1914-11-16 — Page 10

DIARY OF WAR

COUNTRIES AT WAR

Germany

Austria

against

Britain.

Russia.

France..

Belgium.

Turkey

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Japan.

Servla.

Montenegro

'ARMY "TERMS EXPLAINED.

Army corpa is a complete army

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1914.

Nov. 8. Announced that the

August 4-Earl Kitchene Septembar 3-Russians defeat big battle Allies twice destroy Austrian cruiser off Dalmatian Ost. 30.-Reported that the squadron in North Sea. Germant sails, but is recalled. War Austrians and occupy Lemberg, enemy's lines of communications coast. declared between Britain and Additional list of Britieb casualties Rassions defeat and pursue.

Badon enters Tenang harbour abandon left bank of the Year issued. Godersi Gallieni tasnee Germans.

Oct. 20. Japanese occupy and sinks the Russian orniser below Dixonde. Anglo-French Germany.

Mareball, Marianne and Caroline Jemchug and a French destroyer Squadron bombards the Darda August 5,-Germans invade proclamation saying he

Turkish garships enter open port mellea b Belgium. Japan to take measures defend Paris to the end. will Ost. 7-Bombardment of Ant Islanda. Mariann

werp continues, German com. Oct. 21-Announced that the of Odessa and bombard Russian Nov. 4.-German cruiser Korok to discharge Treaty obligations' September 4-Russians cooupy mander warning populace. Emden sinks five more British ships, Turkish cruiser bombarde strikes chain of mines blocking to Britain, Germans violate Dutch Baalics. Announced that in seven Belgian Government removes to vessels and captures another, Theodosia, in the Crineal territory at Tilbourg Russian days fighting, Russians have Ostend. German craisor Cor British warships do great work

entrance to Jabde Bay and sinks and German troops in contact on captured 40,000 prisoners. New moran and two gunboats saak off the Belgian coast, shelling the general offensive movement from and Tarkey declared. Annexation Oot. 31.-Germans attempt Nov. 5.War between Britain frontier. Bombardment of British recruits total 200,000. in Kiuchun Bay. Big battle still enemy'a trenches and wrecking Nieuport to Arras, but Allies stil of Cyprus announced.

Germana. Liege bagan by'

September 5.German squad proceeding, fighting becoming six batteries. Germans who had advance. Enomy reported to be Sir John French gazetted Inspec. ron sinks 15 British fishing boats increasingly violent.

Nov. 6.--Austrians retreating tor General of British Forces; in North Sea, the crews being Oct. 11-Fall of Antwerp to retreat, Russians pursuing Russians still advance in Poland France declared war with Turkey. advanced on Warsaw compelled withdrawing from Dixmude, along whole front before Russians Admiral Jellicoe becomes au- takon prisoners. Announced that announced. Allies still progress them. British naval flailla oon- and Eust Prusais. preme commander of the Fleet.

Britain, France and Russia all along the line. Germans drop tinues to bombard German flank.

Nov. 7.-Fall of Tsingtau an Nov 1-British ernizor Hermes nounced. Russiana continue August 8.–German troops re mutually engage not to conclude 20 bomba on Paris. ported to have been repulsed by peace separately during the war. Oct. 12.-German aviators the Left Wing, the Allies cop of Dover. British, French and many prisoners and guns. Allies Oot. 23. Severe fighting on sunk by submarine in the Straite triumphant merch, capturing September 7-Announced that drop six more bombs on Paris. Belgians in fighting near Liege.

tinuing to make Namorous

progress. Russian Ambassadora in Con- still make progress. German prizes H.M.S. Pathfinder struck a mine Oot. 13.--Commando ander Steamer Orefeld arrives at Las stantinople request passports on a small scale in itself. brought to British ports. Earl off the East coast and rapidly Colonel Maritz revolts in.the Cape Palmas with the crews of 13 Most of tho German forts & Burcender of Tsingtau is uncon-

Kitchener appointed Secretary foundered. Official report issued strength varies from 35,000 to for War: H.M.S Amphion stating that German enveloping Province, having concluded an steamers sunk by the Corman Tsingtan silenced by Japanese ditional. Russian cavalry satera 45,000 men. Division is a forca of infantry, Luise and later strikes mine and superiority over Germans clearly France. Allies resume offensive;

German territory from beyond. sinks German mine-layer Koonigin movement is abandoned; British agreement with Germans. Belgianruiser Karlsruhe, mostly in the and British bombardment

Government removes to Havre, in Atlantic.

