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NIARY OF WAR.

COUNTRIES AT WAR.

Germany against Britain.

Russia. France...

Belgium. Austria against Servia,

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Russla. Britain, France,

ARMY TERMS EXPLAINED.

Army corps is a complete army

on a small scale in itself. The strength varies from 35,000 to

46,000 ton.

Division is a fores of infantry, cavalry, and artillery, nanell with a strongth of from 15,000 to 20,000 men,

A

Brigade is a force of infantry o cavalry. The infantry brigade is from 4,000 to 7,000 strong. The cavalry brigade is from 1,000 to 2,000 atrong. Regiment of infantry is from

2,000 to 4,000 strong.. cavalry regiment is from 500 Squadron of cavalry is from 15

to 200, men strong. Battery of artillery in the British and French armies has 6 guns and about 200 men. In the German Army consists of gaps and 150 men. In the

to 1,000 men strong.

Raerian Army it consists of

guns and 250 men.

Events that Brought it About. 1878.-Berlin Congress charges Austria-Hungary with the Deux pation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 885-Austria-Hungary

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Servia from destruction by Bulgaria. 1900.-Tariff war between Austria-Hungary and Servia.

1908-Annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Austria- Hungary.

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increasingly violent.

Austrians, Patriotic scenes August 22-Germans impose September 8-Russians capture French territory on east frontier to British Force, outside Backingham Palace war levies of £2,000,000 and Mikolajoff and Rawarnske, and free of enemy. Russians capture Sept. 28 and 29. Battle of the Oct. 11-Fall of Antwerp

respectively August 4.-Earl Kitobene 28,000,000.

on convert Galicia into Russian 8,000 prisoners and great quan Aisne continues, Allies beatin announced. Allies still progress eails, but is recalled. War Province of Liege and City of Province. British casualties to tities of war materialat Rawaruska, back severe attacks by the enemy all along the line. Germane drop

Sept. 30.-Big battle continues 20 bombs on Paris, Brassels. Canadian House of date: Officers: killed, 63; and occupy Czernovitza, Servians declared between Britain an

Oot 12.-German aviators Germany.

Commons pasa war appropriation wounded, 182; missing, 230 defeat 90,000 Austrians at the in favour of Allies, who make August 5-Germans invad of $50,000,000. Servisne roa Men: killed, 212; wounded, angle of the Rivers Deins and slight progress all along the line, drop six more bombe on Paris.

along the Drina 1,061; missing,

13,413. Save. Announced that Germat Germans bombard Antwerp, but Oct. 13.-Commando ander Belgium. Japan to take measures Austrians

August 23.-Japan declares Germans. retire before the cruiser Hela was sunk by hostile are repulaed. Russians continue Colonel Maritz revolts in the Cape to discharge Treaty obligations to Britain. Germans violate Dutch war on Germany.

British and cross the Marne. sabmarine, and to progress and are reported hal Province, having concluded an agreement with Germana. Belgian August 24.-French Foreiga September 10.-Forcaol 60,000 Supt. 16.-Crown Prince's way to Bada Pest,

Announced territory at Tilboorg. Dussian

that Government removes to Havre, in and German troops in contact on Vinister announces that contact Germans barrying through Bal Army driven further back. Allies Oct. 1. frontier. Bombardment of has been established between the gium to assist defeated. Right occupy Rheims; 600 prisoners H.M.S. Cumberland has captur-France. Allies resume offensive;

Germaus. forces all along the line without Wing in France. British forces captured on the right of the ed nine German liners and real progress" reported.

Oct. 14. Announced that Liege bagun by Sir John French gazetted-Inspec-advantage to either side. Japan cross the Marue; ensmy retreat 25 Britiel. Announced that Brig one gunboat in Cameroon River.

adier General N.Findlay is killed. Alliea' position in France report Russian craisers sink two German for General of British Forcea; begins bombardment of Tsingtau. miles.

submarines in the Baltic. Cana- Admiral Jellicoe becomes su Russians occupy Arys, west of

Sept. 11.-German retreat con- Sixteen hundred German prisoned entirely Bisfactory.

Oct. 2-Germana vigorously dian contingent arrives at Ply Lyck, Servinnaclear the country at preme commander of the Fleet.

