WAR DIARY.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 50, 27 February 1915, Page 9

WAR DIARY.

EVENTS IN BRIEF. \ June 28.—Assassination of Archduke [ Francis Ferdinand and his wife at Serajevo by a Servian. July 23.—Presentation to Servia of Austrian Note. July 28.—Austria declares war against Servia. July 29.—Belgrade bombarded. Germany attempts to bargain for Britain's neutralit}-. August I.—Germany declares war on Russia, violates neutrality of Luxemburg, and crosses French frontier. Italydeclares neutrality. August 1-3.—Dominions offer contingents to Britain. August ,4.. —VVar between Britain and Germany breaks out. Germans attack Liege. Russians invade East Prussia. August 13. —First Russian army invades Austria. August 14.—Bombardment of Namur begins. * August 15.—Austrians defeated on Servian frontier. Czar promises freedom to Poland. August 17.—Belgian Government moved to Antwerp. August 18.—Australian contingent embarks for New (luinea. British Expeditionary Force lands in France. August 20.—Germans occupy Brussels. Russian victory at Gumbinnen. August 22.—First great battle begins on western front at Mons. Charlcroi. anil Namur. British marines occupy Ostend. > • •August 24.-— Japan declares war on Germany. Japanese bombard Kiao-Chau. Austrians. abandon campaign against Servia. August 25.—Allies' left retires on Cam-brai-Landrecies line. Namur falls. August 26.—Desperate struggle on Allies' left wing, and fighting along whole front. Seven-day battle at Lemberg begins. August 27.—French Cabinet reconstructed on non-party basis. Russia's mobilisation of u>ooo.ooo men complete. Russians occupy Tilsit. August 2S.—British light cruiser squadron, with destroyers, sinks three German cruisers and two destroyers off Heligoland. Sack of Louvain. August 29. —Russian army invests Konigsburg. British-New Zealand expedition captures Samoa. August 31.—Allies' line pushed back from the Sambrc to the Somme. Russians appronch Thorn and Graudcnz. ■— "SS3 September I.—Paris prepares for siege. September 3.—French seat of government removed to Bordeaux. September 4.—Pall of German patrols within 12 miles of outer fortilications of Paris. September s.—British. French, and Russian Gov(ynments undertake not to seek peace or discuss terms separately. September o.— Battle of the Marne begins. Austrian dofeat in Poland. September B.— Large German force reaches Posen. September 10.—Right wing and centre of the invading German army defeated in battle of the Marnc. September 11.—German New Guinea captured by ' Australian Expedition. Russians defeat Austrian and German armies at Krasniz and Tomazow, and Austrians near Lemberg. September 13.—Russians surround Przc luTel- and Crncow. • September 14.—Germans evacuate Amiens. Russians suspend invasion of East Prussia. September 15.—Allies force the Aisne crossings. September 17.—German line driven back still farther in France. September 19. — Loss of submarine AEI. September '20.—Rbcims Cathedral bombarded. September 21.—Germans' right centre repulsed at Craonne. September 22.—Three British cruisers sunk by German submarines in the North Sor. Serajevo besieged by Bosnians and Servians. Russians occupy Jaroslav. September 23.— Allies' left advances. Aeroplane raid into Germany by airmen, of .British naval wing. September 24.—Series of German repulses north of the Aisne. German cruiser Emden shells Madras. Australian expedition occupies Kaiser WUhelmsland. September 20. —Japanese occupy Shantung railway. October 1. —Austrian army surrounded in Galicia, and Germane defeated in Poland. October 4. —America announces that lla"iie Peace Conference has been abandoned. October s.—Russians claim victory at Augustowo nnd Germane at Suwalki. October o.—Japan seizes Marchall anJ other kknds in north-west Pacific. October S.— Belgian Government transferred to Ostend. Aeroplane raid on •Dusseldorf. October 13. —Russians checked in Galicia. Germane capture Lille. Allies take ' the offensive near Betbune. October- 14.—Revolt in South Africa. ■(Belgian 'Governiuent'transferred to : 'Havre.- - > " - s October 15.— Allies occupy Ypres. Canadian contingent reaches Britain. October 10.—Genera,! .Botha takes the offensive against South African rebels. Germane occupy Blantenberghe. British cruiser sunk by German submarine in North Sea. October 17. —British warships sink four German destroyers. ' OctobeT 21.-"-British warships shell German positions on Belgian coast. Emden sinks seven "British merchantmen. October 23.—'Russians- gain a great victory on the Vistula. Austrian repulse on the San. October 2.3. — Karlsruhe, einks British merchantmen. October 20. — Continuous fighting on western front from (Arras to the coast. Russians t-ako 'Lowicz and two other Polish towns. October 27.—Indian troops in action on western front. Kaiser orders capture of Calais at all costs. October 28.—Calais etill uncaptured. De Wet and Beyers join South African rebels. ; October 29.—Botha defeats South African rebel force. Germans claim progress west of Lille. October success near Warsaw. Prince Louis of Battenberg, First Se,a Lord, resigns. ! October 31. —Germans driven out of lower valley of the Yser. Allies progress south of Arras, and round Ypres. : Bedouins made desert cast of Suez J Canal. . i . .''November I.—Britten cruiser torpedoed 1 j and sunk in Straits of Dover. 'jNovember 3. —Germane instal 20.4 inch . ! guns on BoTkum 'Island. t ! November 4.—Allied vessels bombard the 1 Dardanelles. Germans abandon loft. j bank of Yecr, and Allies recapture Lombardzyde.

