DIARY OF WAR.
COUNTRIES AT WAR.
Germany agalost Britala. Russla. France... Belgium.
Austria against Servla. Russia.. Britain. France.
'ARMY TERMS EXPLAINED.
Army carpe is a complete.army on a small scale in itself. The trength 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 fores of infantry o
cavalry. The infantry brigade e from 4,000 to 7,000 strong. The cavalry brigado is from 1,000 to 2,000 strong.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVÆMBER 11, 1914.
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dealared between Britain and 629; missing, 4,183. Russians Germans bombard Antwerp, but Colonel Maritz revolte in the Cape Palmas with the crews of 13 stantinople request passporte. Germany.
sustain reverse in local engage-are repaleed. Russians continue Province, having concluded an ataamera sunk by the German Most of the German fortsat
and British bombardment. August 5-Germans invade ment in East Prussia bat deleat to progress and are reported hal agreement with Germans. Belgian cruiser Karlsruhe, mostly in the Tingtin silenced by Japanese
Government removes to Havre, in Atlantic." Belgium. Japan to take measures three Austrian Army Corps near way to Bada Post.
Oot 1. — Announced tha France. Allies resume offensive; Oct. 24-British destroyer British and French Ambassadors to discharge Treaty obligations Lemberg, capturing 150 guns and
Badger sinks German submarine leave Constantinople. Announced to Britain. Germans violate Dutch infiloting enormons loses on II.M.S. Cumberland has captur "real progress" reportad...
Out. 14. Announced that off Dutch coast. Announced that that 2,000 armed Bedouins have territory at Tilbourg, Russian enemy. Japaacse occupy seven ed nice German liners and and German troops in coatnes on Islands of Kinuchan, and remove one gunboat in Cameroon River. Russian cruisers aink two German there are nine German cruisers penetrated Egypt an territory. frontier. * Bombardment of 1,000 mines. French Govora Allies' position in France report submarines in the Baltic. Cana. on the high seas, and that 70 Germaus continue violent attaoze dian contingent arrives at Ply-warehips of the Allies are soarchio Belgium and France, but are Liege begun by Germans. ment removes to Bordeaux fored entirely sliefactory.
everywhere rapulsed. British Sir John French gazetted Inspec-purely military reasona.
Oct. 2.-Germans vigoroussy mouth. H.M.S, Yarmouth sinks ing for them.
Oct. 25 to 28,-Allier continue Government to shortly issue war Antwerp, September 3.-Russians defeat bombard
Britis's the Markomannis and osptares" tor General of British Forces; Admiral Jellicoe becomes au- Austrians and occupy Lemberg. Admiralty announces adoption of the Poutoporos (Emden's supply to progress on the Loft Wing, loan of $200,000,000. Turkey and Russians advance to Lowicz apologiese to Russia, but endeny Additional list of British casualties mine-laying policy as a counts, ships) of Sumatra. preme commander of the Fleet.
Oct. 15.-Allies make further and Lodz, driving the Gormane our to throw the responsibility. August 6-German troope re-issued. General Gallieni issues measure to German activity.
Oct. 3.-French President and progress, occupying a line from before them. French drive enemy on the latter.
Nov. 3.-H.M.S. Minerva bom ported to have been repulsed by proclamation saying he will Belgione in fighting near Liege. defend Paris to the end.
Ministers start on visit to oon Ypres to the sea. E,M.S. Hawke over frontier east of Nancy. Numerous German prizes September 4.-Russians occupy gratulate armies in the field. The sunk by submarine in the North Oct. 23.-Five men sentenced, bards Akaba, which is evacuated. to death in connection with the Trilling story from British brought to British ports. Earl Haalicz. Announced that in savon Czar leaves for the front. Big Sea...
Oot 16.-Four German de assassination of Prince Frunz Bradquarters issued showing how Kitchener appointed Secretary days' fighting, Russians have bittle contianes in France, Crown
War: H.M.S Amphion captured 40,000 prisoners. New Prince's Army being repulsed stroyers sunk off the Datch coast. Ferdinand, and others sent inton large body of British troops was transferred from the Aisne to the for
Oct. 17, 18 and 19-Farther penal servitude. sinks German mine-layer Koenigin British recruits total 200,000, near Varennes.
