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DIARY OF WAR,

COUNTRIES AT WAR.

Germany

Austria

Turkey

against

Britala."

Russia,

France.

Belgium,

Japan.

Servia, Montenegro.

ARMY TERMS' EXPLAINED,

Wor:

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1911.

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August 4.-Earl Kitchene peace separately during the war, Franss. Allies "rasuma ofensive; Badger sinks German submarine that 2,000 armed Bedouins have given great reception a Lord off Datoh coast. Announced that penetrated Egyptian territory. Mayor's Show. Patriotic spacobss War. September-Announced that "real progress reported. sails, but is recalled.

Announced that there are nine German ornisere Germans continue violent attacas at the Guildhall banques. Ger declared between Britain an HMS. Path fader atrack a mine Oct. 14.

off the Eat coast and rapidly Russian cruisers sink two German on the high 2003, and that 70 in Belgium and France, but are man oruiser Emden caught off Garmany.

Government to shortly issue war engagement ensues, Emden goes August 5.-Germaus invade foundered. Official report issued submarines in the Baltic. Caua warships of the Allies are search everywhers ropulsed. British Cocos Islands by H.M.A.S Sydney Belgiam. Japan to take measures stating that German enveloping dian contingent arrives af Plya ing for them.

Oot. 25 to 28.-Allies continue loan of £200,000,000. Turkey shore and is burnt out; Com to discharge Treaty obligations movement is abandoned; British mouth. H.M.S. Yarmouth sink- to Britain. Germans violato Dutch superiority over Germans clearly the Markomaania and captures to progress on the Left Wing, apologises to Russia, but endear-mander and a nephew of the

the Pontoporos (Emden's supply) and Russians advance to Lowicz ours to throw the responsibility Kaiser's among the prisoners.

Nov, 10. German cruiser territory at Tilbourg. Russian demonstrated.

and Lodz, driving the Garmane on the latter. September 8-Russiansenpture ships) off Sumaira. and German troops in contact on

Õct, 15.—allies make further before them. French drive enemy Nov. 3.-L.M.S. Minerva bom-Koenigsberg imprisoned in the

barls Arab, which is evacuated Raigi River, German Es frontier. Bombardment of Mikolajoff and Rawaruska, and

story from British Africa y sinking of colliers a Germans. convert Galicia int> Russian progresa, opraoying a line from over frontier east of Nancy. Liege bagun by

Oct, 28.-Five men sentenced Thrilling pres to the 33. H.M.S. Dawk: Sir John French gazetted Inspec- Province.

September 10.-Forcaol 60,000 anak by submarine in the North to death in connection with the Headquarters issued showing how the river's mouth. Russions tor General of British Forens;

assassination of Prince Franz a large body of British troops was still advancing in Poland and Admiral Jellione bocomes au- Germans harrying through Bal. Saa

Nov 12-Severe fighting in gium to assist defeated Right Out. 16.-Foar Germsu de Ferdinand, and others soot into transferred from the Aisne to the East Prussia.

battle on the north coast, and preme commander of the Fleet,

August 6.-German troops re. Wing in France. Britial forces stroyera sank off the Datch opat penal servitude.

Oot. 29.-Russiaus break re how in subsequent fighting the France and Belgium; Germans Oct, 17, 18 and 19-Farther! ported to have been repulsed by oross the Marue; enemy retreat 25

advances of Allies reported, not eistance of last units of the enemy enemy sufferad terribly from our take Dixmude, bat Alliss bold Belgians in fighting near Liege. miles.

skirmish with retreating Germen Russian advance in East Prussia Gorman Numerous

Sept. 11-German retreat con- ably on the Left Wing. French north of the Pilica; and the whole offörsive. Submarine D5 sunk in their own elsewhere. Farther prizes brought to British ports. Earl tinues; announced that in four craiser Waldeck Roaseta sink-Austro-German Army retreats.

Ost. 30.-Reported that the squadron in North Sas. Germant, Admiralty announces that, in at- Army corps is a complete army Kitchener appointed Secretary days the Allies have advanced Austrian submarine of Dalmatiar

Emdon enters Penang harbour abandon left bank of the Yser sence of information, loss H.M.8 Amphion 37,1-2 miles. British squadrons coast.. on a small scale in itself. The for

Oct. 20.-Japanese occupy and sinks the Russian cruiser below Dixaude. Anglo French craisers Good Hope and Mon Nov. 13. Mr. Asquith anncun strength varies from 35,000 to sinke German mine-layer Koenigin make a complete sweep of the 45,000 men.

