DIARY OF WAR.
COUNTRIES AT WAR,
Germany agulust Britals.
Russia.
France. Belgium.
Austria against Servia.
Russia. -Britain. France.
for. War:
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1914.
declared between Britain and August 31—Allies occupy line Sept. 22.-HM ebips Aboukir, big battle Allies twice destroy Austrian cruiser off Dalmatian Austro-German Army retreat. Germany.
August 5.-Germans invade Sommo inland along the river, German's boarines in the North Russiana defest and parade Oct. 20.-
extending from month of the Cressy and Hogue sank by enemy'e lines of communications, coast, Belgium, Japan to take measures past the fortressos of La Fere and San. Battle of the Aisne con- Germans.
Oct. 30.-Reported that the to discharge Treaty obligations Laon, towards Mezieres. tinues without appreciable
Japanese occupy Emdan entera Penang, harh, ur to Britain, Germans violate Datoh Sept. 1.-German Cavalry change in the situation.
Marahall, Marianne and Caroline and sinks the Russian oru ser Out. 7.-Bombardment of Ant. Islands. territory at Tilbourg. Rassion Corps marches on Forest of Coin Sept. 28 to 20 The great mander
werp continues, German oom Oct. 21.Announced that the Turkish warships entar open fort Jemohug and a French destroy 3r and German troops in contact on piogue, and is engaged by battle continues; German counter Belgian Government removes to vessels and captures another. ships, Turkish craiser bombarde warning populace. Emden sinks five more British of Odessa and bombard Russian frontier. Bombardment of British, who capture toa gure attacks being everywhere repale Ostend, Liege begun by Gorman. Sept. 2-List of British casual ed. Land fighting begins around moran and two gunboats sank off the Belgian coast, shelling the Oct. 31 Germans attempt
German cruiser Cor British warships do great work Theodosis, in the Crimes. Sir John French gazetted faspec- ties published. DetailaOfficers Tsingtau, tor General of British Forons; killed, 36; wounded, 67; missing,"
in Kianohua Bay. Big battle still enemy's trenches and wrecking general offensive movement from Admiral Jellicoe becomes 895. Men killed, 127; wounded, roons surrendere unconditionally increasingly violent.
Sept. 27 Capital of the Came proceeding, fighting becoming six batteries. Germane who had Nieuport to Arras, but Allies still grome commander of the Fleet, 629; missing, 4,183. Russians to British Force.
advanced on Warsaw compelled advance. Enemy reported to be August 6.-German troopa rs sustain reversa in local engage Sept. 28 and 29.-Battle of the announced. Allies still progress them. British naval flotilla con- Russians Bill advance in Poland
Oct. 11-Fall of Antwerp to retreat, Russians puraning withdrawing from parted to have been repulsed by mout in East Prussia but defeat Aisne continues, Allies beatin all along the line. Germans drop tinues to bombard German flink. and East Prusais,
Dirmude. Belgians in fighting near Liege. three Austrian Army Corpa near back severe attacks by the enemy 20 bomba on Paris.
Namerous German prizes Lemberg, capturing 150 guns and Sept. 30.-Big battle continues
Oct, 23.-Severe fighting on brought to British ports. Earl inflicting enormous lowes on in favour of Allies, who make drop six more bombs on Paris.
Oct. 12.-German "aviators the Left Wing, the Allies con- sunk by submarine in the Straits Nov 1.-British cruiser Hermes ARMY TERMS EXPLAINED. Kitchener appointed Secretary enemy. Japanese occupy seven slight progress all along the line.
tioning to. H.M.S Amphion Islanda of Kiauchan, and remove Gormans bombard Antwerp, but Colonel Maritz revolts in the Cape Palmas with the crewe of 13 stantinople request passporta. Oct. 13.-Commando under Steamer Crefeld arrives at Las Russian Ambassadors in Con make progress. of Dover. British, French and Army corps is a complete arms
on a small scale in itasif. The sinks German mine-layer Koenigin 1,000 mines.
French Govora are repulsed. Russians continue; Province, having concluded an steamers sank by the German Most of the German forts at strength varies from 35,000 to Luise and later strikes mine and ment removes to Bardeaux for
purely military reasons.
to progress and are reported hal 45,000 men.
agreement with Germans, Belgian cruiser, Karlerahe, mostly in the Tsingtan silenced by Japanese way to Buda Pest,
Government removes to Havre, in Atlantic.. September 3-Russians defeat avalry and artillery, "real progress" reported.