'November 6.—Good Hope and Monmouth sunk by German equadron off Valparaiso. Britain declares war on. Turkey and annexes Cyprus. (November 7.— Teing-tau falls. Russian victory in Galicia. November 9. —Fighting renewed along the Aisiie. iHJM.A.s. Sydney -takes the lEmden. November 11.—Germans capture TUxniudc. Russians within sight of Cracow. November 14.—Death of Lord Roberts at St. Oilier. November 15.—Kuseian progress in East Prussia Fighting at Kalicz. South African rebels again defeated. November 16.—British Parliament agrees to war vote of £225,000,000, and to the levy of another million men. Prince of Wales goes to the rfont. November 18.—Japan hands over to Australia islands taken from Germany fn North-west Pacific. November lfl. —Germans claim a victory in .East Prussia. Fierce fighUng in ■Poland. November 23. — Russian victor at Cracow. De Wet on the run in South Africa, 'ivaiser again orders capture of Calais at all costs. November 25.—Calais still safe. British warships bombard German positions on Belgian coaet. Failure of German attack in Aisne district. November 28.—Russian success between Vistula and Warta; part of German army surrounded. December 2.—Surrounded German troops break through the Russians east of Lodz. Kiussian advance in the Carpathians. Austrians take Belgrade. December 3.—Australians disembarked in Kgypt. De Met captured. December 7.—Germans capture Lodz. Servian victory near Belgrade. December 9. — Scharnhorst, Oneisenau, Nurnberg, and Leipzic sunk by Admiral .Sturdee's squadron off Falkland Islands. December 12.—Allies retrain ground west of Ypres. December 15.—Servians re-enter Belgrade. Allies process along Yser Canal and Austrian* massing in the Carpathians. December 11>.—German cruisers shell unfortified English coast towns and escape. Italian Cabinet given full power to deal with the foreign situation. December 17.—Egypt declared a Brrtieh protectorate. German attack in Poland. Servia clear of lAustrians. December 20. —La*t of South African loaders captured. December 21.—Allies make progress in Flanders. Germans checked north of the Vistula, but euccessfnl in Central Poland, and Austrian advance in Galicia checked. Turks t> vacua te Sinai. Dcoerriber 24. —'French Chamber of (Deputies votes a war credit of £240,000,----000. December 2">—British cruisers and seaplams raid CuxJiavcn. December 26—Ineffectual aeroplane raid on Britain. British airman drops bombs on three (irrraan military posts in Belgium. Other air raids on Nancy nnd in Poland. Italian bluejacket* occupy Valonn. December 2S—United States protests ngainst the treatment of her commerce by British warships. December 30—Lull on eastern and western battle fronts. December 31 —German air raid on Dunkirk. January I—South African Union call! out Reserves. January 2.—Attack on Egypt aban doncd. January 4.- Turks routed at Sarykamish January s.—French successes in Upper Alsace. Russian army pursues the Austrians on the Hungarian side of the Carpathians. Russian victory at SarakamJßh. in .Via Jtjnor. January O.—UI.AI.A.S. Australia captures Gormau supply ship. January 13.—Submarine attack on Dover. German success north of Soissons. Resignation of Count Bcrchtold. Austrian .Minister for Foreign Affairs. January 10.—South African Union forces occupy Swakopmund, the harbour oi German South-West Africa. January 10.—German air raid on Yarmouth and Sandringham. January 23. —German air raid on Dunkirk. January 24.—German armoured cruiser sunk, and two battle cruiscre seriouslj damaged by Vice-Admiral Beatty"c equadron in the North Sea. January "27. — Fighting with Turkish outpost,; at El Kantara. 28 miles from Port £aid. Troops and warships assembling in the Canal. January 2.S.—Russians resume offensive in Kant Pni^sia. January 31. —Submarine attack.? on British merchantmen begun. February 2.— Germane resume the offensive, with large forces, in Poland. Lively artillery duele on western front, Italian reservists ordered to get. ready to join the colours. February 3.—Repulse of Turkish troops c.rate strength. February 4.—Violent German effort tc recover the Great Dune *t Tjombaertzyde. Hungary fnrbids export o! grain to Austria. H.M.Ais. Australia f-inks German liner off Patagonia. February 6.—Germany institutes a. pa.pei blockade of Britain. ' '■ February Undcr-Pecretary of State for War announces that recruiting is satisfactory-, and that there is no cause for disquiet. Fighting along the Whole front in the Carpathians. •February 9.—Germany says she expects neutrals to show the tsame consideration for her vital interests as for Britain's. No encmv forces within 20 miles of the Suez Canal. February 10. —(iermaiis operate in force in East Prussia. Austro-Gcrman defeat in the Carpathians reported. February 12.—Russians repulse 2: attacks in. the Carpathians. February 13. —Russians fall back, in Easi Prussia before overwhelming German forces. British airmen, to the lvumbei of 34. make raid on positions, at Os tend, Bruges, Blankenberghe,- and Zeebrugge, and inflict damage. February 17.—Forty British aeroplanes and seaplanes did more damage to the enemy's positions along the coast o Belgium. British steamer and a Frencl steamer sunk, in the Channel by Ger man submarines. February IS.—Neutrals protest againsi German proclamation of a submarint blockade .against Great Britain, anc intention to sink all steamers. February 21.—British and French battle ships attack the Dardanelles forts Several steamers sunk by German sub marines. : ■ - February 22.;— German ninneii make ineffective air raid over Essex. February 23.—Norwegian steamer Rcgir torpedoed by German submarine. February 24.—Russians admit losing nn army corps in the retreat from East Prussia before overwhelming odds j Three steamers sunk by enemy's sub s J marines. • February warship.- renew » attack on Dardanelles forts, four o( which were reduced.