British and Franch Ambassadors the Vistula, Oct. 24.-British destroyer leave Constantinople. Announced Nov. 9-Colonial contingents Bavalry, and artillery, usually

demonstrated.

"real progress" reported.

Badger sinks German submarine that 2,000 armed Bedouins have given great reception at Lord with a strength of from 15,000)

Augast 7-German Cavalry September 8.--Russians capture to 20,000 men.

division routed by Belgians in Mikolajoff and Rawaruska, and

Oct. 14. Announced that of Dutch coast. Announced that penetrated Egyptian territory. Mayor's Show Patriotic speeches Brigade is a force of infantry or Luxemburg. Germany. asks for convert. Galicia into Russian Russian cruisers sink two German there are nine German cruisers Germans continue violent attacas at the Guildball banquet, Ger

cavalry. The infantry brigade armistice; admite 25,000 mes Province.

submarines in the Baltic. Cana. on the high seas, and that 70 in Belgium and France, but sra man cruiser Emden caught off in from 4,000 to 7,000 strong.

September 10.-Forcǝof 60,000 dian contingent arrives at Ply-warships of the Allies are search everywhere rapalaed British Cocos Islands by H.M.A.S Sydney; The cavalry brigade is from

Govezament to shortly issue war engagenient ensues; Emden goes August 0.-Germans evacuate Germans barrying through Bal mouth. H.M.S. Yarmouth sinks ing for them.

Oct. 25 to 28.Allies continue loan of $200,000,000.. 1,000 to 2,000 strong.

Luxemburg owing to French gium to assist defeated Right the Markomaanis and captures

Turkey ashore and is burnt out; Com advance. Japan issues ultimatum, Wing in Franse. British forces the Pontoporos (Emden's supply to Progress on the Left Wing, apologises to fussia, but endeas-mander and a nephew of the

and Russians advance to Lowicz [ours to throw the responsibility Kaiser's among the prisoners. to Germany. German submarins orcas the Marne; enemy'retrest 25 ships) off Sumaira. acnk by British warship. miles.

i. Oct. 15.-Allies make further before them. French drive enemy

sad Lodz, driving the Germans on the latter

Nov. 10. - German cruiser. Reported that Japan has issued Sept. 11.-German retreat con progress, occupying a line from ovar frontier east of Nancy.

Nov. 3.-H..S. Minerva bom- Koenigsberg imprisoned in the ultimatum against Germany. tinues; announced that in four Ypres to the són.- H.M.S. Hawke

bards Akabi, which is evacua tod Ruigi River, German East. August, 14.****

Oct. 28-Five men sentenced Terilling story from British Africa, by sinking of colliers at Liege still days the Allies have advanced sunk by submarine in the North to death in connection with the Headquarters issued showing how the river's mouth. Russians intact. Belgium asks Tranos 37.1-2 milos. British squadrons Sea. to accommodate 2,000 German make a complete sweep of the

8833ssination of Prince Franza large body of British troops was still advancing in Poland and Oct. 18.-Four German de-Ferdinand, and others seat into transferred from the Aisue to the East Prussia. prisoners. Transportation of North Sea; no German ship seen. stroyers sunk off the Datoh coast. panal servitude. French troops to Belgiam com

battle on the north coast, sad Sept. 12.-Whole German

Nov. 12. Severe fighting in Oct. 17, 18 and 19,-Farther Oct. 29. Russians break re: how in subsequent fighting the France and Belgium; Germans. Russian Aroy it consists of 8 plote; whole force ready toadvance, right wing falling back in disord- advances of Allies reported, not sistance of last units of the enemy enemy suffered terribly from our take Dizmude, but Allies bold Belgians drive enemy eastward; er, Allies pursuing them. German ably on the Left Wing. French north of the Pilics; and the whole offensive. Submarine D5 sank in their own elsewhere. Further no German cavalry between Has- cavalry reported exhausted.. cruiser Waldeok Rousseau sinks" Austro-German Army retrosta.

Provinces of Antwerp and Lim;

skirmish with retreating German Russian advance in East Prussia,

Regiment 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 moa strong. Ba:tory of artillery in the British and French armica has 6 gun and about 200 men. la the German Army consiste of 4 gans and 150 men.. In the

guns and 250 men.

