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■ l VJ'j'uarv 1 h.—r11 r(/liSJ* hem/in 'Turks. ^ifranoi* w^hoift ^IrLay. ' t ^
at Kut-ol Aniu.cn, Mesopotamia. , .' May 2.---rAririouriee first Libe
>pot
February .. T.5 V ^-itro-mmuy .coleases
Aiite clean..Ynrrow«lijJe j*ris<mors’
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Au£L. 1, 1910:—Merchantman L’;boat
Delit.se-hlaiid, |ouvos BuitimoriF" honte-
wurd bound'oirlfrst* 1 -trip. Somnn^ bat-
tie continues. RussiansJja^ioavy but
tle afu»f-crossing-. Slot le >4-river. —L—.A
August 2.—Russians within ten
miles of Kovel. ! •
\ August ' 3.—French reenptuCe part
•<)f FleurjC ^ear Verdun.■ Sir
us^ment bunged in* Loudon for par- ^ m 11 °
(Hpatiou in Irish revoltr —
August l.— Frem li t u k e. Th ia-uniVmtv
near- ’VTrdgn. ■ ,
AuftusKpXdtritisli overw'heim Turks
-x-
brlilgej'across Danulie.!
iOeti^lior 2d.—Light craft clash rip
English channel. -Six British.drift-net
boats, a transport and :i destroyer and
uiie...German destroyer sunk,
p. .| ' Noyeinbor'^r.—I>eutschland reaches
v , Nt% Loiidort, .('onn., on second' tt*nns-/
’ Atlantic trip with cargo worth $10.-: February 17.—I.enrn GertiHuv em-
jdOO.OtH), U-53 arrives ift /fl German '-hussy gave oilers /or crippling df.Ger-
port. ■ fS • *v- - iJiiajP •inerehatitfnen here beptre ptridieie
November T=-<}Wnmns . evacuate ' trim f>(ruthhvss warfare jiote. 4 t /_;
Fort- A’anx, at VenRin. Italians take j. February' 20.—Austria barks (ler-
4,781 hi new offensive. ' '* ' c - i "lid* 7 in ruthless ,\viir1 are,' i;.u»d riots.
November 3.—Italians take 3j495 in New York, prolnil.iy siirred/up by
Herman ageim
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"8: Guatemala breakSfoff relations with
ji<rtUilAtUi»i.ir m-fTiKi—mnm*g»»
. Aptil 20,-rI’etnIn chosen fa Jnild
French jinnies in place.- of Ni\idle,
Jo IT re jisks United States
J n! y__U Ru s sda n«
Bwwwp ft 11tiffr* ni *'
>U>xJ3jjib4l (hula 4—tei—*mUkmate
September 2 1-25.—Allies in drive In
1 1 July 12.-— Widespread labor disorders Prance lo.-iprtire 25,1)00, ,
•; ; In West caused, by-IrtdtryirVlul Wickers ; ^Oyrdbl>r 5.i- Adies' land n
'TTTd. tbe World ; <iernian iigejitX suspect- : OcfobAr hi-— Gcrnialfijt oo
at Romuhi.
ir Suez on naif - .
August Gi.-HaK^ans' cross ’m-ers
Seretb mi<l Graberka .and take six "'vil
lages, from Austrian^* •
'■> August S.—Italians fake' (Joiijzia
briilgehejub tmU capture rOdKAF pri.s- ^. f .. . .
.«», .i;ii;,i,,ir'-n ! .-fl v r,,i; l^Wl^.
takes two towns and many viflag
August 0^—(lo.idzi.a ' fidld to~ltaliai
more . prisoners.
November 6.—Central powers pro-’
claim: kingdom .of iVkuid. Italians
amieuoefv hnv<
i
NoVenil.ee 0.--Teuton's driydfi buck
twelvJ.aniK‘.< in 1 iolirud-ja. - 7,
i«» p.
/ ( ; e7t> 'Gluing
iberty Loan j uiomuVblsis
$2j H x f“O0o„(M Hi. v, SeC-“|] -; f A'klng.
a^tily 13. iibk} sly firing do\vh 3t» Lor
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Ida.i ; - 7 ’
livFe.mber 0.—(I
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10.—Bulgaria
nt Salonlkl.
ctipy I Bel-
attnrks 8er-
^susf.^
llsdn. leader nf f4ldm»ie
tiles to tTorch bgath^u in
bond issue will
rotary of State .Lansing warns li-bont v
sinkings are so-ri«ms
t A lay 2.—Russia 1^2 aliahdon Muslv,
-Afnieiiia, . to the Turks. •• •
May 3—News, received-/v£ ndsweut- j._\veg resigned ajud 1 >i; r G, K. MlrliaelH'T" >’ehUutirf~LL iTHd'
ment-of Jews in 1’alesti.no by Turks. ; succeeded him. flermans took.Firenoii Erzoruhi. Turkey.
