INARY OF WAR
COUNTRIES AT “WAR.
Germany against Britals.
Rússia.
France. Belgium. Austria against Servia.
Russia. Britain. France,
ARMY TERMS EXPLAINED. Army corps is a complete army a & email scale in itself. The strongth varies from 35,000 to 45,000 mon Division is a force of infantry. Cavalry, and artillery, usually with a strength of from 15,000 to 20,000 men.. Brigade is a force of iofantry on cavalry. The infantry brigadej E from 4,000 to 7,000 strong The cavalry brigade is from 1,000 to 2,000 strong, Legiment of infantry is from 2,000 to 4,000 strong. A cavalry regiment is from 500
to 1,000 men strong, Squadron of cavalry is from 15
to 200 men strong, Bakery of artillery in the Britieb and Frenok armies has 6. gane and about 200 men. In the German Army consists of 4 In the guns and 150 mea. Russian Army it consists of 8 guns and 250 men.
Ereats that Brought it About. #878.-Berlin Congress charges Austria-Hungary with the ovenpation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Was
NOVEMBER 3, 1914.
Oot, 24.-British destroyer Oct. 1. Announced that Frange, Allies resume offensive; August 28.-British Flest sinks
Sapt. 16-Orown Prince't!
Bidger sinks German submarias sails, bat is recalled. declared between Britain and three Charman oruisers and two Army driven farther back. Allies HMS. Camberland has capturreal progress reported.
Oct. 14 Announced that of Dutch coast. Announced that Germany.
destroyers off Heligoland. Rus occupy Rheims; 600 prisoners ed nico German linera and August 5-Germans invade sings scure victory at Romanoff captared on the right of the one gaubat in Oameroon River. Russian cruisers sink tivo German there are nine German cruisers Belgium. Japan to tako measures and approach within 20 miles of British. Announced that Brig. Allies position in France report-submarines in the Baltic, Oana on the high eens, and that 70
dian contingent arrives at Ply-warships of the Allies are search to discharge Treaty obligations Lemborg, capturing 4.000 pri-adier General N, Findlay is killed.ed entirely satisfactory. to Britain. Germsas violate Datch sonore, Announced that Russiana Sixteen hundred German prison Oct. 2.-Germans vigorously mouth. H.M.S. Yarmouth sinks ing for them.
Ost. 25 to 28,-Allies continue bombard Antwerp.: British the Markomannia and captures territory at Tilbourg. Russian completely invent Koenigsberg. ere landed in England. and German troops in contact on Belgians rout a German Army. Sept. 17.-Germans halt in Admiralty announces adoption of the Ponto poros (Emden's supply to progress on the Left Wing, and Rasians advance to Lowioz frontier. Bombardment of Corps, which withdraws in dis-their retreat and take up on, mine-laying policy nan counter ships) off Sumatra.
Oot. 15-Allies make further and Lodz, driving the Garmans Liego bagair by Germans. order to Louvain.
trenched positions; Battle of the measure to German activity.
a lind from before them. French drive enemy Augast 29.-German troops Aisne begins. Austrian armies Oct. 3.-French President andör Sir John French gazetted Inspec-
progress, occupying tor General of British Forces; being withdrawn from Belgium, evacuating Galicia, in a atite of Ministers start on visit to con Ypres to the sea, H.M.S. Hawke over frontier east of Nancy.
Oct, 28. Five men sentenced Admiral Jelične bacsmes ea owing to Russian advance, Earl complate rout. Announced that gratulate armies in the field. The sunk by submarine in the North
to death in connection with the Kitchener announces that two Government of India bears cost Car leaves for the front. Big Sea." promo commander of the Flest.
battle continuesia Franco, Crown Oot, 16. Four German 'de assassination of Prince Franz Augaat 6-Gorman troops re Divisions and a Cavalry Division of Indian Expeditionary Force. ported to have been repulsed by from India are being sent to
Sept, 18, 19 and 20.—Battle of Prince's Army being repulsod atroyers sunk off the Datch coast. Ferdinand, and others. sent into the Alene continues, German near Varennes.
Oot. 17, 18 and 19. Further penal servitude.N Belgians in fighting near Liege. France.
