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Western Front	▶ Liège: the Germans occupy the city.	▶ Alsace: French fall back; Mülhausen evacuated.	▶ Lorraine: French advance in force under General de Castelnau.
Eastern Front	▶ East Prussia: Russians reach Tilsit.	▶ Poland: Austrian First Army, under Dankl, enters Poland and advances towards Lyublin and Kyeltsi.
Naval and Overseas Operations	South Africa: Germans raid Cape Colony (from south-west Africa), but abandon Swakopmund and Lüderitz Bay.
Political	France declares war on Austria-Hungary.

1915 (Tuesday)

Home Front	Zeppelin air raid on Goole, East Riding and Dover concludes. Civilian casualties: 17 killed (inc. 6 children) and 18 injured (inc. 7 children). Military casualties: 3 injured.
Western Front	▶ Gains at Hooge consolidated.	▶ British artillery and aircraft active on Belgian Coast.
Eastern Front	▶ Vilna and Kovna being evacuated. Novo Georgievsk and Brest Litovsk bombarded.	▶ Germans reach Kaluszyn (east of Warsaw).	▶ Russians dislodged north-west of Kock (Veprj); Lomja and Ostrov (Bug) in enemy hands.
Southern Front	▶ Vigorous Italian offensive on the Isonzo. Italian advance in Ortler range (Upper Adige).	▶ Feint landing at Karachali (Gulf of Saros, Gallipoli).	▶ Turkish counter-attack on Chunuk Bair nearly succeeds.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres	Russians pursue Turks on Upper Euphrates and capture important height in valley of Passin.
Naval and Overseas Operations	German fleet bombards Riga and is again driven off.
Political	▶ New Japanese Cabinet formed.^[a]	▶ America's reply to Germany regarding the William P. Frye is despatched.^[b]	▶ Duma decides on enquiry into abuses connected with munitions.	▶ Bucharest refuses to authorise transport of German munitions to Turkey.

Notes

↑ Count Okuma, Prime Minister; Dr. Ikki, Interior; Mr. Taketomi, Finance; Baron Ishii, Foreign Affairs; Vice-Admiral Tomoshburo, Navy.
↑ While the USA re-affirm that Prussian-American treaty was violated, it agrees to accept payment for vessel, stipulating that no treaty rights are waived by acceptance of such payment.

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[1] Count Okuma, Prime Minister; Dr. Ikki, Interior; Mr. Taketomi, Finance; Baron Ishii, Foreign Affairs; Vice-Admiral Tomoshburo, Navy.

[2] While the USA re-affirm that Prussian-American treaty was violated, it agrees to accept payment for vessel, stipulating that no treaty rights are waived by acceptance of such payment.