May 4.—Tj'eiicli takei riipuiie from ' posts south of t.’o»rn*y.- House passed -j. Febriinfy 2*f.^f»erriinns op’eh'VerduiS
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V
. . . Icrraany announces
•••mnn“'Htn'»'lHn.r's--'nTp-'.-wfi.st; , :rf'oiif"Tii''TVi'g-\Sft.rldji Vsy^ntlfrejy conquered^ ■ -r
gesf air battle so fti'r.^47. , ^ |, I'oeomi.er nb—Allies evacuate t!al-.
Jul\ - dT Chancellor ItettunanrelLoH-3 1 i|><>1 i.
-j
-4
-Russian.^ coiiture
• ■ t ~ :
Fr'tvmnty 22.—fierniariy ' .torpedoes
!s»'ven.o.T>Utch jKhjpH leaving Fal^ioutlij,
> taketp dOJitj^ AfiKtriatiV hi. vldlntl-nn of her p!i
iorizia. — ’ ^ . Februiiry.23.-Britl-
1 lg.
ritlsli stringently re-
si riot, iin]torts to ,ticht .s.ulnnur.iue
(iermans.
¥ May d. 'Freiieli In second l.attb
! the Aisne taki- #>.Umi pri-souers.
May t.-- yi'ders given to- rnkSe H.ooo- • Retinsv
ertg'lneers here for wink in fra nee.* , j™ July' 10
FelTr ua r v
November 13.
of \ii(‘re; -take
November 15.
>,.>00 inrsrirmTs:
—England annomice/!
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iu>rt h
tegie'
eriniu
1;
(lerTngiis make
stra-
Britlsli mliauce nprth -tegic 1 reWrepmut ..it, Apere front. La-
Brltisji sldp, sunk umVanlefotT
Ireland a wo yArm-rbai.n u omen kilLed.
February 20.- President asks con
gress for -HHthorliy to urni AiVierican
lUerelianJcraft. -British rapture Kut-
el-Amara. f-
Fehruary 2-^. , Germany's plot .to ally
>1 aviation hill,
of "■July )f>. -French took
: hills poshi<ms 'fyyiij. .<,!eniiiuw' f south
■vXJx • •• vv-V.;.:'-. ;
"important
'of
offetlsii'T’.
1
V* •'"*, v > •’R'ussijins to Ok LndztHliy A prn a-s. .xtfitjsu nesjegou in ivut
May. ltb-r^ t ri t icaT situ it t i> ilt 4n R01*-. j fr<Hit .Vitctnans. but evacuat'd K-alusz. | Amti ra,- -Mesbpotnnda': f irrotvdftr.
s-ht“irrt.rfi*f'3i wlirfs [ ruTWlT - f | ..IT-French took German j May-7Ih~h-HHtrle of'Jufipd;; lij
> May IT.—-tireiitvBritajn turilfTtVer trenches-*', near Mrhincourt. 'Hiree Tslf-ami,is Gorman war<hljts sunk^
, Apri 1 1«._ Hi 1 ss 1 a ns r take Treblzond,
Turkey. ■ X > ' -
1 -April 2l.-Trisb rej-olt in iTublin.* 7
April 2.8, British besieged in Ku’t-elv
food controller will be appointed.
"November 17.— Nows received
wholesale depprtntion
forced labor ’In Germany.
November lit.- Allies nrke Monastlr,
of
of Belgians for
to Ifnited States 1 o'Ji.r.iMi tons of.sbip-
plng^buirdlng for her bore. • «
| ’ .May do.—Now Italian 'otTcnstve be-
j gins- f ' : , \
j May 10.—An.ipHfnc«*Vl . squadron of
| Aiuorifa.n destroyers is assisting the
j British; I’-boat lofsos sinkj to 20 in
f week. ■ '
Austriiuis near
on wide frOnt. -f [.
. 1
in groat offensive
Stjuiislau witfxiraw
August 10.——1 tusstnns take "SjAntslaUn
August li.—Allies' soizo'DiTiran in
Biilkiui drive.. ” . ^
-August 13.—Austrians evacuate line
of The .'strypa l iver. •
August 1L- Russians capture Tushe
baby. - .
■August la.-vdlussiaiis t;d<e Jtd>!on :
itza, near I'jirpju.lihin pjiss.
August 10. . Allies, take, three miles’
of, trenches near the Somme. Au-
1'iounc* d Russians have taken- 3oS.OU0
pri>«>n« i-s since June 4, 1010, when
drive began.
August is.- Russians advxitice tliree
miles Into Hunga-ry.
August 20. British ' advance on 11
iutle front 'at'_Thiepval; near Sonune
river. Allies attack on ir>()-milc front
in Balkans. lu'n British Tight eruis-1
its and one or two German l" boats-
slink.iu,.Nolth S /; a bnttio.
^ Angitsi gc. Atnmuiirvxt Tug Russian*
contin’gcnt has Ijinded tit 'Salotpki.
— -August — idle 1 u-ut-srh+frml reach- '
es Bremen. r
August 24.— Rjussians recapturi
M u>.lg. A fuie 1 dm ' y
• August 27.— Roimuitiiu declares war
on Teutons and l.nvades Transylvania.
