The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-31


cution OF Captain Fryatt. of the Brit
ish steamer Brussels. n judicial muir
der. Great Zeppelin fleet kills twenty
six in raid on England.
/ August 10--Russians advance to
within gun rahge of StanisIau. Rus
SLAMS capture Stanislau.
/ August ll--Allies take Dorian in the
/ Balkans.
| August 1B-Russians seize Jablo-
nitza in the Carpathians
, August 1e-Allies advance on three
mile front on the Somme. Russians
announce they have captured 35s,00o
men in their summer offensive.
August lS--Russians advance three
miles into Hungary at Jablonitza.
/ August 20-BrItish drive Germans
back on eleven mile front Several
small British apd German crafts sunk
In North Sea battle Russians cross
the Stokhod
! August q 49, Allies seize Kikuruz
Heights. Macedonia. and drive back
/ Bulrarians
August 22-Bulgarians drive back
allies on both TANKS in the Balkans
!, August 23-submarine merchantmen
Deutschland reaches Bremen In safety.
! On appeal. DR.. Karl Liebknecht's sem
tence for treason. is increased from
nineteen months TO four years one
month.
August 24--Frenoh advance on two
mile front on the somme.
August 25-Russians report recap
ture of Mush. Armenia, from the
Turks
August 2s-Rumania triples army
credit and appoints munitions direc-
| tor.
Italy Declares War on Germany.
2T-TfalY declares
Germany,
! August 2S-Rumania starts HOSTILE
ties against Germany and Austria
Hungary.
August 29-Kaiser places linden
burg in full command Of armies of
central powers.
August 3o-Rumanians capture
Kronstadt. Pennsylvania
| August 31--Rumanians invade Bull
Earia and take Rustchuk
September l-Pro-ally Greeks revolt
against King Constantine
September 2-Rumanians take Her
mannstadt and Maros Vasarhely,
/ Pennsylvania
September 3-Allies carry German
trenches on six-mile front on So1nme.
/ September 4-ConstantIne delivers
control of Greek mail and wires to
the entente French take five more
towns on the Somme front.
September 5--French make further
gains on the Somme; report $500 pris-
oners captured,
! September 7-Teutons take Ruma-
nian fortress of Tutrakan.
September 10-Teutons take Silis-
Ftria. Rumanian Danube fortress.
September 11--Britlsh cross River
Struma in Balkan drive.
September 12-French break Ger
man Somme lines on three-mile front.
September 13--French continue ad-
vance on the Somme.
September 15-British advance on
six-mile front on tho Somme.
| September l6--Berlin says allies are
using 100000 men in Somme drive
September 17-British storm two
mile trench system on Somme.
September 18-British gain, 1000
yards on one-mile front on Somme.
September 21-Rumanians announce
great victory over Teutons In Dob
rudja.
American Aviator Killed in Air Fight.
September 22-Paris announces al
lies have taken $1,000 prisoners in the
Somme battle,
September 23-Two raiding zoppe-
ilins brought down in England: crew
of one burned. the other captured.
September 24-Kiffln Y. Rockw ell
American aviator in the French SER
vice. dies in air battle on Alsace front
September 25--AIlies take Morval,
Les Boeufs and Rancourt on tho
Somme front. Venizelos leaves Ath-
ems to head Greek rebels.
September 26--Allies capture Com
bles and other villages near the
Somme
September 27-Allies continue ad-
vance on the Somme.
| October british continue advance
toward Bapaume.
october lithuanian army crosses
Danube and invades bulgaria
| October 3--Bulgarians cut lines of
communication OF Rumanian invaders.
october 5--Teutons cut to pieces Ru-
manian army that invades Bulgaria.
submarine sinks Cunard liner Fran
Econia, engaged in transport duty in the
Mediterranean.
October 6--Falkenhayn reports Ru-
manians defeated and in retreat in
Transatlantic.
October German war submarine
U-53 visits Newport. r. l.. and leaves
in a few hours
october S-U-b3 sinks Ave steamers
off Nantucket Liehtship; American de-
stroyers rescues the crews.
October 10 French advance on
three mile front on the Somme.
! October 1l--GreeCe hands over her
fleet to France result of ulttmatum.
october 13--Italians take Austrian
second line on Carso Plateau.
October 14--Creat Britain and France
in note decline to stop interfering with
United States mails
I October 1a--Field Marshal Alexan-
der H r. Won Kluck. who commanded
the right wing In the invasion of
France, Is retired by the Kaiser at his
own request.
Austrian Premier Assnssinnt ted.
October 21-Political assassin shoots
to death Count Karl Stuergkh. Aus
trian premier; British capture three
miles of German trenches on the
Somme.
October 22-Rumanians and Rus
slams in Debrudta are crushed and
forced TO retreat
October 23-Teutons take Bulgarian
port OF Constanza. British capture
half mile of German trenches on the
Somme.
October 24-fn sudden drive French
advance two miles at Verdun and take
1900 prisoners
October 25--Teutons take Cernavo-
da, important Danube city.
October 2S--Australians vote against
sal 49,