The Benson signal., 1916-01-08
THE WAR.

Jan. british predreadnaught Forml-
dable sunk in English channel; 600 lost.
Eight Russian army corps cross Car
pathianS and enter Hungary.
6.--Russia estimates Turkish loss in
Caucasus at 100, 900 men; announces cap
ture # eight Hungarian towns.
6.-Italy calls 100000 men to the colors.
g.-Austria protests against Italian occu-
patton of Avlona, Albania
13.-Count Berchtold, Austrian premier.
resigns
across the Aisne river with heavy loss.
T.-Germans state allies lost 100000 men
in recent futile offensive on west front.
19.-Zeppelins lombard six British towns,
kill five.
M.-Russia says Austrian resistance in
northeastern Hungary has been broken.
M-Battle Of Dogger Banks: German
cruiser Bluecher sunk.
27.-German government sezes all corn,
wheat and flour
3O.-Russian army reaches Tilsit, East
Prussia. Russians occupy Tabrlz, Per-
Feb. 5.-Germany announces war zone
about British Isles to start February Is.
1.-THE Lusitania flies American flag
crossing Irish sea to avoid submarines.
n.-Sharp American note to Germany, re-
fusing to recognize the war zone. is
made public.
18.-Ger1nan submarine BLOCKADE" Of
Great Britain begins.
N.-Thirty-tWo BritiSh-French WarSh1pS
attempt to force Dardanelles.
Russians captured in second battle of
Mazurian lakes.
24.-RusSianS ousted from BulOWina.
&.-Germans take PrZaSnySz.
March 1.-Russians recapture PrZasnysZ:
Lloyd-George demands abolition of
liquor In Britain
2-Great Britain and France announce all
trade is to be cut off from Germany
and her allies.
5.-Allies land 100000 men at Dardanelles.
6.-AuStrianS evacuate CZernoWitZ. Venl-
0n1
11.-German cruiser Prince Eitel Fried
rich interned at Hampden Roads. Brit
ish win victory at Neuve Chapelle' put
man submarine sinks British cruiser
Bayano; 1870 lost.
14.-German cruiser Dresden sunk near
Juan Fernandez islands, Pacific ocean.
H.-Loyd-George announces Britain Will
take over war industries.
18.-British battleships Irresistible and
Ocean and French battleship Bouvet
sunk at Dardanelles.
21.-Zeppelins lombard Paris.
22.-PrZemysl captured by Russians; 49,
600 men taken.
23.EGermans announce Memel has been
recaptured from Russians
Fisherman submarine sinks the Falaba;
118 lost; one American killed. German
submarine 20, Captain Weddigen,
s1.-King George of England announces
he has given up liquor for the duration
of the war.
April 11-German cruiser Karlsruhe in
termed at Norfolk.
20.-British capture Hill 60, another de-
luSiVe victory.
24.-Using asphyxiating gas. Germans cap
ture several villages north of Ypres.
26.-French cruiser Leon Gambetta sunk
by Austrian submarine in the Strait Of
Otranto: 900 killed.
30.-Greatest military offensive in history
begins with German attack on Russians
near Gorlice, Galicia.
May 1.-American ship Gul1ight torpedoed
off ScillV Islands; three killed.
2,-Washington hears American steamer
Cushing is damaged by bomb from Ger
man aeroplane. Germans capture Tar
S.-Japan sends ultmatum to China.
7.-Lustania torpedoed off Fastnet Rock,
Ireland; 1900 dead. including 110 Ameri-
s-Germans capture Libau, Russian Bal
tic port.
11-Wilson announces: "a man may be
too proud to fight.
12-Bryce commission gives detailed re-
port on German atrocities in Belgium.
British battleship Goliath sunk by
Turks
14-President Wilson's first note on the
Lusitania made public.
2.-Italy declares war on Austria Coali-
ton cabinet announced in London. Italy
invades Austria at three points.
&-British battleship Triumph torpedoed
at Dardanelles. American ship Nebras
kan torpedoed.
N-British batteship Majestic sunk in
Dardanelles. Steamer Princess Irene.
British auxiliary, blown up at mouth of
Thames: all aboard killed.
H-First Zeppelin raid on London. Ger
man reply to first Lusitana note reaches
Wilson, proves disappointing.
June 4.-Germans capture Przemysl.
, 5.-Germany in note to Washington re-
grets attack on Gushing and Gulfight.
8.-Italians occupy Monfalcone
1O-Italians take Gradisca.
11.-second U. S. Lusitania note made
1S-Venizelos wins in Greek election.
, 15-SiXteen killed in Zeppelin raid on
1s-Austro-G occupy Tarnogrod
/ N-Germany announces Captain Weddi-
gen was killed when his submarine was
sunk.
22-Lemberg falls to Austro-German. New
British loan Of $1,250, 100000 is f1oated.
23.-French capture the Labyrinth north
of Arras.
July 4.-Italians take Tolmino.
8-Last German troops in South Africa
surrender.
9.-German note on Lustania made pub
lie. Italian cruiser Amaifi sunk by Aus
l. trian submarine in Adriatic
stroyed by British in East Africa.
15.-Germans capture Przasnysz. Two
hundred South Wales coal miners quit
1S-German submarine attacks Cunard
liner Orduna.
2O-Italian cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi
sunk by Austrian submarine.
23.-Third U. S. Lusitania note to Ger
many made public.
25.-Amercan steamer Leelanaw torpe-
doed off Scotland Germans take Pull
tusk.
3O-Austro- German take Lublin
31.-British steamer 1berian tOrpedOed
one American killed. Germans take
Cholm.
Aug. 1.-Austro-Hungarian protest against
munition trade made public in Wash
ington.
3.-Germans take Warsaw.
6.-GermanS take IVangorOd.
S.-GermanS take Serock Russians de-
feat Germans in naval battle in Gulf of
Riga.
9-Germans take Lomza.
12-Germans take Stedlice. Six killed in
Zeppelin raid on England. All es land
$4,000 men at three points on Gallipoli.
T-Germans take Kovno.
18-Venzelos, proally, again chosen Greek
premier British transport Royal Ed
ward sunk in the Aegean. one thousand
killed.
19-White Star liner Arabic torpedoed; ;
several Americans killed. Germans cap
ture NOVogeOrgievSk.
23.-GermanS take OSSOWiec.
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