Italy fonaally declares war on Ger-
nmny. — • s
\ *
August 2th—Kaiser inakes Von llin-
detiburg chief of staff {f ( all tfOrnmn
armies la place of Von Fajkenlniyn.
August' 31.— Roumuniaus.eross Dan-.1
uhe aiid occupy Rttstehlik, Bulgaria
Austrians fall'back in TnihSylvatVia.
September 2.—Roumanians, far in
I ransyhanrh. take llertintnustadt.
Zeppelins raid Ieuylon and ope is
bniught down in Haines.
J September 3.—Allies take three vil
lages on Sbmme. Roumanians,capture*
Msova, Austria., Bermans and Bui- |
gafs Invade the Dobruiija.
— rk‘pt ejubrr 4. - French take live more |
villages «hi Somme; a 11 i.*s* prisoners
in two daymTkOou.
September 0.—.Teutons titkeTiantlbe -
city -Of Ttirtukai, and 2U,0(K) Rourna- j
/ nians, .- ,X
■* 1 ’ "September S.—Roumanians and Rus- !
- siaiis driv»> foe buck a Jitdlc Jn Lh>-
brudja:
^November- 21.— Emperor Francis Jo-
‘I’-li dfAiis'trl-n dies and (diaries Fran- 1
7is. beeojlies ruler"." 't'eutons tjike ("'nil-
ii, in dfive on;. -Western Roujminla.
HA iindier 23.4.R uss jan .dreadna-ught
7 I niptTgt rit a Mijrja dunk by in0*rnal ex-”
plesitdiT2tM) killed. '
November 2 1.—TeutonsPiyiture Tur-
gtiti Sf-v.i-rin and Orsova from Rouinii-
nians. ’ ■
November 25.—Teutons cross AJt
j rivef at id sweep rapidly Giro ugh Rpu-
rnnnia.
November 2d. X’enizelos party -de
'•lares war tin Germany and Bulgaria.
’i’eiLLons invading . Roumania from
north and soiitli form junction,
r- Nov Pin bur- 27.—Ttnit < .n -- ukc ,\M - -
amlria, Roumania. - Zeppelins raid
England ; t\vo downed by gunfire.
N < * vei ii her 2fL—*1 tea tty repl aces, J el H *
Coe in command of British tleet.
December 2- French and Greeks
* elash in Atltejts-streets. _— Teutons win
great battle for Bucharest.
.IbTemher (». Bucharest flifts.
December 7.- Lloyd ..George liecomes
premier of Great Britain.
hoeoinber S. - Twtudy .seven- thou-,
sand Roumrfriiun$ stirrentler.
Deetunher id.-4-1 >eutstdiland a-rrlVes
home.,;--
December T2.— V,erinariy~ annourices
she Is ready for pence parloys.
December 14.—Russia ollielally- re-
lllltTs def!""" pence ' - —
December 15.—Frerfch under NIvelle
take 1 i< h M t prlsjiners on seVen-ndle
front at Verdun. NIvelle then leaves
to become commander In chief of• all
-Mcvirii .arid Jiijcin with ’her .against*)^ M.-ty, 18.—Presid.-ip prtH-la'lms cm')-'
the Fulled States and her promise-of script ion law, ealljngmi 10,000:000 men,
France's home armies. 'Bu^cu.and all
Wallachla b»st to Roumanians.
Decemlier 1ST."—Russian troops take
over whole Roumanian frouT.
Doeemher 10.— Lloyd George tells
commons Germans., must make resti
tution and reparation to get peace.
December 20.— Wilson sends' notes
to both sides In war asking their alms.,
December 24.
indorses
.-three Amerigun Mates to Mexico re-
veoJed. . • . - ”•••
March d.—President Wilson con-
Trrrr--. story, of German attempt: to in
cite Mexico and Japati^ Tokyo de
nounce,s plot. Jiouso passes hill to
dm ''hips.. 103 to 13.
March 3.—Russians take Tluritadan.
Bei'-ia. from 'Porks. - *■ ■
March . -t, President" 5 XVilson de-
m-iunees ,“vvijiful men” in senate who
tiljbnstorvd a’gaiusG armed sldp hill,
klllfrig 4t by—-ending ttf admjnfsfra-
t4on term:’ British tak" over 25-mil-e
Somme front from. French. I’resident
takes'oatli, of olllce. for second term.
him lie has power to *arm shijis with
out action of congress. •
March. 7 —Berlin admits, sending In
tercepted Zimmermann note, to*' Mex
ico. .
March 1>. President calls extra con-
; gr.'ss session for A-prtl TO.
March 11.— IVrltish capture Bagdad.
Russian revolution starts. IVfrograd
trodps desert government. •
March 12,—(Termnn U?boat shells
and- sinks T’nited States nterehantj
ship Algonquin without warning. •;**
March 14.—Ghiria breaks jliplou^atic
relations with Germariy.
. March 15,-—Czar abdicates.
