Show THE EUROPEAN WAR A YEAR AGO THIS WEEK I Nov 15 1914 Allies drove the Germans across I the Germans gained In in the Argonne region and prepared defensive lines from the North sea to the Rhine Germans withdrew from Kalisz and and were repulsed near Russians reached Turks occupied Kotur Persia British troops landed in Basra province Indian troops occupied Arabia Nov 16 1914 Fighting In West checked by snow and floods Russians checked in East Prussia and driven back near and in Russian Poland Cracow besieged I Russians defeated by Turks near British took Turkish camp at Fao Nov 17 1914 Allies gained ground ground on between between be be- tween and Arras Germans resumed bombardment of Reims Great battle In Poland between Vistula and Warthe rivers Germans fell back on on line between between between be be- tween and Austrians reached the river and captured Serbians Turks ch checked Russians near Fao and occupied German squadron bombarded LI- LI bau Russian Black sea fleet attacked AIl All aliens expelled from Frank Frank- fort Nov 18 1914 French took forest near Six Six- Germans mined and blew up part of Chauvoncourt Germans won near and Inthe in inthe inthe the Argonne Russian advance guard between the VI Vistula ula and Warthe driven back Battle fought at Sold au Russians advanced d In East sia sla Serbians and Montenegrins won fight near near forts Cardinal Mercier Mercier appealed to America to help Belgians Nov 19 1914 but French retook Val Tracy were repulsed In Inthe the Argonne British b bombarded Russians w were re driven back behind behind be be- hind the Bzura ra river but advanced In In East Prussia and Galicia Russians defeated Kurds In Persian Persian Per Per- sian Armenia French cruiser Waldeck Waldeck-Rous- seau sank Austrian submarine Names of Germans struck from rolls of Legion of Honor Honor- Nov 20 1914 French abandoned Chauvoncourt British gained at French wrecked German earthworks earth earth- works and supply train near Reims Russians checked Von Hindenburg Hinden- Hinden b burg rg on Warthe VIstula-Warthe line and won success near Russians took four towns In Ga Ga Ga- and in East Prussia reached the lakes British house of commons voted additional army of men Nov 21 1914 French captured heights at Ornes and advanced In the Ar Ar- gonne Russians took trenches Turkish cruiser Goeben badly damaged in Black sea French artillery stopped German attacks In district Heavy fighting in Poland and at Cracow Serbians fell back before Austri Austri- ans Allied aeroplanes bombarded Zeppelin sheds at Fr |