Middletown transcript., 1916-01-08
EUROPEAN WAR

Jan. 1.-British battleship Formidable
sank by German submarine in the Eng
MSh channel, with 579 Of crew.
Jan. 6.-Russians annihilated Ninth
Turkish army corps and routed First and
Tenth corps in the Caucasus.
Russians forced Uzsok pass in the
Carpathians.
Jan. 1O.-I.ille evacuated by Germans
and occupied by British.
Jan. T.-Russians stormed southern
Carpathian pass and entered Transyl-
Vania.
Jan. 1s.-six German Zeppelins raided
the Norfolk coast. dropping bombs in
Yarmouth, Sardringham, Kings Lynn,
Conner, Sherringham and Beeston, caus-
ing heavy damage and some loss of life.
JAN 24-German armored cruiser Blue
cher sunk and two battle cruisers Grip
pied by Vice Admiral Beatty's squadron
in running fight in North sea.
Jan. :s.-Austro- Hungarian forces occu-
pied Kielce, Russian Poland.
Jan. N.-Austrians drove Russians from
Uzsok pass In Carpathians.
Feb. 1.--French torpedo boa sunk OF
Nieuport.
Feb. 2.-Anglo-French fleet destroyed
four forts in the Dardanelles.
Feb. 4-Germany declared waters
around British isles a war zone.
Feb. 6-Russans crossed River Rawka.
penetrating German front west OF War
saw.
Feb. 9.-Germans violently bombarded
Scissors, setting 1t afire.
Feb. 1O-Russians repulsed Austro-Ger-
mans in Carpathians but were driven back
In Bukowina.
British held cargo Of food ship VIII
helmina.
Feb. 11.-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
Ese Of American flag by British vessels.
Germans evacuated Lodz but drove the
Russians out of East Prussia.
Feb. 17.-Germany replied unfavorably
20 American warning not to sink Ameri-
can ships, and Great Britain refused to
modify its shipping orders.
Germany began blockade of England by
sinking two vessels.
Feb. 2S.-German blockaders sank
American steamer Carib, Norwegian ship
Regin. damaged British collier and three
British merchant steamers.
Reims bombarded by Germans. 20 ci-
villains killed.
Feb. @.-Allied fleets reduced Turkish
forts at entrance Of Dardanelles.
Feb. 2S.-Dacia seized by French cruiser
and taken to Brest.
March 2-Great Britain laid embargo
against shipment of all commodities into
Germany.
neutrality-suspicious. officials indicted in
New York by federal grand jury for con-
spiracy to defraud the United States.
March 5.-Austrians evacuated Czerno-
yltz, Bukowina
March 8.-zeppelin airship LIS de-
gtroyed near Tirlemont and II Of crew
killed.
March 10.-American ship William P.
Frye sunk by German cruiser Prinz Eitel
Friedrich. Prinz Eitel at Newport News
with captain and crew of Frye.
March 11.-German submarine U-12 sunk
BY British torpedo boat Ariel
British took Neuve Chapelle.
Germans abandoned Augustowo, Po-
land.
March 15.-British order In council shut
M all trade with Germany. ordering tech
Rical blockade.
German cruiser Dresden sunk Off Falk-
land islands by British warships Glasgow
and Kent and japanese converte cruiser
Drama.
March 1S.-American sanitary commits
Bion organized for work in Serbia.
British battleships Irresistible and Ocean
and French battleship Bouvet sunk by
mines in the Dardanelles.
March 22.-Austrian fortress of Prem
yzI surrendered to Russians
Turks massacred thousands Of Chris
aians at Urumiah, Persia.
March 23.-Germans in Client executed
n Belgians as spies.
Germans drove Russians out of East
Prussia.
Allies landed force on Gallipo1i penin-
gula
March N.-Russians forced way through
Carpathians into Hungary.
March S.-Twenty-day battle in Cham
Dagne country won by French, Germans
SOsing $4,000.
German submarine sank British steam
srs Aguilar and Falaba, about 40 lives
being lost.
April 4.-Russians cleared Beskid range
of Austrlans
Turkish cruiser Mejidieh sunk by Rus
Slau mine.
April s.-Germany agreed to pay for
sinking American ship William P. Frye.
April 10.-Steamer Harpalyce, first re-
Ref ship Of New York to Belgium, sunk
h North sea by torpedo or mine.
April 21-United States replied to Ger
man governments criticism OF its for
sfgn policies, denying allegations and re-
5ecting suggestions that expectation OF
BTms be prohibited.
April 26-French cruiser Leon Gambet-
aA sunk by Austrian torpedo. $50 lives
lost.
April 29.-German air raiders dropped
ancendiary bombs on five English east
coast towns.
Russians occupied Loubnia, northeast
Of Uzsok pass.
April 3O British announced destruction
II eight German submarines within week
by mines and net traps
May 1-British torpedo boat destroyer
and two German torpedo boats sunk ir
GRht in North sea.
American tank steamer Gulhight tor
pedoed by Germans off Scilly islands, cap
aain and two seamen lost.
May 6-Austro-German forces occupied
Tarnow.
May 7.-Cunard liner Lusitania torpedoeC
and sunk by Germans off coast of ireland
Tith loss af 1,D6 lives. including III
Americans: among the latter A. g. Van
Rerbilt. Elbert Hubbard. Chas. Frohman
Chas. Klein and Charles Plamondon.
May S.-British destroyer Maori sunl
by mine.
Russian naval base of Libau captured
by Germans.