THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER
1914
DIARY OF WAR.
COUNTRIES AT WAR,
derminy against Britalo
Russia. France. Belglum.
Austria against Servia.
Russia. Britain.
France,
Events that Brought it About. 1878.-Berlin Congress charges Austria-Hungary with the occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1885-Austria-Hungary
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retreating on the Rhine.
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sinks German mine-layer Koenigin between Milhassa and Altkirch, proclamation saying he will opening of dyken to the south-caster, Allies pursuing them. German Aisos begins. Austrian armies Luise and later-etrikes mine and capturing 2
„24 guna Gormane defend Paris to the end.
of Antwerp Garmane destroy cavalry reported exhausted evacasting Galicia, in a state of sinks herself.
Diasnt by shell-fire and incend. Provinces of Antwerp and Lim- complete.rout. Announced thes August 7-German Cavalry Belgian Ammy retires to Antwerp September Russians occury iarism Announced that altoge burg entirely free of enemy Coremment of India besin coas division routed by Belgians in in good order and is ready to co-Baalicz. Announced that in seven ther 12 Austrian divisions have Australian Squadron occupies of Indian Expeditionary Force. Luxemburg. Germany asks for operate with the Allies, Under-days fighting, Russians have han completely destroyed by Herbertshohe, German New armiatics; admite 25,000 men stood that Britain arranges captured 40,000 prisoners New Russiine near Lemberg,
Guines. French troops, occupy Sept. 18, 19 and 20.—Ditsle of are hors de combat..
e10,000,000 Loan to Belgium. British racruits total 260,000, September 8.-Russiane osptare Soissons and Luneville. German the Aisne continues, German August 8.-German Cavalry Germany not yet replied to announced that Germans continue Mikolajoff and Rawaruska, and left wing retreating.
counter attacks failing. Germane Division crosses Meuse, but is Japanese ultimatum.
to leave the entrenched camp of convert Galicia into Russian
fire on Rheims Cathedral, selling practically Bonihilated by August 22.Germans impose Paris on their right, marching Province. British casualties to Belgians. It fruly refuses to war levies of £2,000,000 ani south-east, Germans. evacuate date: Officers: killed, 63 Allied victory becoming more and
Sept 13-Announced that historic building on fire. fight. Bank of England rate £8,000,000 respectively on Compiegas and Sealis districta. wounded, 182; missing, 230, more complete everywhere. Ger Cressy and Hogue sunk by Sept. 22.-B.Mobipe Aboukir, reduced to 5 per cent. British Province of Liege and City of Great patriotis demonstration at Man killed, 212, wounded, mans evacuate Nancy region alter German submarices in the North seize South Togoland from Ger- Brussels. Canadian House of the Guildhall.
1.001; missing 13,413. ten days' attack; casualties, Sea. Battle of the. Aisne con- mans and French enter North Commons pass war appropriation September 5.-Garmin squad. Germans retire before Togoland. British Government of $50,000,000. Servians out ron sinks 15 Lritish fishing bats Fifth French Army meets with
20,000 man at Ninoy and 11,000 tinues British and crose the Marne, men at Laneville.
without appreciable. accepts Australia's offer of 20,000 Agetrians aloog tho Drina.
chango in the situation. in North Ses, the crews being men. French troops enter Alsace Russian saccesses reported as taken prisoners. Announced that equal success, making many
Sept. 14.-Germana evacuate|
Sept. 23 to 26.The great Uumbinoen sad in Galicia. France Britain, France and Russia captures, Germasseuffer severe- Amiens, and give way at Ravigny August 9.-Germans evacuate proteate against German-use of
Brabant-le-roi. Crown battle continues; German counter. in Alazos. Luxemburg owing to French dum-dum bullets. Press Bureau ually engage not to conclude ly all along the line. No change and
Viceroy of India Prince's Army driven back attacks being everywhere repuls- advance. Japan issues altimatum sanounces that military position paga separately during the war,"
announces that 70,000 Indian French territory on east frontier ad. Land fighting begins around to Germany, German submarine of Allies is satisfactory. Germans September. 6. Press Bureau troops are already on the way to free of enemy. Russians capture Taingtan. scak by British warship, occupy Alost and Wettern, announces that in recent fighting the front. In the House of Com- 8,000 prisonera and great quan Servia from destruction by
Sept. 27 Capital of the Came. Reported that Japan has issued German artillery attack on Namur British casualties total 15,000 and mons, a enmmary of offers of tities of war material at Kawaraska, roons surrendere unconditionally Bulgaria,
ultimatum against Germany, begun.
