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DIARY OF WAR.

COUNTRIES AT. WAR,

Germany against Beltala.

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Ruisla. France.

Belgium.

Austria against Servla.

War

Russia. Britain. France.

THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBRR 28, 1914

for War: B.E.S. Amphion General during the war. French Paris, dropping bimbineır Saint September 6-Preas Bureau mons, a summary of offers of mane evacuato Nancy region after sinks German mine-layer Koenigin troops achieve brilliant success Lasare station and near the Opera announces that in recent lighting service, miney, eto,, made in India ten daya attack casualtion Laise and later strikes mine and between falhsason and Altkirch, House,

British casualties total 15,000 and to the Viceroy, in read; greeted 20,000 men at Nancy and 11,000 sinks herself.

ospturing 24 guns. -Germans

His men at Luneville, 7 Edi Sept.2.-List of British osmal-German losses thrice that number, with cheer after cheer. August 7-German Cavalry retreating on the Rhine. livision routed by Belgians in Belgian Army retires to Antwerp ties published. Details: Officers Austrians make fruitless attempt Majesty sends message to self Sept 14 Germans evacuate Luxemborg. Ge many asks for in good order and is ready to co- killed, 38; wounded. 67; missing, to pierce Russian lines, losing governing Dominions, expressing Amiens, and give way at Rovign

5,000 prisoners.

gratitude for whole hearted sup- and > Brabant-le-rol, Crown Prince's Army driven back. armistice; admits 25,000 men operate with the Allies. Under-95. Men killed, 127; wounded, are hori de combat.

atood that Britain arranges 629; missing, 4,183. Rassians September 7.—Announced that port in the war.

K.M.S. Pathfinder struck a mine

French territory on east frontier September 10.-Foros of 60,000 free of enemy, Russians capturs Division crosses Mouse, but is Germany not yet replied to meat in East Prussia but defeat off the East coast and rapidly Germana barrying through Bel- 8,000 prisonera sud great quan

August 8.-German Cavalry £10,000,000 Loan to Belgium. sustain reveras in local engage

three Austrian Army Corpa near stating that German enveloping Wing in France. Britiele forces and occupy Czarnovitas. Servians loandered. Official report izened xium to assist defeated: Right tities of war material at Rawaruske, practio.lly annihilated by Japanese ultima.

Lemberg, capturing 150 guns and Belginos. It firmly refuses to

movement is abandoned; August 22.-Germans impose

British oross the Marie; enemy retreat 25 defest 90,000 Austrians at the enemy. Japanese cooupy osven reduced to 5 per cent. British 28,000,000 respectively on Islande of Kianchan, and remove

démonstrated.

Allies success der before Russiana at Tomaszovo Savo. Announced that German seize South Togoland from Ger- Province of Liege and City of mana and French enter North Brussels. Canadian House of 1,000 mines,

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fight. Bank of England rate war leviea of £2,000,000 inflicting enormon 88300 superiority over Germans clearly, miles. Austriane retreat in disor angle of the Rivers Drina and French Govarnover Garmins at St. Quentin Austrian and German troop oraiser Hola was sunk by hostile. Togoland. British Government Commona pass war appropriation/ment removan to Bordeaux for officially confirmed. Germane dislodged from fortified positione abmarine,

British

loss 3,000 men in a terrific!

Events that Brought it About.s accepts Australia's offer of 20,000 of $50,000,000. Servians ront purely military reasons.

encounter west of Malines; for near Lublin, and retire southward.

Supt. 16.Crown Prince'a 1878.-Berlin Congress charges men. French troops enter Alsace-Austrians along Dios. September 3.Russiaus defeat ther losses sustained owing to Bept. 11. German retreat con Army driven farther back. Allies

Austria-Hungary with the Lorraine.

Russian anocassen reported at Austrians and occupy Lemberg. opening of dykes to the south-east tinues: announced that in four occupy Rheims; 600 prisoners Occupation of Bosnia and August 9.-Germans evacuate Gambinnenaad in Galicia. France Additional list of British casualties of Antwerp. Germans destroy days the Allies have advanced captured on the right of the Herzegovina.

