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Show THE EUROPEAN WAR A YEAR AGOJTHIS WEEK Aug. 30, 1914. Germans captured Amiens, France. Germans advanced in line from Amiens to Laon, forcing back the French left. Bombs dropped on Paris from German aeroplane. ' Japanese troops landed near Kiaochow. Preparations made to defend Paris against siege. Russians bombarded Thorn and Graudenz. Aug. 31, 1914. General von Hindenburg, after three days' combat, vanquished the Russian invaders in the Ma sjrian lakes region. Belgium made official reply to Austria's declaration of war. Japanese occupied two islands Attempt made to wreck troop ;ram near Montreal. Sept. 1, 1914. Allied left wing fell b3ck in north ern France. Germans reached Compiegne, 40 niles from Paris. Germans took many Russian prisoners pris-oners in East Prussia. Turkish army mobilized. More bombs dropped on Paris from aeroplanes and on Antwerp from Zeppelins. Name of St. Petersburg changed to Petrograd. Sept. 2, 1914. Government of France transferred trans-ferred to Bordeaux. Germans reached Crlel, near Chantilly, and then turned away from Paris. German and French aeroplanes fought above Paris. Russians captured Lemberg. capital capi-tal of Galicla. Lodz, Poland, taken by Germans and Austrians. Montenegrins defeated Austrians near Bilek. Sept. 3, 1914. Martial law proclaimed Ir. Paris. Serbians defeated Austrians at Jadar. Germans approached the valley of the Marne, and took La Fere. Prince of Wied left Albania. Russians took Czernowitz, capital if Bukowina. China protested violation of her neutrality by Japan. Sept. 4, 1914. Germans crossed the Marne and attacked the French center. Severe fighting between Alost and Termonde, Belgium. British cruiser sank Austrian steamer Bathorl In bay of Biscay. British gunboat Speedy sunk by 1 mine in North sea. U. S. S. Tennessee took American refugees across channel and U. S. S. North Carolina sailed for 1 Smyrna. General Bobrinsky appointed Russian governor of Galicia. |