Oot. 1. Announced that France. Allies resume offensive;
and British bombardment. Oct. 24-British destroyer British and French Ambassadors with a strongth of from 15,000 Luxemburg. Germany asks for Additional list of British casualties ad nize German liners and
Badger sinks German submarine leave Constantinoplo. Announced armistice; admits 25,000 mused. General Gallieni issues ose gunboat in Cameroon River. Russian cruisers sink two German there are nine German ornisers penetrated Egyptian territory. Oct. 14. Aunounced that off-Dutch coast. Announced that that 2,000 armed Bedouins have August.9.-Germans evacuato defend Paris to the end.
proclamation saying he will Allies position in France report submarines in the Baltic. Cada on the high seas, and that 70 Germans continue violent attacks Luxemburg owing to Freach September 4-Russians bocapy Oct. 2.-Germans vigorously mouth. H.M.S. Yarmouth sinks ing for them.
ed entirely satisfactory,
dian contingent arrives at Ply warships of the Allies are search in Belgium and France, but are advance. Japan issues ultimatum Haalioz. Announced that in seven bombard to Germany. German submarino daya 6ghting, Russians have Admiralty announces adoption of the Fontoporos (Emden's supply to progress on the Left Wing, loan of 4200,000,000. Turkey "Antwerp. British the Markomannis and captares Oot. 25 to 28.—Allies continue Government to shortly issue war everywhere ropulsed. British ank by
warship captured 40,000 prisoners. New Reported that Japan has issued British recruits total 200,000. mine-laying policy as a counte. ships) of Sumatra.
and Bassians advance to Lowicz apologises to Russia, but endeav against Germany. September 5.German aquad- Oct. 3.-French President and progress, occupying a line from before them. French drive enemy on the latter.
measure to German activity.". ultimatum
Oot. 15.-Allies make further and Lodz, driving the Germans onra to throw the responsibility Earl Kitchener appeals for roa sinks 16 british fishing boats Ministers start on visit to oon- Ypres to the sea. 100,000 men,
Rassinne enter in North Sea, the crawa being gratulate armies in the field. The sunk by submarine in the North
H.M.S. Hawke over frontier east of Nancy. Austrian teruitry
Nov. 3.-H.M.S. Minerva bom- Dear. tl taken prisoners. Announced that Czar leaves for the front. Big Sea.
Oct. 28.Five men sentenced bards Akaba, which is evacuated. valley of Sty
Britain, France and Russia battle contianea in France, Crown
to death in connection with the Thrilling story from British August 1.22 ime reports mutually engage not to conclude Prince's Army, being repulsed stroyers Bunk off the Dutch coast. Ferdinand, and others sent into a large body of British troops was Oot. 10.-Four German de-assassination of Prince Franz Headquarters issned showing how that German alvaguarda are pesca separately during the war.
near Varennes.. falling back on maio Army.
Dot. 17, 18 and 19.-Farther penal servitude: Terrific cannonading heard "from
attack at Faington, but are de ably
Oot. Germane make nigh advances of Allies reported, not-
transferred from the Aisne to the Oct. 29,-Russians break re-battle on the north coast, and Tongrea
'feated, losing 47 killed.
on the Left Wing. French sistance of last units of the enemy how in subsequent fighting the In the craiser Waldeck Rousseau sinks north of the Pilics, and the whole enemy suffered terribly from our
offensive,
Division is a force of infantry,
to 20,000 men. Brigade is a fores of infantry or in from 4,000 to 7,000 strong cavalry. The infantry brigade The cavalry brigado is from 1,000 to 2,000 strong). Regiment of infantry is from 2,000 to 4.000 strong. A davalry regiment is from 500 to 1,000 men strong. Squadron of cavalry is from 150
to 200 men strong. Battery" of artillery in the British
and French armies has 6 gua and about 200 men. In the Gorman Army consists of 4 In the guns and 160 min. Russian Army it consists of 8 guns and 250 mòn.
Events that Brought it About. 1878,-Berlin Congress charges Austria-Hungary with the oooupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina."
Sayos
1885 —Austria-Hungary
Servia from destruction by Balgaria. 1908.-Tariff'
between Austria-Hungary and Servia.
War
sinke herself.
