Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-12
EUROPEAN WAR


Jan 1.-Britsh battleship Formidable
sunk by German submarine in the Eng
lsh channel. with so of crew.
Jan. 5.-Russians annihilated Ninth
Turkish army corps and routed First and
Tenth corps in the Caucasus.
Russians forced Uzsok pass in the
Carpathians
Jan. I0-I.flle evacuated by Germans
and occupied by British.
Jan. 17-Russians stormed southern
Carpathisr ness and entered Transyl-
vania.
Jan. 1s.-six German zeppelias raided
the Norfolk coast. dropping bombs I'm
Yarmouth, Sandringham. King s Lynn.
Conner. Sherringham and Beeston. caus-
ing heavy damage and some loss OF life.
Jan. sf.-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. e6.-Austro- Hungarian forces occu-
pied Kielce. Russian Poland.
Jan H.-Austrians drove Russians from
Uzsok pass In Carpathlans.
Feb. French torpedo boa sunk Off
Nieuport
Feb. 2.-AngIo- French fleet destroyed
-FOUR forts in the Dardanelles.
Feb. 4.-Germany declared waters
around British isles a war zone.
Feb. 6.-Russians crossed River Rawka,
penetrating German front west of War
saw.
Feb. 9.-Germans violently bombarded
scissors. setting 1t afre.
Feb. 10.-Russians repulsed Austro- Ger
mans IN Carpathians but were driven back
in Buk owina
British held cargo Of food ship VIII
helmina
Fej. f1.-United States =-slned Germany
against destroying American vessels or
Hives o. American citizens in attacking
shppinE. and warned Great Britain OF
the danger TO American interests in the
Use OF American flag by British vessels.
Germans evacuated LODI, but drove the
Russians out OF East Prussia.
Feb. T.-Germany replied unfavorably
10 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. 23.-German biockaders sank
American steamer Garth. Norwegian ship
Regin, damaged British collier and three
British merchant steamers.
Reims bombarded by Germans, 20 CT
villains killed.
Feb. 25.-Allied fleets. reduced Turkish
forts at entrance Of Dardanelles
Feb. 2s.-Dacia seized by French cruiser
and taken 10 Brest.
March 2-Great Britain laid embargo
against shipment of all commodities into
Germany.
Hamburg-American officials indicted in
New York by federal grand Jury for con-
spiracy to defraud the United States
Marcn 5.-Austrians evacuated Czerno-
witz. Bukowina
March S.-Zeppelln aIrship is de-
stroyed near Tiriemont and II OF crew
killed
March 10-American ship william p.
Frye sunk by German cruiser Prinz Eitel
Friedrich. Prinz Eltel at Newport News
with captain ard crew OF Frye
March 1l.-German submarine U-l2 sunk
by British torpedo boat Ariel
British took Neuve Chapelle
Germans abandoned Augustowo. Po-
lard
March l5,-British order in council shut
on all trade with Germany. ordering tech
meal blockade
German cruiser Dresden sunk or FaIk-
land ISLANDS by British warships Glasgow
and Kent and japanese converte cruiser
Drama
March 1s.-Ame9ican sanitary commits
sion organized for work In Serbia
British battleshps Irresistible and Ocean
and French battleship Bouvet sunk by
mines In the Dardanelles
March 22-Austrian fortress Of Przem-
vi surrendered to Russians
Turks massacred thousands OF Chris
tians at Urumiah. Persia
March 2S.-Germans In Client executed
II Belgians as spies.
Germans drove Russians out OF East
Prussia.
Allies landed force on Galnpcn PENN
suia.
March 2T.-Russlans forced way through
Carpathiaus into Hungary
March &.-Twenty-day battle IN Cham
payne country Won by French Germans
losing $1,000
German submarine sank British steam
ers Aguilar and Falaba. about 40 lives
being lost.
April 4.-Russians cleared Beskid range
OF Austrians.
Turkish cruiser Mejidieh sunk by Rus.
sian mine.
April s,--Germany agreed 10 nay for
sinking American ship william p. Frye.
April l0.-Steamer Harpalyce. first re-
lief ship of New York to Belgium. sunk
in North sea by torpedo or mine.
April 21-United States replied TO Ger
man governments criticism q its for
eign policies. denying allegations and re-
jecting suggestions that expectation OF
arms be prohibited.
April Is French cruiser Leon Gambet-
ia sunk by Austrian torpedo, 552 lives
lost.
April 29-German air raiders dropped
incendiary bombs on five English east
coast towns.
Russians occupied Loubnia. northeas,
OF Uzsok pass.
April 81 - British announced destruction
OF eight German submarines within week
by mines and net traps
May l. British torpedo boat destroyer
and two German torpedo boats sunk in
fight In North sea.
American tank steamer Gulhight tor
pedoed by Germans of Scilly islands, cap
tain and two seamen lost.
May 6-Austro-German forces occupied
Tarnow
Nav 7-Cunard liner Lusitania torpedoed
and sunk by Germans off coast Of Ireland
with loss sf 1895 lives, including Iii
Americans: among the latter a c. Van,
deTbilt. Ebert Hubbard. Chas. Frohman
Chas. Klein and Charles PiamOndon-
May S-Brttish destroyer Maori sunf
by mine
Russian naval base of Libau captured
by Germans.
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