Oot, 29.-Russians break re- Numerous German. prizes August 30-Apia, in German counter-attacks failing. Germans Oct. 4 Germans make nigh advances of Allies reported, not- brought to British ports, Earl Samoa, surrenders to exped fire on Rheims Cathedral, setting attack at Tsingtau, but are do ably on the Left Wing. French eistance of last units of the enemy feated, losing 47 killed. In the cruiser Waldeck Rousseau einke north of the Pilice; and the whole Kitchener appointed Secretary tionary force.from New Zealand. historic building on fire,
H.M.S Amphion August 31-Allies occupy line
Sept. 22.-H.M, ships Aboukir, big battle Alliea twice destroy Austrian cruiser off Dalmatian Austro-German Army retreats.
Qat. 30.-Reported that the for War.
extending from mouth of the Cressy and Hogue saak by enemy's lines of communications, coast.
·Oct. 20.-Japanese occupy Endon enters Penang harbour. Somme falaad along the river German 3 paarnes in the North Rassians defeat and pursue
Marshall, Marisane and Caroline and sinks the Russian cruiser past the fortrassen of L3 Fere and Sas. Battle of the Aisne con- Germans.
Jemohug and a French destroyer, tinuea without appreciable Oct. 7.-Bombardment of Ant. Telands. August 7-Germen Cavalry Lion, towards Mezieres."
Ost. 21.-Announced that the Turkish warships eater open port Sept. 1.-German Cavalry change in the situation. werp continues, German com. division routed by Belgians in
Warning populace. Emden sinks five more British of Odessa and bombard Russian Luxemburg. Germany asks for Corps marches on Forest of Com. Sapt. 23 to 26.-The great mandez armistico; admits 25,000 mon piegne, and is engaged by battle continues; German counter Belgian Government removes to vessels and captures another, ships. Turkish cruiser bombards
British, who capture ton guce. attacks being everywhere repala- Ostend. German ergiser Cor- British warships do great work Theodosis, in the Crimes.
Oot. 31.-Germans attempt are hors de combat,
August -Germans evacuate Sept. 2-List of British casual- ed. Bad fighting beglos around moran and two gunboats sunk off the Belgian coast, shelling the
in Kisuchuu Bay. Big battlo still enemy's trenches and wrecking general offensive movement from Luxemburg owing to French ties published. Details:-Olcars Taingia. advance. Japan iasnee ultimatum killed, 36; wounded. 67; missing, Sopt.-27 Capital of the Came proceeding, fighting becoming six batteries. Germans who had Nieuport to Arras, but Allies still advanced on Warsaw compelled advanco. Enemy reported to be to Germany. Gorman submarine 05. Men killed, 127; wounded, roons surrenders unconditionally increasingly violent.
British warship. 629; missing, 4,183. Russians to British Force.
Oct. 11-Fall of Antwerp to retreat, Russians pursuing withdrawing from seak by
announced. Allies still progress them. British naval ftilla con Russians still advance in Poland Oct. 23.-Severe fighting on Nov 1-British cruiser Hermes all along the line, Germans drop tinnes to bombard German flank, and East Prussis... 20 bombs on Paris.
Oct: 12.-German aviators the Left Wing, the Allies consunk by submarine in the Straits
to make
progress of Dover, British, French and drop six more bomba on Paris. tiauing
Oct. 13.-Commando under Steamer Crofold arrives at Les Russian Ambassadors in Con- Colonel Maritz revolts in the Cape Palmas with the crews of 13 stantinople request passports. Province, having concluded an steamers sunk by the German Most of the German forts at agreement with Germans, Belgian cruiser Karlsruhe, mostly in the Tsingtau silenced by Japanese Government removes to Havre, in Atlantic:
sinks German mine-layer Koenigin Laise and later strikes mine and
sinks bersolt.
September 4.-Russians occupy Haalioz. Announced that in seven daya' fighting, Russians have captured 40,000 prisonera... New British refruits total 200,000.
H
way to Buds Post.
