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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-12-30
Events Of the Year 1916
Reviewed and Classified
Death Record of Noted Peo-
ple---Personal, Political
and Sporting Events.
Mexican Situation.

k. Gen. Trevino notified Gen. Pershing
that movement of troops south. east
or west. would be considered hos
tile act.
10. President Wilson called out the or
ganized militia of the whole country
for service on the Mexican border,
War vessels ordered south to Next
can waters.
"a President Wilson notified the Mexican
government that American troops
would not be withdrawn from Next
can soil and would remain solely to
protect the United States border.
q. Two troops of the 10th cavalry were
In action outside Carrlzal, 80 miles
south of Juarez, with Carranza forces.
Mexican Gen. Felix Gomez was killed:
also Capt. c. T. Boyd and Lieut.
Adair of the 10th cavalry. The affair
resulted from an attempt by the cav
airy to march westward in defiance of
Gen. Trevino's notice of the 18th. %
troopers were made prisoners by the
Mexicans. Is killed and 1G missing.
Il Militia ordered to proceed to the Mex
lean border.
q. President Wilson demanded the imme-
date release of the Carrizal war pris-
oners. ~
8. q negro prisoners taken by Mexicans
at Carrizal were delivered to the Unit
ed States forces at Ell Paso
JULY. .r.
Col. G. A. Dodd, leader of an ad-
vance into Mexico. promoted to brig
adler general.
T. Carranza troops fought Vtllistas at
Los Nievos (The Snows). near Jiminez.
10. National guardsmen from department
of the east on the Mexican border
numbered $1,000.
a5- AUGUST.
& Mexico appointed members of a Joint
commission to confer on the issues
with the United States
u Franklin X. Lane. Judge George Gray
and DR.. John r. Mott appointed for
the United States on Mexican Joint
commission. 5..-
sEPTEsdBER.
q. Joint American Mexican conference
met at New London, Conn,
l6. A band Of 900 to LOO, led by Villa.
ratded Chihuahua City. Fighting re-
ported with Carranza troops
NOVEMBER.
q. Villistas defeated by Mexican reeu-
lars at Chihuahua r.
"A. American Mexican protocol signed.
Is. Vtllistas attacked chihuahua CITY and
drove out Carranza's troops
w .ECEMBER Nv. ..
L Villtstas driven from chihuahua City.
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Worlds War
Under Many
Great Drives and Battles
Of the Armies In 1916.
Thirteen Nations
In the Field
WEST 'FRONT.'.

WEST FRONT.
JANUARY.
,. Germans sprang a heavy attack on q
five mile front near Tahure, in the
Champagne, ON ground the French
captured In September. 1915.
FEssvA=--
y. Germans began a heavy attack on
the Verdun salient along a Is mile
front; gains at some points were 2
miles deep.
mont, 4 miles from Verdun city and
ono Of It's permanent Notifications
captured by Brandenburg Germans.
rs. Germans captured 6 fortified French
villages In the Verdun salient. with
1000 prisoners.
e. Germans had intrenched ON d: IL mile
front Of ground captured before Yer
dun. E--eE - ~,
13. Germany's captures to date at Verdun
were 5000 prisoners. II cannon and
2S2 machine guns. ....
II. French repealed FIVE German attacks
at Vaux, near Verdun.
80. Germans captured Malancourt. IN the
; Verdun area, but were repulsed at
Dead Mans hill. according to French
report.
g. In an offensive on l3 mile front at
Verdun the Germans captured 500
yards Of trenches on hill 295, near
=" Dead Mans hill, No. 3N Assailants
used liquid fire.
~. --t-g. MAY. ,.. ~. -
II. French line held firm and drove back
Germans around Vaux. Germans
claimed repulse Of French attacks
near Dead Mans hill.
Z. Germans captured Fort Vaux called
the key to Verdun," with it's garri-
son Of 700; also captured Rooge. in
Belgium, making Verdun advance since
June nearly miles wide ~,
q. Germans resumed vigorous attacks ut
Verdun on both sides of the Meuse
30 French recaptured Thiaumont (held
by Germans since June 2S), but were
driven out by nightfall.
JULY.
l. French retook Thiaumont; lost 1t ut
Sp. m. and regained it at 4:3O p. m.
Concerted French and British drive be-
gun on the north and south banks of
the somme river; villages and towns
and even miles of trenches captured
on a Is mile front -
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. i s~s 4 tE - . + + I 4 +
pionship by defeating William NJ.
Johnston Of San Francisco at Forest
Hills, N. 7. Score. 4-6, Ga, 6-2. GA.
Charles Evans. Jr. C"Chick), won the
national amateur golf championship
by defeating Champion Robert A.
Gardiner at Philadelphia UP and
to play.
:, New York Baseball club Giants COM
pleted string Of q consecutive games
by defeating st. Louis (Cardinals) In
double header in New York.
OCTOBER.
Boston Red Sox clinched American
league pennant.
Brooklyn clinched the National lea que
pennant
Red Sox defeated Brooklyn In the
9Th and. deciding game of the world
series, winning the championship.
Michigan defeated Syracuse at foot
ball at Ann Arbor: score, IA to Is.
NOVEMBER.
Ohio State defeated Indiana at foot
ball at Columbus. 46 to I. Cornell de-
1eated Michigan at Ithaca. q to 90
Harvard beat Princeton, to o. at
Cambridge. Browns team beat Yale,
a " ., dC new raven. pennsylvania
and Dartmouth tied. to I. at Phil
adelphia. sgs5
Yale defeated Princeton. 10 to o, q
football. Brown beat Harvard, q %
Q. Pennsylvania beat Michigan. 10 to /
at Ann Arbor.
Yale defeated Harvard at New Ha-
ven. to g. Army beat Navy, is to Z.
wisconsin tied with Illinois, 0 to Z
chicago lost to Minnesota, ~ to o.
Colgate defeated Brown. at Prov
dence. % to o.
DECEMBER.
National College Athletic association
met In New York.
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OBITUARY
JANUARY.