Mjtreir 10.—rGrand Duke MlehneDpf
Russia' renounces throne, bringing
RonianotT dynasty to an end. Duma
in control., 1 ~
Mnreh 17.—Germans begin big re-
treat on west"front. Announced vote
of Russian people will decide form of
government.,
March 18.—News received of sink
ing of American ships City of Mem
phis, Illinois and Vfgilanciaby U-
hoats; 22 men missing. _ *
" March 21—Wilson calls on congress
.to me'et April 2 instead of April 10.
J
4 wenty-one
-gister J urn-
aged
to re
0,432 prisdnerS'
May 25.—Italy
I... thirty one years,
5. ititliuns ; announce
Brit*>
rshtps sank. '
• 5 |» J.ord Kitchener drowned
Hti-.T.-Hampshire Is torpedoed
>f Scotland.
17; Russians retake CzemrH'^"'
i'wit.z. cappjil of Bukovvlna, In great of-7
’ f* li-l Ve. '
Great German attack he- | 'jiin'e 20 .Vrabs rebel from Turkey, j
Ml'chaells «te- Jlsh.-d. . ’ /-| ■
June 27.—British and Freodh-llF —
drive Tn west. —— ■" . e
Ik Suhirmrine. merchantmap
feneXved"
Jnunciies
Gorso offensive, taking 9,000 prisoners
lirst day. German airplane^., kill 70
persons irt l 'over^tiel Folkestone.
May 20.—Germany atmojuuces she
will sink hospital ships witluuit
warning unless they obey certain strict
rules about the courses they take.,. An?
nnunced Italy has captur *d 22,414 Aus-‘
triaus sTjiee May 14.^ * •
.rutte'3. <b'ncj?al t'luYngdlsiin named
dictator by royalists of Chjna.
J title .5, ■ I '-nitGI-'rSiii tes registers f 1 >r
ihn
tnembers. tif Tlu'ssiau'ettbinet Tesigti> , d-; 7 .Tun
riots in Pet r; 1 grad suppressed. Shake ; wh»!-ti
Oit fn British cabinet. ■ > /\ t^.rth
J'uly Is, Increased'activity onTRiut- J it.
maniaa front. Russians took part of
Nov lea.
July IP
tween
successful. ’ (’hanei-llor
( lured for submarine warfare. "
slans (Iriven back'll Vi-ltia 'region,
tons' make advances in Gulichi.
July’ 20.
"tiotlal
Draft for American
/
: i tTJiy - TTobTr- BremtTT
Russia succeeded hv-Kerensk v.
1 «-u- grt-at
- j July
Nn- : i>eiuse|iiHM4 .xearlltts Baltimore.' ’
ItvoT of 1 —July "‘27 RVi'TffTVT -Terake w "Brody,
tminy called 2.iHHPH)0 of her" youngest
mem to tin-colors.
—daily 21.— Senate passed food Control
and aviation bills. Ru^staTiS*Tit disor-
deiJy retreat, burning villages*
July 22.— Geruurn aviators raided
Engliuid. killing 11 in coast towns, but
were driven away front London, Siam
declared- State of war w It b .Germany
and Austria Hungary.. '
(lep” n-prttfoi u GTilInt'i. p * ’ •-
Ah gust 9.—Lalitms itnke Gorizla.
•July 10. Russians take Stanlslad,'.
July , 23. Kerensky given absolute
anrrr—ftrart ( uiTn^at- <li<.qrfiop j [lowers as dictaJor of-’Russia.* Gcr-
General P.rusibdT titade hetuFpf Rus
sian artides. "...
June 7. British -(.blow tVp Messines
ridge;- explosion heard in London;
5,.<>'»o ptisotiorff taken on lirst (lay of
offensive.
June S,—General Pershing, eoin-
mander- of Amerb'att expedition,- ar
rives-in Englantt. Seeretarv of War
htiiris lost .heavilydn attacks abffig. the
•(’hemin des Dames, s ,
July 24—Goethals, Denman and
White out of shipping board; Rear Ad
mifal Capps, E. N. Hurley tind Balu-
bridge Colby sucee^-ded tliem. Me-
Adoo asked congress for $5.lHHMHHMMH>
morp for war. Rnss'laus evacuated
Stnivtslau, their whole HneT periled.
j Galicia. / ^
Augttjf 2s.—Routnania outers v(nf on
side of. the entente, and invades Tran*
i sylv.'ni.'i'. — . •
Sc|>t('tnb*vr-d. - (b-rtuany begins great
squeeze otj Roumania.
November Id First great air bat-
11 *» of world's 'history; c»7 BrilKh,
ii rench ami Gorman atrplnneydrroright'
.. duvvjju. ' ■, ' r >
■up ins take Bu-
Baker-.plans for Iiki.(HH) American air- French defeated Germans oir Cruorine ships in South Atlantic
■f. war aims,
Twenty lost when Fnited States tanker
Switzerland ofliclnllj Healdton. hound for Holland, Is sunk
Wilson’s plea for statement4, )V r ., MUlt ln North son . ; , -
Deeeniher 25.—Teutons take 9,000
4Iussians Ip‘Roumania.
December.x20.— Gerjiianv replies to
Wilson, suggesting peace Conference,
hut not stating own war alms or terms
of pence. ' * .
