Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-01-07
EUROPEAN WAR

Jan. british battleship Formidable
sunk by German submarine in the Eng
lish channel with $40 of crew.
Jan. 6.-Russians annihllated Ninth
Turkish army corps and routed First and
Tenth corps in the Caucasus.
Russians forced Uzsok pass in the
Carpathians.
Jan. 1O.-Lille evacuated by Germans
and occupied by British.
Jan. T-Russlans stormed southern
Carpathian pass and entered Transyl-
vania
Jan. ls.-six German zeppelins raided
the Norfolk coast dropping bombs In
Yarmouth, Sandringham, Kings Lynn,
Conner, sherringham and Beeston. caus-
ing heavy damage and some loss Of life.
Jan. Alderman armored cruiser Blue
cher sunk and two battle cruisers Grip
pied by Vice Admiral Beatty's squadron
in running fight in North sea.
Jan. 26.-Austro- Hungarian forces occu-
pied Kielce, Russian Poland.
Jan. N.-Austrians drove Russians from
Uzsok pass in Carpathians.
Feb. 1.-French torpedo boa sunk on
Newport.
Feb. 2-Anglo-French feet destroyed
-four forts in the Dardanelles.
Feb. 4.-Germany declared waters
around British isles war zone.
Feb. 6.-Russians crossed River Rawka
penetrating German front west of War
Feb. s.-Germans violently bombarded
Scissors. setting It aflre.
Feb. 1O.-Russiana repulsed Austro-Ger-
mans in Carpathians but were driven back
I'm BukowinM.
British held cargo Of food ship VIII
helmina.
Feb. 11-Unlted States warned Germany
against destroying American vessels or
lives of American citizens in attacking
shipping, and warned Great Britain of
h. DO 80 INT IN he
iuse Of American flag by British vessels.
Germans evacuated Lodz. but drove the
Russians out Of East Prussia.
Feb. H.-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 Alderman blockaders sank
American steamer Carib, Norwegian ship
Regin, damaged British collier and three
British merchant steamers
Reims bombarded by Germans. 20 ci-
villains killed.
Feb. 2.-AlIied 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.
urg-American ofaciaIs indicted ir
New York by federal grand jury for con-
spiracy to defraud the United States.
March b-Austrians evacuated Czerno.
witz. Bukowina.
March S-Zeppelin airship Les de.
stroyed near Tirlemont and. II Of crew
killed.
March 1O.-American ship william p
Frye sunk by German cruiser Prinx Elite
Friedrich. Prinz Eitel at Newport News
with captain and crew of Frye.
March 11.-German submarine U-13 sunk
( by British torpedo boat Ariel
British took Feuve Chapelle.
Germans abandoned Augustowo, Pc
land.
March 15-British order in council shu
on all trade with Germany, ordering tech
meal blockade.
German cruiser Dresden sunk of Falk
land islands by British warships Glasgow
and Kent and Japanese convertet cruiser
Drama.
March 1s.-American sanitary commits
sion organized for work in Serbia.
British battleships Irresistible and Oceal
and French battleship Bouvet sunk b!
mines in the Dardanelles.
March 22.-Austrian fortress of Prem
yzl surrendered to Russians
Turks massacred thousands OF Chris
tians at Urumiah, Persia.
March 23.-Germans in Client execute,
II Belgians as spies.
Germans drove Russians out of Eas
Prussia
Allies landed force on Gallipon PENN
sula-
March H-Russians forced way throuKl
Carpathians into Hungary.
March 8-Twenty-day battle in Cham
payne country won BY French. German
losing $1,000.
German submarine sank British steam
ers Aguilar and Falaba, about 40 live
being lost.
April 4.-Russians cleared Beskid rang
of AuBtrlRns.
Turkish cruiser MeJidIeh sunk BY RUS
mtaE mine.
April s.-Germany agreed to pay 70
sinking American ship William p. Frye
April 10.-steamer Harpalyce, first "a
lief ship OF New York TO Belgium, sum
in North sea by torpedo or mine
April H.-United States replied to Ger
man governments criticism OF its for
eign policies. denying allegations and re
5ecting suggestions that expectation @
arms be prohibited.
April 26.-Frsnch cruiser Leon Gambei
ia sunk by Austrian torpedo. $50 live
April ae.-German air raiders droppe
Incendiary bombs on Ave English eas
coast towns.
of Uzsok pass.
April 3d. British announced destructio
of eight German submarines within wee
by mines and net traps.
May british torpedo boat destroys
and two German torpedo boats sunk
fight in North sea.
American tank steamer Outright tol
pedoed by Germans OF Scilly islands, car
tain and two seamen lost.
May 6-Austro-German forces occupie
Tarnow.
May 7-Cunard liner Lusitania torpedoe
and sunk by Germans off coast of Irelan
with loss af lbs lives including l
Americsns. among the latter A. g. Val
defbIlt. Ebert Hubbard, Chas. Frohma
Chas Klein and Charles Plamondon
May S-British destroyer Maori sur
b. mine.
igs.an naval baae Of Libau capture
hYs Germans.
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