8 Gen. Granville w. Dodge, noted Fed
eral commander in the civil war. at
Council Bluffs, Ia: aged g.
T. Ada Rehan, noted retired actress, In
New York: aged S.
E3 Gen. Victoriano Huerta. former pro-
visional president Of Mexico, at Ell
Paso, Tex.
49, Jeanette L Glider. writer, critic and
editor. In New York: aged c.
FEBRUARY.
u John Townsend Trowbridge, poet and
story writer. at Arlington. Mass:
aged SO.
"a DIR. Allyn Gorton, Father of Eugen-
ics,' in Brooklyn; aged SO.
a. Henry James, noted author, at Chel-
sea. England; aged e.
MARCH.
Z Carmen sylvia, poet and novelist, dow
eyer queen OF Roumania, at Bukha-
rest: aged "a.
Jean Mounet-Sully. French actor, in
Paris; aged Is. y
Il. Former United States Senator Henry
Gassaway Davis at Washington:
aged &c.
b. Robert Burns Wilson, poet and artist,
IN New York city; aged g.
APRIL. +.
4 Geo. w. smalley. noted American
journalist. in London: aged SO.
IT,. NAY.
= Clara Louisa Kellogg, once noted
prima donna, at-New Hartford, Conn.,:
aged 70.
g. Rev. Dr.. Timothy Dwight, former
president Of Yale university, at Now
Haven, Conn; aged 81.
q. Gen. J. s. Gallieni, leader of tho
French flank attack at the Marine bat
tie. Sept. 7, 1914, in Paris -.
a. Harry Hawk, the actor. on the boards
at Ford's theater when President Lin
coin was assassinated, April IA, 1866.
died at Granville. England; aged 70.
a. James J. HILL. railroad magnate. at
st. Paul; aged II.
- Col. John Singleton Mosby, noted
Confederate cavalry leader in the civil
war, at Washington; aged 50.
a.a JUNE -..
=. John R. Mclean, publisher of the
washington Post and Cincinnati En-
Quirer; aged 81.
a. Edward 8. Ellis. American novelist
and historian. at Cliff Island. Me:
aged 76 -
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GEN. HAIG. d., ' =. .. ~
French continued attacks toward Pc
rome. Allies claimed 1900 prisoners
4. Germans retook Fort Thiaumont.
5. Germans made counterattacks on the
Somme, but were repulsed; also near
Luneville, Lorraine. French and Brit
ish were also repulsed at Hardecourt
and on tho La Boisselle front.
IL. British attack on the Somme covered
mile front, including La Boisselle.
Contamination, Wood Of Mametz and
Trones woods.
IA British captured Coptalmaison. Ger
mans repulsed French south of tho
Somme.
ID Germans launched heavy attack on
the British new positions east of Ba-
zentin and recaptured Delville wood
and Longueval British attacked at
Ovillers end Pozieres.
70 Allies attacked along the front Of II
miles on the Somme with 100000 men
German estimate). At one point tho
German first limo was pressed back 800
yards and the salient at Vermandovil-
lers penetrated; elsewhere repulsed
sEPrEMBER.
q. Anglo French forces captured
Combles, on the Somme front.
OCTOBER.
a. fTench attacked on 1-3 miles front
at Verdun, capturing a fort Of Douau-
mont and $500 prisonerA Germans
captured Douaumont May a 1876.
NOVEMBER.
L French reoccupied Fort vaux, Verdun
II. British launched new drive on the
Ancre line miles wide.
DECEMBER.
g. After prolonged bombardment and sue
cessive attacks at Verdun the Germans
captured the summit Of hill 3O4
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MISCELLANEOUS
JANUARY.