Oct. 29. Russians break re- battle on the north coast, and Luise and later strikes mine and September 5.-German squad. Oct. 4 Germans make nigh advances of Allies reported, not sinka herself.
ron sinks 15 British fishing boats attack at. Paingtau, bat ara do ably on the Left Wing. French sistance of last units of the enemy how in subsequent fighting the August 7-German Cavalry in North Sea, the orewa..being fented, losing 47 killed. In the craisor Waldeck Rousseau sinks north of the Pilica, and the whole onomy suffered terribly from our division routed by Belgians in taken prisoners. Announced that big battle Allies twice destroy Austrian cruiser off Dalmatian Austro-German Army retreats offersive, Submarine D5 sank in Oct. 30.-Reported that the skirmish with retreating German Lazenburg Germany asks for Britain, France and Russia enemy's lines of communications. coast.
Oct. 20.Japanese occupy Endon enters Penang harbour quadron in Nurih Ses. Germans armistice; admits 25,000 men mutually engage not to conclude Russians dolent and pursue
Marshall, Marianne and Caroline and sinks the Russian cruiser abandon left bank of the Yeer ace hors da combat.
peace separately during the war.Germana.
Jemchug and a French destroyer below Dixa.ude. Anglo-French September 7,-Announced that Oct. 7.-Bombardment of Ant- Islands. August.-Germans evacuata
Ost. 21.-Announced that the Turkish warships enter open port Squadroa bombarda the Darda- Luxemburg oying to Frenchi H.M.S. Pathfinder strack a mine werp continues, German com
warning advance. Japan issues ultimatum off the East coast and rapidly mandor
populace. Emden sinks five more. British of Odessa and bombard Russian pellee...
strikes chain of mines blocking to Germany. German submarine foundered. Oficial report issued Belgian Government removes to vas.els and captures another. ebips, Turkish oraiser bombarda Nov. 4.-German cruiser Yorok Aagak by
British warship. stating that German enveloping Ostend. Gorman otaisor Oor British warships do great work Theodosia, in the Crimea.
Oot. 31-Germans attempt entrance to Jahde Bay and sinks Reported that Japan has issued movement is abandoned; British moran and two gunboats sunk off the Belgian coat, shelling the ultimatum against Germany superiority over Germans clearly in Kisushia Bay. Big battle still onemy's trenches and wrecking general offensive movement from Nov. 5.-War between Britain.
14.- Liego still demonstrated. August
proceeding, ighting becoming six batteries. Germans who had Nieuport to Arras, but Allies still and Tarkey declared. Annexation September 8.Russiansoaptare inoreasingly violent.
advanced on Warsaw compelled advance. Enomy reported to bo of Cyprus announced.
Dixmude. Nov. 6. Austrians retreating intact. Belgium oska Franca
Oot. 11-Fall of Antwerp to retreat, Russians parauing withdrawing from to accommodate 2,000 Germin Mikolajoff and Rawaruska, and
Transportation prisoners.
of convert Galicia into Russian announced. Allies still progress them. British naval dotilla con- Russians still advance in Poland along whole front before Russians France declares war with Turkey. French troops to Belgiam com- Province. British casualties to all along the line. Germans drop tinues to bombard German ink. and East Prussia.
Nov. 7.-Fall of Tringtou an Oot. 23. Severe fighting on Nov 1.-British cruiser Hermea
*continua plate; whole force ready to advance. date: Officers: killed, 63; 20 bombs on Paris.
'Oot. 12.-German aviators the Left Wing, the Allies con- sunk by submarine in the Straits noniced. Russians Belgians drive enemy eastward; wounded, 162; missing, 230.
tinuing to make progress, of Daver. British, French and triumphant rusroh, capturing no German cavalry between Has Men: killed, 212; wounded, drop six more bombs on Paris.
1,061;
13,413. missing,
Oot. 13.-Commando under Steamer Crefeld arrives at Las Russian Ambassadors in "Oon many pri oders and guns. Allies solt and Ramillies."
a:ill make progress. retiro before the August 15.-French troopa Germans enter Belgium at Charleroi. British and cross the Marne, September 10.-Force of 60,000 Bavarian Army Corps defeated by French at Avricourt and' Oirey. Germany barrying through Bel August 16.-Japau asada giam to assist defeated Right altimatum to Germany demand-Wing in France. British forces ing that Kiauchaa be handed over cross the Marue; susmy retreat 25, to Japan, with a view to eventual miles.
