The sun., 1916-12-31
ExrRANe 70 FORT Dc WNVX .VtRoUN. AFTER the GERMAN
COMMANDMENT

Earl Kitchener, British Secretary of
War. and his entire stan were lost.
During the early part Of June the
Russians broadened their offensive in
Galicia and along the lines further
north, M on June : they announced
the %recapture of the fortress OF Lutsk.
in Nolhynia. and the crossing OF the
lkwa and Styr rivers at several points.
During the remainder Of the month
the Russians made decided gains.
They continued to smash the Austrian
lines and threatened Lembcrg. They
continued their southwark sweep into
Gaiicia and on June II captured Ger
nowitz. capital of Bukowina. On June
30 the Russians occupied Ladova.
Strognieiz and Glcboka. on June -
the Russians announced the occupa-
ton Of all Of Bukowina.
Fairly In the month an AUSTRIAN
drive In the Trentino was checked by
the Italians. and later in the month
the Austr.ans were forced To retire
before "A, new offensive OF the Italians.
The German aerial forces sustained IA
severe loss through the death OF Lieut..
zimmerman. most famous OF German
airrien. on June'2l.
On July / the British and French
launched their great drive on the west
front. \. concerted attack was made
on "A - mile front north and south OF
the Somme River. on July II, after
ten days and nights Of continuous
fighting, the British claimed the cap
ture of the whole OF the enemy's first
ltVnS 80 AofanSa m n front ~ Ii uuu
yards.
During the remainder OF the month
the British and French continued
their advance. the British occupying
the entire village of Pozieres July &c
and the French advancing close to
Peronnc. an important railroad centre.
ON july 10 the Russians crossed the
Stokhod River In a movement on
Kovel. but were checked 10y the Ger
mans before that city. During the
remainder of the month the Russians
won repeated successes in their drive
toward kovel and Iemberg. The Aus
TRANS continued to fall back before
the Italian offensive. On July IS the
Germans opened their seventh great
assault on Verdun.
Rumania IN the War.
During the month Of August tho
Russians. after terrific fighting. pierced
kovel fronts and advanced in the Car
pathians. They claimed to have cap.
tured large numbers OF prisoners.
The Italians continued their drive
on Trieste. On August Q, after days OF
terrific fighting. they captur ID Goritz
and pushed forward. pursuing the
retreating Austrians. The British and
French continued to advance on the
Somme front.
Rumania, after months Of wavering,
entered the war on the side OF the
Entente Allies with a declaration OF
war on AUSTRIA Hungary. Rumania
was the fifteenth nation to enter the
a on the same day Italy declared
war on Germany and the following
day Germany declared war on Ru-
mania.
With the declaration OF war fighting
began between the Rumanians and
Aus,rians on the Transyivanian from
tier. On August 80 the RumanInns
occupied krOnstadt and Hermann
stadt, the W chief cities OF Transyl.
vania.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburr.
whose successes had made him the
do of the German people. succeeded
Gen. Won F~alkenhayn as chief of the
General Stan Of the German army
August 20.
During the month of September the
liumanians, cooperating with the
i'lss'ans, advanced In northern Tran
%sylvania and Bukowina, but suffered
severe reverses at the hands of the
Bulgarians and Austrians In Dobrudja.
The allied troops made decided gains
In h Somme sector. occupying Com
b'cs and other important towns on
September 20, The Allies began a new
offensive in the Balkans September
II and drove back the Bulgars, who
had been advancing into Greece. After
a period of comparative inactivity the
Russians renewed their drive mt Lem
berg on September 30.
Early In October the tide turned
against the Rumanians and Russians
IN Pennsylvania and the latter were
forced to retire before n strong Aus
tro-German force under command OF
Gen. o F~alkcnhayn, The Ruman-
lans were driven from Transatlantic
and IN October II the Tcutons began
an Invasion Of Rumauia. TN the Yer
dun front the French smashed the