The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1916-12-28
DAILY SUMMARY
WAR IN EUROPE
Progress Of the World Conflict
In 1916 Great Actions and
Heavy Losses--Roumania an
Ally OF the Entente Powers.
JANUARY

JANUARY.
|. Neutral Rights. British officials de-
clared that search Of neutral mail ia
English ports win be enforced
Z. Submarines; Germany agreed that
survivors on liners lorpcdoed would
not be sent adrft In open boats and
that she would pay for lives lost on
the Lustana
Dardauelles: Allies evacuated the Cal
lipoH peninsula; British loss in the
campaign 10000.
% Montenegro: Montenegrin officials
signed peace terms with Austria.
FEBRUARY.
g. Galicia Russian army attacked the
Austrian front near Tarn0pol
10. Southern Zone: Russians captured Err
zerum with 1900 Turks and 3z3 guns
y. Verdun: Germans sprang a heavy at
tack on the Nerdun salient along "a Is
mile front; gains at some points were
miles deep,
rs. Verdun: French Fort Douaumont,
miles from Verdun city, captured by
Germans.
70 Verdun: Germans intrenched on a IL
mile front of ground captured
MARCH.
5 Sea Raider German ship Moewe
which captured the British ship Ap-
pam and sank Is merchantmen, reach
ed home port laden with prisoners and
gold.
Y. Verdun Battle: French counterat-
tacks repulsed at Nerdun,
Italian Front: Italian artillery bonn
barded the Austrian town of Goritz "A
hours.
10. Verdun: French attacks checked on
Dead Mans hill
"a. Liner Sunk: British steamer Sussex
torpedoed and sunk in the English
channel; 65 deaths,
APRIL.
2. Aerial Warfare; Zeppelns raided
coast Of Scotland and England, inhict-
ing casualties which raised the total
in days TO 60 killed and 166 wounded.
G. Verdun: Germans captured Ilaucourt.
Z. Verdun: French repulsed Germans at
Dead Mans hill.
5. Italy: Italians evacuated their front
line of trenches in the Christallo zone,
Trentino.
Verdun: French yielded Bethincourt
line TO German assaults,
9. Verdun: In an offensive on a 10 mile
front the Germans captured SOC yards
of trenches on hill 295, near Dead
Mans hill, No 304 Assailants used
liquid FIRE.
a. Verdun: French offensive on Dead
Mans hill repulsed by Germans.
49, Mesopotamia: Russians captured Treb-
izond, an important Turkish town on
the Black sea.
e. Russian North Front Germans cap
tured over 5000 Russians in a drive
south of Lake Narocz.
80 British Disaster: General Townshend
surrendered Kut-el-Amara, Mesopota-
mia, to the Turks, with about 1000
troops
S. Submarines: Germany agreed to mod
fy submarine warfare on merchant |
ships
%. Belgian Front Germans captured |
1850 yards of British trenches, 100 to
800 yards deep on Vimy ridge.
Verdun French recaptured Fort Douau-
mont after violent struggle; also re-
took hill zS7
"a. Verdun Germans recaptured Fort
Douaumont and other positions;
French counterattacks repulsed
26. Neutral Rights: United States de-
manded that England cease Illegal
seizures Of neutral mails at sea.
30 Italy. Austrians launched great drive
in Trentlno
81. Naval Battle: Greatest naval battle
of the war off Jutland coast Ger
man high seas fleet led the attack,
defeating first British division. Brit
ish reserve turned the tide, but battle
ended in a draw. Both sides lost
heavily In ships. loss Of life upward Of
10000.
JUNE.
l. Italian Front: Italians opened a coun-
ter offensive IN the zone of Austrias
maximum effort, May 50-31.
T. Belgium: British counterattacks on
Ypres ridge repulsed with loss to the
Canadians OF 5000 men
Kitchener Lost: General Kitchener
drowned while on voyage 10 Russia.
Z. Verdun: Germans captured Fort
Vaux, called the key TO Yerdun."
s. Galician Front: Russians recaptured
the fortress Of Lutsk. Volhynia.
0. Galician Front: Russians captured
Dubno volhynia; 5000 prisoners
claimed In the days fighting, and
booty I'm enormous quantities"
Aerial Warfare: French aer0planes
bombarded Karlsruhe and Treves In
Karlsruhe 1l0 were killed.
3 Verdun: German attacks carried
Thiaumont fort and reached TO Fleury
three and half miles from Yerdun
s. Italy: Italians began an offensive In
Trentino Austrians in general re-
treat.
JULY.
l. verdun: French retook Thiaumont;
lost II al D. m. and reg9ined II at
4:3) p m.
The Somme: Concerted French and
British drive begun on the north and
south hanks Of Somme river; yillages
ami towns and seven miles OF trenches
captured on l5 mile front
!. The Somme: Battle all day on the
somme British captured Fricourt
French captured Frise. ,
J, The Somme: British attack centered
around Z Bolsseie. aiming for Ba-
paume. French continued attacks to- ,
ward Peronne.
/ verdun: Germans retook Fort Thiau-
mont +,
!, The Gomme: Germans made counter
attacks on the gomme. but were re-
pulsed FreAch and British were also
repulSed al Hardecourt and on La i,
Boisselie front.
. The Somme: British attack on the
Somme covered mile front, including /,