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THE HONGKONAN

TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1914.

DIARY OF WAR.

COUNTRIES AT. WAR.

Germany against Britain.

Russia. France. Belgium: Austria against Servla.

Russia,

Britain. France,

ARMY TERMS EXPLAINED. Army corpa is a complete army on a small scale in its sif. The strengs varies from 35,000 45,000 men. Division is a forcs of infantry.

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declared between Britain an Germany.

sinks herself.

tinues

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August 31.-Allies occupy lins Sept. 22. HM. abips Aboukir, big battle Allies twice destroy Austrian oruiser off Dalmatian Austro-German Army retreats

Out 30-Reported that extending from mouth of the Creasy and Hogus saak by enemy's lines of communications. coast.

Oct. 20, Japanese occupy Endan entere Penang harg August 5,-Gormans invade Somme inland along the river, German 3. barines in the North Russians defeat and parano Belgium: Japan to take measures past the fortresses of La Fere and Sea. Battle of the Aisne con- Germans.

Jemehng and a French destro Islande. to discharge Treaty obligations non, towards Mezieres.

without appreciable Ost. 7.-Bɔmbardment of A... Marshall, Marianne and Úareline and sinks the Russian or werp continues, German com. Oct. 21-Aunounced that the Turkish warships enter open to Britain, Germans violate Dutch Sept. 1.-German Cavalry change in t situation,

warning populaco, Emden sinks five more British of Odessa and bombird Ruger territory at Tilbourg. Russian Corps marches on Forest of Com- Sept. 23 to 28.-The great minder and German troops in contact on piegne, and is engaged by battle ontinues; German counter Belgian Government removes to vessels and captares another, ships. Turkish cruiser bomb frontier. Bombarduteat of Britlah, who capture lon gare altaoks being everywhere repala Ostood. German craiser Cor British warships do great work Theodosia, in the Crimes.

Oo. 31-Germans story Liege began by Germans. Sept. 2.-List of British casual ed. Lind fighting begins around morna and two gunboats sunk off the Belgian cost, shelling the

in Kiauchan Bay Big battle still enemy's trenches and wrecking general cfensive movement rom Sir John French gazetted laspeoties published. Details:-Officers Tsingtau. tor General of British Forens killed, 36; wounded, 67; talesing, Sept.-27 Capital of the Camo proceeding, fighting becoming six batteries, Germans who had Nieuport to Arras, but Allies still

advanced on Warsaw compelled advance. Enemy repo:tačiak Admiral Jelliese becomes sa 95. Men killed, 127; wounded, reons surreaders uuonditionally increasingly violent.

820; missing, 4,183. Rassians to British Force.

Oct. 11-Fall of Antwerp to retreat, Russiane pursuing withdrawing from D promo commander of the Flost,

Augast 6-German troops ro sustain reverse in local engage Sept. 28 and 29.-Battle of the announced. Allies still progress them. British naval tilla con- Russians still advance in Polana ported to have been repaleed by ment in East Prussia but defeat Aisne continues, Allies beatin all along the line. Germans drop tinues to bombard German ink. and East Prussia,

Oat. 23.-Severe fighting on

Nov 1. British oruiser Hermea Belgians in. Aghting near Liege. three Austrian Army Corps near back severe attacks by the enemy 20 bombs on Paris."

Numerona Gormsa prizes Lemberg, capturing 150 guns and Sept. 30.-Big batile continues Oct. 12-German aviators the Left Wing, the Allies con- sunk by submarine in the Straits mako progress of Dover. British, French and brought to British ports. Earl inflicting enormous losses on in favour of Allies, who make drop six more bombs on Paris.tinuing to

Out. 13.-Commando under Steamer Crefeld arrives at Lie Russian, Ambassadora in Con Kitchener appointed Secretary enemy. Japanese occupy seven slight progress all along the line." for War: H.M.S Amphion Islands of Kiauchan, and remove Germans bombard Antwerp, but Colonel Maritz revolts in the Uape Palmas with the crews of 13 stantinople request passports. French Govern- are repulsed. Russians continue, Province, having concluded an steamers sunk by the German Most of the German forte at sinks German mine-layer Koenigin 1,000 miaos.

and British bombardment. Luise, and later strikes mins and ment removes to Bordeaux for to progress and are reported hal agreement with Germane. Belgian cruiser Karlsruhe, mostly in the Tsingtau silenced by Japaneas

purely military reasons.

way to Buda Post.

