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Show THE EUROPEAN WAR A YEAR AGO THIS WEEK Nov. 8, 1914. Allies gained plateau of Vregny. Germans continued attacks between be-tween North sea and Lys and made gains In Argonne. Belgians gained at Dixmuda and Ypres. Russian cavalry invaded Posen province and destroyed railroad near Pleschen. Russians entered Wirballen. Przemysl again attacked. Russians took Koprlkol in .Armenia. .Ar-menia. ' Two Dardanelles forts destroyed by bombardment. Turks sank Greek steamer. Germany mourned loss of Tsing-tau Tsing-tau but praised bravery of garrison. garri-son. German cruiser Geler Interned at Honolulu. Beyers' rebels defeated In South Africa. Nov. 9, 1914. Ypres, set afire by German bombardment. bom-bardment. Fighting on the Alsne. Russians occupied Goldapp. Germans Ger-mans still withdrawing. Germans won victory near Wyschtuniz lake, taking 4,000 prisoners. pris-oners. Serbians drove back Austrians near Shabats. Russians took Turkish fort near Erzerum and won at Koprikoi on River Araxes. ports. Russians bombarded Bosporus Nov. 10, 1914. Allies advanced between Ypres and Armentieres and between Reims and Berry-au-Bac. Russians drove German right wing back toward Mazurian lakes, and occupied Miechow. Austrians defeated Serbians near Losnitza. All allies Issued formal declaration declara-tion of war on Turkey. German cruiser Emden destroyed de-stroyed by Australian cruiser Sydney at Cocos Island. Russian fleet sank four Turkish transports. Karl H. Lody shot as spy In Tower of London. Nov. 11, 1914. Germans took Dixmude, crossed Yser canal, captured allies' first line west of Langemarck and drove them out of St. Eloi. Allies reoccupied Lombaertzyde and repulsed Germans near coast. Russians attacked Cracow defenses. de-fenses. Austrians pursued Serbians on Shabats-Losnitza line. British torpedo boat Niger sunk by German submarine near Dover. Japanese torpedo boat sunk by mine at Kiaochow. Conspiracy discovered In Constantinople Con-stantinople against Germans and Young Turks; leaders shot. Nov. 12, 1914. Both sides claimed successes in battle along the Yser. Russians captured Johannisburg, East Prussia. Siege of Przemysl resumed. Austrians won a victory at Pruth. Serbians routed Austrians who tried to cross Danube near Seman-dria. Seman-dria. Turkish cruiser Goeben crippled. crip-pled. Mass meeting in London to sup-port sup-port Kitchener's appeal for temperance. tem-perance. Nov. 13, 1914. Germans broke through British lines at Ypres. Allies advanced on coast to Bix-schoote. Bix-schoote. Battle between aviators near Ypres. Austrians evacuated central Ga-licia, Ga-licia, Russians taking Tarnow, Jas-lo Jas-lo and Krosno. Germans faced about and advanced ad-vanced on Poland. Bomb in Enver Bey's palace kiiis five German officers. Two more Rockefeller foundation founda-tion relief ships sailed. |