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Show THE EUROPEAN WAR A YEAR AGO THIS WEEK Sept. 13, 1914. Germans repulsed at Nancy and Luneville, and driven from Amiens, Revigny and Brabant-le-Roi. German forces occupied prepared positions along the Aisne. Heavy fighting at Louvain, Ma-lines. Ma-lines. Bortzy and near Thann. Russians gained victories west and northwest of Lemberg. Germans occupied Karangu, British East Africa. German cruiser Hela sunk by British submarine. Sept. 14, 1914. Amiens reoccupied by French. Battle of the Aisne began, Germans Ger-mans repelling all attacks. Fort of Troyon relieved. Germans laid waste Senlis. Russians crossed the San. Germans were defeated near Mlawa and sent re-enforcements to Memel. 1 Japanese flanked Kiaochow. Germans occupied Fanning is land and cable station. Anti-Austrian demonstration in Rome. American Red Cross steamship Red Cross sailed from New York. Sept. 15, 1914. Battle of Soissons fought. German crown prince's army driven back to the Orne. French reoccupied Reims. La Ferte ransacked by Germans. Franco-Jelgian forces won at Alost and Rousbrugge. Russians occupied Grodek. Germans reported defeai of Russian Rus-sian armies of Vilna and Grodno. Serbs invaded Hungary. Japanese cavalry captured Chimo. British defeated Germans in Na-maqualand. Na-maqualand. Artists protested to kaiser against destruction of Louvain. Sept. 16, 1914. Belgian commission presented to President Wilson list of alleged atrocities by Germans in Belgium. New battle begun from Noyon to Verdun. French army from Rouen circled Von Kluck's corps. Germans advanced on Antwerp. Montenegrins defeated Austrians near Koulilovo. John Redmond called on the Irish to enlist. German government notified China that Germany reserved right to deal with China as she saw fit because of breach of neutrality. Pro-ally war riots in Italian cities. Sept. 17, 1914. German army strengthened between be-tween Berry-au-Bac and Argonne. French advanced in the Woevre district. Belgians repulsed attack on Ter-monde. Ter-monde. Austrians fled before Russians toward to-ward Cracow. General Rennenkampf blocked flanking movement by Germans. Austrian warships shelled Semlin and Belgrade and were repelled by Serb artillery. German fleets in Baltic fired on each other by mistake. Prize courts established in England. Eng-land. Sept. 18, 1914. Germans destroyed Termonde. Reims bombarded by Germans and famous cathedral damaged. Battle of the Aisne continued, allies' al-lies' left advancing and Germans gaining in center. Germans intrenched on the Sam-bre. Sam-bre. Russians took Siniava, Sambor and Kazeshow. Germans advanced against Russians Rus-sians in Suwalki province. Germans defeated by garrison of seven British at Nakop, Africa. Bombs dropped on Antwerp by German air craft. President Wilson received appeal from women of all nations and from the general conference of Friends. |