Gunnison news-champion., 1916-12-29
HISTORY Of 1916
T0LO IN BRIEF
Most Important Events OF the
Last Year Set Forth.
PROGRESS OF EUROPEAN WAR
Chief Developments in the Mighty
ConHtct Of sa,ions-PolitieaI and
o;her happenings in the
United States
COMPILED BY E. W PicHARO
PROGRESS OF EUROPEAN WAR
EUROPEAN WAR

Z - liner Persia Ia Mediterranean
about =" lost. Including Il y AcSee!y.
L : CONS. % ~ Aien
Ian hr.ush conscr!D'i"n n.h passed
hr-' r~ni.ns and thee cabinet members
resIsr-~i
Italian steamer carrying Monrenesr,n
r'.ruiis from = sunk BY mine In the
Jan s-',-5many promised U us sub
n.sr,n.' Null ohs-r'r rules Of CIVILIZED
Lao rrrt,n psr,ieship Edward VII
Ian u -Au,trt,ns captured Logcen.
Ian u Au.tflan cruiser sunk BY
Ian u MANY documents connecting
Voc Ha3a~u Nlih alleged war plots In L
taken from E,u, ny ErlJlsH. rurued
over 10 Am"-oan embassy
< --r ..ashah Persia occupied los TURKS
Jan L Eu-T'ans f"nsH ed general at.
tAek "u Austrian front
hus'rlars ,uok CeUul- and r1rsuef
hDutrm"--lu- toward Albania
Ian - Austrian hyHfarirre and tor
ped n"a' aunk hy "riusn submarine In
Ian - --Auuna issued urtirnaturn to
hiia'pu
Ja6 = -s-lrarl occupied by Austrian.
"a" Twenty four killed In Zeppelin
Grrm,m- took ncarrl mile Of French
tr-nCh~z -a-' NJ Enurhez
ino D -Aupthcr Z"ppeIn raid made on
lar r. sc'otaI ZepP"nns made raid
England q, I"rspUs Killed
Feb Ert'h liner Appam. IN charge
Of priEr cr"w from German commerce
captiN"~ from seven other vessels.
Collier Franz F'srher sunk by bomb
from E-pp.Ilu . lost
Feb Persian army defeated Russians
nsr"hiug on Teh"Tan
Z-Up", In lost In North sea and crew
Feh .-French aylarors attacked
city Of smyrna killing ="
President Wilson accepted Grrrnauy's
memorandum of settlement or I.usitanla
case both sides yielding ground.
Feb s-Grrmans took so yards Of
Fr-nCh trenches near Vlrnv
u demanded from Austria apology
snh r"pPrarlpn Tor attack on Pe,roliie
f,r"n'n cruiser NmIral Charuier tor
ped".-h and sunk: ~ lost
Frh t. Russians under Grand Duk.
Nicholas captured Erzerum
Feb q German attack on Verdun be-
gan
Feb et-Gcr,nanS capturci villages
within big gun range Of vardun
Austria annUunCei sinking OF Italian
transport loaded with soldiers by bomb
from airpIane
Feb. e6 6-FrenCh checked somewha,
German drive on Yerdun.
Russians took Kermanshah. Persia by
storm
kustrians entered Durazzo. italians re
tiring
French cruiser Provence sunk In Medi.
terran.sn: IN lost
Feb T-British steamer Maloja sunk
by mine. Ia lost
Feb - Italian government seized u
fntcrnef German steamers
German commerce raider Grelf and
Bntsh cruiser hicantara sunk In North
sea Night. - lost
Sarrh 3-G"rmans drove through vii.
isse Of Douaumorf and beyond.
Russians took Bitiis Armenia. by as
U senate rejected resolution warn.
ing Americans OF armed ships
man Infantry attack on verdun.
Two Z-preilns raIded northeast coast OF
ENGLAND: 10 Killed
Anrrh 6-Germaus began new drive on
Nerdun, capturing village OF Forges
March T.-Gcrmans made further gains
at Fcrdun at tremendous cost
q. s, house of representatives tabled
r-soiutIon warning Americans OF armed
March. s-Germany declared war on
March to.-Ru-.ians advanced to within
- miles OF Trrhizond. Turks and Germans
evacuated IspRhan. Persia
March t--1talians started big offensive
alonE whole Austrian front,
March 10 Germans repulsed French at.
tacks st Le Mort Homme and captured
trenches from British at vermelles
Mach ~ Squadron Of French and Brit.
fsh airpianes bombed Zeehrugge. destroy.
ing much property and killing many per
sors
March m.-Germans halted n, verdun
Russians gained against Germans and
Ispahau. capital OF Persia
March p 2-hustrians evacuated Czeruo.
March 2L-French bombarded German
positions at Malancourt and Avocourt
British channel steamer Sussex and
British steamer Engishman torpedosed
without warning: Americans on both
Entente allies rejected Lnnsing's pro-
posai to dlsarm merchantmen.
Haucourt- -Malancourt front repuised,
March 9.-British steamer Eagle Point
one American aboard. torpedoed without
warning.
German aerial attack on saioniki killed
March o-Germans attacked with l,ou,s
Ars near veriun but were repulsed
Germans torpedoed Russian hospital
shtc In Black sea: lis lost
Ianeourt near verdun. at terrific cost.
Five Zeppelins raided eastern counties
Of England. killing q: one Zeppelin de.
April .I.-sis,een killed in Zeppelin raid
on England
April 2-.zsppel!ns raided England and
April s.-Entente allies In note to U
upheld their right to search parcel post.
attack south of Douaumont
British liner Zent torpedoed without
Cesd Man hill at verdun and then re.
pulsed tremendous attack: losses were
Ap,ii n.-French re,ook trench.. n,
Cerdun after terrific battle
April lS-Russians CAPTURED Trebizond
April 10 President Wilson sent ultima
turn to Germany on submarine question
and told congress in Joint session
April big forces OF Russians landed
In France
Aprii E.-RritIsh battieship Russell sunk
by mine In Mediterranean: ie+ lost
April - General Townshend and 1000
British surrendered to Turks at Kut-el-
Amara.
May british steamer Hendonhan Ia
den with wheat for Belgian relief sunk
by German submarine.
Nav 2.-Five German airships raided
coasts of England and Scotland
Belgian relief ship Fridland sunk by
German submarine
Nav s-Germnny's reply. received In
Washington promised compliance with
flaws of warfare In submarine operations
with covert threat to resume former meth
t,ds priess America persuades England to
fifs starvation blockade
Nfny President Wilson told Germany
oar Relations with Britain could not enter
In ~cr'-cversv with Berlin.