The Elbert County tribune., 1916-01-07
EUROPEAN WAR

iisi channel with 57g OF crew.
Jan. 6.-Russians annihilated Ninth
Turkish army corps and routed First and
Tonth corps In the Caucasus.
Russians forced Uzsok pass in the
Carpathinns.
Jan. 10.-f.iile evacuated by Germans
and occupied by British.
Jan 17.-Russians stormed southern
Carpathian pass and entered Transyl-
vanin.
inn. io-six German zeppclins raided
the Norfolk coast. dropping bombs In
Yarmouth. Sandringham. Kings Lynn.
Conner. Sbcrringham and Beeston. caus-
ing heavy damage and some loss of life.
ian H--German armored cruiser Blue
char sunk and two battle cruisers Grip
plei by Vice Admiral Beatty's squadron
In running fight In North sea.
Jan 26-Austro- Hungarian forces occu-
pied Kielcc. Russian Poland
Jan. T.-Austrans drove Russians from
Uysok pass In Carpathians.
Feb. 1.-French torpedo boat sunk on
Nicuport
FEB. 2.-Anglo-French feet destroyed
four forts In the Dardanelles
Feb 4.-Germany declared .laters
around British Isles war zone.
Feb 6--Russinns crossed River Rawka
penetrating German front west OF War
nav.
Feb. e.-Germans violently bombarded
6oissons, setting II ahrc
Feb. l0.-Russisns repuised Austro-Ger
IN Buisowina.
British held ourgo OF food ship VIII
heimina
Feb. H.--United States warned Germany
against destroying American vessels or
lives OF American citizens in attacking
shipping, and warned Great Britain Of
the danger to American interests In the
Use of American flag by British vessels.
Germans evacuated Lodz but drove the
Rrpainns out of Enst Prussia
E..h --Cn .fa,. ..t<1.+
TO american warning not to sink Ameri-
can ships. and Great Britain refused to
modify Its shipping orders.
Germany began blockade OF England by
einking two vesscls.
FEB. 23,--Ierman hlockaders sank
american steamer Carib Norwegian ship
Rcrn. damaged british collier and three
British, merchant steamers.
Relms bombarded by Germans. 20 ci-
villains killed.
forts at entrance of Dnrdaneiles
Feb. 2s.-Dacia seized by French cruiser
and taken to Brest.
March 2,-Grcat Britain laid embargo
ssains' shipment of all commodities Into
Germany.
Hamburg American officials indicted In
Now York by federal grand Jury for con-
spirscy TO defraud the united States.
March 5.-Austrlans evacuated Czerno-
wits. Buleowina.
March s.-zeppelin airship LIS de-
stroyed Tiriemont and II of crew
killed
Murci, i0.-American ship William p
Frye sunk by German cruiser Prinz Eitel
Friedrich. Prinz Eitel at Newport News
with captain and crew of Frye.
March n.-German submarine UP sunk
oy British torpedo boat Ariel.
British took Ncuve Chapelie
Germans abandoned Augustowo. Po-
lard w
March 15.-British order in council shut
on all trade with Germany. ordering tech
meal blockade.
German cruiser Dresden sunk or Falk-
land islands by British warships Glasgow
md Kent and Japanese converted cruiser
Drama.
March 1S-Amerlcan sanitary commits
sion organized for work in Serbia.
British battleships Irresistible and Ocean
and French battIcship Bouvet sunk by
mines In the Dardanelles.
March %. 2.--Austrian fortress of Prem
yxl surrendered to Russians.
Turks massacred thousands OF Chris
tinns at Urumiah. Persia.
March 23.-Germans In Ghent executed
II Bclgians spies.
Germans drove Russians out OF East
Prussia.
Allies landed rorcc on Gallipoli PENN.
Buia
March g7.-Russnns forced way through
Carpathians into Hungary.
March 2S.-Twenty- battle in Cham
pagne country won by French Germans
losing 10000.
German submarine sank British steam.
srs Aguilar and Falaba. about 14O lives
being lost.
April 4.-Russ,ans cleared BesIsid range
of Austrians.
Turkish cruiser Me1idieh sunk by Rus.
Einn mine.
sinking American ship william p Frye
April 1o.-Steamer Harpalyce. first re.
9ief ship OF New York to Belgium. sunk
In North sea by torpedo mine.
April 2l United States replied TO Ger
man governments criticism OF its for
cign policies. denying allegations and re.
decting suggestions that expectation OF
arms be prohibited.
April &c French cruiser Leon Gambet.
tn sunk by Austrian torpedo. 552 lives
lost.
April 29.-Gcrman air rniders droppec
5ncendiary bombs on five English east
coast towns.
Russians occupied Loubnia, northeast
OF tIzsok pass.
April 81. British announced destruction
of eight German submarines within week
by mines and net trHps
May L. British torpedo boat destroyer
and two German torpedo boats sunk ir
fight In North sea.
American tank steamer Gulfiight tor.
pcdoed by Germans of Scilly Islands. cap
tain and two seamen lost.
May -Austro-German forces occupied
Tarnow.
May 7-Cunard liner Lusitania torpedoet
and sunk by Germans off coast OF ireland
with loss af 1856 lives. including III
Ancricans; among the latter A. q. Van
derb biif. Gilbert Hubbard. Chas. Trohman
tCbas. Klein and Charles Plamondon
May S-British destroyer Maori sunl
by mine
Russian naval base OF Libau captured
10y Germans.