerted
respectively don neutrality. Heavy fighting ing the events prior to the rapture Laon, towards Mezieres. Fight with & Clause against Austrians. Patriotic scenes along Servian frontier by 400,000 £8,000,000
Province of Liego and City of in Belgium between Allied Forces in Anglo-German relatione. Briting, reported at Bapenume, 25 Oatend. miles from Amiens. Frosh Ger Austria.
outaide Buckingham Palace. Austrians fails.
Canadian House of and Germany; enormous losses; ish marines land at
Rusish 1913.-Servia thrown back from Wales decides to raise mounted August 14. British Fleet Brussels.
the Adriatic in favour of regiment for service abroad. gradually circumscribing action Commons pass war appropriation British casualties total 2,000. Antrians évacuate the Sanjak of man troops appear along
front. an of German Fleet in the Far East. of 850,000,000. Servians rout British and French forces fall Novibazar. Address moved in frontier batile continues along an independent Albania. France protests against Gr
at nounced that German desirgo. 1914. June 28.-Archduke sets of war. Rasaian Fleet driven Earl Roberts appointed to com- Austrians along the Drina. back on covering positions; Ger House of Commons expressing whole Austrian
tion in Louvain aronses" intense Franz Ferdinand and Contort into Gulf of Finland by Germans, mand Overseas Forces. Liege Russian successes reported at mane unable to carry out countor sympathy and admiration
French "Germans bombard assassinated by a Servian stadent British Mediterranean Fleet clears still intact. Belgium asks France Gambionen and in Galicia. France attack. Four Namur forts still Belgians heroism.
August 27-French continue indignation in America. at Sarajevo.
for action, Martial law at Malta, to accommodate 2,000 German protests against German use of intact.
Transportation of dum-dum bullets. Press Barean Malines, but Belgians retaliate to advance between the Vosges Kain a considerable success at Guise. Australian Premier balla June 30.-Anti-Servian De Sir Edward Grey's speech in prisoners. monstrations in Vienna sad Parliament.
French troops take offensive," Travnik.
August 4,-German ultima plete;whole force ready to advance. of Allies is satisfactory. Germans august 20-Announced that Allenstein and continue their tume to Belgium. Reported Belgians drive enemy eastward; occupy Alost and Wettern. Prince Lecpold Frederick, uncle advance. Jaly 1.-Martial law declared
August 28.-British Flest sinks compelling enemy to retreat, Germans endeavouring to orosa throughout Bosnia and Horze Anglo German naval battle. Earl no German cavalry between Has German artillery attack on Namur of the Kaiser, was killed in action
during the big battle. Belgians three German cruisers and two Ramillies. Reported begun. govina:
Kitchener sails, but is recalled, aeft and
August 23-Russians capture sally out of Antwerp and drive destroyers of Heligoland. Ras. Meuse driven back with heavy July 3-Servian tri-colour War declared between Britain that German oraisers Goeben and burned in the neighbourhood of and Germany.
Breslau have been purchased by Goldap and Insterburg. British three German divisions back ten sings secure victory at Romanoff 108688. General action proceed
and French Loans of £10,000,000 miles from neighbourhood of and approach within 20 miles of ing in the district of Roorci, the Bervian Legation in Vienna. August Germans invade Tarkey.
Sept. 1.-German Cavalry. to Belgium announced. Mediter- Malines. Russiane continue on Lemberg, capturing 4.000 pri troops The semi-official
August 15-French Pealer Bolgiam. Japan to take measures
Belgium at Charleroi ranean declared free of hostile offensive on East Prussian fron-soners. Announced that Russians Corps marches on Forest of Com Lloyd warns Belgrade of the to discharge Treaty obligations enter necessity of an immediate change to Britain. Germans violate Datch Bavarian Army Corps defeated by ships. Admiralty announces that tier, German forces being com completely invest Koenigsberg, piegne, and is engaged by Germans continua to scatter pelled to retreat on Koenigsberg. Belgians rout a German Army British, who capture ten guns. territory at Tilbourg, Russian French at Avricoprt and Cirey. July 9.-The Lokal Anzever and German troops in contact on Cannonade heard at Tirlemont; mines indiscriminately upon or- Announced from New York that Corps, which withdraws in dis- Germen aeroplane appears, over Paris, dropping bombs near Saint (Berlin) says if responsibility for frontier. Reported that French believed to be beginning of the dinary trade routes. Japan de Kaiser instructs Tsingtan gar order to L'avain.
rison to defend the position to August 20,-German troops Lazare station and near the Opera the murders is brought Home to detachment captures German great battle: Germans endeavour-elares war on Germany,
Angust 24-French Foreign their atmost. Field Marshal von being withdrawn from Belgium, Elouse.
