River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-01-06

Sept 2e.-Great battle in west without
definite result.
Oct. 5.-VeaizeIos, Greek premier. re-
signed because the king opposed his pro-
gram of aiding the allies.
Germany, through Ambassador Won
| Bernstorff, disavowed the act of the sub
marine commander in sinking the Arabic
and offered indemnity for two American
lives lost; President Wilson accepted of
fer.
Oct -Four hundred thousand Austro-
Germans began invasion Of Serbia, cross
ing the Drina, Danube and Save rivers at
| many points
New Greek cabinet headed by Alexan-
der Zaiuis appointed
Oct. 8.-Serbia declared war on Bull
garia.
Greek cabinet decided on policy of
benevolent neutrality toward allies
Oct 9.-Fierce battle between Serbians
and Austro-Germans along Drina river.
Belgrade captured by the Germans.
Oct 10.-Six German naval officers in
| termed at Norfolk, Va, disappeared.
Oct R-Bulgaria began invasion of
Serbia.
Fortress Of semendrIa taken by the
Germans.
Germans executed Edith Caveu British
nurse, in Brussels.
Oct 13-Zeppelins bombarded London,
killing IS persons.
Bulgaria declared war on Serbia
Oct. 15.-Great Britain declared war on
| Bulgaria.
France declared war on Bulgaria.
Oct. 19.-Italy declared war on Bulgaria.
Bulgarians cut Nish-Saloniki railroad at
Vranva.
Oct. 22.-German drive on Riga was
halted.
Germans defeated in bloody fight on
Tahure hill, France
Oct. 23-Germany officially upheld exc
cution of Edith Cavell
British submarine sank German cruiser
Prnz Adalbert near Labau.
Oct. A.-British submarine sank Turkish
transport Carmen in Sea of Marmora.
Germans drove back Russians north
west of Dvinsk
Oct. 26-Teutons and Bulgarians joined
forces and moved south in Serbia.
British transport Marquette torpedoed
in Aegean; 80 lost.
Oct. 8.-French cabinet resigned and
BRAND became premier.
Nov 4-Zaimis cabinet defeated in
Greek chamber Of deputies and resigned.
Nov. 5.-Bulgarians defeated French
near Prilip but were beaten at Babuna
pass.
submarine.
Nov. G-Bulgarians captured Nish,
opening through rail route for Teutons
to Turkey.
King of Greece called M. Skoulouds to
form new neutrality cabinet.
Nov. 9.-ItaIian liner Ancona sunk by
Austrian submarine in Mediterranean: 200
lost including some Americans.
Nov. 10.-German cruiser Frauenlob tor
pedoed by British submarine in Baltic.
Nov. 12.-Churchill resigned from Brit
ish cabinet to join the army in Franco.
Nov. 13.-BulgarianS and Germans drove
Serbians out Of Morava valley.
Nov. H.-Austrian aeroplanes raided We
roma, killing thirty.
Nov. 16.-U. 8. called on Austria Hun
gary to explain sinking of the Ancona.
Nov. T.-BulgarianS outflanl1ed SerbianS
in Babuna pass and French along Cerna
river.
British hospital ship Anglia sunk by
mine in English channel IS lost.
Austria formally denied blame for loss
of life in sinking of the Ancona.
GOritZ, under terrific bOmbardment, In
flames in many places.
Nov. 20.-Germans occupied Novibazar.
German guardship sunk by Russian de-
stroyers near Libau: $50 lost.
Nov. 25-Germans captured thousands
more Serbians and drove the northern
army toward the frontier.
British advance on Bagdad repulsed by
Turks.
Nov. 27-Serbian government and the
diplomatic corps arrived at Scutari
Canadian government seized all high
grade wheat in elevators from Fort Will
liam to Atlantic coast
Dec. 1.-Teutons and Bulgarians pursued
Serbs into Albania
Dec. 2-Nore Italians landed at Avlona
Monastir occupied by Austrians.
Managing Director Buenz and three 9TH
err officials of Hamburg line
in New York convicted Of conspiracy to
deceive and defraud U. S.
Dec. 3.-President Wilson asked Ger
many to recall Captain Boy-Ed. naval at
tache, and Captain Won Papen, military
attache Of German embassy at Washing
ton
Foreign Minister Sonnino declared Italy
would fight the war to the finish.
Dec 4.-Unnamed American ship In
Mediterranean sent wireless call saying it
was attacked by submarine.
Roumania Communicated all foreign
shipping in it's harbors.
Henry Fords peace crusaders sailed
from New York.
Buenz, Koetter and Hochmeister, Ham
burg-American line officials, sentenced to
Is months Imprisonment; Poppinghause
to one year.
Dec 6-Pope Benedict issued appeal
for just and lasting peace.
stroyer and five other vessels in Sea Oe
Marmora.
Roumania closed Danube to navigation.
Dec 8.-U. S. asked Austria to disavow
attack on the Ancona, punish the sub
marine commander and pay for deaths Of
Americans.
Dec s.-Allies driven from Serbia into
Dec 1o.-Kaiser oecalled Boy-Ed and
De Dec G.EU. S. demanded France re-
lease six Germans taken from American
Dec 15.-Gen. Sir Douglas Haig sue
ceeded Field Marshal French as British
commander in France and Flanders.
Austria made unsatisfactory reply to
note on Ancona.
Dec 17.-Four Germans arrested in New
York and Jersey City on charge of plot
ting to blow up Welland canal
Dec. 20.-U. S. reply to Austrian note
delivered at Vienna.
Dec 22.-Artillery duel on western front
Dec. 24-Indecisive action in Gallipol
Dec. 26.-Allied aviators raided Gerelan
posts in France.