THE WAR.
COUNTRIES ENGAGED.
Germany
Austria
Turkey
· against
Britain.
Russia.
France. Belgium.
Јарап. Servia. Montenegro
ARMY TERMS EXPLAINED.
Army corps is a complete army on a small scale in itself. The Bength" varies from 35,000 t 45,000 men. 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 strong The cavalry brigade is from 1,000 to 2,000 strong. Begiment of infantry is from A 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. Battery of artillery in the British
and French armies has 6 guna and abou: 200 men, In the German Army consists of. 4 In the guns and 150 mon. Russian Army it consists of 8|| guns, and 250 men.
PRINCIPAL EVENTS. Jane 28-Archduke Franois Fer-
dinand assassinated... July 23-Austria sende an ulti-
matum to Servia.
July 31-Russia orders general
mobilisation.
Aug. 1-Germany declares war on Russia, French Cabinet orders general mobilisation.
Aug. 2
-
German forces enter
Luxemburg. Germany de mande free passage through Belgiam...
Aug. 4-England sends ultima
tam, demanding observance of Belgian neutrality. Ger many rejecte ultimatum. German troops attack Liege. Aug 5.-England announces 8
state of war with Germany. Aug-Germans enter Liege,
French invade Дівное.
Aug. 8. Italy neutrality.
Fr
southern
reaffirma
Aug. 15.-Austriana enter Servis. Japan sends ultimatum to Germany.
Aug, 17-Britiei expeditionary
force completes is landing. in Fracce.
17
Aug. 19-Beginning of battle of
Lorraine.
Aug.20 Germanaenter Brussels, Aug. 23-Germans enter Namur
and begin attack on Moas, Aag. 24-British begin retreat
from Mons.
Aug. 25- French evacuate Mal
hauser.
Aug. 26 Non-partisan French Gapinet organised. Germans take Longway. Aug. 27 - Louvain burned by Germans, Japanese block. ado Tsingtau. Aug. 28-Battle of Heligoland. Sept. 2-German advance reaches. Seulis, thirty miles from Paris, and swings eastward. French Government moved to Bordeaux.
Bept 3-assiane occupy Lem.
berg
Sept. 5-B.ttle of the Marne
begins.
Sept. 7-Maubeuge taken by the
Germana,
Sept. 12-German retreat halte
on the Aigue, Sept. 20- Germans bombard Zheims and injure the famous Cathedral. Sept. 22- German Bubmarine
einke British oruisers Abou- kir, Oressy, and 'Hogue," Hussians capture Jaroslav and invest Przemysl. Sept. 20-British troops from India land at Marssillen. Rept. 28-Germans begin siege of
Antwerp.
Cet, 2- Germans defeated at
Augustowo.
Qot, 5--Belgian Government res moved from Antwerp to Oatsað.
Bombardmentof Antwerp
begins Oct-Antwerp occupied by
the Germana.
Oct. 12-A Boer commando in
the Uape Province, mutinies. Oct. 13- Belgian Government transferred from Ostend to Havre.
Oct. 14-Allies occupy Ypres. Battle begins on the Vistula. Qot. 15-Ostend. occupied by
the Germans.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1915.
ITALY'S ATTITUDE.
TOO MUCH PLUM JAM.
Austria Agrees to Direct Negotiations.
Well-fed Tommy's Only Complaint.
Parie, March 26.-As the result Oct, 16-British craiser Hawko of a minute inquiry in political sunk by German aubmarine.oircles, the Temps' Rome" correa»' Oct, 24-Ten days' battle be-pondent defines italy's attitude
fore Warsaw enda in German) as follows:- defeat,
-
Oct. 27 Russians геосопру
Lodz and Radom. Oct. 29-Turkey begins war on Russia by Daval attacks on Odessa and in the Crimea.
...
Oct. 30-Col. Maritz, rebel leader driven out of Cape Colony. Nov. 1 German naval victory
off the coast of Chili."
Nov. 3-German squadron makes a raid on British coast near
Yarmouth.
It is universally admitted that
no British Army yet placed in the field has been to well fed as is ours to-day.