Events that Brought it About. 1878.-Berlin Congress charges Austria-Hungary with the upation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 2835-Austria-Hungary

sinks herself.

are hars de combat.

selt and Ramillies...

August 15-French Iroops burg entirely free of enemy: enter Belgium at Charleroi. Australian Squadron ́oconpies. Bayarian Army Corps defeated by Herbertshohe, German New French at Avricourt and Cirey. Guines. French troops occupy August 16.-Japan sende Soissons and Luneville. German ultimatum to Germany demand left wing retreating. aavea ing that Kiauchau be handed over Sept 13-Announcзd that Servia from destruction by to Japan, with a view to eventual Allies' victory becoming more and Bulgaria.

restoration to China; answer more complete everywhere. Ger- 1000.--Tari war between required by noon on August 23. mans evacuate Nancy region after Austria-Hungary and French Flest attacks Austrians ten days' attack; casualties, Servia

Fleet off Badua, sinking two 20,000 men at Ninoy and 11,000 1908. Annexation of Bosnia and ironclads and setting fire to men at Lunéville.

Herzegovina by Austria- another.

Sept. 14,-Germans evacuate Hungary.

August 17-Officially an Amione, sad givo way at Ravigar 1912-Sorbo-Bulgarian Alliance nounced that British Expodi- and Brabant-le-roi. Crown with a clause against tionary Force safely lands on Prince's Army driven back. Austria.

French soil.

French territory on east frontier 1913-Servis thrown back from

August 18.

Belgian Royal free of enemy. Russians capture" the Adriatic in favour of Family and Government move to 8,000 prisoners and great quan an independent Albania.

Brussels.

tities of war materialetswarusks, 1914. — June 28, ➡ Archduko

and occupy Czernovitza. Serviane Franz Ferdinand and Consort

defeat 00,000 Austrians at the mosassinated by a Servian student

August 22.-Germans impose angle of the Rivera Drina and at Sarajevo,

war levies of £2,000,000 and Save. Announced that German Jaly 23-Austro-Hungarian £8,000,000 respectively on oruiser Hela was sank by hostile Note delivered to Servia demand: Province of Liege and City of submarine.... ing suppression of Pan-Servion Brussels.

Sapt. 16.-Crown Prince's

August 20.-Germans occupy Brussels.

Canadian House of

movement and punishment of Commons pass war appropriation Army driven further back. Ailios accomplices in

a86aesinations. of $50,000,000. Servisne roz cocupy Rheima; 600 prisoners Answer required by 6 p.ui. same Austrians along the Drina. captured on the right of the day.

August 23. Japan declarea British. Announced that Brig war oa Germany."

arlier General N.Findlay is killed. August 20.-Russians continue Sixteen hundred German prison. on offenaive on East Prussian fron-ers landed in England. tier, German forces being com

Jaly 24-Details of Note published and proved unexpected- ly Bavere. Bomi-official Pester Lloyd affirms that Germany will suffer no third party to intervene between Austria and Servia,

Sept. 18, 19 and 20.-Battle of pelled to retreat on Koenigsberg. the Aisne continues, German Russian advance in East Prussia counter-attacks failing. Germane July 25-Russian Cabinet continues. Togoland surrenders fire on Rheims Cathedral, setting meels; announced that mobilisa- to British. tion proceeds forthwith.

Slace Fighting Begao.,

July 27.-Sorvian

esxes.

access.

Exchange closed.

August 28,--British Fieot sinks

historia building on fire.

.

Sept. 22.-H.M.obips Aboukir,

three German oruisers and two Cressy and Hoguo sunk by destroyers off Heligoland. Rus-German i barnes in the North troops sisis secure victory at Romanoff Sea. Battle of the Aisne con- aboard Danube steamer £re' da nad approach within 20 miles cf¦tinues without·· appreciable Austrian troop";' engagement Lemberg, capturing 4.000 pr-change in the situation.

Sir Edward Grey an-soners. Announced that Russians Sapt. 23 to 20.-The grea nounces his efforts to arrange completely invest Koenigsberg. battle continues; German counter conference of Ambassadors. Belgians rout a German Army attacks being everywhere repuls- July 28.-Austria declares war Corps, which withdrawe in die led Land fighting begins around on Servia. Germany cogeidere order to Louvain.

