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Show THE EUROPEAN WAR A ' YEAR AGO THIS WEEK I August 28, 1915. Austrians in southeaster Ga-licia Ga-licia pierced Russian line in two places. French artillery silenced German Ger-man guns at four points in the Argonne. French aviators drove off six German aeroplanes that attacked at-tacked Paris. Allied aeroplanes shelled German Ger-man positions on Belgian coast. Count Bernstorff promised full satisfaction for the Arabic August 29, 1915. Hindenburg pushed on toward Riga. Violent artillery struggle in the Argonne. Heavy bombardment of German Ger-man lines on west front began. August 30, 1915. Von Mackensen started a turning turn-ing movement in the south. Russians won big victory on the Strypa in Galicia. Italians renewed their attack on Tolmino. August 31, 1915. Russians checked Teutonic allies al-lies in Galicia. Russians captured 7,000 prisoners pris-oners near Lutsk. Germany stated British had lost 50,000 men in Dardanelles since August 6. September 1, 1915. Austrians captured Russian fortress of Lutsk. General Alexieff made chief of staff of Russian army. Allies in command of Buvuk-Anafarta Buvuk-Anafarta valley on Gallipoli peninsula. Germany promised America to sink no more liners without warning. September 2, 1915. Russians evacuated Grodno fortress and retired to right I bank of the Niemen. Four Turkish transports sunk by British submarines in the Dardanelles. Heavy fighting in the Isonzo valley. September 3, 1915. Germans stormed bridgehead at Friedrichstadt on the Dvina. Italians repulsed by Austrians' at Tolmino. German submarines sank British Brit-ish steamers Roumanie and Churston. |