Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-01
Events of the Year
in the Great European War

January IA. 1s15-French driven across
Aisne river, east of Scissors after
January 2-Naval battle in North Sea
German armored cruiser Butcher
sunk.
February s-Beginning of battle in East
Prussia, ending In Russian defeat
February B-German submarine block
ade' of Great Britain begins.
February A-Russians driven from Buk-
owina,
March 1o-British advance at Neuve
March lS-Three allied battleships sunk
in heavy bombardment of Dardanelles.
March 22-Surrender OF Przemysl.
March 3-Germau submarine U-29 with
Commander Wediggen sunk.
March 2S-German submarine sinks pas
senger steamer Falaba, with loss of life.
Pass and enter Hungary.
April The Prinz Eitel Friedrich in
terms at Newport News.
April 9-E'rench storm German position
April 22-Germans win gas" battle near
April a5-Allied forces landed on both
shores of the Dardanelles
April S0-Germans shell Dunkirk-Amerl-
can tanker Gulflight torpedoed off Sicily
May i-8-Austro-Germans break through
Russian line in Galicia.
May 4-Triple alliance treaty denounced
by Italy.
May 7--.Lusitania sunk with loss of nearly
LIN
May iS-President Wilson sends LusI-
tRnia protest to Germany.
May 2S-Italy declares war upon Aus
May sl-zeppelins drop bombs in London.
June 8-Austro-Germens occupy PrzeHnysl.
June 1-Secretary of state Bryan resigns.
June S-Italians occupy Monfalcone.
June u-Second Lusitania note to Ger
many made public.
June z2-Austrians enter Lemberg
June 3-Iloyd George outlines scheme of
| munitions organization.
July S-Last German forces in South
Assans SarpTse hder
41rchduke Joseph Ferdinand and cap
ture 15.OOo-German reply to. second
Lusitania note handed to Ambassador
July 9-American government takes
charge of Sayville wireless plant.
July 22-Third Lusitania note sent to
July S-Austrians occupy Lublin.
August 4-British notes on blockade made
August 6-Germans occupy Warsaw and
August New allied army landed in
August S-British success at Hooge
August 12EGermans occupy siedles.
August 14-British transport torpedoed In
| Aegean with loss OF loo lives
August 17-Kovno taken by the Germans
| -Zeppelins raid London suburbs.
August 19-The Arabic torpedoed of
net-Novogeorgievsk taken by the
August i6-2i-German naval defeat in
August 26NBTest-IAtovsk taken by Aus
August 2s-count Bernstorff promises
full satisfaction for Arabic.
September 1-Germany accepts american
| contentious on submarine warfare
Germany claims 900 Russian prison
| ers since Nav /.
September 2-Germans occupy Grodno
Eseptember 4-Liner Hesperian sunk OIL
| Fastnet,
September 7-Czar replaces Grand Duke
Nicholas as commander-in-chief.
September 7-S-Russians take 1000 pfis
oners on Sereth river in Galicta;,
September S-GeTmans take mile o
trenches in the, Argonne-zeppeiini
lombard center OF London.
September 9-President Wilson demand
recall of Austrian ambassador at Wash
ington-German note claims justifica
ton I'm sinking Of Arabic.
September IO-Anglo- French financia
commission lands in New York. IL.
September l5-Asquith announces enlist
ment OF nearly 100000 men and SOO,O
workers In the munition factories-ien
eral Won Mackensen captures Pinsk.
September l6-English prize court con
, dennis American meat cargoes takel
September is-vilna occupied by Germans
September 19-Germsns begin lombard
ment OF Servian frontier.
September n-Bulgaria mobilizes-Chan
cellor Of the Exchequer Mekenna an an
ish debt on March ST. 1915 Sii 900 900, OOI
September 24-Greece mobilizes.
September 24-25-FTench and English at
= tack on Champagne and around Lens
Winning about fifty square miles o
ground, % 600 prisoners, and many guns
! September 2S-sir Edward Grey pledge
) armed support TO Balkan sympathizer
, OF allies.
September 9O-French capture Hill 1871 q
Champagne.
October 4-Russla presents ultimatum I
Bulgaria.
L October 5-Von BeTnstorff presents not
cOnceding dlsavowal and reparatiOn Il
Arabic case-Allied troops land a
| SalOniki
October G-Premier Venizelos resigns
Bulgaria rejects Russian ultimatum-