El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-01
THE WAR.

THE WAR
January british pre-dreadnought
Formidable sunk in English channel
500 lost Eight Russian army corps
cross Carpathians and enter Hun
gary.
January 5-Russia estimates Turkish
loss in Caucasus at 100000 men; an
nounces capture Of eight Hungarian
January s-Italy calls 100000 men to
the colors.
January S-Austria protests against
italian occupation Of Avalona- Al
January 1S-Count Berchtold, Austrian
premier. resigns.
January 14-Germans at Scissors drive
French across the Aisne river with
heavy loss.
January 17-Germans state allies lost
10000 men in recent futile often
sive on west front.
January 1e-Zeppelins lombard six
British towns, kill five.
January 21-Russia says Austrian re-
sistance in northeastern Hungary has
been broken
January 24-Battle Of Dogger Banks;
German cruiser Bluecher sunk.
January 27-German government SEXES
all corn, wheat and flour.
January SO-Russian army reaches TIL
sit. East Prussia Russians occupy
Tabriz, Persia
r
zone about British Isles TO start Feb
ruary IS.
February The Lusitania flies Ameri-
can flag crossing Irish sea to avoid
submarines.
February 11-Sharp American note to
Germany. refusing TO recognize the
war zone. is made public
February 1S-German submarine block
ade Of Great Britain begins
February 21-Thirty-two British
Daroaneles
February 22-Germans announce more
than 100. 600 Russians captured in sec
ond battle Of Mszurian lakes.
February 24-Russians ousted from Bu-
koWina-
February 26-Germans take Przasnysz.
March Russians recapture Przasnysz.
Lloyd-George demands abolition Of
liquor in Britain.
March Great Britain and France an
nounce all trade is TO be cut off from
Germany and her allies.
March 5-Ailies land 100000 men at
Dardsnelles.
March 6-Austrians evscuate Czerno-
witz venizelos, Greek premier, re-
March Herman cruiser Prince Eitel
Friedrich fnterned at Hampden
Roads British win victory at Neuve
Chapelle, but bungling prevents their
using It German submarine sinks
British cruiser Bayano; $50 lost
March I4-German cruiser Dresden
sunk near Juan Hernandez Islands,
Pacific ocean
March 17-Loyd-George announces
March IS-British battleships Irresisti-
bic and Ocean and French battleship
BouTet sunk at-Dardanelles-
March 2l-zeppelins lombard Paris
March 22-Przemysl captured by Rus
slams: 119. 600 men taken
March 22-fTarman ar0orrnce NTcrueT
has been recaptured from Russians
March 26-German submarine sinks the
Falaba; lis lost; one American killed.
German submarine Q %, Capt. We
diggen, sunk
March sI-King George Of England an
nounces he has given up liquor for
the duration Of the war
April Herman cruiser Karlsruhe in i
termed at Norfolk
April 20-British capture Hill so, an
other delusiye victory.
April 24-Using asphyxiating gas, Ger .
mans capture several villages north 1
Of Xpres.
April 2s-French cruiser Leon Gambet- !
ia sunk by Austrian submarine in the /
strait OF Otranto; 500 killed
April 30-Greatest military offensive in /
history begins with German attack !
on Russians near Gorlice, Gaiicia-
Nay American ship Gulflight tor !
pedoed off Sicily Islands; three killed !
May washington hears American 5
steamer Gushing Is damaged by bomb 4
from German aeroplane. Germans !
capture Tarnow.
May Japan sends ultimatum to
China
May 7-Lusitania torpedoed off Fastnet
Rock. ireland: 1900 dead. including
10 Americans
Nay s-Germans capture Libau, Russian I
Baltic port.
May 11-Wilson announces: "a man
may be too proud to fight"
Nay 12-Bryce commission gives de-
tailed report Of German atrocities in
Belgium British battleship Goliath
sunk by Turks.
Nay 1z-President Wilson's first note
on the Lusitania made public
Nay z1-Italy declares war on Aus
tria- Coalition cabinet announced
IN London Italy invaded Austria at
three points.
Nay 25-British battleship Triumph
torpedoed at Dardanelles- American
ship Nebraskan torpedoed
day 27-British battleship Majestic
sunk in Dardanelles. Steamer Prin-
cess Irene. British auxiliary, blown
up at mouth OF Thames; all aboard
killed
Nay S1-First Zeppelin raid on Lon
don German reply TO first Lusi-