Luxemburg owing to French protects against German use of issued. General Gallient issues Diant by shell-fire and incend- 37.1-2 miles. British squadrons British. Announced that: Brig- sive advance. Japan issues aliimstom dam-dam ballets. From Bureau proclamation saying he will iarism. Announced that altoge-make a complete sweep of the adier General N. Findlay is killed. 1885-Austria-Hungary

Servis from destruction by to Germany. German submarine announces that military position defend Paris to the end: ther 12 Austrian divisions have North Sea; no German ship seen. Sixteen hundred German prison-

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warship of Allies is satisfactory, German Septembar 4.-Russians occupy Russi ins near Lemberg. Bulgaris.

hsan completely destroyed by German Flect reported active in em landed in England.

Baltic Son, Austrians evacuate Wettern. between Reported that Japan has issued occupy Alost rani 1900.-Tari

Sept. 17.Germans halt in Austria-Hungary

September 8-Russians capture Cracow, Mr. Asquith announces their retreat and take up en- and ultimatum against Germany German artillery attack on Namur Hallies. Announced that in seven Barvia.

Earl Kitchener

days fighting, Russians hva Mikolajoff and Rawaruska, and tast since, beginning of war trenohed politions; Battle of the appeals for begun. Russians enter August 23-Japan declares captured 40,003 prisonera. New covers Galicia Inti Russian 439,000 men enlisted, irrespective Aisne begins. Austrian armies 1003-Auneration of Bosnia aad 100,000 men.

territory near the Herzegovia by Austria Austrian

war on Germing.

British recruits total 200,000. Province. British oзsualties to of Territorials. ***

evacuating Galicia, in a state of valley of Styr.

Anpoanced that Germana continne date : -- Officers: "killed, 63; Sept. 12. Whole German complete rout. Hungary.

Announced that August 21-French Foreiga to leave the entrenched camp of wounded, 182; missing, 230 right wing falling back in disord Government of India bears opat 1012 Serb Bulgarian Alliance

August 12-Balgium reports Minister announces that wontact Paris on their right, marching Men: killed, 212; wounded, er. Allies pursuing them, German of Indian Expeditionary Force, with a clause against that German advance guards are has been established between the south-east, German evacuate 1,081; : missing,

falling back on main Army.

reported exhausted. 13,413. cavalry Austria. i

Sept. 18, 19 and 20.Battle of the Provinces of Antwerp and Lim- the Aisne continues, German 1913.-Servis thrown back from Terrific cannonading heard from forces all along the line without Compiegne and Sealis districts. Germans retire before

advantage to either side. Japan Great patriotis demonstration at British and cross the Marne. barg entirely free of enemy counter attacks failing. Germans the Adriatio in favour of

begins bombardment of Taiagisa. the Guildhall. Belgians hold

Fifth French Army meets with Australian Squadron cccupies fire on Rheims Cathedral, setting an independent Albania 13.

Russians oooapy Arya, west of Archduke their own in first engagement in

September 5.Garinsa aquad- equal success, making many Herbertahohe, German

New historic building on firo. 1014. June 28.-

Lyck. Sarvians clear thecountry st

Sept. 22.-B.M, ships Aboukir, Franz Ferdinand and Consort the open at Hasselt. British, Lazaitza, Lesbaitza and Schabatz, run sinks 15 Eritish Gehing basta captures. Germans anffer avere nices. French troops occupy assassinated by a Servian etadent Admiralty announces that it is

defecting

estama. ia North Sea, the orews being ly all along the line. No change Soissons and Luneville. German Cressy and Hogue sank by coandent of its ability to keep Serviane ready to cross the Save taken prisoners. Announced that in Alsace. Viceroy of fadia left wing retreating..

Garman submarines in the North at Sarajevo.

13-Anno¤nood that Sea. Battle of the Aisne con- Jaly 23.-Austro-Hungarian the trade routes open.

and invade Hangary Belgians Britain, France" and Russia sunounces that 70,030. Indian Sept. Note delivered to Servia dem ind- Britain and Austria at ing of without appreciable movement and punishment of Germans at Haelen, forinan Big battle in progress between pesos separately during the war. the front. In the House of Com-mare complete everywhere. Ger- ohange in the situation, 8000mplios ia

lossas being three-fifths of those allion, and Germas; Birl of assassinations, Answer required by 6 p.a. same engaged. French defeat Cor Leren dangerously wounded. mans in a battle along the River Namar falls to Garmina. Chicle Jaly 24-Datails of Note Ochain; regiment of Dragoons roi taken and re-takon. published and proved unexpected annihilated."