German losses thrice that number. service, money, etc., mida in Indi and occupy Czernovitz, Servians to British Force. 1306.-Tariff war between
Earl Kitchener appeals for Asatria-Hungary
August 23.- Japan declares Austrians make fruitless attempt to the Viceroy, is read; greeted defeat 90,000 Austrians at the and
100,000 men. Russians enter
to pierce Russian lines, losing with cheer after cheer. Sorvia...
war on Germany.
Sept. 28 and 20-Battle of the angle of the Rivers D.ina and Austrian territory near the 1908. Annexation of Bosnia and
August 24.-French Foreiga 5,000 prisoners.
September 10-Force of 60.000 Save. Announced that Girma Aisne continues, Allies beating. Minister announces that contact Herzegovina by Austria- valley of Styr,
Germans barrying through Bel- cruiser Liela was sunk by hostile back savere attacks by the enemy. August 12.-Belgium reports has been established between the September 7.-Announced that gium to assist defeated Right|submarine. Hungary.
Sept. 30.-Big battle continuse that German advance guards are forces all along the line without HM.S. Pathfinder struck a mine Wing in Fronce. Britial forcos Sapt. 16.-Crown Prince's in favour of Allies, who make 1912-Sorbo-Balgarian Alliance
falling back on main Army. advantage to either side. Japan off the East coast and rapidly cross the Marue; enemy retreat 25 Army driven further back. Allies slight progress all along the line. with a clause against
Terrific cannonading heard from begins bombardment of Tsingtao. foundered. Official report issued miles. Austria,
occupy Rheims C00 prisoners Germans bombard Antwerp, but 1913-Servis thrown back from Tongres.
Russians occupy Arya, west of stating that German enveloping August 13.- Belgians hold
Sept. 11.-German retreat con- captured on the right of the are repulsed, Russians continue Lyok. Servians clear thecountry at movement is abandoned; British the Adriatic in favour o!
British. Anadanced that Brig. to progress and are reported hal their own in firat engagement in Loznitza, Leahnitza and Schabatz,periority over Germans clearly tinues; announced that in four an independent Albania.
the open at Hasselt. British
defeating Austrian column. demonstrated. Allies' success days the Allies have advanced dier General N.Findlay is killed. way to Buda Pest.
Sixteen hundred Garman prison. Oct. 1. Annannoed that 28. Archduke Admiralty announces that it is Servians ready to cross the Save over Germans at St. Quentin 37.1-2 miles. British squadrons
H.M.S. Cumberland has captur Franz Ferdinand and Consort conadest of its ability to keep and invade Hungary. Belgians officially confirmed,
Germana make a complete sweep of the era landed in England.
ad nice German liners and sesassinated by a Servian etudent the trade routes open. Groat clear country around Antwerp. lose 3,000 men in a terrific
one gunboat in.Cameroon River. at Sarajevo.
Britain and Austria at Big baule in progress between encounter west of Malines; fur-
Sept 12.-Whole German their retreat and take up en Allies position in France reporte Belgians victorious in fight with allies and Germans; Earl of ther losses sustained owing to right wing falling back in disard- trenched positions; Battle of the ed entirely satisfactory. Germans at Haelen, German Leven dangerously "wonnded- fosses being three-fifths of those Namur falla to Garmins. Charle engaged. French defeat Oer foi takes and re-taken. mags in a battle along the River Othain; regiment of Dragoons
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July 23-Austro-Hungarian Note delivered to Servia demand ing suppression of Pan Servisn movement and paoishment of accomplices in assassinations. Answer required by 8 p.m. same
day.
