Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1916-12-26
NUMBER 50
DAILY SUMMARY OF THE GREAT
WAR IN EUROPE ON LAND AND SEA
Warfare In the Air and Under
Water New Campaigns and
Huge Drives - Dead!ocks at
Verdun and on Somne River.

q. Balkan Front: Russians Joined with
Roumania In attack on Transylvania.
o. Germany: Field Marshal Won Hinden-
burg appointed German chief Of staff.
Balkans: R)umanians forced three
mountain passes into Hungary and
captured Kronsiadt.
n. Balkans: Turkey and Bulgaria de-
clared war on Roumania.
SEPTEMBER.
2. Roumania: Roumanians took Orsova,
on the Danube.
8 Somme Line: Allies captured Guile
mont. lie Forest and Clcry.
l. The Somme: French advanced On q
II mile front south Of the SJmme, be-
tween BarlcuX and CiIaunes. Ger
mars repulsed British at ThiepvaI and
PoZieres
g. Roumania: Bulgars and Germans
captured bridge head Of Tutrakan. on
the Danube. 60 miles from Bucharest.
Invaders were led by Won Mackensen
and took 00O0 prisoners
TO- Roumania: Germans and Pugars cap
tured fortified town Of Slis,ria. on the
Danube.
n. Greece: Greeks In Crete reyolted
against King Constantine's rule.
z Transylvania: Roumanians evacuated
Vulcan Pass and were repulsed at
Hermannstadt.
g. Greece: Cretan rebels seized the is
land. Ex-Premier Venizelos Joined
the rebels.
g. Somme Front: Anglo French forces
captured Combles
8 Transylvania: Austro- Germans under
Won Falkenhayn, captured Red Tower
pass, In rear Of the Roumanians.
g. Pennsylvania: End Of the German en-
circling movement which began on
the 18th. Won Falkenhayn's column
surrounded the Roumanans near Red
Tower pass and destroyed their army.
OCTOBER.
g. Balkans: Austrian monitors on the
Danube destroyed pontoon bridges In
rear Of the Roumanian forces invad-
Ing Bulgaria.
s. Roumanian Defeat: Roumanians wero
defeated In Transylvania. Roumani-
ans invading Bulgaria defeated.
I. Submarine: German u boat IS called
at Newport.
& Roumanian Defeat: Teutons recap
tured Kronstadt. Hungary. which
Roumanians took Aug 80 Roumanian
army retrcated 10 border.
War of the Coast: Submarine Y So
sank three British. one Dutch and one
Norwegian ship Off Nantucket shoals.
All on board saved.
II. Greece: Allies seized all Of the Greek
navy and railroads In Athens and Pi-
raeus.
a. Verdun: French attacked on 4l-3
mile front at verdun. capturing VII
lage and fort Of Douaumont and $500
prisoners.
g. Roumania: Russo -Roumanians evac.
uated Cernavoda. on the Danube river
3 Roumania: The Danube bridge at
Cernavoda. greatest bridge In Europe
and only one across the Danube In
RoumanIa. was blown up by Rouma-
mans
NOVEMBER.
& Verdun: French re-occupied Fort
Vaux.
g. Poland: Germany and Austria pro-
claimed new kingdom Of Poland.
The Somme: Allies launched new grand
attack. French nearly completed cap
ture of Saillisel and British advanced
1000 yards.
& The Somme: Germans made success
full counterattacks on both British and
French lines.
L Galicia: Austro Germans broke
through the Russian lines In the Hal
icz section.
y. The somme: British launched new
drive miles wide and captured J
towns, with 1900 prisoners.
l6 Roumania: Archduke CharleB Fran.
els Austrian army defeated Rouma-
mans on roads leading south into Wal.
lachia, taking 1900 prisoners.
L. Monastir: Franco -Servians captured
ANx L., t~o,t 90 ho1o s<lr Rnl1arl
evacuated Monastir.
q. Roumania: Austro-Germans captured
Craiova with heavy booty.
q Greece: Allies expelled Teutonic,
Turkish and Bulgar ENJOYS from Ath.
ems
=. Austria: Archduke Charles FranciA
Austro- Hungarian commander In the
field, assumed the reins a. emperor
and king.
n Roumania: Constanza, on the Black
sea, Roumania's chief port, captured
by Teutons. who also cut railway TO
Cernavoda, on the Danube.
n Roum mia: Falkenhayn's army recap
tured Orsova and reached Alt river.
Won Mackensen's troops crossed the
Danube above Cernavoda.
8. Roumania: Austro- German column OF
Falkenhayn and Bulgar-Turkish-Ger-
man column. moving southeast and
northeast. respectively. met In Rou-
mania, 50 miles west Of Bucharest.
Balkans: Provisional (rebeD Greek gov
ernment declared war on Bulgaria.
q. Submarine: American steamer Che
mung. with contraband cargo. torpe-
doed of Spain: crew saved.
e. Galicia: Russia began new drive In
the Carpathians.
DECEMBER.
4 Teuton guns shelled Bucharest.
& Bucharest captured by Teutonic ar.
mics.
10. New British war council. headed By
Loyd-George. announcer.