August 7.Gorman Cavalry
aro hora de combat,
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British
Liege 14.
September 6-Press Bureau Announces that in recent fighting British oasualties total 15,000 and still German losses thrice that number. Austrians make fruitless attempt to pierce Russian lines, losing 5,000 prisoners.
August fact. Belgium risks Francs to accommodate 2,000 German prisoners. Transportation of French troops to Belgium com. plete; whole force ready to advance. Belgians drive enemy eastward no German cavalry, between. Has selt sad Ramillies.
September 7.-Apaounced that. H.M.S. Pathfinder struck a mine off the East coast and rapidly foundered. Official report issued atating that German enveloping movement is abandoned; British superiority over Germans clearly demonstrated.
August 15.-French troop: enter Belgium at Charleroi Bavarian Army Corps defeated by French at Avricourt aud'Cirey September 8.-Russians capture 1008.-Annexation of Bosnia and August 16.-Japan soad Mikolajoff and Rawaruska, and Herzegovina by Austria-ultimatum to Germany demand-convert Galicia into Russian Hungary.
ing that Kiauchau be handed over Province. British cisaltios to, 1912-Serbo-Bulgarian Alliance to Japan, with a view to eventual date: Officers: killed, 63;
with a
China; answer wounded, 162; missing, 230. clange against restoration to Austria.
required by noon, or August 23. Men: killed, 212, wounded, 1913. Servia thrown back from French Fleet attacks "Austrian 1,081": missing, 13,413. the Adriatic in favour of Fleet off Badas, sinking two Germsus retire before the an independent Albania. ironclads and setting fire to British and cross the Marne. 1914. June 28. Arohdake another. Franz Ferdinand and Consort August 17,--Officially 2- Germans harrying through Bat sasassinated by a Servian etadentnounced that British Expedi-
at Sarajevo.
Accomm
tionary Foree safely lands on French soil. Jaly28-Austro-Hungarian
Augast 18. Belgian Royal Note delivered to Servia demand- ing suppression of Pan-Servian Family and Government move to movement and punishment of Brussels. Bccomplices in asangainations. Answer required by 6 p.m. same day.
ly severe.
Semi-official Pester
September 10.-Forceof 60,000
gium to assist defeated Right Wing in France. British forces oross the Marue; enemy retreat 25 miles.
Sept. 11-German retreat con- tinnes; announced, that in four. August 20.-Germans occupy days the Allies have advanced Brussels.
37.1-2 miles. British squadrons August 22.-Germaus impose make a complete swoop of the Jaly 24-Details of Nota war levies of $2,000,000 and North Sea; no German ship seen. published and proved anexpected £8,000,000 respectively 00 Sept. 12.-Whole German
Province of Liege and City of right wing falling back in disord Lloyd affirms that Germany will Brussels. Canadian House of er Allies pursuing them. German saffer no third party to intervene Commone pass war appropriation cavalry reported exhausted. between Austria and Servia. of $50,000,000. Serviane rou Provinces of Antwerp sud Lim- July 25-Russian Cabinet Austrians along the Drina. burg entirely free of enemy: meets; announced that mobilisa
August 23. Japan declares Australian Squadron. oconpies wer on Germany. tion proceeds forthwith.
Herbertshohe, German New August 24.-Earl of Lovea Guinea, French troops occupy' dangerously wounded. Namur Soissons and Luneville. Garman falls to Germans. Charleroi left wing retreating. taken and re-taken.
Sept. 13.-Announced August 25.-Italian Promior Allies' victory becoming more aad don neutrality. Heavy fighting mans evacuate Nanay region after announces that Italy will not aban-more complete everywhere. Gar Belgium between Allied Forces a ten days' attack; casualties, on Servia. Germany, considere and Germany; enormous losses; 20,000 men at Ninoy "... Sir Edward Gray's suggested British casualties total 2,000 men at Luneville.
Since Fighting Began. July. 27.-Servian troops aboard Danube steamer fire qu Austrian troops; engagement onenes. Sir Edward Grey an nounces his efforts to arrange
conference of Ambassadors.
July 28.-Austria declares war
Brocesa.
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THE
WAR.
Plan of the Great Battlefield, Showing
Fortified
Towns,
etc.
(CROSS LINES WITHIN THE PLAN ARB THOSE OF LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE.)