Government removes to Havre, in Atlantic. that France. Allies resume cffensive; Oot. 1, Announced

Oot 24-British destroyer British and French Ambassadora August 7-Germin Cavalry September 5.-Russians defeat

Badger sinks German submarine leave Lonstantinople. Announced "real progress" reported. division routed by Belgians in Astrians and occupy Lemberg. H.M.S. Cumberland has captur

Out. 14. Aunource that off Dutch coast. Announced that that 2,000 armed Bedouine have Luxemburg. Germany asks for Additional list of British casualtios od nice Gorman liners and armistice; admita 25,000 men issued. General Gallient issues one gunboat in Cameroon River. Russian cruisera sink two German there are nine German oraisers penetratad Egypt na territory. ace hors de combat.

proclamation saying he will Allies position in France report-submarines in the Baltic. Osus on the high seas, and that 70 Germans continue violent attacks August 9,-Garmans evacuate defend Paris to the end.

ed entirely satisfactory,"

dian contingent arrives at Ply-warships of the Allies are search-in Belgium and Frines, but are September 4.-Russians occupy Oct. 2.-Germans vigorously mouth. H.M.S. Yarmouth sinks ing for them.

everywhere repulsed. British Luxemburg owing to French!

Our: 25 to 28.-Allies continue overament tabcrtly isane war Antwerp. British the Markomannia and captures advance. Japan issues ultimatum Haalios. Aunounced that in seven bombard vo Germany. Gorman submarine daya' fighting, Russians have Admiralty announces adoption of the Pontopores (Emden's supply to progress on the Left Wing, loan of £200,000,000 Turkey and Russians advance to Lowicz apologises to Russia, but endear British warship. captured 40,000 prisoners. New mine-laging policy as a counte. shipa) off Sumatra. weak by

Och 15.-Allies make further und Lodz, driving the Germans ours to throw the responsibility Reported that Japan has issued British recruits total 200,000. measure to German activity.

against Gormany. September 5. Cermin squad-

Oct. 3-French President and progress, occupying a line from before them. French drive enemy o1.the latter,

Nov. 3.-H.M.S. Minerva bom- ultimatura Earl Kitchener npcals for ron sinka 15 british fabing bosta Ministers start on visit to con- Ypres to the eso, H.M.S. Hawke over frontier east of Nsney,

Oct, 28.-Five men sentenced harla Akabs, which is evacuated. Russians enter in North Sea, the crews being gratulate armies in the field. The sunk by submarine in the North

to death in connection with the Trilling story fron British 100,000 men. Austrian territory near the taken prisoners. Announced that Ozar leaves for the front. Big Sea.

Britain, France and Russia battle continuorin France, Crown Oct. 16.-Four German de assassination of Prince "Franz Hen iquarters issued showing how valley of Styr.

mutually engage not to conclude Prince's Army being repulsed stroyera sunk off the Datch coast. Ferdinand, and othera seat into a large body of British troops was transferred from the Aiane to the near Varennes.

Oct. 17, 18 and 19.-Farther penal servitude, ... peace separately daring the war. September 6-Prog Bareau

Oct. 29.-Russians break re battle on the north coset, and Oct. 4 Gormans make nigh advances of Allies reported, not- announces that in recent fighting attack at Tsingtau, but are doably on the Left Wing. French sistance of last units of the enemy how in subsequent fighting the British casualties total 15,000 and feated, losing 47 killed. In the cruiser Waldeck Rousseau sinks north of the Pilica, and the whole enemy suffered to ribly from our August 14.- Liege still Gerruan losses thrice that number.. iatnot. Belgium aaki Franca Austrians mike fruitless attempt to accommodate 2,000 Garmin to pieres Russian lines, losing

Transportation of 5,000 prisoners. prisonera, French troops to Belgium com- plote; whole force ready to advance. Belgians drive enemy eastward; no German cavalry between Has Belt and Ramillies.