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-*{{WF}} [[Liège]]: the Germans occupy the city. [[Alsace]]: French fall back; [[Mülhausen]] evacuated. [[Lorraine]]: French advance in force under General de Castelnau.
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-*{{EF}} [[East Prussia]]: Russians reach Tilsit. [[Poland]]: Austrian First Army, under Dankl, enters Poland and advances towards [[Lyublin]] and [[Kyeltsi]].
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-*{{NO}} [[South Africa]]: Germans raid Cape Colony (from south-west Africa), but abandon Swakopmund and [[Lüderitz Bay]].
-*{{PO}} [[France]] declares war on [[Austria-Hungary]].
+|{{tb}} [[Liège]]: the Germans occupy the city.
+|{{tb}} [[Alsace]]: French fall back; [[Mülhausen]] evacuated.
+|{{tb}} [[Lorraine]]: French advance in force under General de Castelnau.
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+|'''Eastern Front'''
+|{{tb}} [[East Prussia]]: Russians reach Tilsit.
+|{{tb}} [[Poland]]: Austrian First Army, under Dankl, enters Poland and advances towards [[Lyublin]] and [[Kyeltsi]].
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+|'''Naval and Overseas Operations'''
+|[[South Africa]]: Germans raid Cape Colony (from south-west Africa), but abandon [[Swakopmund]] and [[Lüderitz Bay]].
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+|'''Political'''
+|[[France]] declares war on [[Austria-Hungary]].
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+==[[1915]] (Tuesday)==
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-*{{HF}} [[Zeppelin]] [[air raid]] on Goole, East Riding and Dover concludes. Civilian casualties: 17 killed (inc. 6 children) and 18 injured (inc. 7 children). Military casualties: 3 injured.
+|-
-*{{WF}} Gains at [[Hooge]] consolidated. British [[artillery]] and aircraft active on Belgian Coast.
+|'''Home Front'''
-*{{EF}} [[Vilna]] and [[Kovna]] being evacuated. [[Novo Georgievsk]] and [[Brest Litovsk]] [[bombarded]].
+|[[Zeppelin]] [[air raid]] on Goole, East Riding and Dover concludes. Civilian casualties: 17 killed (inc. 6 children) and 18 injured (inc. 7 children). Military casualties: 3 injured.
-**&nbsp;Germans reach Kaluszyn (east of [[Warsaw]]).
+|-
-**&nbsp;Russians dislodged north-west of Kock ([[Veprj]]); Lomja and Ostrov ([[Bug (river)|Bug]]) in enemy hands.
+|'''Western Front'''
-*{{SF}} Vigorous Italian offensive on the [[Isonzo (river)|Isonzo]]. Italian advance in [[Ortler range]] (Upper [[Adige (river)|Adige]]).
+|{{tb}} Gains at [[Hooge]] consolidated.
-**&nbsp;Feint landing at [[Karachali]] (Gulf of Saros, [[Gallipoli]]).
+|{{tb}} British [[artillery]] and aircraft active on Belgian Coast.
-**&nbsp;Turkish counter-attack on Chunuk Bair nearly succeeds.
+|-
-*{{AE}} Russians pursue Turks on Upper [[Euphrates]] and capture important height in valley of Passin.
+|'''Eastern Front'''
-*{{NO}} German fleet bombards [[Riga]] and is again driven off.
+|{{tb}} [[Vilna]] and [[Kovna]] being evacuated. [[Novo Georgievsk]] and [[Brest Litovsk]] [[bombarded]].
-*{{PO}} New Japanese Cabinet formed.<ref>Count Okuma, Prime Minister; Dr. Ikki, Interior; Mr. Taketomi, Finance; Baron Ishii, Foreign Affairs; Vice-Admiral Tomoshburo, Navy.</ref>
+|{{tb}} Germans reach Kaluszyn (east of [[Warsaw]]).
-**&nbsp;America's reply to Germany regarding the ''William P. Frye'' is despatched.<ref>While the [[USA]] re-affirm that Prussian-American treaty was violated, it agrees to accept payment for vessel, stipulating that no treaty rights are waived by acceptance of such payment.</ref>
+|{{tb}} Russians dislodged north-west of Kock ([[Veprj]]); Lomja and Ostrov ([[Bug (river)|Bug]]) in enemy hands.
-**&nbsp;[[Duma]] decides on enquiry into abuses connected with [[munitions]].
+|-
-**&nbsp;[[Bucharest]] refuses to authorise transport of German munitions to [[Turkey]].
+|'''Southern Front'''
+|{{tb}} Vigorous Italian offensive on the [[Isonzo (river)|Isonzo]]. Italian advance in [[Ortler range]] (Upper [[Adige (river)|Adige]]).
-==References/notes==
+|{{tb}} Feint landing at [[Karachali]] (Gulf of Saros, [[Gallipoli]]).
-{{Gleichen-123}}
+|{{tb}} Turkish counter-attack on Chunuk Bair nearly succeeds.
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+|'''Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres'''
+|Russians pursue Turks on Upper [[Euphrates]] and capture important height in valley of Passin.
+|-
+|'''Naval and Overseas Operations'''
+|German fleet bombards [[Riga]] and is again driven off.
+|-
+|'''Political'''
+|{{tb}} New Japanese Cabinet formed.<ref group="lower-alpha">Count Okuma, Prime Minister; Dr. Ikki, Interior; Mr. Taketomi, Finance; Baron Ishii, Foreign Affairs; Vice-Admiral Tomoshburo, Navy.</ref>
+|{{tb}} America's reply to Germany regarding the ''William P. Frye'' is despatched.<ref group="lower-alpha">While the [[USA]] re-affirm that Prussian-American treaty was violated, it agrees to accept payment for vessel, stipulating that no treaty rights are waived by acceptance of such payment.</ref>
+|{{tb}} [[Duma]] decides on enquiry into abuses connected with [[munitions]].
+|{{tb}} [[Bucharest]] refuses to authorise transport of German munitions to [[Turkey]].
+|}
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