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August 25.-Italian Premier August Sami-oficial Pester!!

14.-Lioge still announces that Italy will not abin- Lloyd af me tha: Cacotay will intact. Balzium ask France don neutrality. Heavy fighting saffar as third party in intervene to acommodate 2,000 Garmin in Belgium between Allied Forces prisquera. Transportation of and Germany; enormous losses; batween Austria and Servia.

July 25-Russian Cabinet French troops to Belgium com- British casualties total 2,000. meets; announced that mobiliss-plete; whole force ready to advance. British and. French forces fail Belgians driva enemy eastward;

buck on covering positions; Gar- tion proceeds forthwith.

ao German cavalry between mans unable to carry out counter- Since Fighting Began. selt and Rimmillia.

[attack. Four. Namur forts still intact. Garmin bombard August 15.-French troopa July 27.-Servi

froopa aboard Dinuba steamer Ere on enter Belgium at Charleroi.Milines, but Bilgizas retaliate Bavarian Army Corps defeito lay and drive them towards Vilvords. French at Avricourt and Olroy. August 20.-Rassians continue Cannonade heard at Tirlemont; on offensive on East Prussian fron- noraces his efforts are believed to be beginning of the tier, Garman forcas being com conference of Ambasadora.

July 28-Austria declares war great battle. Germans endeavour-palled to retreat on Koenigsberg. on Servia. Germany considersing to envelop extreme left of Announoad from New York that Sir Edward Gray's suggested Allied Forces. Rassisas victorious Kaiser instructs Taingtau gar conference has no prospect of on the Daiester: Fourth Austrian rison to defend the position to Infantry and First Cavalry their utmost. Field Marshal von Jaly 30.-British Firat. Fleet giments annihilated.

der Goltz appointed Military leaves Portland unter seiled August 16.-Japan Beads Governor of the occupied part of Canadian Patriotic fm3), ultimitum to Germany demand Belgium. ordera, Belgrade in

July 31.-Germany aske ing that Kiauchau be handed over Fund rapidly mounting, Toronty Masis for explanation of her to Japan, with a view to eventual City alone contributing $287,000. mobilisation. Attack on Bil-restoration to China; aniwer Germans occupy Lunorillo. Cer- grade continues. Martial law require! by noon on August 23. man attempts on Nancy fail. tin Germany. London Stock French Fleet attacks Austrian French successfully resist Ger Exchange closed,

Fleet of Budua, sinking two man attack on southern frontier, Angaat 1-Austrian Reserve ironclads" and setting fire to euemy retiring all along the line. valled out...

Russian advance in East Prussia German ultim-another.

August 17,-Big battle pro- continues. Togaland surrendere Basis, expiring at noon. cooding at Schabatz;'ramɔu of to British. Italy declares neutrality, Evia Borvian victory, Kaiser leivaa August 27-French continue dences of Australian loyalty. Berlin for Mainz with Head to advance between the Vosgaa French troops and Nancy. Russisne occupy Bank of England rate 10 per quarters Staff,

Germany declares war. advancing all along Alsace Allenstein and continue their First shots fired by Russian Lorraine. Russians onter Austria advance. frontier patrol on Germans near by upper oarse of the Bag and August 28.-British Fleet sinks Pros:ken; no casualties.

