DIARY OF WAR.
COUNTRIES AT 'WAR.,
Germany, against Britain.
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Russia. France. Belgium.
Austria against Servia..
Russia.
Events that Brought It About. 1878.-Berlin Congress charges Austria-Hungary with the cccupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 7885-Austria-Hungary
ultimatum
THE HONGLONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1914.
Bhine.
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Sept. 28 and 29. Battle of the Aisne continues, Allies beating back severe attacks by the enemy
Sept. 30-Big battle continues in favour of Allies, who make slight progress all along the line. Germans bombard Antwerp, but are repaleed. Russians continns to progress and are reported hal way to Buds Pest.
sinks German mine-layer Koenigin between Mulhausen end Altkirch, proclamation saying he will opening of dykes to the south-easter, Allies pursuing them. German Aisne begins, Austrian armies. reported exhausted, evacuating Galicin, in a state of Germans destroy cavalry of Antwerp. Laise and later strikes mine and capturing 24 guns. Germans defend Paris to the end.
Dinant by shell-fire and incend Provinces of Antwerp and Lim-complete.rout Announced that sinks herself.
retreating on the August 7-German Cavalry Belgian Army retires to Antwerp September 4.-Russians occupy iarism. Announced that altoge burg entirely free of enemy. Government of India berra cogt division ronted by Belgians in in good order and is ready to co Haalicz. Announced that in seven ther 12 Austrian divisions have Australian Squadron occupies of Indian Expeditionary Force. Lazemburg. Germany aaks for operate with the Allies. Under days fighting, Russians have been completely destroyed by Herbertshobe, German
Guinea. French troops occupy Sept. 18, 10 and 20.—Battle of armistice; admits 25,000 mes stood that Britain arranges captured 40,000 prisoners. New Russians Doar Lemburg.
September 8. Russians capture Soissons and Luneville. German the Aisne continues, German £10,000,000 Loan to, Belgium. British recruits total 260,000. are hors de combat.
counter-attacke failing. Germans August 8.-German Cavalry Germany not yet replied to Announced that Germans continue Mikolajoff and Rawardsks, and left wing retreating.
Russian
fire on Rheims Cathedral, estting Division crosses Meuse, but is Japanese ultimatum.
to leave the entrenched camp of convert Galicia into
British casualties to
that bistorio building on fire. Sept 13-Announced by practically Bonihilated
Angust 22.-Germans impose Paris on their right, marching Province.
Germans evacuate data:-Officers: killed, 63; Allies victory becoming more and Sept. 22.-HM, abips Aboukir, Bolgians. It firmly refuses to war levies of £2,000,000 and south-east,
on Compiegne and Senlis districts. wounded, 182; missing, 230. mare complete everywhere. Ger Cressy and Hogue sank by fight. Bank of England rate £8,000,000 ronpostively reduced to 5 per cent. British Province of Liege and City of Great patriotis demonstration at Men: Killed, 212; wounded, mans evacu te Nancy region after German submarines in the North 1.081; "missing, 13,413. a. too dira atrack; onsualties, Sea. Battle of the Alune con- Baize South Togoland from Ger Brussels Canadian House of the Guildhall.
Germans retire before Britain mans and French enter North Commons pass war appropri foot September 5. German squad British and cross the Marne, men at Luneville,
the 20,000 men at Nancy and 11,000 tinnes without appreciable
change in the situation, Togolaad. British Government of $50,000,000. Servians routron sinks 15 ritish fishing boats accepts Australia's offer of 20,000 Austriane along the Drina. in North Sea, the crews being Fifth French Army meets with Sapt. 14.-Germans evacuate
Sept. 23 to 26.-The great men. French troops enter Alsace Russian successes reported at taken prisoners. Announced that equal success, making many
Gambiaren and in Galicia. France Britain, France and Russia captures. Germanssuffer severe Amiens, and give way at Revigny Lorraine.
Brabant-le-roi, Crown battle continges; Gorman counter August 9.-Germans evauuste protests against German use of
in's Alsace.