S<A>ohn4s
8. Germany assured the United States
that submarine warfare in the Med
iterranean would be conducted accord
Ing to the rules of international law.
10. Germany disavowed the sinking of
the Lusitania and promised repara-
ton for American lives lost
10. Sweden protested against British in
fractions OF her commercial rights.
FEBRUARY.
|. Captive British steamer Appam arriv-
ed as German prize at Norfolk, Va
L. German order to sink armed enemy
merchantmen arrived in Washington.
Il. The United States senate ratified
treaty with Nicaragua for q trans
oceanic canal route to cost the United
States 100000
q. The United States ratified q treaty
with Hayti. assuming a protectorats
over that republic.
MARCH.
g. Germany stated her new U boat pol.
Icy against merchant ships.
APRIL,
g. The European allies refused to stop
seizure of neutral nails
49, President Wilson before Joint session
OF congress announced that Germany
had been notified that submarine war
fare against merchant ships must be
abandoned.
g. British reply note defended interior
ence with neutral trade as incident to
altered conditions OF warfare.
Irish Sim Fein patriots rebelled in Dub
lin, seized the postoff1ce and other
points In the city.
~ British troops recaptured points In
49, dublin Martial law declared for Ire
Sir No =
While attempting to land arms.
l. Sim Feiners throughout Ireland sur
rendered
g. Irish rebel leaders, including Pearse,
provisional president. shot in London
, Tower for treason
8. -Four executions for treason in Ireland.
The United States marines landed in
can legation. 3d.
Germany agreed to visit and search"
rules for submarines. T..
y. Germany admitted sinking the Sussex
and offered indemnity.
Il. Connolly. Irish rebel commander. shot
In London Tower. -. i
q. United States notified Great Britain
that 1t could no longer tolerate law
less mail seizures by British patrol
ships on the high seas"
JUNE.
New United States army bill became
law, federalizing the militia and in
creasing the regular army.
e. Yuan Shin Kai, president of the Chi
nese republic. died in Picking; sue
ceeded by Vice President Ii Yuan
Hung
I .f.. - JULY. ~
- q.
l. New United States army reorganiza.
finn Ia II, oAPao% -.
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CAPT. KOENIG.

