DIARY OF WAR"
COUNTRIES AT WÄR.
Germany
Austria..
Turkey
against
Britain.
*Russia.
France. Belgium.
Japan,
Servia,
Montenegro
THE
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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1915.
'real progress" reported.
Sea.
off Dutch coast. Announced de
sails, but i recalled. War
September 7.-Announced that
penetrated Egyptian territory. Mayor's Show. Patriotic pasohes declared between Britain and H.M.S. Pathfinder struck a mine
off the East coast and rapidly Oct. 14 Announced that there are nine German cruisers Cermaus continue violent attacza at the Guildhall banquet. Ger Germany.
August 5.-Germuus invad foundered. Offioil report issued in cruisers sink two German on the high seas, and that 70 in Belgium and France, but are man cruiser Emden caught of British Cocos Islande by H.M.A.B.Sydney Belgium. Japan to take measures stating that Gorman enveloping submarines to the Baltic. Ons warships of the Allies are search everywhere repulsed.
Government to shortly issue war eng gement ensues; Emden goời to discharge Treaty obligations movement is abandoned; British dia contingent arrive, at Plying for them...
mouth, H.M.S; Yarmouth sink Oct. 25 to 28.-Allies outique loan of $200,000,000. Turkey shore and is barat cat; Com to Britain. Germans violate Datoh superiority over Germana clearly the Murkomaania, and aspture-to progress on the of Wing, apologises to Russie, but endeav-muder and a nephew of the territory at Tilbourg. Russian demonstrated.
the Pantoporos (Emden's supply and Russians advadoo to Lowica ours to throw the responsibility Kriser's among the prisoners. and German troops in contact on September 8.-Russiansespture|
and Lods, driving the Germans on the latter.
Nov. 10. German cruis frontier, Bombardment of Mikolajoff and Rawaruska, and ships) off Sumatra..
Oct. 15.-Allies make further before them. French drive enemy Nov. 3.-H.M.S. Minerva bom- Koenigsberg imprisoned in the Liege begun by Germans convert Galicia into Russian
progress, occupying a line from over frontier east of Nangy. bards Akaba, which is ovacasted) Budgi" River, German Es Sir John French gazetted Inapes. Provinco.
Oat. 28.-Fiva, men sentenced Turilling story from British Africa y sinking of colliere's lor General of British Forces; September 10,-Forosof80,000 pres to the seq.. HM.S. Hawke
Russiang Admiral Jellicoe becomes en Germans harrying through Bel sunk by submarine in the North to death in connection with the Headquarters issued showing how the river's mouth..
assassination of Prince Franz a large body of British troops was still advancing in Poland and gium to assist defeated Right prema commander of the Fleet,
Oct. 18.-Four German de-Ferdinand, and others sent into transferred from the Aians to the East Prussia. Anguat 8.-German troops re Wing in France, Britial forcan
battle on the north coast, and Nov 12,-Severe fighting in ported to have been repulsed by cross the Marue; enemy retreat 25 stroyers sank off the Datah past., pearl servitude,
Oct. 17, 18 and 19. Further Odte 29.-Russians break re bow in subsequent fighting the France and Belgium; Germans Belglane in fighting near Liege. miles.
Numerous German
Sept. 11.-German retreat con-advances of Allies reported, "uotsistance of last units of the enemy enemy suffered terribly from our take Dirmade, but Allies bold ARMY TERMS EXPLAINED. brought to British ports. Earl tinues; announced that in four ably on the Left Wing. French north of the Pilios, azt the whole offensive. Submarine D5 sank in their own elsewhere. Further skirmish with retreating Germin; Butkien advance in East Prussia Army corps is a complete army Kitchener appointed Searetary days the Allies have advasco.cruiser Waldeck Rousseau sink Austro-Gorm to Army retreats
· Ost. 30.-Reported that the aquadron in North Sea. "German. Admiralty announcce that, in ab- on a small scale in itself. The for War. H.M.8 Amphion 37.1-2 miles. British squadrons Austrian submarine off Dalmatian ---
Emden enters Penang harbour abandon left bink of the Yeer sence of information, lose of strength varies from 35,000 to sinks German mine-layer Koenigin make a complete sweep of the coast."
