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Show THE EUROPEAN WAR A YEAR AGO THIS WEEK May 15. 1915. Russians completely driven from Jaroslav and all towns on west bank of San. Austrian Tenth army arrived In front of Przemysl. Russians drove Teutons back ten miles in Bukowina. Turks repulsed allies near Avi Burnu. American note on Lusitania delivered de-livered to Germany. Russian Black Sea fleet destroyed de-stroyed 24 Turkish vessels. German submarine sank Danish steamer Martha without warning. May 16, 1915. British broke German line near La Bassee and won mile of territory. terri-tory. Lively fighting in Champagne. Russians massed behind the San and Austrlans behind the Pruth. Germans defeated by Russians in Baltic provinces. May 17, 1915. British made more gains In La Bassee region. French and Belgians drove Germans Ger-mans across Yser canal. Austrians captured Drohobycz, central Galicia. Russians repulsed Germans at Shavli. Zeppelins dropped bombs on Ramsgate. May 18, 1915. French made gains near Ablain. Germans repulsed British south of Neuve Chapelle. Austro-Germans began bombardment bombard-ment of Przemysl forts. Russians attacked vigorously in Souh Poland. Two Zeppelins destroyed by allies' al-lies' fire. Premier Asquith announced reorganization reor-ganization of British cabinet. May 19, 1915. Germans Captured French trenches on heights of Lorette. British repulsed near Neuve Chapelle. Austro-bermans forced crossings of the San river. Russians broke Austrian right In Bukowina. Turks drove allies from advanced positions near Kara Burnu, Galllp-oli. Galllp-oli. German submarine sank two British steamers. May 20, 1915. French advanced In Champagne and near Bagatelle. Tremendous fighting alt,ng the San river. Allies attacked Turkish positions at Krithia and Atchi Baba, Gal-lipoli. Gal-lipoli. Continuous bombardment of Na-gara, Na-gara, Turkey, by allied fleet. Przemysl bombarded by squadron squad-ron of Austrian aeroplanes. May 21, 1915. French drove Germans entirely from Lorette heights. Canadians captured German position posi-tion north of Ypres. Desperate battle below Przemysl. British ship Glenholm sunk by gunfire from submarine. |