(Continued on Page 101) Servians, Austria will have the cruisers Goaben and Breslau and ing to envelop extreme left of support of the civilised world, inks the Panther. Germans Allied Forces. Russians victorious Afinister announces that contact der Goltz appointed Military owing to Russian advance. Earl especially Germany, in demand reported to have violated neu on the Dniester; Fourth Austrian ing justice from Belgrade. The trality of Switzerland. Bombard- Infantry and First Cavalry Re same day the Temps correspondentment of Liege begun by Germans, giments annihilated.
of tono.
at Belgrade states Austrian troops Sir John French gazetted Inspeo- are concentrating on frontier.
tor General of British Forces; July 23-Austro-Hungarian Admiral Jellicoe becomes a Note delivered to Servia demand-preme commander of the Fleet. ing suppression of Pan-Servian
August 6.-German troope re movement and punishment of ported to have been repulsed by accomplices in
assassinations. Belgians in fighting near Liege. Answer required by 8 pm. same Lord Kitchener's departure for day.
Egypt again cancelled.
French troops to Belgium com.anusundee that military position and drive them towards Vilvorde. and Nancy. Russiana occupy for second expeditionary force.
August 16-French forces drive German Army Corps from heights commanding Blamont and Ciray. Germans, fleeing before French attack at Dinant, fail to reach a bridge, fall down steep banks of the Meuse and aro drowned, Japan sends ultimatam to Germany demanding that: 24.-Details of Nota Numercus German prizes Kianchau be handed over to published and proved anexpected. brought to British porta. Earl Japan, with a view to eventual Semi-official Peater Kitchener appointed Secretary restoration to Chins; answer Lloyd affirms that Germany will for War. Bank of England rate required by noon on August 23.. suller no third party to intervene reduced to 6 per cent. Germans French Fleet attacks Austrian between Austria and Servia. repulsed by Belgians, with 8,000 Fleet of Budua, sinking two July 25.-Russian Cabinet casualties. Servian volunteers ironclads and setting fire to meets; announced that mobilisa-cross the Save and plant flag on another. tion proceeds forthwith.
Austrian bank. Germany threat. August 17 Big battle pro-
Faly
ly severe,
uccess.
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July 28.-Russian request for one Italy with war unless she ceeding at Schabatz; rumours of sxtension of time on Servia's supports allies. H.M.S. Amphion a Servian victory. Kaleer leaves behalf refused. Servia accepts sinks Germanmine-layer Koenigina Berlin for Mainz with Head- some Austriav demande and Luise and later strikes mine and quarters Staff. French troops rejects others. Martial law in sinks herself, Uhlane enter advancing all along Alsace- Austria-Hungary. Servian capital Liege but Belgiane exterminato Lorraine. Russians enter Austria transferred to Kragujevacs. them. House of Commons vote by apper course of the Bug and Since Fighting Began. additional war credit of $100,000, Styr.Fronch Fleet sweeps Adriatic July 27.-Servian troopa 000. Nineteen German warships as far as Cattaro. Officially aboard Danube steamer fire on reported sunk or captured in announced that British Expedi- Austrian troops;
Sea. engagement North
Two Gorman tionary Force safely lands on onaucs. Sir Edward Grey an cruisers reported sunk in French soil.
August 18-Servians nounces his efforis to arrange Atlantic. conference of Ambassadors.
August German Cavalry Austrians near Schabatz, annihil- July 28.-Czar, addressing division routed by Belgians in ating three Regimente. German Council of Ministers, declares: Luxemburg. Germany asks for Crown Prince reported wounded Wo have stood this armistice; admits 25,000 men and in hospital. French troops sort of thing for seven and are hora de combat,
making methodical progress in This is
Germans en. hali years,
August 8-German Cavalry Alsace-Lorraine. enough." Austria declares war Division crosses Meuse, but is trenching along Belgian battle annihilated by front, Belgian Royal Family and on Servia, Germany .considere practically Sir Edward Greg's suggested Belgians. Italy firmly refuses to Government move to Brussels. Conference haa noprospect of fight. Bank of England rate King George issues message to reduced to 5 per cont. British the troops. Russians occupy July 20.-Austrians blockade seize South Togoland from Ger five pointe on German territory. Antivari. Panic in New York mana and French enter North Desultory firing between British stock market. British Consols Togoland, British Government and German warships. drop to 691. Mr. Arguith an accepta Australia's offer of 20,000 August 19.-Fierce battle pro- nounces that the situation is one men. French troopa enter Alsace ceeding between Belgiace and of "extreme gravity." Bervians Lorraine.