Styr. French Fleet swoops Adriatio 'three German"trufsera and two August 2--British cabinet as far as Caltory. Officially destroyers off Heligoland: Kas meets and adjourns till evening. announced that British Expediaisns secure victory at Rominoff Doaasoka invade Germany near tionary Forca eafely lands on and approach within 20 miles of Biala, Germina invade Franos French soil,

Lamborg, capturing 4,000 pri

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August 29.-German troops

August:30. Apia, in German

near Cirey. Garmans enter August 18,-Servians roat soners. Announcel that Russians. Luxemburg. Germany promises Austriana 3r Schabita, annihil completely invest Konigsburg. jademnity to Luxemburg.

ating three Regiments. German Bilgians rout a "Garmin Army August 3-Severe fighting on Crown Princa reported woandel Corps, which withdraws in die- River Drin between Servians and and in hospital. French troops order to Lovsin. Austrians. Patriotic soenea making methodios! progresa : in outaide Buckingham Palace. Alsice-Lorraine. Garmana on- Wales decides to raise mounted trenching along Belgian battle being withdrawn from Belgium, regiment for service abroad. front. Belgian Royal Family and ring to Russian advance. Earl Kitchener announces that two France protests against German Government move to Brussels. Divisions and a Cavalry Division Bots of war. Russian Fleet drivén August 19-Fierce battle pro- from ladis are being stat: to into Gulf of Finland by Germans. ceeding between Belgians and France. British Moditerranean Fleetclears Germans along an extended front: for action. Martial law at Malta. Liege forta still intict. Sarvians Samoa, enrrenders to expedi Angast Earl Kitobaner victorious in fight with 80,000 tionary force from New Zealand. sails, but is recalled. War Austrisus. Germans repulsed in

August 31-Allies occupy line declared between Britain and again attempting to cross the

extending from mouth of the Germany.

Mouse near Dinant.

Bomme inland along the river Angus 5-Germans invade!

August 20-Majority of Italian paat the fortresses of Lis Fere and Belgium. Japan to take measures cabinet said to favour interven Lson, towards Mezieres. Fight to discharge Treaty obligations tion on the side of the Triple ing reported at Bapsanms, 25 to Britain Germans violate Datch Entente Russians occupy Gum miles from Amiens. Fresh Ger- territory at Tilbourg. Russian binnen, capturing twelve guns man troops sppear along Russian and German troops in contact on and many prisoners. German frontier; battle continues along frontier. Bombardment of forces cross the Meuse between whole Austrians fronta Loge began by Germane. Liege and Namur, French forces nouused that Garmin destruc Sir John French gazetted Inspeo reach Moerchingen, south-east of tion in Louvain arouses intease tor General of British Forces Mats. French oocapy Guebwiller, indignation in America, French Admiral Jellicoe becomes 80 in Alsace. Bassians enter East gain a considerable suc3038 at Prome commander of the Fleet Fruzsin and occupy Lyk French Guise. Australian Premier calle August 6 German troops te reoccupy Malhausen at the point for second expeditionary force. ported to have besa repulsed by of the bayonet. Germans ocoapy Sept. 1 German Cavalry Corpa matches on Forest of Come:

kung near Liege Brussels. Numerou German prizes August 21-At request of piegne, and is engaged by

Earl Canadian Government, Dake of British, who capture ten itchener appointed Secretary Connaught remains Governor German aeroplane appears over

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THE WAR.

Plan of the Great Battlefield, Showing

Fortified Towns, etc.

(CROSS LINES WITHIN THE PLAN ARE THOSE OF LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE.)

Dunkirk

Compiegne

St. Nicolas

• Bruges O

Termonde Malines

Ghent

ANTWERP

Lierro

Diest

Louvain

BRUSSELS

LILLE

.Waterloo

Mons

Maestricht

OLIEGE

Tervilers

Huy

*Dinant

NAMUR

Maubeuge Charleroi

Cambrai

Bap eaume

Chimay

Hirson

Amiens

Quise

St. Quentin

la Fere

Laon

Soissons

Meaux

Rocroi

*Mezieres

"Sedan Rethel

Consenvoye

Varennes

Longwy

Longuyon Thionville

Rheims

Coulommiers

Ornes Verdun Metz

Woevro

Sarrebour

PARIS

Sezanne Vitry-le-Francois

Nanoy

Toul

TRASBOURG

Luneville

Epinal

Colmar

Orleans

Fortified Towns

150 Kilometres.

Mulhausen

Langres

●Bel fort

Dijon

Besancon

The above is a plan showing the area most affected in the present hostilities between the British, French and Belgian troops and the German forcon, Latest advices are to the effect that the Germans are entrenched and have made violent attacke in Woavre, and to the north-east of Verdun, in the direction of Mouilly and Dompierre, but have been repul

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