Oct. 20.Japanese occupy and sinks the Russian oruiser below Dixmade. Anglo-French craisers Good Hope and Mon 45,000 men,
Laise and later strikes mine and North Sea; no German ship soon. Marshall, Marianne and Caroline Jemchug and a French destroyer Squadron bombards the Darda-mouth must be asanmed. sinka herself,
Sept. 12. Whole German
Turkish warships enter open port 'nelles.
Nov, 13.-Mr. Asquith sonora. Oot. 21.-Announced that the of Odessa and bombard Russian Nor. 4.-German craiser Xorok ces that British casualties in division routed by Belgious in or, Allies pursuing them. German Emden sinks live more British ships. Turkish crniser bombarde strikes chain of mines blocking Franse up to October 31 total
August 7-German Cavalry right wing falling back in disord. lelands.
reported exhausted
entrance to Jahdo Bay and sink. 57,000. Christian De Wet's re- Luxemburg. Germany ueks for cavalry
Provinces of Antwerp and Lim vessels and captares another. Theodosia, in the Crimon. admits 25,000 men
Oct. 31.-Germans attempt Nov. 5,-War between Britain; bel commando severely defeated armistice;
burg entirely free of enemy. British warships do great work are hors de combat, "i
August 9.-Germans evacuate Australian Squadron occupies off the Belgian coat, shelling the general offensive movement from and Turkey declared. Annexation by General Botha. Announced
New enemy's trenches and wrecking Nieuport to Arras, but Allies stil of Cyprus announced.
that supplementary vote for an Herbertshohe, German Luxemburg owing to French
Nov. 6. Austrians retreating other million men will be asked advance. Japan issues ultimatumaines. French troops occups six batteries, Germans who had advance. Enemy reported to be
Dizmude along whole front before Bassians for, bringing British Army up to to Germany. German submarine Soissons and Luneville. German advanced on Warsaw compelled withdrawing from
to retreat, Rassisos parating Russians still advance in Poland France declares war with Turkey. 2,186,400, exclusive of Territori eft wing retreating.. seak by British warship.
thom. British naval Astilla con-
and East Prussia. ⠀
Nov. 7.-Fall, of Tsingtan an- sis. Sept. 14.-Germana evacuate
Nov 1-British oruiser Hermea nouneed. “Russians** continue Reported that Japan has issued
Nov. 14 Egyptian Mohamme Oct. 23.-Severe fighting on saak by submarine is the Straits triumphant march, capturing dans give expression to remarks Brabant-le-roi, Crown ultimatum against Germany. Amiens, and give way at Revigay sinues to bombard Gorman funk.
August 14. Liege still and
Belgium aske, Francs Prince's Army driven back. the Lot Wing, the Allies con- of Dover. British, French and many prisoners and guns. Allies able feelings of loyalty, Lowarda.
British, to mike
progress Russian Ambassadora in Con- still make progress. French territory on east frontier tioning
Nov. 15-Death of Earl Bo Steamer Crefeld arrives at Las stantinople request passports: Nov. 8-Announced that the free of enemy. Russians capture
Palmas with the crews. of 13 Most of the German forts at surrender of Tangtan is noon- bertain France announced. Fight 8,000 prisoners and great quan-
steamers aunt by the German Taingtsu silenced by Japanese dicional. Russian cavalry enters ing still continues in Belgium, tities of war materialatRawarnska,
British and occupy Czernovitza. Servian: oruiser Karlsruhe, mostly in the aud
bombardment. German territory from beyond Germans being thrown back to British and French Ambassadore the Vistula.
right bank of the Yeer Canal. defeat 90,000 Austrians at the Atlantio:
(Continued on page 10) angle of the Rivers Drina and Oct, 24-British destroyer leave Uonstantinople. Announced Nov. 9.-Colonial contingenta Save. Announced that German Badger einke German submarine" that 2,000 armed Bedouins have given great reception a Lord cruiser Hela was sank by bostila submarine.
