Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-01-07
HISTORY MAKING EVENTS OF 1915
PROGRESS of the Great European War ReeWedNoabe Occur
rences and Achievements Outside the Zone of BateChron
j illogical Record of Outstanding Incidents of
Year Just Closed.
5.-Germans take Brest-Litovsk.

H.-GermanS take Ollld.
29.-Austro-German cross the Zlota-Lipa.
21.-Pegoud, first man to loop the loop in
aeroplane. killed in air battle with Ger
mans.
Sept. 1.-Ambassador Won Bernstorn gives
Secretary of State Lansing written as
surances submarines will respect lives of
noncombatants. Germans take Lutsk.
Germany announces she has taken l.
100000 Russian prisoners since May 2,
3-Teutons take Grodno.
4-American Steamship Hesperian tor
pedoed. two Americans killed and "a
7-S.-Zeppelins raid England. Grand Duke
Nicholas deposed by car and sent to
Caucasus.
mand of his armies. Germans take mile
of Argonne trenches.
S-9.-Second Zeppelin raid on England in
"a hours.
81. S. demands recall of Doctor Dumba,
Austro Hungarian ambassador. Com
mander of submarines says Arabic
turned to attack her and he then tor
pedoed her.
e-Anglo-F French financial commission
lands in New York.
u.-Zeppelins raid London.
15.-Germans take PinSk.
16.-$15, 00O, 900 in American meat conf1scated
by British prize courts. Germans take
Pinsk.
19-Germans take Wilma
22.-F'rench aviators lombard royal pal
ace in Stuttgart. Bulgaria orders mo-
biliZation.
25.-Great Franco-British offensive starts
in Champagne and Artois. After most
tremendous artillery bombardment In
history. French charge and take 16
square miles and $4,000 prisoners in
Champagne; British less successful due
to bungling. Greek army mobilizes.
26.-Commission on Armenian atrocities
announces half million Christians have
been killed.
2S.-S5OO, 900 900 U. S. loan to allies an
nounced. Internal explosion destroys
Italian ship Benedetto Brin in Brindisi
harbor; 324 killed.
30.-French announce Germans have lost
10000 in four days in West
Oct. 3.-RuSSia demands Bulgaria dismiss
all Teuton officers from her army in "a
hours. French air fleet of 60 flyers bonn
bard German communications.
4.-French and British land troops in Sa-
loniki. Germans estimate allied loss
in western September battle at 10000.
6.-Bulgaria sends ultimatum to Serbia
Zaimis new Greek premier.
7-Great Teuton offensive against Ser
bia starts. Russians lombard Varna.
10-Austro- Germans capture Belgrade.
points.
12-Germans take Illukst.
13.-Zeppelins lombard London. Fifty
five killed and LA injured in Zeppelin
4-Greece renounces her treaty with
Serbia.
16-Great Britain declares war on Bull
garia.
18-Sir Edward Carson quits British cab
met General Ian Hamilton deposed as
British Dardanelles commander. French
and British attack Strumnitza, Bulgaria.
2O.-Bulgarians take Vranja, and cut Nish-
Saloniki railroad. Italy declares war on
Bulgaria.
a-Great Britain offers Greece Cyprus If
she will assist Serbia. Russians take
Czernowitz and attack Germans at
Mitau. Bulgarians occupy Kumanova.
22.-Minister Whitlock's report shows
Miss Cavell, English nurse, was rushed
to death in Brussels by firing squad de-
spite American and Spanish appeals.
Russians take $500 prisoners and attack
Baronowitschi
2s.-Russians take $500 prisoners north of
Tarnopol.
24-Bulgarians take Krupili.
25.-Bulgarians take Uskub. Germans
storm IlluXt near DvinSk.
28.-Viviani ministry falls. BRAND forms
new cabinet. King Georges horse falls
upon him while inspecting his army in
France.
26.-Bulgarians and Teutons effect juno
Nov, 1.-Germans take Kragujevac.
3.-First of Germany's no-meat days.
4.-Zaimis cabinet resigns.
6.-Bulgarians take Nsh. Germans push
Russians across Stripa river.
7.-Austrians sink Italian liner Ancona;
205 killed, IL Americans. VenizeloS hav
ing overturned the Zamais cabinet.
Skouloudis becomes head of new Greek
cabinet U. s. note protesting at Brit
aims blockade, made public
10.-Austrian submarine sinks Italian lin
er Ancona, seven naturalized Americans
killed
12.-Winston s. Churchill leaves British
cabinet to go to the front. Greek
chamber dissolved.
15.-Twenty-eight killed in Austrian air
raid on Verona.
A.-Germans take Cacak Serbian tempo.
rary capital.
22.-Serbians begin retreat into Montene-
gro.
A.-German papers full of talk of peace.
29.-Germany announces the successful
completion of her campaign against
Serbia.
Dec 2.-Dr. Karl Buenz, managing d.
rector of the Hamburg American line.
found guilty of classifying manifests in
New York, and sentenced to two years
in Atlanta prison.
3-United States demands recall of Cap
tains Boy-Ed and Won Papen, German
military and naval attaches Bulgarians
take Monastir.
4-Henry Ford sails from New York in
amateur effort to end the war. $4,000
Teuton troops rushed to Rutschuk on
the Danube to meet Russian threat.
ton has been defeated and has retreat
6.-Bulgarians attack French and British
in Serbia with great energy.
9.-Chancellor Won -Hollweg de-
clares in reichstag allies must seek
peace.
R.-Stern note to Austria on Ancona sink
ing is made public.
13.-Germany announces two Franco
British divisions have been annihlated
in retreat to Grecian soil.
16.-Italy admits destroyer Intrepido and
transport Re Umberto sunk by Aus
trianS