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Show THE EUROPEAN WAR A YEAR AGOJHIS WEEK July 17, 1915. Hindenburg forced Russians back toward the Narew. Russians repulsed Austriaps on the Vistula. Cunarder Orduna arrived irt New York after escaping from submarine subma-rine attack. German foreign office repled to report of Bryce commission. July 18, 1915. Teutons developed immense offensive of-fensive along entire Russian front. Mackensen broke Russt20 line at Krasnostaw. Germans checked French at Sou-chez Sou-chez but lost to them on the Meuse heights. Italians began offensive in Ca-dore. Ca-dore. Austrian submarine sank Italian cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi. July 19, 1915. French repulsed repeated German Ger-man attacks on Meuse heights. Artillery battle near Souchez. Entire Russian line between Vistula Vis-tula and Bug fell back, fighting hard. Austrians pushed over the Wo-licza Wo-licza river. British gained ground in Gal-lipoli. Gal-lipoli. Turks attacked by British brlow Nasiriyeh in Arabia. July 20, 1915. British captured German trenches east of Ypres. Reims again bombarded by Germans. Ger-mans. Teutons advanced on entire eastern east-ern line, taking Ostrotenka, Btonie, Grojec and Radom. Italians made general attack j from Tarvis to the Adriatic Italians advanced live miles In j Cadore. 1 Fifty-nine Turkish vessels laden with war supplies sunk near Trebl-zond Trebl-zond by Russian submarines. French aviators bombarded threo German stations. Welsh coal strike ended. July 21, 1915. French started new offensive In the Vosges, capturin0 heights dominating do-minating Fcht valley. Germans gained on east edge of the Argonne. Russians made desperate stand around Warsaw. Great battle south of Ivangorod. Austro-Germans driven across tha Bug in Sokol district. Italians gained along the Isonzo and captured approaches to Goritz. July 22, 1915. French took heights west and north of Munster, Alsace, Russians evacuated Windau, and retreated In the Baltic provinccr Teutons attacked Ivangorod. Goritz and Tolmino practically surrounded by Italians. French aviators bombarded Autry station. July 23, 1915. Severe fighting around Munster. Germans massing on the Meuse. Germans crossed the Narew but forts checked their advance on Warsaw. British win In further fighting in southern Arabia. Austrian cruisers bombarded Italian coast towns. Third U. S. Lusitania noto to Germany Ger-many published. |