Laise and later strikes mine and North Sea; no German ship seen. Marshall, Marianne and Caroline Jemchug and a French destroyer Squadron bombards the Darda mouth must be assumed.

German Islands.

Turkish warships enter open port nailes. Sept. 12,-Whole

Nov. 4.-German cruiser Torok oes that British 038usities in Division is a force of infantry, sinks herself.

oavalry, and artillery, usually

August 7-German Cavalry right wing falling back in disord-Ost.-21.-Announced that the of Odesas and bombard Russian

entrance to Jahde Bay and sinks 57,000. Christian De Wet's re- with a strength of from 15,000 division routed by Belgians in er, Allies pursuing them. German Emden sinks five more British ships. Turkish oruiser bombards strikes chain of mines blocking France up to October 31 total

reported

exhausted. vessels and captures another. Theodosis, in the Crimea.

Nov. 5.-War between Britain bel cammando severely defeated Luxembarg. Germany asks for cavalry

Oct. 31.-Germans attempt armistice: admits 25,000 man Provinces of Antwerp and Lim British warships do great work

that supplementary vote for ad- are hors de combat.

burg entirely free of enemy off the Belgian coast, shelling the general offensive movement from and Turkey declared. Annexation by General Boths. Announced Nov. 6.-Austrians retreating other million men will be asked August 9.-Germans evacuate Australiac Squadron ocouples easmy's trenches and wrecking Nieuport to Arras, but Allies stil of Cyprus announced.

German New six batteries, Germans who had advance. Enemy reported to be

Dirmude. along whole frant before Rasaians for, bringing British Army up to Luxemburg owing to French Herbertahobe, advance. Japan issues ultimatam Guinea. French troops occupy advanced on Warsaw compelled withdrawing from

Nov. 7.-Fall of Teingtau an, als. to Germany. German submarine Soissons and Luneville. German to retreat, Russians pursuing Russians still advance in Poland France declares war with Turkey. 2,186,400, exclusive of Territori

them. British naval filla ova and East Prussia,

coatinae Nov. 14.-Egyptian Mohamme British warship, eft wing retreating. acnk by

Nov 1.-British craiser Hermesnounced, Reported that Japan has issued Sept. 14-Germans evacuate tinues to bombard Garman flink. ultimatum against Germany. Amiens, and give way at Revigny Oot. 23. Severe fighting on sunk by submarine in, the Straits triumphant "maaroh, capturing dans give expression to remark

British. Brabant-le-roi. atill and

Crown the Left Wing, the Allies con of Dover. British, French and many prisoners and guns. Allies able feelings of loyalty towards August 14.- Liege

разко progress Russian Ambaseadors in Con- still make progress.

Nov. 15.-Death of Earl Ro intact, Belgium asks France Prince's Army driven back. tinning to to accommodate 2,000 German French territory on east frontier Steamer Crefeld arrives at Las stantinople request passports. Nov. 8.-Announced that the prisoners. Transportation of free of enemy. Russians capture Palmss with the orewe of 13 Most of the German forts at surrender of Teingtou is uncon-bertsia France announced. Fight- Gorman territory from beyond Germans being thrown back to French troope to Belgium com- 8,000 prisoners and great quan- steamers sunk by the German Teingtan ailenced by Japanese ditional. Russian cavalry ontera ing still continues in Belgium,

right bank of the Year Canal. plete; whole force ready to advance, tities of war material atRawaruska, cruiser Karlsruhe, mostly in the and British bombardment.

British and French Ambassadors the Vistula.

Nov. 9.-Colonial contingents

(Continued on page 10) Belgisne drive enemy eastward; and occupy Czernovitza, Servians Atlantic.

Oct. 24.-British destroyer leave Constantinople. Announced

to 20,000 men. Brigade is a force of infantry or cavalry. The infantry brigade is from 4,000 to 7,000 strong. The cavalry brigade is from 1,000 to 2,000 strong. Regiment of infantry is from

2,000 to 4,000 strong.

A

savalry regiment ia from 500 to 1,000 men strong. Squadron of oзvalry is from 150

to 200 mon strong.

