Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-12-28

Par. reported great German attacks at
Liner Cymric, carrying munitions. tor
ped0ed and sunk. 5 lest
May M-Berlin admitted Sussex was tor
peooed by German submarine.
May H.-Dutch steamer Batavier v
blown up, one American killed.
May @-German se-aTiAnes raided Eng
lsh east coast.
Austrians made decided gains AGAINST
Italians. crossing the border near VI
cenza.
May S--British steamship Washington
sunk by submarine.
May d-Austrisns reported capture OF
Asiago and Arsiero.
Great naval battle In North sea, British
losing II vessels and Germans IS.
June b--Earl Kitchener and stan lost
North sea
June z.-Germans took Fort vaux by
storm.
Austrians in TyroI repulsed by Italians
with heavy losses.
Russians recaptured Lutsk fortress.
June f.-Russians captured czernowitz.
June 2o.-Russians split Austrian Buko-
wilma army and occupied Zadova. Strog-
metz and Gliboka-
June 3.-Two Austrian transports, load
ed with troops, sunk in Durazzo harbor by
Italian warships.
June Galatians r~ecaptured Posina and
Arsiero.
June 2S.-U. S. tote to Austria demand
ing apology for attack on Petrolite pub
lished.
June SO.-Russians routed Austrians In
east Galicia and took Kolomea.
July 1.-Allies began great offensive on
west front. making big gains on both
sides of River Somme.
July 3.-French captured a number Of
towns in drive toward Peronne.
British took La BOisselle.
Tr1 < LTraaah -aF ~ .NAEW- -rna
second line near Peronne.
Turks announced r~ecapture of Herman
shah from Russians.
July 6.-Russians again routed Austrians
in Galicia.
David Lloyd-George made British sec
rotary of war.
July 9.-French took Biache. close to
Peronne.
German submarine Deutschland arrived
at Baltimore.
July 1S.-Germans opened seventh great
assault on Verdun.
July 15;-Italians captured vanzi. in Po-
sina valley.
Russians captured Baiburt, Armenia. by
assault.
Germans took La MaIsonnette and BIZ
aches, in Somme sector.
July 1S.-Germans opened fierce counter
attack on British, with gas shells, win
ming at Longueval and Delville wood.
British blacklisted large number of
American individuals and firms for deal
ing with the Germans
July 3.-British renewed terrific drive
in Somme region, entering PoZieres.
July 26.-Russians captured Erzingan,
Armenia.
July 2S,-Russians captured Brody, Cali
clan railroad center; smashed Teuton first
line west Of kutsk, and drove back Won
Linsingen in Volhynia.
Aug. S.-Russians smashed through leu
ton lines on l5-mile front in Galicia.
Turks captured Bitlis and Mush.
Aug. Galatians captured Goritz.
Zeppelins raided English and Scotch
coast.
Aug. 13.-Russians took $1,000 men in
GaliCia.
Turks beat British east of suez canal
and in M~esopotamia.
Aug. 15,-Russians captured Jablonitza,
in the C~arpathians, and pierced new Teu-
ton lines on Lemberg front.
Aug. 1.-Two British cruisers, one Ger
man battleship and one German subma-
rine lost in North sea action;
British swept Germans back on 11-mile
front in Somme sector.
Aug. 2+-British advanced south of
Thiepval, and French took Maurepas.
Russians recaptured Mush, Armenia, and
reported big victory near Rachta.
Zeppelins raided east coast of England;
killing eight.
Aug. a.-Italy declared wal on Ger
many
Roumania declared war on Austria-Hun-
Aug. 2S.-Germany declared war on Rou-
mania.
Aug, 2.-Hindenburg made German chief
of staff in place of F~alkenhayn.
Aug. 30.-Roumanians took Kronstadt
and other Transylvanian towns.
Aug. 3L.-Roumanians seized Rustchuk,
Bulgaria. and more Hungarian towns.
Sept. 2~.-Zeppelins raided England. one
being destroyed.
Sept. 4.-Dar-es-Salaam, chief town of
German East Africa, taken by British.
Sept. 7..-Teutons took Roumanian for
tress Of Turtukai.
Sept. s.-Teutons and Bulgars took Do
brio. Roumania.
Sept. N.-Germans and Bulgarians cap
tured Roumanian fortress of Silistria.
Sept. 11.-Alies began new offensive in
Balkans. crossing the Struma.
Sept. 16.-Allies smashed German third
line in Solnme sector, advanced FIVE miles
and took three towns. British used terri
BILE new armored cars.
Serbs drove Bulgars back ten miles and
British and French advanced In Balkans
Sept. 6-Roumanians and Russians
crushed in the Dobrudja.
Sept. 17.-British took Danube trench"
Mouquet fortified farm and 1000 yards of
German trenches north OF Courcelette.
Germans sank French transport filed
with troops.
Sept. 1S.-French captured Deniecourt.
Allies routed Bulgars in Macedonia and
captured Florina.
ocpl. ~ ShlOilo NAoNS 1NuSSldIlS UdCh
Sept. 23.-Zeppelins raided England.
killing 80; one Zeppelin destroyed and one
captured.
, Sept ;n 3~5;mzsssppelins again raided Eng
Sept. 26.-Anglo-French forces took Com.
bles and Thiepval after terrific fighting.
Sept. 2S.-Venizelos and Admiral Coun-
douriotis issued proclamation of provision
al government for Greece.
Oct. british took 5000 yards of Ger
man trenches close to Bapaume.
Zeppelins raided England; one destroyed.
Serbians routed Bulgars in Macedonia.
Oct. 2.-Roumanfans crossed the Danube
Oct. 4.gAllies made great advances on
entire line in Macedonia.
Invading Roumanians forced out of Bull
garia.
Allied transport Gallia torpedoed; 6sS
lost.
Oct. Sherman submarine U-5s sank
five vessels off U. S. coast.
Germans recaptured Kronstadt. Transyl-
vania.
Oct. 9.-serbians forced crossing of Cerna
river in Macedonia.
Oct. 10.-Italians esumed advance nm
Trieste, taking 5000 Austrians.
Oct. 1l.-Greek fleet turned over to allies
on their demand and largely d~ismantled.
Teutons began invasion of Roumania,
Oct. 15,-French captured Sailly-Sailiisel,
Oct. 19.-Cunard liner Alaunia sunk nv
mine in English channel; part Of crew
lost.
Oct. @.-Roumanians won on Transyl-
vania frontier but lost In Dobrudja,
Russian battleship Imperatritza Maria
destroyed by interior explosion; 200 lost.
Oct. 23.-Teutons captured Constanza.
Roumanian Black sea port.
Oct. A.-French smashed German line
at Verdun, taking Douaumont fort and
village.
Oct. 25.-Teutons occupied C~zernavoda
and the Vulcan pass, Roumania.
Oct. 2S.-Teutons took ~Campulung, north
ern key to Bucharest.
Greek steamer torpedoed; 200 lost.
Steamer Marina torpedoed without warn
Ing: a number of Americans lost.
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.
Nov. 13.-Battle of the Ancre opened,
British capturing five miles of positions
and three strong towns.
Nov. 19.-Allies captured Monastir.
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