Tsingtao. Sir Edward Grey's suggested August 29.-German troops Sept. 27 Capital of the Came- conference has no prospoot of being withdrawn from Belgium, roons surrenders unconditionally

Owing to Russian advance. Earl to British Force. July 30-British First Fleet Kitchener announces that two Sept. 28 and 29.-Battle of the leaves Portland under sealed Divisions and a Cavalry Division Aisne continues, Allies beatin orders. Belgrade "in flames. from India are being sent to back severe attacks by the enemy

July 31-Germany asks France.

Sept. 30.-Big battle continues Russia f explanation of her August 30.-Apia, in German in favour of Allies, who make mobilisation. Attack on Bel-Samos, surrenders to expedi-slight progress all along the line. grade continues, Martial law tionary force from New Zealand. Germane bombard Antwerp, but in Germany, London Stock August 31-Allies occupy line are repulsed. Russians continus

extending from mouth of the to progress and are reported hal August --Austrian Reserve Sommo inland along the river, way to Boda Pest, called out.. "German ... ultim- past the fortresses of La Fere and Oot. 1, Announced that stums ... to France hand”, Laon, towarda Mezieres. Kassia, expiring at noon. Sept. 1.German Cavalry Italy declares neutrality. Evi- Corps marches on Forest of Com dences of Australian loyalty, piegne, and is engaged by Bank of England rato 10 por British, who capture ten guns. ed entirely satisfactory. Dent. Germany deolares war. Sept. 2.List of British oasual- Oct. 2.-Germans. vigorously First shots fired by Russian ties published. Detaila: Officers bombard Antwerp, British frontier patrol on Germans near killed, 36; wounded, 67; mianing, Admiralty announces adoption of Prostken; no casualties.

95. Men killed, 127; woanded mine-laying policy as a counter August | 2,--British cabinet 629; missing, 4,183. Rassions measure to German activity. mesta and adjourne till evening. sustain reverse

in local engege- Oct, 3-French President and Cossacks invade Germany near ment in Esst Prussia but defeat Ministers start on visit to con- Biala Germana invade France three Austrian Army Corps near gratulate armies in the field. The near Oirey Germans enter Lemberg, capturing 150 guns and Czar leaves for the front. Big Luxemburg Germany promises inflicting enormous losses on battle continues in France, Crown indemnity to Luxemburg. enemy. Japanese occupy seven Prince's Army being repulsed

Augast 3-Severe fighting on Islands of Kiauchau, and remove near Varennes .. River Drin between Servians and 1,000 mines. French Govern Out. 4. Germana make nigh Austriana. Patriotic scenes ment removes to Bordeaux for attack at Taingtau, bat are de outside Buckingham Palace purely military reasons. **** fented, losing 47 killed. In the

H.M.S. Oumberland has captur od nice German liners and one gunboat in Cameroon River. Allios' position in Francs report-

THE WAR.

Plan of the Great Battlefield, Showing

Fortified Towns, etc.

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

Nieu port

Calais

Boulogne

Aire

St. Omor

St. Nicolas

Bruges

ANTWERP

Maestricht

O LIEGE

• Verviers

Huy

NAMUR

• Dinant

Ostend ODunkirk

Árras

Gheat

• Dixmud e

Ypres Courtrai

Armon tieres

Termonde

Tournai

LILLE Mons Douai Valenciennes

Cambrai.

. Lierre. Malines

Diest

Louvain BRUSSELS

Waterloo

O Maubeuge Charleroi Chimay

''Hirson

Guise

Ola Fore

Rocroi

Bapaume.

. Amiens

St. Quentin

Noyon Compiegne

Laon

Soissons

Meaux

Mezieres

Sedan Montmedy.

Consenvoye

Varennes

Longwy

Longuyon Ornes

Thionvi

Rheims

Verdau Metz

Coulommiers

1

"PARIS

Sarrebourg

Sezanne Vitry-le-Francois St. Mihjel

Nancy

Toul

Luneville

STRASBO URG

St Die.

Epinal

Orleans

Fortified Towns

100

150

Langres

The Wocerea

Dijon

Begancon

The Vosges

Colmar

Bel fort

The above is a plan showing the area most affected in the prosent hostilities between the British, Fronch and Belgian troops and the German forced Latest adricos are to the effect that bitter fighting is takrog place batwoen Nieuport and Armentieres. The Germans have advanced to Dixmade, which they hold at the moment..

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