Battery of artillery in the British and French armies has 6 guna and about 200 men, lo the Gorman Army consists of 4 gaus and 150 men. In the Russian Army it consists of 8 guns and 250 men. -

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no German cavalry between Haa defeat 90,000 Austrians at the selt and Ramillies.

angle of the Rivers Drina and August 15-French troops Bave. Announced that German enter Belgium at Charleroi. cruiser Hela was sank by hostile Events that Brought it About.

Bavarian Army Corps defeated by submarine,

Sapt. 16-Crown Prince's 1878.-Berlin Congress charges French at Avricourt and Cire?

Austria-Hungary with the

August 16-Japan Bond Army driven further back. Allies cupation of Bosnia and ultimatum to Germany demand cocopy Rheims; 600 prisoners Herzegovina.

ing that Kiauchan be handed over osptared on the right of the 835-Austria-Hungary eaves to Japan, with a view to eventual British. Announced that Brig- Servia from destruction by restoration to China; answer adier General N.Findlay is killed. Bulgarin.

required by noon on August 23. Sixteen hundred German prison. 1900:-Tariff War between French Flest attacks Austrian ers landed in England.

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Sopt, 18, 19 Lad 20.-Battle of the Aisne continues, German counter-attacks failing. Germans fire on Rheims Cathedral, setting historic building on fire.

and Fleet off Badus, sinking two Austria-Hungary Servia.

ironclads and setting fire 1809.-Annexation of Bosnia and another.

Herzegovias by Austria- August 17,-Officially an Hungary.

nounced that British Expedi-

Sept. 22.-H. M. ships Aboukir, 1912-Serbo-Bulgarian Alliance tionary Force safely lands on

clause against French soil.

Cressy and Hogue sank by with a Austria,

August 18, Belgian Royal German 3 boarnes in the North Family and Government move to Sea. Battle of the Aisne con. tinges without appreciablo the Adriatic ia favour of Brussels. an independent Albania.

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1913-Servia thrown back from

August 20.—Germans occupy change in the situation.

1914. June 28. Arohdüko Brussels. Franz Ferdinand sad Consort

Sept. 23 to 20.-The grea August 22.-Germans impose battle continues; German counter assassinated by a Servion student wor levies of £2,000,000 and attacks being everywhere repuls

at Farajevo.

£8,000,000

respectively

Sept. 27 Capital of the Came. roons surrenders unconditionally. to British Force."

Sept. 28 and 29.-Battle of the Aisne continues, Allies beatin back severe attacks by the enemy

on ed Land fighting begins around Jaly 23-Austro-Hungarian Province of Legs and City of Tsingtan. Note delivered to Servia demand- Brussels, Oanadian House of ing suppression of Pan-Servian Commons pass war appropriation movement and punishment of of $50,000,000. Serviang ro

assassinatious. Austrians along the Drius accomplices in Answer required by 6 p.m. came August 23.-Japan declar. day.

war on Germany. July 24-Details of Note Angast 26-Russians continue pablished and proved unexpected-on offensive on East Prassian froo- ly severe. Semi-official Pester tier, German forces being com. Lloyd affirme that Germany will pelled to retreat on Koenigsberg. enffer no third party to intervene Russian advance in East Prussia between Austria and Servic. continues. Togoland surrenders

Jaly 25-Russian Cabinet to British. meets; announced that mobilisa- tion proceeds forthwith.

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Sept. 30.-Big.battle continues in favour of Allies, who make slight progress all along the line. Germans bombard Antwerp, but are repulsed. Russians continue. to progress and are reported hal way to Buda Past.

that Oct, 1. Announced August 28.-British Fleet sinks three German, oruisers and two H.M.S. Cumberland has captur- ed nine German linera and| !destroyers of Heligoland, Since Fighting Began.

one ganboat in Cameroon River. July 27,-Servian

August 20. German troo, aboard Danube steamer Ere on being withdrawn from Belgiu Allies' position in France report. Oot. 2.-Germans vigorously Austrian troops; engagement owing to Russian advance. Ea: ed entirely satisfactory.

Sir Edward Grey an Kitchener announces that two

Antwerp. British nonncos his efforts to arrange Divisions add a Cavalry Division bombard conference of Ambassadors. from India, are being sent to Admiralty announces adoption of

mine-laying policy as a counte Jaly 28-Austria declarea war France.

