2.—Belgrade occupied by Austrians.
3.—Cracow bombarded by Russians.
8.—Off the Falkland Isles, British squadron under command of Rear-Admiral Sturdee, sinks three of the German cruisers which had destroyed the Good Hope and Monmouth on Nov. 1. The Dresden escapes.
14.—Austrians evacuate Belgrade.
16.—German squadron bombards Hartlepool, Scarborough and Whitby on east coast of England.
23.—Siege of Cracow raised. Russians retire.
1915
January
24.—British fleet puts to flight a German squadron in North Sea and sinks the battle cruiser Blucher.
28.—American bark, William P. Frye, sunk by German cruiser in South Atlantic.