Viceroy of India. Prince's Army driven back attacks being every where repals- Froach dum-dum ballets. Prese Bareau mutually engage not to concludely all along the line. No change and
peaca separately during the war. Bauauces that 70,000 Indian French territory on edat frontier ed. Land fighting begins around Luxemburg owing to advance. Japan jasne ultimatum announces that military position
September 6-Press Barean troops are already on the way to free of enemy, Russiana captare Tsingtau. to Germany. German submarine of Allies is satisfactory. Germans
Sept. 27 Capital of the Came Wettern. announces that is recent fighting the front. In the House of Com- 8,000 prisonera and great quản"'! .. stak by British warship, occupy. Alost and Servis from destruction by
Reported that Japan has issued German artillery attack on Namar British casualties total 15,000 and mons, a summary of offers of tities of war material at waruska, ronna surrenders unconditionally Bulgaria.
German losses thrice that number. service, msney, etc., made in Indiaad occupy Czernovits. Servians to British Force. against Germany. begun. War ; between 1308-Tariff
Earl Kitchener appeals for August 23.- Japan. declares Austrians make fruitless attempt to the Viceroy, is read; grooted defeat 00,000 Austrians at the to pierca Russian lines, losing with sheer after cheer. Wangle of the Rivera Dina and Austria-Hungary and
100,000 men. Russians enter
war on Germany. Servia.
September 10.-Foros of 60,000 Save. Announced that Garmu territory near the
August 24-French Foreiga 5,000 prisoners."
Germans harrying through Bel, cruiser Hela was sank by hostile 1908.-Annexation of Bosnia and Austrian
Minister announces that contact Herzegovina by Austria-valley of Styr.
August 12-Belgium reports has been established between the September 7.-Announced that gium to assist defeated Right submarine. Hungary.
that German advance guards are forces all along the line without H.M.S. Pathfinder struck a mine Wing in France. Britial forces 1012-Serbo-Bulgarian Alliance
falling back on
main Army advantage to either side. Japan off the East coast and rapidly cross the Marne; enemy retreat 25 with a clause against
Terrific cannonading heard from begins bombardment of Tsingtau, foundered. Official report inued miles. Austria.
Tongrea.
Russians cocopy Arys, west of stating that German enveloping
Sept. 11.-German retreat con- 1913.-Servis thrown back from
August 13. Belgians hold
Lyck, Berviane clearthe country at movement is abandoned; British the Adriatic in favour of
their own in first engagement in Lozaiza, Leshaitza and Schabatz, superiority over Germans clearly tinues; announced that in four days the Allies have advanded Allies' succes an independent Albania,
the open at Hasselt. British
defeating
column. demonstrated. Austrian 1914. June 28. Archduke Admiralty announces that it is Servians ready to cross the Save over Germans at St. Quentin Franz Ferdinand and Consort confident of its ability to keep and invade Hungary. Belgians officially confirmed. assassinated by a Servian staden! the trade routes open. Great clear country arcand Antwerp. lose 3,000 men in a terrific at Sarajevo.
Britain and Austria at war. Big battle in progress between encounter west of Malines; fur Belgians victorioue in fight with allies and Germins; Earl of ther losses sustained owing to Germans at Halen. German Leven dangerously wounded- to being thra-fifths of those Namur falls to Germans. Charle
French defeat Gerroi taken and re-taken. engaged. mans in a battle along the liver, August 25,-Iulian Premier Othain; regiment of Dragoons announces that Italy will not aban- annihilated..
don neutrality. Heavy fighting August 14.- Liege still in Belgiam between Allied Forces intact. Belgium asks France and Germany; enormone losses; to accommodate 2,000 Germa British casualties total 2,000. prisoners. Transportation of British and French forces fall French troops to Belgium com- back on covering positions; Get- plate;whole forceready to advance. mana unable to carry out counter- Belgiana drive enemy eastward; attack. Four Namur forte still no derman cavalry between Bas-
intact.. Germany bombard eelt and Ramillies.
Malines, bat Belgians retaliato Slace Fighting Began.