Z =
city totaled $500; 49, deaths
AUGUST.
2. German merchant submarine Deutsch-
land sailed from the Virginia capes
for Germany.
3. Sir Roger Easement, Irish revolutions
list, hanged for treason in London
4. Lieut.. Shackleton reached Falkland
islands and reported his failure to
reach Elephant island and rescue his
crew.
United States and Denmark signed
treaty for the cession Of the Danish
West Indian islands to the United
States: price $25.OO0. co.,
q. Merchant submarine Deutschland.
which sailed from Virginia on the I'd,
arrived at Bremen. Germany.
SEPTEMBER
5. hour railroad labor bill signed by
the president.
7. Deaths from paralysis plague In New
York city reached 2,047.
8. Lieut.. Shackleton, antarctic explorer.
landed In Chile with q survivors OF
marooned Elephant island party.
8. us sank ships of Nantucket.
OCTOBER. B
I. German submarine U-53 dropped an
Choir in Newport harbor at the end of
u days run from Wilhelm haven.
NOVEMBER.
|. Merchant submarine Deutschland
reached New London. q days out Of
Bremen.
boat s. reached home port
j. Victor Carlstrom broke the American
cross country aviation record by n.y.
ling from Chicago to Erie Pa, 454
miles. IN : hours and l6 minutes: he
reached New York.
49, Ruth Law landed at New York after
record nonstop fight on the way
from Chicago Of 668 miles.
g. Merchant submarine Deutschland sail
ed from New London for Bremen
DECEMBER.
Bartholdfs Liberty statue In New
York harbor Illuminated.
10. Tho Deutschland reached home port.
Is. United States Steel wage Increase
schedule In effect for 900 employees;
annual total. $4,000. CO.,
q Partial eclipse OF the sun; invisible In
America.
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Berne. Switzerland, aged TO-
Il. John J. Ennekin. noted landscape
painter. in Boston: aged &C.
-. Capt. J. c. Clark, veteran clown, at
Long Branch; aged s.
Franz Joseph, emperor Of Austria and
king of Hungary; aged &c.
4 Jack London, author; aged TO-
a. Sir Hiram Maxim, inventor, In Len
don: aged 76.
DECEMBER.
s. John D. Archbold. oil magnate; agea
g..
%. Field Marshal Oyama, commander a
the Japanese army in tho war with
Russia: aged u.
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MEXICO


J. Francisco Villa, outlawed Mexican,
raided Columbus. N. M, set fires and
Killed IS Americans: finally driven
back to Mexico by United States cav
airy: upward of 100 Villistas killed.
. Punitive expedition ordered into Mex
leo to dispense the bandit bands.
. United States troops modified on the
Mexican border.
: Carranza refused permission to United
States troops to enter Mexico.
. Carranza was granted reciprocal priv
ileges to send troops over the border
. COL G. A. Dodd and Gen. Pershing
led two columns of cavalry into Mex
leo to pursue Villas bands
. Mexican generals prohibited United
States troops from entering towns.
e of Villas band. including Gen. Coz
man, killed in action with Carranza
troops. Villa reported wounded
Col. G. A. DoIld's column OF the 7th
and 10th United States cavalry defeat
cd 600 Villistas at Guerrero: 30 Next
cans killed, cavalrymen wounded.
APRIL
. Col. Browns 10th cavalry defeated
Villistas at Aguascalientes. killing 80
bandits. Col. Gonzales Mexican troops
repulsed an attack Of Villistas at Par.
ras, killing A bandits.
Mexican troops. led by Gen. Cavazos,
routed Villa and his bodyguard. kill
Ing 10 bandits. -2' IT,. go -s..
Mexico declared that no permission
had been granted tho United States
p to use Mexican railroads.
. United States soldiers attacked By
Mexican soldiers and sailors at Par
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All Sorts Of Happenings
the World Over During
the Past Twelue
Months
PERSONAL-POLITICAL

JANUARY. -.--...
~. King Constantine appealed to the
United States against aggressions by
the allies. s*.-
China which that power rejected in
January. 1916. as being oppressive.
FEBRUARY. ~ .~,s.
10 Secretary of War Garrison resigned.
19 President Wilson asked congress to
act on the arming Of merchantmen.
etc.
3. Tho United States senate voted to
support the presidents submarine pol
icy, 68 to ii.
.. The house voted to sustain the presi
dents foreign policy. ZIG to 142.
MAY.
3. United States declined Germany s pro-
posal that the allies be forced to re-
spect neutral rights.
JUNE
&. Louis D. Brandeis confirmed justice
Of the United States supreme court.
Iowa rejected woman suffrage.
Z. The Republican and the Progressive
national conventions met In Chicago.
10. Charles E. Hughes nominated for
president by the Republican conven-
ton and Charles Warren Fairbanks
for vice president. The Progressives
named Theodore Roosevelt and John
M. Parker Of Louisiana.
Is. President Woodrow Wilson and Vice
President Thomas r. Marshall renom-
mated at St. Louis.
% Germany and Austria concluded a
treaty Of military and commercial al
lance for Is years duration.
JULY.
g. Japan and Russia signed treaty Of
alliance.
SEPTEMBER.
s. Japan made four new demands on
China with regard to recent conflict
in Mongolia and asked four conces-
sions in the same case.
OCTOBER.
10. United States notified allied powers
that 1t would continue to apply exist
Ing rules Of international law to sub
marines.
II. Allies took control Of Athens by force
NOVEMBER. =
T. Austria and Germany proclaimed Po-
land an independent state.
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|. New United States army reorganiza-
ton law in effect

