Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1916-12-28
Paris Paris reported great German attacks at

Parts reported great German attacks at
! Verdun checked
Liner Cymrie,. carrying munitions, tor
| pedoed and sunk; lost
May l0.-Berlin admitted Sussex was tor
| pedoed by German submarine
| May I.-Dutch steamer Batavier V
| blown up; one American killed
| May D-German seapaues raided Eng
| lsh east coast
Austrlans made decided gains against
cenza.
May 25.-British steamship Washington
sunk by submarine
May sl.-Austrians reported capture Of
Great naval battle In North sea, British
| losing IL vessels and Germans Is
June 5-Ear 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
| Russians recaptured Lutsk fortress.
| June. 17.-Russians captured Czenowitz.
| capital of Bukowina
| June 20.-Russians split Austrian Buko-
| wilma army and occupied ZadoVa, Strog-
| metz and Gliboka
| June 25. Two Austrian transports, load
! ed with troops sunk in Durazzo harbor by
Italian warships.
June 27.-Itaiians recaptured Posina and
| Arsiero.
June 2s-U. S note to Austria demand
| Ing apology for attack on Petrolite pub
June SO.-Russians routed Austrians in
| east Galicia and took Kolomea.
| July 1.-Aies began great offensive on
| west front. making big gains on both
| sides of River Somme
| July 3-French captured a number OF
! towns i'm 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 Galicia
David Lloyd-George made British sec
rotary of war.
July 9.-French took Blaehe. close TO
| Peronne
German submarine Deutschland arrived
at Baltimore
July 13-Germans opened seventh great
assault on Nerdun
July i6.-ltalians captured NanIi, In Po-
| sina valley.
Russians captured Baiburt, Armenia, by
| assault
Germans took La Masonnette and BIZ
| aches in Somme sector
| July lS.-Germaus opened fierce counter
attack on British with gas shells, win
ming at Longueval and Delville wood.
| British backlisted large number ~
| American individuals and firms for deal
| ing with the Germans
July % 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 nrst
| line west Of Lutsk, and drove back Won
! Lnsingen in Volhynia.
| Aug S.--Russians smashed through leu
| ton lines on l5-mile front in Galicia,
Turks captured Bitls and Mush.
| Aug. 9-ltalans captured Goritz.
| Zeppehns raided English and Scotch
| Aug. 13.-Russians took $4,000 men in
Galicia.
| and in Mesopotamia.
| Aug. 15-Russians captured Jahlonitza,
| in the Carpathians, 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 1l-mile
| front in Somme sector.
| Aug 24-Britsh advanced south OF
Thiepval and French took Maurepas.
| Russians recaptured Mush, Armenia and
reported big victory near Rachta.
Zeppeins raided east coast of England;
Aug. 27.-Italy declared war on Ger
Roumania declared war on Austria Hun
gary.
Aug. 2s.-Germany declared war on Rou-
Aug. 2s.-Hindenburg made German chief
! of staff in place OF Falkenhayn.
Aug 30 Roumanans took Kronstadt
| and other Transylvanian towns
! Aug -Roumanans seized Rustchuk,
| Bulgaria, and more Hungarian towns.
| Sept 2-Zeppelins raided England, one
being destroyed
Sept 4-Dar-es-S alaam, 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
Sept 1O'-Germans and Bulgarians cap
| tuTed Roumauian fortress of Silstra-
| Sept r.-Allies began new offensive In
| Balkans crossing the Struma
| Sept l5-Allies smashed German third
| line in Sonme 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 Is -Roumanians and Russians
| crushed in the Dobrudja.
sept 17.-British took Danube trench"
| Mouduet fortified farm and 900 yards of
| German trenches north Of Courcelette.
1 Germans sank French transport filled
sent lS.-French captured Deniecourt
Allies routed Bulgars in Macedonia and
| captured Florina.
sent 2S-zeppelins raided England.
| killing 90 one Zeppelin destroyed and one
Sept SI5t' 25.-zeppelins again raided Eng
'' Sent N'2s@AnSlo-Fr forces took Com
| hles and Thiepval after terrific fighting
| Sent % -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.
| gerbians routed Bulgars In Macedonia.
| oct -Roumanians crossed the Danube
| into Bulgaria.
| oct 4-Allies made great advances on
| entire line in Macedonia
| Invading Roumanians forced out OF Bull
lied transport Galla torpedoed 63S
| lost
| i've vessels off " S coast
! Germans recaptured kronstadt Transyl-
Oct q.-Serbiaus forced crossing OF Cerua
| river I'm Macedonia.
! OFT 10-ftaAHns resumed advance on
/ Trieste taking 5000 AustrIans.
| OCT Ii Greek fleet turned over 20 allies
| IN their demand and largely dlsmantled
| Teutons began invasion Of ROumaria
oct i5-French captured Sally Saiilsel.
| north OF the SoInme
| 6rt Ig.-CBnard liner Alaunia sunk by
mine In English channel part Of crew
! oct. -Roumanians won on Transyl-
| vania frontier but lost in Dohrudia
| Russian battleship lmperatrltza Maria
| destroyed bv interior explosion 80 lost.
! oct 23.-Teutons captured Constauza,
] Houmaniau Black sea port
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