December 30.— Allies In reply tf) Ger-
. , , . man penct*. propostil cjill offer emivty
Septeiubtw 10.— Teutons take Ryu- ..and inslmsTe and refttseConference,
luatii.in d'Ciiss of Silistria. . December 31.—King Gon St antiin* of
>,-r II. UniL<n ih-Lvu is \VUs,.nf.,rhls " n '' r! '-
Mm,,,,, m,. r ,m n„lk„l,.. . - v, Ihl -
March 25.—President orders partial
mobilization of National Guard to pro
tect property,"’from German plotters.
"Navy ordered to get.ready.
'Mftrch 27"—Fifteen thousand more
National Guardsmen called out.
April 3.—-.Wilson asks declaration
nf -state nf wa-c by- congress. G-sr--
mans drive RussitmS nertrss Stoktod
1 river, taking 11 large number of p*ls-
passt'S war resolu-
September 12.— : AUics capture three-**
mile ifnt* on Somtue., Roumattiaiis over-
whelmed in Dohrudjii.
Sept, tuber 15. British take Ger-
imm Somrtie- positions on six-tulle
froriL— I se “tanks” for first
warfare. -
Septijiuber 18.—Allies take
-British transport
i'oat Jn Me<!iterrie
time in
Macedonia.
Floriiia,
>-
September 19.—Serbs fight their’ wav
hack onto their owff soil.
September 21-—Russians and Rou
manians -announee-.they ln*vc throwa-
hnek^.the invaders iij DohrudJiTT
St'ptember 22.—.TnhottmCiF"- allies
’ :-tyok 55,soO prisoners in Somme* batUe
. between Tiily 1 mid Sopf.-mbe^ IS.
^Septetuher 23.—RonTTiauinns Jn -Do-
x firudja driven bftek lit■ disorder. Zep
pelins invade Englarid ; one burned, an-
oflier captured. —
September 25.—Allies advance along
15-mile front on Somme. Venizeios
leaves Athens To laud revolt itgainst
King Constantine.
September 20.—Allies Take Comhles
arid Thiopva! in SAmme battle.
September 30.—Von CITilkenbayn
routs Rrmmanians at Hermannstadt,
Truu-sylvtuda. ' - :
, October 1.—A Rduthaiilun army
crossed trie Dtinub.er J _. J-
—October 2.—A not iunr Zeppelin shot
down near London. - — " » ,. '
Oeloher 4.—Mackenscii drives ltou-
-pmulan invaders of Bulgaria* ita'ek^ to
ward 1 >atiuhe. ** ——:—
' October 5.--Roumanians tlee 'across
the. -I tauuhe. Serbs cross Cernji river
in drive nh Monastlr* 1
Tb toker 7.—German suimmrine 17-53
visits Newport. IL I., On mysterious
mission. Sinks five s^ips off Nanra-
. aitr-ctt Light night of' (b'tohei: 7-8.
s( letober O^LTouinuniiui.s MrivenXiiek
■i , — 5 ., * I* •>— r-f SXZ. r — ‘ ■
Juiiimry 4. 1917.
lemua sunk by 1*
I nea.ll ; lotMpSt.
| January' oOTiouse of represent a
| fives rules commitf eehegins Invest igti
1 t.ion of Wall street - “leldC^ of Wilson
- pence note nows.
January Tl,—Russians retreat no
. Seroth river in Rotfioiuiia.
resohif-
plattes. ( me hundred - American avia
tors arrive in France.*
Jrirn* 9. Wilson tells Ilusslu what
United States is fighting, for.. Japan
offended by* ITiTted- States note urg
ing China to uiaintalrv. order.
— June 11,- Lord Northeliffe, famous
puhlislter, arrives to co-orditTnte Brit
ish missions in United States.
June 12.—King Constantine of
Gr»*ece tilxiicates in, favor of* his sec
ond son, Alexander, at eomjunnd of the
allies. . . -- - —
, dime 13.—In-greatest air raid so far
on Londoq, 15.3 ariMvllled and 430 in
jured. I’ershing reaches, Paris. Elihu
Root ami American mission in IV-
trograd. • . . v * ' ; -* . . . r ■
dune 15.—Liberty loan oversub
scribed. Great Britain frees all the
Irish rebels.
June 17.—Doctor Ivers, Who wrote
Gerinaftv’s oflieial reply to thy Bel-
front.
July 25—-’Division of trnitrous Rus-
? .... , -. .. •
shin troops blown to pieces hy-own
artillery jih j>ar-t-of General Korniioff’s
measures to restore .order, -Lenlne,
Russian pacitlst ngltutor, captuCed-af
ter greatest man hunt Russia ever
knew. —
A
January 8. RussTiitts
dive tfCiir 'Riga,
.January 11.—Allies In
TauTjeh'7 offen-
reply to WH-
rout
to Tiitusylyania fr on tier!
Uetober 10,—Roumanians in
tl.*e through mountain passes.
