Show THE EUROPEAN WAR A YEAR AGO THIS weel WEEK jan 3 1918 french C completed plated capture ot steinbach an and od gained near reims and st mahlol but were repulsed near ste Mene hould floods hindered the fighting in flanders germans captured doll dollrow mow from russians but their advances on kielce and between the baura and brawka rivers failed russians took thousands of aus trian prisoners and swept through Buko germans german rushed to defense of cracow chacow ghent taxed bachelors to meet german demands for money day of intercession and prayer throughout british empire second australian expeditionary force sailed for england shipload of food for albanians left united states jan 4 1916 1915 russians Rui occupied kuczawa end and again threatened cracow chacow turks ravaged persian territory I 1 british ships shelled dares dar es salaam german east africa french aviators dropped bombs near brussels germans put young turks under oath to support existing regime jan 5 1915 germans began moving big guns from ostend french forces made advance toward cernay russians defeated Aust austrian rians in pass and prepared for invasion of transylvania germans renewed activities along t the he vistula pope obtained release of french catholic missionaries held in syria belgian food ship sent by state of kansas sailed germany agreed not to hinder sending of food to belgians by america russians crushed turks at arda han and jan 6 1915 french made further progress at st mihiel germans bombarded furnes and compelled belgians to move headquarters new russian arm prepared to combat germans at alawa germans and austrians Aust lans rians checked russian advance against cracow chacow turkish cruiser goeben damaged by mines jan 7 1915 french made progress in direction of altkirch ll 11 germans in the east cast hampered ty by mud turks occupied Uru miah report made by french commission charging germans with habitual pillage outrage burning und end murder united states refused to investigate germanys germanas Germ anys chargo charge that british used dumdum bullets french government sent thanks for work of lafayette fund president Pol of france signed decree prohibiting sale and transportation of absinthe and similar liquors liquor it jan 8 1915 allies gained north of soissons Sols Sol sons esons near reims and in alsace germans attacked russian lines near bollnow Boll Soll mow their riflemen using teel steel shields cardinal of belgium placed under restraint by germans because of pastoral germany accused republic of san marino of encouraging espionage by its wireless station roumania Rou manla began mobilizing men Cali fornias belgian relief ship started I 1 jan 9 1918 1915 germans renewed offensive against russians from direction of M alawa lawa severe fighting on the brawka and in the north turks hurriedly building railway lines across sinai peninsula germans retook steinbach and Burn Surn haupt houpt french captured perthes and gained near soupir russians entered transylvania french won victory in the kame run africa J |