Jaly 21-Details of Note published and proved anexpected
ly severe. Sami-ocial Pester Lloyd affirms tha: Germany will eaffer as third party to intervene between Austria and Servia,
July 25.-Russian Cabinet
meets; announced that mobilisa- tion proceeds forthwith..
troopa
Since Fighting Begani. July 27.-Sorrian aboard Danube steamer Ere on Austrian troop; engagement 808089. Sir Edward Grey aa nounces his efforts to arrange conference of Ambissadore.
July 28-Austris declares war on Servia. Gurmany considers Sir Edward Gray's saggeated conference has no prospect of
success.
ia
apnibilated.
August 14.- Liege atill intact. Belgium aske France to accommodate 2,000 Germ30 prisoners. Transportation of French troops to Belgium con plete; whole force ready to advance.
Belgian drive enemy eastward; ao German cavalry between Bas- selt and Rimillisa.
announces that Italy will not aban August 25.-Italian Premier
don neutrality. Heavy fighting in Belgium between Allied Forces and Germany; enormony losses; British casualties total 2,000. British and French forces fall back on covering positions; Ger.
mana unable to carry out counter-
attack. Four Namur forts still intact, Germans bombard Malines, but Belgians retaliate and drive them towards Vilvorde
August 15.-French troops enter Belgiam at Charleroi Bavarian Army Corps defeated by on offensive on East Prussian fron- August 20.-Russians continue French at Avricourt and Cirey tier, German forces being com- Cannonade heard at Tirlemont; pelled to retreat on Koenigsberg. believed to be beginning of the Russian advance in East Prassia great battle. Germans endeavour continues. Tugoland surrendere ing to envelop extreme left of to British.. Allied Forces. Russians victorious
August 27-French continue
on the Daisator; Fourth Austrian to advance between the Vosges Infantry and First Cavalry Ro- and Naney, Russians occupy Allen- giments annihilated.
stein and continue their advance. July 30.-British First Fleet
August 16.-Japan send
August 28.-British Fleet sinks leaves Portland under sealed ultimatum to Germany demand three, Cerman cruisers and two orders. Belgrade. in Rames. ing that Kiauchau be handed over destroyers off Heligoland. Has July 31-Germany pako to Japan, with a view to eventual sians secure victory at Romanoff Russia f explanation of her restoration to China; answer and approach within 20 miles of mmobilisation. Attack on Bal-required by noon on August 23. Lemberg, capturing 4.000 pri- grade continues. Martial law French Fleet attacks Austrian sonarg, Announced that Russians Germany. Londen Stock Fleet off Badus, sinking two completely invest Koenigsberg. Exchange closed.
ironclade and setting fire to Belgians rout a German Army August 1.-Austrian Rotorve another.
Corps, which withdraws in dis- called out. German ultim- August 17-Big battle pro- order to Louvain. atums to France and coeding at Bobabasz; ramburs of Basein, expiring at noon. a Bervias victory. Kaiser leaves August 20.-German troops Italy declares neutrality. Eri Berlin for Mainz with Head- being withdrawn from Belgium, dences of Australian loyalty.qarters Staff. French troops owing to Russian advance. Earl Bank of England rate 10 per advancing, all along Alsace Kitchener announces that two cent. Germany declares war. Lorraine. Russians enter Austria Divisions and a Cavalry Division Firat ahots fired by Russian by upper course of the Bug and from India are being sent to frontier patrol on Germane near Styr.French Fleet sweeps Adriatic France. Proatken; no casualties. As far as Cattaro. Officially August 30.—Apia, in German August 2-British cabine announced that British Expedi-Samoa, surrendere to expedi mesta and adjourns till evening. tionary Force safely lands on tionary force from New Zealand. Cossacks invade Germany near French soil.
August 31.-Allies occupy line
f
Biala: Germans invade France August 18.-Servians rout extending from mouth of the near Oirey.. Gormans anter Austrians near Schabatz, auzibil Simma ialand along the river, Luxemborg. Germany promises ating three Regiments. German past, the fortresses of La Fere and indemnity to Luxemburg, Crown Prince reported woandel Lion, towards Mezieres. Fight
A.
North Sea; no German ship seen. Sept. 17.-Germans halt in
THE
WAR.
Plan of the Great Battlefield, Showing
Fortified Towns, etc.
