The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-01-13


May lS-President Wilson's note to Ger
many cabled
May 17.-zeppelin attacked English
coast towns and was driven of and Grip
pied by aeroplanes.
may H--French won entire Lorette hill
north or Arras after six months OF con-
inuous lighting
May 2--Russian battleship Pantelei-
mon sunk In Black sea with 1.400 men,
May 3-ltaly declared war against
Austria-Hungary.
may 2.-Italy invaded Austria at head
OF Gulf OF Venice. SELLING four towns.
briush warship Triumph sunk by tor
pedo In Dardnnelles
May B.-American steamer Nebraskan,
from Liverpool without cargo, struck and
crippled by torpedo of Irish coast.
Italy invaded the Trentino
May N.-British battleship Majestic de-
stroyed by torpedo In Dardanelies.
British auxiliary steamship Princess
lives lost
May alderman reply to Wilson note
received at Washington and declared
evasive.
May a.-German Zeppelins made raid
on London.
June 3.-Przemysi recaptured NV Gar
mans and Austrians
June n-ltalians took Gradsca and
other important towns.
June l5.-Austro- Germans advancing
vi t-tihpeIks captured MOSC1Ska.
Allied aeroplane fleet bombarded Karls-
ruhe. killing p persons.
Zeppelin raided English northeast coast.
killing is persons
June 16.-Russians driven over Galician
border.
men TO the colors.
June H.-Austro- Germans took Rawa
Ruska from Russians
General De Wet found guilty OF trea-
son.
June 23.-Lemberg captured by Austro-
Germans
French took German work called the
Labyrinth. west of Lens
June $.-Italy broke diplomatic rela-
tons with Turkey.
Dominion freight liner Armenian sunk
by Germans. 20 Americans lost
June &.-Russians began retreat from
Vistula river in Poland.
July 7.-Twenty allied aeroplanes raided
Bruges destroying docks.
y. s. navy department seized German
wirelesc plant at Sayville. l.. L. for
breaches OF neutrality
July 3.-Germany'S reply TO American
note on submarine warfare unyielding in
most important particulars.
July o-German forces in German
Southwest Africa surrendered to General
Botha.
British liner orduna. bringing Ameri-
cans homo from Europe. attacked by
win AOIptQO anu
shells.
July 1s.-Italian cruiser Giuseppe Carl
baldl sunk by Austrian submarine
July 2.-Amerjcan reply to Germany,
reafiirming former stand. sent to Berlin
Terrible massacres OF Armenians by
Turks reported
July 25.-Americap steamer Leelanaw
sunk by German submarines: crew saved
July H.-Austrians made air raid on
Verona.
July so.-Austrians occupied I.ublin.
July d.-Leyland liner Iberian sunk by
German torpedo boat; seven OF crew
killed.
Aug. 2-Mitau, capital of CourIand
taken by Germans.
Aug. S.-Great Britain fatty rejected
American contentious against blockade
Aug. 5-Warsaw occupied by the Ger
mans.
Aug 6-Ivangorod taken by Austro-
Germans.
Aug. s-British cruiser India and de-
stroyer Lynx sunk.
Turkish battleship Kheyr-Ed-D Bar
barossa sunk by submarine in Darda-
nelles.
Germans occupied Praga.
Zeppelins raided English east coast.
killing Is; one Zeppelin destroyed
Aug 10-U. S. rejected Austro- Hungar-
ian views on shipment OF war supplies
AuE. n-British submarines entered
Black yea and torpedoed the Breslau and
Goeben.
Aug. 1A-Dritish troopship Royal Ed
ward sunk by submarine I'm Aegean sea;
900 lost.
Aug 17.-Germans took fortress of Kov-
no.
Greek cabinet resigned and VenizeIos
was invited to form new ministry
u. s. accepted German offer OF compen-
sation in Frye case.
Zeppelins raided British east coast
killing ten civilians.
Aug. 19.-White Star liner Arabic. I.iv-
erpool for Boston. tOrpedoed and sunk by
German submarine off Irish coast: 40 lost
| including two Americans.
Aug D--German fleet engaged Russian
| feet in Gulf of Riga. each side losing sev-
eral vessels.
Germans took Russian fortress of Novo-
georgievsk
Aug 21.-Italy declared war on Turkey
German cruiser sunk by British sub
marine in Baltic sea.
British seaplane sank loaded Turkish
| troopship In Sec OF Marnora.
Germans captured Bielsk, Russia.
Aug 2s-Germanr occupied Russian
fortress OF Ossowetz.
Aug. &,-Germans took BIalystok and
Brest-Litovsk.
Aug. 6-Germans captured Russian
fortress O. Olita.
Germany declared the sinking Of the
Arabic. II done by German submarine
was decidedly condemned by the German
government and full reparation would be
made.
Aug S1.-Adolphe Pegoud, notice French
aviator. killed In action
Germans took Russian fortress Of
Lutsk.
Sept. 2.-Germany offered 20 submit Luz
sitania and Arabic compensation claims
to The Hague tribunal
Russians evacuated Grodno
Papers involving Dumba and Bernstorff
taken by British from J. +. j. Archibald
Sept. ALLAN liner HesDerian torpedoed
on Fastnet: 20 lost
Sept. 0.--President Wilson demanded re-
call Of Austrian Ambassador Dumba
Germany declared II would pay no in
demnity for Arabic deaths.
Zeppelins raided London, killing 20 and
inJuring So.
Sept. 1O-Germany defended attack on
| Orduna. saying it tried 20 escape subma-
rine.
Anglo-French financial commission ar
| rived In America TO arrange for loan Of
800. OOO. 900 10 allies
Sept. B.-Russians checked Won Hin
denburR's drive toward Riga and drove
Austrians further back in 0alicia.
Sept. B-Vilna evacuated By Russians
Sept. 1e.--British transport Ramazan
sunk by submarine IN Aegean sea; hun
dreds lost
Sept. 2.-French ayiators dropped 100
/ bombs on royal palace at Stuttgart and
elsewhere IN WurtemberR.
| Germans captured Ostrow. but bulk OF
| Russian army Nv wilma salient escaped.
| Sept B.-Germany promised American
| ships carrying conditional contrabaud
/ would not be sunk By submarines and