Recording Campaigns on All Fronts and Collateral Events CAMPAIGN IN WESTERN EUROPE front on the Somme, capturing a ridge Aug. 22-British advance north of Bazentin ; Aug. 24-French take all of Maurepas and Aug. 27-British capture 200 yards of German Sept. 3-Allies occupy Guillemont, Forest, and Sept. 4-French take Soyecourt and Chilly. French capture the Hospital Farm Rain- to on Sept. -British win Leuze Wood; French Sept. 11-German assaults from Berny to Aug. 13-Russians in Galicia seize Mary ampol. Aug. 14-Russians force their way across the Aug. 15-Russians capture Jablonitza, reoccupy two villages south of the town, and capture Zborow further north. Aug. 16-17-Teutons launch counterattacks against Russians in region of Zlana River; Russians seize heights west of Vorochta and Ardzemay, in the Carpathians. Aug. 19-Russians break through Teuton line on the Stokhod River and seize a village sixty miles northwest of Kovel. Aug. 21-Russians advance in the Stokhod region and press through two Carpathian passes toward Hungary. Aug. 23-27-Germans resume offensive south of Brody; Russians capture heights north and south of Koverla Mountain, on Hungarian frontier. Aug. 28-Fighting begins on frontier of Transylvania as Rumania declares war against Austria-Hungary. Aug. 30-Austrians driven out of Kronstadt by Rumanians. Aug. 31-Rumanians seize Vulcan Pass; Austrians fall back west of Csik Szereda. Sept. 1-Rumanians occupy Petroseny; Teutons in Galicia give way near Halicz. Sept. 2-Rumanians occupy Orsova and take Hermannstadt. Sept. 3-Russians capture fortified positions south of Rafailov, in the Carpathians and in the region of Dornawatra. Sept, 4-Russians cross the Theniovka River, in the Brzezany region; Rumanians occupy Borszek and Sz-Lelek, in Eastern Transylvania. Sept. 7-Russians bombard Halicz, after seiz- Sept. 8-Austrians abandon positions six Aug. 12-Italians capture Oppacchiasella, on Aug. 15-Austrian fleet sails from Trieste as Aug. 27-Italian forces in the Carnic Alps Sept. 5-Italians take several commanding BALKAN CAMPAIGN Aug. 16-Allied forces on the Saloniki front Aug. 18-Bulgars capture the Greek town of Aug. 19-Bulgars seize two Greek forts on Aug. 22-Allies capture a series of heights Bessarabian-Rumanian frontier and on Aug. 27-Bulgars in Kavala shelled by Brit- Aug. 28-Serbians in Macedonia drive Bulgars back near Vetrenik and in the Ostrovo region. Aug. 29-French advance toward the Ljumnica River and Serbs advance toward Vetrenik. Aug. 30-Bulgars seize Drama after a battle with the Greek garrison. Sept. 1-Greek forces which left Seres to resist Bulgar invasion of Macedonia captured by the Bulgars; Italians begin an offensive southeast of Avlona in Albania and fight to join the Serbs. Sept. 3-German and Bulgarian troops cross Sept. 4-Rumanians repulse Teuton-Bulgar Tutrakan fortress: Sept. 9-Bulgar-Teuton forces driven of Dobric; Serbs drive Bulgars from a out height west of Lake Ostrovo. Sept. 10 Bulgar-Teuton forces capture Sept. 11-British cross the Struma and take Aug. 25-Russians recover Bitlis. Sept. 11-Russians take Bana in Persia. Aug. 15-Military coastal station of Baga- Zeppelins raided England on the night of NAVAL RECORD Twenty-two vessels, belligerent and neutral, have been sunk by submarines in the war zone, and six in the Mediterranean Sea. The British Destroyer Lassoo was destroyed by a German submarine in the English Channel. Two British light cruisers, the Nottingham and the Falmouth, were sunk by German submarines while searching for the German high seas fleet. One German submarine was destroyed. MISCELLANEOUS same in Italy declared war on Germany Aug. 27. On the day Rumania declared war against Austria Hungary. In retaliation Germany and Turkey declared war on Rumania. On Aug. 29 Rumania presented an ultimatum to Bulgaria demanding the evacuation of Serbian territory and adherence to the Bucharest treaty. The Allies seized seven Teuton ships the harbor of Piraeus and made demands on the Greek Government for control of posts and telegraphs, including the wireless system, and the expulsion of Teuton agents. Greece complied. A serious revolution occurred in Macedonia as a result of the Bulgar invasion and martial law was proclaimed in several cities. A Monthly Magazine of The New York Times Published by The New York Times Company, Times Square, New York, N. Y. Contents continued on next page Copyright, 1916, by The New York Times Company. All Rights Reserved. Entered at the Post Office in New York as second class matter. Entered as second class matter at the Post Office Department, Canada. 321 335 By Dr. W. W. Rockwell 337 339 345 344 349 351 By Valentin Torras y Closa 355 26 Cartoons, All Nations Chronology to October 11 363 383 LORD BRYCE'S REPORT ON TURKISH ATROCITIES IN ARMENIA A SPANIARD'S LIFE IN GERMAN PRISONS By a London Journalist |