St. Nicolas
Bruges
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Termonda
ANTWERP
. Lierre Malines
Diest
Louvain BRUSSELS
Ostend
Dunkirk Ghent
Roulers.
Ypres Courtrai
Armen tieres
Tournai
OLILLE Mons
Dousi Valenciennes
Maubeuge Charlerví Chimay
Maestricht O LIEGE
Waterloo
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Huy
NAMUR
"Dinant
Nieuport
Calais *
Boulogne
Airo
St. Omer
Arras
Cambrai
Bapeaume
Amiong
Hirson
Rocroi
St. Quentin
Quisé
la Fere
Noyon"
that
Laon Rethol
Longwy
Soissons
Meaux
Consenvoye Varennes
Longuyon
Thionville
Rheims
• Ornes Vordun
Metz
Coulommiera
Sarrebourg
PARIS
Nancy
Lunoville
STRASBOURG
St. Die
Epinal
conference has no prospect of British and French forces fall Sept. 14.-Germans évacuate back on covering positions; Ger- Amiens, and give way at Reviguy. July 30.—British First Fleet mans unable to carry out counter and Brabant-le-roi. Crown leaves Portland under sealed attack. Four Namur forta stil Prince's Army driven back. ordera. Belgrade in fismes. intact Germans bombard French territory on east frontier.
atums
aske
July 31-Germany
Malines, but Belgians retaliate free of cnomy, Russians capture Russia for explanation of her and drive them towards Vilvorde. 8,000 prisoners and great quan- mobilisation. Attack on Bel- August 26-Russians continue tities of war materialatEswarnake, grade continues. Martial law on offensive on East Prussian fron and occupy Czernovitza. Servians in Germany. London Stock tier, German forces being com- defeat 90,000 Austrians at the Exchange closed.
pelled to retreat on Koenigsberg, angle of the Rivers Drina and August 1-Austrian Reserve Russian advance in East Prasaia Bave. Announced that dermat called oat German ultim continues. Togoland surrendera oruiser Hela was sunk by hostile
to France
to British.* and
submarine. Russia, expiring at
August 28.-British Fleet sinks noon'.
Sapt. 16.-Crown Prince's" Italy declares neutrality. Evi. three German oruisers and two Army driven farther back. Allies dences of Australian loyalty sins secure victory at Romanoff captured on the right of the destroyere of Heligoland. Bus-occupy Rheims: 600 prisoners Bank of England rate 10 per and approach within 20 miles of British. Announced that Brig cont. Germany declares war, First shots fired by Russian Lemberg, capturing 4.000 pri adier General N.Findlay is killed. sonera. Announced that Russians Sixteen hundred German prison completely invest Koenigsberg. ers landed in England. August 2-British dabinet
Belgians rout a Gorman Army Sept. 17.-Germans halt in meets and adjourns till evening. Corpa, which withdraws in die their retreat and take up on- Cossacks invade. Germany near
order to Louvain.ba
trenched positions: Battle of the Biala. Germans invade France being withdrawn from Belgium, evacuating Galicia, in a state of August 29.German troops Aisne begins, Austrian armies near Oirey Germans onter; Luxemburg Germany promises owing to Russian advance. Earl complete rent. Announced that indemnity to Luxemburg. Kitchener announces that two Government of India bears coat August 3.--Bevere fighing on Divisions and a Cavalry Division of Indian Expeditionary Force. River Drin between Servians and from fadia are being sent to Sept. 18, 19 and 20-Battle of Austrians. Patriotic scenes
Franco.
the Aiene continues, German outside Buckingham Palace August 30-Apin, in German counter attacks failing. Germana August 4-Earl Kitchene Samoa surrenders to expedi- fire on Rheims Cathedral, setting sails, but in recalled. War
tionary force from New Zealandt historio building on fire,
frontier patrol on Germans notr Prostken; no onsualties.
Orleans
Compiegne
Fortified T
*Mezieres
Montmedy Sedan
Bezanne Vitry-le-Francois 18t. Mihiel
Kilometrek
Toul
Ο
Langres
The Wosures
Dijon
Besancon
The Vosges
Colmar
Mulhausen
Belfort
The above is a plan showing the area most affected in the present hostilities between the British, French and Belgian troops and the German forces. Latest advices are to the effect that the Germ108 are retreating between Nieuport and Dirmude, an that the Allies gaining ground at other points,
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