August 30.-Apia, in German measure to German activity. on Servia. Germany considers

Oct. 3.-French President and Sir Edward Grey's enggested Samoa, surrendere to expadi-' conference has no prospect of tionary force from New Zealand. Ministers start on visit to con August 31.-Allies occupy line gratulate armies in the field. The Big Jaly 30-British First Flest extending from month of the Ozar leaves for the front. leaves Portland under sealed Somme inland along the river, battle continues in France, Crown orders, Belgrade in flames.past the fortresses of La Fore and Prince's Army being repulsed

near Varennes. July 31-Germany aska Laon, towards Mezieres...

Oot. 4 Germané make niga Russia for explanation of her Sept. 1.-German Cavalry mobilisation.. "Attack on Bel Corps marches on Forest of Com-attack at Taingtau, but are de grade continues. Martial law piegne, and is engaged by feated, losing 47 killed. In the in Germany, London Stock British, who captare ten gars. big battle Allies twice destroy Exchange closed.

Sept. 2.Japanese occupy seven enemy's lines of communications Russians defeat and purane August 1Austrian Reserve Lalande of Kianehan, and remove. Germans.

auccess.

called ont. German altim-1,000, mines. French Govern

Oct. 7.-Bombardment of Ant- stums to Franca and ment removes to Bordeaur fo

werp continues, German com. Rasais, expiring at Doon, purely military reasons.

populace. September 3.-Bussians defea mander warning Italy doclores neutrality. Evi dences of Australian loyalty. Austrians and occupy. Lemberg, Belgian Government removes to Bank of England rate 10 per Additional listof British ossualties Oalend. Gorman oraiser Cor- rant. Germany declares war, issued. General Gallieni issues moran and two gunboats sunk First shots fired by Russian proclamation saying he will in Kianohan Bay. Big battle still proceeding, fighting becoming frontier patrol on Germans near defend Paris to the end.

increasingly violent, Prostken; no casualtios.

September 4-Russians occupy

Oct. 11-Fall of Antwerp August 2-British cabinet Haalics, Announced that in seven ests and adjourns till evening days fighting, Russians have announced, Allies still progress Cossacks invade Germany near captured 40,000 prisoners. New all along the line, Germans drop Bials. Germans invade France British recruits total 260,000. 20 bombe on Paris......

Oct. 12-German aviators Boer Oires.

Germans enter: September 5.-German squad drop six more bombs on Paris... Laxemburg Germany promises ron sinks 15 British fishing boats Oot. 13.-Commando under indemnity to Luxemburg.

Angust B.-Severe fighting on in North Sea, the crows being Colonel Marits revolte in the Cape ors. Announced that Province, having concluded an River Drin between Betvians and

foe and Russin agreement with Germans, Belgian Austrians Patriotio

angage not to ouralude Government removes to Havro, in

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WAR.

Plan of the Great Battlefield, Showing

Fortified Towns,

etc.

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

Zeebrugge

Ostend

St. Nicolas

Nieuport

Bruges

ANTWERP

Lierre

Termo

Dunkirk

Ghent

Calais. Boulogne

Arras

'Cambrai

Bapiesume.

Orleane

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Malines Diest

Louvain BRUSSELS

Waterloo

Mons

Huy

NAMUR

Dinant

■ Maestricht

LIECE

• Verviers

• Dixmude..

Ypres Courtrai

rmentieres

Tournai

O LILLE Douai Valencien nës

Maubeuge Charleroi Chimay

Hirson

"Rocroi

• Meziores

Sedan Montmedy

Longwy

Longuyon Thionville

Amions,

St. Quentin

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Noyon Compiegne

Guise

la Fere

Laon

Sojasons

Meaux

Rethel

Consenvoye

Varennes

• Ornes Verdun

Metz

Rh

Coulommiers

Sarrebourg

PARIS

Nancy

STRASBOURG

Luneville

St. Dio

Epinal

Fortified Towns

Sezanne Vitry-le-Francois

100

Kilometre

St. Mihiel

Tou!

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Langres

The Wostres

Dijon

Besancon

The Vosges

Colmar

Mulhausen

Belfort

The above is a plan showing the area most affected in the present hostilities between the British, Frenc and Belgian troops and the German forces. Latest advices are to the effent that the Allies have strengthened the i Positions in Flanders and a German advance is regarded as impossible,

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