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Show THE EUROPEAN WAR A YEAR AGO THIS ViEEK September 25, 1915. Entente allies began great attack at-tack on 300-mile front in France and Belgium. British gained near Loos and French in Champagne. Russian squadron bombarded German land positions on Gulf cf Riga. British squadron shelled Zee-brugge. Zee-brugge. September 26, 1915. Germans suspended attacks Ion Dvinsk. Germans attacked east of Lida and Vilna. Allies made great advances on west front, taking Souchez and Loos. September 27, 1915. Russians repulsed Hinden-burg's Hinden-burg's armies. British pushed offensive east of l oos. French reached German second sec-ond line in Champagne. American ship Vincent sunk by mine in White sea; four lost. Austria recalled Ambassador Dumba. September 28, 1915. British in Loos region reached German third line. Turks defeated by British at Kut-el-Amara on the Tigris. Terms of Anglo-French loan of $500,000,000 in United States settled. Linsinten recaptured Lutsk and recrossed the Styr. German drive on Lutsk resumed. re-sumed. Austrians in Galicia were driven driv-en back. Great Britain warned Bulgaria Bulga-ria against aggression. September 29, 1915. Anglo-French troops landed at Saloniki, Greece, for service in Serbia. Au6tro-Germans advanced on Serbia in force. French fought German second line at Butte de Tahure and Na-varin Na-varin farm. Austrian attacks in Tolmino zone repulsed. Italian attacks near Dolje failed. Turks on Tigris retreated toward Bagdad September 30, 1915. Russians drove back Germans in Dvirrek region. Von Mackensen massed 250,000 men on Serbian frontier. French pierced German second line is Champagne. October 1, 1915. Russians checked German offensive of-fensive on whole front from Riga to Pinsk. Allies protested German officers' offi-cers' presence at Sofia. Official reports that more than bC German submarines had bee" sunk by new British device. |