"It is stated that Germany has A factor which has at times in- at length succeeded in pereuad-creased the difficulty of the work ing Anatria, to negotiate direct of feeding the Army has been the with Italy, bat hitherto this direct transference of great insessa of contact has only serred to em- men from one part of the line to phasise the gulf separating Ita-the other. Changes have often lian aspirations from the sacrifices had to be made at short notice, which Austria may be eventually and a rail-head may have had to prepared to make. Austria ap-be adapted within a few hours pears to wish to remain within for the accommodation of a vast the limits of the Treaty of the amount of rolling stock and for Triple Alliance. She is ready to loading and unloading lorries in Nov. 4 German oruieer Yorck fix now, compensation to be grant-the shortest possible time.
strikes ming in Jade Bayed after the war in the event of bor obtaining aggrandisement in and sinks.
the Balkans. Italy starte from an entirely different standpoint arguing that the provisions of the Triple Alliance are neither here nor there, seeing that Aus- tria, by precipitating the European war without warning to Italy, formally violated the treaty in question,
Nov. 5-England And France de-
clare war on Turkey. Dur- danelles forte bombarded. Russians reoccupy Jaroslav. Nov. 6-Tsingtau Burrenders. Nov. 7 -Russians enter East
Pruseio.
Nov. 10--The Emden destroyed. Nov. 11-Germana capture Dix
mude.
Nov. 12-Russiana cocupy Johan
alabarg in East Prussia, Nov. 18-House of Commone
clusive of Territoriale.
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In this part of France the rail- ways are never carried over or bridges, and the numerous level- crossings contribute to the delay and congestion of the road traffic. coneration of the branch railway It has been only with the hearty officials with our officers of the Army Service Corps that all these difficulties have been overcome. Tue efficiency of the French rail- way management and the results achieved by it are, indeed, little abort of marvelloas.
under the rcals by means of
The excellence of the perform-
ance of the supply columne dur- by the fact that, except during ing the present campaign is shown
French battleship Bouvet sunk by floating mines in Dardanelles. Admiralty an nounces that it has reason to believe the Karlsruhe was. sunk of the West Indies in November.
March 19.-Russiansenter Memel,
East Prussia.
March 21.-Fatile Zeppelin raid
on Paris,
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March 22.-P. semysl surrederne (Lately occupied by KRUSE & Cc.)
to the Russian. March 24-British" airmen carry
out successful attack on German submarine works at Hoboken.
March 26-German submarine
U29 anak with all hands. Maroh 29.-kunisu Fleet bom.
barda the Bosphorus. Ger man submarine sinks West African liner Falaba. March 31-Australia offers an-
other contingent. (a)
April 6,-His Majesty the King forbids caosumption of wines, spirits and beer in any of his houses.
April
April
interned in Norfolk Navy Yard, U.S.A.
8.-Prinz Estel Friederick
puts in at Newport Newr
12-Kron Prinz Wilhelm Announced that Recond Canadian contingent will be despatched in the near future.
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"Italy therefore maintains that the situation must be copeidered afresh. In her opinion a new state of things will arise in Europe votes a new army of 1,000,000 after this general war started by men. More than 1,100,000 Austria. Itie Italy's duty in these
Abraham, E3- Adams Mr & Mrs WJones M. T men already under arms, ex- circumstances to realise her aspir
Auderon Geo ations, which may be placed Nov. 23-Russians surround Ger- ander three heads; firstly, a ter- has passed upon which food has Belition, Mrs ER
the retirement, not a single day Backhouse J man corps south of Lodz,
ritori-l frontier which, unlike that not reached our men. Even BODJ of 1866, will no longer constitute during the retirement, when it Be A menace of a danger; accondly, not actually conveyed up to Black W M strategic situation in the Ad the troops by supply column, it Blanch Mr. & MraN Luja Mr & Mrs ristio which will no longer give was taken close to them and left Bopp E Austria maritime, preponderance,
Nov. 26-British battleship Bul.
wark destroyed by explosion
in the Medway River? Ger-
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circle near. Līdz,
Bauckham E A
Joseph EM Joseph
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Beswick Mr & Mrs Legge J
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Dec. 1-German Reichstag votes as is now the case; thirdly, the on the ground to be picked up. Basward Mr & Mrs
During heavy fighting the moet Bothwell E F new credit of five billion liberation of that portion of the exciting part of the work of Braga Mr& Mrs JV Meyrlod Capt. TM marks. King George in alien race which is actually distribution falls to the horsed Bridg Flanders. Deo. 2-Austrians occupy Bel-Babject to Austria.”