August 15.-French troop:

Belgium at Charloroi onter and Bavarian Army Corps defeated by

A

civalry, and artillery, ususlle with strongth of from 15,000 to 20,000 men. Brigade is a force of infantry o

Cavalry. The infantry brigade is from 4.000 to 7,000 strong The cavalry brigado is from 1,000 to 2,020 sträng. Regiment of infantry is from

2,000 to 4,000 strong. cavalry tegiment is from 500 to 1,000 men strong. Squadron of cavalry is from 15

to 200 men strong. Battery of artillery in the British and French armies has 6 guo and about 200. men. In th German Army consists of 4

In the gans and 150 men. Raasi in Army it consists of 8 gune and, 250 men. "

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Events that Brought It About. 1378.-Berlin Congress charges Apatria-Hungary with the qucupation of Boscia and flerzegovina. 1835-Austria-Hungary

Sarvia from destruction by Bulgaria. 1006.-Tariff War - botwoan

Austria-Hungary Sarvio. 1908.-Annexation of Bosnia and

Herzegovina by "Austria- Baugary. 1912.-Sorbo Bulgarian Alliance with a clanse against Austria.

1913.-Servis thrown back from the Adriatic in favour of

August 12 Belgium reporte that German advance guarda ara falling back on main Army, Terrific cannonading hoard from Tongres,

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Septembar 7-Announced that, HMS. Pathunder struck a mine off the East coast and rapidly foundered. Official report issued etating that German enveloping movement is abandoned; British superiority ovar. Germ ins clearly! demonstrated,

French at Avricourt and' Olrey. September 8.-Russiangcapture Angust 10.-Japan abale Mikolajff and Rawarusko," and ultimatum to Germany demand convert licis into Russian ing that Klauchau be handed over Province. British casualties to to Japan, with a view to eventual date: Officers: killed, 63. answer wounded, 162; missing, 230. restoration to China; required by noon on August 23. Men: killed, 212; wounded, missing. 13,413. French Flant attacks Austrian 1,061;

retire before. the Fleet off Budua, sinking two Germuns an independent Albania. ironclads and Petting fra to British pad cross the Maine. September 10.-Force of 60,000 1914. - June 28-Arohduko another.

ne Cheras barrying through. Bal. Franz Ferdinand and Consort' August 17-Officially nesassinated by a Servian student nounced that British Expedi- gium to assist defeate! Right tionary Eurco safely lands on Wing in France. British forces at Sarajevo."

French soil.

cross the Marne; enemy ratreat 25. Belgian Royal! miles Augnst .18. - Family and Government move to Sept. 11.-German retreat con- tinues; announced that in four: days the Allies livo advanced 37.1-2 miles. British squadrons mako a complets sweep of the

German Sept. 1-Whole on

July 23-Austro-Hungarian Note delivered to Servia demand. ing suppression of Pan-Servian movement and parishment of accomplices in assassinations. Answer required by 0 p.m. same

Brussels.

August 20.-Germans occapy Brussels.

dely E-Details of Nots war levica of £2,000,000 and

August 22.-Germans impose

£8,000,000 respectively

North Soa, ne German ship soon.

published and proved unexpected Province of Liego and City of right wing falling back in disord ly severe. Semi-official Pester;

Brussola. Canadian House of er, Allies pursuing them, German Lloyd affirms tha: Germany will

reported exhausted. Buffer no third party to intervene Commons pass war appropriation cavalry

Provinces of Antwerp and Lim-: of $50,000,000. Servians rou between Austria and Servia.

along the Drina. burg entirely free of enemy: July 25.-Russian Cabinet Augtrio os

August 23.- Japan do:lares Australian Squadron occupies

Herbertshohe, méets; announced that mobiliss

German New war on Germany. tion proceeds forthwith,

August 24.-Earl of Leven Guinea. French troops occupy dangerously wounded. Namar Soissons and Luneville. German

Charleroi left wing retreating. falls to Germans. taken and re-token.

Since Fighting Began. aboard Danube steamer £re on engagement Austrian troops;

Sir Edward Grey an ensuca. nounces his efforts to arrange conference of Ambassadors.

July 27.-Servian trooba

Sept. 13.-Announced that August 25-Italian Premier Allies victory becoming more and i announces that Italy will not aban-

more completeeverywhere. Ger

don neutrality. Heavy fighting mans evacuate Nanoy region after A ten days attack; casualties, July 28-Austria declares war in Belgium between Allied Forces on Servis. Germany considers and Germany; enormous losses; 20,000 men at Ninoy and 11,000 Sir Edward Grey's suggested British casualties total 2,000. conference has no prospect of British and French forces fall men at Laneville."

euccess.

flames.

