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Show HE EUROPEAN WAR A YEAR AG0JHIS WEEK March 20, 1015. I Sortie by Przemysl garrison re- pulsed. I Holland protested against trade n embargo. Persian government called on Russia to evacuate province of Azerbljan. March 21, 1915. Germans captured a hill In the Vosges. Austrlans renewed operations against Serbia but were defeated In artillery duel near Belgrade. Russians advanced on Tilsit. Dotha announced capture of Germans Ger-mans at Swakopmund, German Southwest Africa. German submarine sank British collier Calrntorr. Zeppelins dropped bombs on Paris and Calais. Italy national defense law promulgated. pro-mulgated. March 22, 1915. Russians captured Przemysl with 125,000 men. Austrlans shelled Montenegrin positions.' British steamer Concord torpedoed. torpe-doed. Allied airmen dropped bombs on Mulhelm. March 23, 1915. Turkish force operating against Suez routed. Dutch steamer attacked by German Ger-man trawler. Turks re-enforced Dardanelles forts. American Red Cross sent twenty-seven tons of supplies to Bel-glum. Bel-glum. March 24, 1915. New battle began along the Yaer. Fierce fighting In the Carpathians. Carpa-thians. Russians marched on Hungary. German vessels shelled Russian positions near Memol. Allies resumed bombardment of Dardanelles forts and landed forces on Galllpoll. British airmen raided German submarine shipyard at Antwerp. March 25, 1915. Russians carried Austrian position posi-tion on Beskld mountains crest and won victory In Bukowlna. Fighting In Southern Poland resumed. re-sumed. - German submarine sank Dutch steamer Medea. Turks and Kurds massacred Christians In Persia, those at Geog-topa Geog-topa being saved by Dr. H. P. Packard, Pack-ard, American. March 20, 1915. Belgians advanced on road from Dlxmudo to Ypres. Austro-German armies In Carpathians Carpa-thians withdrew Into Hungary. Germans retired before Russians In north. French airmen dropped bombs on Metz. Army contract frauds uncovered In Hungary. Turks killed refugees In Amerl-oan Amerl-oan mission at Urumlah, Persia. |