German mer-
chant submarine
D Gu tSchland
reached Ralti-
more, is days
out from Helgo-
land port. Her
captain, P a u
Koenig, !, stated
that his vessel
was q pioneer
Of regular serv-
ice.
r ur al credits
bill became law.
Paralysis cases
~ H~-, Vel.
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. Steamer 8. r. Kirby wrecked on Lake
Superior. off Eagle river; 20 drowned. |

Steamer Roam
oke foundered
off the coast of
California;: "a
drowned.
Lieut.. Shackle-
ton cabled from
the Falkland is
lands that his
exploring ship
Endurance was
crushed Oct. e.
NnNS AAA i'm
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IA. C0rranM
asked to open
negotiations for
the withdrawal
Of United States
army from Mex
leo. -
Gen. Scott, Gen.
r u n 8 t on and
Tho II . xica n
Gen. Obregon
met at Juarez.
Mexico, to dis.
cuss the mill
hry situation
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sAry situation Press Association.
along tho bor- -, on,u,,
der. zen. OBREdoN.
The United States and Mexican con-
ferees at Juarez were deadlocked over
the withdrawal Of United States
troops from Mexican soil
\ Maj. r. L. Howe, 18th cavalry hat-
talon. routed bandits near Ojo- AzuIss, +
g killing A.
Mexican bandits raided Glen Springs.
Tex. 3 -
Militia Of Texas, New Mexico and
Arizona ordered to Mexico.
United States again warned Ameri-;
cans to leave Mexico.
Conference at Ell Paso, on withdrawal
Of United States troops from Mexico.
was suspended; no agreement reached.
i Carranza's government asked for I'm
mediate withdrawal Of all United
States troops from Mexico, allegjnss
bad faith and the violation OF Mexi-
can sovereignty.
JUNE. 3
Anti-American riot In Chihuahua City.
Mexico; protest against the pres
encs OF American troops. Il
Mexicans burned United States COM
. sulate at Durango City, Durango. also
'rs'''tnf the nag. No.. S.ts q
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M RS: H city
Green, known as
the richest wo-
m a n in tn .
world, in New
York city; aged
81.
Prof. Ellie Met
chnikof, noted
bacteriologist.
sharer in the
Nobel prize for
m Q die al re-
search, In Paris:
Qpo6 n
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JULY.


y. James Whitcomb Riley, popular poet,
at Indianapolis; aged 6s (about).
AUGUST.
Z. Gen. D. Mem. Gregg, noted Federal
cavalry leader in the civil war, at
Reading, Pa; aged SO.
H. Gen. c. J. Paine. soldier and promi-
nent yachtsman. at Weston. Mass:
aged So.
q. Iohn 2. ct. John, noted, prohibition
leader. nominee for president in 1884,
at Olathe.-Kan.; aged SO.
SEPTEMBER.
z Samuel W. Pennypacker, noted ex-
governor Of Pennsylvania: aged r.
l6. Horace White. old time Journalist, in
New York city; aged 81.
Gen. Basil w. Duke, brigade leader
under John H. Morgan, the .Confeder-
ate raider, in New York city: aged Is.
Il. Seth Low, educator and civic leader.
In New York city,: aged 65.
IL. Prof. Frank Dempster Sherman, art,
teacher and poet in New York city;
aged S.
T. Maj. William Warner, former United
States senator from Missouri and past
commander In chief of the G. A. r.,
IN Kansas City, Mo-; aged rs.
o. william M. Chase, noted portrait
painter, in New York city; aged 81.
q. Charles Taze Russell, preacher and cd
itor. known as Pastor Russell, at
Pampa. Tex. aged g.
NOVEMBER.
10 Charles N. Flagg. portrait painter.
In Hartford, Conn: aged 69.
z Percival Lowell, astronomer. at Flag
staff AriZ. 0ped a
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France reported
NFrench towns
and communes
destroyed by
war. b4 towns
= captured by
Germans, 18, 669
houses destroy
ed y and 1854
damaged.
British attack,
led by Gen.
Haig. centered
around La Bois-
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. Vow
M oily Elliott
Seawell, novel;
list and play
wright. in Wash
ington: aged Sc.
Henryk Sienkie.
! wicz. Polish nov
elist, a ut h or
% no Vadis''
and q Polish
tale, Fire and
Sword" "T h Q
DeluRe." etc, at
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survivors were fcebound on Elephant
island. -.,s.'.- s....# @.., ...~=
AUGUST. ....-.... :. J..
1s Steamer Admiral Clark, from Port
Arthur, Tex, foundered: q lives lost
q. United States armored cruiser Mem
phis formerly Tennessee) wrecked
in hurricane in Santo Domingo har-
bor: 70 OF the crew dead. rs injured.
-.s... OCTOBER. .-...-
* Steamer Merida lost in storm on
Lake Erie, with Is sailors. The James
B. Colgate also went down with q
sailors.
NOVEMBER.
T. Steamers Retriever and COnnemara
wrecked of Irish coast: 90 lives lost
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SPORTING
JANUARY,