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WEEKLY TELEGRAPH.
·CONTAINS ALL THE NEWS.
Lloyd GT Mana MrR R Mebta KB
Maurer Mr & Mrs C Mr & Mrs CE Mayer Mr
Middleton B Mody Mr & Mrs H supply section waggons. On Bruce M W
Mian MY In view of the opposition exist-everal occasions shells have borst Clayton, W.E
Coleman DrALEFMoore destroyed
Wm" ing between the Austrian and among them and
Chombe Mr & Mrs Wuros Mr & Mrs C Dec. 3-Servisne turn on Aus Italian standpoint, the Temps, while casualties from Cook Mr & Mrs H MNeighbour PV R
trians in three days battle correspondent does not consider
Mr & Mrs Nelson U T rafire have also been incurred. Coombs
miston J In addition to the importation which ends in a notable Ser
Mrs Pack L that the negotiations can succeed, of food, resort has been made to HA Postles.Miss R vian victory.
though they may serve to define requisitioning on the country, Cracstor J
Poobles Mins M Dec. 6-Germans occupy Lodz.
Italy's true position towards Aus- and large purchases have been Cruickshank Mr and Pesbian MIR M Dec. 8-British naval victory off tria. The correspondent adds made of cattle, hay, wheat, vege- Cunningham F
Fourriath Mr & Mra L'alkland Islands, British that in well-informed diroles it is tables, cats, and straw, all of which Dashwood Mr & MrsPitcher A3 cccopy Bussorah, in Asia not expected that the negotiations the inhabitants have readily plec-Davis Miss E
can be very prolonged, and shared at our disposal. Our own Dave Mr&Mrs Déc. 9- Gen. Byers, Boer a decisive solution may be ex bread, baked at the base by our Dennis
leader, killed at the Vaal pacted. Unanimity, he says, own bakers in the open, has Darby A River.
Douglas GJ appears to have been arrived at reached the troops regularly. It Dowles WA Dec. 13-British submarine sinks on the following point: Either
keeps well, which is important, Duett HW the Mersudich in Dardanelles. there must be a complete satisfac for it cannot well be less than Erenfels Mr&Mrs Howell J"P Dec. 14-Servians capture large tion of Italian national espira- four days ali by the time that it
Rowland LJ Austrian forces.
tions, or war is inevitable,"
Sheartune JW "Taking all the factors in the has been given by the French In
is outou. Con iderable help, also, Ehrhardt Capt.
BibleyJ U Evenson E
Reith Mrs AG Smita Franks FW question into acount, the correspondent concludes, "the of Frenok ration bread, Thieler
tendance in regard to the supply French Capt & Mrs Speed
Square Stockme S second alternative appears to be has remarkable keeping qualities. Goodrich CL
Swaffleld IL the more probable."
"Renter,
Calor Miss E. J. and is donsidered perfio ly fit to Gould Mr & Mrs J Thomson Mr & Mr
Goulbourn
Taylor Paris Sturday. ent when 12 to 14 days old. Grila Mr & Mrs E Tindall J
The photograph on the current issue is a part of from Rome but Servia and breakfast, bread and cheese for
A Trabo JA Griffiths HL
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Des Voeur Road, Central. Mr & Mr FH Bulgaria have agreed to come to lanabeon, a hot meal of meat, Hannibal Mr & Mrs White Mrad B
Capt.TP
Wollt. Mr & Mrs A a settlement concerning the vegetables, and bread for
White Mr & Mrs questions in abeyance at Rame, dinner, and bread and jam with Henderson C A
Hat 10.
