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Show THE EUROPEAN WAR A YEAR AGO THIS WEEK! September 11, 1915. Great German concentration on Dvinsk-Vilna line. Russians repulsed Turks at several points in Caucasus. Italian, British and French warships 6helled positions near Smyrna. September 12, 1915. Russian forces at Vilna threatened threat-ened with envelopment. Turks defeated by Russians near Olti. Zeppelins made unsuccessful raid on English east coast. September 13, 1915. Hindenburg reached Rovno-Petrograd Rovno-Petrograd railway between Vilna and Dvinsk. Russians advanced in Tarno-pol Tarno-pol district. Von Mackensen checked northwest north-west of Rovno. Sir Percy Scott placed In command com-mand of London's aerial defenses. de-fenses. German aeroplane raided coast of Kent. September 14, 1915. Russians assumed the offensive offen-sive in South Russn. Russian advance along Sereth forced Teutons across the Strypa. Severe artillery actions along the French front. September 15, 1915. Von Mackensen's army occupied occu-pied Pinsk. Asqtiith announced enlistment 800,000 munition factory workers. work-ers. Italians again attacked Tolmi-no Tolmi-no bridgehead. September 16, 1915. Hindenburg drove Russians across the Dvina north of Pinsk, British submarine E-7 lost in Dardanelles. German cavalry reached the railway at Molodechno. English prize court condemned seized American meat cargoes. Entente allies demanded that Bulgaria declare her position. Russian duma prorogued. September 17, 1915. German crown prince advanced toward Verdun. I More allied troops landed on Gallipoil peninsula. Ambassador Dumba protested to U. S. that he was treated unfairly. un-fairly. Official account of. Zeppelin raids on London give week's casualties at 38 killed and 124 injured. |