The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-12-29
March ,s-Russians stormed German DO

sitions on East front.
British attacked German airship sheds
at Sylt, losing three seaplanes two Ger
man vessels sunk.
March 2S-Great German attack on
ACCOMPLISHMENTS front repulsed.
Russian attacks repulsed with heavy
loss.
Allies agreed on unity Of action in ev-
cry branch.
one American aboard. torpedoed without
warning.
German aerial attack on SalonikI killed
Terrific fighting at Goritz bridgehead.
March 30.-Germans attacked with liquid
fire near Verdun but were repulsed
Germans torpedoed Russian hospital
ship In Black sea: lis lost.
March 31.-Germans took village Of Ma
lancourt near Verdun. at terrific cost.
Five Zeppelins raided eastern counties
stroyed.
April .1.-slxteen killed in Zeppelin raid
April 2-Zeppelins raided England and
Scotland. killing ten.
April 3-Entente allies In note to u s.
upheld their right to search parcel post
April 4.-French repulsed fierce German
attack south of Douaumont.
British liner Gent torpedoed without
warning; IS lost.
April 9-French evacuated entire salient
Turks defeated British near Felahia.
Mesopatama.
Dead Man hin at Verdun and 't then "e rer
pulsed tremendous attack; losses were
very large
Verdun after terrific battle.
April 1S-Russians captured Trebizond
April l9-President Wilson sent ultima
sT S Gn on session
April 20.-Big forces of Russians landed
in France.
April 25-German warships and Zeppe-
Ii,N- cd off nd ini I,,,x
were driven Off
April 2I-Rritish battleship Russell sunk
by mine in Mediterranean: 124 lost.
April 29.-General Townshend and 10000
British surrendered to Turks at Kut-el-
Amara.
Russians defeated Austrjans In big bat
May british steamer HendonhaIl. la
den with wheat for Belgian relief, sunk
by German submarine.
May 2.-Five German airships raided
coasts of England and Scotland
Belgian relief ship Fridland sunk by
German submarine
May 4.-Zeppelin destroyed by British
cruiser.
May 5.-Germany's reply. received In
Washington, promised compliance with
laws of warfare in submarine operations.
DDS unless America persuades England to
lift starvation blockade
Zeppelin raided Saloniki and was de-
StroyeG by gun fire.
May s.-President Wilson told Germany
our relations with Britain could not enter
in controversy with Berlin.
Paris reported great German attacks at
Liner Cymric, carrying munitions. tor
pedoed and sunk: lost
Fay, Scholz and Daeche, munition ship
plotters. convicted in New York.
May 10.-Berlin admitted Sussex was tor
pedoed by German submarine.
May n-Germans captured British
trenches at Hulluch.
MoU p Cior tnh
Turks in big battle near. Erzingan.
British warship defeated small German
squadron off Belgian coast.
May H.-Dutch steamer Batavier V
blown up: one American killed.
May alderman seaplanes ralded Eng
lish east coast
Austrians made decided gains against
Italians. crossing the border near vi
May 25.-British steamship Washington
sunk by submarine.
without warning.
May s1..Austrians reported capture of
Asiago and Arsiero.
Great naval battle in North sea. British
losing "a vessels and Germans Is.
June 5.-Earl Kitchener and staff lost
when cruiser Hampshire was blown up In
North sea.
June 7-Germans took Fort vaux by
storm.
Austrians in Tyrol repulsed by Italians
with heavy losses.
June T.-Russians captured Czernowitz.
capital of Bukowina.
June 2O.-Russians split Austrian Buko-
wilma army and occupied Zadova. Strog-
June 25.-Two Austrian transports. load
ed with troops. sunk in Durazzo harbor by
Italian warships.
June 2s.-U s. note to Austria demand
ing apology for attack on Petrolite pun
lished.
June 3o-Russians routed Austrians in
east Galicia and took Kolomea.
July 1-Allies began great offensive on
west front, making big gains on both
July 3.-F'rench captured number OF
towns in drive toward Peronne.
British took La Boisselle.
July 5.-French carried by storm German
second line near Peronne.
Turks announced recapture OF herman
shah from Russians.
July 6-Russians again routed Austrians
In Galcia.
David Lloyd-George made British Sec
July s.-French took Biache. close to
Peronne.
German submarine Deutschland arrived
July 13.-Germans opened seventh great
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 lS-Germans opened fierce counter
attack on British, with gas shells. win
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 PoZereS.
July 26.-Russians captured Erzingan.
Armenia.
July 2S.-Russians captured Brody, Cali
clan railroad center: smashed Teuton first
line west Of Lutsk. and drove back Won
Linsingen in Volhynia.
Aug. S-Russians smashed through Teu-
ton lines on 15-mile front in Galicia-
Turks captured Bitlis and Mush.
Aug. 9-Italians captured Goritz
Zeppelins raided English and Scotch
coast
Aug ls.-Russians took $4,000 men in
Turks beat British east of Suez canal
and in Mesopotamia.
Aug 15.-Russians captured Jablonitza.
in the Carpathians, and pierced new Teu-
ton lines on Lemberg front
Aug 1.-TWO British cruisers, one Ger
man battleship and one German subna-
rine lost In North sea action.
British swept Germans back on ll-mile
front in Somme sector.
Aug. M-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 2I-Italy declared war on Ger
many. 1890 -
Roumania declared war on Austria-Hun-
Aug. 2S-Germany declared war on Rou-
mania. So CL
Aug 29-Hindenburg made German chief
of staff in place of Falkenhayn.
Aug. S0-Roumanians took Kronstadt
and other Transylvanian towns
Turkey declared war on Roumania
Aug. 31-Roumanians seized Rustchuk,
BULGARIA. and more Hungarian towns.
Sept 2LZeppelins raided England. one
being destroyed.
Sept. 4.-Dar-es- Salaam, chief town OF
German East Africa, taken by British.