Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-08-11
Chief EVENTS OF
WARS SECOND YEAR

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Aug. 1-Teutons take Lublin.
Aug. 2-Teutons take Cholm; announce
200 Russians captured in July.
Aug. 6-Germans capture Warsaw.
Aug. 7-Teutons take Ivangorod.
Aug. 9-Germans take Serock.
Aug. 10-Great Britain starts register
of all men.
Aug. 11-Germans take Lomza.
Aug. 12-Allies land $4,000 more men on
Gallipoli.
Aug. 14-Germans take siedlce and soko-
low.
Aug. 1s-Teutons start Belgrade bonn
bardment.
Aug. 19-Russians lose Kovno. Zeppelins
kill ten in London suburbs.
Aug. 20-U-boat sinks liner Arabic, two
Americans killed.
Aug. 21-German seize Novogeorgievsk.
Aug. 24-Germans capture ossowiec.
Aug. 25-Germans take Kovel.
Aug. 2E-Brest-Litovsk falls.
Aug. 2S-Germans take Olita-
Aug. 29-Teutons cross Zlota Lipa.
Sept. 2-Germany, announces 100000
Russians captured since May l. Lutsk is
taken. New York sterling exchange
drops to $3.50.
Sept. 3-Russians lose Brody.
Sept. 4-Russians give up Grodno. Brit
ish slaughtered In attempt to storm Hill
TO-
Sept. 6--Hesperian torpedoed, 2 Ameri-
cans killed. Russians check Teutons on
the Dvina and Sereth rivers
Sept. Scar Nicholas takes command
of all the Russian armies in the field.
Sept. 7-S-Two Zeppelin raids on Lon
don; 30 killed.
Sept. 10-As Teutons take Dubno car
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Sept 12-RussIans drive Teutons back
IA miles in Galicia.
Sept. 17-von Mackensen seizes Pinsk.
Sept. 90-Germans take Wilma.
Sept. 26-Russians recapture Lutsk.
Sept. N-French in two day battle adj
vance on wide front in Champagne, while
British attack south of La Bassee Canal.
Oct. 2-Germans announce $500 Rus
SLAMS were captured in September.
Oct 5-Germans estimate allied loss In
futile West front offensive at 10000 men.
Oct bulgaria sends ultimatum to
Serbia.
Oct. s-Teutons begin great invasion Of
Serbia.
Oct. 1o-Teutons occupy Belgrade.
Oct. 13-Bulgaria invades Serbia at three
points. Fifty-five killed by Zeppelin raid
on London.
Oct 2o-Russian recapture Czartorysk.
Serblans lose Vranja.
Oct. 22-Brand Whitlock, u. s. minister
to Belgium reports hurried execution of
Edith Cavell, English nurse.
Oct. 25-Bulgarians capture Uskub.
Oct. 25-Germans storm Illuxt.
Oct. 28-Bulgarians and Teutons effect
junction in Serbia.
Nov. 2-Austro-Germans take Kragu-
jevac.
Nov. 4-First of German mo meat
days.
Nov. 7-Bulgarians take Nish. Serbian
war capital.
Nov. 1O-Italian liner Ancona sunk with
large loss Of life.
Nov. 22-Serbians begin retreat into
Montenegro.
Nov. 25-British defeated Is miles from
Bagdad.
Nov. 2T-Italians land at Avlona, AL
bania.
Nov. 29-Germans announce operations
against Serbia have ended in complete
success.
Dec New war council with all allies
represented meets at Paris.
Dec 10-German chancellor makes peace
bid in reichstag speech.
Dec 1o-Turks begin siege of Kut-el-
Amara
Dec 16-Sir Douglas Haig assumes COM
mand of British in France.
Dec. 20-Ford peace band reaches Chris
Canla Win delegates quarrelnSs
Dec. 21-Lloyd-George declares Britain
faces defeat unless greater efforts are
made.
Dec. 2S-Loyd-George threatens to re-
sign unless CONSUMPTION is adopted
Dec. 31-Italians occupy Durazzo, Al
bana-
Jan. 2, 1S16-word received liner Persia
sunk in Mediterranean; two Americans
lost.
Jan. A. Germans abandon CAMERON
colony, West Africa Russians take Ger
nowitz.
Jan. transcription bill passes first
reading in house of commons
Jan british complete evacuation of
| Gallipoli.
Jan. S-Russians take Czartorysk.
Jan. aO-Zeppelins kill % in Paris. Ger
mans take two miles OF trenches at Pc
rome.
Feb. 1-Zeppelins raid Liverpool and
| other British cities: kill So.
| Feb. 2-Germans bring British prize
| steamer Appam into Hampton Roads.
Feb. 1T-Russians capture Erzerum.
Feb. 21-German drive at Vsrdcu begins.
Feb. 23-Czar visits Dunn for first time
| In history.
Feb. 2+-Germans announce two mile
advance at Verdun.
Feb. 2I-GerIRans capture Fort Douau-