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 infantry or cavalry. The infantry brigade is from 4,000 to 7,000 stron The cavalry brigade is from 1,000 to 2,000 strong. Regiment 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 man strong. Battery of artillery in the British
and French armies has 6
Kunn and about 200 mon. In the German Army consists of .4 guns and 150 men. In the Russian Army' it consists of 8
and 250 men:
guus
· Events that Brought it About. 1878-Berlin Congress charges Austria-Hungary with the cupation of Bosnia and Herzogovina. 1835-Austria-Hungary
intact.
to accommodate 2,000 German prisonera, Transportation of French troops to Belgium.com- plate; whole force ready to advance, Belgians drive enemy eastward no German oivalry between Ha selt and Ramillies.
troops August 15-French enter Belgium at Charleroi Bavarian Army Corps defeated by French at Avricourt and'Oire
August 18.Japan gea i ultimatum to Germany demand Bavos ing that Kiauchan be handed over Servia from destruction by to Japan, with a view to eventual Bulgaria.
restoration to China; answer 1906.-Tárift war between required by noon on August 23. Austria-Hungary and French Fleet attacks: Austriad Servis.
Fleet of Budus, sinking two 1908. Annexation of Bosnia and ironclade and setting fire
Herzegovina by Austria- another. Hungary.
Austria. 1913-Servia thrown back from the Adriatic in favour of an independent Albania. 1914-June 28. - Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Consort aasaseinated by a Sérvian student at Sarajevo.
Sept. 16:-Crown Prince'a Army driven farther bank Allies cupy Rheime; 600 prisoners captured on the right of the adier General N.Findlay is killed, Announced that Brig. Sixteen hundred German prison. era landed in England.
British.
the Aisas continues, German Sept. 18, 10 and 20.-Battle of
counter-attacks failing. Garmans fire on Rheims Cathedral, setting historic building on fire.
1. Augast 17,-Oficially நந 1912. Serbo-Bulgarian Alliance nounced that British Expedi
with a clause agaiast tionary Force safely lands on Cressy and Hogue sunk by Sept. 22.-H.M. ships Aboukir, French soil.
German a buärines in the North August 18. Belgian Royal Sea. Battle of the Aiune cop Family and Government move to
tinues without Brussels,
appreciable change in the situation. August 20,-Germans pocopy Sapt. 23 to 28,-The grea Brussels.
battle continues; German counter August 22.-Germans imposattooke being everywhere repais war levies of £2,000,000 and ed Land fighting begins around July 23-Austro-Hungaria £8,000,000. respectively On
Tsingtau. Note delivered to Servia demand-, Province of Laege and City of ing soppression of Pan-Servino Brussels. Canadian House of movement and punishment of Commons pass war appropriation accomplices in sesassinations of $50,000,000, Servians.roz Answer required by 0 p.m. same Austrians along the. Drina day,
August 23. Japan declar war on Germany,
July
Sept.-27 Capital of the Came roons Barreaders unconditionally to British Forca.
Sept. 28 and 29.-Battle of the Aisae continues, Allies beatin back severe attacks by the enemy Sept. 30.-Big battle continues
24-Details of Note. published and proved anexpected- August 28.-Russians continue in favour of Allies, who make ly severe.
Semi-official Fester on offensive on East Prussian frou-slight progress all along the line... Lloyd affirms that Germany will tier, German forces being com-Germans bombard Antwerp, but auffer a third party to intervene palled to retreat on Koenigsberg are repuleed. Russians continue between Austria and Servia. Russian advance in East Prussia.
July 25.-Russian Cabinet continues. Togoland surrenderà to progress and are reported. hal
meets announced that mobilisa- to British. tion proceeds forthwith..
enɛnes.
entsess.
mobilisation. Attack on Bel- Sept. 1.
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way to Buda Pest.
Oct. 1. - Announced
near Varennes.
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THE WAR.
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Plan of the Great Battlefield, Showing
Fortified
Towns,
etc.
(CROSS LINES WITHIN THE PLAN ARB THOSE OF LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE.)
