The Elbert County tribune., 1916-12-29

Liner cymric.. carrying munitions. tor
pedosd and % sunk: lost,
pedoed by german submarine.
,iS. May T-putch stsamer In Batavisr v
May 3-German seaplanes raided Eng
Italians. crossing the border near VI
May. 25.-Brtish steamship Washington
May sI.-Austrians reported capture of
| Asiago and Arsiero.
Great naval battle in North sea. British
losing IA vessels and Germans IS.
June 5.-Earl Kitchener and STAN lost
| when cruiser Hampshire was blown up In
| June 7-Germans took Fort vaux by
| storm.
| Austrians in Tyrol repulsed by Italians
with heavy losses.
| Russians recaptured Lutsk fortress.
| June 17-Russians captured Czernowitz.
| capital of Bukowina
| June 20.-Russians split Austrian Buko-
June 25.-Two Austrian transports, load
Italian warships.
| June 27.-Itailans recaptured Posina and
| June 2s.-U. S. note to Austria demand
iing apology for attack on petroiite pub
June so.-Russians routed Austrans in
east Gaicia and took Kolomea.
| July L-Aliies began great offensive on
| sides of River Somme.
July s.-French captured a number of
| towns in drive toward Peronne.
British took La Boissele
July 5.-French carried by storm German
second line near Peronne.
| Turks announced recapture OF herman
shah from Russians
| July 6-Russians again routed Austrians
| David Lloyd-George made British sec
July s.-.French took Biache close to
Peronne
German submarine Deutschland arrived
at Baltimore
| July 13-Germans opened seventh great
assault on Verdun-
July 15.-Italians captured vanzi. in Po-
| sina valley.
Russians captured Baiburt Armenia. by
assault
| aches. in Somme sector.
| July ls.-Germans opened fierce counter
attack on British; with gas shells, win
| British biacllsted large number of
American individuals and firms for deal
| ing with the Germans
July 23.-British renewed terrific drive
| In Somme region. entering Pozieres
| July 26.-Russians captured Erzingan.
Armenia
clan railroad center; smashed Teuton first
| line west OF IutslS, and drove back Won
Linsingen in Volhynia.
| Aug. s-Russians smashed through Teu-
| ton lines on 15-mile front In Galicia
| Turks captured Btlis and Mush
| Aug 9.-Italians captured Goritz
| Zeppelins raided English and Scotch
coast
Aug is.-Russians took $1,000 men in
| Turks beat British east of suez canal
| and in Mesopotamia.
| Aug i5.-Russians captured Jablonitza.
| In the Carpathians. and pierced new Teu-
| ton lines on Lemberg front;
! Aug 1.-TWO British cruisers. one Ger
| man batteship and one German subma-
| rine lost in North sea action.
British swept Germans back on ll-mile
| front In Somme sector.
Aug. 24-Brtish advanced south of
Thiepval. and French took Maurepas
Russians recaptured Mush Armenia. and
| reported blg victory near Rachta
| Ieppeiins raided east coast OF England.
| Aug. H-Italy declared war on Ger
| many.
| Roumania declared war on Austria Hun
| Aug. 2s.-Germany declared war Rou-
| mania
| OF staff In place of Falkenhayn
Aug 30.-Roumanians took Kronstadt
| and other Transylvanian towns.
| Aug. 31.-Roumanians seized Rustchuk,
| Bulgaria. and more Hungarian towns.
Sept 2.-zeppelins raided England. one
| sept. 4.-Dar-es- Saiaam, chief town OF
German East Africa, taken by British
Sept. 7.-Teutons took Roumanian for
Sept s-Teutons and Bulgars took Do
brio, Roumania.
| tured Roumanan fortress of Silistria.
sept n-Ailies began new offensive in
|
| Sept l5.-Allies smashed German third
line in soinme sector advanced FIVE miles
and took three towns British used terri
| BILE new armored cars.
| Serbs drove Buigars back ten miles and
British and French advanced in Balkans
Sept. 16.-Roumanians and Russians
crushed in the Dobrudja,
| Sept 17,-British took Danube trench"
Mouauet fortified fortified farm farm and an c LOCO Yards Of
Germans sank French transport filled
with troops.
Allies routed Bulgars In Macedonia and
captured Florina-
sept. 23-Zeppelins rnided England,
killing 30; one Zeppelin destroyed and one
Sept; 25.-zsseppeiins again raided Eng
Sept 26.-Anglo- French forces took Com
| bles and Thiepval after terrific fighting
Sept. 2s.-venizelos and Admiral Coun-
| dourotis issued proclamation of provision
| al government for Greece.
Oct 1-British took 1900 yards OF Ger
1renShss esSed sSs 10 one
Serbans routed Bulgars in Macedonia.
Oct 2-Roumanians crossed the Danube
Oct. 4gAliies made great advances on
entire line In Macedonia.
Invading Roumanians forced out of Bull
Allied transport Gallia torpedoed: 6as
Oct. Sherman submarine U-53 sank
| five vessels off U. s. coast.
Germans recaptured kronstadt. Transyl-
| vana
Oct 9.-Serbians forced crossing of Cerna
river in Macedonia
| Oct l0.-Italians resumed advance on
Trieste. taking 5000 Austrians.
Oct. i1.-Greek fleet turned over to allies
on their demand and largely dismantled-
| Teutons began invasion of Roumanfa
Oct l5.-French captured Sally -Saillisel
| north OF the Somme.
Oct l9-Cunard liner Alaunia sunk by
mine in English channel: part of crew
| lost
| Oct aO-Roumanians won Transyl-
| yania frontier but lost In Dobrudja
| Russian battleship Imperatritza Maria
| DESTROYED by interior explosion, 800 lost
Oct. 23.-Teutons captured Constanza
Roumanian Black sea port,