Regiment of infantry is from
2,000 to 4,000 strong. cavalry regiment is from 500 to 1,000 men strong. Squadron of cavalry is from 150
to 200 men strong. Batery of artillery in the British and Frezoh armies has 6 guns and about 200 men. In the German Arioy consists of 4 gups and 150 men. In the Russian Army it consists of 8 guns and 250 men.
Events that Brought it About. 1878.-Berlin Congress charges Austria-Hungary with the Uuuupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
saves 835-Austria-Hungary
Servis from destruction by Bulgaria.
Austria-Hungary Servia.
1906.-Tarif
war
Azstria. 1913,-Sorvia thrown back from the Adriatic in favour of an independent Alhзais. 1914. Juas 23. Archduke. Franz Ferdinand and Consort sssssinated by a 'Servian etudent at Sarajevo.
another.
August 17-Officially
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restoration to China; shamer Sept. 11.-German retreat con- between required by noon on August 23. tinuse; announced that in four and French Fleet attacks Austrian days the Allies have advadoed Fleet of Budus, sinking two 37.1-2 miles. British squadrona 1908.--Annexation of Boenis and ironclada and setting fire to make a complets sweep of the North Sea; no German ship asen, Herzegovina by Austria-
German Sept. 12-Whole Hungary, 1912. Serbo-Bulgarian Alliance nounced that British Expedi right wing falling back in diaord- - with a clause against tionary Force safely lands on er, Allies purating them. German
cavalry French soil.
oxhausted. reported August 18.-- Belgian Royal Provinces of Antwerp and Lim- Family and Government move to barg satirely free of enomg. Brussels...
Australian Squadron occupies Geraan New August 20.-Germans occupy
Herbertehche, Guinea. French troops'occupy Brussels,
August 22.-Germans impose Soissons and Luneville. German" war levies of £2,000,000 and left wing rotreating.
respectively Ou Sept. 13,-Announced that July 23-Austro-Hungarian £8,000,000 Note delivered to Servia demand Province of Liege and City of Allies' victory baboming more and Canadian House of more complete overywhere. Ger ing, eappression of Pan-Servian Brussels. movement and punishment of Commons pass war appropriation mans evacuite Nancy region after a ten days' attack; casualties, accomplices in assassinations. ut $50,000,000. Servinns roa Answer required by 6 pm. same Austrians along the Drina. 20,000 men at Nancy and 11,000
August 23. Japan declares men at Luneville, day..
Bept. 14-Germace, evacuate 24-Details of Note war on Germany.
August 26-Italian Premier Amiens, and give way at Revigny published and proved unexpected-
Brabant-le-roi. Crown ly severe.
Somi-opial Pester saabunces that Italy will not aban- and Lloyd affirme that Germany will doa neutrality. Heavy fighting Prince's Army driven back. -suffer no third party to intervene in Belgium between Allied Forces French territory on saat frontier and Germany; enormous losses; free of enemy. Russians capture between Austria and Servia.
July 25.-Russian Cabinet British casualties total 2,000. 8,000 prisoners and great quan- meets; announced that mobilies- British and French forces fall tities of war materialatRawaruska, back on covering positions; Ger- and occupy Czernovitas. Serviane dion proceeds forthwith.
mans unable to carry out counter- defeat 90,000 Austrians at the Since Fighting Began. attack. Four Namur forts still angle of the Rivera Drina and
Germans bombard Save. Announced that therma July 27.-Servian troopa intact, aboard Danube steamer fre "on | Malines, but Belgians retaliate cruiser Hela was sunk by hostile Austrian troops;
engagement and drive them towards Vilvorde. aubmarine.
Sapt. 16.-Crown Prince's August 26,-Russians continue ensues. Sir Edward Grey an- nounces his efforts to arrange on offensive on East Prussian fron- Army driven farther back. Allies conference of Ambassadors. tier, German forces being com-ocoupy Rheims; 200 prisonerk July 28.-Austria declares war polled to retreat on Koenigsberg. captured on the right of the on Servia, Germany considere Russian advance in East Prussia British. Announced that Brig-| 1 Bir Edward Gray's suggested continues. Togoland surrenders adier General N.Findlay is killed. conference has no prospect of to British.
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Sixteen hundred German prison. ere landed in England.
