New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915: April-September, 1915Various
History
New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915: April-September, 1915
Various
World War, 1914-1918
Feb. 27--Germans retire in the north; Russians recapture Przanysz;
German battalion annihilated on the Bobr; Russians advance in Galicia
and claim recapture of Stanislau and Kolomea; stubborn fighting north of
Warsaw.
Feb. 28--Russians are attacking along whole front; Germans checked in
North Poland and many taken prisoners; General Brusiloff's army is
claimed by the Russians to have thus far captured 188,000 Austrians.
CAMPAIGN IN WESTERN EUROPE.
Feb. 1--Germans evacuate Cernay and burn Alsatian towns as French
advance.
Feb. 3--Germans try to retake Great Dune; Allies make gains in Belgium;
fighting at Westende.
Feb. 5--Allies are making a strong offensive movement in Belgium.
Feb. 7--British take German trenches at Guinchy.
Feb. 9--Germans again bombard Rheims, Soissons, and other places;
fighting on skis is occurring in Alsace.
Feb. 14--Germans are making preparations for an offensive movement in
Alsace.
Feb. 16--French forces gain in Champagne and advance on a two-mile
front; fighting in La Bassée.
Feb. 18--Allies make offensive movements; Germans give up Norroy.
Feb. 23--Germans use Austrian twelve-inch howitzers for bombardment of
Rheims.
Feb. 26--French gain on the Meuse.
Feb. 28--Germans advance west of the Vosges, forcing French back four
miles on a thirteen-mile front; French gain in Champagne, taking many
trenches.
CAMPAIGN IN AFRICA.
Feb. 3--Portugal is sending reinforcements to Angola, much of which is
in German hands, although there has been no declaration of war between
Portugal and Germany; some of the anti-British rebels in South Africa
surrender.
Feb. 4--Germans have evacuated Angola; some South African rebel leaders,
including "Prophet" Vankenbsburg, surrender.
Feb. 6--Germans are repulsed at Kakamas, a Cape Colony village.
Feb. 13--Germans have won a success against the British on the Orange
River; German East Africa is reported now clear of the enemy; Germans
have invaded Uganda and British East Africa.
Feb. 16--Trial of General De Wet and other South African rebel leaders
is begun.
Feb. 21--German newspaper report charges that German missionaries are
tortured by pro-British Africans.
Feb. 26--Botha heads British troops that plan invasion of German
Southwest Africa.
TURKISH AND EGYPTIAN CAMPAIGN.
Feb. 1--Turks withdraw forces from Adrianople to defend Tchatalja;
Russian victories over Turks in the Caucasus and at Tabriz prove to be
of a sweeping character; Turks have been massacring Persians.
Feb. 2--American Consul, Gordon Paddock, prevented much destruction by
Turks at Tabriz.
Feb. 3--Turks, while trying to cross Suez Canal, are attacked by
British, many of them being drowned; Turks are driven back at Kurna by
British gunboats.
Feb. 4--Turks routed, with heavy loss, in two engagements on the Suez
Canal, New Zealand forces being engaged; Turks are near Armageddon.
Feb. 5--British take more Turkish prisoners.
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