\*>etol»er 11 .—Greece turns"ove?*her
ieet bGl' nilice oil allies’-demand. 7tal-
i;:ns, ivsumihg Garitti -drive, take 5],
- 000 prisoilei's: r;-+
. (let’ol'iTv. 22.^Roumanians in Dor
brudjic ret reat 'hastily-. •> „
Ufetoher 'Jd.^Tetitons occupy C%m-
son Hole. - outline alms, hut refuse to
pari*y with an unbeaten .Grrniairv. .7. ..
January 17.— L«*arn (b-rman- raider
Moeive lias sunk 21 ships jJihT seized
three others, in South Athintic. En
tente. In’supplementary note to Wilson,
amplifies war anus. y.
Jatfuafy 19!—British sTeanjer Tffr-
"rowdale, • Mnowe’s .prize, reaches a
Gertpan port with 409 p/lsoncrs.
January ,22. — Wilson makes his
"peace withput vietoryA’-yddress in sen
ate, demanding United States enter
world league tit closet of war. '
•January 2d.—After Initial successes,
Russians art* forced hack hear Riga. ...
January 25 —Mine sinks British aux
iliary-cruiser Lnurentky off.Irish coast.
■January 31.—GerUThny declares ruth
less KHhninrine*- wnr, revoking all
pledgt^ino tir»»*T'*ni'tt’d States.
, Fehritnry 3— United States severs
diplomatic relations with Germany.
President Wilson ln address to senate
outlines crisis.- United States seizes
interm-d,-German warships.
February 4.—Wilson asks—neutrals
todireak with Germany^United States
reserve tleet orderexl in service. ■
i ebt ii,!j 1 »>xUui(riiiiceiL- American
seaman* Was .'killed when German, sub
marine shelled ,lifeboat of British
st'eatiter Eaycstonei. ' -
.February 0 Learned Germany is
holding United..States AmhasstHlor G X -
ranL ^ '
Febrtuiry 7.^British liner (Jalifor-
nia, 0110 s Amerieaii abotml, sunk, un-
off.
Germans *.4Iirow- Rusiti^ns back a crons',
Narayuykn rivtr. /, W .
'0^01)0^24.—French take 3,500 pri®-
new 4 -boat decree unlaw
warned.
‘•*—*Wi»»tJS' r.,^ - -- t-yyj-t
pain calls
ful. - \ V
February 8.—Germany tries to get
Ambassador Gerard to sign a paper re-
stanza^principal Roumanian sfaport.4ti(firming Prussian treaties with the
April 4’.—Sena*(
t.ion. 82 to 0.
April T*.—House passes war
Mon 373 to 59. --
April .fl.—Pre.'ddeiTT.'-signs eougres's j
'resolution aniL-prueltiims stjjte of war. |
Government takes -<tyer tirrman liners. |
April 7.—Guha ’de.elares. war on Ger-
ma*n4. . '
A.pril Tb—Austria-Hungary breaks
Tlipfotnattr ' reintmti* with--
St a tesNjiritlsli storm- Vljny Ridge,
taking t’>.oo<TTU7lson\*rs on first day-of
battle. WJlson dmns fight to raise
new armies by universal Service prirr-
ciple.
- April KX—Brttish pr|smiers ad^vjmy
rein’ll 11.(HK). Rrazil bci'tiks d 11
.mtitle relat'iiths with Germany. Br‘t-
ish advance 50 miles hAyoad Iliigdifd.
A pri 1 11 ■—Ijerhert t*. Ilouver! Ac
cepts offer to direct food supplies of
United States. . . -;4
April 43,—British cut* into Hind-n-
burg line. ( President defines war zone
off const. • ’ ,
April 14.—House passes seven bil
lion war loan hill. > ‘ r —
April 15.—Wilson calls, on nation-to
support him in war.
' April Iff.—French - In 25-mile of
fensive toward the “Ltfdies Roard” aqd
|n ('luimpygne take • 10,000 prisoners
first day. * ; > ■ .
April 17.—Big war credit passes sen
ate. German wounded tile when Udioats
sink British hospital ships Donegal
ami Lanfrann \vi111 • >ut r warning.
Ajtril l^-'-Freuch’ prisoners in new
offensive total 17.000.
April M(.—Fight’ is started for pro--
hTbPioii during war. American freight
er Mongolia "sinks a Ud»>:it- The first
A^icrieiiii victory of the. tvnr 1 . y; *
April ‘Jo. In conTused wi-ji-iit battle
of destroyers in English .ririnmel Brit
ish dffli Gerinun vessels.
crews light with cutlasses.
April 21^=Balfour commission fnint
Great Britain reaches United State**.
April 24.—French ..commission ‘ar
rives in United States.
“ft '
I00 MOST IMPORTANT
EVENTS IN GREAT WAR
I teoetnber
Ch a rest.
1 >ecembe’r J>.—■Germany openly prof-
f*‘fs pearj> to her..enomit‘s.
Decetnher 21. — President Wilson
asks both sides to detlne their war
aims.’ | '
January 17. 1917.—News received
German cruiser Moewe has taken 24
United States,"hut he refuses.