Antwerp. British mouth. H.M.S. Yarmouth sinks Sept. 17.-Germans halt in bombard August 8-German troops re Lozaitza, Leshaitza and Sohabatz, tinues; announced that in fourers landed in England.

Austrian columa. days the Allies have advaaced. ported to have been repulsed by defeating

ships) off Samstra, Belgians in fighting near Liege. Servians ready to cross the Save 37.1-2 miles. British squadrons their retreat and take up en- Admiralty announces adoption of the Narkomannia and captures

Numerous German

Austrian armies measure to German activity. prizes and invade Hungary. Belgians make a complete sweep of the trenched positions: Battle of the mine-laying policy as a counter the Pontoporos (Emden's supply

Oct. 3.French President and Sept. 12.-Whole German evacuating Galicia, in a state of brought to British porte. Earl clear country around Antwerp, North Sea; no German ship seen. Aisne begins. Kiteberier appointed Secretary Big battle in progress between for War. H.M.8 Amphion allies and Germans; Earl of right wing falling back in dieord-complete rout. Announced that Ministers start on visit to oon wounded-er, Allies puraning them. German Government of India bears cost gratulate armies in the field. The Czar leaves for the front. Big reported exhausted. of Indian Expeditionary Force. einks German mine-layer Koenigin Leven dangerously

Provinces of Antwerp, and Lim- Sept. 18, 19 and 20.Battle of battle contianss in Franco, Crown

Oct. 16.-Four Germsa de- roi takon and re-taken. Luise and later strikes mino and Nemur falls to Germans. Charle, cavalry

strayers sunk off the Dutch coast. August 25-Italian Premior burg entirely free of enemy: the Aisne continues, German Prince's Army being repulsad

Oct. 17 18 and 10.-Farther sinks herself,

August German Cavalry

New fire on Rheims Cathedral, setting Oot. 4 Germans make nigh division routed by Belgians in announces that Italy will not aban-Australiac Squadron occupies counter-attacks failing. Gormane near Varennes.

Horbertshohe, German

attook at Tsingtau, but aro da advances of Allies reported, not- Luxemburg. Germany asks for don neutrality. Heavy fighting Quines. French troops occupy historic building on fire.

In the ably on the Left Wing. French. armistice admits 25,000 men in Belgiam between Allied Forces

and Germany; enormous losses; Soissons and Luneville German Sept. 22.-H.M.ehips Aboukir, feated, losing 47 killed.

Cressy and Hogue sank by big battle Allies twice destroy cruiser Waldeck Rousseau einks are hors de combat.:

Sept. 13-Announced that Germans binarnes in the North enemy's lines of communications. Austrian cruiser off Dalmatian „August 9.-Gərmans evacuata British casualties total 2,000. left wing retreating.

pursas

Oct. 20.-Japanese qccupy appreciable Germans, Luxemburg owing to French British and French forces fall advance. Japan issues ultimatum back on covering positions; Ger. Allies' victory becoming more and Ses. Battle of the Aisne con- Russians defeat and

Oct. 7.-Bombardment of Ant. Marshall, Marianne and Caroline

Islands. to Germany. German submarine mans unable to carry out counter more complete everywhere. Ger- tinues without

British warahip. attack. Four 'Namur forte still mana evacuate Nancy region after change in the situation.

Sept. 23 to 28-The great werp continues, German com Out. 21. Announced, that the bombard ten days' attack casualties,

warning populace. Reported that Japan has issued intact: Germans

attacks being everywhers repals Belgian Government removes to Emden sinks five more British ultimatum against Germany. Malines, but Balgians retaliate 20,000 men at Nandy and 11,000 battle continues; German counter mander

German cruiser Corvoasele and captures another. Earl Kitchener appeals for and drive them towards Vilvorde, men at Luneville,

Sept. 14.-Germans evacuate ed. Land fighting begins around Oatend,

moran and two gunboate sank British warships do great work August 26.-Russians continue 100,000; men.

the on offensive on East Prussian fron

Brabant-le-roi. Crown

acak by

and

Oct. 15. Allies make further progress, occupying a line from Ypres to the sen, H.M.S. Hawke saak by submarine in the North Sea.

coast.

Bix batteries.

Russians exter

Amiens, and give way at Rovigny Teigta.27. Capital of the Came-in Kisuckau Bay. Big battle still off the Belgian coast, shelling the Austrian territory near

2 tier, German foress being com. valley of Styr.

