Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1916-01-06
THE WAR.

Jan. british predreadnaught FOrmi
dable sunk in English channel: SO lost
Eight Russian army corps cross Car
pathians and enter Hungary.
6.--Russia estimates Turkish loss il
Caucasus at 10000 men: announces cap
ture of eight Hungarian towns.
6-1taly calls 100000 men to the colors.
S.-Austria protests against Italian occu.
patton of Avlona. Albania.
lS.-Count Berchtold. Austrian premier
resigns
14.-Germans at scissors drive French
across the Aisne river with heavy loss
T.-Germans state allies lost 100000 men
in recent futile offensive on west front
kill five
H-Russia says Austrian resistance in
northeastern Hungary has been broken
4-Eattle of DogSer Banks. German
cruiser Bluecher sunk.
2'-German government seizes all corn,
wheat and flour.
So-Russian army reaches Tilsit. East
Prussia. Russians occupy Tabriz. Per-
Feb. 5.-Germany announces war zone
about British Isles TO start February Is.
THE Lusitania flies American nag
crossing Irish sea to avoid submarines.
u-Sharp American note to Germany. re-
IuslnS 10 recognize the war zone. is
S.--German submarine blockade" of
Great Britain begins.
H-Thirty-two BrtishF'rench warships
attempt to force Dardanelles
22-Germans announce more than 10000
russians captured in second battle Of
Mazurian lakes.
24i.-Russians ousted from Bukowina.
26-Germans take Przasnysz.
March l.-Russians recapture Przasnysz
l.loyd-George demands abolition of
liquor in Britain
2.-Great Britain and France announce all
trade is to. be cut of from Germany
5.-Anies land 100000 men at Dardanelles
e.-Austrians evacuate CZernowitz. Vent
zelos. Greek premier. resigns.
4, p ~ Iorf,
rich informed at Hampden Roads. Brit
ish win victory at Neuve [hapelle but
oungling. prevents their wing it, Ger
man submarine sinks British cruiser
fisherman cruiser Dresden sunk near
:. Juan Fernandez islands. Pacific ocean.
N-Lloyd-George announces Britain will
take over war industries.
N-British battleshlps Irresistible and
Ocean and French battleship Bouvet
sunk at Dardanelles.
yl.-ZepDeliHs lombard Paris
900 men taken.
2S.-Germans announce Memel has been
S-GetmSn submarine sinks the Falaba:
us lost one American killed German
submarine L %. Captain w-ddigen.
Skiing George Of England announces
ne las given up liquor for the duration
April 1l.-German cruiser Karlsruhe in
termed at Norfolk.
2o-British capture Hill CO. another de-
lusfve victory.
4.-using asphyXiating gas Germans cap
q. ture several villages north of Ypres
%;-French cruiser Leon Gambetta sunk
BY Austrian submarine in the Strait of
Otranto: coo killed.
30.-Greatest military offensive in history
begins with German attack on Russians
near Gorlice Galicia.
May lIAmerican. ship Gulflght torpedoed
or Scilly Islands; three killed
w ashington hears American steamer
Gushing is damaged by bomb from Ger
man aeroplane. Germans capture Tar
s.-Japan sends ultimatum TO China.
IL usitania tOrpedOed off FaStnet Rock
ireland; 100 dead. including 10 Ameri-
capture I4bau. Russian Bal
tic port
announces: "A man may be
l2-Bryce commission gives detailed re-
port on German atrocities in Belgium.
British batteship Goliath sunk by
IA .-President Wilson's first note on the
Lusitania made public.
declares war on Austria. Coali-
ton cabinet announced in London. Italy
lnyades austria at three points.
S-British battleship Triumph torpedoed
at Dardanelles- American ship Nebras-
battleship Majestic sunk in
Dardanelles. Steamer Princess Irene
British auxiliary. blown up at mouth of
l-First Zeppelin raid on London. Ger
man reply to first Lusitania note reaches
Wilson. proves disappointing
Tune 4.-Germans capture Przemysl
'--Germany in note to Washington re-
grets attack on Cushing and Gulnight.
Italians occupy Monfalcone.
o.-ltalians take Gradisca
1.-Second U. S. Lusitania note made
public.
3-Nenlzelos wins in Greek election.
killed in Zeppelin raid on
s.-Austra-Germany occupy Tarnogrod.
D.-Germany announces Captain Wedii-
gen was killed when his submarine was
:. -I.emberg falls to Austro-German. New
British loan Of si25O.Ot0O0O is floated.
:. -French capture the Labyrinth. north |
of Arras.
July Italians take ToImino
s4render.
Herman note on Lusitania made pub-
lie. Italian cruiser Amalfi sunk BY Aus
trian submarine in Adriatic
S..eierrnan cruiser. Koenigsberg de-
S;-Germans capture Przasnysz Two
work.
Sherman submarine attacks Cunard
o-Italian cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi
sunk by Austrian submarine.
S-Ihird I. S. Lusitania note to Ger !
many made public.
o.-American steamer Leelanaw torpe-
doed off Scotland. Germans take Pull
tusk.
o.-Austro-German take Lublin.
L-Brltlsh steamer Iberian torpedoed |
one, American killed. Germans take
Cholm.
lug l-Austro- Hungarian protest against
munition trade made public in Wash
ington.
Germans take Warsaw.
.-Germans take Ivangorod
Germans take S,rocK Russians de-
feat Germans in naval battle in Gulf of
Riga.
Germans take Lomza.
2.-Germans take Stedlice. Six killed in
Zeppelin raid on England Allies land
5000 men at three points on Gallipol
l.-Germans take KOvno.
S-Venizelos. proally. again chosen Greek
premier British transport Royal Ed !
ward sunk in the Aegean. one thousand
killed
white Star liner Arabic torpedoed:
several Americans killed. Germans can
ire Novogeorgevsk.
t-Germans take Ossowiec
PORTING RECORDS AND CHAM