August 15.-French troops and drive them towards Vilvorde. July 27.-Servian troops enter Belgian at Charleroi. August 28.-Bassians continue aboard Danube steamer fre 0 Bavarian Army Corps defeated by on offensive on East Prussian fron- Austrian troops; engagement French at Avricourt and Cirey tier, German forces being com- Sir Edward Grey an- Cannonade heard at Tirlemont;pelled to retreat on Koenigsberg. nounces his efforts to arrange believed to be beginning of the Russian advance in East Prussia conference of Ambassadors,
Jaly 28-Austria declares-war great battle. Germans endeavour-continues. Togoland surrenders
ing to envelop extremo left of to British. on Servia. Germany considera Allied Forces. Russians victorious Sir Edward Grey's suggested on the Dniester; Fourth Austrian conference has no prospect of Infantry and First Cavalry Re-
giments annihilated.
July 23-Austro-Hungarian Note delivered to Servis demand ing suppression of Pug-Servian movement and punishment of assinations. 4ccomplices in Answer required by 5 p.m. same day.
Jaly
24-Details of Note published and proved anexpected. ly dovere. Semi-official Pester Lloyd affirms that Germany will suffer as third party to intervene between Austria and Servis.
July 25.-Russian Cabinet meets; announced that mobiliea- tion proceeds forthwith.
engues.
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Angast 27-French continue
to advance between the Vosges and Nancy. Russians occupy Allen- atein and continue their advance. July 30-British First Fleet August 10-Japansenda August 28.-British Fleet sinte
Buccess.
leaves Portland under sealed ultimatum to Germany demand-three German oruisers and two ordere. Belgrade in flames.ing that Kiauohan be handed over destroyers off Heligoland. Rus July 31-Germany aska to Japan, with a view to eventual sians secure victory at Romanoff Russia f explanation of her restoration to China; answer and approach within 20 miles of mobilisation. Attack on Bel required by noon on August 23. Lemberg, capturing 4.000 pri grade continues. Martial law French Fleet attacka Austrian Boneta. Announced that Russians in Germany. London Stock Flest of Budus, sinking two completely invest Koenigeborg. Exchange closed.
ironolads and setting fire to Belgians rout a German Army August 1.-Austrian Reserve another.
Corps, which, withdrawa in die called out. German ultim-
August 17-Big battle pro- order to Louvain,
stume to France and coding at Schabatz; rumours of August 29.-German troops Raseia, expiring at noon, a Bervisa victory. Kaiser leaves
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Italy declares neutrality. Evi- Berlin for Mainz with Head-being withdrawn from Belgium, Earl dences of Australian loyalty. quarters Staff, French troops owing to Russian advance. Bank of England rate 10 per advancing all along Alsace Kitchener announces that two cent. Germany declares war. Lorraine. Russians enter Austria Divisions and a Cavalry Division First shots fired by Russia by upper course of the Bug an, from India are being sent to frontier patrol on Germans near Styr.French Fleet sweeps Adriatic France.
August 30. Apia, in German Proatken; no casualties.
as Cattaro. Oloially August 2British cabinet racunced that British Erpedi-Samoa, surrenders to expedi meste and adjourns till evening. tionary Force safely lands on tionary force from New Zealand. Auzont 31.-Allies occupy line Cossacks invade. Germany near French soil. Biala. Germans invade France August 18-Servians rout extending from meath of the near Cirey. Germans enter Austrians near Schabatz, anaihil- Somme inland along the river, Luxemburg. Germany promises ating three Regiments. German past the fortresses of La Fore and Crown Prince reported wounded Laon, towards Mezieres, Fight- indemnity to Lazomburg.
August 3-Severe fighting on and in hospital. French troops ing reported at Bapeaume, 25 River Drin between Servians, and making methodical progress in miles from Amiens. Fresh Ger Austrians. Patriotic scenes Alsace-Lorraine, Germans on-man troops appear along Russian outside Buckingham Palace, trenching along Belgian battle frontier; battle continues along
front. Wales decides to raisa mounted front. Belgian Royal Family and whole Austrian regiment for "Barvice abroad. Government move to Brussels, nounced that German deatruo France protests against German August 19.-Fierce battle pro-ion in Lonyaio arouses intense acts of war, Russion Floet driven ceading between Belgians and indignation in America, French into Gulf of Finland by Germans Germans along an extended front. gaia a considerable succes at British Mediterranean Fleetoloara Liege forta sill intact. Sarvians Guise. Australian Premier calls for action. Martial law at Malto, victorious in fight with 80,000 for second expeditionary force. August 4-Earl Kitobonor Austrians. Germans repulsed in Sept. 1-German Cavalry ails, but is recalled. War again attempting to cross the Corps marches on Forest of Dom- declared between Britain and Mease near Dinant.
piegno, and is engaged, by Germany.
