Gilpin observer., 1916-08-03


| mont, Verdun. Austrians capture Durax-
| 20. Russians take Kermanshah.
Mar. %Russians take Bitlis by storm.
| Mar. 6-The Moewe. German raider.
reaches home port. Zeppelins kill 1s in
| England.
Mar. 7-Germans take Forges near YER
| dun.
Mar 1o-Germany declares war on Por-
| tugal.
Mar. 11-Relieving force repulsed seven
| miles from Kut-el-Amara.
| Mar. 25-Channel steamer Sussex de-
stroyed by submarine: 23S killed; several
Americans injured.
April 1-Germans capture Malancourt.
| near Verdun.
April 2Zeppelin destroyed on British
coast after killing q. Germans take
Vaux.
April 6Germans make fifth Zeppelin
raid in six days on British coast.
| April 7-Germans capture Haucourt.
April 1s-Russians capture Trebizond on
| Black sea.
April 2l-First Russian contingent dis
| embarks in France.
April 25-Sr Roger Easement. Irish plot
ter. captured attempting to land in Ire
land from submarine.
April 2s-Irish revolutionaries seize Dub
lin.
April 2s-British battleship Russell sunk
by mine in Mediterranean.
April 3oNBritish in Kut-el-Amara capit-
ulate.
May british announce Irish revolt II
quelled.
May 6-Germany in note agrees to modi-
fy submarine warfare. Allied warships
| bring down two Zeppelins.
May 20-Austrians drive into Italy near
| Lake Garda.
May 21-Austrians announce capture Of
1900 Italians.
May 22Cossacks from Russian army in
| Asia Minor Join British in Mesopotamia-
May decomposition bill signed by King
| George
May 26-Austrians advance in Italy
taking $4,000 prisoners.
June 1-Russians begin great offensive
against Austrians.
juno 3Greatest naval battle in history
!! of Skaggerrak. Both sides claim victory.
June 6-Russians announce capture Of
| 1900 Austrians.
June 7-Kitchener and staff drown when
cruiser Hampshire strikes mine north of
Scotland.
June S-Germans capture vaux Fort at
| verdun. Russians announce capture Of
5000 Austrians in three days.
June sNRussians take Lutsk. Greece
disbands army at command of entente
powers
June 1o-Russians have forced back Aus
| trian 26 miles,
June 11-Russians take Buczacz, Galicia.
June 1fRussians take Dubno.
June 13-Italians rally and check Aus
trian drive.
| June 19-Austrians evacuate Czernowitz.
Bukowina capital
June 21-Allies in Paris conference agree
| on boycott of Germany after the war.
German re-enforcements halt Russian
drive In volhynia.
| June 2@All Bukowina swept clear of
| Austrians by Russians.
June 25-Russians seize Kuty Is miles
from Kolomea.
June 26-Russians capture Kimpolung.
Bukowina.
June 2s-Italians recapture Corsiero and
Posina-
June 30-Russians in battle near Kolo-
| mea take 10000 prisoners.
July 1-Anglo-French "big push" on
| Somme begins.
July 2-British and French continue ad-
| vance on Somme.
July 5-Russian patrols crowd Carpa-
| thians into Hungary.
| July 6-French take German second line
south of the Somme Turks drive Rus
| SLAMS from Kermanshah. Persia.
July e-British and French gain in West.
| Russians advance toward Kovel. German
submarine merchantmen Deutschland en-
] ters Chesapeake Bay.
| July 10-Russans advance Is miles in
volhynia.
| July 11-French storm hill one mile from
| Peronne. Russians reach Stokhod river.
| July 12-British capture German trench
| on eight mile front.
July 13-Russians capture Marnakhatum
| 50 miles west of Erzerum.
| July 15-British announce advance of q
| mile on four mile front.
July 16-Widespread peace agitation in
| Germany. Russians take Baiburt. Ar
menia.
July 17-Russians capture 1900 men,
Force foe over Lipa river in Volhyna.
July 1s-Great Britain publishes black
| list of pro-German American firms
July 19-Russians drive Austrians back
into Hungary.
July oO-Ailies make big advance on
west front. Russians resume offensive
before Kovel.
July 2l-British reach German third line
In Foureaux wood. Russian left wing
drives Won Linsingen back Is miles.
July 22-Britsh cavalry defeated near
Suez
July 23-British patrol squadron routs
six German destroyers of Holland coast.
British renew great drive in Somme re-
gion entering Pozieres.
July 24-Anzacs and Germans fight
fiercely in Poxieres. Rusraans pierce Ger
man front south of Riga Ind drive Aus
trians into mountains on Hungary from
tier.
July 6-Turkey sends troops to aid Teu-
tons against Russia Terrific fighting con-
tinues on somme front. British states
blacklist was not directed against neu-
trails.