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. 15--Substitute for petrol is stated to have been found.
Feb. 16--Spaniards are expelled from Baden; Iron Crosses given to
Emden's men; German nurses and surgeons are acquitted by the French of
charges of pillage at Peronne.
Feb. 19--Passport rules are made stricter; all men of last reserve are
stated to have been called out.
Feb. 20--New submarines, airships, and two more dreadnoughts are under
construction.
Feb. 21--Afternoon entertainments are suppressed in Berlin.
Feb. 22--Boys from seventeen to twenty are, it is reported, to be called
out for Landsturm; charges of cruelty to British prisoners of war are
denied.
Feb. 24--Frankfurter Zeitung estimates that prisoners of war now held in
Germany and Austria are 1,035,000, 75 per cent. being held by the
Germans.
Feb. 27--Admiral von Pohl, Chief of the Admiralty Staff, has been
selected as successor to Admiral von Ingenohl, who has been removed from
command of the battle fleet; manufacturing and agriculture enterprises
in the occupied parts of France and Belgium are being kept alive under
the management of Germans to contribute to support of the armies; high
school teachers and pupils are in the army.
Feb. 28--It is reported that Ambassador von Bernstorff is to be recalled
to Berlin and that Baron Treutler, a friend of the Kaiser, will be his
successor; the total Prussian losses are now 1,102,212, in killed,
wounded, and prisoners.
GREECE.
Feb. 1--Nation at large is declared to be ready to join war on behalf of
Serbia.
Feb. 9--The Government believes that Germany should respect Greek rights
in the naval war zone.
Feb. 14--There is danger of Greece's becoming involved in hostilities
because of the Albanian invasion of Serbia.
ITALY.
Feb. 2--Reservists in England warned to be ready to respond to call.
Feb. 7--Russia plans to send to Italy many Austrian prisoners of Italian
nationality.
Feb. 8--Soldiers of Second Category are to remain under colors until
May; meeting in Padua is held in favor of joining the war and of
dissolving the Triple Alliance.
Feb. 9--Federation of the Italian Press condemns pro-German propaganda;
Garibaldi visits Joffre.
Feb. 10--Garibaldi, in London, says that popular feeling in Italy is
against Germans and Austrians.
Feb. 20--One million men are under arms; Premier Salandra avoids war
debate in Parliament; volunteers await arrival of Garibaldi to head
expedition to aid Allies.
Feb. 23--It is planned to call more men to the colors.
Feb. 27--Premier Salandra, addressing Chamber of Deputies, says the
nation does not desire war but is ready to make any sacrifice to realize
her aspirations.
RUMANIA.
Feb. 19--There is much uneasiness throughout the nation as Parliament
reopens after a recess.
Feb. 20--Russian Minister to Rumania reports to the Russian Foreign
Minister that, as far as he can gather, Rumania intends to continue her
policy of armed neutrality and that Russia should not rely upon Rumanian
co-operation.
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