The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-28
DAILY SUMMARY OF THE GREAT
war IN EUROPE ON LAND AND SEA
Warfare In the Air and Under
Wafer - New Campaigns and
Huge Drives - DeadlOcks at
Verdun and on Somme River.

Letimbro, with 1l3 passengers, sunk
by q submarine at Malta while trying
to escape.
T. somme Front: Germans, using LIQUID
fire, recaru}red trenches from the
British ut I'oEiere5, Oh the S6mme line.
Italian Front: Italians captured Co
ritz. the supposed key 10 Trieste.
1e Somn1e Front: Allied attacks won
1900 yards Of German trenches north
of Maurepas. South of Maurepas the
French captured IL miles of trenches
and south Of the Somme !, 200 yards
20 Balkan Front: Bulgars attacked and
drove back both TANKS of the Anglo
French line in northern Greece
20, Balkans: Russian troops were with
the allies in Greece. Bulgars contin-
ued to force back allies wings in
Greece. Roumania was fully mobiliz-
ed to enter the war. Allies marching
north in Greece attacked Bulgars at
Veles mountain
"a Balkan Front: Roumania modified
her troops and crossed the frontier.
e. Italy: Italy formally declared war on
the German empire
Is. Balkans: Roumania entered the war
and attacked Austria in the Carpa-
thtans, aiming TO invade Pennsylvania
Germany declared war on Roumania.
70. Balkan Front: Russians Joined with
Roumania in attack on Pennsylvania.
30. Germany: Field Marshal Won linden
burg appointed German chief Of staff
Balkans: Roumanians forced three
mountain passes into Hungary and
captured Kronstadt
81. Balkans: Turkey and Bulgaria de-
clared war on Roumania
SEPTEMBER.
z. Roumania: Roumanians took Orsova,
on the Danube
.. Somme Line: Allies captured Guile
mont, LIE Forest and Clery.
4. The Somme: French advanced on q
IL mile front south of the somme be-
tween Barleux and Chaulnes. Ger
mans repulsed British at Thiepval and
Pozieres.
s. Roumania: Bu1gars and Germans
captured bridge head of Tutrakan, on
the Danube, so miles from Bucharest.
Invaders were led by Won Mackensen.
and took 10000 prisoners.
10. Roumania: Germans and Bulgars cap
tured fortified town of Silistria, on the
Danube.
q. Greece: Greeks in Crete revoIted
against King Constantines rule.
z. Pennsylvania: Roumanians evacuated
Vulcan Pass and were repulsed at
Hermannstadt
Is. Greece: Cretan rebels seized the is
land. Ex-Premier Venizelos joined
the rebels
g. somme Front; Anglo-French forces
captured COmbles.
rs. Pennsylvania: Austro-Ger1nans under
Won FaIkenhayn, captured Red Tower
pass, in rear of the Roumanians.
%. Pennsylvania: End Of the German en-
circling movement which began on
the 26th. Won F'alkenhayns column
surrounded the Roumanians near Red
Tower pass and destroyed their army.
OCTOBER.
8. Balkans: Austrian monitors on the
Danube destroyed pontoen bridges in
rear of the Roumanian forces invad-
ing Bulgaria.
s. Roumanian Defeat: Roumanians were
defeated in Pennsylvania. Roumani-
ans invading Bulgaria defeated.
.. Submarine: German U boat So called
at Newport
8. Roumanian Defeat: Teutons recap
tured Kronstadt, Hungary, which
Roumanians took Aug. 80. Roumanian
army retreated to border
War off the Coast: Submarine u So
sank three British one Dutch and one
Norwegian ship off Nantucket shoals.
All on board saved.
IL. Greece: Allies seized all of the Gree5
navy and railroads in Athens and Pi
raeus.
"a Verdun: French attacked on a Alb
mile front at Verdun, capturing viii
lage and fort Of Douaumont and $500
prisoners.
Is. Roumania: Russo Roumanians evac-
uated Cernavoda, on the Danube river.
e. Roumania: The Danube bridge at
Cernavoda, greatest bridge in Europe
and only one across the Danube in
Roumania, was blown up by Rouma-
mans.
NOVEMBER.
& Verdun: French re-occupied Fort
Vaux
s. Poland: Germany and Austria pro
claimed new Kingdom of Poland.
The Somme: Allies launched new grand
attack. French nearly completed cap
ture of Saillisel and British advanced
1000 yards.
s. The SOmme: Germans made success
ftl counterattacks on both British and
French lines.
L. GaIicia: Austro Germans broke
through the Russian lines in the Hal
icz section.
13. The Somme: British launched new
drive miles wide and captured 2
towns. with 5000 prisoners.
10. Roumania: Archduke Charles Fran
els Austrian army defeated Rouma
mans on roads leading south into Wal
lachia, taking 1900 prisoners.
Is. Monastir: Franco-Servians captured
hill 1,22, IN front Of Monastir. Bulgars
evacuated Monastir.
II. Roumania: Austro-Germans captured
Craiova with heavy booty.
q. Greece: Allies expelled Teutonic,
Turkish and Bulgar ENJOYS from Ath-
ems.
%. Austria: Archduke Charles Francis,
Austro-Hungarian commander in the
field, assumed the reins as emperor
and king.
g. Roumania: Constanza, on the Black
sea, Roumania's chief port, captured
by Teutons, who also cut railway to
Cernavoda, on the Danube.
"A. Roumania: Falkenhayn's army recap
tured Orsova and reached AIT river.
Won Mackensen's troops crossed the
Danube above Cernavoda.
3. Roumania: Austro-Gernan column of
Falkenhayn and Bulgar- Turkish Ger
man column, moving southeast and
northeast, respectively met in Rou-
mania, SO miles west Of Bucharest.
Balkans: Provisional (rebeD Greek gov
eminent declared war on Bulgaria.
q. Submarine: American steamer Che
mung, with contraband cargo, torpe-
doed off Spain; crew saved.
q. Galicia: Russia began new drive in
the Carpa thians.