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Show THE EUROPEAN WAR A YEAR AGO THIS WEEK April 3, 1915. Germans repulsed French in f0( est of Le Pretre and west of hausen, but were checked nea-Lassigny nea-Lassigny and in Upper Alsace. Russians gained In Carpathian and Austrians in Bukowina. Turks repulsed British landln-party landln-party at head of Red sea. ' Smyrna forts bombarded. British government took contfc of motor manufacturing plants April 4, 1915. Germane took Drie Grachi;-from Grachi;-from Belgians. French captured village t' Regnieville. Austrians retreated from Beski; region. Germans repulsed Russians ne;-Augustowo. ne;-Augustowo. German submarines sank Britis-steamer Britis-steamer City of Bremen and otht-vessels. otht-vessels. Three German steamers sunk i. mines in Baltic. Turkish cruiser Medjidieh 8M by Russian mine. German taube bombed ehurt-near ehurt-near Ypres, killing 12 women ar; an abbe. j April 5, 1915. French captured trenchec In Fo-est Fo-est of Ailly, but were repulsed is Argonne and Le Pretre forests. Reims continuously bombard;: Russiana made steady gains , Carpathians, Bukowina and Non-Poland. Non-Poland. Turkish squadron sank two Rs sian ships. ! America's demand on Germany!:' ! reparation for sinking of the F:.: made public. April 6, 1915. French made fierce attack on 5: Mihiel. French occupied Gussainvllle, fc.: were repulsed east of Verdun. Russians advanced on Rost:' pass, but were repulsed In eff:" to cross the Dniester. Austrians bombarded Serb tow-on tow-on the Danube and Save. German submarine caught in nc. off Dover. April 7, 1915. French made gains in Woevr; district and other points. Austrians bombarded Belg'" and gained ground along Ri'f Pruth and crossed the Dniester. Russians entered Artvin, Ai menia. Prinz Eitel Friedrich interned Norfolk. 1 Austrian aviators raided Poc,' rltza, Montenegro. April 8, 1915. Russians captured Smolnik, e;; j of Lupkow pass. ! French ship Chateaubriand u"' i by German submarine off c i Wight. One Austrian aeroplane b: j three Russian planes in midair. Germany offered reparatlcn f' j sinking of the Frye, but just! j the act. Belgians reported west sic: I Yser canal freed of Germans, jj April 9, 1315. French announced compiit' c- ; cupation of Les Eparges. Desperate fighting on heights -the Meuse. Germans retook Drie GracM j j from Belgians. j , Great Austro-German army c- j , fronted Russians in strongly " I j tified lines on southern slope j Carpathians. Use of alcoholic drinks 'cri ; J) den In French army of the Vos;' ( J 1 --"11 |