Reported that Japan has issued sustain reveres in local engage Sept. 28 and 20.- Battle of the ultimatum "against Germany, ment in East Prussia but defeat Aiene continues, allies beatin Earl Kitchener appeals for three Austrian Army Corps near back severe attacks by the onemy Russians enter Lemberg, capturing 150 guns and Sept. 30.-Big batile continues 100,000 men. Austrian territory near the inflicting enormous losses on in favour of Allies, who make enemy. Japanese occupy seven slight progress all along the line. valley of Styr.
August 12-Belgium reports Islands of Kiauchan, and remove Germans bombard Antwerp, but that German advance guards are 1,000 mines, French Govern-are repulsed. Russians continus falling back on main Army. mont removes to Bordeaux for to progress and are reported hat Terrific cannonading heard from purely military reasons.
September 3.-Russians defeat Tongrès,
August 14.- Lioge
still Austrians and occupy Lomberg. intact. Belgium asks Francs Additional list of British casualties to accommodate 2,000 German issued. General Gallieniimuca Transportation of proclamation saying he will prisoners. French troops to Belgiam com- defend Paris to the end. plete; whole force ready to advance. Belgians drive enemy eastward; 885-Austria-Hungary eaves no German cavalry between Hae-
Servia from destructing by eelt and Ramillies. Bulgaris.
"August 15.-French troops
Belgium at Charleroi September 5.-Gorman squad- enter between 1206-Tarif W3r
Austria-Hungary and Bavarian Army Corps defeated by ron sinke 15 British Rabing boats French at Avricourt and Cirey. in North Sea, the crews being Servia,
August 16.-Japan 2268.-Annexation of Bosnia and
sad taken prisoners. Announced that Herzegovina by Austria-altimatum to Germany demand Britain, France and Russia ing that Kiaachau be handed over mutually engage not to conclude Hungary, 1912-Serbo-Bulgarian Alliance to Japan, with a view to eventual penca separately during the war. Septemben 6.-Press "Bureau with a clanse against restoration to China; shimor.
required by noon on August 23,3a0uaces that in recant fighting! Austria. 1013-Servis thrown back from French Flest attacks Austrian British casualties total 15,000 and The Adriatic in favour of Fleet of Budus, sinking two Gerona lo3953 thrice that number. an independent Albania. ironolada aad getting fro to Austriana make fraitless attempt DIL-June 28. Archdukto another. Franz Ferdinand and Consort August 17.-Big battle pro-
September 7.-Announced that masassinated by a Servian student ceeding at Schahatz; rumours of st Sarajevo.
a Servian victory. Kaiser leaves HMS. Pathfinder struck a mine July 23-Austro-Hungarian Berlin for Mainz with Head-off the East coast and rapidly French troops foundered. Official report issued Kate delivered to Servia demand-quarters Staff. ing suppression of Pan Servian advancing all along Alsace- stating that German enveloping movement and panishment of Lorraino. Russians enter Austria movement is abandoned; British Accomplices in assassinations. by upper course of the Bug and superiority over Germans clearly Answer required by 6 p.m. same Styr. Fronoh Fleet sweeps Adriatio demonstrated.
as far as Cattar. Officially
to plera Bassian lines, losing 5,000 prisoners.
September 8.-Russians capture ips
July 24-Details of Note announced that British Expedi-Mikolajoff and Rawarusko, and pavushed and proved anexpected- tionary Force safely lands on convert Galicia into Russian Province. British casualties to Fy. Bevero. Semi-official Pester French soil.
August 18.-Serviaus rout date: Officers: killed, "63; Floyd affirms that Germany will] -- zator no third party to intervene Austrians near Schabatz, annihil- wounded, 162; missing, 230. ating three Regimente. German Men: killed, 212; wounded, fictween. Austria and Servis,
Crowa Prince reported wounded 1,081; missing, 13,413. 25.-Russian Cabinet:
retire before the meats, announced that mobiliss and in hospital. French troops Germans
making methodical progress in British and cross the Marne.! en proceeds forthwith,
September 10.-Forcaof60,000 Alsace-Lorraine. Germans én-
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Sept 11-German retreat con-
Since Fighting Began. July
troops trenching along Belgian battle Germans harrying through Bel- 27,-Servian sbord Danube steamer Cre on front. Belgian Royal Family and gium to assist defeated Right Austrian troops; engagement Government move to Brussels. Wing in France. British forces Bir Edward Grey an August 20,-Germans occupy cross the Marue; enemy retreat 25
miles. Brussels. scences his efforts to arrange
August 22.-Germans impose conference of Ambassadors.
