New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-29
WAR

". .. COHSui at AQen.
russians began great offensive In Ga
Jan. 6.-British conscription bill passed
nrst reading and three cabinet member
resigned.
Italian steamer carrying Montenegro
recruits from U. s. sunk by mine in the
Adriatic; 200 lost.
Jan. 7.-Germany promised U. s.. its sub.
MARINES would observe rules of civilized
Jan. s.-British battleship Edward VII
Allies entirely evacuated Gallipoli PENN
Jan. 11.-Austrians captured Lovcen,
dominating Cattaro.
: British steamer Clan McFarIane tor
pedoed in Mediterranean; 10 lost,
jan. 10. Austrian cruiser sunk by
French submarine
Spanish steamer Bayo sunk by mine: Is
Jan. A.-Many connecting
Hon Papen with alleged war plots in U.
z. taken from him by British. turned
over to American embassy.
kermanshah, Persia. occupied by Turks.
Jan. 15.-Russians renewed general at
tack on Austrian front.
Austrians took Cetinje and pursued
Montenegrins toward Albania,
Jan. H.-Austrian hydroplane and tor
pedo boat sunk by British submarine in
Jan. 22.-Austria issued ultimatum to
montenegro to surrender or face ami
Turks driven in out by Russians to
Jan. 2s.-Germans made airplane raid on
county of Kent, England.
Austrians occupied Antivari and Dull
cigno. Montenegro.
Jan. 24.-scutarl occupied by Austrians.
submitted to y. S.. new note
on Lusitania. but 1t was rejected.
Draft bill passed by house Of
Jan; 5.IDominion liner Norseman re-
Montenegrin delegates signed articles of
surrender.
Jan. &.-Austrians took some trenches
and 100 italians near Oslavia.
House OF lords passed CONSUMPTION bill.
Jan. 21.-Germans defeated in attempts
TO recapture trenches in Artois.
u 5; protest on British mail seizures
Jan. 29-Twenty-four killed in Zeppelin
raid on Paris.
Germans took nearly a mile of French
trenches east of Souchez
British destroyer Viking SUM by mines;
Jan. 3.-Another Zeppelin raid made on
Paris.
over. Midland and northeast counties Of
England; 81 persons killed.
Feb. 1.-British liner -Appam. in charge
captives from seven other vessels.
Collier Franz Fischer sunk by bomb
from Zeppelin; 10 lost.
Sturmer succeeded Goremykin as Rus
sian premier.
Feb. PERSIAN army defeated Russians
marching on Teheran,
drowned.
Feb. s.-French aviators attacked
city Of Smyrna. killing 200.
President Wilson accepted Germany's
memorandum of settlement of Lusitania
case. both sides yielding ground.
Feb. 9.-Germans took 500 yards OF
FRENCH trenches near vimy
and reparation for attack on Petrolite.
pedoed and sunk; 374 lost.
Belgium rejected separate peace propo-
Feb. M.-Russians crossed the Dniester
and threatened Czernowitz.
Germany announced armed enemy mer-
chant ships would be treated as warships.
Feb. 16.-Russians under Grand Duke
Nicholas captured Erzerum.
Feb. H.-Secretary Lansing announced
y: =. would insist Germany assure safety
Feb. 1S.-U. s. declared all merchant
ships have right to carry defensive arma-
ment.
Feb. 19.-Russians continued advance In |
Armenia. taking Mush.
Feb. @.-German Zeppelin shot down |
near Revigny, France.
Feb. alderman attack on Verdun be- |
Bitlis.
rep. Sf-'iermans captured villages
big gun range Of verdun.
Austria announced sinking of Italian
transport loaded with soldiers by bomb
from airplane.
drive on Verdun.
Russians took ~Kermanshah. Persia. by
storm.
Austrians entered Durazzo, Italians re-
French cruiser Provence sunk in Medi-
3.13O lost
Four British steamers sunk; 30 lost.
General ~Kuropatkin made commander of
armies in North.
Moslems routed by South African troops
n western Egypt.
Feb. N.-British steamer Maloia sunk
oy mine: ia lost.
Feb. 29.-Italian government seized "a
nterned German steamers.
German commerce raider Greif and
lea fight: 254 lost.
March 3.-Germans drove through vii
age OF Douaumont and beyond.
Russians took Bitlis. Armenia, by as
'ault.
U. 8. senate rejected resolution warn
ng Americans of armed ships.
March 5.-Frenfh checked second Ger
infantry attack on Verdun.
Two Zeppelins raided northeast coast OF
10 killed
German. raider Moewe reached port of
March 6-Germans began new drive on
capturing village Of FORCES.
March 7.-Germans made further gains
t Verdun at tremendous cost.
o.. s. house of representatives tabled
esolution warning Americans off armed
March, s.-Germany declared war on
Britirh troops advanced to relief of he.
force at Kut-el-Amara in Mesopo-
anna. but Turks beat them off.
March M-Russians advanced to within
} miles of Trebizond. Turks and Germans
vacuated Ispahan. Persia.
March 11.-Norwegian baruue Silius tor
edoed and sunk in Havre Roads. Seven
passengers escaped.
March h-Italians started big offensive
long whole Austrian from.
March .16.-Gallieni. French minister OF
resigned and Gen. Charles Rocoues
him.
March IS Russians renewed advance
gainst Turks in Caucasus.
Third Russian invasion OF East Prussia
.nnounced by capture of Memel, a Ger
ian seaport.
German submarines torpedoed three
ships.
March p-Germans repulsed French at
lcks at lie Mort Homme and captured
from British at vermelIes'
Nine civilians killed when German sea-
lanes dropped bombs near Dover, Eng {
March ~0.-Suuadron of French and Rrit-
h afrplanes bombed Zeebrugge, DESTROY
!g much property and killing many per-
)ns.
March 31.-Germans halted at verdun b,
and British destroyer fleets In
inning fight on North sea. r
Russians gained against Germans and =
in Poland and Galicia; and took /
capital of Persia. =
March % -Austrians evacuated Czerno- y
itz and Bukowina- ,
British steamer Minneapolis sunk in !
editerranean. T,
March s-French expelled Germans
first line trenches near verdun. 4
March 2.-Trench bombarded German a
.,sitions at Malancourt and Avocourt g
ch6nne steamer SUSSEX ana r
ritish steamer Englishman torpedoed .
allies rejected Lansing's nro-
'sal to disarm merchantmen. 4