Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-15
EUROPEAN WAR

sunk by German submarine in the Eng
lish channel. with $40 of crew.
Jan 5.-Russians annihilated Ninth
Turkish army corps and routed First and
Tenth corps in the Caucasus
Russians forced Uzsok pass in the
Carpathians.
Jan. 1o-I.ine evacuated by Germans
and occupied by British.
Jan. 17.-Russians stormed southern
Carpathian pass and entered TranSyl-
vania.
Jan. 1s.-six German zeppelins raided
the Norfolk coast, dropping bombs in
Yarmouth. Sandringham, Kings Lynn,
Z Conner. Sherringham and Beeston. caus-
41ng heavy damage and some loss of life
Jan. cf--German armored cruiser Blue
pied by Vice Admiral Beatty's squadron
in running fight In North sea
Jan. Observation-Disclosures forces occu-
pied kielce, Russian Poland
Jan N-Austrians drove Russians from
lUzsok pass in Carpathians-
Feb French torpedo boa sunk Off
Nieuport.
Feb. 2.-Ang1o-French fleet destroyed
four forts in the Dardanelles-
Feb. 4.-GerInany declared waters
around British isles zone.
Feb. 6.-Russians crossed River Rawka
penetrating German front west of War
saw.
scissors. setting it afire.
Feb 10--Russians repulsed Austro-Ger-
mans in Carpathians but were driven back
in Bukowina-
British held cargo Of food ship VIII
helrnina.
Feb Hunted States warned Germany
lives of American citizens in attacking
shipping, and warned Great Britain of
the danger to American interests in the
Use of American nag by British vessels.
Germans evacuated Lodz, but drove the
Russians out of East Prussia
Feb 1L-Germany replied unfavorably
TO American warning not to sink Ameri-
can ships. and Great Britain refused to
modify Its shipping orders.
Germany began blockade of England by
sinking two vessels.
Feb. z3.-German blockaders sank
American steamer Carib. Norwegian ship
Regin. damaged British collier and three
British merchant steamers
Reims bombarded by Germans. 20 CT
Williams killed.
Feb. 2s.-AlHed fleets reduced Turkish
forts at entrance OF Dardanelles
Feb. 2S.-Dacia seized by French cruiser
and taken to Brest-
March 2.-Great Britain laid embargo
Germany
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. orncials indicted in
New York by federal grand jury for con-
ispfracy to defraud the United States
March 5-Austrians evacuated Czerno-
witz Bakowina
March s-zeppelin airship LIS de-
killed.
March 10-American ship William p.
frye sunk by German cruiser Prinz Eitel
Friedrich. Pripz Eitel at Newport News
with captain and crew of Frye
March 1L-German submarine U-Ia sunk
by British torpedo boat Ariel
British took Neuve Chapelle
Germans abandoned Augustowo. Po-
lard.
March 15.-British order in council shut
nical blockade.
German cruiser Dresden sunk Off Falk-
land islands by British warships Glasgow
Drama.
March 1s.-American sanitary commits
sion ORGANISED for work in Serbia
British battieships Irresistible and OCEAN
and French battleship Bouvet sunk by
mines In the Dardanelles
March 2.-Austrian fortress of Prem
yzl surrendered to Russians
Turks massacred thousands of Chris
tians at Urumiah. Persia
March 2S.-Germans in Client executed
IL Beigians spies.
Germans drove Russians out of East
Prussia
" Allies landed force on GaIlipoli PENN
sula-
Z March 27.-Russians forced way through
Carpathians into Hungary
March 2S.-Twenty-day battle in Cham
pagne country won by French. Germans
German submarine sank British steam
ers Aguilar and Falaba. about 40 lives
April 4-Russians cleared Beskid range
of Austrians.
Turkish cruiser Mejidieh sunk by Rus
sian mine.
April S.-Germany agreed to pay for
sinking American ship William P. Frye.
April 1o.-Steamer Harpalyce, first re-
lief ship of New York to Belgium sunk
in North sea by torpedo or mine
April 21--United States replied 70 Ger
man governments criticism of its for
eign policies. denying allegations and re- /
1ecting suggestions that expectation of /
arms be prohibited
April 26.-French cruiser Leon Gambet-
ia sunk by Austrian torpedo, So lives
lost.
April 2s.-German air raiders dronpea |
1ncendiary bombs nve English east |
coast towns.
Russians occupied Loubnia. northeast 1
of Uzsof pass
April 30.-British announced destruction
of eight German submarines within week |
by mines and net traps.
May british torpedo boat destroyer
and two German torpedo boats sunk In 1
fight in North sea-
American tank steamer Guinight tor |
pedoed by Germans or Scilly islands. cap
tain and two seamen lost
May 6--Austro-Gerrnan forces occupied /
Tarnow.
Aay Z-Cunard liner Lusitania torpedoed /
with loss af 1.co6 lives. including lis i
derbilt- Ebert Hubbard. Chas- Frohman.
Chas- Klein and Charles Plamondon-
May s--British destroyer Maori sunk /
by mine
Russian naval base of Libau captured
by GermAns-