July 28-Austria declares war war levies of £2,000,000 and tinues; announced that in four on days the Allies have advanced respectively on Servia, Germany considers £8,000,000 Sir Edward 'Grey's Buggosted Province of Liege and City of 37:1-2 miles. British squadrous nonference has no prospect of Brussels. Canadian House of make a complete sweep of the Commona paga war appropriation North Sea; no German ship seen. German Sept. 12.-Whole Jaly 30-British First Fleet of $50,000,000. Serviana ron Leaves Portland under sealed Austrians along the Drina. right wing falling back in disord. August 23. Japan declares er, Allies paraning them, German flames. arders, Belgrade in
exhausted., cavalry reported July 31.-Germany aska war on Germany,
August 24.-Earl of Levan Provinces of Antwerp and Lim- Buna for explanation of her mobilisation. Attack on Beldangerously wounded. Namur burg entirely free of enemy: grade continues. Martial law falls to Germans Charleroi Australian Squadron occupies Herbertshohe, German New in Germany. London Stook taken and re-laken,
August 25.-Italian Premier Guinen. French troops occupy Exchange closed.
August 1.-Austrian Reserve announces that Italy will not aban- Soissons and Luneville. German willed out. German ultim don neutrality, Heavy fighting left wing retreating.
France and in Belgium between Allied Forces Sept. 13-Announced that Enasia, expiring at woon. and Germany; enormous losses; Allies' vistory becoming more and ly declares neutrality. Evi, British casualties total 2,000, more complete everywhere. Ger- lemoes of Australian loyalty. British and French forces fall mans evacuate Nancy region after Bank of England rato 10 per back on covering positions; Ger, a ten daya attack; casualties, Dent. Germany declares war mans unable to osrry out counter-20,000 med at Nanoy and 11,000 First shots fired by Russian attack. Four Namur forte still men at Luneville,
Sept 14Germina evacuate froutier patrol on Germand near intact, Germans bombard Frostken; no casualties.
Malines, but Belgians retaliato Amiens, and give way at Revigny Auguet 2-British cabinet and drive them towards Vilvorde, and Braban-le-roi, Crown meets and adjourns till evening. August 26. Russians continue Prince's Army driven book. Coassoks invade Germany near on offensive on East Prassian fron- French territory on east frontier Biala.
Germans invade France tier, German forces being com free of enemy. Russians capture mear Oirey Germans enter polled to retreat on Koenigsberg. 8,000 prisoners and great quan- Luxemburg. Germany promises Russian advance in East Prassis titles of war material atRawaruska; mademnity to Laramburg. continues.Togoland surrenders and occupy Czernovitza. Serviane defeat 00,000 Austrians at the August 3.Severe fighting on to British awer Drin between Servians and August 27-French continue angle of the Rivers. Drina, and sicians Patriotie sooner to advance between the Vosges Save. Aunounced that German Idekk Brokingaáms Palace and Nancy Rainoancoopy Allen oraliser Hela wak sunk by hostile August 4-Earl Kitohenstein and continue their adrance, submarine.
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and British bombardment,
Plan of the Great Battlefield, Showing
Fortified Towns, etc.
(CROSS LINES WITHIN THE PLAN ARE THOSE OF LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE.)
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port
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Tournai
Louvain
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Weterloo
Madstricht
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Arras Douai Valonciences
Maubeuge 'Charleroi Chimay
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Amiens
St. Quentin
Noyon Compiegne
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la Fore
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Sodan
Montmedy
Laon Rethel
Soissons
Consenvoye
Varennes
Longuyon
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Thionville
Métz
Rheims
Coulommiers
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The above is a plan showing the area most affected in the present hostilities between the British, French and Belgian troops and the German foroes. Latest advices are to the effast that the Germans have attempted another offensive movement Trom Nieuport to Arrag, but all their attacks have been repulsed, The Allies have
ntre and on the Right. also made progress in the centre
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