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Show THE EUROPEAN WAR A YEAR AGO THIS WEEK Jan. 17, 1915. Allies took German trenches in Belgium and closed in on Lille. Russians took Kirlibaba pass In Bukowina and pushed along right bank of Vistula. Germans were pushed back on Plotsk. Turkish co-ps was cut to pieces in the. Caucasus. Antiwar demonstration in Vienna; Vi-enna; Czech editor executed for treason. Jan 18, "915. Fierce fighting took place at La Boisselle. Germans occupied Kielce and Russians fell back to Radom. Plotsk evacuated by the Germans. Paris darkened at night by po lice order. Jan. 19, 1915. French advanced in attempt to cut off St. Mihiel. German airships dropped bombs on Ya 'mouth, King's Lynn, and other English towns, killing four persons. French in forest of Le Pretre within ten miles of Metz. Austrian army flanked by Russians Rus-sians in Bukowina. Jan. 20, 1915. British troops captured Freyling-huysen. Freyling-huysen. Russians drove back Austrians in Hungary and marched on jacobeni. Dutch naval patrcl boat sunk by mine, five men drowned. Governor of Cracow ordered partial evacuation of the city. Jan. 21, 1915. Germans repulsed in the Ardennes Ar-dennes woods by French and Belgians. Bel-gians. French retook trenches at Notre Dame de Lorette. Germans retook the forest of Le Pretre. Russians renewed their offensive against Mlawa. Austrians routed - Russians from intrenchments along the Donajec. German cruiser Karlsruhe reported report-ed off Porto Rico. Allied airmen dropped bombs on Essen. Jan. 22, 1915. Fierce fighting in Hartmanns-weilerkopf Hartmanns-weilerkopf region. New Russian army neared Prussian Prus-sian border. Russian invasion of Hungary was halted. German submarine sank Brithh Steamer Durward. Maj. Gen. Sain Hughes began enlisting en-listing third Canadian contingent. Russia ordered expulsion of Austrian Aus-trian and German subjects. Jan. 23, 1915. German troops were massed In Hungary. Russians made further advance in the north. German airmen dropped bombs on Dunkirk. Mme. Grouitch came to America seeking seeds for Serbians. Germans renewed their activity near Ypres and bombarded left wing of allies. Severe battle in the Argonne region. re-gion. German supply ship was sunk by Austra Ian cruiser. Italian vice-consul at Liege dismissed dis-missed by Germans for aiding Belgians. |