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Show THE EUROPEAN WAR A YEAR AGO THIS WEEK Oct. 4, 1914. Allies defeated flanking movement, move-ment, and battleground shifted to vicinity of Arras. Allies claimed success in Woevre and Soissons region. Eritish forces aided in defense of Antwerp. Russians defeated Germans at Augustowo and their advance reached Nugy valley, in Hungary. Germans made unsuccessful attacks at-tacks on Ossowetz forts. Japanese marched to Wei-Hsein. Anglo-French fleet bombarded Cattaro and destroyed Lustica. Belgian government issued Gray Paper. France officially denied German charges of torture. Prayers for peace offered in American churches. Oct. 5, 1914. Allies repulsed on left wing. Germans resumed offensive In Argonne district and along the Meuse. Three Antwerp forts taken by Germans. Two Russian armies advanced on Allenstein. Austrians defeated Montenegrins in East Bosnia. Japanese captured German naval base in Marshall archipelago. Prince of Wales fund reached $15,- occ,coo. Oct. 6, 1914. Desperate fighting on the Oise. Allies gained at Soissons. German column was at Lille. Germans claimed victories near Suwalki and Augustowo. Russian forces from Baltic forced Germans back between Wirballen and Lyck. Austrians claimed victory at Uzsok pass, but Cossacks were reported re-ported 80 miles from Budapest. French laid mines in the Adriatic. German prisoners in France sentenced sen-tenced to die for looting. Oct. 7, 1914. Allies - drove German cavalry back from Lille and gained at Roye. Germans bombarded Lanaeken because of attacks by civilians. Germans closed In on Antwerp and crossed the Nethe. Belgian government was moved to Ostend. Germans on East Prussian frontier fron-tier checked Russian advance. Russians shelled Przemysl. Austrians reported victory near Tesco, Hungary. Canadian troops landed in England. Eng-land. Japanese seized island of Yap. British submarine sank German destroyer off mouth of River Ems. Six Austrian torpedo boats sunk by mines in Adriatic. New York Staats Zeitung barred from mails. Oct. 8, 1914. Antwerp bombarded by German siege guns and Zeppelins. Germans crossed the Scheldt. Douai, France, recaptured by Germans. Ger-mans. Allies gained near Arras, which was being shelled by the Germans. Russians announced capture of Biala. Montenegrins made gains in Herzegovina. Her-zegovina. German aeroplanes dropped bombs on Paris. Oct. 9, 1914. Germans captured Antwerp, Belgian Bel-gian king and army escaping to Ostend. Os-tend. Germans occupied Courtrai and destroyed bridges between Brussels and Mons. Russians drove the Germans out of Lyck. British air squadron destroyed Zeppelin in hangar at Dusseldcf. Cavalry battles near Lille. |