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Zeebrugge
Ostend
St. Nicolas
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ANTWERP
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Toumai
Louvain
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Waterloo
Maastricht
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la Fere
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Laon
Soissons
Meaux
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Coulommiers
PARIS
1 August 28-British Fleet sinks H.M.S. Camberland has captur Slace Fighting Began." three German cruisers and two ed nice German liners and. July 27.-Servian troope destroyers off Heligoland.
one ganboat in Cameroon River; aboard Danube steamar Ere on August 29,-German troc
Allies' positin in Fiance report- Austrian troops; engagement being withdrawn from Belgiued entirely satisfactory.
Sir Edward Grey an owing to Russian advance, Ea.
Oot. 2-Germans vigorously Kitchener announces that two bombard. nounces his efforts to arrange
British Antwerp. Divisions and a Cavalry Division Admiralty announces adoption of conference of Ambassadors.
from Ladia are being seat to mine-laying policy as a counte. Jaly 28-Austria declares war on Servis, Germany considers France.
measure to German activity, Sir Edward Grey's suggested August 30, Apia, in German
Oct., 3:-French President an l conference has no prospect of Samoa, surrenders to expedi Ministers start on visit to con tionary force from New Zealand gratulate armies in the field. The August 31.-Allies occupy line Czar leaves for the front. Big July 30.-British First Fleet leaves Portland under sealed extending from mouth of the battle continues in France, Crown ardera, Belgrade in flames. Some inland along the river, Prince's Army being repulsed
July 31-Germany asks past the fortresses of La Fere and Russia fe explanation of her Laon, towards Mezieres... Oot. 4 Germans make nigh -German Cavalry attack at Taingtan, bat are de grade continues, Martial law Corps marches on Forest of Dom-feated, losing 47, killed. In the in Germany. London Stock piegne, and is engaged by big battle Allies twice destroy E change closed;
British, who capture ten guns. enemy's lines of communications August 1Austrian Reserve Sept. 2.Japanese occupy Boven Russiana defeat and pursue called out. German ultim Islands of Kiauchan, and remove Germans. Stoma to France and 1,000 mines, French Gover
Oct. 7. Bombardment of Ant- ment removes to Bordeaux fo Russia, expiring st noon,...
werp continues, German com. Italy declares neutrality. Evi purely military reasons.
mander warning populace. dences of Australian loyalty. September 3.-Russians defen Belgian Government removes to Bank of England rate 10: par Additional list of British casualties moran and two gunboats saak Austrians and occupy Lomberg. Ostend. Gorman cruiser Cor cent Germany declares wá”. Firat shots fired by Russiin issued. General Gallieni iasues in Kiauohuu Bay. Big battle still frontier patrol Germans near defend Paris to the end,
proclamation saying he will proceeding, fighting becoming Prnetken; no cahnalties: September 4, Russians occup:
increasingly violent. August 2. British cabinet Haalicz. Announced that in seven announced. Allica still progresa "goots and adjourns till evening daye fighting, Russians have all along the line. Germans drap Cossacks invade: Germany near. Biala, Geradana invade Franco captured 40,000 prisonera New 20 bombs on Paris. noeg Oirey, Germans ontor British recruits total 200,000.
Oot. 11-Fall of AntwerpİNG-
Oot. 12.-German aviators Luxemburg, Germany promisca September 5-German squad-drop six more bombe on Faria,. indemnity to Luxemburg.ron sinks 15 british fishing boate Oct. 13-Commando under in North Sea, the .arews being Colonel Marits revolts in the Cape August 3.Severe fighting on River Drin between Servians and taken prisoners. Announced that Province, having concluded an Austriane... Patriotio reconce Britain, Francow and Russia agreement with Germans. Belgian ontside. Buckingham Palace mutually engage not to conclude Government removes to Havre, in August 14, Earl Kitobene peace separately during the war. Frango, Allies resume ofensive.
Orleans
Fortified Towns
100
•Mezieres
Montmedy Bedan
Longw Longuyon
• Ornes
Varennes Overdup
Sezanne Vitry-le-Francois 8. Mihiel
Thionville
Metz
Sarrebourg
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St. Dio
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Dijon
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The above is a plan showing the area most affected in the prosent hostilities between the British, French and Belgian troops and the German forces, Latest advices are to the affect that the Allies have begait a general onenty sive and have made exceedingly good progress all along the line,
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