August 12-Belgium reporta pelled to retreat on Koenigaberg. Prince's Army driven back. ropus surrenders unconditionally proceeding, fighting becoming enemy's trenches and wrecking that German advance guards are Russian advance in East Prussis falling back on main Army, continues. Togoland surrenders Terrião Cannonading heard from to British. Tongres,

August 27-French continua August 13. Belgians hold to adgence between the Vosges their own in firat engagement in and Nanoy, Russians occupy Allen- the open at Hasselt. British Latein and continue their advanco. Admiralty announces that it is August 28.-British Fleet siaka conndent of its ability to keep three German cruisers and two the trade routes open. Great destroyers of Heligoland. Rus Britain and Austria at war. siang secure victory at Romanoff Belgians victorious in fight with and approich within 20 miles of Germana at Haelen, German Lemberg, capturing 4,000 pri- losses being three-fifths of those soners. Announced that Russians. engaged. Fronoh defeat Ger- completely invest Koenigsberg. mane in a battle along the River Belgians rout a German Army Othain; regiment of Dragoona Corps, which withdrawa in dies annihilated.

order to Louvain.

14.- Liege

still

August

August 29.-German troops intact. Belgium asks France being withdrawn from Belgium, to accommodate 2,000 German owing to Rassian adrance, Earl prisoners. Transportation of Kitchener announces that two French troops to Belgium com-Divisions and a Cavalry Division plete;whole force ready to advance, from Iadia are being sent to Belgians drive enemy eastward; France.. no German cavalry between Has- aelt and Ramillies.

enter

1912. Sorbo Bulgarian- Alliance with a clanse against Austria. 1013. Servis thrown back from the Adriatic in favour of an independent Albania, 1914. -June 28. Arabduke Franz Ferdinand and Consort

August 16-Fronch troops assassinated by a Servian student

Belgium at Oharleroi at Sarajevo.

Bavarian Army Corps defeated by July 23-Austro-Hungarian French at Avricourt and Oirey. Note delivered to Servia demand-Cannonade heard at Tirlemont; ing suppression of Pan-Servian believed to be beginning of the movement and punishment of great battle. Germans endeavour- accomplices in assassinations.ing to envelop extreme left of Answer required by 6 p.m. same day.

July

24. Details of Note published and proved unexpected Semi-official Pester Lloyd affirms that Germany will anffer no third party to intervene between Austria and Servia,

17, savero.

July 25.-Russian Cabinet meets; announced that mobilisa tion proceeds forthwith.

Blace Fighting Began. Jaly 27,-Servian troops aboard. Daanbe aleamer Era on Austrian troops; engagement

Sir Edward Grey an ensues. nounces his efforts to arrangeTM conference of Ambassadors.

Jaly 28.-Austria declares war on Servia, Germany considers Sir Edward Grey's suggested conference has no preapset of

Биссева.

August 30.-Apia, în German Samoa, surrenders to expedi tionary force from New Zealand.

August 31.-Allios cocupy line extending from mouth of the Sorame inland along the river, past the fortresses of La Fere and Laon, towards Mezieres.

Sept. 1. Gorman Cavalry Corps marches on Forest of Oom- Allied Forces. Russians victorious piegne, and is engaged by on the Daiester Fourth Austrian British, who capture ten gurs, Infantry and First Cavalry. Re-

Sept. 2.-List of British casual- giments annihilated.

Beads ties published. Details:-Officers August 16.-Japan altimatum to Germany demand-killed, 38; wounded; 87; missing, ing that Kiauchan be handed over 95. Men killed, 127; wounded, to Japan, with a view to eventual 629; missing, 4:183, Rasaisns restoration to Chias; answer adatain reverse in local engage required by noon on August 23, ment in East Prussia but defeat French Fleet attacks Austrian three Austrian Army Corpe near Fleet off Badua, sinking two Lemberg, capturing 150 guns and ironclads and setting Åre to inflicting enormous losses on enemy, Japanese occupy seven | another.

August 17-Big battle pro lelands of Kiauchau, and remove French Govern- ceading at Sohabatz; ramours of 1,000 mines. a Servian victory. Kaiser leaves ment removes to Bordeaux for Berlin for Mainz with Head- purély military reasons. quarters Staff.