August 20-Majority of Italian British, who capture ten gurs. August 5. Germana invade cabinet said to favour interven Sept. 2.-List of British casual, Belgium Japan to take measures tion on the side of the Triple ties published. Details;-Officers to discharge Treaty obligations Entente. Roselane occupy Gum-killed, 36; wounded, 87; missing, to Britain: Germans violate Datch binnen, capturing twelve guns 85, Men killed, 127 wounded, territory of Tilbourg Russian and many prisoners, German 629 missing, 4,183. RussisDa and German troops in contact on forces cross the Monse between sustain revera in local engage frontier. Bombardment of Liegs and Namar. French forces ment in East Prussia but defest Liege begun by Germans reach Moerchlagen, south-east of three Austrian Army Corps Bear Sirahn French gaasited Insped Matz French coopy Guebwiller, Lamborg, capturing 150 guns and tor Creperal of Deltish Force la Alsace. Raminus eater Esat inflicting quoru Ioanne an Admiral Jellicos benaman sa Prusia and conspy Lyk Frouch enemy. Japanese occupy seven preme commander of the Flest, renconpy Malhanser at the point islands of Kistchan, and remove August 6.-German troops ro of the bayonet. Germans occupy 1000 mines, French Govern ported to have been repulsed by Brussala
ment removes to Bordeaux for Belgians in fighting near Liege. August 21-A1 request of purely military, reasons.
Numeroas German prizes Canadian Government, Dukó of
September
amber 8.Russians defpat Austrians and occupy Lemberg. Additional list of British casualties
British porta. Earl Connaught remaina:: Governo appointed Secretary, Gaper dwing the war. French
HMS Amphion: troops china, brilliant success und General Gallieni iste
Supt. 16.-Crown Prince's Army driven further back. Allies occupy Rheims; 600 prisoners captured on the right of the British. Announced that Bris adier General N.Findlay is killed. Sixteen hundred German prison.
37.1-2 miles. British squadrons make a complete sweep of the era landed in England. Germana
Sept 17.-Germans halt in North Sea; na German ship seen.
Sept. 19-Whole German their retress and take up en right wing falling back in disord- trenched positions; Battle of the
THE
WAR
Oct. 1. Announced that H.M.S. Camberland has captur- ed nine, German liners and one gunboat in Cameroon River. Allies' position in France report- ed entirely satisfactory.
Plan of the Great Battlefield, Showing
Fortified Towns,
etc.
(CROSS LINES WITHIN THE PLAN ARE THOSE OF LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE.)
Dunkirk
Bapesume
Orleans
St. Nicolas Bruges
¡Ghont
ANTWERP
, Lierre
Termonde Malines Diest'
a, Fore..
• Macstricht
O LIEGE
LILLE
Louvain
BRUSSELS
Waterloo
"Verviers
Douai
Huy
Mons
Arras
Cambrai
NAMUR Dinant
Chimay
Hirson
Amiens
Guise
St. Quentin
la
Noyon
Compiegne
Laon Rethel
Soissons
Meaux
Consenvoye
Varennes
·
Rheims
Verdun
PARIS
Coulommiers
Sezanne Vitry-le-Francois
Woeyre
St. Mihiel
Nancy
•
Toul
Luneville
STRASBOURG
Epinal
Colmar
Fortified
Maubeuge Charleroi
Rocroi
•Mezieres
Montmedy Sedan
Longwy
Thionville
Metz
Sarrebourg
Kilometres
Longuyon
. Omnes.
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O
Langres
Mulhausen
Bel fort
Besancon
Dijon
The abova is a plan showing the area moet mifected in the present hostilities between the Bitch, French and Belgian troops and the German forces. • Esters advices are to the effact that the great battle continues all along the line. The allies have made an advance north of Boissons, while large masses of German cavalry are reported in the neighbourhood of Lille. The bombardment of Antwerp continues.
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