The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-01-06


Russians out of East Prussia
Feb. II-Germany replied unfavorably
10 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. 2a.-German blockaders sank
American steamer Carib, Norwegian ship
1sest't, MANAGED British collier and three
British merchant steamers
Reims bombarded by Germans. 20 ci-
VILLAINS killed.
Feb. 25.-Allied 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
against shipment Of all commodities into
Germany.
Hamburg-Amorican officials indicted in
New YORK by federal grand jury for con-
spiracy to defraud the United States.
March 5-Austrians evacuated Czerno-
WITT. Bukowina.
March S.-Zeppelin airship L.s de-
etroyed near Tiriemont and II of crew
killed.
March 10.-American ship William p.
Frye sunk by German cruiser Prinz Eitel
Friedrich. Prlnz Eitel at Newport News
with captain and crew Of Frye.
March 11.-Germrn submarine Jr-12 sunk
by British torpedo boat Ariel.
British took Neuve Chnpelle.
land.
March 15-British order in council shut
on all trade with Germany, ordering tech
nical blockade.
land islands by British warships Glasgow
and Kent and Japanese converte,. cruiser
Drama. :
March 1S..-American sanitary commis-
sion organized for work in Serbia.
British battleships Irresistible and Ocean n
and French battleship Bouvet sunk by
mines in the Dardanelles.
March 22,--Austrian fortress of Przem-
yzl surrendered to Russians.
turks massacred thousands Of Chris
tians at Urumiah. Persia.
March 23.-Germans in Ghent executed
II Belgians as spies.
Germans drove Russians out of East
Prussia.
Allies landed forco on aallipoli penin-
sula.
March N.-Russlans forced way through
Carpathians into Hungary.
March 2S.-Twenty-day battle in Cham
pagne country won by French, Germans
losing $4,000.
German submarine sank British steam
ers Aguilar and Falaba. about 140 lives
being lost.
April 4.-Russians cleared Besltid range
OF Austrians.
Turkish cruiser MeJdleh sunk by Rus
sian mine.
April s.--Germany agreed to pay for
sinking American ship william p. Frye.
April 10.--Steamer Harpalyce, first re-
lief ship Of New York to Belgium, sunk
In North sea by torpedo or mine.
April 21.--United States replied To Ger.
man governments criticism Of Its for
egn policies. denying allegations and re-
Jectirg suggestions that expectation OF
arms be prohibited. @
April 2G--French cruiser Leon Gambet-
lost.
April 2a.-German air raiders dronped
7 incSndiary bombs on 1ve English east
c0e3st towns, 6S1fD'
Ruvsians occupied Loubnia. northeast
of|USsok pass. ts
April 80. British announced destruction
OF eight German submarines within week
by lrntnes and net traps. S71'
81 May 1.-British torpedo boat DESTROYER
an4 two German torpedo boats sunk in
/. hglt in North sea. E3l s7'F
American tank steamer Gulfight tor
peaoed by Germans off scilly islanda. can
tan and two gearnen lost. y, "A
Nay 6.--Auatro German forces occupied
Tafnow. ~,
81 Nay 7.--Cunard liner Lusitania tbrpedoad
anE sunk by Germans Off coast OF ireland
with loss af 1895 lives, including 11s
Y Y "a a Ieericans: among the latter A. q. Van
q deNbilt. Elbert Hubbard, Cnas. Frohman.
iths. Klein and Charles Plamondon.&
@,b g Hay :y British destroyer Maori sunk
VI aassIan y m naval base Of Libau captured
sps Germans. 4