Sept. 14-Garmsns evacuate back on covering positions; Ger Amiens, and give way at Revigoy

Brabant-le-roi. and

Crown July 30.-British First Fleetmans unable to carry out counter- leaves Portland under sealed attack. Four Namur forts still Prince's Army driven back. intact. Germans bombard French territory on east frontier orders. Belgrade in

aske Malines, but Belgians retaliate free of enemy. Rassians capture July 31.- Germany Russia for explanation of her and drive them towards Vilvorde. 8,000 prisoners and great quan- August 26-Russians continue titiesof war material altswaruska, mobilisation. Attack on Bol grade continues. Martial law on offensive on East Prussian fron and occupy Czernovitza, Serviane Germany. Londen Stock tier, German forces being com defeat 90,000 Austrians at the pelled to retreat on Koenigsberg angle of the Rivers Drina ond Exchange closed.

August 1.-Austrian Reserve Bassian advance in East Prussia Save. Announced that Germaz German altim continues. Togoland surrenders cruiser Hela was sunk by hostile called out,

and to British. Atoms

submarine... France to

August 28.-British Fiest sinks i of Busein, expiring Italy declares nentrality. Eri- three German cruisera and two deness of Australian loyalty, destroyers off Heligoland. Rus-

noon.

cabinet

Sept. 16-Crown Prince's Army driven further back. Allies occupy Rheims; 600 prisoners sians secure victory at Romanoff captured on the right of the Bank of England rate 10 per and approach, within 20 miles of British. Announced that Brig cent. Germany deolares war. First shota fired by Russian Lemberg, capturing 4,000 pri-adier General N. Findlay is killed. soners. Announced that Russians Sixteen hundred German prison frontier patrol on Germana near

completely invest Koenigsbergera landed in England. Prostkon; no casualties.

Belgians rout a German Army Sept. 17.-Germans halt in August 2British meets and adjourna till evening. Corps, which withdraws in dia their retreat and take up en- Ocessoka inrude Germany near order to Louvain. trenched positions; Battle of the Biala. Germans invade France August 29.-German troops Aisne begins. Austrian armies девс Oirey. Germans enter being withdrawn from Belgium, evacuating Galicis, in a state of Luxemburg Germany promises owing to Russian advance. Earl compile rout. Announced that Kitobener announces that two Government of India bears cost indemnity to Luxemburg.

August 3.Severe fighting on Divisione and a Cavalry Division of Indian Expeditionary Force. River Drin between Servians and from India are being sent to

assenes France. Austrians. Patriotio outside Bookingham

Palace

August 30,Apia, in German August4 Earl Kitchene Simos, aurrenders to open

Bulb Lut ipficallcu.

Ruark Pris from New Zeala tioaury Lorco

Sept. 18, 19 and 20,- Battle of the Aisne continues, German counter-attacke failing. Germans fire on Rheims Cathedral historic building on fire.

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THE WAR.

offensive.

Plan of the Great Battlefield, Showing

Fortified Towns,

etc.

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

Nieuport

Ghent

St. Nicolas Ostend Bruges

Termonde! Malines Dunkirk

ANTWERP

Lierre

Diest

Roulers.

Calais * Boulogne

St. Omer

Maestricht

Airo

LIEGE

Mon

Ypres Courtrai

Armentieres

Tournai

OLILLE Douai Valoncientes

Louvain BRUSSELS

Waterloo

O

NAMUR

* Dinanti

Maubeuge Charlerui Chimay

•

Noyon Compiegne

¡Huy

• Vervilers.

Arras

Cambrai

Bapleaume.

Amiens

St. Quentin

Hirson

Rocroi

•

Guise

·la Fere

• Mezieres

Bedan

Montmedy

Rethel Laon

Soissons!

Meaux

Longwy Longuyon

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• Ornes

Rheims

Verdün O

Coulommiers

Barrebourg

PARIS

Sezanne Vitry-le-Francois

St. Mihiel

Nancy

O

STRASBOURG,

Lunevillo

St. Die

Epinal

Orleans

Thionville Consenvoye

Varennes

Metz

Langres

The Woebres

Fortifled Towns.

Dijon

Be sançon

O

The Vosges

Colmar

Mülhausen

Bel fort

The above is a plan showing the area most affected in the present hostilities between the British, French and Belgian troops and the German forces. Latest advices are to the effyst that the Germans ara retreating between Nieuport and Dixmude, an 1 that the Allies gaining ground at other points