The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-19
CHIEF EVENTS OF
WARS SECOND YEAR

Aug. ITeutons take Lublin-
Aug RTeutons take Cholm; announce
40, COO Russians captured IN July.
Aug 6-Germans capture Warsaw.
Aug. T-Teutons take Ivangorod-
Aug aGermans take Serock-
Aug. 1o-Great Britain starts register
Of all men
Aug. u-Germans take Lomza-
Aug H-AIlies land 5000 more men on
GaIlipoH-
Aug. 1LGermans take siedIce and sOko-
low.
Aug. 1s-Teutons start Belgrade bonn
bardment-
Aug. IeRussians lose Rovno. Zeppelins
kill ten IN Lol-don suburbs
Aug. 2o-U-boat sinks liner Arabic. two
Americans killed
Aug. H-German seize Novogeorgievsl.
Aug. 5AGermans capture OssoTiec.
Aug. 25-Germans take Kovel
Aug. ZNBrest-1tovsk falls.
Aug. &AGermans take Olita-
Aug Z-Teutons cross Zlota Lipa.
Sept. AGermany announces 10000
taken New York sterling exchange
drops to $50
Sept. SRussians lose Brody.
Sept +Russians give up Grodno. Brit
fish slaughtered in attempt to storm Hill
Sept eHesperian torpedoed. Ameri-
cans killed. Russians check Teutons on
the Dvina and Sereth rivers.
sept CHAR 4NlCuQAdS ldAcS COLnEloAa4
OF all the Russian armies in the field
Sept. 7-ATwo Zeppelin raids on Lon
don; 30 killed.
Sept 1O-As Teutons take Dubno. car
wins victory near Tarnopol and Trem-
bowla-
Sept 12-Russians drive Teutons back
"A miles In Galicia-
Sept. IT-von Mackensen seizes Pinsk.
Sept. 9-Germans take Wilma
Sept. 26-Russians recapture LutSk-
T7-ETanch IN 6av hatfla ar
vance on wide front In Champagne, while
British attack south Of La Bassee Canal.
Oct. 9-Germans announce 5000 Rus
SLAMS were captured IN September
Oct. EGermans estimate allied loss in
futile West front offensive at $4,000 men.
Oct bulgaria sends ultinatum TO
Serbia
Oct. sTeutons begin great invasion Of
Serbia
oct. 1o-Teutons occupy Belgrade.
Oct Bulgaria invades Serbia st three
points. F1fty-fN1 killed by Zeppelin raid
on London.
Oct 1o-Russian recapture Czartoryslx-
5erbians lose Yrs1Ja
Oct &ABrznd Whftlock, Q. S. minister
10 Belgium. reports hurried execution Of
Edith Caveu. English nurse
Oct. z@Buigzrians capture Uskub-
Oct zS-Germans storm .uluxt
Oct z1Bulgarians and Teutons effect
junction In Serbia
Nov. 2-Austro-Germans take KraSu-
jsvac.
Nov. 7-Bulsa-ians take Nah. Serbian
war capital
Nov. 1o-Itaiisn liner Ancona sunk with
large loss OF life
Nov. AserbIans begin retreat Into
Montenegro.
Nov. EBritish defeated Is miles from
Bagdad-
Nov. z-ItaHans land at Avlona, Al
Nov. 1s-Gernans announce operations
against Serbia have ended IN complete
succez
Dec. T-Nez war council with Al allies
rspressatsd meets at PARA
Dec 1o-German chancellor makes peace
BID In reichstag speech.
Dec. 1o-Turis begin siegs Of Kut-el-
AmarA
Dec. 1s-sIr Douglas Hzig assumes con-
mAnd OF British IN France
Dec sAFord peace band reaches Chris
tiania With delegates QusrrelizR.
Dec. 1-Lloyd-George declares Britain
faces defeat unless greater efforts are
made.
sign unless CONSUMPTION Is adopted.
Dec. u-Italans occupy DurazEo. Al
Jan. = D1s-word received liner Persia
sunk in Mediterranean; two Americans
Jan Germans abandon CAMERON
colony. West Africa Russians take czs--
nowitz.
Jan econscriptiOn BIZ passes first
reading IN house OF COMMONS
Jan british complete evacuation Of
GalipoIi.
Jan. sRuzsIans take Czartorysk-
Jan. s-Zsppeltns XIII - IN Paris. Ger
mans take two miles Of trenches at Pc
rome.
Feb. 1-Zepps1ins raid Liverpool and
other British cities; XIII g.
Feb. 2-Gsrme1s bring British prize
/ steamer Appan into Hampton Roads.
| Feb. TT-Russians capture Erzerum-
Feb. n-German drive At Verdun begins.
| Feb. ACzar visits D-uma for first tdms
| In history
FEB. 2s-Gernans announce two NILE
/ advance at VerdUn.
Feb. 37-Gsrmans capture Fort DOuao-
Bargaining for the Feather.
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