2lv—TT-hyiits .sink di British
Vessels in we»*k, it is atmounceu. c:tus-
jng alarm in Brftain. Wilsoti lells Bal
four United Stutes will not make a
-separate peace. United-States makes
firsf foreign*war loan—$2tH),(HHJ.lHHl to
glam atrocity charges, is sentenced to
nine tnonths’ impris(fnriient In iWlln
for ext\rting $30,000 from the mpther
of a soldier by threats; evidence
shows he is^a chronic drunkard and
nidrphlne fiend. Duma demands inime
diate offensive by Russian troops.
,lun«* 19.—UrifiVcl States Admiral
Sims put In Comiriund of hflied fleet
off Ireland. \
June 22.—Annotinced* iJ'ber.ty loan
suliseriptinns total $34)35,220,850.
June 25.—American Red Cross cam-
paign..closes, with suhscriptions^over
dkc lumdred million dollars sought.
Jitu^ 20.—Official Mesopotamian re
port sedres British civil and military
letiders. CtHuidians within one mile
of Lens, great rgerich coal center.
’June 27.—Arrivitk of first United
Sttitcs army in France'THpiounci'd.
ir by frrr
milling her decree of neutrality ite-
tween the entente nations and (Ter-
mariy. . '-.!> . *
- June 2tb—Greece breaks diplomatic
relations with the central powers.
Junft fitt-'-Russians begin big often- i
siye in Galicia. War* Alinister Ke-
rdhsky leads attack. * Ilttig gains mile
on fottUmile front before Lens.
—july 4^AsMe»>d4lngton announces
United^ States is rtuuly to e<piip unity
of 2,000,000. .
July 2.—Russian priseners counted
.in her offensive n.uipher‘ 10,273. (7bin-
ese einpI.re~re~estiibH si^*d.
July 3.—Government tells of two
submarine attacks on transports* bear
ing 1 Pershing’s mien'; one U-biiat, sunk.
Russia; announces 6,000 inoFe prison
ers. Germans make vain five-mile of-
,‘iensive at Yprdun. ..!,, 4; ’■ ;•*
July 4*—Eleven killed rri Uesmaxi
'alrjira.itl on'Harwich.
JUly 5.—Republicans and -monnreh-
tsts. I .attic 35 miles' front Peking.
July 6.—Leaders of German spy sys-
„teni in Uiiited States arrested.
July 7.—Twiilfy-lw.*“(lertrian Gotha
tiirplanes, inouriring'' four guns. each..i
raid London, killing 4B arid injuring
197. ft ' *•
b . " . * • ^
% Jbly 8.—Wilsononiers ( Xpert em
bargo on. food,’ fuel a in I many other
„things to prevent swppl-ios^lroa<*hUig
’Germany* . British foreign otliee states
ncaL- GeVmnn -ereps' fhw stumttef. will nor he
above-40 per cent of norJiml. United
States shipping board states, expects
to bund 5,0<>0,000 to 6dHH».<i»Ji tons in
18 months, instead; of the 2.500,000 Aj
'ill* U^v 1 ! 1 KM m
June 28, 1914.—Archduke Ferdinand,
heir presumptive to Austria's throne,
and wife assassinated at Serajnvo,
Bosnia, by Slav student, Prlncip, giv
ing the pretext for war.
July 23.—Austria delivers famous
plot was hatched on Serb
sination
soil. .'. N
July 28.—Serbia having agreed to
Hll Auxtrin demands save one, Austria
declares war.
te* August 1.—Germany declares war on
Russia.- " 7*
August 3.—Germany .declares war on
France and Invades Belgium.
August 4.—Great Ijritain declares a
state of war by act of Germany.
August 21-24— Battle of Mons-Char-
lerol; Germans victorious.
August:?3.—Japan at war with Ger
many. '
' August* 27!—Germafts-burn Louvain,
Belgium.
NAugust, 29.—Russlntts crushed In,
4»ttFiii.‘ near Tannenhurg, Prussia. -
Septejnher 5-1 Of—Germans turned
hack hy\French and- British in the
nnttie of tije Marhe. ” ; 7 . '
Sejttemher d72.—Battle of the’Aisne
begins. , . .
OetTiber 9,—GeDnans capture- Arit-
v - ■-—- - \
Wl"*‘
• Octol
Ypres.
October 30.—dtussla dechlres war on
Turkey.* . n. -\
November i,—Germans sink Ad
miral (Tadlock’* British fleet off Chltt.
November 10-12.—Second battle at
January 22.—Wilson asking “pence
without -victory,” demands United
States enter tvorld league nt close of
wnr.
January 31.—Germany declares ruth
less submarine warfare on all ships, 1
whatever nationality. In the war zones.
. February 3.—United States severs
diplomatic relations with Germany.
February 26,—I’resident asks con*
gress for authority to arm all Ameri
can vessels.
February 26.—British capture Kqt-
el-Amnra. ' ~~~
February 28.—Zimmermann note
suggesting, alliance of Mexico and
Japan with Germany against United
States made public.
March 11.—British; capture Bagdad.