HLH apon which they have hitherto bis tea. In case of emergency be Hewett Hon. Mr. been in disagreement. This will carries with him an iron ration"
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Dec. 15-Austrians evicante Bel-
grade.
Deo. 16-German cruisers bom
Scarborough
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Wright Mr Mrs
Carlton Hotel.
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Hartlepool. Deo. 18-Egypt proclaimed a British protectorate. Gen. Botha regarde Boer rebellion sa at an end. Deo. 20-28-Severe ighting on
the line of the Bzure River. Deo. 22-French Parliament as
combles," Dec. 23 French Chamber voten be the first step towards the re- composed of preserved meat, Hunter R
war credit of £340,000,000. consititation of the Deo, 25-British naval and aerial League, for which Italy, has centrated meat cubes. Pe soup
biscuit, tea, sugar, and two.con raid against Cuxhaven. labeared since the beginning of is provided twice a week for the Deo 28 French occupy St. the war,
Kynoch Mr & Mrs troops in the trenches as well a Argent A
Logan H Georges, near Nisuport.
Lope B Jan. 1, 1915-British battleship The Journal publishes the extra tes and sugar. Cigareties Bayly H
Benham Mies GE Martin L Cropley L Formidable suck in the following telegram from Romere served out in lieu of part of
the weekly tobacco allowance, Creplay "Channel.
matches are provided twice a Falober
Cropley OC | Jan, 3-French capture Stein baob, I learn from a sure sourdel week, and battar is substituted Grise Prot
Jan. 3-4-Russians win decisive that very important pour parlera twice a week for jam.
Gillon Rev & Mrs victory over Turks in the have been opened between Italy In these circumstances it is not m
Gucd em J Caucasus, Russions overrun and Servia with a view to arriving surprising that this is the fires Greville Miss I
Granby Bukovina.
at an understanding on the ques-campaign in the bistory of the Gwyne Jan. 8-Franch advance across tion of the Adriatio."-Exchange. Army in which there has been
Harrison Miss E- Howlet Miza J grumbling as to the quantity or Hollway HD quality of the food. Ludes, the Hodgson Miss P most serious complai i that has Hoai Dr J ever been made is that plumm has been issued too frequently.
Aiene, north of Sɔissons.
Jan. 13 Turks occupy Tabriz, Count Berchtold resigns. Jan. 19-German air feet bom
barde, Yarmouth and other Norfolk coast towna..-- Jan. 21 -General Falkenhayn, German War Minister, re-igno.
Feb, 8Tatal British cugasities 104,000. Tarke retreat from Suez Canal.
Feb. 10-Germans execute the
rebel Maritz.
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Rawlinson RJ Rawlinson Miss Robertson Mr & AZ Mrs J
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Fielder E Filkins Mine D Forbes Mr & Mrs Gordon M Harun Mrs
Jan. 24-British naval victory in
North Bles: the Blucher eunk. Feb. 17-Oasdian contingent March 8-10.-Four German, sub- Hardman A Jan. 26-Germans lose two bat-
talions at Givency and Ouin- oby.
lands in France,
Fab. 20-27-Over 10,000 Ger-
mans surrender in France.
Jan. 31-Germany inaugurates Feb. 27.—Allied Flest enters the
imbmarine raids on British shipping.
· Dardanelles after destructivo bombardment.g
Feb. 3-German destroyer aank Mar. 1--House of Commons votes
by Barsian submarine off Danmark, German auxiliary
- oruiser sunk off Patagonia, « Fab: 6-Turka attempt to cross
Baez Canal.
supplementary credit of 37 millions and a fresh credit of 250 millions, March 8.--British ...neroplanes
attsok Ostend.
Feb. 6-Allina resolve is anite March 9Second Canadian con
financial resouross.
tingent lande in England";
marines accounted for."
March 10, British capture Hewitt Mr & Mrs
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Dreaden azok off Juan For Allen Mr & Mrs” nander Island,
Bawanly M A Crow Mr & Mrs March 16, Sir John French Daanich A
estimates German losses in Dyer D La Busseregion to be 17,000, Gandel. E ODDAG March 18 British battleships Gibbs A W Irresistible and Oosan and Grant
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