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Show THE EUROPEAN WAR A YEAR AGO THIS WEEK Nov. 1, 1914. Allies took Mariakerke. Allies crossed the Yperlee and occupied Bixschoote. Montenegrins bombarded Catta-ro Catta-ro and advanced in Herzegovina. Austrian movement checked at Nadworna. Desperate fighting at Tsingtau; the city in flames. German squadron under Admiral Admi-ral von Spee defeated British squadron under Admiral Craddock off Chile coast; British cruisers Good Hope and Monmouth sunk. Turks bombarded Sebastopol. Nov. 2, 1914. Germans captured Messines. Allies took Ramscapelle with bayonet. Russians advanced on East Prussia, Prus-sia, Germans retreating on three lines. Austrians and Serbians in battle near Rovrye. Austro-German forces in Poland made another stand. Russians and Turks fought near Trebizond. Turks began advance on Egypt. Anglo-French fleet began bombardment bom-bardment of the Dardanelles. Germans mined coast of Asiatic Turkey. Martial law proclaimed in Egypt. British admiralty closed North sea to commerce. Nov. 3, 1914. Germans gained ground east of Soissons and Vailly. Allies checked Germans in Ar-gonne Ar-gonne region. Belgians trapped Germans at Furnes by ruse. Austrians stormed Sabao. British cruiser bombarded Aka-bah, Aka-bah, Arabia, and sailors occupied the town. Turks threatened Suez canal. British submarine D-5 sunk by mine in North sea. Rockefeller Foundation relief ship sailed for Europe. Nov. 4, 1914. Germans lost along the Yser but repulsed allies south of Verdun and in the Vosges. Terrific fighting in Ypres region. Russians captured Bakalarjewo, drove German left wing back toward Biala and Lyck and dislodged dis-lodged rear guards from Kola and Przedborz. Austrians defeated on entire front from Kielce to Sandomierz. Japanese captured guns and 800 prisoners at Tsingtau. Germans defeated British in German Ger-man East Africa. Russia began invasion of Armenia. Arme-nia. German cruiser York 6unk by mine in Jade bay. Austrian cruiser Kaiserin Elizabeth Eliza-beth sunk by Germans to prevent capture. American warship sent to Beirut Bei-rut to protect Christians. Nov. 5, 1914. Germans repulsed at Arras and Armentieres. , Germans made further gains In Argonne region and the Vosges. Russians captured Mlava, north of Warsaw. British mine sweeper Mary sunk in North sea. England and France declared war on Turkey. England annexed island of Cyprus. Cy-prus. Turks won in Kara-Killissa and Tehan districts. Nov. 6, 1914. Allies retook Soupir and captured cap-tured German trenches on the Meuse and east of Verdun. Battle raged around Ypres. French trapped Germans In Arras. Ar-ras. Russians reoccupled Jaroslaw, Austrians retreating along entire Galician front. British ships shelled Belgian coast. Turks bombarded Batum. Austrian airmen dropped bombs on Antivarl. |