March 11.—Russian revolution starts.*
Mnreh 15.—C’znr abdicates.
March 17.—Germans begin • big
“st ra regie TetTreinen t" on west -front.
April 3,—Wilson asks congress to
declaim a sttRe of wnr with Germany.
Apri^ 6.—President signs congress,
resolution proclaiming war.
; April 7.—Cuba declares war on Ger
many. > .
- April 9.—Austria-Hungary breaks
diplomatic relations with United
States.
April 9.-*-Brltfsh storm Vimy Ridge.
April 10.—Brazil brejiks diplomatic/
relations wit h Germany.
April 16.—French' In great offensive
near 'Alsrte river.
. i
April 19.—American* freighter Mon
golia sinks* a submarine, this being
the first American victory of the war.
April 28—Both houses of congress
pass selective draft army bill.
May >&■—I\ig Italian offensive In
21-31—FI Nj battle of
l.-dGerman General De
d, ending South African
5.—Serbians defeat Aus-
Y pres.
December
Wet cutytur
revolt.
December
trlans. ' . ' -
December w><Brtttsh sink German
fleet off Falkland Islands. - %
dap nary 24, 1915..—Naval battle in
.North .s-eiv; German cruiser Bluecher
sunk.
February 8.—Russians suffer sec-
ond great defeat in East Prussia.
Feitruary T7^-Germ:ms begin sub
marine blockade, .despite. American
protest. ■■—. >
March, 22. Russians tal^e I’rzetnysl,
Gtilicia after 1 long Kiege.-
April .22 -Gas first used in war by
(»**rmans at Ypres
T’ars-o begins.
June 3.—Chinese royalists name
Chang Hsun dictator ;-Gl?rmans assist
plot. ' ■" * . \
June f>.‘— Americans' register for
army drnft without disorder.
June 7.^Brltlsh blow up Messines
ridge ; explosion heard.s}n London.
June 8.—General Pershing reaches
England.
Jhne 12.—I^lng^^ Constantine of
Greece ahdlcafeiT nation prepares to
Join allies. ' ., -
June 13.—153 killed. 430 Injured tn*r
Lohdon by* German airplane raid. . ,
Jude 15-— United States Liberty
Loan (Hoses, with billion oversub
scription. / • 7 t *
June 27.—Anrlojince arrival of first
Amerletin army in' France,
fd-ane 28.—Brazil.joins in war., « 4.
June 30.—RtissLans begin. big offen
sive in Galicia led by \Var -Minister .
Kercpsky ln person.
' July 2.-ftf’hinese empire declared re*
estaltilshed ; republicans prepare to re
sist! 1 . - -J
*-
GFfnian air-
type kill 43,
em-
April
nclles.
May" 4
February, hj.—Gerard flnn]ly_pitoxvt*(l*T:Jre!it Bl ituin, -
to -Jeave Beriin.
^February 12.—Announced* pfflciaHy
April, 28.—House, .votes crinscciptlon^
army bill, 397 to 24, and senkte, "81 to
jfTcnst ve*
x
May 4.
\fuly” 9.—British, dreadntiught Van
guard blown up; all but twoSiboard
'killed.
July 10.—Germans. In -sudden drive
along seacoast beat British back to
Yser river, and , (^ipture 1,250 men.
Crisis over elpetoriiT r’e’furm.s -find war
•aifris InpTfeTmany. Russians take
Hailc*CGalicv|.
July 7.—Twenty-two
planes' of* -hnmense_jie\v
injure 197.. tn London.
* July S.—Wilson orders export
bar go. *. . ' r 4 .
-Allies lumfSa.. Dardu- July’ 12.—Chinese empire (alls;'
Chung llsvin fiees lev Dutch legation- in
IN'king! „.c
13.—In biggest alt bottle so far
BrlfTsfL-cJaiiU'downing of 30 Gerinan
planes oh \D»st front.
July v!mt^Bi'thmann-Hollweg,
German imperial ehanc-ellor, resigns
and the’ kaiser appoints Pr/ - ;
—Begipnlng of great. Gornu
ngtiihst Russia.
-Lusitania sunk unwarned by
U-boat; l.oisi die, -of whoupniore than
100 are Americans. "
■May 22.--"Italy declares way on Aus
txia....
.^-.Jaxux. 2L;
x 1
.1.^^ -t . .
August T».-
saw.
-Giiririans 'capture; War?
July
\
Kcptem^er 1.;—Germany promises
Rod ISt^tes to siiA no more liners
■ wifhotIt\iyarnlng« ' „ •
S*T>tem^bD8c--Czar ;Rucceeds Grand
Duke Nicholas ia^commandjof Russian
armies.. 1 .
September Germans^capture
"a ' 1 >
n
Russians In Galicia ml
tiny and are^rnui^by Germans.
July ^0—I>rd|i; for American Na
tional arqiy held. ^ -r - ,
July 20.—Uipemter layoff of Rasala \
resigns and Kerensky succeeds .him,
‘ July • 21.—United States senate
-paTSse* food control' and $640,000,000
aviation bim. *, T ^ • (f
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