Germans along an extended front. destroy
Semlin. bridge at
August 9.-Germane evacuate Liege forta stillintact. Servians! Austrians bombard Servian Luxemburg owing to French victorious in fight with 80,000 positions, compelling evacuation, advance. Japan isenes ultimatum Austrians. Germans repulsed in Two Servian steamers captured. to Germany. Cherman submarine again attempting to cross the German troops move in response stak by British warship. Meuse near Dinant. Unrest re- to Russian advance towards Reported that Japan has issued ported in Bosnia and Herze Wirballen.
ultimatum against Germany.govina. Russian cavalry rout Aus- July 30-British First Fleet Earl Kitchener appeals for trians in a five hours' engagement leaves Portland under sealed 100,000 men, Russians enter on the Gorodok Kuzmin line. Ger- orders. Belgrade in flames. Austrian territory
the mans re-attick Diest, bombarding Artillery duel between Servians valley of Styr.
town and pillaging railway station, and Austrians five miles down August 10.-Austrian craisers August 20-Majority of Italian river from Belgrade." Home Rule bombard Antivari. Rupture in cabinet said to favour interven- Amending Bill postponed; Britain Franco-Austrian relatione offici- tion on the side of the Triple presenten "united front." Russian ally announced...
Entente. Russians occupy Gum- mobilisation in 52 Governments. August 11. Commonwealth binnen, capturing twelve gans 4,000,000 men placed on war Navy transferred to Admiralty till and many prisoners.. German footing.
war ends. Announced that there forces cross the Mense between July 31-Germany asks are 8,000 German prisoners in Liege and Namur, French forces Russia for explanation of her Belgium. Reported that Germans roach Moerchingen, south-east of mobilisation Attack on Bel- desperately attacked Fort Sera Metz, French occupy Guebwiller, grade continues. Martial law ing, Liege, but were repulsed in Alsace. Russians enter, East in Germany, London Stock Gerrians attack Mulbausen, in Prussia and occupy Lyk. French Exchange closed Bank of Alsace, compelling small French reocoapy Malhausen at the point England rate 8 per cent force to retire French remain of the bayonet. Germans occupy Bank Act suspended. Russians masters in Upper Alsace. Brussels. destroy railway bridge in Austria Austrian troops reported to have August 21,-At request of between Szczakowa and Granitza. entered Alsace. Liege forte re- Canadian Government, Dake of Imperial Connaught remains. Governor. New Zealand and Canada offer ported still intact.
Government to withdraw troops General during the war. French Austrian Reserve from South Africa. Germans troopa sohieve brilliant success balled out. German ultim- seize Landen, which
which is later ret between Mulhausen and Altkirolt, and occupied by Belgians. Grea capturing 24 guns. German Russia, expiring at noon. response to Eail Kitchener's retreating on the Rhine. Italy declares neutrality. Evi appeal for men.
Belgian Army retires to Antwerp
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THE
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WAR.
Plan of the Great Battlefield, Showing
Fortified Towns, etc.
(CROSS LINES WITHIN THE PLAN ARE THOSE OF LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE.)
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Dunkirk'
Brugos
Termonde Malines
Diest
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Louvain.
BRUSSELS
LILLE
Maestricht
LIECE
Waterloo
Verviers
Mongi
Huy
NAMUR
Cambrai
Charleroi
Maubeuge
Bapeaume. ..Amiens
Chimay Hireon
Rooroi
la Fert
•Mezieres
Sedan
Laon
Rethel
Soissons
Orleans
Compiegne
Rheims
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Fortified Towns
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150
Kilometros.
• Longwy
Longuyon
Overdun
Thionville
Metz
Sarrebourg
Nancy
Toul
Luneville
STRASBOURG
Epinal
Colmar
Langres
Dijon
Besancon
Mulhausen
Belfort
The above is a plan showing the are most affected in the present hostilities between the British, French and Belgian troops, and the German forces. According to yesterday's telegrams, a German Cavalry Corps appeared at the forest of Complegne, where it was engaged by the British, who captured ten gans, Another Cavalry Corps has advanced on the line between Soissons and Anizy-le-Chateau. The enemy has shown no activity in the Rethel and Meuse district
On the north-eastern and eastern frontiers the Germans are reported to have occupied Longwy and Luneville, but the Crown Prince s army has been beaten by the French,
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