Gilpin observer., 1916-12-28

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Liner cymric. carrying munitions. tor.
May lo.-Berlin admitted Sussex was tor
hI Nay m-DTtch steamer ,I Rstavisr
May 0-German seaplanes raldsd Eng
Austrians made decided gain. against
May 2s.-British steamship Washington
May s1.-Austrians reported capture of
Asago and Arsiero.
Great naval battle in North sea. British
June 6..Earl Kitchener and stan lost
when cruiser Hampshire was blown up In
June 7-Germans took Fort vaux by
storm.
Austrians in Tyrol repulsed by Italians
Russians recaptured Lutsk fortress.
June n:IRussians captured czernowitx.
June So.-Russians split Austrian Buko-
wilma army and occupied zadova strog-
Metz and Gliboka-
June 1.-TWO Austrian transports load d,
June N.-Itaiians recaptured Posina and
June 2-U 8. note to Austria demand
inE sDolOsy for attack on petr0lite pub
June o.-Russians routed Austrians in
east Galicia and took Kolomea.
July 1.-Allies began great offensive on
west front: making big gains on both
July a-French captured number of
towns in drive toward Peronne.
British took La Boisselle
July 5.-French carried by storm German
second line near Peronne.
Turks announced recapture Of Herman
shah from Russians
July 6-Russians again routed Austrians
David 'Lloyd-George made British Sec
July s.-French took Biache. close to
Peronne.
German submarine Deutschland arrived
July ls.-Germans opened seventh great
assault on Verdun.
July 15-Itaiians captured vanzi. in Po-
Russians captured Baiburt. Armenia, by
assault
Germans took La Maisonnette and BIZ
aches, In Somme sector
July ls.-Germans opened fierce counter
attack on British; with gas , shells. win
British biackiisted large number of
American individuals and firms for deal
ing with the Germans.
July E.-British renewed terrific drive
in Somme region, entering Pozieres.
July &-Russians captured Erzingan.
Armenia.
July 2s-Russians captured Brody. Cali
clan railroad center; smashed Teuton first
line west of Lutsk. and drove back Won
Linsingen in Volhynia.
Aug. 6.-RuSSianS smashed through leu
ton lines on 15-mile front in Galicia.
Turks captured Bitlis and Mush.
Aug. Galatians captured Goritz.
Zeppelins raided English and Scotch
Aug 1s.-Russians took $1,000 men in
Galicia-
Turks beat British east of suez canal
and in Mesopotamia.
in the Carpathians, and pierced new Teu-
ton lines on Lemberg front;
man battleship and one German subma-
rine lost in North sea action.
British swept Germans back on n-mile
Aug A.-British advanced south of
Thiepval. and French took Maurepas.
Russians recaptured Mush, Armenia. and
Zeppelins raided east coast Of England:
killing eight;
Roumania declared war on Austria Hun
Aug. 2.-Germany declared war on Rou-H
Aug 2s.-Hindenburg made German chief
of stan in place of Falkenhayn.
Aug. S0.-Roumanians took Kronstadt
and other Transylvanian towns.
Aug. 31.-Roumanians seized Rustchuk.
Bulgaria. and more Hungarian towns.
Sept. 2-Ieppelins raided England. one
Sept. 4.-Dar-es-S alaam. chief town of
German East Africa, taken by British.
tress of Turtukai.
Sept. s.-Teutons and Bulgars took Do
brio Roumanfa.
Sept. l0.-Germans and Bulgarians cap
tured Roumanian fortress of Silistria-
Sept. u.-Allies began new offensive In
Balkans. crossing the Struma.
Sept. l5-Allies smashed German third
line In Sopme sector. advanced five miles
and took three towns. British used terri
BILE new armored cars.
Serbs drove Bulgars back ten miles and
British and French advanced In Balkans.
crushed in the Dobrudja;,
Sept. 17.--British took Danube trench"
Mouquet fortified farm and 1000 yards of
German trenches north of Courcelette.
Germans sank French transport filled
~ Sent "iHp @trench captured penlecourt
Allies routed Bulgars in Macedonia and
captured Fiorina. -
over Stokhod river.
Sept 23-Zeppelins raided England.
Ruling 80: one Zeppelin destroyed and one
Sept S.-zeppeiins again raided Eng
Sept as."Anglo- French forces took Com
bles and Thiepval after terrific lighting.
Sept. 2s,-Venizelos and Admiral Coun-
douriotis issued proclamation of provision
al government for Greece.
Oct L-British took 3,00o yards OF Ger
man trenches close TO Bapaume.
Zeppelins raided England; one destroyed
Serbians routed Bulgars In Macedonia.
Oct 2-Roumanans crossed the Danube
into Bulgaria.
Oct. 4.-Aliies made great advances on
entire line in Macedonia,
invading Roumanians forced out of Bull
Allied transport Gallia eorpedoed; CHS
lost.
oct s-German submarine U-53 sank
FIVE vessels of u. s.. coast.
Germans recaptured Kronstadt. Transyl-
Oct. 9.-serbians forced crossing OF Cerna
river In Macedonia.
Oct. l0.-Italians resumed advance or
Trieste takinI 5000 Austrians.
Oct il.-Greek fleet turned over to allies
| on their demand and largely dismantied.
| Teutons began invasion OF Roumania
| Oct Is French captured Sally -Saillisel
| north OF the Somme
| Oct. i9-Cunard liner Alaunia sunk b,
| mine In English channel; part OF crew
| lost.
| Oct D.-Roumanians won on Transyl
| vania frontier hut lost In Dobrudja
| Russian battleship Imperatritza Maria
| destroyed by interior explosion; 200 lost.
Oct. 23.-Teutons captured Constanza
Roumanian Black sea port
Oct 24-French smashed German linz