River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-01-06
EUROPEAN WAR

An. 2.-Britisn battleship Formidable
0ank BY German submarine in the Eng
8ish channel with 579 Of crew.
Jan s-Russians annihilated Ninth
Turkish army corps and routed First and
Tenth coTps in the Caucasus.
RUSSIANS forced Uzsok pass in the
chzpa thians.
San 3o-IiHe evacuated by Germans
u1a occupied by British.
Jan T-Russians stormed southern
4zagpafllian pass and entered Transyl-
wanna
Jan 1s-six German Zoppelins raided
NE Norfolk coast dropping bombs in
Yarmouth Sandrngham, Kings Lynn,
Conner. Shcrringham and Beeston, caus-
81s heavy damage and some loss OF life
Jan 2.-German armored cruiser Blue
eaer sunk and two battle cruisers Grip
F5ea BY Vice Admiral Beatty's squadron
30 running fight in North sea
3nn. 25-Austro- Hungarian forces occu-
plea Eielce Russian Poland
ban 2Z.-Austrians drove Russians from
gasSi pass IL Carpathians.
Feb French torpedo boat sunk off
eSfeupoyi.
FEB 2-Anglo-French fleet destroyed
8ear forts in the Dardanelles
Feb 4-Gernany declared waters
2TBuna British isles a war zone.
Feb 6.--Russians crossed River Rawka,
penetrating German front west of War
gaw.
Feb. 9.--Gernans violently bombarded
%alSsorls. setting it afre
P'eb 3c-Russians repulsed Austro-Ger-
bss2ns in Carpathians but were driven back
8a Buk8winR.
Brsliah held cargo OF food ship VIII
belTuirn
Peb 31.-T7nited States warned Germany
against Destroying American vessels or
Ewes gf American citizens in attacking
FsifpnfrE and warned Great Britain Of
aha 8nnger to American interests in the
xse of American flag by British vessels
Germans evacuated Lodz, but drove the
Russians out Of East Prussia.
Feb I.-Germany replied unfavorably
20 American warning not to sink Ameri-
tean ships, and Great Britain refused to
aSnodIfy 3tS shipping orders
Germany began blockade of England by
s5siRlng THO vessels
grA 23-German blockaders sank
-aURic1H steamer Carib. Norwegian ship
.ees u. damaged British collier and three
British merchant steamers.
Rp5ms Donbarded by Germans, 20 CT
e5lia1s Gilled.
FEB 2S-Allied fleets reduced Turkish
lfpr1s al entrance of DardanelIes.
Feh @S.-Dacia seized by French cruiser
@nH taxes TO Brest.
March Great Britain laid embargo
aga5nse shipment OF all commodities into
gseYrnaLy
Hamburg American officials indicted in
New York by federal grand jury for con-
zPfrary 70 defraud the United States
2garen 5.--Austrians evacuated Czerno-
sgtE BEl owlra.
8aafca s-zeppelin airsnip LIS de-
istroyaE near Tirlemont and II of crew
Mig}eE
March 10,-American ship William P.
Frye sank by German cruiser Prinz Eitel
Friedrich. Prinz Eitel at Newport News
tai nd nP
March Herman submarine U-12 sunk
ny British torpedo boat Ariel
British hook Neuve Chapelle.
Germans abandoned Augustowo. Po-
Ran8
March 15.-British order in council shut
of an trade with Germany, ordering tech
esicR1 blockade.
German cruiser Dresden sunk off Falk-
hand islands by British warships Glasgow
mail Kent and Japanese converteG cruiser
saragna.
aIarrh 18-American sanitary commits
sion organized for work in Serbia
Rcft5sf battleships Irresistible and Ocean
@nd French battleship Bouvet sunk by
1x9i71es 80 the Dardanelles
Mach austrian fortress of Prem
-vx3 Surrendered to Russians.
Turks nassacred thousands of Chris
aSazss az Urumiah, Persia
Ne-ch 25-Germans in Client executed
M 2Se9gians as spies.
Germans drove Russians out of East
Eey1SssS,
Allies banded force on Gallipoli PENN
sszGa.
gfarch 27.-Russians forced way through
91aEsnai9a1ans into Hungary.
ATarCs 2&-Twenty-day battle in Cham
ysagE3s country won by French, Germans
}nsiHg seq
German submarine sank British steam
asge AEEilar and Falaba, about 14O lives
tba5ng host.
Anrs2 A-Russians cleared Beskid range
NJ AGsaTians.
9s,rRssh cruiser Mejidieh sunk by Rus
sGH1 xnSne.
aApIll S.-Germany agreed to pay for
82nRA1g American ship William p Frye
April t.-Steamer Harpalyce, first re-
Atsg ship Of New York to Belgium, sunk
aa NOrGh sea by torpedo or mine.
arrsS E.-United States replied to Ger
lSnxn governments criticism of its for
2ssyn pe2fcies, denying allegations and re-
s3sSilng suggestions that expectation OF
afsxrs be prohibited.
2pg1 SS-French cruiser Leon Gambet-
fta sank by Austrian torpedo 552 lives
3uxa
xrszg E.-German air raiders dropped
sSsr~R6saFy bombs on five English east
tnaast lawns.
Russians occupied LOubnia. northeast
M TfxSkzS pass.
aprs2 sA-BritSsh announced destruction
~ ssgAA German submarines within week
~ nRines and net traps.
a3as A-Br1tish torpedo boat destroyer
SEQ sBe German torpedo boats sunk in
sfNm 81 3Sorth sea.
AzesScNn tank steamer Gulhight tor
sEssssNa ny Germans off Scilly islands, cap
asaan RRa two seamen lost.
a8sy &-Austro-German forces occupied
Sgas7RDE
aaxy Z&Cunard liner Lusitania torpedoed
A1A2 SEEK by Germans off coast Of Ireland
vsfnA lass Of 1896 lives. including lis
Axa4RacRns; among the latter A. G. Van
gIkaldas. Ebert Hubbard, Chas. Frohman,
lEaaAa. Klein and Charles Plamondon.
A6ay s-British destroyer Maori sunk
Gszg mime
EaanEsian naval base of Libau captured
E1y NeH02ns.