The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-12-28

oct 4-AnIes made great advances on
entire line in Macedonia
Invading Roumanians forced out OF Bull
Allied transport GaIlia tOrpedOed: Sss
Oct s.-German submarine U-ss sank
five vessels of u. s. coast
Germans recaptured Kronstadt. TransyI-
Oct. s.-serbians. forced crossing Of cerna
river in Macedonia
oct IO.-Italians resumed advance on
Trieste, taking 5000 Austri9ns
on their demand and largely dismantled
Teutons began invasion OF Roumania
oct l5.--Freneh captured -saillisel,
no Oct II n.NRussians badly defeated in Ga
italians captured Mount Pasubio.
oct B.-Cunard liner Alauna sunk by
mine in English channel: part Of crew
Oct. aO.-Roumanians won on TransyI-
vania frontier but lost in DObrudja.
Russian battleship ImperatritZa Maria
destroyed by interior explosion; 800 lost.
Oct. 3.-TeutOns captured Constanza.
Roumanian Black sea port,
Oct A-FTench smashed German line
at Verdun. taking Douaumont fort and
village.
oct 5.-Teutons occupied Czernavoda
Oct. 8.-Teutons took Campulung. north
ern key to Bucharest.
Greek steamer torpedoed: 200 lost
Steamer Marina tOrpedoed without warn
ing; number of Americans lost.
Oct alderman submarine Deutschland
arrived at New London. Conn.
Nov. 2.Germans evacuated Fort
Vaux, Verdun front.
Nov. 5.-Germany and Austria proclaim
ed autonomy of Poland.
No. 6.-Von Mackensen forced back in
the Dobrudja.
p. & o. liner Arabia sunk by Subma-
rine in Mediterranean.
Nov, s.-American steamer Columbian
sunk by submarine.
British capturing FIVE miles Of positions
and three strong towns.
Nov. l9.-Allies captured Monastir.
Nov. 20.-Allies ordered diplomats of
central powers to leave Greece.
Nov. H.-Teutons took Craiova, Rou-
manian rail and military center.
Nov. 2.-Ministers of central powers left
Liner Britannia. hospital ship. sunk by
mine in the Aegean; "a lost.
Nov. 23.-Greece refused to surrender
arms and munitions to the allies.
Nov. 24-Teutons occupied orsova and
Turnu SEVERN.
Nov. 25-ProvisionaI government of
Greece declared war on Bulgaria
Entente allies demanded Greece deliver
its arms and munitions.
Roumanian armies in Wallachia routed.
Nov. H.-Teutons captured Alt river line
in Roumania
German airShipS raided England; two
Zeppelns destroyed.
Nov. 2S.-American steamer Chemung
sunk by German submarine; crew saved
Roumanian government moved from
Bucharest to Jassy.
Nov. 29.-Sir John r. Jellicoe was made
tlrst sea lord of the admiralty and Sir
David Beatty. commander of the grand
fleet
Falkenhayn captured Pitechti, Rouman-
ian railway center, and Kampulung.
Italian steamer Palermo torpedoed of
Spain; . Americans aboard.
charest
Greece refused demands Of Admiral du
Fournet and allies prepared to seize
Athens, landing troops at Piraeus.
Dec. L-Allies marched on Athens;
French sailors and Greek reservists
fought.
Dec. 2.-Germans pressed closer on Bu-
charest, while Russians attacked desper-
ately in the wooded Carpathians and also
seized Czernavoda bridge.
Greece and allies reached compromise
German reichstag passed man power
Announcement made in duma that al
lies had agreed to give COnstantinople to
Russia II entente wins war.
Charest
German submarines shened Funchal
capital of the Madeira Islands.
Dee 5.-Premier Asquith of England re-
Dec. 6,-Bucharest and Ploesci taken by
the Teutons
Lloyd-George appointed premier of
Great Britain.
Allies protested to civilized world
against deportation OF Belgians.
Dec. S.-U. S. protested to Germany
against deportation of Belgians.
Dec. m-Lloyd-GeOrge announced his
Russians and Roumanians had successes
In Trotus valley and east of Ploechti.
Dec. n-GeInans levied huge taxes on
captured Roumanian cities.
Dec. 12.-Germany offered to discuss
peace terms with the entente allies
General Nivelle made commander in
chief of the French armies of the north
and northeast.
King of Greece ordered a general mobi-
lZatiOn.
Germany answered American note by
defending deportation of BelgianS.
Dec. 13.-Greek regulars took Katerina
from the French
Archduke Carl Stephen Of Austria Sc
lected as regent of Poland.
Germany in reply to U. S. justified
sinking of American steamer Lanao.
Dec. H.-Great Britain called 100000
more men to arms.
France decided to prohibit alcoholic
drinks except wine and beer.
British horse transport sunk by sub
marine in Mediterranean; II Americans
lost.
Dec. 15.-French captured wide stretch
of German trenches near Verdun.
Russian duma rejected German peace
prOffer.
Greece accepted ultimatum of the en-
tente
Dec. T.-French drove Germans from
Chambrettes farm, Verdun front
Roumanian army safe behind Russian
lines.
Dec. 19.-Premier Lloyd-George replied
to Germany's peace proposals, virtually
refusing to consider them.
Dec. 20.-Violent bombardment of Eng
lish positions in France.
Dec. 22.-Russians attacked Turkish po-
SitiOns In Armenia