DIARY OF THE WAR

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2245, 3 September 1914, Page 6

DIARY OF THE WAR

THE RECORD TO DATE Tho following diary of events is based on the dates of. publication in New Zealand:— June 29.—Assassination of Archduko Francis Ferdinand of Austria and his wife" at Serajovo. July 29.—Austria declared , war on Servia. Belgrade bombarded. July 30.—Kussian mobilisation ordered. August I.—Germany declared war on Russia. French mobilisation ordered. August '2. —German invasion of Luxemburg reported; also German concentration on Belgian frontier. Russians crossed German frontier. August 4.—War between Britain and Germany declared. August .advance checked at Liege. Kitchener appointed Secretary for War. August 6. —German mine-layer Koenigen Luise sunk by British destroyer Lance at the mouth of the Thames River. August 7.—British cruiser Amphion sunk by German mine.* New Zealand and Australian offers of Expeditionary Forces accepted. August 3. —Tenth German Army Corps repulsed at Liege. Germans requested armistice—refused. August 9.—German submarines reported to have attacked British cruiser squadron. German submarine U 15 Bunk. Servians ontered Bosnia. Montenegro declared war on Austria. August. 10.—France declared war on Austria. August 11.—Reported that the Germans had lost at Liege 2000 killed, 20,000 wounded, and 9700 captured. August 12.—One million Germans reported to be marching against North Franco and Belgium. Six German Army Corps defend Russian frontier. Servians captur-ad Vardiohto and Dabrunie. Servia reported to have reached Serajevo in Bosnia. August 13.—Britain and France declared war against Austria. British cruisers dispatched to guard the South American trade routes. British Government'agreed to guarantee the Bank of England against any" loss incurred in discounting bills of-exchange. German siege guns disab led at Liege. Germany offered Sα/oy, Nice, Corsica, and Tunis to Italy in rut-urn , for help. Sale of Goeben and Breslau (German war veseels) to Turkey reported. August 14.—Cossacks destroyed two Austrian cavalry regiments from Lomberg. , August 15.—Junction of French ana Belgian armies completed. Germans defeated at Dinant. Russia-'e promise to Poland of autonomy announced. Four hundred thousand Austrians attacked Servian frontier. British cruisers landed parties at Dar-ea-Salaam, capital of German East Africa. , , August 17.—Japan issued ultimatum that Germany must evacuate liaiochau. Brazil demanded an explanation from Germany. General advance into Germany of R-ussiaJi Army. August 18.—French mobilisation completed. Servians defeated Austrian army at Shabats. British troops lauded in' France/ •■ ■ . August 19.—Russians repelled Orermans in Prussia' and Austrians in Galicia. Germans again attempted to cross,the Mouse.at Dinant and; were driven back. ■ -. . August 20.—Germans captured Diest and Tirlemont. ■ Two disabled German cruisers taken into Hong-Kong. Germany rejected Japan's ultimatum. Russiane occupied Gumbinnen in Prussia, and repulsed Austrians near Satanoff. Austria offered Rumania and Bulgaria territory if they would assist her. August 21.—Brussels occupied by Germans. French advanced into Lorraine. .'.',-■ August 22.—Bitter conflict in Alsace. AoLstriau battleship sunk in the Adri-. atic. Reporteddeath of German Crown Prince confirmed by "Cologne Gazette. ' August 23.—Battle in Belgium. Austrians defeated by Servians near Loznitza. French retook Mulhausen. Germans retreated across the Rhine. Japan declared war on Germany. August 24.—Germans advanced on Lille. Russians now 37 milos in Germany. Russians defeated Germans in battlo'at Gumbinnen.. i August 25.—Report of British success in battle at Mons; Germans driven back. Desperate battle still raging. Fall of Namur. Servians scored brilliant victory at Drina. August 26.—Fu1l force of German attack delivered along Sambre River from Mons to Charlerdi. British under fire showed coolness and' courage. Their i artihVry and infantry fire was deadly, and their science and efficiency excellent. Russians drove the Germans further westward. August 27. —Battlo of Sambre continued. Lord Kitchener congratulates the British troops on'their splendid work and announces that the fore© in thu field will- be steadily increased. Over two thousand British casualties. Russians advance in East Prussia. Reported destruction;of Austrian forts at L'attaro. . August 28.—Further descriptions of fighting round Mons. British bear brunt of' six attacks. Battle opens between Douai and Maubauge. ■ Prolonged fighting in Lorraine. Eight million Russians advancing. < New Zealand advance party reported "all'iyell. , * French Cabinet of' National Defence formed. Reports of German brutality at Kalisz. Italy's attitude causes Germany anxiety. ! August 29.—Details of British stand at Mons. Belgium heroism recognised in tho House of Commons. Residents of East Prussia fleeing towards Berlin before Russian advance. Kaiser Wilhelni der Grdsse sunk. Vessels sunk by niinee in the North Sea. ■ Austrian losses in the Balkans. British marines protect Ostend. August 31. —Naval engagement off Heligoland. German ships sunk. Uhlans near Amiens. Indian troops en route ■to France. Germans fire Louvain. Belgians hold Germans in check near Brussels. Russians investing Prussian fortresses. September I.—German Samoa surrenders to the British Navy, and is occupied by the New Zealand First Expedi-1 tionary Forco. Severe action south and west of Mbzieres. " French army holding its own. Hot fighting in the Meuso Valley. British losses at Mons estimated between five and six thousand. Citizens of Lou vain butchered by tho Germans. General hattle in South Poland. More ahout tho Heligoland engagement. September 2. —German retreat on Allios' right. Brussels ■ ransom of £8,000,000 guaranteed by millionaires. Russian advance in Galicia. Turkey expected to declare war on Greece. The Bulgarian Government states that if Rumania abandons her neutrality, in favour of Russia, all tho other Balkan States, except Turkey, will tako sides with the Triplo Entente. ' Tlie Shah of Persia has the long tails of his horsos_ dyed crimson for six inches at their tips. No olio else in tho country is allowed this privilege. Miss Laura Wentworth, of Nebraska, known as "the big hot girl," sailod from New York in tho Imperater with a hat which pleasured 58in. in diameter. In the building and completing of a Dreadnought daily work is afforded for between- 1003 and 1500 skilled men. The ,total cost of such, ft $hip ja £1,950 ; P.Q0.