(CROSS LINES WITHIN THE PLAN ARE THOSE OF LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE:)
Dunkirk
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St. Nicolas
Bruges
Ghent
ANTWERP
10 Liorre
Tormonde Malines
* BRUSSELS
Diest
Louvain
L'ILLE
Maestricht
LIECE
•Waterloo
Verviers
Doual
*Huy
Mona
Arras
NAMUR Dinant
Cambra
Bap caume
• Amiens
at
Orleans
August 3.Severe fighting on and in hospital. French troops ing reported at Bapetums, 25 River Drin between Servians and making methodical progress in miles from Amiens. Fresh Ger- Austrians. Patriotic scenes Alsace-Lorraine. Germana en man troops appear along Russian outside Buckingham Palace. trenching along Belgian battle frontier; battle continues along Wales decides to raise mounted front. Belgian Royal Family and whole Austrian froot. regiment for service abroad. Government move to Brussels.nounced that Garman destruc Francs protests against German August 19.-Fierce battle pro-tion in Louvain arouses intense aots of war. Rusaion Fleet driven coeding between Belgians and indignation in America, French into Gulf of Finland by Germans. Germans along an extended froot, gain a considerable success British Mediterranean Fleet cleara Liege torte atill intact. Servians Guise. Australian Premier calle for action. Martial law at Malta. victorious in fight with 80,000 for second expeditionary force. August 4-Earl Kitchener Austrians. Germans repulsed ja Sept. 1.-German Cavalry sails, but is recalled. War again attempting to cross the Corps marches on Forest of Com declared between Britain and Meuse near Dinant.
piegne, and is engaged by Germany.
August 20.-Majority of Italian British, who capture leu gars August 5.-Germans invade cabinet said, to favour interven- Sept. 2. List of British casual- Belgium. Japan to take measures tion on the side of the Triple ties published. Details Officers to discharge Treaty obligations Entente. Bussians occupy Gum killed 30; wounded, 67; missing, to Britain. Germans violate Datoh binnen, capturing twelve guns 95. Men killed, 127; wounded, territory at Tilbourg. Russian and many prisoners. German 629, missing, 4,183. Rassiane and German troops in contact on forces oross the Meuse between sustain reverse in local engage frontier. Bombardment of Liege and Namur. French forces ment in East Prusais but defest Liege began by Germans, reach Moarchingen, south-east of three Austrian Army Corps near Sir John French gazetted Inspec- Metz. French coonpy Guebwiller, Lemberg, capturing 160 guns and tor General of British Forone; in Alsace. Russians enter East inflicting enormous losses on Admiral Jellicoe becomes sa- Prussia and occupy Lyk. French enemy, Japanese coupy seven preme commander of the Fleet,
reoccupy Malhausen at the point falanda of Kisuchen, and remove * August 6. —— German troops ro of the bayonet. Germans cooupy 1,000 mines. French Govern-
ported to have been repulsed by Brussels,
ment removes to Bordeaux for Belgians in fighting near Liege. August 21. At request of purely military reasons.
Numerous German prises Canadian Government, Duke of September 3.Russiana defeat brought to British porte. Earl Connaught remains, Governor - Adatsians and occupy Lemberg. Kitchener appointed Secretary General during the war: French Additional Est of British canaltica for
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Maubeuge Charleroi
Thionvillo
Chimay
Hirson
Rocroi
St. Quentin
Noyon Compiegne
Guise
la Fore
⚫ Mezieres
Sedan
Montmedy
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Laon Rothel
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Soissons *
Meaux
Consenvoye
Varennes
Lopguyon
• Ornes
Metz
Rheims
Coulommiers
Sarrebourg
PARIS
Sezanne Vitry-le-Francois
St. Mihiel'
Nanay
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Colmar
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Woevra
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Dijon
Besancon
The above is a plan showing the ares most afected in the present hostilities between the British, French and Belgian troops and the German forces. Latest advious are to the effect that the great battle continues all along the line. The allies, having repulsed all the enemy's attacks, have taken the off
Dilonsive at various points on the Left Wing. The Belgises are occupying strong positions on the Nethe having repulsed two attacks with heavy losses to the Germans,"
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