JANUARY. ---.
4. Nick Gianakopulos. Greek athlete won
the national cross country title by
outrunning Hannes Kolehmainen. at
New York.
MARCH.
Il. Jess Willard outpointed Frank Moran
in 10 round combat at Madison
Square Garden, New York.
MAY.
Il. Miss Molla Bjurstedt retained the Wo-
mems Metropolitan singles champion
ship title by defeating Miss Marie
Guthrie at the Forest Hills tennis
court. N. Y.
~ rriar Rock, three-year-old, owned by
August Belmont. won the historic
Suburban race at Belmont park. N. Y.
JUNE.
3: Oswald Kirkby defeated Fred Herres-
hoff for the Metropolitan golf anna
teur championship. up and to play,
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War ON THE SEA.

JANUARY.
I. Germany agreed that survivors on
liners torpedoed would not be sent
adrift In open boats and that she
would pay for lives lost on the Luz
sitania. $3.50. q.
). German sea raider Moewe. after
months Of cruising in South African
waters. during which she captured the
British ship Appam and sank IS mer-
chantmen, reached homo port laden
with prisoners and gold.
l. British steamer Sussex torpedoed and
sunk N the English channel: IS deaths.
}. Germany agreed to modify submarine
warfare on merchant ships. n
|. German high seas feet and a heavy.
squadron Of the British grand fleet
fought several hours of the coast Of
Jutland. The Germans reported loss
9 Of cruisers, battleship and de-
stroyers. British lost warships and
destroyers with battleships in
doubt. British loss Of life about 5000
German. about 1000.
;. Submarine us sank three British.
one Dutch and one Norwegian ships
of Nantucket shoals. All on board
were saved. II b
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SHIPWRECK

g. Spanish steamer Principe do Austurias
sunk off San Sebastao: over 400
drowned
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: $500 - :. Press Association.
*. Pennav1va. ''CH1cK" EVANS. q
MIA, 2O:52 40. Junior varsity-syra-
Suse, HIS rs: Cornell. lid 3-5; Co
lpmbia, 1:32; Pennsylvania, 1906 rs.
Chick (Charles) Evans won the ma
tionai open golf championship. one Of
the two greatest golf honors in the
United States: the third amateur to
win the American open title. His to-
s tai score was 2ss strokes for e holes,
a record. :.
AUGUST.
The lawn tennis doubles champions
w. NJ. Johnston and G. ]. Grimm, re-
tanned their titles by defeating Nc
Loughlin and Dawson at Forest Hills.
-. -: scores. Ga. 81. e-3.
sEPTENBER
Welsh. lightweight champion boxer
OF the world. defended his title at
Colorado Spring.. by defeating White
In 40 rounds. = . -:
Richard Norris Williams Of Philadel-
phia won the national tennis cham.
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RUSSIAN FRONT

JANUARY.
) New Russian drive in Bukowina cen,
tered In battle for Czernowitz
MAAcH.
n Russian attack checked at Dvinsk,
with enormous losses to the assail-
ants S.
JUNE 81
Z. Russia reported that Cen Brusilohrs
offensive IN yolhynia,s Bukowina and
Galicia had netted 1000 prisoners, n
guns. s1N machine guns and - NOR
tars besides arms and equipment