Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-12-27
Greafesf Naval Battle Of
the MARYLAND Con1bats
Numerous, Fierce
and Deadly

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noWitz, Austrian capital OF BukoW1nA.
the Russians entered the city. It bad
changed hands many times since 1914
JULY.
a. Russians broke Austro-German line
northwest of Lutsk, forcing abandon
ment Of positions beyond river 8tok-
hod, which Russians crossed.
NOVEMBER.
IL Austro-Germans broke through the
Russian lines in the Halicz section
b. Gen. Brusiloff's Russian armies began
a drive southwark across the Carpa-
thians to succor the Roumanians In
Wallachia.
Z. Russian advance across the Carpa-
thians southwark checked by small
reverses in Moldavia.
SOUTH AND BALKAN FRONT.
JANUARY.
Z. Allies evacuated the Gallipoli penf1 H.
la, leaving to the Turks enorn6&
plunder British loss in the campaign
10000
Is. Russians captured Erzerum. with H.
600 Turks and 323 guns.
MARCH.
8. British attack on Tigris front repulDed
by counterattack Of Turks British
lost 5000 killed and wounded.
APRIL
L. Austr1ans In great force attacked Ital-
ian positions In the Plezzo basin, Tren-
tho, and were repulsed, according to
Italian report. Italians recaptured po-
sftion on Monte Sperone, which the
Austrians captured on the 18th.
u. Russians captured Trebizond. an inn
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sea. by a land and sea attack
~ British under Gen ToWnshend sur
rendered Kut-el-Amara, Mesopotamia,
to tho Turks, with about 10000 troops.
after prolonged siege.
NAY.
a Italians continued retreat In Trentino
Austria claimed 1900 prisoners In tho
Tyrol campaign.
JUNE
l. Italians opened counter offensive
IN the zone Of Austria's maximum
ef1ort, May 30 and 81. Result reported
disastrous to the invaders''
%. Italians began an offensive movement
In Trentino. Austrians reported In
general retreat
.. Italians captured Goritz. the supposed
key to Trieste. Prisoners reported !
10000 The town had been under ;6T6
over year.
IL Allies from Saloniki began ans Often
sive northward through Macedonia
e. Roumania entered the war and attack.
ed austria In the Carpathians. aiming
to invade Pennsylvania Germany de-
clared war on Roumania =.
~! Rouman1ans forced three mountain
passes into Hungary and captured
kronstadt. north Of Vulcan pass and
an industrial center
4r0v mi DEL.
Roumania
SEPTEMBER
D. Bulgars and Germans captured bridge
mead OF Tutrakan, on the Danube 6o
miles from Bucharest
u. Ieuton1c allies defeated Russians 1t
Dobric, in Dobrudia
a. Won Falkenhayn's column surrounded
the Roumantans near Red Toveruaas
and destroyed their army
OCTOBER
T. Teutons recaptured Kronstadt. HIM
gary, which RoumanIans took Aug. n
"a Constanza, on the Black sea, Rourna-
Mas chief port, captured by Germans
and Bulgars.
~ Roumanians evacuated Cernayoda. an
the Danube. =
e Danube bridge ut Cernavoda vas
blown up to check invading army.
q. Roumania moved capital to Jassy.
NOVEMBER.
II Franco-Servians captured hill LIZ, In
front Of Monastir Bulgars evacustel1
Monastir =.
a Austro-Germans CAPTURED ~1eraaov.
Rounnania, with heavy booty. \
n Fa1kenhayn's !.
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er. Won Mack fSEa -
ensen's troops Ea@
crossed the DAN
ube above Ger
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