French troops September 3.-Russians defeat advancing all along Alsace Austrians and occupy Lemberg, Lorraine. Russians enter Austris Additional list of British casualties. by upper course of the Bug and issned. General Gallieni issues Styr.French Fleet sweeps Adriatic proclamation mying he will July 30.-British First Fleet as far as Cattaro. Officially defend Paris to the end. Ipaves Portland under sealed announced that British Expedi September 4.-Russians occupy orders, Belgrade in flames, tionary Force safely lands on Haalioz. Announced that in seven

aska French soil. · July 31-Germany

daye fighting, Russians have Russia f explanation of her

August 18.-Servians rout captured 40,000 prisoners. Now mobilisation. Attack on Bal

Austrians near Schabatz, annibil British recruits total 260,000. grade continues. Martial lawating three Regiments. German in Germany. London Stock Exchange closed.

August 1.-Austrian Reserve ralled out. German stama to France and Russia, expiring noon. Italy declares nantrality, Evi donose of Australian loyalty, Bank of England rate 10 per cent. Germany declares war. Frat shots fired by Rcssian frontier patrol on Germans near Preation; no caensities.

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Crown Prince reported wounded September 5.-German squad- and in hospital. French troops ron sinks 15 British fishing boats making methodical progress in in North Sea, the orows being altim-Alsace-Lorraine. Germane en-taken prisoners. Announced that and Russia trenching along Belgian battle Britain, France front. Belgian Royal Family and mutually engage not to conclude Government move to Brussels. peace separately during the war.

August 20,-Majority of Italian September 6-Press Bureau cabinet said to favour interven- announces that in recent fighting tion on the side of the Triple British casualties total 15,000 and Entente. Russians occupy Gum-Gerruan losses thrice that number. binnen, capturing twelve guns Austrians make fruitless attempt and many prisoners. German to pieroe Russian lines, losing forces cross the Mease between 5,000 prisoners.

August 2-British cabinet meets and adjourns till evening, Liege and Namur. French forces September 7.-Announced that Cossacks invade Germany near reach Moerohingen, south-east of HM.S. Pathfinder strack a mine Biale Germana invade France

Metz. French occupy Guebwiller, off the East coast and rapidly near Cirey Germene e enter in Alsace. Russians enter East foundered. Official report issued Laxemburg Germany promites Prussia and occupy Lyk French stating that German enveloping indemnity to Luxemburg BECOME Mulhausen at the paint movement is abandoned; British

freooonpy

of the bayonet. Germans occupy superiority over Germans clearly Brussels

demonstrated.

August 2.—Estore fighting 02 River Drin Let scen Say an, and,

THE

WARK

Plan of the Great Battlefield, Showing

Fortified

Towns,

etc.

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

Armentieres

Tournai LILLE Mons

Douai Valenciendes

Waterloo

NAMUR Dinant

Charlerui

Huy

Ostend Dunkirk

St. Nicolas

Bruges

ANTWERP

. Lierre

Termonde Malines

Ghent

Diest

Roulers"

Calais Boulogne

Ypres Courtrai

Louvain

BRUSSELS

Aire

Maestricht

LIECE

t. Omer

• Verviors

Arras

Cambrai

Bap

jeaume.

Amiens

St. Quentin

Maubeuge Chimay

Hirson

Rocroi

Guise

Mezieres

la Fera:

Noyon Compiegne

Laon Rethel

Soissons

Meaux

...Consenvoye

Varennes

Thionville

Omes

Rheime

Verdun Metz

Coulommiers

Sarrebourg

PARIS

Nancy

STRASBOURG-

Luneville

Bt. Die

Epinal

Orloans

Fortified Towns

Montmedy Sedan

Longwy Longayon.

Sezanne Vitry-le-Francois [St. Mihiel

100

130

Kilometres.

Toul

Langres

The Wocores

Dijon

Belsancon

The Vosg

Colmar

Mulhausen

Bel fort

The above is a plan showing the area most affected in the present hostilities between the British, Freuch and Belgian troops and the Garmin forcad. Latest advices are to the effact that the great battle continues Fall along the line. The allies have made good progress at many pointe, The Garmina have been expelled from their positions around Lille and thrown back across the Belgian frontier, while the Allies occupy a line from Ypres to the sea and have advanced as far sa Roulers, Violent fighting continues. A British naval stilla off the Belgian coast de bombarding the German flank">

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