The state herald., 1916-01-07
EUROPEAN WAR


Turkish army corps and routed First and
Tenth corps In the Caucasus.
Russians forced Uzsok pass In the
Carpathians.
Jan. Io-I.ilIe evacuated by Germans
and occupied by British.
Jan. 17.-Russlans stormed southern
corpathian pass and entered Transyi-
vania.
Jan. Ie-six German Zeppclins raided
the Norfolk coast, dropping bombs in
Yarmouth, sandringham. Kings Lynn.
Conner. Sherringham and Beeston, caus-
ing heavy damage and some loss OF life.
Jan. 4.-German armored cruiser Blue
cher sunk and two battle cruisers Grip
pied by Vice Admiral Beatty's squadron
IN running fight in North sea.
Jan. 2s-Austro- Hungarian forces occu-
pied Kielce. Russian Poland.
Jan. E.-Austrians drove Russians from
ursok pass In Carpathians.
Feb, 1.-French torpedo boat sunk on
Sieuport.
Feb. 2-Angio-French feet destroyed
four forts In the Dardanelles.
Feb. I.-Germany declared waters
around British isles q war zone.
Feb. 6.-Russlans crossed River Rawka,
penetrating German front west of War
saw.
Feb. a.-Germsns violently bombarded
Eoissons. settiug Il ahre
Feb. lo.-Russinns repulsed Austro-Ger-
mans In Carpathians but were driven back
IN Bukowina
British held cargo of food ship Will
helmina.
Feb. ll.-United States warned Germany
against destroying American vessels or
lives OF American citizens In attacking
shipping. and warned Great Britain OF
the danger to American interests in the
use OF American nag by British vessels.
Germans evacuated Lodz. but drove the
Russians out OF East Prussia.
Feb. iT.-Germany replied unfavofGbly
10 American warning not TO sink Aneri-
can ships. and Great Britain refused to
modify Its shipping orders.
Germany began blockade OF England by
sinking two vessels
Feb, .,.-Germnn biockaders sank
American steamer Garth. Norwegian ship
Regin. damased British collier and three
British merchant steamers.
Reims bombarded by Germans. 20 ci-
VILLAINS killed
Feb 2-Allied fleets reduced Turkish
forts at entrance OF Dnrdanelles.
Feb. 2s.-Dacia seized by French cruiser
and taken TO Brest.
March :-Great Britain laid embargo
ngainst shipment OF all commodities into
Germany.
Hamburg-AmorieRn officials indicted IN
New York by federal grand jury for con-
spiracy to defraud the United States
March b.-Austrlans evacuated cxeruo-
wi;z, Dukowina.
March s-zeppelin airship LIS de-
strcyed near TiTlemont and II OF crew
k,li.d.
March i0-American ship william p.
Frye sunk by German cruiser Prlnz Eitel
Friedrich. Prinr Eitel at Newport News
with captain and crew OF Frye,
March li.-Germnn submarine u-i: sunk
by British ,orredo boat ARIEL
British took Neuve Chhpelie
Germans abandoned Augustowo, Po-
land.
. A==Ieh IL British order in council shut
on all trade with Germany, ordering tech.
nical blockade.
German cruiser Dresden sunk OF Fnik.
land islands by British warshps Glasgow
and Kent and japanese converted cruiser
Drama.
March is-Ameriean sanitary commis-
rion organized for work In Serbia.
British battlcship- Irresistible and Ocean
nnd French battleship Bouyet sunk by
mines IN tho Dardanelles.
March s7.-Aurtrian fortres. OF Prem.
yzl surrendered 10 Russians
TURKS mnssncred thousands OF Chris.
tians at urumiah, Persia.
March ?5.-Germans In Ghent executed
II Beisinns IA spies.
;,-r,...ns drove Russians out Of EaH,
Prussia.
Allies landed force on oallpoli penln'
sula
March r.-r,ussianS forced way through
Carpathians into Hungary.
March .s-Twenty-day battle In Cham
paEn. country won by French. German
losing tooco,
German submarine sank British steam
ers iEuilnr and Faiaba. about 40 ilvoi
being lost
April i-Russian- cleared Desisid rang
of AustriRns.
Turkish cruiser Mejdieh sunk by Rus
sian mine,
April s-oermany agreed To pay 10
sinking American ship wviam =. Frye
April io.-steamor finrpalyec. FIRST re
lief ship of New York 10 Belgium. -unl
IN North hea by torpedo or mine
April fi-uniied States replied 10 Ger
man governments criticism Of its for
eirn policies. denying allegations and rc
ieciing suggestions that csporintion o
arms b. prohibited.
April 20 French cruiser Leon dambe,
ia sunk BY Austrian torpedo. O.? live
lost
April s9-osrinan hif raiders droppo
inccndisfy bombs on i've English cas-
coast towns
Russians orcupiod Loubnlh. nnrtheni
af rssok phHr.
April ~. british announced d.structio
Of eight German submarines within wee
by mines and net traps
May l. British torpedo boat destroys
and two German torpedo boats sunk
nRht In North sea
American tank steamer Gulnight to,
pedosd by Germans on soilly Islands. cal
tain and two Honmen lost
May s-Austro-oormnn forces occupls
'Thfnow.
May i.-cunard liner f.usitanin torpedos
and sunk by Germans on coast OF Iroinr
with loss af i.7n5 lives, Including 1
Americans! among N. latter a. q. Val
defhilt, Ebert Hubbard, chha, rrohma
chas Klein and Charles plamondon.
May s-iifiiirh destroyer Maori sun
by mlna
by Germans