August 28.-British Flest sinka July 30-British First Fleet three German oruisers and two Sept. 17.-Germans halt in leaves Portland under sealed destroyers off Heligoland. Ras their retreat and take up on- orders. Belgrade in flames, sians secure victory at Romanoff trenched positions; Battle of the Austrian armies aska and approach within 20 miles of Aisne begins. July 31.-Gormany Russia explanation of her Lemberg, capturing 4,000 pr. evacuating Galicia, in a state of mobilisation, Attack on Belsoners. Announced that Russians complete rout. Announced that grade continues Martial law completely invest Koenigaberg, Government of India beara cost in Germany. London Stock Belgians rout a German Army of Indian Expeditionary Force. Exchange closed.
Corps, which withdraws in die Sept. 18, 19 and 20.-Battle of the Aisne continues, German Augast 1.-Austrian Reserve order to Louvain, thi ealled out German ultim August 29.-German troops counter-attacks failing. Germans Atoma to France and being withdrawn from Belgium, fire on Rheims Cathedral, setting Russia, expiring at noon, owing to Russian advance.. Earl historio building on fire.
Sept, 22.-H.M. ships Aboukir, Italy declarea neutrality. Evi- Kitchener announces that two dences of Australian loyalty: Divisions and a Cavalry Division Creasy and Hogus sunk by sent to Germans boarines in the North Bank of 10 per India sent. Germany declarea war. France, der er Ses. Battle of the Aisne, con- First shots fired by Russian August 30-Apia, in German tinues witheat appreciable frontier patrol on Germans near Samos, surrenders to expedi- change in the situation.
Sept. 23 3 to 26. The gren Prostken; no casualties.
August 2-British cabinet August 31. Allies occupy line battle continuse; German counter meets and adjourns till evening. extending from month of the attacks being everywhere repale- Cossacks invade Germany near Somme inland along the river, ed Land fighting begins around Biala. Germans invade France past the fortresses of La Fere and Tuington. near Cirey Germans enter on, towards Mezieres,
tionary force from New Zealand.
Sept. 27 Capital of the Came-
to British Force.
Luxemburg Germany promises Sept. 1 German Cavalry roons surrendera unconditionally tademnity to Luxemburg. Corps matches on Forest of Com August 3, Severe fighting on pleguo, and is engaged by River Drin between Sorvians and British, who capture ten guce. Patriotic Bones Sept. 2.-List of British casual ïtside:
side Buckingh Palaca ties publis
Austrians.
killed
Sept. 28 and 20-Battle of the Aisus continues, Allies beatin back severe attacks by the enemy Sept. 30-Big batile continues your of Allies, who make ogress all along the line,
THE
WAR.
Plan of the Great Battlefield, Showing
Fortified
Towns,
etc.
(CROSS LINES WITHIN THE PLAN ARE THOSE OF LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE,)
Nieu port
ANTWERP
St. Nicolas
Bruges
Termonde Malines
.. Lierre.
Diest!
Louvain
BRUSSELS
Ostend
Dunkirk Ghent
Ypres Courtrai
Armen tieres
Tournai
OLILLE Mons
Maubeuge Charleroi Chimay
Waterloo
•
Huy
NAMUR
* Dinant
Maestricht
LIEGE
• Verviers
Roulers.
Calais
Boulogne
Aire
St. Omer
Arras
Dousi Valencientes
Cambrai
Bapesume.
Hirson
Amions
St. Quentin
Guise
·la Fore
Rocroi
*Mezieres
Laon
Rethel
SOIBEONS
Meaux
Congenvoye
Varennes
Rheims
• Ornes Verdun Metz
Coulommiers
Sarrebourg
St. Mihiel
Nancy
Toul
unoville STRASBO URG,
St Die-
Epinal
Orleans
Noyon Compiegne
Sedan" Montmedy
Longwy
Longuyon
Thionville'
PARIS Sezanne Vitry-le-Francois
Fortified Towns
Kilometres.
Ο
Langres
The Woevres
Dijon
Besancon
The Vosges
Colmar
Mulhausen
Belfort
The above is a plan showing the area most affected in the present hostilition between the British, French and Belgian troops and the German forces. Latest advices are to the effact that the Germans have continged their plans of severe counter attacks on the Left and in the centre, but have everywhere failed.
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